Created through a partnership between Rob Cesternino and his long-time producer Scott St Pierre,Reality TV RHAP-Ups is a division of Rob Has a Podcast, marketed as "podcasts about even MORE reality shows, hosted by friends of Rob." This division includes shows and podcasts that are not covered by Rob Cesternino and are instead hosted by various podcasters in the RHAP community.
RHAP-Ups' current repertoire includes series such as ABC's The Bachelor, The Bachelorette, and Bachelor in Paradise; MTV's The Challenge and Are You The One?; Bravo's Top Chef; Logo's RuPaul's Drag Race; and NBC's American Ninja Warrior. RHAP-Ups also houses international coverage for The Amazing Race and Big Brother. In 2017, full coverage of shows such as The Amazing Race and Big Brother Canada moved from the main RHAP feed to RHAP-Ups, as well as weekly Survivor podcasts that did not feature Rob, such as "RHAP B&B" and "Why ____ Lost".
In addition, RHAP-Ups includes podcasts about general reality TV and even RHAP reactions podcasts. Survivor: Cagayan castaway Brice Izyah currently hosts the solo show Purple Pants Podcast. Big Brother Canada 3 contestant Jordan Parhar hosted a podcast as a part of RHAP-Ups called Reality TV RHAPpy Hour, which covered a different reality TV topic every week. Mike Bloom, Jessica Liese, and Haley Strong did reaction podcasts after the debates of Miss Survivor 2015 and Mr. Survivor 2015; Bloom, Liese, and Akiva Wienerkur also recorded two podcasts summarizing the campaigns of various contenders for Survivor: Cambodia. RHAP-Ups served as the source of the first two rounds of the "So You Think You Can Podcast" contest, which served as a search for the new Big Brother live feed correspondent.
Current RHAP-Ups and Hosts[]
Currently Airing[]
- Purple Pants Podcast - Brice Izyah
- RuPaul's Drag Race (All Stars 2-season 12) - Brent Wolgamott, Liana Boraas, Aman Adwin (current), Ali Lasher, Mike Bloom (previous)
- The Challenge - Brian Cohen and Ali Lasher
- The Taran Show - Taran Armstrong, various guests
Recurring[]
- The Amazing Race Canada (seasons 2-7) - Jessica Liese, Dan Heaton (current), various guests (previous)
- American Ninja Warrior (seasons 8-11) - Taran Armstrong, Lita Brillman
- Are You the One? (seasons 2-8) - Adam Buongiovanni, Aman Adwin (current), Brian Cohen, Ali Lasher (previous)
- Australian Survivor (seasons 3-7) - Shannon Gaitz, various guests (current), Nick Iadanza, Rob Cesternino, Stephen Fishbach (previous)
- Bachelor in Paradise (seasons 1-6) - Amy H., Haley Strong
- The Bachelor (seasons 19-24) - Amy H., Haley Strong
- The Bachelorette (seasons 10-15) - Amy H., Haley Strong
- Big Brother Canada (seasons 5-7) - Rob Cesternino, Taran Armstrong, Melissa Deni, Brent Wolgamott (current), Alex Kidwell, Jordan Parhar (previous)
- The Challenge (seasons 25-34) - Brian Cohen, Ali Lasher
- Love Island (U.S.) (season 1) - Kirsten MacInnis, Brian Scally
- Sequester (season 3) - Taran Armstrong, Brent Wolgamott)
- So You Think You Can Dance? (seasons 14 & 15) - Kelly Bedard, Lita Brillman
- Survivor (seasons 35-40) - "RHAP B&B" (Mike Bloom, Liana Boraas, various guests), "Why ____ Lost" (David Bloomberg, Jessica Lewis), "Survivor Global" (Shannon Gaitz, various guests) & Taran's Updates (Taran Armstrong, various guests)
- Survivor South Africa (seasons 6-7) - Shannon Gaitz, Mike Bloom
- The Masked Singer (seasons 2 & 3) - Pooya Zand Vakili, Liana Boraas
- Top Chef (seasons 12-16) - Mike Bloom, Curt Clark, Haley Strong, Antonio Mazzaro, Josh Wigler, Emily Fox
Previous RHAP-Ups and Hosts[]
- Reality TV RHAPpy Hour (ongoing) - Jordan Parhar, various guests
- Survivor NZ (seasons 1 & 2) - Shannon Gaitz, various guests (current), Nick Iadanza (previous)
- American Idol (season 16) - Mike Bloom, Angela Bloom
- Dancing with the Stars (seasons 24 & 25) - Kelly Bedard, Angela Bloom, Lita Brillman
- Big Brother Australia (seasos 11& 12) - Taran Armstrong, various guest (current) ,Curt Clark, Amy H. (previous)
- The Amazing Race Australia (season 3) - Jessica Liese, various guests
- Shark Tank (season 7) - Mike Bloom, Jasmeet Sidhu
- Big Brother UK (2014, 2015 & January 2017 editions) - Curt Clark, Alex Kidwell, Malory Beazley, Mark Celera (previous)
- "Most Love Shows Recapped" - Amy H., Haley Strong
One-Offs[]
In addition to recurring coverage, RHAP-Ups also includes one-off coverage of both reality shows and other unscripted television events.
