We kick off covering this season of the Challenge practicing social distancing via Zoom. Rand and Reg are joined by Jimmy and Rachel to discuss the new format, the parallels to real life, the notable missing castmembers and plenty of banter about Covid-19 and the Challenge. Audio is really really brutal throughout. Still working out the kinks with …

Recorded 2 weeks ago, 1,000 percent Reggie's fault for not getting this up! Buttttt Rand, Reg, and Jimmy sat down to assess the Challenge at the halfway (third of the way) point! We touch mostly on Laurel and Bananas, but also dish our thoughts on the pros and cons of the format, the overall assessment of the cast, and end it with a halfway fantasy…

Sorry we're a week late! (Actually, we're more than a week late!) We're finally here to break down the finale, the stragglers, the outcome, the post-finale tea and fallout + all the rumors from online. We go a bit off tangent to talk about celebrities we think have hooked up + Ludacris deep tracks. Thank you so much to MTV and to the cast and crew …

After a week off to watch the VMA's (and specifically the Video Vanguard), we're back with the penultimate matchup ceremony. We break down the fall out of the previous week's matchups, specifically Max's emotions + Justin's logic. We also break down the 4 potential beam scenarios and which one's we think are most likely. Reg goes on and on about Mi…

Before entering a one week hiatus due to the VMAs, the cast is really starting to make some progress! Raige hits a bump in the road while Kari gets down to business. Reg and Rand talk about Jerry Seinfeld, Reggie's ability to relate to Paige's past from the other side, and we go on and on as to why production decided to show certain things in #Cons…

Rand and Reg cover the rest of the Under The Sea party, Raige's Ice Cream Date, Kai's intervention, Jonathan's transformation, and speculate on the ending of this season!Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

Back after a one week hiatus on our new night! (Not our choice....MTV....). But the time switch won't make us quit! We talk Jon/Basit, Remy owning the house, Brandon/Aasha, the PM reveal, and the new timeslot and what it means.Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

Reg & Rand discuss: - Jonathan's blunder - Max & Justin (Mustin)...can they get any better? - Jasmine/Kai - And we read your tweets!Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

Sorry we're a day late again (but it's better than last week...we're getting there!). - Nour....oh Nour - Basit is now Dr. Frankie - Max/Justin/Jax...a conversation on "Stanning" - Emojis! - Poor Danny :(Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

Sorry we're so late, vacation + work derailed us a few days. What what what an episode, we talk: - Max/Justin's steamy closet action - Queer Prom - Kai and Jenna at the movies - Nour...oh NourOleh The Perfect Match Podcast

Week 2 & Jonathan is confirming Rand's inner vibes as we touch on him/Bassit as well as his episode of Naked and Afraid. Poorly thought out challenges are back. Remy is stealing the show. Max and Justin are actors/recreating the notebook. Dr. Frankie is what? Lots to unpack!Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

SEASON 8 IS HERE! Rand and Reg talk about our first impressions of the show, Kai and Jenna's one episode love saga, Basit Basit Basit, is Dr. Frankie also P!nk?, does Remy sleep? who does Rand think is this season's sociopath? So much to address, safe to say we are VERY excited for this season. Tweets @PerfectMatchPod!…

Our 3rd annual season preview pod! Are You The One, Season 8, Come One Come All! Rand and Reg break down the 16 brand new cast members for the upcoming season, diving deep into their online personas to glean as much about them as possible. Tweet us your thoughts @PerfectMatchPod and tune in Wednesdays at 9/8c on MTV for AYTO Season 8!…

Rand, Reg, and Jimmy talk about: - The Champ - The different stages of the hardest final ever - Saline drip - Eating portion - Math Run - TJ's a dick - Tweets - Season 34 confirmed cast!Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

It's v late, Reg is v tired as he uploads this. We discuss MAYBE the best Challenge final, physicality-wise, possibly ever. Season 33 is so making up for the past failures of the show.Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

What an episode! According to Reg, an all-timer, one that will go down as one of the signature moments for a certain cast member and this season. Reg, Rand, and Jimmy look into mostly the Daily Challenge, speculate on the Final, and briefly talk about Dee vs DaVonne. Only 1-2 weeks left! Truly cannot wait for the final.…

The season is winding down and we're down to our last 3 to 4 episodes. We recap HALL BRAWL, TJ's outfit, Punching Final Tickets, Dangerous Birds, and speculate the future schedule + our game balls and air balls.Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

Back after a brief 1 week break. Reg, Rand, and Jimmy talk about one of the first poorly planned production eliminations of the season, Georgia's ingenuity, Wes' MVP season, Ninja/Turbo Drama, and a whole lotta appreciation for Hunter.Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

The Tribunal (Reg, Rand, Jimmy) is back! We gush over Kyle, whatever the opposite of gush is over Hunter, analyze the daily challenge, read your tweets, and give out our Air Ball and Game Ball as well as who we want to see in the final. Keep reaching out to us, @PerfectMatchPod, perfectmatchpod@gmail.com…

