Survivor Brothers
36 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 36 ratingsCome on in, guys! Join Survivor superfans, Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli, every week as they dig deep into Season 40 of the hit CBS competition reality TV show Survivor. You’ll get interviews with your favorite Survivor castaways, strategy deep dives, unique insights and more. It’s the perfect way to keep up with Survivor 40: Winners at War, so subscribe to Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast now!
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Survivor 45: "On Fire" Returns with a New Twist!
September 27, 2023 07:00 - 3 minutesSurvivor 45 is here and with it comes the return of "On Fire: The Official Survivor Podcast"! Showrunner Jeff Probst is back to answer fan questions and share his perspective as host and executive producer of the Emmy Award-winning reality series. However, this season, the podcast is introducing a twist and welcoming a new host who has experienced the grueling challenges, shocking tribal councils, and even torch snuffing all firsthand. Some hints? This former player found at least one idol, t...
Coming Soon: On Fire with Jeff Probst: The Official Survivor Podcast
February 22, 2023 17:35 - 3 minutesJoin Jeff Probst, the Emmy Award-winning host and showrunner of Survivor, to go behind the scenes of the reality competition like never before. Using episodes from Survivor 44 as a jumping off point, each episode of the podcast takes you inside from the producers point of view. Explore the parts of the show you have always had questions about, from how they build challenges to how they select the castaways, the inner workings of their art department, all of those idols and advantages, and eve...
Interview: Ethan Zohn talks Survivor: Winners at War, life on Edge of Extinction, and overcoming cancer
May 17, 2020 02:30 - 52 minutesHello, and welcome to a special bonus episode of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. Today, Fox Van Allen interviews Survivor: Winners at War castaway and winner of Survivor: Africa, Ethan Zohn, about his experiences in Fiji during this absolutely unforgettable season. Join them as they discuss Ethan's first-ever Survivor blindside, his incredibly emotional health scare on the Edge of Extinction, and everything he did to prepare for his third chan...
Survivor 40: Yes, Tony Vlachos is the greatest Survivor player of all time
May 15, 2020 08:00 - 1 hourHello, and welcome to Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. In this episode, bros Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli hit the work-from-home studios one more time to break down "It All Boils Down To This," (S40E14), the stunning season finale of Survivor: Winners at War. Join them as they discuss all the incredible moves that make Tony Vlachos the greatest of all time, and the repeated mistakes that cost Natalie Anderson the win. Plus, did Michele Fitz...
Survivor 40: There's Only One Survivor Who Can Stop Tony Vlachos from Winning it All
May 08, 2020 08:04 - 1 hourHello, and welcome to Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. This week, Survivor-obsessed bros Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "The Penultimate Step of the War," S40E13 of Survivor: Winners at War. In these crucial final days of the game, Sarah doubles down on her alliance with Ben and Tony (to her doom?), while Nick Wilson sends himself to the Edge of Extinction using his own damn advantage. Plus, can Jersey Michele Fitzgerald -- or any of ...
Survivor 40: OMG, Tony Vlachos is going to win this thing, isn't he?
May 01, 2020 06:06 - 1 hourHello, and welcome to another episode of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. This week, Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli go in on "Friendly Fire" (S40E12), discussing the continued Immunity challenge dominance of Tony Vlachos over the entire field of Survivor: Winners at War, Kim Spradlin's $2 million decision to eat peanut butter (it did look tasty, though), and the whisper-filled Tribal Council that Denise Stapley was so totally over. Then, stay...
Survivor 40: Tony Vlachos turns the game upside down and we are so here for it
April 24, 2020 07:44 - 1 hourWelcome to another episode of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. This week, the bros go deep into Tony Vlachos' incredible performance in "This Is Extortion," S40E11 of Survivor: Winners at War, from his crazy last-minute play at tribal council that snuffed Sophie Clarke's torch to the extortion scheme that set Tony up for his success. It was epic Survivor gameplay and peak Vlachos madness -- but will it all come back to haunt Tony in the end? An...
Survivor 40: Sophie Clark bests Kim Spradlin in an epic Survivor shootout for the ages
April 17, 2020 07:36 - 46 minutesWelcome to another episode of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide! This week, the bros discuss "The Full Circle," S40E10 of Survivor: War of the Winners, and the epic five-on-five tribal council shootout that turned into a five-on-four mismatch when Jeremy Collins abandoned his alliance and noped out of tribal council. He's safe, but did he blow his shot at $2 million? Plus, the bros discuss Sarah Lacina's steal-a-vote move that got into Kim Spradl...
