The new season is almost here! Today, Tyson and Riley are joined by Dalton Ross, the main source of coverage of ‘Survivor’ for over 25 years on Entertainment Weekly. They talk about the pregaming controversies, Dalton’s experience interviewing the ‘Survivor 50’ players, and break down each member of the Kalo Tribe.

00:00 - Welcome!

10:29 - Pregaming on ‘Survivor’

23:17 - Benjamin “Coach” Wade

34:17 - Tiffany Ervin

37:21 - Charlie Davis

49:48 - Mike White

56:11 - Chrissy Hofbeck

1:01:30 - Kamilla Karthigesu

1:05:20 - Dianelys “Dee” Valladares

1:14:02 - Jonathan Young

1:25:05 - Predictions for this tribe

1:40:17 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Dalton Ross

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

Dalton’s ‘Survivor 50’ Article:

https://ew.com/survivor-50-exclusive-all-access-first-look-cover-story-11879057

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The new season is near! To prep, Tyson and Riley analyze the tribe members from the upcoming ‘Survivor 50: Hands of the Fans’. They are joined by The Ringer’s Juliet to give a deep dive into the Cila Tribe including giving their guesses on player strategies and their predictions for which of the players will go furthest in the game.

00:00 - Welcome!

12:12 - Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth

16:42 - Cirie Fields

25:06 - Savannah Louie

31:43 - Jenna Lewis-Dougherty

36:58 - Christian Hubicki

41:14 - Rick Devens

46:40 - Emily Flippen

50:29 - Joe Hunter

56:44 - Predictions for this tribe

1:05:51 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Juliet Litman

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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Is this the beginning or the end of an era? As ‘Survivor 49’ comes to a close, Tyson and Riley are joined by Shauhin from ‘Survivor 48’ to go over memorable moments from the season, the live aftershow, and the importance of aftercare for the players. Then, they take a look at ‘Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans’ and make some predictions for the highly anticipated season.

00:00 - Welcome!

02:40 - Overall thoughts

22:40 - The live aftershow

50:14 - The ‘Survivor 50’ trailer

1:10:55 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Shauhin Davari

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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The finale is here! Tyson and Riley are joined by Julie from ‘Survivor 45’ to recap the drama-filled final episode of ‘Survivor 49.’ They discuss the final tribal council, the fire-making challenge, the importance of jury management, and their overall thoughts about this season of ‘Survivor.’

00:00 - Welcome!

02:40 - "A Fever Dream"

10:22 - The final advantage

27:19 - Immunity and reward challenge

35:37 - The sanctuary

45:55 - Pre-tribal scramble

49:11 - The final tribal council

53:09 - Immunity challenge

1:05:27 - Fire-making challenge

1:13:27 - The final vote

1:42:31 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Julia "Julie" Alley

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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The finale is approaching! Tyson and Riley are joined by friend of the pod and Sole Survivor of 'Survivor: Africa' Ethan to recap the 12th episode of ‘Survivor’ Season 49. They discuss how to rework the jury for better television, the possible changes to player’s strategies after receiving family letters, and the not-so-successful advantage plays of this episode.

00:00 - Welcome!

06:50 - ‘The Die is Cast’

17:25 - Reward Challenge

19:31 - The sanctuary

33:52 - Immunity challenge

44:07 - Pre-tribal scramble

52:30 - Tribal council

1:02:15 - Predictions

1:12:50 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Ethan Zohn

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

Ethan’s merch for ‘Survivor’ lovers: Ethanzohn.com

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Tyson and Riley are joined by Danny from ‘Survivor' 41, a former professional football player and friend of the podcast, to recap the 11th episode of ‘Survivor’ Season 49. They start the episode with their overall thoughts on this season so far before going over the balance needed to play ‘Survivor’ and the act of revenge in gameplay.

00:00 - Welcome!

05:32 - Some ’Survivor' 49 thoughts

22:12 - “Cherry on Top”

38:47 - The journey

52:11 - Immunity and reward challenge

55:41 - The reward

1:04:11 - Tribal council

1:13:10 - Predictions

1:28:20 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Danny McCray

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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Tyson and Riley are joined by Sam from ‘Survivor 47’ to recap the 10th episode of ‘Survivor’ Season 49. They start the show by giving their reactions to this episode’s wild tribal council before getting into the idol play, rice negotiations, and their predictions for the players.

00:00 - Welcome!

03:07 - Tribal council

24:47 - “Huge Dose of Bamboozle”

43:40 - Reward challenge

47:54 - Immunity challenge

54:26 - Sanctuary

58:10 - Predictions

1:19:37 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Sam Phalen

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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Tyson and Riley are back to recap the ninth episode of ‘Survivor’ Season 49. They talk about possible strategies for the players, the fluidity of alliances within this season, and different ways to “shake up” tribal council.

00:00 - Welcome!

04:08 - “If You’re Loyal to All, You’re Loyal to None”

22:37 - Reward challenge

27:27 - The reward

42:02 - Back at camp

48:48 - Immunity challenge

57:31 - Pre-tribal scramble

57:47 - Tribal council

1:05:56 - Predictions

1:18:55 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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HED: ‘Survivor 49' Episode 8 With Q! | The Pod Has Spoken

Tyson and Riley are joined by Q from ‘Survivor 46’ and the upcoming ‘Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans’ to recap the eighth episode of ‘Survivor’ Season 49. They talk about their pickleball rematch, the best and the worst of idol play, and try to calculate the toughest math problems of ‘Survivor.’

00:00 - Welcome!

11:52 - “Hot Grim Reaper”

23:28 - Immunity challenge

48:05 - Pre-tribal scramble

1:06:01 - Tribal council

1:20:52 - Predictions

1:34:44 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Quintavius "Q" Burdette

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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Drop your buffs (for real this time)! Tyson and Riley are joined by Caroline from ‘Survivor 47’ to recap the seventh episode of ‘Survivor’ Season 49. They react to the merge, give their opinions on naming alliances, and talk about every player’s need for a backup plan in their ‘Survivor’ strategy.

00:00 - Welcome!

04:52 - “Blood Will Be Drawn”

28:45 - The merge reward and immunity challenge

48:15 - Pre-tribal scramble and tribal council

1:09:52 - Predictions

1:27:35 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Caroline Vidmar

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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