The Reality TV RHAPpy Hour is a podcast hosted by Big Brother Canada 3 contestant Jordan Parhar. It covers reality shows, mainly Big Brother and occasionally Survivor, and serves as parallel coverage to the RHAP main feed. The podcast ran from the beginning of Big Brother 17 in summer 2015 to the end of Big Brother Canada 5 in spring 2017.
Format[]
The "RHAPpy Hour" involves Parhar bringing on at least one guest at least once a week. These guests range from former reality TV contestants to notable people in the RHAP community. In 2015, Parhar used the Blab platform to host live shows, which allowed for video calls and questions from the audience. Many times after that, Big Brother live feed correspondent Taran Armstrong will come on at that point, and has been dubbed the "unofficial cohost" of the RHAPpy Hour. After RHAP's move away from Blab, all live shows were henceforth hosted on Google Hangouts.
During Big Brother Canada 4, the Reality TV RHAPpy Hour became the main source of coverage for Rob Has a Podcast. Parhar did podcasts twice a week (usually live after the Sunday and Wednesday episodes) and utilized the live feed correspondents.
During Big Brother 18 and Big Brother: Over the Top, the RHAPpy Hour functioned as a "live feed update" podcast, where Parhar and the live feed correspondents would get together weekly to discuss events from the live feeds that might not have been represented on the show proper.
During Big Brother Canada 5, the RHAPpy Hour once again did two podcasts per week, usually after the Wednesday and Thursday episodes, featuring the live feed correspondents and several Big Brother Canada alumni. On April 13, 2017, Parhar revealed that the RHAPpy Hour would come to an end upon the conclusion of the season, in order for Jordan to focus more on his schooling and career.[1] The podcast came to its conclusion on May 10, 2017.[2]
On October 31, 2016, the RHAPpy Hour celebrated its 100th iteration.[3]
List of podcasts and guests[]
NOTE: Jordan Parhar appeared on every podcast except for the following: RHAPpy Hour 37 (Top 10 Big Brother Canada Players); the April 10 Big Brother Canada 4 recap; the August 29 Big Brother 18 recap; and the March 22, March 23, April 12, and April 27 Big Brother Canada 5 recaps.
Big Brother[]
Big Brother 17[]
June 26, 2015 - Johnny Colatruglio talks BB17 Week 1: Johnny Colatruglio
July 4, 2015 - Kevin Martin talks BB17 Week 2: Kevin Martin
July 10, 2015 - Sarah Hanlon talks BB17 Week 3: Sarah Hanlon
July 17, 2015 - McCrae Olson talks BB17: McCrae Olson
July 24, 2015 - Ika Wong talks BB17: Ika Wong
July 31, 2015 - Bruno & Bobby talk BB17: Bruno Ielo, Bobby Hlad
August 7, 2015 - Willow talks BB17: Willow MacDonald
August 14, 2015 - The Shyeld talks BB17: Peter Brown, Alec Beall
August 21, 2015 - Taran & Alex talk BB17: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
August 28, 2015 - Arlie Shaban & Jon Pardy talk BB17: Arlie Shaban, Jon Pardy
September 4, 2015 - Sarah Miller talks BB17: Sarah Miller
September 12, 2015 - Ronnie Talbott talks BB17: Ronnie Talbott
September 17, 2015 - Mike Bloom talks BB17: Mike Bloom
September 25, 2015 - Big Brother 17 Finale Recap: Godfrey Mangwiza, Naeha Sareen
Big Brother Canada 4[]
February 28, 2016 - Big Brother Canada 4 Fantasy Draft with Jason Roy, Neda Kalantar and Willow MacDonald: Jason Roy, Neda Kalantar, Willow MacDonald
March 6, 2016 - BBCAN4 March 6th Recap LIVE with Ashleigh Wood: Ashleigh Wood, Brent Wolgamott
March 9, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 March 9th Recap with Kevin Martin: Kevin Martin, Pilar Nemar, Taran Armstrong
March 13, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 March 13th Recap with Allison White: Allison White, Taran Armstrong
March 16, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 March 16th Recap with Bruno Ielo: Bruno Ielo, Alex Kidwell
March 17, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 March 17th Special Post-Eviction Recap: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
March 20, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 March 20th Recap with Spencer & McCrae: Spencer Clawson, McCrae Olson, Brent Wolgamott
March 23, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 March 23rd Recap with Naeha Sareen: Naeha Sareen, Alex Kidwell
March 27, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 March 27th Recap with Alec Beall and Peter Brown: Alec Beall, Peter Brown, Taran Armstrong
March 31, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 March 31st Recap with Neda Kalantar: Neda Kalantar, Brent Wolgamott
April 3, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 April 3rd Recap with Ika Wong: Ika Wong, Taran Armstrong
April 6, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 April 6th Recap with Poppin’ Paul Jackson: Paul Jackson, Alex Kidwell
April 10, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 April 10th Recap with guest host Mike Bloom: Mike Bloom, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
April 13, 2016 - BBCAN4 April 13th with Robyn Kass plus Live Feeds: Robyn Kass, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
April 17, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 April 17th Recap: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
April 20, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 April 20th Recap with Zach Oleynik: Zach Oleynik, Brent Wolgamott
April 24, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 April 24th Recap | guest Godfrey Mangwiza: Godfrey Mangwiza, Brent Wolgamott
April 28, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 April 28th Recap: Taran Armstrong, Brent Wolgamott
May 1, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 May 1st Recap: Willow MacDonald, Taran Armstrong
May 4, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 May 4th Recap: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
May 8, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 May 8th Recap: Taran Armstrong, Brent Wolgamott