Survivor 40: The Real Reason Why Adam Klein's Embarrassing Immunity Idol Play Was Actually Brilliant
April 10, 2020 07:29 - 1 hourHello everyone, and welcome to Season 2, Episode 13 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. This week, your Survivor obsessed hosts discuss Survivor: Winners at War, "War is Not Pretty," (S40E9), Adam Klein's absolutely unforgettable tribal council moment, and the deeper, super-fan reasoning behind his attempt to play a decorative piece of Jeff Probst's voting podium as a hidden immunity idol. Think something like that couldn't happen on Survivor? ...
Survivor 40: Tyson Apostol's peanut butter strategy pays off big at the merge
April 03, 2020 06:56 - 1 hourHello again, and welcome to Season 2, Episode 12 of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. This week, Lance and Fox discuss S40E8 of Survivor: Winners at War, "This is Where the Battle Begins." Join the bros as they discuss Tyson Apostol's peanut-butter powered return to the game, the play by Sophie Clarke that pushed the merge target from conversation creeper Nick Wilson to the well-connected Wendell Holland, and whether Ben Driebergen is as big of ...
Survivor 40: The old school is dead, long live the new school
March 27, 2020 08:57 - 1 hourHello again, and welcome to another work-at-home edition of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. This week, Lance and Fox discuss S40E7 of Survivor: Winners at War, "We're in the Majors." Join the bros as they debate whether Nick Wilson made the right move in siding with a pre-existing couple to send Yul Kwon to the Edge of Extinction (spoiler alert: he did not), whether Sandra Diaz-Twine made the right move in raising the Edge of Extinction sail a...
Survivor 40: Queen Sandra absolutely plays herself in a Survivor power move for the ages
March 20, 2020 05:48 - 57 minutesThis week, on a special work-from-home edition of Survivor Brothers, Fox and Lance chat about and recap S40E6 of Survivor: Winners at War, "Quick on the Draw" and the shocking idol play power move by Denise Stapley that took Queen Sandra Diaz-Twine out of the game. They also discuss Wendell Holland's disastrous offer to Parvati Shallow, and whether Tyson Apostol made the right move in trading his only fire token for a big ol' jar of peanut butter. Thanks for listening! If you like what you've...
Survivor 40: Boston Rob gets blindsided and Survivor production shuts down
March 13, 2020 08:04 - 59 minutesWelcome to Season 2, Episode 9 of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. This week, Fox and Lance get together (but maintain adequate social distance) to discuss and recap S40E5 of Survivor: Winners at War, "The Buddy System on Steroids" and the stunning news that Coronavirus fears have postponed production of Survivor's 41st season. Join them as they talk about whether Adam Klein and Ben Driebergen made a huge mistake sending Boston Rob Mariano to E...
Survivor 40: Ranking the 5 Best Survivor Tribes of All Time, Dakal Included
March 06, 2020 08:12 - 1 hourAloha! And welcome to Season 2, Episode 8 of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. In this episode, Fox Van Allen and Lance "Red Haired Guy" Cartelli recap S40E4 of Survivor, "I Like Revenge." Join them as they discuss the Adam Klein apology tour, the newly named Sandra Sitout Bench, our inspirational (but hella long) visit to the Edge of Extinction, Sele's stunning come-from-way-behind Immunity challenge win, and whether swing vote Sandra Diaz-Twin...
Survivor 40: Why in the sweet hell isn't anyone targeting Boston Rob Mariano?
February 28, 2020 05:23 - 1 hourWelcome to Season 2, Episode 7 of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. In this episode, Fox and Lance recap S40E3 of Survivor, "Out for Blood," the episode that saw Ethan Zohn become the fourth resident of the Edge of Extinction. Did the tribe make the right call going after Ethan? Is Boston Rob Mariano more like Tom Brady... or Season 39's Karishma Patel? Plus, the bros laugh about that crazy Cops R Us caper, Tony's baby shark, do-do-do-do, the fi...
Survivor 40: Is Ben Driebergen Even Good at Survivor?
February 21, 2020 08:55 - 1 hourWelcome to Season 2, Episode 6 of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide. In this episode, the bros go in deep on S40E2 of Survivor, "It's Like a Survivor Economy." Fox and Lance simply talk about the Danni blindside and whether it should have been Parvati instead, simply chat about Kim's mind-blowing decision to share her idol with Sophie -- and why it may not have been the worst move in the world, simply wonder whether Ben is a genius at this game o...
Survivor 40: We Were Just Bequeathed an Insanely Good First Episode of Winners at War 🔥🔥🔥
February 14, 2020 05:20 - 54 minutesWelcome to Season 2, Episode 5 of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide! The premiere of Survivor 40: Winners at War is finally here, and bros Fox and Lance are still pinching themselves to figure out if this is real life. Join them as they break down all the best moments from S40E1, "Greatest of the Greats," from the wonderfully improbable Boston Rob Mariano/Parvati Shallow alliance to the surprising choice of Natalie Anderson as the first player to...
