In this episode, Andy and John of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• Did we like the episode?
• The Jimmy Fallon of it all.
• How badly did this screw Christian?
• Revisiting the fake idol play.
• Emily almost taking Christian’s spot.
• To be fair to Emily, that was a LOT of rice.
• Cirie glaze.
• Ozzy vs Christian: who were you rooting for?
• Is Jonathan doing well?
• Probst at the challenge.
• Dee serving looks on the jury.
• Fan Mail.
• Top 3 Late Night Hosts

In this episode, Andy and John of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• How good does this feel?
• Did we have any issues with the twist?
• How concerned were we that it wouldn’t go our way?
• Cirie coming back to save the day.
• Rizo looping Joe into the plan.
• Did we see an effective fake idol play?
• Coach in the time-out hammock.
• Coach and Tiffany.
• Chrissy’s attempt at making moves.
• Somehow, the unstoppable Zoom Alliance was defeated.
• Where the game is at now.
• Fan mail
• Top 3 fictional coaches

In this episode, John and Mike of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• Did we like the episode?
• Dee's nuts! Did she expect Emily to keep a secret?
• Should she have pushed harder to boot Coach last week?
• Tiffany wants revenge
• The Polycule: Should they take on another partner, or is 3 enough?
• Cirie- still got it!
• Ozzy- still got it!
• Does Rizo...also got it?
• Aubry and the burned idol
• Are we worried about Coach's alliance winning?
• Was the Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol concept a dud?
• Top 3 things we haven't done in 15 years

In this episode, John and Matt of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• Did we enjoy the episode?
• Home sweet home: Ozzy goes to Exile
• Cirie opening up her relationship
• Thoughts on the Blood Moon “twist”
• Goodbye to Kamilla, queen of queens
• Was Jonathan ever considering voting with Kamilla and Tiffany?
• Thoughts on Genevieve
• Farewell to Old Man Colby: Was he the right choice?
• What alliances do we see forming as we enter the merge?
• Fan Mail
• Top 3 moons

In this episode, Andy and John of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• Did we enjoy the episode?
• Saying goodbye to Angelina.
• Why didn’t Ozzy vote out Christian?
• Christian’s frustration with Ozzy.
• Charlie losing to Rizo
• Rizo keeps on winning.
• Kamilla choosing a side.
• Was this the right move for Dee?
• Probst’s impressions.
• Coach's stupid nicknames.
• Coach and Aubry.
• Top 3 Impressionists.

 Just like Survivor, we've given large portions of this week's episode to a special guest star. Is it possible that our guest takes up less time than their's did? 

In this episode, Andy and Emma of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• The season so far.
• If we liked this episode.
• The Zac Brown of it all
• Christian pulling off a 3-2-1
• Should he have though?
• Is Christian in trouble?
• Emily never shuts up.
• Mike’s job to save Angelina.
• Are we going to get fun Angelina?
• Are we only going to get miserable Aubry?
• Genevieve finds a second idol; Genevieve has no idols.
• Charlie’s ongoing beef with Rizo
• Fan Mail
• Top 3 Mike White projects

In this episode, Andy and John of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• 83 points
• Did we enjoy the episode?
• Were we worried for Angelina?
• Was Q the right call?
• Is Emily bad at Survivor?
• Christian’s acting skills.
• How much danger is Cirie in?
• Rizo being messy with Charlie.
• Genevieve doing too much.
• Coach and Chrissy.
• The Alliance of Honour.
• Jeff’s bars
• There’s a lot of people still in this game.
• Top 3 Stevie Wonder Songs.

