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Join Fernanda as she sprays down the showers, wipes down the ring and shuts off the lights one last time. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Leave the show a touching eulogy!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Investigative journalist Karim Zidan joins Fernanda to discuss his groundbreaking and dangerous work in the field of MMA, growing up in Egypt under martial law, the fetishization of trauma, doom scrolling, his former life as a DJ, pride vs. patriotism, and a lot more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tenured MMA writer/podcaster Chuck Mindenhall takes to Best Camp and breaks his silence for an extremely candid conversation covering his history as a writer, the various outlets he's written for, his current podcasting and literary initiatives, the difference between a news article and a column, where the responsibility lies in communicating said difference, and a whole lot more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fernanda and Booboo are back from their European vacation for a wide-ranging conversation that touches on everything from Jim Miller's status as a human air fryer, to Bolsonaro's cursed presidency. Also Conor McGregor might have punched an Italian DJ shortly after baptizing his child at the Vatican? Stick around until the end for a micro-review of Stanley Kubrick's The Shining and Fernanda's surprisingly convincing American Valley Girl accent. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fernanda recites an incantation while exploring ancient ruins and inadvertently swaps bodies with her producer, Jordan. Can they reverse the curse in time to save Fernanda's marriage and Jordan's career?! In the meantime, we revisit a classic interview with one of MMA's brightest stars, Megan Olivi, where she and Fernanda discuss Megan's career trajectory, the unique challenges of live television, the unyielding eye of public focus, and much more. More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's our 50th episode (for the second time!) and to celebrate Fernanda and Booboo watched 1994's Double Dragon, starring Mark Dacascos, Scott Wolf, Alyssa Milano and Robert Patrick. In addition to sharing their own thoughts on the film's successes and failures, Fernanda also prepared a selection of particularly potent user reviews from across the internet for your enjoyment. Please be advised, this episode does contain the phrase "spinach enema." More from Fanbyte: Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) And hey, get in touch if you want to advertise with us: [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Tim Bissell, editor and deputy site manager at Bloody Elbow, regales Fernanda with stories of faking reality television for the Canadian market, his transition out of TV and into MMA journalism, how he came to interview the brother of a terrorist, tracking down the "JUST BLEED" guy, and more. Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

To celebrate our 50th episode (if you do the math a certain way), Fernanda is joined by the voice of WWE Monday Night Raw himself, Jimmy Smith. Smith is also an accomplished MMA fighter, the host of ESPN's UFC Fight Camp and Sirius XM's Unlocking the Cage, in addition to being a super nice (and extremely busy) guy. Together, he and Fernanda discuss spending three or more hours on air every day of the week, the blurry ethics of using fighters as commentators, teaching 7th grade math and summer school chemistry, filming Fight Quest for the Discovery Channel, and more. Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fernanda rides solo for an introspective update on life, happiness, and the pursuit of podcasting in 2021. Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Local husband Rodrigo del Campo (aka Booboo) joins Fernanda to discuss recent Contender Series developments, Fernanda's new endeavor to get swole, Paddy Pimblett's recent TKO/s****y Twitter opinions, the everlasting illegal move debate, and more. Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

MMA analyst extraordinaire Dan Tom returns as the first person reckless enough to talk to Fernanda twice. The reunited pair discuss how the world has changed since Dan's appearance last November, including the precipitous rise in anti-Asian hate crime across North America, the blowback Dan received for daring to discuss such issues on social media, the various sexual abuse allegations that have arisen throughout MMA and in other martial arts spaces, and how much better the world would be if Hollywood had just let Jet Li kiss Aaliyah in Romeo Must Die. Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Fernanda is joined by prolific MMA journalist Petesy Carroll (The Ringer, MMA On Point, everywhere else) to discuss Jared Cannonier's empty bank account, Jake Paul's obviously receding hairline, Conor McGregor's waning popularity in Ireland, feeling guilty over not working yourself to death, and more. Fanbyte Podcast Network (We do other podcasts too!) Follow us on Twitter (Yell at us on Twitter in good ways.) Talk to us on Discord (Talk to us and our loving community. Also we have a pets channel that is very good.) Twitch Live Streams (Hang out with us live.) Rate and review our show (Please show us your support with a rating or review!) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices