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Season 15 Bios: The Amazing Race Season 15
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Before the race begins, we’re diving headfirst into the cast of The Amazing Race Season 15! In this episode, we go in-depth on each team’s background, dynamics, and first impressions based on their official bios.
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Introduction to Amazing Rewatch Season 15
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Hello, hello, everybody. Welcome to the bio biography episode of the Amazing Rewatch season
Team Breakdown Overview
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15. This is a quick breakdown of the teams of the season, and i get all of the information from the Amazing Race Wikipedia page, so you can follow on along there if you want, or just go read it instead of listen to it, however you want to do it.
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So if you're interested in hearing more about these teams, please please Here you go.
Brian and Erica: Interracial Married Team
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So this is the order that they are introduced on the opening of scene in episode one.
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So first we have Brian Kleinschmidt and Erica Dunlap. They are from Nashville, Tennessee. Brian's a marketing tour manager and Erica is an entertainer slash Miss America 2004.
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And the time that this was filmed was 2009. So... nine so About five years later. So Erica and Brian are excited to be the first married interracial team on the amazing race.
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They have a singular game plan in mind to win over the hearts and minds of the amazing race audience by proving that true love is colorblind. They compare their relationship to the yin yang symbol, which represents the philosophy of two total opposites coming together as one to accomplish a great goal.
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Erica and Brian met at a leadership seminar at the University of Central Florida nine years ago, and it was love at first sight for Brian. Erica, on the other hand, played hard to get for the next five years.
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But b Brian's persistence finally paid off as the couple shared wedding vows over two years ago. Erica has lived a very structured, prim, and proper life, but plans to embrace her true self and expose a vulnerable side of her life beyond Miss America.
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while racing around the world. Her life's goal is to become a country music recording artist. b Brian is an all-American guy who contends that nice guys do not always have to finish the last.
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He has enjoyed life as a standout athlete, singer, actor, and loyal friend. Sorry, my nose is kind right. The opportunity to extensively tour the U.S. with his job as a sports and entertainment marketing manager has further boosted Brian's confidence and travel expertise.
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Though some may see Brian and Erica as total opposites, they believe that their differences are actually their greatest strength and will will propel them around the world all the way towards the finish line.
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All right.
Lance and Carrie: Engaged Couple
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Next we have l Lance Lane and Carrie Morion. They're from Salem, Massachusetts and Peabody, Massachusetts. They're Lance is a lawyer and Carrie is a finance manager and they are engaged. Lance and Carrie have been dating each other for over two years.
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Lance proposed this winter and the two are planning to be married soon. Both are looking to the race to test their relationship, communication skills, and their physical breaking points. Lance and Carrie are very athletic, love animals and the outdoors. Some of their fondest memories include recent vacations in Jamaica and the Dominican Republic, and they are now looking forward to traveling around the world together.
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Lance is a self-made trial attorney and black belt in karate. has an uber aggressive personality and is admittedly confrontational. He describes himself as having a street persona and will do whatever it takes to win.
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Carrie is a healthcare finance manager, and while she likes to take the kinder and gentler approach to dealing with certain situations, she admits that she is equally as competitive. Carrie's hobbies include jogging, jet skiing, and shopping.
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Lance's hobbies include karate, weightlift weight training, and following the Red Sox, Patriots, and Celtics. Lance loves the competition aspect of the race and Carrie loves to travel. Both are eager to compete and put their relationship through the rigors of the race.
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They have not lived together around the clock before or necessarily had to work as a team and believe this experience will be good practice for the rest of their lives together. What does a self-made attorney mean?
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I know. Aren't they all? Yeah. Like, did you not go to school and you just, like, studied? Yeah. Because you don't actually have to go to law school like, take the bar in some states, I believe.
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I don't know. I don't know.
Maria and Tiffany: Poker Pros
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um Okay, next we have Maria Ho and Tiffany Michelle from Southern California. They're professional poker players and friends.
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they These two female professional poker players been friends for years. professional poker players have been best friends for three years and were also the last women standing in the World Series of Poker Championship event in 2007 and 2008.
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From Vegas to Monte Carlo, the two have competed against the toughest fields across the world and hold their own, playing for high stakes in a male-dominated sport. Is poker a sport?
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I know. I feel like it was like an activity. Yeah, a hobby. yeah Maria is currently ranked 33rd in the top 100 women all-time money all time money b lists all-time money list among poker players and finished 38th out of 6,358 people in the 2007 why can' i not say that word or Series of Poker Championship event.
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Tiffany, who is known throughout the poker community as Hot Chips, fell into poker via Hollywood home games that she played with fellow actors while working in film and television at the 2008 World Series of Poker Championship event Tiffany broke records when she finished 17th out of 6,844 players, the largest field ever conquered by a female in live tournament history.