In this episode, Andy and John of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• Did we enjoy the episode?
• How Christian handled his accident.
• The frustration of working with Joe.
• But was Rick tripping?
• Cirie working her magic.
• How did the vote land on Savannah?
• Idol hijinks with Christian and Devens.
• Searching Aubrey’s bag too early.
• Lazy-ass new school players.
• Should Q have told Rizo about his lost vote?
• Coach on tilt.
• Chrissy being Chrissy.
• Fanmail
• Top 3 OutKast songs

In this episode, Andy and John of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• Did we enjoy the premiere?
• Are the fan votes legit?
• The new Ozzy
• The Ozzy vs Coach beef
• Why Jenna?
• Should it have been Cirie?
• Losing Jenna
• Given the targets, how worried should we be for a repeat of premerge Winners at War?
• The Christian/Devens duo.
• How bummed are we about Kyle?
• Is the Colby-Stephenie-Genevieve-Kyle-Q alliance already DOA?
• Chrissy vs a young women’s alliance.
• Anyone else stand out?
• What we think of the Billie Eilish Boomerang Idol
• Top 3 Musical Billies

In this episode, Andy and John of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• Are we looking forward to the season?
• Kind of a weird mix of returnees, non?
• How concerned are we of a Winners at War/Game Changers situation for old school players?
• All 24 players on this season (which is way too many). Are we interested in them? Will they be good? Why are they here?
• But more importantly... there are songs!

Since we figured you weren't ready to let this season go, we invited more people on the podcast to make this episode last longer. You're welcome. 

In this episode, Andy, John, Matt, and Emma of the Purple Rock Podcast discuss:

• Did we like this episode?
• Sophi’s preoccupation with making a mistake with her Knowledge is Power and what it says about her game.
• If this was the most pointless challenge advantage ever.
• Voting out Kristina first.
• Sophi not allowing people to plead their case.
• Is an All Female final three worth celebrating?
• Kristina’s jury question to Savannah.
• Final thoughts on Savannah as a winner.
• Who was the best player this season?
• Final thoughts on Sage.
• If knowing who was coming back for season 50 affect how we viewed the season.
• Final judgement on the season.
• Early thoughts on season 50.
• Fan Mail
• Top 3 Girl Group songs

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Gloating.
• If we liked the episode.
• We’d like to see Rizo and Savannah wriggle their way out of this one…
• What were Sage and Kristina thinking?
• The believability of Rizo’s idol lie.
• Sage at the challenge with Savannah.
• Savannah taking Rizo and Sophi on the reward.
• Can any of these people beat Savannah in a challenge?
• What happens next week?
• Top 3 Mexican foods

Join Andy and special guest star Matt as they discuss the eleventh episode of the 49th season of Survivor and the best television of 2025. Those are clearly two mutually exclusive conversations. 

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like the episode?
• How Matt feels about the season so far.
• Was there ever any doubt on the outcome of this episode?
• Sage choosing to target Sophie.
• Was this the right move for Steven and Kristina?
• Rizo continues to get his way
• Should Sophi have flipped or is she already in a good position?
• Knowledge is Power scenarios
• Steven’s advantage
• Top 3 TV Shows of 2025

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like the episode?
• What was the point of Rizo’s fake idol play?
• And Savannah’s theatrics?
• Was this a good play by Rizo and Savannah?
• Was this the right move for Yellow Sophie?
• Blue Sophi not playing her Knowledge is Power
• Kristina’s ability to handle adversity.
• The rice “negotiation”
• Thoughts on Sage
• Top 3 Boy Band songs

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like the episode?
• The reaction when Yellow Sophie arrived back at camp.
• Have our opinions on Yellow Sophie changed?
• The conspiracy theory taking on a life of its own.
• Once again, Rizo held onto his idol: smart or lucky?
• Once again, the group failed to flush Rizo’s idol. Why are they so bad at this?
• Have Jawan and Sage squandered their opportunities to win this game?
• What Alex did wrong.
• Savannah reveals her deep secret to Blue Sophi.
• Top 3 stories about space travel

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like the episode?
• The cost of last week’s half measure
• If we minded splitting the tribe up for tribal
• Rizo not playing the idol: lucky or smart?
• How the plan to vote out Rizo failed
• Savannah’s wild mood swings
• Sage dealing with Savannah
• Are we going to see a successful Knowledge is Power play?
• The Sophie conspiracy theory has broke containment
• Top 3 sandwiches

Clear your schedules as Emma makes her return to the podcast to discuss the merge episode of Survivor 49 and the season as a whole. We might be here for a while, because that is how [we] do it on [the Purple Rock Podcast, when it's Andy and Emma]. 

