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#369
Yesterday · 12 min
369: Survivor 51 Exit Interview: 4th Player Out
SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the latest episode of Survivor 51, including the eliminated player. Patt Cannaday, the latest player voted out of Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the blindside that sent her home and the "weird energy" at Tribal Council. She reflects on staying "stone faced" as the votes were read, what she wanted to do once the merge hit, and the "cracks" in her five-person alliance. Patt also addresses her conversations with swing votes Lewis and Carter, explains why she kept Jelly's idol "locked down," and finally answers what happened to her pants. Note: Sharon is traveling, so Jacob from The Exclusive team hosts this one.
#368
Yesterday · 11 min
368: Survivor 51 Exit Interview: 3rd Player Out
SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the latest episode of Survivor 51, including the eliminated player. Rob Antonson, the latest player to leave Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the leg injury that ended his game and the debate over whether he quit or was medevaced. He reflects on keeping the injury from his tribe from day 3, the "silent killer" risk of an infection, and why he's "calling it a medevac." Rob also addresses his conversation with Jeff Probst, explains handing his idol to Carter on the way back from Tribal, and walks through his day 5 plan to save Eric and why he thinks "the super fans got to go." Note: Sharon is traveling, so Jacob from The Exclusive team hosts this one.
#368
Yesterday · 1 hr 4 min
368: Beau Beasley Looks Back on Big Brother 6
It's been 21 years since Big Brother 6, and Beau Beasley is finally joining the Memory Wall. Beau looks back on how Ivette brought him into casting, why his own alliance voted him out, the Rachel eviction he regrets, and his role in backdooring Kaysar after Pressure Cooker. He also talks about his drunken fight with Janelle and how they became close friends after the show, where things stand with Ivette today, the Napa jury house during Hurricane Katrina, and being edited into a conversation he wasn't part of.
#367
Sunday · 1 hr 18 min
367: Survivor 51 Week 2 Recap: Phillip Solomon on Rob's Idol Plan & Brady's Thumb
Phillip Solomon, who played Deal or No Deal Island Season 2, joins The Exclusive to break down Survivor 51 Episode 2 and Ana Sani's vote-out. The fitness instructor and former middle school teacher reflects on Rob's plan to "make history" at Tribal Council, Eric's improv, and Brady's injury, which he calls "a masterclass in just a spiraling man." Phillip also explains why Alexis's move against Ana was a "victimless crime," why he's high on Jelly and Kristin, and why he thinks two tribes work better for the open era. Plus: his take on the Big Brother 28 finale, Rick Devens' win, and the Celebrity Traitors cast.
#366
October 2 · 10 min
366: Big Brother 28 Finale Interview With Rick Devens
SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner. Rick Devens, the winner of Big Brother 28 and America's Favorite Houseguest, joins The Exclusive to break down his 6-1 jury win over Taylor Brown and how he got there after saying he'd never play the game. The Survivor 50 alum addresses his final Head of Household decision to cut Drew Campbell, who still voted for him, and whether he'd have been able to cut Dee the same way. He also responds to Dee revealing how close she came to voting him out over a joke about the Mallory vote, and says whether he'd play Big Brother again.
#365
October 2 · 9 min
365: Big Brother 28 Finale Interview With Drew Campbell
SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner. Drew Campbell, who finished third on Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down Rick Devens' final Head of Household decision to take Taylor Brown to the final two and his own jury vote for Devens. The Beast Games alum reflects on how he thinks he'd have done against Devens or Taylor, whether he'd have cut Devens himself, and keeping Devens over Dee at final four. Drew also addresses his bond with Melody and where it goes outside the house, the Coin of Destiny theory he set off online, Yash's claim that he'd have outlasted him in the Pressure Cooker, and finishing top three for America's Favorite Houseguest.
#365
October 2 · 12 min
365: Big Brother 28 Finale Interview With Taylor Brown
SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner. Taylor Brown, the runner-up of Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down the 6-1 jury vote and the finale-eve conversation that convinced Rick Devens to take her to the final two. She reflects on Yash's vote for Devens and whether she highlighted her late competition wins enough, including the Part 1 win that cut across the plan Devens and Drew Campbell had for the final Head of Household. Taylor also addresses keeping Dee over Angela, whether she'd have cut Devens if she'd won the final HOH, how she thinks she'd have done against Drew, and whether she'd play Big Brother again.