Hunter has lost his mind. Wes continues going for gasps and getting cringes. Cara makes us want to vomit. Kam actually does. And TJ drops a bomb that. changes. everything! Jimmy's in Boston, so Rand and Reg breakdown the latest and greatest from the Challenge! Keep the tweets comin. @PerfectMatchPodOleh The Perfect Match Podcast

No Rand this week?!?! Reg and Jimmy hold down the fort, touching on Bear/Hunter, the simple genius of this daily, CT's dadbod update, what the season preview means for the rest of the season, and Reg asks Jimmy his thoughts on some historic conspiracy theories following last week's Amanda/Josh debacle.…

Rand, Reg, and Jimmy talk about the 7th episode of War of the Worlds, touching on the UK Alliance and how much of a threat it poses, an aside on how to still listen to MJ, the use of VR in future challenges, Bear's chirping and manipulating, his future on the show, Josh arguing with Ashley, and the full splits he achieves. Lastly we give out our ga…

Rand, Reg, and Jimmy give you the weekly breakdown of The Challenge: War of the Worlds, touching on the intensity of this Mad Maxian challenge; Shaleen's struggles; and Kyle's improbable performances. (51:30) We close our with our game ball/air ball of the week and "Plant Our Flags" for the rest of the season. [Prod note, the last 30 min are pretty…

So our attempt at a cold open maybe doesn't go as smoothly as planned...but hey, there's a first for everything! This season is so good, we fear we've gotten complacent. We talk about Turbo's charm, the grueling challenge, Paula Marie, Bear's outrage, and Zach's decision making. We end with our game balls and air balls, and read your tweets!…

While we weren't planning on podding this week, we HAD to jump on after THAT ENDING. Rand and Reg organize an Emergency pod to react to the double-elimination, what it means for the future of a certain Challenger, and declare that Paulie and Kyle are actual wild rams.Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

In a bit of a switch up from our usual weekly Challenge pods, we introduce our new series of rewatching old seasons. Starting with Rivals II, we plan on releasing bonus monthly pods recapping these seasons. To introduce this new series, we discuss some of our most notable challenge moments, such as Rachel Robinson climbing up the bag, Big Easy on G…

Rand and Reg are joined by Anth & Drew! (No Jimmy, unfortunately). We banter about actual nonsense for the first 15 minutes but then get down to business with the big elimination of the night. We attempt to break down Johnny's reasoning, Zach's "airball", and finish the pod with a small mock draft and our Game Balls and Air Balls of the week.…

The PACING!!! For the first time in seemingly years, the Challenge producers provided us with a daily and an elimination...in the SAME Episode! Rand, Reg, and Jimmy talk about recoloring the tug of war ropes, Bananas prevailing, Hunter's breakdown, Zach's panic attack, and Leroy just generally being the man. Lastly we give our "ghosts of challenges…

We're Back!!! TJ promised us one of the most badass seasons ever, so we're hoppin back on the Challenge bandwagon. Reg, Rand, and Jimmy analyze the location, opening challenge, prospect's chances and comparison to recent seasons, some of the recent shortcomings of the show, and end with a draft of the 16 pairs. Before signing off we tangent off the…

After talking about the reunion, Zak, Shanley, Lauren, Nutsa, Shamoy/Marie, and ALLLLLLL the tea that got spilled at the reunion, we interview Sam and Cali, in person! Skip ahead to 39:00 to hear us talk about their reasons for going on the show, some behind the scene scoops and hookups, play a few fun games, and hear what their lasting memory of t…

Lotsa stuff to go over in the SEASON 7 FINALE! Cannot believe our time with this cast is nearing its end.... - Andrew's fifty shades reference - Strategy sesh/talk - Sam's indecision - Beam fallout - Post-beam house - Fashion Corner - Lets Get Social - Moe's Pidgeon - Season 8 Casting! Download Poshmark and enter the invite code 'perfect5' for $5 o…

In a slap-happy version of the podcast, Rand and Reg recap the penultimate episode of Season 7: Nutsa the Peach, how Reg wants to off Brett, the "matchmakers" and ours and yours Top 5 and Bottom 5. Finale next week! Be sure to check out Poshmark and download their app to buy and sell some brand name used clothing! Use promo code perfect5 for $5 off…

We're Back! Rand's back in town, we're all caught up and talking all AYTO's biggest conflicts over the past two weeks: - Sam V Cali - Kwasi V Jazz - Morgan V The House - Asia V Brett - Tomas V Troy Bolton - Andrew V His Eyebrows TWO EPISODES LEFT! Thanks as always for listening and supporting the pod! Can't believe it's almost over, we promise we'r…

