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This podcast is dedicated to the hit NBC television show - American Ninja Warrior. We will look at the ever-changing obstacles in each city, and the warriors that attempt to conquer them. We'll do a full breakdown of the episode each week including surprising newcomers, seasoned veterans, and the mu…

Rich and Bijan: American Ninja Warrior Fans


    • Sep 27, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    ANP270 – ANW13 Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2021 72:28


    Rich and Bijan complete their coverage of American Ninja Warrior season 13 with the Vegas Finale! Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just […]

    ANP269 – ANW13 Finals 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2021 65:20


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of American Ninja Warrior season 13 with the Vegas Finals – night 1 in Vegas! Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with […]

    ANP268 – ANW13 Semifinals 3 and 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2021 77:19


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of American Ninja Warrior season 13 with the Semifinals episodes 3 and 4. Great moments from talented ninjas and shameful injuries on a brand […]

    ANP267 – ANW13 Semifinals 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 42:35


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of American Ninja Warrior season 13 with the Semifinals episode 2. Will the Weatherman be able to keep those pesky ninja teens off his […]

    ANP266 – ANW13 Semifinals 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2021 40:54


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of American Ninja Warrior season 13 with the Semifinals. The teens are looking incredibly strong this year, but the veterans are not giving up […]

    ANP265 – ANW13 Qualifiers 5

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 42:37


    Rich and Bijan finish their coverage of ANW13 Qualifiers American Ninja Warrior with episode 5. A great episode of ANW with impressive rookies, shocking falls, and a stuffed cat. Music […]

    ANP264 – ANW13 Qualifiers 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2021 38:46


    Rich and Bijan continue their regular season coverage of American Ninja Warrior with episode 4. Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as […]

    ANP263 – ANW13 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2021 38:49


    Rich and Bijan continue their regular season coverage of American Ninja Warrior with episode 3. Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as […]

    ANP262 – ANW13 Episode 1 and 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2021 79:10


    Rich and Bijan begin their regular season coverage of American Ninja Warrior with episodes 1 and 2. The big change this year is that kids as young as 15 can […]

    ANP261 – ANW13 Womens Championship

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2021 64:22


    Rich and Bijan return to cover ANW13, beginning with the first ever Women’s Championship. All of our favorite female ninjas take the course to show what they can do, and […]

    ANP260 – Sasuke 38 and Floor is Lava

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 81:29


    Rich and Bijan have their annual New Year’s celebration with some ninja, some Netflix, and some 20 questions. Oh yeah, and a few shots. In this episode they review Sasuke […]

    ANP259 – ANW12 Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2020 51:56


    Rich and Bijan complete their coverage of ANW12 with the Finale episode! In this episode they get to watch some of their favorite ninjas on one of the weirdest seasons, […]

    ANP258 – ANW12 Finals Round 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2020 43:01


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of ANW12 with the first Finals episode! In this episode they get to watch some of their favorite ninjas, including epic runs by Najee […]

    ANP257 – ANW12 Semifinals 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2020 52:18


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of ANW12 with the second Semifinals episode! In this episode they get to watch some of their favorite ninjas, including Thomas Stillings, Jessie Graff, […]

    ANP256 – ANW12 Semifinals 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2020 56:29


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of ANW12 with the first Semifinals episode! In this episode they get to watch some of their favorite ninjas starting with “J” take on […]

    ANP255 – ANW12 Episode 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2020 74:41


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of ANW12 with special guest Danielle Dreilinger! In this episode they get to watch some of their favorite ninjas take on the course, including […]

    ANP254 – ANW12 Episode 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2020 41:28


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of ANW12. In this episode they get to watch some of their favorite ninjas take on the course, including David Campbell, Jessie Graff, and […]

    ANP253 – ANW12 Episode 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2020 54:30


    Rich and Bijan continue their coverage of ANW12. In this episode they get their first look at the new Power Tower introduced and marvel at the amazing ninja with a […]

    ANP252 – ANW12 Season Premiere

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2020 36:57


    Rich and Bijan return for coverage of ANW12! In this episode they look at the season premiere with all of the changes that COVID has made necessary. The show and […]