May 11, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 May 11th Recap : Willow MacDonald, Alex Kidwell
May 12, 2016 - Live BBCAN4 FINALE May 12th Recap : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
May 25, 2016 - BBCan 4 Joel Lefevre Interview: Joel Lefevre, Taran Armstrong
Big Brother 18[]
June 20, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Pre-Season Draft LIVE 9e/6p: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
June 27, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Week 1: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
July 4, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Week 2 : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
July 11, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Week 3: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
July 18, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Week 4 : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
July 25, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Week 5: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
August 1, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Week 6 : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
August 8, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Monday, August 8: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
August 15, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Monday, August 15: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
August 22, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Monday, August 22 : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
August 29, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Monday, August 29: Mike Bloom, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
September 5, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Monday, September 5th: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
September 12, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Monday, September 12th: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
September 19, 2016 - Big Brother 18 Live Feeds Update | Monday, September 19th: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
October 10, 2016 - RHAPpy Hour | Big Brother Victor Arroyo: Victor Arroyo
January 9, 2017 - Nicole Franzel | Big Brother 18 Retrospective: Nicole Franzel, Taran Armstrong
Big Brother: Over The Top[]
September 28, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Premiere Recap: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
October 2, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, October 2nd: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
October 5, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Eviction Recap: Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
October 9, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, October 9th: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
October 12, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Week 2 Eviction Recap | Michelle Meyer: Michelle Meyer, Brent Wolgamott
October 16, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, October 16th: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
October 19, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Week 3 Eviction Recap: Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
October 23, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, October 23rd: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
October 26, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Week 4 Eviction Recap | Podcast House NYC: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
October 30, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, October 30th: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
November 2, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Week 5 Eviction Recap : Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
November 6, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, November 6th: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
November 9, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Double Eviction Recap: Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
November 13, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, November 13th: John MacGuire, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
November 16, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Eviction Recap | Wednesday, November 16th: Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
November 20, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, November 20th: Adam Buongiovanni, Liana Borras, Melissa Deni
November 27, 2016 - Big Brother OTT Update | Sunday, November 27th: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
December 1, 2016 - Big Brother OTT FINALE Recap: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
Big Brother Canada 5[]
March 9, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Cast First Impressions: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
March 13, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Pre-Season Draft: Taran Armstrong, Melissa Deni, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
March 15, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Premiere Recap: Taran Armstrong, Melissa Deni, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
March 16, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Eviction Recap | Mitch Moffit: Mitch Moffit, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
March 22, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Wednesday Recap : Liana Boraas, Jon Krause , Melissa Deni, Brent Wolgamott
March 23, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Eviction Recap : Pooya Zand Vakili, Melissa Deni, Brent Wolgamott
March 29, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Wednesday Recap LIVE with Allison White: Allison White, Alex Kidwell
March 30, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Eviction Recap | Johnny Colatruglio: Johnny Colatuglio, Taran Armstrong
