Scott Survives Survivor

We've arrived at the Koror-only final six in Palau and get to discuss a surprising flip after a controversial reward challenge. Ian's revelation and resulting plan result in a last-minute switch-up that appears to have consequences reaching into the next episode.

In the Amazing Race, the penultimate episode finally sees the field trimmed to three teams, and Rob and Amber have our unwavering support heading into the finale.

It's a Survivor-only edition this time, in which we discuss the largely inevitable ouster of Steph after weeks of being on her own with only Koror members keeping her company. There was a slight window of opportunity, and we'll get into which contestant caused that window to close prematurely.

Janu is the star of this episode, vomiting, being exiled, and quitting all in a row. We also talk about the faux pas of reward goers eating reward food after the fact, along with the relative treatment of the first two true quits in Survivor history.

In The Amazing Race, the final four teams spend an entire leg racing, only to not eliminate anybody in the end, setting up another final four episode next time!

We begin this episode with a one-person tribe for the first time in Survivor history, and we end the Survivor portion with Scott having to choose another winner pick. We ponder why contestants are still giving up immunity for things such as cookies and pizza ten seasons into the show.

Our Amazing Race recap is a double-feature due to a non-elimination leg, and we get down to a final four by the end of it, with Rob and Amber still going strong and keeping us watching!

We may only have two people on our podcast, but there will be no fire-making challenge for us to eliminate someone. The same cannot be said for Stephenie and Bobby Jon, whose Ulong tribe remains winless in Immunity Challenges this season. On Koror, Coby reveals his next action items for feminism.

In our recap of The Amazing Race, we talk about the wildlife in Botswana and compare the road block, in which teams have to use a winch to remove logs from the road, to a cooperative video game.

RV There Yet?

As Ulong gets decimated, it seems the only question entering each week is whether a merciful merge manifests. If it doesn't, and they lose again, they'll be down to just two tribe members, the lowest in Survivor history. Before we get there, we discuss the S.O.S. reward challenge, which feels a little too immersive for dwindling Ulong.

On this week's Amazing Race, a real, honest-to-goodness footrace!

Grab your snorkels, and join us on reward in Jellyfish Lake! Don't worry; these jellyfish can't sting you, and we have Pringles! Unfortunately, if you're swimming with the jellyfish, it probably also means you'll be losing an immunity challenge because Ulong is continuing to do that as well.

We also chat about The Amazing Race 7, where Rob and Amber are dominating so far.

Scott and I discuss a twisty episode of Survivor: Palau, in which two contestants are eliminated and Koror finally experiences Tribal Council. We also learn some geology from James during Ulong's rainy cave search and talk about the new showmance that replaces the one we lost with Kim's elimination.

Plus: New winner pick alert??

After our Survivor conversation, we pick up The Amazing Race 7 with an episode 3 recap.

In this episode, the tribes are tasked to build a latrine and shower area, prompting a Redneck hygiene lesson from Scott. Plus, a famous Survivor challenge makes its debut: Sumo at Sea! Find out how Scott and Brandon think they would perform against each other in such a challenge.

Don't forget to keep us on the air for our recap of the second episode of The Amazing Race 7!

Ulong is in trouble after losing its second member, and it gets worse for them when one of its strongest members steps on a coconut and sprains an ankle. We talk about the potential repercussions of respecting someone's wishes to be voted out instead of voting for the person you most want out. Also, should the Survivors really be hunting snakes and sharks?