    ANP251 – All Star Skills 2020

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2020 32:47


    Rich and Bijan return for coverage of ANW12! In this episode they talk about 2020 and the American Ninja Warrior All Star Skills from 2020, which was filmed in Vegas […]

    ANP250 – Goodbye

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2020 7:53


    Rich and Bijan say their goodbyes as the Armchair Ninja Podcast comes to an end. Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods M80) with “Christian Hip Hop Hits Just as […]

    ANP249 – New Years Ninja Quiz 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2020 48:24


    Rich and Bijan celebrate the New Year by taking an ANW Quiz and having their annual 20 Question Ninja showdown! This is a continuation of last week’s episode. Music produced […]

    ANP248 – New Years Ninja Quiz 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2020 50:43


    Rich and Bijan celebrate the New Year by taking an ANW Quiz and having their annual 20 Question Ninja showdown! ANW Trivia https://www.americanninjawarriornation.com/2019/12/23/21035230/test-your-family-members-during-the-holidays-with-some-anw-trivia Music produced by Matt Bold (AKA Gods […]

    ANP247 – UNX Now Moves to Youtube

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 28, 2019 36:32


    Rich and Bijan take a look at what is happening with UNX Now and the Top 10 Hardest Ninja Obstacles. Top 10 Hardest Obstacles – Magnus Midtbø and Anton Fomenko […]

    ANP246 – Barbados Ninja Throwdown

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2019 25:42


    Rich and Bijan watch Barbados Ninja Throwdown, which includes ninja superstar Adam Rayl. Barbados Ninja Throwdown Website https://www.barbadosninjathrowdown.net/ Barbados Ninja Throwdown – Season 4 Episode 4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vYfYn_-NOdU Music produced by […]

    ANP245 – News on Maggi and a Ninja Baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 20:05


    Rich and Bijan discuss more ninja news with retirements, birth announcements, and upcoming ANW shows! Maggi Thorne https://www.americanninjawarriornation.com/2019/12/6/20999337/maggi-thorne-on-her-traumatic-brain-injury-and-making-the-decision-to-leave-anw Real Life Baby https://www.americanninjawarriornation.com/2019/12/6/20998300/drew-drechsel-is-a-dad-korey-kade-drechsel ANW Junior Season 2 Preview https://www.americanninjawarriornation.com/2019/12/4/20995537/get-a-first-look-at-american-ninja-warrior-junior-season-2 Music produced […]

    ANP244 – Latest Ninja News

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2019 19:35


    Rich and Bijan discuss the tragic death of Godfrey Gao while competing on an obstacle-based reality show in China. They also discuss ANW Junior and Sasuke 37, both expected in […]

    ANP243 – Ninja Warrior Germany vs the World

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2019 51:29


    Rich and Bijan take a look at an international competition this week, as Team Germany takes on teams from America, Spain, and Japan. Ninja greats Drew Drechsel, Jessie Graff, Jamie […]

    ANP242 – ANW Submission Videos

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2019 32:03


    Rich and Bijan remind everyone that submissions to be on ANW12 need to be in by December 6th, and offer tips for improving your chances of being selected to be […]

    ANP241 – UNX with Ryan Stratis

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2019 46:11


    Rich and Bijan are joined by ninja legend Ryan Stratis! They talk about his how it felt to be on Stage 3 again, the changing face of ANW, ANW Junior, […]

    ANP240 – Ninja News and My Familys Got Guts

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2019 32:38


    Rich and Bijan review the latest UNX ninja competition before diving into My Family’s Got Guts. My Family’s Got Guts on Nickelodeon UNX NOW https://unxnow.com/ Music produced by Matt Bold […]

    ANP239 – UNX Now with Ethan Swanson and Jeff Piejak

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 24, 2019 35:50


    Rich and Bijan are joined by the CEO of UNX Now (Jeff Piejak) and American Ninja Warrior superstar Ethan Swanson. They discuss the ins and outs of the UNX Now […]

    ANP238 – Ninja Drama and Offseason

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2019 22:08


    Rich and Bijan take a breather as they prepare for the offseason. They take a look at some Instagram drama in the ninja community, take a first look at a […]

