We are welcoming a true Old School legend to the pod, Kathy Vavrick-O’Brien of Survivor: Marquesas and Survivor: All-Stars! We talk to Kathy about how she got on Survivor’s fourth season, the brutal survival conditions in her seasons, her broken final two deal with Vecepia, how her relationship with Boston Rob was impacted by All-Stars, the state of the game today and whether she would return to play in the Legends season! Plus she tells us what Richard Hatch smuggled into All-Stars and all the graphic details of how he did it. 

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Interview: Kathy Vavrick-O’Brien

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​​.

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Survivor 46, Episode 8 “Hide ’N Seek” Recap

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/
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Interview: Heidi Hamels

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!


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Survivor 46, Episode 7 “Episode Several” 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.
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Survivor 46, Episode 6 “Cancel Christmas” 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.

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Interview: Kathy Vavrick-O’Brien

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