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like the episode?
• A real merge!
• Was it wise of Sage and Jawan to flip?
• Was voting out Nate a smart move or a half measure?
• Weekly Rizo check-in: annoying or just young?
• Sophi not playing her Knowledge is Power advantage.
• MC getting her idol.
• The Bottom’s Up trio getting their “stories” straight.
• The Yellow Sophie edit conspiracy theory.
• Top 3 uncles

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like the episode?
• All hail Queen Sage!
• But was it the right move for Sage?
• How satisfying was the Shannon boot?
• Do we care about Other Sophie vs Kristina?
• How Nate’s approach to the swap differed from Jason’s.
• Could this be the season where the Knowledge is Power advantage matters?
• Weekly Rizo check-in: annoying or just young?
• Jawan’s bro bonding strategy of just listing nerd shit.
• Top 3 chips

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like the episode?
• Shannon vs Sage
• Was Jason vs Jawan even a real choice?
• Should the blue tribe have thrown the challenge to get rid of a former red?
• Nate’s management of the journey challenge
• Weekly Rizo check-in: annoying or just young?
• Was this swap a dud?
• Chicken killing duties.
• Top 3 chicken dishes
• Fan Mail

 It's the fourth episode of the season and it's time for a switch. And by that we mean having Matt on to podcast and actually saving it this time. Are we more excited about the season yet, or does the Song Remain the Same? 

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• Who managed the tribe swap worse – Matt or Jason?
• Why didn't Jason play his Shot in the Dark?
• Should they have voted out Jason instead?
• How (no longer) Blue Sophi managed the swap.
• We have ourselves a villain!
• Who's worse: Shannon or Sage?
• There's ANOTHER Sophie?!?
• Weekly Rizo check-in: annoying or just young?
• Top 3 Led Zeppelin songs.

Just when you thought this season was getting repetitive... Andy gets a guest cohost to discuss things. That should change things up! Join Andy and Brad as they take a bite out of episode 3 of Survivor 49. 

 In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses: 

• How we felt about the episode.
• How we feel about the season as a whole and how this episode reflects on it.
• The plan to target Alex even though he had an idol.
• Blue Sophi not following through with the plan.
• Sophi's loyalty bona fides.
• The best part of the episode.
• How the show handled the snake bite situation.
• Was it wrong to still have a challenge after all that?
• Who is making an impression thus far this season for Brad.
• Top 3 Fictional Snakes

 If you're reading this, it means that John successfully saved and produced the podcast. But did Survivor give us an episode worth the effort? Listen to find out! 

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• Survivor’s deprivation kink is sabotaging the show.
• Was Annie the right decision?
• How it felt to have our Secret Canadian Game ruined in episode one.
• The change to the journey reward
• Did Jawan make the right decision(s)?
• Early cast impressions, who do we like?
• Who do we not like?
• Top 3 Horror Movies
• Fan mail
• Quick thoughts on Australian Survivor vs the World

OOPS!

Due to egregious user error, there's no podcast this week to cover the premier episode of Survivor 49. One was recorded, then lost to time - like that time in Borneo when the cast voted out Jeff Probst.

We'll be back next week with a real episode. Probably.

What?!? The Purple Rock Podcast actually watched a season of non-US Survivor?!? And decided to talk about it?!? It is truly a mad world we live in.

Note: Spoilers for the entire season are contained within.