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Maria was born in Taipei, Taiwan and moved to the United States with her family when she was just four years old. She's fluent in Mandarin Chinese. Maria graduated from the University of California, San Diego with a degree in communication and a minor in law. When she is not busy traveling the poker tournament circuit, she enjoys singing with her sister's band, Another Sky.
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Born with ah love oh this is tiffany born with a love for a stage and competition, Tiffany naturally found her way into competitive sports, pageants, and the college speech and debate team.
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She got her start in theater at the age of 10 and began performing and touring with shows across the country. A far departure from poker, Tiffany is a former beauty queen, having held titles Miss Teen Newhall, Miss Teen Santa Clarita Valley, and was a finalist in the Miss Teenage California where she was named Miss Congeniality.
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As a team, these two are well-traveled, competitive, strong-minded, and savvy players who can deal with any hand they are dealt. Even though they are known as two of the hottest young females in poker, they are willing to put put petty no put pretty aside when it comes to battle it out.
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I don't know why that one was so hard to read. Theirs was longer than normal, I feel like.
Zev and Justin: Friends with a Unique Bond
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Okay, next are Zev Glassenberg and Justin Kanu.
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They are from los Angeles area. Zev is unemployed. And Justin is VP of Production and Development for National Lampoon.
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And they are friends. And so Zev and Justin's friendship started six years ago when they were working as camp counselor camped counselors. And the two have been very close ever since.
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Zev has Asperger's Syndrome. But they don't let it affect their relationship. They share friends and interests and the friendship is as mutually beneficial as any could be. Zev is an avid sports fan, especially basketball, and he has an intense competitive spirit.
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He describes himself as funny, modest, and loyal and is running the race to prove to himself that he can do anything. Justin prides himself on his patience and his ability to problem solve. He admits the biggest difference between he and his partner is that Zeb is not great in large groups of people, one of the characteristics of Asperger's, while Justin is very easygoing and can assimilate himself into any group.
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Outside of the occasional trip to Vegas where Justin took Zev to lose his virginity. Neither has traveled extensively, particularly with one another. Their relationship is spontaneous and and and ah well and unedited and resembles one of brothers more than friends.
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See, theirs was way shorter than Maria and Tiffany.
Micah and Kanan: New Couple from Nashville
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So next is Micah and Kanan. Micah Combs and Kanan Smith from Nashville.
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Micah is an aspiring singer. Kanan is a professional songwriter. They are newly dating. These Southern sweethearts will charm you with their fresh faces and wide-eyed enthusiasm for life.
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They have only been dating for a few months, but admit to spending every waking hour together since they fell in love. Micah grew up in ah Hazard, Kentucky and moved to Nashville, Tennessee two years ago to pursue a country No, a career in country music.
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She claims to excel in high-pressure situations, but admits to often breaking down in tears when she gets upset. Her favorite hobbies include singing, dancing, and riding four-wheelers. Kanan is a professional songwriter who is looking at the race as an opportunity to grow his relationship with Micah.
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Micah believes that Kanan can be way too demanding, while he believes she can be too sensitive. He lists his favorite activities to do with Micah as writing songs and making out. Neither one of them has traveled extensively outside of Kanan's mission trip to Mexico with his trip, but they have no doubt that their love will take them to the finish line and the $1 million dollar prize.
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So we have a couple of Nashville teams. Maybe they did like a casting event in Nashville for this season. Yeah. All right.
Harlem Globetrotters: Flight Time and Big Easy
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We have Herbert Lang and Nathaniel Lofton, who are also known as Flight Time and Big Easy. Yeah. Like, who's Herbert?
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Yeah. one is from Brinkley, Arkansas, and the other one's from New Orleans. And they are both Harlem Globetrotters and teammates. Their athletic talent brought these two friends together five years ago when they met at the har Harlem Globetrotters training camp.
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While getting to know each other, Herbert and Nathaniel discovered that their occupation and need to entertain others were not the only things that they had in common. They both live in Louisiana, have two children, and share the same college basketball coach.
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Recently, Herb and Nate lost one of their best friends and a teammate, Chris Richardson, who passed away in December, and both continue to struggle with that loss. The three were commonly referred to as the three amigos throughout their inner circle.
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Herbert believes he can get along with anyone on the planet and that he brings joy and laughter to all corners of the globe. Standing at six three Herb is known among his colleagues as flight time. Nathaniel, who goes by the name Big Easy, towers over but competition at six nine and admits to being worried that seating could present a problem on some of the flights.
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Both have traveled extensively with the Globetrotters. Herbert was has traveled to over 60 countries, and Nathaniel has traveled to over 30. Despite their love of exploring new places and their extensive knowledge of other countries, they are eager to see how well they can travel together when it's just the two of them.
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Even if their fancy footwork does not translate to winning the $1 million dollar prize, they both are confident that their relationship will remain the same regardless of where they end up in the race. Yes, Flight Time Big Easy are definitely fan favorites yeah um of the whole series. Yeah, we like them.
