Hey Julie! - Big Brother & Survivor Recaps

The BB28 premiere was...crazy, camp, messy and...good?! Brett & Danielle react to the absolute lunacy that was Thursday night's premiere episode, and they have to start with the end where Rachel Reilly was...thrown into a volcano by a velociraptor. Yes, that happened. We break down why Big Brother's turn towards the absurd has resulted in some positive momentum for the series, go throu...

It is officially BB28 time on Hey Julie . Brett & Danielle are back to go through the bios of all 14 new houseguests...plus those three other ones that are (un)officially waiting in the wings. We react to the new Big Brother Broveal on YouTube, Julie's odd house tour and our initial reactions to the new houseguests: who's cute, who's weird, who's come here to play, and who'...

BB28 Silly Szn has completely taken over the blogosphere. A leaked Chinese language sales deck has thrown the BB universe into a tizzy. There are rumors of a partial returners cast. People are doing forensic research on IG posts. It's crazytown out there and nothing is confirmed. Brett & Dani open the pod talking about the final full week of BB28 rumors, all of which are completely unsubst...

Brett & Danielle are back for a little double feature-as-a-podcast episode, as they break down the 21st century Steven Spielberg bookends of Disclosure Day and A.I.: Artificial Intelligence . First, they break down two trailers in Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning and the whale-eats-man tale Whalefall. For the rest of the show, they break down last weekend's sci-fi epic Disclosure Da...

Brett & Danielle are back in what will be the first of a stretch of episodes without Big Brother or Survivor news. So it's a pop culture grab-bag day! Brett chats about the puzzling conclusion of Euphoria , which re-centers the idea of who the stars of the show even are. They both talk about the 2025 documentary Predators , which documents the NBC news program To Catch a Predator, its mora...

Danielle & Brett break down Survivor 50 's big Wednesday night finale and they can't start anywhere but Jeff Probst spoiling the results of the fire-making challenge in front of America. An iconic Survivor moment happening before our eyes in real time. They chat through the entire three-hour show, but mostly the stupid stuff like: why did Aubry also win a car, is Joe the real winner be...

One more episode left to go in Survivor 50 and we're getting down to the final five castaways remaining. Unfortunately for fans of the show, Wednesday's penultimate episode sent home two fan favorites in Rick Devens and Cirie Fields. Brett & Danielle break down this week's episode, how it allowed both to go home without twists or any other chicanery and who we have left in Aubry, J...

Two more episodes of Survivor 50 to go and the endgame is taking shape. We said goodbye to Emily and Ozzy this week in a double tribal on one of the most electric episodes of the season. Also, Tiffany's immunity blunder, more psychotic behavior from fireman Joe and has Rizo become rizz-less? Later in this episode, we chat more about episodes 2-4 of Euphoria season 3, Dani watched Wuthering Hei...

After months of anticipation, MrBeast finally graced our television sets on Survivor 50 and... it wasn't terrible. Yes, sometimes a broken clock is right twice a day, and a twist can actually be fun and benefit players we like. That's what happened this week as Rick Devens flipped the MrBeast coin (I can't believe I'm typing those words) and made an electric 40-minute tribal one fo...

What a loaded episode today! Brett & Danielle kick off with a juicy episode of Survivor 50 that unfortunately saw the end of Christian at the hands of none other than Jimmy Fallon. Of course, a debate about twist fairness ensues, but more importantly, we discuss cooking rice, Emily Flippen's flippiness, Cirie's status, Jeff's challenge participation & more. Later in the episode...

Brett & Danielle are back with an all-new episode after Survivor 50 's shocking fake idol play on Wednesday night's episode. Yes, Chekhov's fake idol buried at the Tribal Council set did make an appearance in a wild play from Rick that may or may not have swayed a vote against Coach and Chrissy in a double-tribal twist that no one saw coming. We talk about the state of Survivor twi...

Brett & Danielle are back for another episode of Hey Jeff where they discuss Wednesday night's episode of Survivor 50 where Dee was sent home after some back and forth tussles with Coach and Jonathan over the 'right' way to play Survivor. Also, Coach's gameplay gets more erratic, Aubry's idol play is somewhat contentious and all of this leads us into tangents on lint traps,...

Jeff Probst introduced the newest Survivor twist with Wednesday night's bLoOd mOoN , and it sure did make the show's fandom go nuts...with rage. Brett & Danielle recap what was essentially a relatively rote (for New Era) Survivor triple-tribal that sent home Kamilla, Genevieve & Colby. Sure, three audience faves went home perhaps a bit too early, but on the other hand, who cares? I...