In this episode, Andy and Emma discuss (at length, because it's a full season and it's Andy and Emma):

• Why we decided to watch our first-ever non-US season of Survivor.
• Did we enjoy watching the season? 
• Did it live up to the hype?
• Watching so much Survivor in so short a time.
• Great Value Jeff Probst.
• A more "pure" version of the game?
• Survivor Australian editing and production choices.
• Parvati's domination.
• Is this the best the world has to offer? Them?
• Is Parvati now “The Greatest of All-Time” as the show was claiming?
• The heartbreak of the final four.
• Tony and the shoe.
• Any non-Americans stand out?
• WTF was that Auction?
• Will we watch future seasons of Survivor Australia?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• How we were able to be so right while everyone else was so wrong.
• How Kyle won the season.
• Choosing to vote out Mitch over Joe and taking Joe to the end.
• Final thoughts on Joe.
• Top 3 duos
• Do we buy that Kamilla would've won the final jury?
• Final thoughts on Survivor 48.
• Fan mail.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• The complicated plan to... not target Joe.
• How about those fake fake idols tho?!?
• Should there be idols in Survivor 50?
• Why nothing will satiate Survivor internet fandom's bloodlust this season.
• Why Shauhin was so high on his own supply.
• Joe and Eva are still around. Is it NOW time for John and Andy to back down?
• Why Kamilla voted for Mitch.
• Why all the Joe hate?
• Top 3 TV dads.
• Fan mail.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• Do we need to backtrack from any statements we made last week?
• Possible explanations for Kyle not voting out Joe.
• Should he have?
• There's Something About not wanting to work with Mary.
• Joe’s vote split strategy.
• The return of old school Survivor.
• Was this the most successful use of the Knowledge is Power in show history?
• David takes a stand.
• Top 3 bad ideas we had for this week’s top 3 list.
• Fan mail.

Andy and John are back to discuss the Star-studded 10th episode of Survivor 48. You see I what we did there? Yeah, you get it. 

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• Should Mitch have flipped here?
• The lack of a backup plan for if Joe won immunity.
• Is the Strong 4 destined to sail to victory aboard the Live-4-Ever?
• Kyle’s reward invite strategy
• Eva’s approach with Mary.
• Joe’s jury management skills.
• Is it a given that the jury will favour Joe and/or Eva?
• Thoughts on Star.
• Top 3 songs about stars.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• What went wrong for David.
• Did Mary ruin David’s game?
• The next move for Kyle and Kamilla
• What has Star been doing this whole time?
• Eva’s choice at the journey.
• Eva as swing vote.
• Kyle’s conversation with Joe/
• Top 3 crimes we’ve committed.
• Retractions

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• Were we nervous?
• Chrissy making her case.
• How Kyle managed this.
• How David managed it.
• Are we worried the Strong Five will dominate the rest of the season?
• Eva being gifted an advantage at the reward.
• The latest round of Survivor fan voting.
• Top 3 largest animals we could beat in a fight.
• Fan mail.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like it?
• How we feel about split tribals
• Was Sai the right choice?
• Was Cedrek the right choice?
• Kamilla and Kyle’s ploy to target Shauhin.
• Chrissy’s comments at tribal council.
• Any issues with David’s behaviour at the challenge?
• Top 3 songs about money
• Fan mail (texts)

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Was this a good episode?
• Do we want this current Mergatory version to be the new norm?
• Reaction to the alliance of good and honest players
• To what degree do we think this alliance is a real thing? 
• New people meeting Sai
• Was Charity the right target?
• Star
• Why is Cedrek here?
• Sai voting for Cedrek
• Top 3 beverages

Grab your tissues as you prepare to listen to Andy and Matt discuss the fifth episode of Survivor 48. Not for tears or anything, just, you know hygiene-based reasons. 

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we felt about the episode.
• Eva and Joe.
• The Probst of it all.
• Bonding over generational trauma.
• Bianca telling Cedrek about her lack of a vote.
• What the hell Chrissy?
• Does this make sense for Cedrek? Does anything?
• Star giving Eva her idol
• Eva and Charity
• Top 3 songs by The Clash

Note: I (Andy) was completely wrong Mary getting an idol at the journey. She successfully played a Shot in the Dark. I was thinking of Kamilla getting the extra vote.

