15 Years of RHAP Lore, Part 3
Rob Has a Podcast | Survivor, Big Brother & Reality TV
Survivor Know-It-All, Rob Cesternino | RHAP Productions
4.9 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 February 2025
⏱️ 94 minutes
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Summary
Rob Has a Podcast (RHAP) celebrates 15 years of reality TV coverage with a special retrospective episode. Host Rob Cesternino takes listeners on a journey through pivotal moments in RHAP history, from chaotic live shows to unexpected celebrity guests. This anniversary special showcases how the podcast has evolved and adapted, especially during the challenging times of 2020.
Akiva Wienerkur recounts the wild 24 hours of the first Rob and Akiva Need a Podcast live show in Minneapolis, complete with baseball games, ice cream tournaments, and a late-night “sleepover” podcast. Ali Lasher talks about Shane Powers’ impromptu speech defending RHAP at a rowdy live show. Brandon Donlon revisits the dramatic RHAP Sequester game that kicked off a summer of online reality competitions, highlighting Rob’s strategic gameplay and the unexpected drama that unfolded. Chappell reflects on joining RHAP during the pandemic as part of the “Class of 2020” initiative to diversify podcast voices. Jessica Liese shares Phil Keoghan’s Tough as Nails co-hosting experience. Aysha Welch discusses an iconic Big Brother Canada 10 moment.
Rob and guests discuss:
• Shane Powers’ impromptu speech defending RHAP at a rowdy live show
• Tyler Crispen’s attempt to take down Rob in the Sequester game
• Phil Keoghan becoming an unofficial “4th host” for Tough as Nails coverage
• Aysha Welch’s viral reaction to a shocking Big Brother Canada moment
• How live show energy amplifies fan experiences, from Malcolm’s Game Changers blindside to Caleb’s shot in the dark
The episode highlights how RHAP has evolved from a solo podcast to a community-driven platform, adapting to challenges like the pandemic while maintaining its core focus on in-depth reality TV analysis. Will the next 15 years bring even more unexpected twists to the RHAP story?
Listen to the full episode for more behind-the-scenes stories and to relive some of RHAP’s most memorable moments from the past decade and a half.
Topics by Time Code:
0:00 RHAP’s 15-Year Anniversary Celebration
6:05 Rob and Akiva’s Minneapolis Adventure
15:11 The Infamous Sequester Game
23:17 Shane Powers’ Surprise Speech
31:41 Phil Keoghan Joins Tough Nails
39:34 Tyler Coconuts vs Rob Cesternino
47:01 Chappell Joins Class of 2020
54:02 Nicole Franzel Deep Dive
1:03:00 Jess Recalls Tough as Nails
1:11:34 Phil’s Kiwi Slang Quiz
1:19:39 Big Brother Canada 10 Finale
1:26:29 Live Show Reaction Moments
1:30:55 Aysha’s Podcasting Journey
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| 0:32.2 | Rob, Sister Neal, back here for day three of celebrating 15 years of R-P lore. Yes, it's the Laurel history, |
| 0:42.3 | not the Yanni history, the Laurel history of RHAP, day three, volume three, and we're posting |
| 0:49.0 | this today on February 12th, the proper 15 year anniversary of RHAP. It's our podcast, Kinseniera, |
| 0:57.7 | and you're part of it here today. So very excited for you to hear in volume three, as we're |
| 1:04.0 | going to be hearing a lot of stories from the later days of Rob as a podcast. Really, |
| 1:09.6 | 2019 through the present. Actually, it's a lot of |
| 1:14.5 | 2020 that you're going to hear about here in this episode. COVID was a weird time for everybody, |
| 1:20.6 | but if you were just sitting in a room like I do pumping out podcasts, it happened to be a time that a lot of lore got created. |
| 1:30.9 | So you're going to hear about a lot of that here today in this episode. Of course, we appreciate |
| 1:36.6 | you being here and being part of both listening to stories of old lore and being a part of all |
| 1:43.1 | the new lore yet to come. And the best way to do that |
| 1:46.3 | is to be subscribed to the podcast. So if you're listening to the podcast, that's probably a good |
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