July 1, 2014 - The Rise and Fall of “Pirate Master”: Aaron Robertson, Nick Fishman, Jordan Kalish, Azmyth Smith
August 3, 2014 - The Rise and Fall of “Kid Nation”: Aaron Robertson, Nick Fishman, Jessica Frey
August 31, 2014 - The Rise and Fall of The Mole: Aaron Robertson, Nick Fishman
November 2, 2014 - The Rise and Fall of Endurance: Aaron Robertson, Connor Finnegan
November 28, 2014 - The Rise & Fall of Treasure Hunters: Aaron Robertson, Nick Fishman
December 26, 2014 - The Rise and Fall of Endurance | Keetin Marchi: Aaron Robertson, Keetin Marchi
January 15, 2015 - The Rise and Fall of I Survived a Japanese Gameshow: Aaron Robertson, Nick Fishman
February 13, 2015 - Rise & Fall | 13: Fear is Real: Aaron Robertson, Nick Fishman
April 6, 2016 - Wrestlemania Weekend RHAPup: Antonio Mazzaro, Akiva Wienerkur, Alex Kidwell
August 5, 2016 - Rio Olympics 2016 | Games Preview Podcast: Akiva Wienerkur, Haley Strong
August 12, 2016 - Rio Olympics 2016 | Week One Top Stories Podcast: Akiva Wienerkur, Haley Strong
March 11, 2017 - FOX’s Kicking and Screaming | Series Premiere Recap: Mike Bloom, Haley Strong, Kirsten MacInnis
April 6, 2017 - Wrestlemania 33 Recap Podcast: Antonio Mazzaro, Akiva Wienerkur
July 1, 2017 - Battle of the Network Stars 2017 | Premiere Podcast: Mike Bloom, Curt Clark
February 7, 2018 - Winter Olympics 2018 | Games Preview: Haley Strong, Akiva Wienerkur, Brent Wolgamott
February 18, 2018 - Reality TV RHAP-Ups Presents: The Newlyhost Game: Taran Armstrong, Lita Brillman, Liana Boraas, Brent Wolgamott, Mike Bloom, Jordan Parhar, Haley Strong
July 2, 2018 - Queer Eye For The Straight Guy | 2018 Reboot RHAPup: Lita Brillman, Kirsten MacInnis, Angela Bloom
January 10, 2019 - Ex on the Beach Season 2 The Beginning: Ali Lasher, Haley Strong, Brian Cohen
January 15, 2019 - 90 Day Fiance | Season 6 Recap: Liana Boraas, Pooya Zand Vakili
September 30, 2019 - Ink Master: Grudge Match | Pre-Season Interview | DJ Tambe: Jessica Liese, DJ Tambe
October 3, 2019 - Ink Master: Grudge Match | Pre-Season Interviews | Cleen Rock One & Ryan Ashley Malarkey: Jessica Liese, Cleen Rock One, Ryan Ashley Malarkey
February 9, 2020 - Lego Masters | Episode 1 Recap: Liana Boraas, Marisa Boraas
March 1, 2020 - Lego Masters | Episodes 2-4 Recap: Liana Boraas, Marisa Boraas
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