The Purple Rock Podcast’s super duo are back to talk about Survivor 48‘s exciting new super duo and their machinations in the fourth episode.

In this episodes, the Purple Rock Survivor Podcast discusses:

• Are we not entertained?
• How Kamilla and Kyle managed the swap.
• Deploying their bag of tricks.
• What the California Girls could have done differently.
• Losing Thomas
• Sai and Mary team up?
• Sai vs Cedrek
• Chrissy’s plan to form a group of 4 to take out Bianca
• Charity vs David
• Eva vs Star
• New fan voting options
• Top 3 songs about rain

It's a super-sized episode of the podcast where Emma and Andy discuss the third episode of Survivor 48, first boot seasons, pizza, and season three of The Traitors. It's a lot to cover. And we cover it a lot. 

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If our feeling about Sai have changed.
• The Sai/Mary dynamic.
• The various voting shenanigans at tribal council.
• Cedrek sucks.
• Mary's faking an idol ploy.
• The Shot in the Dark
• The journey
• Thomas
• Is an all first boot season a good idea?
• Top 3 styles of pizza
• The Traitors season three (warning: spoilers)

So, yeah, this one is stupidly long (talk about committing to the bit), but to clarify, it's one hour on the episode of Survivor, then a bonus hour on other bullshit. Plan accordingly.

It only took one episode for John and Andy to abandon ship. Luckily, Matt and Emma are here for you.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we feel about the season so far
• The humble traits of Civa
• Star vs. everyone
• Idol hunting strategies
• So, Vula is a disaster, right?
• Who we like
• Top 3 songs by The Lonely Island

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the premiere.
• The Zoom intros to our contestants
• Was this the right result?
• Sai's social game.
• The new Beware Advantage
• Eva and Joe
• Kevin and Kyle's side quest
• Guess the Secret Canadian
• David's three questions
• Any standouts?
• Survivor 50 voting
• Top 3 Male Trios

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode.
• After Rachel won immunity, did we ever doubt that she would win?
• Sam’s final tribal performance
• How Rachel compares to Mike Holloway and Ben.
• How Rachel rates as a winner.
• Rachel is the third female winner in a row and 5th in the new era. What’s changed?
• The fire-making challenge
• Teeny’s recognition of her one-sided issues with Sam.
• Sue’s age reveal
• How does this season rank?
• Top 3 TV Shows from 2024.

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In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like the episode? 
• Was Andy's play still the correct one in hindsight? 
• The fallout from Operation: Italy 
• How easy is it to fool Teeny? 
• Andy and Sam telling Rachel it's her
• Was Andy the correct target? Did he make himself the target?
• Genevieve and Rachel as front-runners
• Was Genevieve the correct target?
• Is this season good now?
• Will this season be good if Rachel doesn't win?

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In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode.
• Can you believe they pulled this off?
• HOW ABOUT THEM FAKE IDOLS THO?!?
• Why the majority didn’t deploy any of their countermeasures.
• Was this the right move for Andy?
• Has your opinion of Andy changed?
• Sam’s reward choices
• Teeny’s reaction to Sam’s choices and their overall episode.
• Things we need to get over from high school
• The underdogs not acting very underdoggy.
• Genevieve’s revelation
• Who are we rooting for heading into the finales?
• Top 3 Heist movies.