#362
October 1 · 49 min
362: Big Brother Legend Chicken George Looks Back on Season 1 & All-Stars
26 years after Big Brother 1, Chicken George Boswell joins host Sharon Tharp for her Legends Only series to look back on the season that started it all and his return for All-Stars. He tells his casting story, from $15.87 at the post office to the Beavis and Butt-Head shirt in the CBS boardroom, and the chicken suit run around the country that followed the show. George also talks about how much he keeps up with Big Brother today and whether he'd go back for a legends season, even if he's "not doing Naked and Afraid."
#364
October 1 · 10 min
364: Survivor 51 Exit Interview: Ana on the Decoy Vote & Rob's Self-Vote
Ana Sani, the second player voted out of Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the 6–4 Savu vote that blindsided her and the scramble that came before it. The voice actress reflects on realizing she was "circling the drain" once her conversation with Alexis got around, floating Kristin as the decoy vote before putting her own name out, and watching Rob try to vote himself out at Tribal Council. Ana also explains why she leaned on Rob and Carter, who were "clear as water" with her, what the popcorn moment was really about, and why she'd play again: "I had so much game to give."
#363
September 29 · 1 hr 22 min
363: The Traitors Season 6 Cast Assessment With BB25's Cory & America
Cory Wurtenberger and America Lopez of Big Brother 25 join The Exclusive to break down the newly announced cast of The Traitors Season 6 and who's most likely to end up in the turret. The couple sizes up the Housewives trio of Cynthia Bailey, Gizelle Bryant, and Bronwyn Newport, what Joey Graziadei, JaNa Craig, and Kristin Chenoweth bring to the castle, and how their friend Jag Bains will handle the Roundtable alongside Taylor Hale, Q Burdette, Michele Fitzgerald, and Rachel Robinson. Cory also explains who fits the "flameout traitor" slot on this cast, and America makes the case that Jag is a "yapper" who can get along with anybody. Both pick their three ideal Traitors and their winner.
#361
September 28 · 49 min
361: Big Brother 28 Finale Week Recap: Jun Song & Danielle Reyes on Devens, Drew & Taylor
Big Brother 4 winner Jun Song and Big Brother 3 runner-up Danielle Reyes join The Exclusive to break down finale week of Big Brother 28 and the final three of Devens, Drew and Taylor. The two former finalists look back on their own last days in the house, why Jun wants to "switch the live feeds to the jury house," and Danielle's one regret from her jury Q&A, that she "didn't stand up for my game." They go through each finalist's path to the win, Taylor's strategy of "becoming a rug in the room," the jury segment with Angela and Melody, and how the votes could shake out. Jun and Danielle also get into Survivor players in the Big Brother house, a season with "a lot of liars," and their picks for America's Favorite Player.
#360
September 25 · 9 min
360: Big Brother 28 Exit Interview: Dee Valladares on Why She Wouldn't Have Cut Devens
Dee Valladares, the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down the final four veto and her relationship with Drew, the houseguest she calls "my little weasel." The Survivor 45 winner reflects on why she wouldn't have cut Devens, the one moment she did consider it, and why she feels "so proud of the game I played." Dee also explains how watching Big Brother 16 and Angela Murray's season changed her mind about playing ("I drank the Kool-Aid") and whether she'd say yes if Big Brother called again.
#358
September 25 · 10 min
358: The Traitors: New Blood Exit Interview: Xavier on Being an Accomplice, Targeting Katie
Xavier Scruggs, the second player murdered on The Traitors: New Blood, joins The Exclusive to break down his shot at the turret as an accomplice and the offense-first strategy that had him throwing Katie under the bus. The former MLB player and analyst reflects on why he wanted to "show characteristics of a traitor," what he wishes he'd said to the Traitors, and his reaction to finding out Joe and Tomica were in the turret. Xavier also explains why the Traitors "wouldn't have been able to control" him, how he found the death warrant book "within a couple of minutes," and why he's "coming back at some point."
#359
September 24 · 1 hr 31 min
359: Survivor 51 Episode 1 Recap: Genevieve Mushaluk on That 'Electric' First Tribal
Genevieve Mushaluk, who played Survivor 47 and Survivor 50, joins The Exclusive to break down the Survivor 51 premiere and the first live Tribal Council of the Open Era. Watching in "fan mode," she reflects on the marooning, the idol on Exile Island she calls "hugely overpowered," and the return of the coin flip, asking "why would you ever flip that coin?" if your odds of staying are better than 50-50. Genevieve also explains why Devin's campaign to save Aaliyah was "such a red flag" to her as a player, why Jenna and Patt stood out, and why she thinks Aaliyah went home "through very little fault of her own." Plus: her take on the Survivor alums on Big Brother 28 and The Traitors.
