During the off-seasons between Big Brother and Big Brother Canada, Rob creates a number of podcasts that discuss certain facets of the Big Brother genre as a whole. This includes countdowns, drafts, and events/games involving Big Brother alumni.
Note: The following lists off-season podcasts that exist on the main RHAP feed (i.e. hosted by Rob Cesternino. Please visit the page for Reality TV RHAPpy Hour for more information about off-season podcasts hosted by Jordan Parhar.
Dan talks about his new book, "How to Get on Reality TV: The Complete Step by Step Guide," and reveals some key steps as to how to get cast on a reality TV show.
RHAP hosts a Big Brother-themed version of the game show Jeopardy! Winner and big Brother superfan Ian Terry competes against two fellow superfans in a slew of trivia.
Trivia: There was a scoring controversy during this game, which ended in Ian Terry receiving the win. As a result, Mike Harlow, the contestant who would have won had it not been for the discrepancy, was asked to be a contestant on "The $25.00 PyRHAPmid."
RHAP hosts a Big Brother-themed version of the game show The $25,000 Pyramid. The "celebrities" are former houseguests Ian and Matt, while the players are Randy Rice and Mike Harlow, the latter of whom had previously won "Big Brother Jeopardy".
Trivia: Player Randy Rice would go on to compete on the History Channel reality show The Smartest Guy in the Room, as well as compose several songs for RHAP.
Rob and Curt create a list of one-time players they would like to see in an All-Stars season, in a similar format to the recently-announced Survivor: Cambodia.
Trivia: The results of the popular vote for the cast in contention were revealed in a preseason Big Brother 17 podcast.
Rob Cesternino interviews the Huffington Post's Entertainment Editor, Matthew Jacobs about his recent article, "But First: An Oral History Of 'Big Brother'", where he interviewed fifteen former houseguests to chart the show's evolution.
Rob and Eric discuss which Big Brother players from the past 17 seasons would do well on Survivor, in line with the casting of Big Brother 16 player Caleb Reynolds.
Rob is joined by Jordan to discuss why a Survivor fan should give Big Brother a chance for the first time. On this episode, Rob and Jordan will discuss:
What are the rules of Big Brother and how does the week play out?
Does a viewer need to watch all 3 episodes a week?
What are the major differences from Survivor?
What are some selling points about why somebody SHOULD watch Big Brother at all?
Do you have to watch the live feeds?
What kind of coverage does RHAP do for Big Brother and how is different than Survivor?
Rob Cesternino holds a "press conference" on Periscope to discuss his thoughts on the recent announcement that Big Brother 19 will be broadcast in the fall on CBS All Access.
Rob talks with Eddie McGee, winner of Big Brother 1, about his time in the house, his thoughts on modern Big Brother, and his new horror movie YouTube channel.
Rob grants a special birthday wish from Survivor: Worlds Apart contestant Rodney Lavoie to discuss his upcoming Rodney Bowl and how it’s looking for “his boy”, James Huling on Big Brother 18. Rodney is joined by his friend Tim Levasseur (father of Big Brother 16 winner Derrick Levasseur), who also weighs in with his opinions about James and BB18.
In commemoration of finishing season 7 of their episodic Seinfeld podcast, Rob and Akiva cast a full Big Brother season with Seinfeld characters and then simulate how the season plays out.
The Live Feed Correspondents cast their very own season of "Big Brother: Game Changers," in an homage to the recently-wrapped Survivor: Game Changers. They choose a cast between them of the top Big Brother players who contributed to changing the game in some way, shape, or form, and revealed their picks over the course of the podcast.
Trivia: This is the first Big Brother Off-season podcast to not feature Rob Cesternino.
The Live Feed Correspondents gave a wrap-up of 2017 in North American Big Brother, namely Big Brother Canada 5 and Big Brother 19 including discussions of the winners, the twists, and notable characters/moments.
Trivia: Rob Cesternino did not appear on this podcast.
Rob talks with Kevin Schlehuber of Big Brother 19 & Rodney Lavoie Jr. from Survivor: Worlds Apart about Kevin’s recent diagnosis of prostate cancer and event that he is working on with Rodney later this month.