Brett & Danielle are back with more Survivor reactions from season 50. In the first true double-tribal of the season, Christian looked death in the face and laughed as he maneuvered his way out of an early exit and seemingly cozied up to Ozzy enough to oust Angelina. Meanwhile on another beach, Charlie's hatred of Rizo boiled over to the point where he looked like the king doofus. The Swif...

Was it the episode of Survivor that marked the beginning of the end? Brett & Danielle react to Wednesday's Survivor episode that featured the Zac Brown team reward that sent the fandom into a tizzy and revealed the rot at the core of Survivor production for so long. With even more celebrity cameos on the way for Season 50, has the show jumped the shark and is it possible to lose the good w...

Brett & Danielle are back to recap the third episode of Survivor 50 . Chaos Q? More like Chaos Emily. America's favorite neurotic queen, Financial Analyst Emily Flippen , returned with a vengeance, betrayed every single one of her tribemates and set off a domino effect of events that led to Q's ousting at Tribal Council. In Emily's defense, Q did tell Mike White to vote for him. So...

Survivor 50 is here and boy do we have a lot to talk about! Two tribal councils! A medi-vac! Coach's toe ring! It's all here! Brett & Dani break down the first two episodes, including Kyle's heartbreaking exit, Savannah's schtick just not having the same juice, the Coach/Ozzy dynamic, Rick & Christian's fake idol and yet again, another season of Cirie mist. We also take...

Brett & Danielle are back with another episode on the eve of Survivor 50 . #ButFirst, they must address the giant shirtless elephant in the room -- that is Dr. Abbott returning to The Pitt . They discuss S02E07 in which a Abbott, now also a cop, gets his scrubs back on and then immediately takes them off, gaining the attention of Drs. Al-Hashimi & Mohan. We're so back, baby. Next, in c...

Danielle & Brett have an impromptu meet up in San Francisco for a true face-to-face episode about a whole lot of nothing: thoughts on the bay area, Dani's trip to Alcatraz, general thoughts on The Pitt , spoiling Materialists, The Life of Chuck & more. Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky and submit your questions  ⁠⁠ @HeyJulieBB⁠⁠.bsky.social , our  ⁠⁠ Discord server ⁠⁠ , or email us  ⁠ heyjul...

Brett & Dani are back for another thrilling episode to keep you WARM while the temperature is SO COLD. First, Dani brings her concerns about the latest season of The Pitt to light. Is the show already losing its fastball after two episodes of season two? Later, they talk through the latest on what's happening with the current season of The Traitors . Put on your blue makeup and come with u...

Brett & Dani are back with more podcast to kick off the new year! It's TV/movie recap time as we wait for Survivor season 50. First up, The Pitt season 2 premiered this week! We talk about it all, including Dr. Robby's bike helmet & new possible romantic interest. Also, mystery baby! Later, we close the book on Pluribus season 1 and Chekov's atom bomb. Moving onto the cinema, B...

Brett & Danielle are back for the final podcast of the year, and unfortunately it starts on a sad note. The Big Brother community was shocked to learn of the passing of #BB27's Mickey Lee on Christmas. Brett & Dani remember what Mickey brought to the Big Brother house and mourn this tragic and surprising loss. Later, Brett shares his thoughts on the finale of Survivor 49 and the inclus...

We're BACK! After taking a mini break for the month of November, we've returned to your earholes with some movie & TV reviews in the bleak wintery downtime before Survivor 50 . Brett & Dani touch on the Dodgers-Blue Jays rivalry, light thoughts on Survivor 49 , Frankenstein, Pluribus, Wicked: For Good, Jay Kelly, Death By Lightning & more! Hope you didn't forget about us! B...

Brett & Danielle are back for a spooky Halloween episode in which the scariest thing is the friendship torn apart by international baseball strife. Yes, Brett's Los Angeles Dodgers are on the precipice of being squashed by Dani's Toronto Blue Jays, so we devote an inordinate amount of time to the conclusion of the World Series. Danielle asks many appropriate questions such as "why...

Dani & Brett are back with a post-BB27 grab bag of topics at only the beginning of the long Big Brother offseason. First, why are the paparazzi following Vinny the Lip? Can't we think of other things to do in society? Next, Brett recounts what happened on Survivor 49 this week as Jake was medically evacuated off the island in one of the most intense and harrowing situations ever seen on th...