Sam and Dan: Brothers from Missouri
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And every time – so we record these bio episodes like after we've watched a couple of episodes of the season. And every time – and I thought this when I originally saw them. Every time I see Big Easy on the TV, he reminds me of my friend from – college named craig oh but craig was not black he was white he was like the white version of big easy like they have the same smile like their teeth are the same and they just like their face is the same just different color that's funny yeah have to show you picture and see if you agree and they kind of have the same personality kind of just like the silly and goofy and like funny yeah so um okay so
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Next is Sam and Dan McMillan from Liberty, Missouri. They're brothers. Their occupation is students. They're 23 and 21 at the time of the race.
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This first line is so stupid. Brothers for 21 years.
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Sam and Dan will tell you that their relationship did not truly start until last summer when they both came out and told each other that they were gay. Growing up Christian in a conservative community, neither of them felt comfortable enough coming out at an early age, but after doing so, they found a whole new bond with one another and instantly became closer through honesty and trust.
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Sam and Dan will let you know that being gay is only one of the many aspects of their lives. Dan describes himself as organized, open-minded, and spontaneous in hopes to gain a new sense of appreciation for his life from running the race with his brother.
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His hobbies include include exercise, volunteering, and traveling. Sam claims to be optimistic and happy-go-lucky, and his ho hobbies include cinema, logic games, and anything involving the outdoors. Communication may be the biggest challenge for this team as they claim to be polar opposites.
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From academic interests to how they approach tasks, these brothers are very different in everything they do. Due to his passive mentality, Sam will need to be more vocal to overcome Dan's blunt, assertive personality in order to contribute to the team while on the road.
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Sam is pursuing a degree in medicine while Dan has one more left at William Jewell College to complete his business degree. When asked what the what former team they would want to model their style of play after,
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Sam points to Nick and Star because they maintained a positive attitude which carried them to the $1 million prize. Dan identifies with the competitive style of Rob and Amber. They both hope that the race will take their newfound closeness to the next level and help them forge an even stronger bond.
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Okay, next are Gary Tomlodjinovich and Matt
Gary and Matt: Father-Son Duo
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Tomlodjinovich. They are a father-son team from Montana. don't think I've ever heard that last name, ever.
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either. um Gary is a construction manager and Matt is a mortgage broker slash student. Gary is a PC, Matt is a Mac. Okay. Gary enjoys hunting. Matt enjoys video games.
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Gary enjoys classic rock. Matt enjoys mettro metal. This father and son duo do not have a lot in common and they never have. That is why they are running the race. They are eager to share the experience of a lifetime with one another and establish a bond for the rest of their lives.
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Despite their many differences, these two share bond in their common sense approach to problem solving, which at times has been said to be uncanny. Gary is hoping Matt will open up to him during the race as they will be forced to spend a lot of their time together.
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At first for each of them, Matt is hoping that his dad will learn to listen to him and attempt to understand his point of view. Matt was almost killed when he was hit by a car and broke his leg so badly that he had to have a metal rod put in to hold it in place.
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It has since been removed and he is back in great shape and ready to race. Matt describes himself as creative, trustworthy, and a peacemaker while Gary describes himself as decisive, direct, and competitive.
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They see this as a great opportunity for them to see the world and spend quality time together while hopefully winning the race and a million dollars along the way. All
Eric and Lisa: Yoga Studio Owners
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right. Next we have Eric and Lisa Pascal from Encino, California. They are yoga studio owners and instructors.
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And they are married. So Eric and Lisa have been married for over 18 years. Both are vegans who have a passionate and fiery approach to their personal and professional lives and are extremely dedicated to helping others.
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Eric and Lisa own four yoga studios and both serve as instructors. In addition to running their business, they teach classes and workshops where they deal with issues such as family crisis and addiction.
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Lisa describes what she does as helping people connect to their supreme self. Lisa claims that Eric is much more easygoing, carefree, and trusting of others while she has the ability to see people for what they really are, an ability that will undoubtedly come in handy on the race.
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Neither Eric or Lisa are afraid to challenge one another to be the best people they can be, and no matter the challenge at hand, both are open to working together to find a solution. They hope that their experience on the race will further solidify a marriage that they consider a true blessing.
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They reside in California and have two daughters.
Garrett and Jessica: Traveling Couple
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Next are Garrett, Paul, and Jessica Stout. Garrett is from Santa Cruz and Jessica is from San Francisco. they're ah He's an engineer and she's an editor and they are dating on and off.
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One word to describe this team is passionate. Garrett and Jessica met in Barcelona, Spain while on a year-long study abroad program and have been dating on and off for seven years. During which time they've had three major breakups.
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They are fiercely independent. Oh, their first, their first, my gosh. They're fiercely independent natures have kept them from making any real commitment.
