The cast of Big Brother 18
Big Brother 18 is the seventh season of Big Brother to be covered by RHAP. The season featured a number of twists to begin the game, including the return of four previous houseguests, the institution of four-person teams, and the "BB Roadkill" competition, where the winner got to nominate a third person for eviction.
Description[]
Coverage of Big Brother continued in the same vein of the previous U.S. season. Rob went live after every episode with a live feed correspondent and occasionally a special guest (usually a Big Brother former player). RHAP continued to do a Friday live feed update podcast, while the exit interviews transitioned to becoming purely written. The voicemail show, which begun last season, did not return. For the first time, Rob got to do houseguest interviews in the backyard during the finale.
Continuing from his increased coverage in Big Brother Canada 4, Jordan Parhar hosted podcasts Big Brother 18 via the Reality TV RHAPpy Hour. His weekly podcasts involved the live feed correspondents and focused specifically on activities from the feeds that might go unmentioned on the main feed podcasts.
List of Podcasts and Guests[]
NOTES: Rob Cesternino appeared on every main feed RHAP podcast except for the July 6 and July 7 episodes, the finale, and any post-season content. Taran Armstrong appeared on every Sunday episode recap except for the July 10 and July 24 episodes. Alex Kidwell appeared on every Wednesday episode recap except for the July 20 and August 24 episodes. Brent Wolgamott appeared on the live show following each eviction except for the Final 4 episode. For more information about Jordan Parhar's Big Brother 18 podcasts, please visit the Reality TV RHAPpy Hour page.
Pre-Season[]
June 14, 2016 - Cast Reveal Recap: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
Week 1[]
June 22, 2016 - Premiere Night: Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
June 23, 2016 - Premiere Night 2 Recap : Taran Armstrong, Jordan Parhar
June 24, 2016 - Live Feed Update | Alex Kidwell on Night 1 of the Feeds: Alex Kidwell
Week 2[]
June 26, 2016 - Sunday Week 1 Recap Podcast: Taran Armstrong
June 29, 2016 - Wednesday Week 2 Recap Podcast : Alex Kidwell
June 30, 2016 - Thursday Week Two Recap Podcast: John MacGuire, Brent Wolgamott
Week 3 []
July 1, 2016 - Friday Live Feed Update with Alex Kidwell & Taran Armstrong: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
July 3, 2016 - Sunday Week 3 Recap Podcast : Taran Armstrong
July 6, 2016 - Wednesday Week 3 Recap Podcast : Alex Kidwell, Jordan Parhar
July 7, 2016 - Thursday July 7th Recap Podcast with Ian Terry : Jordan Parhar, Ian Terry, Brent Wolgamott
Week 4[]
July 9,2016 - RHAPcon 2016 Chicago | Big Brother Panel Podcast: Andy Herren, Audrey Middleton, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
July 10, 2016 - Sunday July 10th Recap Show: Alex Kidwell
July 12, 2016 - Tuesday Special | Vanessa Rousso Interview : Vanessa Rousso, Alex Kidwell
July 13, 2016 - Wednesday Week 4 Recap Podcast: Taran Armstrong
July 14, 2016 - Thursday Week 4 Eviction Recap Podcast: Brent Wolgamott
Week 5[]
July 17, 2016 - Sunday July 17th Recap Show: Taran Armstrong
July 18, 2016 - AJ Mass Reveals the 13 Archetypes of Big Brother 18: AJ Mass
July 20, 2016 - Wednesday Week 5 Recap Podcast : Taran Armstrong
July 21,2016 - Thursday Week 5 Eviction Recap Podcast: Brent Wolgamott
July 22, 2016 - Battle Back Friday Week 5 Recap Podcast : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
Week 6[]
July 24,2016 - Sunday July 24th Recap Show | Adam Poch : Adam Poch, Alex Kidwell
July 27, 2016 - Wednesday Week 6 Recap Podcast : Alex Kidwell
July 28, 2016 - Thursday Week 6 Eviction Recap Podcast : Brent Wolgamott
Week 7[]
July 29, 2016 - Live Feed Update with Alex Kidwell: Alex Kidwell
July 31, 2016 - Sunday July 31st Recap Show : Matt Hoffman, Taran Armstrong