Survivor 40: Interviews From the Survivor: Winners at War Premiere Red Carpet
February 14, 2020 04:35 - 30 minutesWelcome to Season 2, Episode 4 of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from TV Guide! In yet another super special bonus episode, Fox and Lance hit the Survivor 40: Winners at War red carpet on premiere night to grab interviews with some of Survivor's biggest stars, including Parvati Shallow, Ozzy Lusth, David Wright, Phillip Sheppard, Hannah Shapiro, Abi-Maria Gomes and Terry Deitz. Plus, stay tuned until the end for a special bonus red carpet interview with the one and only Sh...
Survivor 40: RHAP's Rob Cesternino on Pre-Season Alliances and His 10-year Survivor Anniversary
February 12, 2020 16:54 - 50 minutesWelcome to Season 2, Episode 3 of Survivor Brothers! In this special pre-season bonus episode, Fox and Lance are once again joined by Survivor podcasting legend Rob Cesternino (Survivor: The Amazon, Survivor: All-Stars) to discuss Survivor: Winners at War on the 10th anniversary of Rob Has a Podcast. Join the bros as they talk about the pre-season jockeying by Season 40 contestants, what it's like to play Survivor against people you're friends with in real life, and whether fan favorite playe...
Survivor: Winners at War Preview with Parade's Mike Bloom
February 07, 2020 18:01 - 1 hourWelcome to Season 2, Episode 2 of the Survivor Brothers! This week, the Survivor: Winners at War pre-season hype train continues with Parade's Mike Bloom, who joins Lance and Fox to talk about all 20 returning contestants participating in Season 40. Who's going in with high expectations? Who's best suited to fly under the radar and go deep in the game? Can Boston Rob Mariano do anything to not get voted out pre-merge? And, of course, we ask the big question: What Castaways actually have what ...
Survivor's Jamal Shipman Explains What Really Happened in Fiji
January 31, 2020 20:33 - 1 hourHello, and welcome to Season 2 of Survivor Brothers, the ultimate unofficial podcast from your friends at TV Guide! In a special Survivor Brothers pre-season event, Fox and Lance chat with Jamal Shipman, one of the most outspoken players from Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. In this interview, Jamal discusses his perspective on the Dan Spilo controversy and his reaction to the changes the show has made in response. He also discusses the creative editing used on the show, and enlightens us al...
Survivor 39 Comes to an End and the Show Will Never Be the Same
December 20, 2019 16:31 - 1 hourWelcome to Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "Mama, Look at Me Now," the final episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. In their final podcast of 2019, the Bros discuss the wild three-hour finale of Survivor from Dean and Noura's flirty date to the brilliant, last-minute moves that secured Tommy the win and title of Sole Survivor. Plus, they discuss Jeff Probst's one-on-one interview with Kellee, and all t...
Survivor 39: Here's What Got Dan Kicked Off Survivor
December 13, 2019 06:48 - 1 hourWelcome to Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "Just Go For It," the twelfth episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. In this episode, the Bros discuss Dan Spilo's ejection from the game of Survivor, what happened off-camera that led to the historic decision (according to People's reporting), and how it affects the game and the season as a whole. Plus, they go in on Dean Kowalski's big gamble on the Island o...
Survivor 39: Here's Who's Really at Fault for That Tribal Council Train Wreck
December 06, 2019 09:31 - 57 minutesWelcome to Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "A Very Simple Plan," the eleventh episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. Join them as they discuss the famed Survivor loved ones visit that had Jeff struggling to comprehend human emotion and the train wreck of a tribal council that sent Applebees fanatic Karishma to jury. Did pretty-faced Dean ruin things for the ragtag group of four? Or did Noura screw hers...
Survivor 39: The Rise of Queen Karishma's One-Woman Goat Army
November 28, 2019 09:25 - 54 minutesWelcome to Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "Bring on the Bacon" the tenth episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. Join them as they discuss Dean Kowalski's counterfeit advantage, Lauren Beck's well-reasoned gamble at the Island of the Idols, and Karishma Patel's gutsy idol play at Tribal Council that shocked everyone and sent Olympic swimmer Elizabeth Beisel to the jury. Plus, now that Noura Salman's wo...
Survivor 39: Dan Poisoned the Well, but the Game Goes On
November 22, 2019 10:32 - 58 minutesWelcome to Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "Two For The Price Of One" the ninth episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. They discuss the aftermath of the Dan vote (both in the game and in the real world), the rise of Karishma, the "really sneaky" tribal council twist that sent Missy and Aaron to the jury, and Survivor's latest social justice moment about representation. And yeah, they also discuss Noura...
Survivor 39: We Need to Have a Serious Talk About Dan
November 15, 2019 05:01 - 1 hourWelcome to Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "We Made It to the Merge!" the controversial and unprecedented eighth episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. They discuss Dan Spilo's unwanted touching of Kellee Kim (and his subsequent warning from production); Missy Byrd and Elizabeth Beisel's decision to exaggerate how unsafe they felt around Spilo to survive the merge, and the cruel gaslighting of Janet Ca...
