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We're checking the tree mail we've received throughout the year and answering all of your burning questions about Survivor, The White Lotus and The Traitors. Plus we're spilling the latest Survivor O…

We're wrapping up our Survivor 43 coverage with a recap of the very rough season finale. We're talking about the final 5's trip to a new island, the long-awaited reveal of Jeanine's stolen idol, Owen…

We're breaking down the climactic finale of season 2 of The White Lotus as we recap episode 7. We talk about a very tragic and epic death of a beloved character, the transformation of Ethan and Harpe…

We're back talking about the penultimate episode of Survivor 43! We're talking Jesse's big move, the targeting of women and the value of iced coffee. Plus, we're making our final winner predictions.

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We're welcoming the iconic Parvati Shallow, winner of Survivor: Micronesia, back to the podcast. We catch up with Parvati, get her thoughts on The White Lotus, the new era of Survivor and the gamepla…

Better late than never, we are diving into Season 2 of Survivor alum Mike White's The White Lotus. We're sharing our thoughts and theories on this season's mysteries, relating the White Lotus themes …

We're back recapping the latest episode of Survivor 43. We're getting to the bottom of what's making the new era not-so-iconic, talking about the return of a classic Survivor challenge, spewing consp…

We're back to recap the latest episode of Survivor 43. We're breaking down the power of letters from home, a big come-from-behind win, a full storied strategy and vote and, as always, the problem wit…

We're back to break down a double elimination episode of Survivor 43. We're talking about Sami's cross-tribal alliances, Karla's challenge beast era, Noelle's big move and a much-needed fight between…

We're breaking down a very old-school episode of Survivor, talking about an unbreakable majority alliance, a goop-y idol reveal, Sami's winner edit, Cassidy's valiant attempt to flip the vote and a d…

We're "officially" merged and we have a wild episode to discuss. We're talking about the supersized challenge, Cody peaking in high school, Gabler's dedications, the return of Knowledge is Power and …

We're talking about the merge(ish) episode including Survivor 43's editing flourishes, Gabler's chaotic (yet effective?) gameplay, Elie's spectacular downfall, and the lack of insight we got about th…

Legendary Drop Your Buffs voicemailer Mary Johnson joins Sean to break down the latest episode of Survivor 43, which we have re-titled to Boat-hemian Rhapsody. This episode is all about acting, actin…

Survivor: David vs Goliath's Gabby Pascuzzi is chatting with Drop Your Buffs about helping to bring Survivor out of its flop era. We're talking about the unprecedented conditions she played in, how t…

Sean is joined by the legend in a blue bikini herself to break down the latest episode of Survivor 43. We're talking about Gabler's unconventional blankets, Cody's edit, camp raids and paranoia. We a…

The Survivor 43 pre-merge game continues with some questionable strategy on the Baka tribe, some bead bartering on the Coco tribe and some losing on the Vesi tribe. We're talking about the pitfalls o…

We are rewatching and recapping the series premiere of Survivor, going all the way back to Borneo! We're gushing over this cinematic, if at times haphazard, masterpiece and talking about why it made…

Or "What is going on with Survivor 43?" We're talking Survivor's 90 minute episode in which we get a slew of sob stories and a reminder of the alliance breakdown on each of the tribes. Plus we're tal…

We are rewatching and recapping the series premiere of Survivor, going all the way back to Borneo! We're gushing over this cinematic, if at times haphazard, masterpiece and talking about why it made …

We're back for a brand new season of Survivor. We're recapping this huge 2-hour premiere and talking about nods to Survivor history and ongoing changes in the new era. We're also dissecting our all-n…