Drop Your Buffs

Sean Ross & Evan Ross Katz

Heralded by the Washington Post as being “ostensibly about ‘Survivor’”, in this podcast, veteran fan Sean Ross and quarantine newbie Evan Ross Katz take a very gay deep dive into all things SURVIVOR. With a uniquely queer lens, Drop Your Buffs takes a retrospective look at the greatest seasons, players and iconic moments from the reality show that started it all. Plus, we go straight to the source, interviewing legendary contestants of the game. But it doesn’t stop there. Evan and Sean also cover SURVIVOR-adjacent television, including THE TRAITORS, THE WHITE LOTUS and …AND JUST LIKE THAT.

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May 5, 2024 · 48 min
Survivor 46, Episode 10 “Run the Red Light” Recap
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 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 with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 29, 2024 · 43 min
Survivor 50 News & Speculation
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 us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Evan: @evanrosskatz Sean: @soda.pup This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 28, 2024 · 54 min
Survivor 46, Episode 9 “Spicy Jeff” Recap
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 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 with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 19, 2024 · 1 hr 1 min
Survivor 46, Episode 8 “Hide ’N Seek” Recap
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 Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Sean: @soda.pup Carolyn: @car0lynr0se This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 17, 2024 · 1 hr 2 min
Interview: Heidi Hamels
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/ 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 Heidi: @heidi_hamels This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 14, 2024 · 46 min
Survivor 46, Episode 7 “Episode Several” Recap
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 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 with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Apr 7, 2024 · 48 min
Survivor 46, Episode 6 “Cancel Christmas” Recap
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: @soda.pup This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 31, 2024 · 49 min
Survivor 46, Episode 5 “Tiki Man” Recap
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 Glover clip package in the New Era. 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 with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 24, 2024 · 48 min
Survivor 46, Episode 4 “Don’t Touch the Oven” Recap
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 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 with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 22, 2024 · 1 hr
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels Week 8 Recap
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. Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Sean: @soda.pup Ricard: @ricardfoye This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 17, 2024 · 45 min
Survivor 46, Episode 3 “Wackadoodles Win” Recap
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 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 with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 17, 2024 · 51 min
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels Week 7 Recap
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 the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Sean: @soda.pup Ricard: @ricardfoye This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 10, 2024 · 43 min
Survivor 46, Episode 2 “Scorpio Energy” Recap
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 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 with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 9, 2024 · 58 min
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels Week 6 Recap
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 Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Sean: @soda.pup Ricard: @ricardfoye This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Mar 1, 2024 · 1 hr 17 min
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels Week 5 Recap
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: @soda.pup Ricard: @ricardfoye This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 29, 2024 · 1 hr 10 min
Survivor 46, Episode 1 “This is Where the Legends are Made” Recap
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 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 with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 25, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels Week 4 Recap
Ricard is joined by three time Survivor player and icon Kelley Wentworth to break down everything that happened on episodes 10-12 of Australian Survivor Titans V Rebels! They're talking about a twist-heavy week with battles raging between the OG Titans and the OG Rebels, Aileen playing from the bottom, the ongoing standoff between Kirby and Feras and the crash and burn of Hurricane Kelli. Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content. Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Ricard: @ricardfoye Kelley: @kelleywentworth This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 19, 2024 · 1 hr 24 min
The Traitors US 2, Episode 8 Recap with Sandra Diaz-Twine
Evan is joined by two-time Survivor winner and iconic faithful Sandra Diaz-Twine to talk episode 8 of The Traitors! Sandra is giving us insight into the banishment of a fellow queen and dives into her entire game on The Traitors while also touching down on some key Survivor moments. Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for our Traitors coverage and more exclusive content. Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Evan: @evanrosskatz Sandra: @sassysdt This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 15, 2024 · 1 hr 7 min
Australian Survivor: Titans V Rebels Week 3 Recap
Sean and Ricard are back to recap episodes 7-9 of Survivor AU: Titans V Rebels! We're talking about the tribe swap which found our beloved V's separated, the ongoing drama amongst the middle aged mafia, Caroline and Kitty's big blindside, Mark's subsequent failed shot at Caroline, the emergence of Scotti, another thwarted big move from Aileen and, of course, Feras V Kirby. Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for exclusive content. Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Sean: @soda.pup Ricard: @ricardfoye This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe
Feb 11, 2024 · 21 min
Interview: Parvati Shallow talks The Traitors (with Dan Gheesling and Phaedra Parks)
Evan sits down with Parvati Shallow to talk about her time on The Traitors! Plus, she talks about seeing Sandra for the first time at the castle and who should cast on season 3. Dan Gheesling also joins in on the interview and we hear from Parvati superfan-turned-friend, the iconic Sarah Michelle Gellar. And Phaedra Parks talks about her relationship with Parvati. It's a jam-packed 20 minutes! Subscribe to Drop Your Buffs on Patreon for our Traitors coverage and more exclusive content. Join the conversation! Find us on Instagram: Drop Your Buffs: @dropyourbuffspod Sean: @soda.pup Parvati: @pshallow This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit dropyourbuffs.substack.com/subscribe