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Evan is joined by Survivor legend Sophie Clarke to recap the premiere of Survivor 47! We're talking about entering a new chapter of the New Era, reacting to this new cast, discussing the commercial breaks, season 50, celebrity Survivor players, Andy's meltdown and, of course, Jeff.    Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop...

We are wrapping up our Patreon-exclusive rewatch of Survivor: San Juan Del Sure with an interview with the infamous thirst trapper himself! And to celebrate, we're making this Patreon episode available on the main feed! We are bringing you the long awaited Reed Kelly interview. We're rehashing our beef, talking about the Reed Kelly thirst trap industrial complex, playing with Josh, LGBTQ+ represen...

We're welcoming Survivor Know-It-All Stephen Fishbach to the podcast! We're talking about Stephen's surprising history with Evan Ross Katz, his decision to return for Second Chance, Survivor's move from casting recruits to superfans, how podcasts can influence the show, his relationship with Courtney Yates, how he finds the silver lining in the New Era, why he wouldn't play again, the move away fr...

We're welcoming Survivor 46 runner-up Charlie Davis to the podcast! Charlie is giving his hot takes on the Drop Your Buffs coverage of season 46, talking about his relationship with Maria after her (now infamous) vote for Kenzie to win, recalling moments that were left on the cutting room floor and talking about how to deal with toxic fandoms. Plus, we put Charlie to task and had him cast season 5...

A new Traitors cast just dropped and we had to hop on the mics to talk about it! We're walking through what we know about each and every one of this new crop of Traitors and Faithfuls. Plus, we're hearing from you about why the players in our blindspots are iconic.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @drop...

We're putting a big buff-turned-bow on Survivor 46 by answering all of your burning questions about the season. We're talking about post-season drama, Liz's million-dollar-strategy, making good TV, Survivor's resurgence in popularity, fashion in the New Era, Survivor's kindness statement, Traitors casting rumors, where Kenzie ranks as a winner and who deserves a second chance. We're also talking a...

We've reached the end of Survivor 46 and we're breaking down everything that happened in the finale, talking about our latest winner and the journey to the end.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Evan: @evanrosskatz Sean: @soda.pup This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this...

We're diving into everything that went down in the penultimate episode of Survivor 46. We're talking an unprecedented string of players going home with idols in their pockets, Ben's ongoing night terrors, Kenzie's empathic potential winner arc, Maria's late game star turn, the continued missed opportunity to bring in loved ones and returning possibilities for the remaining players.   Subscribe to...

We're back to break down the latest episode of Survivor 46. We're bidding farewell to our favorite messy little friend, talking about Q's fading star, Kenzie's rising star, Maria's big mistake, Charlie's cold feet with Venus, who could win the jury vote and some great low-key character moments.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find us on Ins...

We're diving straight into the iconic Liz/Applebee's meltdown and its place in Survivor history. Plus we're talking about a critical moment from the reward that was left on the cutting room floor, Q's decision making, Venus' sudden disappearance, Liz's path forward in the game, Maria's power move and the misguided urge to blindside your number 1.    Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for excl...

We're calling an emergency meeting to talk about Jeff's announcement of an all-returning players Season 50 of Survivor. We're discussing the early announcement, the fan feedback, the likelihood of Old School, New School and New Era makeup of the cast and talking through who we would like to see return.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find u...

The newly betrothed Evan Ross Katz is back and we're spending 20 minutes recapping his iconic wedding before moving on to discuss another wild episode of Survivor 46. We're talking spicy Jeff, popcorn at tribal, Q's ongoing chaos, the return of an iconic endurance challenge, Charlie's smile, Kenzie's vibration between starless rising and star and the ideal winner amongst the final 8.   Subscribe t...

Sean is joined by Carolyn Wiger to break down everything that happened in Episode 8 of Survivor 46. We’re talking about Carolyn’s love for Ben, Q’s Star edit, the shaky Journey 6, the return of the pole hanging challenge and Venus’ star power. Plus we play the longest game of Star or Starless yet.    Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find us on...