    ANP237 – ANW11 Stage 5 Ninja Awards

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2019 68:07


    Rich and Bijan are joined by Taran and Lita from Reality TV RhapUps and Travis from ANW Fantasy to present the 3rd Annual Stage 5 Ninja Awards for American Ninja […]

    ANP236 – ANW11 Stage5 Ninja Award Nominees

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2019 41:42


    Rich and Bijan announce the nominees for this year’s Stage 5 Ninja Awards for American Ninja Warrior. Winners will be selected by votes from ANW content creators next week, and […]

    ANP235 – ANW11 Vegas Finale

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2019 59:29


    Rich and Bijan cover the epic season 11 finale of American Ninja Warrior! An unprecedented 21 athletes tackled the course, and we talk about all the exciting results that came […]

    ANP234 – ANW11 Vegas Finals Stage 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2019 69:46


    Rich and Bijan cover the not-easy-but not-very-time-sensitive-and-surprisingly-doable Stage 2 of American Ninja Warrior for Season 11. Ninjas featured in this episode include Dan Polizzi, Mathis Kid Owhadi, Karson Voiles, Nate […]

    ANP233 – ANW11 Vegas Finals Week 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2019 59:34


    Rich and Bijan complete their coverage of America Ninja Warrior Stage 1 runs in Vegas, with more shocking falls and an overlooked Tire Run obstacle does a lot of damage […]

    ANP232 – ANW11 Vegas Finals Week 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2019 72:01


    Rich and Bijan bask in the glory of the Vegas Finals of Season 11. We’ve lost a few of our favorite ninjas along the way, but there are many more […]

    ANP231 – ANW11 Cincinnati Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2019 65:31


    Rich and Bijan celebrate the return of GOOD American Ninja Warrior with an episode for the ages! The ANW11 Cincinnati Finals episode was full of heartwarming and real stories, along […]

    ANP230 – ANW11 Baltimore Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2019 39:37


    Rich and Bijan do their best to polish the turd that is the ANW11 Baltimore Finals. Angry Birds have nothing on the angry fans, as the ultimate ninja killer obstacle […]

    ANP229 – ANW11 Tacoma Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 55:37


    Rich and Bijan return to cover the Seattle/Tacoma city finals of American Ninja Warrior, and it is a weird one! Lots of unexpected falls at our first indoor competition. Ninjas […]

    ANP228 – ANW11 Oklahoma Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 44:22


    Rich and Bijan get to record LIVE and IN PERSON for the first time ever, as Rich makes a trip to sunny San Diego! Together they cover the American Ninja […]

    ANP227 – ANW11 Atlanta Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2019 51:52


    Rich and Bijan continue their American Ninja Warrior Season 11 coverage with the Atlanta City Finals. They also share big news of an exciting trip coming up next week! Ninjas […]

    ANP226 – ANW11 Los Angeles Finals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 20, 2019 54:26


    Rich and Bijan review the first City Finals course of ANW11! Los Angeles is always full of talented ninjas and this course really put them to the test. And for […]

    ANP225 – ANW11 Cincinnati Qualifiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2019 61:15


    Rich and Bijan return for more exciting coverage of American Ninja Warrior season 11 with the Cincinnati Qualifiers. Other than a disturbingly bad segment involving a cat, this episode had […]

    ANP224 – ANW11 Baltimore Qualifiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2019 45:18


    Rich and Bijan have slightly different views on this week’s episode of American Ninja Warrior that took place in Baltimore. The shame bell gets a real workout, as the episode […]

    ANP223 – ANW11 Seattle-Tacoma Qualifiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2019 64:30


    Rich and Bijan are blown away by this nearly All Star special city qualifiers in Seattle-Tacoma! Ninja runs in this episode include Rose Wetzel, Austin Gray, Jake Murray, Meagan Martin, […]

    ANP222 – ANW11 Oklahoma Qualifiers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2019 59:01


    Rich and Bijan return to American Ninja Warrior season 11 with the epic Oklahoma City Qualifiers, full of talented ninjas and amazing new obstacles. Ninja runs in this episode include […]

    ANP221 – ANW10 All Star Skills Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2019 39:19


    Rich and Bijan take the brief pause in ANW11 programming to jump back a few weeks and cover the Skill Challenge that preceded this season of American Ninja Warrior. Ninja […]

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