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In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode.
• Was Kyle the right choice or just the easy choice?
• Genevieve’s proposal for goat hunting.
• Sue winning her one-sided feud.
• Caroline making up with Sue.
• The underdog alliance
• Rachel’s side quest.
• Rachel’s position in the game.
• Top 3 Shania Twain songs.
• Shout outs.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode.
• Who could have imagined that things wouldn't work out for Genevieve?
• If she should have been the target or if Gabe was the right choice.
• Did Caroline pull a Genevieve?
• Kyle wins immunity again.
• Sue's hatred of Kyle.
• Teeny's reaction to Genevieve's betrayal.
• The Andy Threat Level Index.
• Giving up Shots in the Dark.
• Top 3 balls.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode.
• Genevieve's decision to target Sol.
• Rachel making a conservative play.
• Sam aiming for chaos.
• Was the "live tribal" legit, or just for show?
• Should the vote just have been Kyle?
• Should we be concerned about the amount of Andy we’re getting in the edit?
• Weekly vote losing conversation.
• Top 3 board games.

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Climb out of your pit of despair and join Matt and Emma as they take over to talk about what was thankfully a pretty fun episode because oh god we needed it. It's a long one, giving you more time to drown out your thoughts!

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• The elephant in the room (we wanted a donkey)
• Matt's thoughts on the season so far
• The twists and turns of the auction
• Rachel, Rachel, Rachel!
• Kyle winning again and whether Sue is the oldest woman to win individual immunity
• Andy's revenge tour
• If Lavo is picking sides
• Was Sierra the right target?
• Rachel's shot in the dark play
• Top 30 90s high school comedies

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we enjoyed the episode.
• Did the constant twists of the episode strip it of all meaning?
• Was Tiyana screwed?
• The argument that Tuku should've voted out one of their own to reduce their threat level.
• Caroline's thought process.
• Gabe's approach to the Shot in the Dark.
• How long we believed the women's alliance might work.
• If women's alliances are a good idea.
• Sol's choice
• Does Andy’s new revenge plan signal that it was a mistake to keep him over Anika?
• Top 3 commercial jingles

 Andy and John are back together to podcast while Rome burns. They may touch upon a few other things, but mostly, all discussions lead to Rome. And the best part? As long as you listen, you won't feel the FOMO.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we enjoyed the episode.
• Our favourite moments of Rome schadenfreude.
• The ease with which Sol flipped things on Rome.
• Kyle's reaction to Rome.
• How this compares to past Survivor comeuppances.
• The reaction to Rome’s Sol plan.
• Rome the announcer
• Jeff processing people’s reactions to the amulets
• Genevieve tossing Rome aside.
• Will there be fallout from Andy being the decoy?
• The new twist to mergatory.
• Finding Sue’s paint.
• Top 3 Alanis Morrisette songs

This week we're going to do something we've never* done before: randomly choose new hosts for the podcast to have a little thing we like to call "The Purple Rock Social Hour".**

*We've done this plenty of times.

**There's no way this will just be an hour.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Emma's take on the season so far.
• The episode in question.
• Sam's decision to vote out Anika.
• Was this good or bad for Sierra?
• Why people assume Sam and Sierra are a couple.
• Was Andy's move anything?
• Where it went wrong for Anika.
• Anika's vote out reaction.
• The new reward twist.
• Tiyana playing the Survivor Social Hour.
• Teeny's blindside recovery.
• Egg negotations.
• Who is positioned well heading into the not-merge.
• Top 3 Andys
• YUL!

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• John's weather update
• Did Genevieve make the right decision or was it a death row pardon two minutes too late?
• All discussions lead to Rome.
• The Sol of it all.
• Where it went wrong for Kishan.
• The new Amulet.
• Sue's got red on her.
• Maybe Sue is just a big fan of 45.
• Trouble in paradise for Sam and Sierra.
• The hip-hoppiest season of Survivor yet.
• Top 3 opening verses in hip-hop history.
• Spotify AI chapter breaks

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Thoughts on the episode
• Were we upset at the outcome of this episode?
• Did Teeny make the right choice?
• Thoughts on Rome
• Did Aysha get screwed here?
• The journey
• Sue vs Kyle
• Andy's plan to get in Sierra's good graces
• Anika vs Sam
• Sam's tiny palate
• Top 3 fruits and/or vegetables we’ve never eaten

