Scott Survives Survivor

We are here this morning with episode 5 And I gotta tell you it is quite a ride Gabe ain't willing to stick to the eight How's that working? I'd say not great Society! Crumbling! Maraamu is taking everything They're a small tribe, but they have pride And they're forcing Rotu to start playing the game

It's time for the second iteration of the tribe swap, and this one is just as alarming as the one in Africa was. We talk all about the new tribe dynamics, including the drastic shift in Rob's and Sean's power from Maraamu to Rotu. We also discuss whether Maraamu's chances are any better now than they were pre-swap. 

The Robfather is born! Scott and Brandon discuss Rob's strategy on Maraamu, along with the unprecedented number of injuries sustained over at Rotu. Will Rotu be able to avoid Tribal Council forever?

Episode 2 of the season brings the newest eating challenge, and "our brother from Boston" struggles mightily. We have our first Survivor radio show, potential for our first legitimate Survivor relationship, and an awkward bribery at Rotu from Kathy. *Ramona Gray and Gervase Peterson were on Pagong together in Survivor: Borneo. We only mentioned Nick Brown and Alicia Calaway being together in Survi...

Survivor is back to the beach, and we are back with another season of podcasting! A season premiere episode means that we get Scott's first winner pick for Survivor: Marquesas, and Brandon adds a twist to the segment in this episode that leads to an interesting result. Get those ear holes ready to listen to our coverage of episode 1 of Survivor: Marquesas!

It's time for our third reunion episode and third special guest! Kinsey Tucker joins us to talk about the Survivor: Africa reunion and the season as a whole. We give our thoughts on the beans incident, Kim's decision to bring Ethan to the end, and Bryant Gumbel's increasingly creepy questions. Plus, don't miss Scott and Kinsey squaring off in our second round of Survivor Trivia! *Small correction:...

After an intense argument between two alliances members, the four remaining original Boran members are finally forced to vote against each other. Will Scott get his wish and see Lex defeated? We also find out if Scott's final four winner pick can make it to the end and win the jury vote.

We begin this episode of the podcast with a shocking reveal from Scott about his winner pick before talking about the 13th episode of Survivor: Africa. As the last remaining Samburu, T-Bird appears to be in a lot of trouble up against the four original Borans. Was her strategy enough to save her?

The remaining castaways enjoy a family-based reward challenge, and one of them has a little too much fun on the ensuing reward. One player dominates in the immunity challenge, leaving others in their alliance exposed. Will there be enough of a push to turn the tide at the final six Tribal Council? Plus, it was an exciting week for Brandon, as he and his wife got to be on a podcast with one of the...

The final seven Survivor: Africa contestants enjoy a food auction and a story about the Samburu warrior's life. We discuss T-Bird's position in the game, along with which player is lined up to win at this point, and Scott immediately regrets a bold statement about barbecue.

Lex received four votes at the last Tribal Council, but Brandon's flip saved him. How will Lex and his Boran alliance deal with this additional layer of loyalty to Brandon? At the reward challenge, a most unlikely pair get to enjoy date night together.

Lex has three days to find out who voted for him at the last Tribal Council; what are his methods, and will he succeed? On the flip side, we track whether T-Bird is able to camouflage well-enough and avoid Lex's graphic intensions for the person who sided with Clarence.

It's the Survivor: Africa merge, but it's not quite what we have become accustomed to through two seasons of the show. Scott and Brandon discuss the immunity challenge's sidebar conversations, musical number, and tiebreaker game of rock-paper-scissors. Then, it is time to dig into the first post-merge vote of the season and learn our first two Swahili words!

On Boran, the contestants debate the age-old question as they prepare for what they think is an approaching merge. Samburu becomes Sam-Dew-ru at the reward challenge; will the extra food help them hit their mark for immunity?

In this episode, the Survivor: Africa contestants experience the first twist in Survivor history. How will the new tribe dynamics affect the vote order? We talk a lot about Silas' position in the game and his obsession with "the colors!" On Samburu, Lindsey is thankful for her knowledge of the Bush Survival Guide when she finds a tick in an unfortunate spot on her body. The episode of firsts conti...

Samburu continues to be Survivor's most divided tribe to this point, as Lindsey comes back to camp "pumped" about having been singled out as the youth to receive votes at Tribal Council. Linda does not appreciate Lindsey's attitude and shows a new side of her personality to the tribe in response. On Boran, Tom tries to climb a palm tree, and Kim Johnson worries about being the potential next perso...

It's night 6 in Kenya, and Boran has a lion's share of dangers to deal with after voting out Jessie. We learn about the many possible methods of dealing with big cats, and Scott discusses another unexplored method. Samburu's biggest problem is the generation gap, and neither side seems particularly worried about only having four alliance members on a tribe of eight. The tribes have much different...

After the night 3 Tribal Council, Clarence needs to do some damage control to improve his standing with the other Boran members. On Samburu, Silas finds himself between the younger alliance of three and the older alliance of four. Where do his true loyalties lie? At this week's immunity challenge, the contestants witness an unfamiliar ritual and drink an equally unfamiliar concoction. Listen to Wh...

Scott and Brandon start the Survivor: Africa journey, discussing bomas, beans, and boiling water. Scott is introduced to the 16 new castaways who will do battle in Kenya for the next 39 days, and he makes his official season 3 winner pick! It's Clarence vs. the world on Boran after the beans incident, and Tom has some harsh and unfair words for the high school basketball coach. At Samburu, Frank d...

We have a special guest, Maggie "Mag Dog" Stack, with us to help digest the Australian Outback reunion and season as a whole. Will she be able to take down Scott in some season 2 trivia? It has been a long break between episodes, which gave Scott time to learn an impressive new skill! We also take a quick look at where Survivor is going for its 3rd season, and Scott gets some expert advice on how...

We can't believe it, but the second Survivor competition has come to a close, and it remains, to this day, a shocking ending for new viewers. Where did the second place finisher go wrong? Does our newest winner unseat Richard Hatch as the best winner thus far? How do the first two seasons stack up with each other? You'll have to listen to hear Brandon and Scott discuss the answers to those questio...

The final reward challenge is here, and it is the biggest, most camping-ready reward Survivor has seen yet. The winner gets to spend the night in their new tent-on-wheels, but they will not be alone. Keith, however, is spending a lot of time alone these days. Is he simply thinking about the game and of home, or does he have more devious plans for his solitary walks? Scott is here with all the answ...

It's time for the family reward, and it comes with many surprises, but the biggest surprise of all was for Peas, or was it Carrots? Who are these vegetables, you ask? You'll have to listen to the episode to find out! Later, Colby targets a fellow contestant with his unmatched nicknaming talents, and we find out what Elisabeth calls Rodger. Who will remain into the final four?

After a month in the Outback, the six remaining contestants are feeling slightly more hopeful now that they have enough rice to get them through the rest of the game, but that hope is very short lived. Find out what terrible surprise awaits them at camp after the reward challenge and which Survivor feels like they are a leg down politically after their reward victory. At Tribal Council, Rodger and...

It's auction time in the Outback, which gives our seven remaining contestants a few fleeting moments of joy before they return to their rice-less reality at Barramundi. Before Tribal Council, Barramundi welcomes an unexpected but much appreciated visitor, despite the "taker" half of his role. We discuss whether Scott would pay more than Amber did for river water, the difficulties of catching grass...