WLTI Season 04 (2015-2016)

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2016

WLTI #050 (05-26-2016 and 05-27-2016) On the 50th edition of the World's Strongest Game Show Podcast, the guys celebrate reality on The Price Is Right, Alisan on The Voice, Nyle on Dancing with the Stars, and an absent champion on 500 Questions. Plus we delve deeper into the summer with part 2 of "Push or Flush". That plus much more as we have hit the 50 audio episode mark!

(Season 4 Finale)

WLTI #049 (05-18-2016) The guys make history as they live-cap the final vote on Survivor. We break down how it ended and what's next for the venerable franchise. Plus: The Amazing Race crosses the finish line, and we have the fall schedules you'll need to know about, plus the return of "Push or Flush".

WLTI #048 (05-11-2016) The season is winding down, and the shows are pulling out all the stops: from tournaments on Jeopardy! to a mashup of both of CBS's daytime favorites. Plus, the guys pay tribute to an international television icon.

WLTI #047 (05-04-2016) The Daytime Emmys came and went. Of course because it streamed online, you probably didn't even notice. Who won? Who lost? Does anyone even care? Plus 19 files for Chapter 11 and ABC gets ready to match the stars...again.

WLTI #046 (04-20-2016) Six new shows aired over the spring. Are any of them worth your time? We probe deep into the premieres in Maximum Strength Capsule Reviews. Also, a blindside on Survivor, a summer to remember on ABC, and a hurricane named Andrew Pau.

WLTI #045 (04-13-2016) American Idol calls it a wrap, and a show known for having its fair share of twist literally saves its best for last. Also, twists on Survivor, The Amazing Race, Jeopardy!, and a history-making trader on Let's Make a Deal.

WLTI #044 (04-06-2016) Let's play a round of two truths and a lie: 30 seconds of American Idol.... April Fools game show coverage... And the rest of the show is devoted to the Bachelor. That and we pay tribute to a real joker.

WLTI #043 (03-30-2016) We take a moment to remember Patty Duke, as she leaves behind a game show legacy as big as her Hollywood legacy. Then it's over to Idol as we get set for next week's grand finale, an emergency on Survivor buys a target another week, and rival schools are united by fate on The Price Is Right.

WLTI #042 (03-23-2016) Joe Garagiola had a gift for game shows as big as his gift for baseball, and we celebrate his life and times... Then we review a culinary take on "To Tell the Truth". Plus one of the favorites on American Idol goes down, a switch on Survivor leaves Julia by her lonesome, and delivering truth bombs as deadpan as Alex Trebek. "Ooh, sorry".

WLTI #041 (03-16-2016) Brackets. Heartbreak. Buzzer beaters. And one shining moment... Oh yeah, and there may be some basketball references as well as the boys talk about the Bachelor finale, Daily Doubles, and the worst show in the last year...

WLTI #040 (03-09-2016) A brand NEW cast of Dancing with the Stars. Brand NEW games coming on GSN. A brand NEW host hosting a NEW game for TBS. A brand NEW epidemic on The Bachelor. And a brand NEW face for a repeat offender on RuPaul's Drag Race. Same OLD hosts, though. Enjoy episode 40 of the World's Strongest Game Show Podcast.

WLTI #039 (03-02-2016) Charlie Tuna had an illustrious career as a game show announcer, and today the guys will be remembering it. Plus: revisiting the American Idol primer, Canadians being kept from Jeopardy!, and a sports trivia Titan takes a powder on this edition of the World's Strongest Game Show Podcast.

WLTI #038 (02-08-2016) Chico Alexander, Gordon Pepper, and Jim Williams take some time to pay proper tribute to Terry Wogan along with former BMX great Dave Mirra who did some reality TV for MTV. They'll also recap the Jeopardy College Championship semi-finals along with a "Capsule Review" of Paradise Run, and the final installment of "Push or Flush" with more 2016 show returns and debuts.