"It's a whole week 7" - Kwasi. But it's episode 10? But its the 8th week of viewing? And also only the 7th Matchup? We're all sorts of confused over the numbering and sequence of this show, but we can only talk about what we know: Brett is the worst. Rand and Reg basically talk shit about Brett's sabotage of his second straight truth booth, praise …

Rand and Reg try to figure out Kwasi's actual motives in shoving Cam and demeaning Kayla, we swoon over Tomas & Cali's new romance, are confused by Brett's actions (and also the timeline), and try to figure out the thoughts and feelings behind Asia and Lewis's friendship. We read all your tweets from this week & last, give our winners and losers, a…

Finally uploaded! After wrapping up recording in the wee hours of the morning, we fell asleep and both had busy days before uploading this. But its here! We talk about Kwasi, Bria/Zak, Asia and Nutsa's staredown, Cam having one of the worse nights in AYTO history, and much more! Apologies, we didn't read any tweets this week - but we'll be sure to …

Our special guest EJ joins us to officially attempt to rehab the Tev-Jazz-Kenya and Zak-Bria-Mo love triangles. We also discuss our real-life brush with Sam, welcome Moe to the show, finally (!) (only took 5 weeks) and give credit where credit is due to Terrence for putting the cast in their place...although Reg worries it came a little too soon. K…

This week Reg and Rand break down this Rehab/Retreat business, discuss how the "exes" don't seem like exes at all, and Reg attempts to bring back "Who Said That?!" but Rand hijacks the segments with tangents (per usual). We close out the pod by power ranking our top 5 castmates so far. Apologies for the lateness! No technical difficulties, just str…

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Unlike Tevin, sorry - Kevin, we have our voices. On this week's pod we talk about (and mock) his whispering, and there's also a dramatic reading! Also discusssed:Bria vs Zak, how Morgan and Nutsa are slowly molding themselves to his liking, Andrew getting his hopes up, the Fate Date, and a little thing we came up with called Truth Booth FanFiction …

SEASON SEVEN IS FINALLY HERE! Rand and Reg breakdown the entire premiere, from Daniel's smooch parade, to Zak and Bria's explosive first 48, to Tevin (Kevin) and Kenya and Lewis in the boom boom room. We talk about the advantages and disadvantages of the new Fate Button, and close it out with a jam-packed Let's Get Social. Thanks to everyone for he…

We talk about the hookup drama, multiple meanings of "blowing off steam", how unbelievable the amount of chances to make enemies there are, and the overall medieval vibe of this episode before reading some tweets and beginning to sort the house into Hogwarts houses. Ep 100 - The AYTO7 Premiere comin' tomorrow!…

Did the guys last week, now onto the girls. We complain about their slimstas, discover their indie bands, find out that one of them works locally to us, and dive into all the interesting pasts of these 11 women. Keep tweetin' at us @PerfectMatchPod!!! Season 7 Premiere: August 15, 2018Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

Season 7 is almost upon us and Rand and Reg have the guys covered for you. We did in-depth deep dives into the social media’s of all 11 male cast members and (we think) identified the douches, the flirts, and the background characters. As always, we exaggerated, judged, and connected a lot of dots...we’re (mostly) joking in everything we say and ar…

While intially sounding deflated over another uneventful early-season episode of the Challenge, Reg and Rand turn their frown upside down and banter on the show's use of The Four Horsemen, Paulie's hardo-ness, and what actually will happen with Shane's Hair under the acne mask. Guys preview comin tomorrow. AYTO S7 Premieres August 15!…

Little Final Reckoning quickie! We talk about the lack of hair washing that goes on in both houses, our newfound love of secret voting, Killa Kam as a wrestler, and Reg talks about DVD bonus features. ATYO debuts Wednesday August 15th. Send us all of your thoughts, predictions, cast comparisons for our season preview pods!…

The Challenge is back and confusing as ever. It was a trilogy the whole time? But it's Chapter 3? But it's also Vendettas 2? We break down the theme confusion, the redemption house, and Cara Maria's antics. We wrap up the episode with our AYTO Season 7 Deep Dive Draft...so be on the lookout for our Guys and Girls previews in the coming weeks as we …

We're back poppin' in with Ex On The Beach and Jersey Shore! Thanks for all the tweets! We'll be back full throttle once AYTO starts back up!Oleh The Perfect Match Podcast

Apologies for being a few days late! With our nephews in town, we wanted to get something out before things get out of hand/super busy. We read everyone's kid's who kare stories....talk about Ronnie scheming his way into the good light...and are now even more confused about Ex On The Beach than when we started.…

We did it again. We deleted over half the episode. We apologize in advance to any missed jokes, references, or not mentioned material. But overall, we think we captured the magic in two seperate recordings. We find the meaning in Romeo not wearing a shirt, try to decipher June's bubble bath chantings and hairstyle, and further question the format a…