August 3, 2016 Wednesday Week 7 Recap Podcast: Alex Kidwell, Curt Clark
August 4, 2016 - Thursday Week 7 Eviction Recap Podcast: Brent Wolgamott
Week 8[]
August 5, 2016 - Live Feed Update with Alex Kidwell: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
August 7, 2016 - Sunday August 7th Recap Show: Taran Armstrong, Kirsten McGillis
August 10, 2016 - Wednesday Week 8 Recap Podcast | Eric Stein: Eric Stein, Alex Kidwell
August 11, 2016 - Thursday Week 8 Double Eviction Recap Podcast: Rachel Rilley, Brandon Villegas, Brent Wolgamott
Week 9[]
August 12,2016 - Live Feed Update – Post Double Eviction HoH & Noms: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
August 14,2016 - Sunday August 14th Recap Show | Derrick Levasseur: Derrick Levasseur, Taran Armstrong
August 17,2016 - Wednesday Week 9 Recap Podcast | Korey Kuhl : Korey Kuhl, Alex Kidwell
August 18,2016 - Thursday Week 9 Eviction Recap Podcast | Ali Lasher: Ali Lasher, Brent Wolgamott
Week 10[]
August 19,2016 - Live Feed Update with Taran Armstrong: Taran Armstrong
August 19,2016 - Special Friday Week 9 Recap Podcast : Matt Hoffman, Taran Armstrong
August 21,2016 - Sunday August 21st Recap Show: Mike Bloom, Taran Armstrong
August 24, 2016 - Wednesday Week 10 Recap Podcast | Andy Herren: Andy Herren, Taran Armstrong
August 25,2016 - Thursday Week 10 Eviction Recap Podcast | Ian Terry: Ian Terry, Brent Wolgamott
Week 11[]
August 26, 2016 - Live Feed Update with Taran & Alex: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
August 28, 2016 - Sunday August 28th Recap Show | Glenn Garcia : Glenn Garcia, Taran Armstrong
August 31,2016 - Wednesday Week 11 Recap Podcast : Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
September 1,2016 - Thursday Week 11 Eviction Recap Podcast: Taran Armstrong, Brent Wolgamott
Week 12[]
September 2, 2016 - BB18 Friday 9/2 Live Feed Update with Taran Armstrong and Alex Kidwell: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
September 4, 2016 - Sunday September 4th Recap Show: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
September 7, 2016 - Wednesday Week 12 Recap Podcast : John MacGuire, Alex Kidwell
September 8, 2016 - Thursday Week 12 Eviction Recap Podcast: Jordan Parhar Brent Wolgamott
Week 13[]
September 9, 2016 - Live Feed Update with Taran and Alex: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
September 11,2016 - Sunday September 11th Recap | Donny Thompson: Donny Thompson, Taran Armstrong
September 13, 2016 - Tuesday Week 13 Eviction Recap Podcast: Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
September 14, 2016 - Wednesday Final 4 Week 13 Recap Podcast : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
Finale[]
September 16,2016 - Friday Final 3 Week 13 Recap: Ian Terry, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
September 20, 2016 - BB18 Finale Special | Checking in with Dan Gheesling: Dan Gheesling
September 21, 2016 - FINALE Recap Podcast : Jordan Parhar, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
September 22, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Post-FINALE Backyard Interviews
September 23,2016 - Big Brother 18 | Post-Finale Closeout Show: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
Post-Season[]
October 10, 2016 - RHAPpy Hour | Big Brother Victor Arroyo: Jordan Parhar, Victor Arroyo
January 9, 2017 - Nicole Franzel | Big Brother 18 Retrospective: Jordan Parhar, Nicole Franzel, Taran Armstrong
Other Information[]
- Several moments from this season's coverage were featured on the "Counting Down the Top 10 Funniest RHAP Moments of 2016" end of year podcast, including:
- Adam Poch talking about his bacon sponsorships and hosting wing eating contests at the Jersey Shore during the July 24th recap of the Sunday episode
- Matt Hoffman talking about the "handjob booth" during the August 19th recap of the recap episode
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