Survivor 39: Janet Carbin Kills It at One of the Best Survivor Tribal Councils, Ever
November 08, 2019 04:41 - 1 hourWelcome to Episode 9 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Fox Van Allen is joined by fellow podcaster and Survivor columnist for Parade, Mike Bloom, as they discuss "I Was Born at Night, But Not Last Night," the seventh episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. In it, they talk about Kellee's high-risk idol play for Dean, Jamal's even-higher-risk idol play for Noura, and the very serious discussion about "Me Too" and the fear all-women's alliance...
Survivor 39: Elaine Raises Lairo from the Grave, but Sometimes Dead is Better 💀
November 01, 2019 03:50 - 1 hourWelcome to the spooktacular Episode 8 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, costumed Survivor superfans Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "Suck It Up Buttercup," the sixth episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. In it, they discuss Noura Salman's messy attempt at an uprising, Jamal and Jack's conversation about race and privilege, Elaine Stott's not-so-ninja-like score of the "Block a Vote" advantage, and Aaron Meredith's big decision to s...
Survivor: Detective Dean Kowalski and the Mystery of the Murdered Lairo Tribe
October 25, 2019 03:40 - 1 hourWelcome to Episode 7 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Survivor superfans (and Applebee's aficionados) Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "Don't Bite the Hand That Feeds You," the fifth episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. In it, they discuss the tribe swap, the death of the old Lairo tribe, and new Lairo's decision to keep Karishma around despite her being a massive liability in challenges. Plus, did you notice that there was an App...
Survivor: The 5 Worst Lies in Survivor History, Including Noura's
October 18, 2019 03:56 - 1 hourWelcome to Episode 6 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Survivor superfans Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "Plan Z," the fourth episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. In it, they talk about Noura's terribad lie and where it falls in the worst lies of Survivor history. Plus, they question Lairo's decision to send Chelsea home... to save Dean? Then, stay tuned until the end for their picks for Survivor of the Week and Goat of the Week....
Survivor: Vince's Spectacularly Terrible Move Lands Him in the Survivor Hall of Infamy
October 11, 2019 03:10 - 1 hourWelcome to Episode 5 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Survivor superfans Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss "Honesty Would Be Chill," the third episode of Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. In it, they talk about the most absurd (and entertaining) Island of the Idols challenge yet, whether the Lairo's women's alliance is as stealthy as they think, and Vince's absolutely awful play at tribal council. They also discuss Sandra hiding behind a l...
Survivor: Queen Molly falls while King Jamal naps away
October 04, 2019 03:38 - 55 minutesWelcome to Episode 4 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Survivor superfans Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss the second episode of Survivor: Island of the Idols, Lauren's power move to take down supposed Survivor Queen Molly, and how the rest of Vokai "played her ass." And as for sleepy Jamal, well... Plus, Lance and Fox give their picks for 'Survivor of the Week" and "Goat of the Week." Thanks for listening! If you like what you hear, pleas...
Survivor 39: Elaine Stott is a National Treasure and We Are So Lucky to Have Her
September 27, 2019 02:50 - 48 minutesWelcome to Episode 3 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Survivor superfans Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli discuss the 90-minute premiere of Survivor and how factory worker Elaine Stott has won over our hearts. (But hey, let's not sleep on "Super Mom" Janet.) And will that tiny little Island of the Idols white lie land Olympic Medalist Elizabeth in hot water next week? Thanks for listening! If you like what you hear, please subscribe and review us...
Survivor's Rob Cesternino on Island of the Idols, RHAP, and Reality TV
September 20, 2019 02:30 - 1 hourWelcome to Episode 2 of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. This week, Survivor legend Rob Cesternino (Survivor: The Amazon, Survivor: All-Stars) joins Survivor superfans Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli in-studio to talk about Rob's RHAP podcasting empire, the upcoming Survivor: Island of the Idols (Season 39), and how he wound up on reality TV in the first place. Plus, you'll want to stick around until the very end when Rob Cesternino plays the first-ever game ...
Survivor 39 Preview! The Island of The Idols
September 17, 2019 23:00 - 45 minutesWelcome to the first-ever episode of Survivor Brothers: The Ultimate Unofficial Podcast from TV Guide. Join Survivor-obsessed hosts Fox Van Allen and Lance Cartelli as they break down everything you need to know about Season 39 of the hit CBS reality show, titled Survivor: Island of the Idols, all season long. In this episode, Fox and Lance discuss the season's new twist, talk about the return of Boston Rob Mariano and Queen Sandra Diaz-Twine and give their thoughts on the 20 new castaways co...