Mona Covino

Michael, Logan & Michelle return for the final time to recap the last two episodes of Amazing Race 30 and its visits to Hong Kong & San Francisco. In this episode: Michael is in denial. One Racer had a pretty poo-poo ending to their race. Have Michelle & Logan learnt their lesson from last week? What classic Amazing Race moment will Michael be recreating? Should the driver have taken Kristi & Jen on the funicular tracks as a shortcut? We talk Speed Bump history. Are they writing detour names just to get onto the face cream clip? Is it racist to claim that Henry would know Mandarin? What do camera operators do when their teams have been eliminated? Logan talks about finale parties and reveals how he got into the 28 one. How do you break the briefcase task? Should Bertram have called in a favour for the Roadblock? What would Michael’s ideal version of this Roadblock have been? Why are winners so important? What would have happened if Henry & Evan had got run over by a ding-ding? Where is the world’s largest Chinatown? Who would you want to be against in the finals? Two teams had an unaired connection. One team in the alliance had a misleading edit. Should Kristi & Jen have got a penalty at the Roadblock? Is Michael’s brother a savant? Michelle has smelt one of the Racers. What constitutes an Australian food group? Logan’s lapsed vegetarianism returns. How did one small error cost Henry & Evan $975,000? Why does Michael tell jokes? There’s a celebrity cameo. How would we have improved the baseball task? Where did Rebus puzzles get their names from? Logan hates fortune cookies. Why wasn’t the final challenge a Roadblock? We try to break the final challenge. Michael tries to make sure that Logan & Michelle will never forget this podcast. What is a hockey fight known as in Boston? Impression myths get busted. What happened in 29’s Tanzania legs? One Racer took on a traditional Epcot challenge. How would the final challenge be improved with a few more game show elements? Why was 29 so much better than 30? Which Racer from 29 is “has been known to be overserved”? Brittany gets some advice. We identify a recruit. Michelle gets called out over her Amazing Race shrine. What are Brooke & Scott like in real life? How do you ignore a fight strap? We make plans for our 250th podcast. Who is a former fatty? How would a partner swap work in 29? We discuss a promise made during last season. What is the weakest currency? Why is a winners’ quote important? Was this the most awkward top two ever? Why is it disappointing especially that Kristi & Jen didn’t win? Michael rants about the edit. Where will the winners go next? Why didn’t this season work? How much impact does a winner have on the quality of a season? Are they the worst winners ever? And what will happen for Season 31?