#357
September 24 · 4 min
357: Big Brother 28 Exit Interview: Melody Morris Addresses Drew Romance
Melody Morris, the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down her final campaign to stay and her decision to renominate Yash after Devens won the veto on her HOH. She reflects on the Mosh Pit, the alliance with the Icons she calls "a total sham," her close bond with Drew, and the one thing she wishes she'd done differently: "win more competitions." Melody also explains why she has "absolutely no regret" about the renom, and says she would play Big Brother "every single summer for the rest of my life."
#357
September 24 · 10 min
357: Survivor 51 Exit Interview: Aaliyah Reveals What We Missed at Tribal
Aaliyah Puglia, the first player voted out of Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the premiere's live Tribal Council and the Shot in the Dark she was always going to play. She reflects on walking into Tribal feeling it was "70% me," the challenge she says set Toca behind, and the whisper from Jenna to Brady and Kilby that made her the target. Aaliyah also explains why she had her "hands in a lot of different jars" without locking anyone in, what Devin and Jelly's "10 toes down" votes meant to her, and why she wants to change the idea that going out first is embarrassing: "The worst thing that can happen is to never play at all."
#355
September 24 · 1 hr 8 min
355: Michele Noonan Ross Looks Back on Big Brother 11
Seventeen years after Big Brother 11, Dr. Michele Noonan Ross joins the Memory Wall to look back on the season she won more competitions in than anyone else, and to "set the record straight on what I actually did after the house." The neuroscientist and drug-policy researcher walks through the casting call that found her — a Craigslist ad looking for "a nerdy girl for reality TV," answered from a postdoc job she had already quit — the job lie production outed on day one, and why a house that watched her take four competitions still decided she was, in Ronnie's words, "the worst human being he had ever met." Michele also revisits the Coup d'etat vote that sent Jesse home, the jury vote she would cast differently today, the sparkly devil horns she packed in her suitcase for her eviction speech, and her career since the show. Plus: why she "didn't throw a single comp," what seventeen years of rewatching changed about how she sees Natalie's game, and whether she would ever play again.
#351
September 23 · 15 min
351: The Amazing Race 39: Phil Keoghan Previews Express Pass Twist, Teases Season 40
Phil Keoghan, the host of The Amazing Race since its 2001 premiere, joins The Exclusive ahead of the Season 39 premiere to break down the all-new Express Pass twist and the show's first trip to Albania. He explains why handing every team a pass "took away some of the predictability of the stronger teams always winning a leg," why casting made a concerted push for the "very strong women" who define this season, and what it means to be sitting on country number 99 with a 40th season in sight. Keoghan also talks about the racers he loves most — the "wide-eyed and enthusiastic" teams from small-town America who have never owned a passport — the 25th anniversary that "snuck up on us," and where he lands on the celebrity-season idea that Hacks put back in the conversation. Plus the Albanian Cold War bunkers that have been turned into cafes and museums, why the starting line moved to Vancouver, and the live U-turn vote he wants more of.
#356
September 22 · 44 min
356: Big Brother 28 Week 11 Recap: Josh Martinez on Dee's Best Path to Win
Big Brother 19 winner Josh Martinez joins Sharon to break down Week 11 of Big Brother 28, from Taylor's HOH to the final four decision potentially facing his close friend Dee. Josh walks through the one piece of advice he gave her before the game, why he thinks she has to cut Devens and cut him sooner rather than later, and why Devens' "way too trusting" read of the house could hand him the "biggest blindside of the season." He explains what he believes it takes to win a final jury speech — "own your game," even the parts that make you the villain — and what Drew and Taylor each need to say if they get to the end. Josh also gets into Drew's chaotic run and whether it adds up to winner equity, Yash's slow-burn game and the one thing he wishes he'd done differently and the Survivor versus Big Brother debate. Plus, his read on Jag, Taylor and Michele heading into The Traitors castle.
#354
September 21 · 11 min
354: The Traitors: New Blood Exit Interview: Madeline Sets the Record Straight on Kriste's Accusation
Madeline Kostopulos, the first player banished from The Traitors: New Blood, joins The Exclusive to break down the accusation that took her out at the first Roundtable and what she actually said about Kim. She reflects on a "genuine blindside" that no one in the castle warned her about, why she led her defense with "she must have misheard me" instead of a flat denial, and the moment she knew the accusation was the "nail in my coffin." Madeline also explains why she refused to "bend the knee" and apologize for something she says she didn't say, what Victor's vote meant to her, and how being read as a six-foot woman in a room shaped the way the group took her. She says the response since the episode aired has given her the justice she didn't get in the castle — and that she'd play again "1,000 times over."

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