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Both are the oldest children in their families and thrive on being in control and competitive. However, one thing they both agree on is their love for travel. They have been to over 50 countries. Wow. Garrett is certain his engineering background, including a master's degree in engineering from Stanford University, will come in handy on the race, specifically the ability to assess and analyze complex situations on the fly.
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He describes himself as confident, hardworking, and adventurous. Surfing is his favorite hobby. Jessica, who describes herself as loyal and spirited, is a travel and lifestyle editor accustomed to being a creative artist.
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Quick thinker, which will definitely be useful on the race. Coming from a large Colombian family, Jessica has learned the importance of teamwork. She enjoys photography and being physically and mentally challenged. That's a weird way to say that.
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One of her proudest accomplishments was climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. and Garrett and Jessica believe that this experience may be the final make or break moment of their relationship. We always have one of those every few seasons.
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Yeah. Make her break on and off. Actually, more often than not, it seems like there's one of them.
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All right.
Marcy and Ron: Older Couple from San Francisco
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Our next team is Marcy Malloy and Ron Shalita from San Francisco. Marcy is an advertising photographer and Ron is a stock trader and math tutor and they are dating.
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um Did it say how long? Like a year, maybe? I don't know. Marcy and Ron both believe that at 60, you can be strong, sexy, vibrant, and energetic. They met one year ago. There we go.
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On an online dating website and are looking forward to sharing the intense experience of the race. They hope the race will reinforce the strengths of their relationship and identify potential areas of conflict.
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Both are exceptionally fit, have great people skills, and high energy level. Marcy is not your typical 60-year-old. She attends flying trapeze classes, studies kung fu, and rock climbs with Ron. To keep pace with Marcy, Ron is in the gym, lifting weights, running, swimming, or kickboxing.
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After being selected for the race, he found a new physical challenge in a course that allowed him to ah confront his fear of heights. Marcy is nationally recognized in advertising photography while Ron spends his mornings as a high volume day trader and his afternoons as a math tutor.
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They probably have a lot of money. Yeah. He just has to do that math tutoring on the side. yeah They both have traveled extensively and Marcy speaks several languages. Ron is personable and extroverted. Trained as a lawyer, he is cautious and likes to take his time to think through things while Marcy is spontaneous, impulsive, and easily distracted.
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Marcy finds balance in Ron's pragmatism and calmness. While he likes to process his thoughts, she prefers to tackle problems head-on. Both are concerned about their different approaches to problem-solving, but believe the race will give them greater insights.
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And our last team are Megan and Shane.
Megan and Shane: Friends Turned Couple
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They are from San Diego and they're dating. Megan is an account executive and Shane is a brand manager. And Megan and Shane met while playing. Those sound like made up jobs.
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Account executive. I know. But that's like like the thing that you say when you have like a weird job and you're like. ah Yeah, it's like my job is to.
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Like, too niche. I'll just tell you. Yeah. Like, easy. What does that even mean? Megan and Shane met while playing a competitive game of tetherball in and elementary school. After 10 years of friendship, Shane realized he could not let the most athletic girl he knew get away.
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Other than a six-month period where Megan studied abroad in Italy, this couple has been essentially inseparable for nearly five years. Megan and Shane both work in fields where they deal extensively with different publics.
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She is an account executive at a public affairs firm and he works for a social change marketing company where he develops after school programs and deals with a diverse group of teens, school administrators, and corporate executives.
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When not in the office, Megan can be found coaching competitive girls soccer, a sport that she and Shane have a shared passion for since they were kids. The couple feels strongly that their occupation and experiences with team sports have taught them effective communication skills and the virtue of patience, which they believe will benefit them in the race.
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Even though they are head over heels for each other each other, they still have their pet peeves just like any other couple. Megan does not like that he tries to diffuse tense situations with laughter rather than by talking things through.
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The best thing about Megan that frustrates Shane is her stubbornness. The biggest thing. Oh, the biggest thing. He claims that once she has her mindset on something, she's difficult to reason with and it can be impossible to change her mind.
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Ready to tackle the race head on, Megan and Shane are very eager to use the power of positive thinking and their athleticism to compete as a team and hope that this experience further their validates their friendship and their love.
Conclusion and Viewing Information
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All right. That is, was that 12 teams? Yeah. I don't even know. I didn't count. I think we each did six. So yes. Yeah. um Which last time we didn't count and we missed half the teams.
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I know. Yeah. I made sure that I copied and pasted all of them this time. At least I think I did. So that is who we will be seeing throughout season 15.
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And come join us. The first batch of episodes will be released with this episode. and so it's all up for you to watch or I guess listen to.
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You should watch it first on Amazon Prime is where you will find the seasons of Amazing Race and then listen to our podcast episodes and follow along. And we will see you soon.
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Bye. Goodbye.