April 5, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Wednesday | Willow MacDonald: Willow MacDonald, Alex Kidwell
April 6, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Eviction Recap: Taran Armstrong, Melissa Deni, Brent Wolgamott
April 12, 2017 - RHAPpy Hour | Big Brother Canada 5 Wednesday Recap: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
April 13, 2017 - BBCAN5 Eviction Recap | Ashleigh Wood, Pili Nemer and Sarah Miller: Ashleigh Wood, Pilar Nemer, Sarah Miller, Melissa Deni
April 19, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Wednesday April 19 Recap | Naeha Sareen: Naeha Sareen, Alex Kidwell
April 20, 2017 - BBCAN5 April 20 Eviction Recap | Joel Lefevre: Joel Lefevre, Melissa Deni
April 26, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Wednesday April 26 Recap: Melissa Deni, Brent Wolgamott
April 27, 2017 - BBCAN5 April 27 Eviction Recap: Taran Armstrong, Melissa Deni, Brent Wolgamott
May 3, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Wednesday May 3 Recap | Godfrey Mangwiza: Godfrey Mangwiza, Brent Wolgamott
May 4, 2017 - BBCAN5 Triple Eviction Recap: Taran Armstrong, Melissa Deni, Alex Kidwell
May 10, 2017 - Big Brother Canada 5 Wednesday May 10: Melissa Deni
Big Brother Off-Season[]
October 4, 2015 - Big Brother Seasons Ranked: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
November 1, 2015 - Big Brother Winner Rankings | Guest LIVE FEED REPORTERS: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
January 3, 2016 - Ranking the Best Big Brother Players to Never Win: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
January 16, 2016 - Top 5 Baby: Most Bitter Survivor and Big Brother Juries: Taran Armstrong
January 24, 2016 - Building the Perfect Big Brother Player: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
January 30, 2016 - Big Brother Canada 3 Breakdown with Godfrey Mangwiza: Godfrey Mangwiza
February 8, 2016 - Top 10 Big Brother Canada Players: Mike Bloom, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
May 24, 2016 - The Price is Right | Big Brother Edition: Taran Armstrong, Brent Wolgamott
May 28, 2016 - BBCan 4 Think Tank: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
June 5, 2016 - If BB18 Was A Returner Season: Taran Armstrong ,Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
June 19, 2016 - Top 10 Worst Moves in Big Brother History : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
December 24, 2016 - Top 15 Funniest Julie Chen Moments: Paul Asleson
December 27, 2016 - Big Brother Best of 2016: Taran Armstrong, Melissa Deni, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
February 9, 2017 - What if Big Brother Canada Season 5 is All Stars?: Taran Armstrong, Melissa Deni, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
March 6, 2017 - Survivor and Big Brother By The Numbers: Jon Krause
Survivor[]
Survivor: Cambodia[]
September 19, 2015 - Survivor 31 Pre-Season Draft: Johnny Colatruglio, Sarah Hanlon, Kevin Martin
September 26, 2015 - Haley Strong Talks Survivor Premiere: Haley Strong
October 10, 2015 - Guest ERIC STEIN: Eric Stein
October 24, 2015 - Guest ANDY HERREN: Andy Herren
October 31, 2015 - Guest MIKE BLOOM: Mike Bloom
November 7, 2015 - Survivor 31 Post Merge | Guest KEVIN MARTIN: Kevin Martin
November 14, 2015 - Survivor Cambodia Ep 8 | guest Colin Stone: Colin Stone
November 21, 2015 - Survivor Cambodia Ep 9 | guest Johnny Colatruglio: Johnny Colatruglio
November 28, 2015 - Survivor Cambodia Ep 10 & 11 | guest Kos Kosdrosky: Kos Kosdrosky
December 5, 2015 - Survivor Cambodia Ep 12 | guest Curt Clark: Curt Clark
December 12, 2015 - Survivor Cambodia Episode 13 | with Angie Caunce: Angie Caunce
December 19, 2015 - Survivor Cambodia FINALE | with Taran Armstrong and Alex Kidwell: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell
Survivor: Kaoh Rong[]
February 15, 2016 - Survivor 32 Kaoh Rong Fantasy Draft: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
February 20, 2016 - Survivor Kaoh Rong Premiere Recap with Randy Bailey: Randy Bailey
February 28, 2016 - Survivor Kaoh Rong Episode 2 Recap with Ryan Elder: Ryan Elder
Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X[]
September 18, 2016 - Survivor 33 Draft : Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
December 11, 2016 - Survivor Millennials vs Gen X Finale Preview: Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott
January 6, 2017 - Will Wahl | Survivor Millennials vs. Gen X Retrospective: Will Wahl
Survivor: Game Changers[]
February 25, 2017 - Recasting Survivor Game Changers with Josh Wigler: Josh Wigler
March 5, 2017 - Survivor 34 Game Changers Pre-Season Draft: Liana Boraas, Adam Buongiovanni, Pooya Zand Vakili
Survivor Off-season[]
January 16, 2016 - Top 5 Baby: Most Bitter Survivor and Big Brother Juries: Taran Armstrong
March 6, 2017 - Survivor and Big Brother By The Numbers: Jon Krause
Other Shows[]
October 17, 2015 - 90 Day Fiance | Guest HALEY STRONG: Haley Strong
December 25, 2015 - 90 DAY FIANCE FINALE RECAP | with Haley Strong: Haley Strong
December 28, 2015 - The OC: Series Retrospective | with Eric Stein: Eric Stein
January 10, 2016 - American Idol Series Retrospective with Mike Bloom: Mike Bloom
June 9, 2016 - From Justin to Kelly Recap: Mike Bloom
August 27, 2016 - 90 Day Fiance: Haley Strong
October 31, 2016 - RHAPpy Hour 100 | Surprise Special Guests!: Haley Strong, Ryan Elder, Mike Bloom, Scott St. Pierre, Taran Armstrong, Alex Kidwell, Brent Wolgamott, Rob Cesternino
December 16, 2016 - Batman and Robin (1997) Recap: Mike Bloom
December 18, 2016 - 90 Day Fiancé Season 4 Recap: Haley Strong
January 23, 2017 - Weakest Link: Survivor Edition Recap: Matt Liguori
February 1, 2017 - Recapping Every Post Super Bowl Show Ever: Mike Bloom, Akiva Wienerkur
February 12, 2017 - Lovecast 2017: Mike Bloom, Angela Bloom, Alex Kidwell, Taran Armstrong, Brent Wolgamott, Ali Lasher, Lita Brillman, Haley Strong, Godfrey Mangwiza, Nicole Cesternino