WLTI #037 (01-25-2016) Chico Alexander, Jason Block and Jim Williams (substituting for an under the weather Gordon Pepper) look back on a historic moment on "Jeopardy!", the continuation of a historic run on "Sports Jeopardy!" and question if Pop's new game show "True/False" makes the grade.  All that plus Brainvision News and another rousing round of "Push or Flush" on the hardest working game show podcast on the 'net.

WLTI #036 (01-11-2016) A transgendered Jeopardy! Contestant....A long-running talent show's final season....Michael Strahan's newest job....Infiltrating players....2016's first new shows....Gordon Pepper, Chico Alexander, Jason Block & Jim Williams....If you said "Things on this week's WLTI," you're ready give a listen!

WLTI #035 (01-03-2016) As a new year of game and reality programming commences, Chico Alexander, Jason Block and Jim Williams look back on the high and low points of 2015 in a special end-of-year edition of "WLTI".  Which shows, hosts and moments got high marks?  Which ones got low marks?  Our guys will hand out their awards plus offer up a healthy dose of Brainvision previewing the early 2016 slate of game and reality programming.  It's a special "We Love to Interrupt" and we'd especially love you to give it a listen below.

2015

WLTI #034 (11-08-2015) Chico Alexander, Gordon Pepper, Jason Block, and Jim Williams recaps the first week of the Jeopardy Tournament of Champions and they'll give their thoughts on who ultimately wins the tourney. They'll also talk about the Drew Carey heavy Halloween edition of Price is Right, a lot of various Morons, plus a helping of "Read Between the Lines".

WLTI #033 (10-24-2015) Chico Alexander, Gordon Pepper, Jason Block, and Jim Williams will discuss the return of Simon Cowell to American TV with news on replacing Howard Stern as one of the judges on America's Got Talent. They'll also talk about a mutual friend and multi-game show contestant Leszek Pawlowicz trying his luck on Millionaire, plus they'll debut their OWN version of Room 101.

WLTI #032 (10-17-2015) Chico Alexander, Gordon Pepper, Jason Block, and Jim Williams spend time paying tribute to long-time game show producer Ralph Andrews as he passed on the week prior at 87. They'll also talk about Matt Jackson's run on Jeopardy coming to an end at 13 days, TPIR's Big Money Week, and they'll debut a new game called "Paternity Test".

WLTI #031 (10-06-2015) Chico Alexander, Gordon Pepper, Jason Block, and special guest Jim Williams will give their thoughts on Matt Jackson's current run on Jeopardy!, plus a few "Morons on the Run", the return of "The Replay", and "WLTI Theatre" makes a rare appearance on the now only form of WLTI there is. 

WLTI #030 (09-26-2015) Chico Alexander, Gordon Pepper, and Jason Block will recap the recent returns of The Price is Right, Let's Make a Deal, Who Wants to be a Millionaire, Sports Jeopardy, and more. Jim Williams jumps on this week as Gordon brings out his gavel for "Judge, Jury, and Executioner".

WLTI #029 (09-14-2015) The 2nd edition of the all new WLTI marches on with Chico Alexander, Gordon Pepper, and Jason Block as they'll preview this week's season debuts of Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, Family Feud, and others, plus news on who's replacing Donald Trump on Celebrity Apprentice, their thoughts on Buzzr TV's "Lost and Fun" block of recent uncovered pilots, and they'll end the show with "Maximum Strength Capsule Reviews".

WLTI #028 (09-07-2015) It's a whole new season and new identity for the program formerly called "WLTI Live". Becoming exclusive in audio form, Chico Alexander, Gordon Pepper, and Jason Block return with about 9 months worth of TV news and reviews, plus they'll preview the upcoming fall premieres of all the current game shows and reality TV. They'll also talk about the first few months of Buzzr being on air plus much more.

(Season 4 Premiere, plus WLTI becomes an audio only program from this point on.)