Old School legend Heidi Hamels is joining us to talk about her experience on Survivor: The Amazon! Heidi is catching us up on her amazing life post-Survivor, talking about her relationship with Jenna, her portrayal on the show, reality vs Reality TV, the rough survival elements in her season and whether or not she'd play again.   Check out Heidi's work in Malawi at https://www.upliftmalawi.org/ Su...

We're back to talk Episode Several of Survivor 46. We're diving into the enigma of Liz Wilcox, bringing back Star or Starless, Q's complex edit, Tevin's chances at the end game and some iconic visuals from Venus, Charlie and Kenzie. We're also begging Jeff to let endurance challenges be endurance challenges. Plus we're teasing an upcoming Survivor alum interview!   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on...

Survivor 46 has reached the mergatory and we're breaking down the episode. Sean is eating crow on his winner prediction, we're talking about Venus' star turn, questioning the "risk" of Beware Advantages and talking winner edits.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Evan: @evanrosskatz Sean...

We're back with our latest complaints about Survivor 46! We're Cha-Chaing into the beginning of a post-Bhanu Survivor 46, talking about the formatting of the 90 minute episodes, New Era "record" setting, Survivor trivia, the ease of finding beware idols, the watering down of Journeys, the editors gooning over idol hunts, the ousting of Jem over Ben and a missed opportunity to include a Helen Glove...

We're back to recap the latest installment in Survivor 46. We're talking about the Bhanu Show and the unprecedented screen time Bhanu received in his 4 episodes of Survivor, the undercurrent of music on Survivor 46, the reward challenge conundrum Survivor has found itself in and a no-vote Tribal. We're also touching down on Evan's Traitors UK 2 journey.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon fo...

Sean and Ricard are back to talk about the end game of an incredible season of Australian Survivor. We're talking about the final showdown between the Titans and Rebels, breaking down the untimely demise of Kirby, Feras' multiple final 3 deals, another torturous but iconic final immunity challenge and a feisty Final Tribal Council.    Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content....

We're back to talk about another rough episode of Survivor 46! We're talking about the ongoing flopping of the Yanu tribe, Bhanu as an agent of chaos, what exactly a mermaid is, Q's high school trauma, whether wackadoodles can win Survivor, a head-scratching med-evac and what the show could do to replace an early med-evac.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the...

Sean and Ricard are back to talk episodes 19-21 of Survivor AU Titans V Rebels. We're diving into Alex's big spa day flub, Kirby's back-to-back immunity wins when she needed them most, Kirby and Feras' outlook on the final 2, Caroline's great (albeit failed) plan for the hidden immunity idol and speculating about the end game.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join...

We're back to talk about what's wrong with Survivor 46. We're diving into a very overstuffed episode 2 and talking about the chaotic dynamics on the Yanu tribe, Jess being framed as "quirky",  Soda and Tevin giving final 2 energy, an unlikely alliance between Venus and Randen, why it's too early to identify villains and making early comparisons to past players.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Pa...

Sean and Ricard are back to talk episodes 16-18 of Survivor AU Titans V Rebels. We're talking about Kirby's blindside of Aileen to get closer to Feras, Kitty's attempt to turn on Caroline, some spicy Tribal Councils and Raymond's Oscar worthy performance and advantage play.   Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buf...

Sean and Ricard are back together to recap episodes 13-15 of Titans V Rebels. We're talking about the merge, two huge rewards, Caroline vs Mark, Caroline vs Valeria and some very fluid voting blocks. Plus, we briefly touch down on Survivor 46.    Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content.   Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Sean: @s...

Sean and Evan are back to complain about the latest entry in Survivor's New Era. We're talking about our initial reactions to the Survivor 46 premiere, our hope for a starless rising season, Jeff's introduction to the new cast, the return of Sweat vs Savvy, the dynamics of each of the tribes, a new Journey game, the flame out of our newest first boot and a timely Parvati segment.   Subscribe to Dr...