The Challenge Historian
with Jacob Hollabaugh
Jacob Hollabaugh
Show overview
The Challenge Historian has been publishing since 2021, and across the 5 years since has built a catalogue of 319 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 300 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 39 min and 1h 6m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-language TV & Film show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 3 days ago, with 21 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 83 episodes published. Published by Jacob Hollabaugh.
From the publisher
Be it past, present, or future, if it's happening in The Challenge universe then I am here to document it. Covering all things The Challenge, this Historian brings you: episode recaps in real time as they occur, deep dives into past seasons, historical perspective and answers to the greatest of Challenge debates, cast interviews, and more!
Latest Episodes
View all 319 episodesSurviving Barstool (Season 5) Episode 5 Recap
The Challenge 42 Cutthroat Episode 4 Recap
Surviving Barstool (Season 5) Episode 4 Recap
Surviving Barstool (Season 5) Episode 3 Recap
Surviving Barstool (Season 5) Episode 2 Recap
Surviving Barstool (Season 5) Episode 1 Recap
The Challenge 42 Cutthroat Episode 3 Recap
The Challenge 42 Episode 2 Recap
The Challenge 42 Cutthroat Episode 1 Recap
The Challenge 42 Cutthroat Season Preview
Survivor 50 Finale Recap
Survivor 50 Episode 12 Recap
Survivor 50 Episode 11 Recap
Survivor 50 Episode 10 Recap
Survivor 50 Episode 9 Recap
Survivor 50 Episode 8 Recap
S1 Ep 303Survivor 50 Episode 7 Recap
Recapping everything from Episode 7 of Survivor 50: Aubrey forgets, Jonathan initiates arguments, Rizo is everyones best friend, Steph takes a journey, Ozzy gets a victory, a full 14 person tribal council, Coach going full Coach as loudly as he can, and down goes the best player remaining in the game!Chapters:Introduction (00:00)Post Tribal (01:54)Dee vs Jonathan (04:02)Rizo Dominating (07:56)Steph’s Journey (11:13)Immunity Challenge (15:04)Scramble (21:02)Tribal Council (29:13)Alliance Breakdown (33:57)Predictions (37:53)#Survivor #Survivor50 #SurvivorHistorian #SurvivorRecaps #RealityTVRecap #RealityTVPodcast #SurvivorPodcast
S1 Ep 302Survivor 50 Episode 6 Recap
The Blood Moon twist is here! Breaking down everything from a historic (so says Jeff) night of Survivor. A 17 person merge (sort of), two thirds of a thruple banished to exile, an Applebees commercial for the ages, and three tribal councils with lots of new lines being drawn. Covering all that and more on Survivor Historian!Introduction (00:00)Editing This Season (01:49)Blood Moon Twist (07:27)Exile Island (14:31)Immunity Challenge (16:57)Kamilla Voted Out (20:31)Genevieve Voted Out (27:07)Colby Voted Out (31:55)New Alliances (38:45)Predictions (43:35)#Survivor #Survivor50 #SurvivorHistorian #SurvivorRecaps #RealityTVRecap #RealityTVPodcast #SurvivorPodcast
S1 Ep 301Survivor 50 Episode 5 Recap
Recapping Survivor 50 episode 5! Ozzy and Christian at odds, Charlie spirals, Coach giving out nicknames, fun challenge, double tribal, full circle moments, Cirie and Kamilla gaining ground, Christian deciding another fate, and Rizgod having his heroes moment!Introduction (00:00)Vatu Pre-Challenge (02:11)Cila Pre-Challenge (08:06)Kalo Prę-Challenge (16:59)Immunity Challenge (21:35)Vatu Scramble & Tribal (27:16)Cila Scramble & Tribal (35:40)Stock Up Stock Down (49:50)Predictions (54:38)#Survivor #Survivor50 #SurvivorHistorian #Rizgod #SurvivorPodcast #SurvivorRecap
S1 Ep 300Survivor 50 Episodes 1 - 4 Recaps
Survivor is celebrating it's monumental 50th season and I'm enjoying it too much not to talk about it! Today we will get caught up on the major storylines and moments from the first four episodes of the season. Then be on the lookout every Wednesday night post new episode airing, as we will go live on YouTube (The Challenge Historian) to recap everything that happened (and post as podcast right after). Chapters:Introduction (00:00)My Survivor History (03:20)Casting Overall (08:56)Episode 1 Reactions (14:59)Episode 2 Reactions (26:06)Episode 3 Reactions (39:52)Episode 4 Reactions (47:48)Predictions (01:01:14)#Survivor50 #SurvivorRecaps #SurvivorPodcasts #TheChallengeHistorian #SurvivorHistorian