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In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Voting based on screentime desires
• Did we like the episode?
• Did Tiyana make the right decision?
• Was it the decision we wanted?
• Gabe playing his idol.
• Do all the dudes on the season suck?
• Andy, Rome and Sam’s Beware Advantage decision-making.
• Any rooting interests yet?
• Top 3 NBA/Hip-Hop crossovers

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In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Was this episode accurately named?
• How perfect was it that the two first boot options were an Andy and a Jon?
• Why Jon was chosen as the boot
• Did they make the right call?
• This season is lousy with podcasters.
• Guess the Secret Canadian
• What do we think about the replacement for sweat or savvy?
• How about the new Beware Advantage?
• Rome’s excellent social gaming.
• Anyone standing out to you?
• The return of top 3 lists

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Survivor 46 is over and we figured the only way we could properly pay homage to this season was to make our final discussion about it all about ourselves.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like this episode?
• The final tribal
• What do we make of the jury's decision?
• Basing the vote on financial need.
• What does Kenzie’s win say about the game of Survivor as a whole?
• Liz helping Kenzie beat Maria
• Thoughts on Maria
• Should we have been talking about Kenzie more this season?
• Was there anything else Charlie could have done to win this season?
• Thoughts on Ben
• Thoughts on Liz
• How does this season rank?
• Top 3 songs by The Beatles
• Fan Mail

You can now send a text to us by clicking here if you're on your phone. Note: we cannot reply and won't be podcasting again for some non-several period of months, so there's probably no point in asking us questions right now.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like this episode?
• AGAIN?!?!?
• Did we think we'd get that lucky?
• The dissolution of an alliance
• How Charlie handled the reward choice vs how Maria did.
• How did Maria and Q so easily believe they had Kenzie and Liz on their side?
• Ben's voting blunder.
• Why isn't Charlie viewed as a threat?
• Where does this leave us going into the finale?
• Final Q thoughts.
• Top 3 songs by The Who
• Fan Mail

In this episode, the Purple Rock Survivor podcast discusses: 

• Did we like this episode?
• Why is everyone obsessed with credit for moves?
• Venus and the idol-finding
• Maria and the reward decision-making process
• Why is Liz? 
• Venus and the plan to work with Charlie
• Is Charlie a good player? 
• Are the players aware that they can play idols?
• How is Q still here? 
• You can now text us for some reason
• Ninja Turtles and top 3 TLC songs

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode
• Are we supposed to be horny for Applebee's?
• Taking out your number one ally
• Is this a good bad season?
• The reward challenge and aftermath
• The rice bargaining
• What to practice before going on Survivor
• Was Tiffany the right target?
• Holding on to idols
• Top 3 restaurant chains
• Discussion of season 50

Tune in for episode nine of The Purple Rock Survivor Podcast's coverage of Survivor 46 as the Hunter becomes the... guy chased by the hunter? That's a thing, right?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode.
• Where Hunter screwed up.
• If his actions were understandable at all.
• Why were they scared off from Tiffany’s threat to play her idol, but not by Hunter’s?
• People’s reluctance to do “the easy vote”.
• Ownership of the moves.
• Kenzie’s plan to flip on Tiffany?
• How likely is a final three of Q, Venus, and Liz? 
• Who’s in the best position currently?
• Spicy Jeff.
• Top 3 Raptors

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• What the fuck was that?
• No, seriously, what the fuck was that?
• Q’s Hide N Seek strategy.
• Venus’ Hide N Seek observations.
• The Victorious Venus Experience.
• Where it went wrong for Tevin.
• Was there a way to have turned it around and saved him?
• The end of The Six.
• Was this a good move for Liz?
• Who was this good for?
• Do we think this episode will have an impact on the rice negotiation?
• Top 3 Whitney Houston songs

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on the episode.
• Are the characters delivering?
• Are we surprised at how invested in the “Plus One” alliance Q and Tevin seem to be?
• The delightful messiness of the Nami group.
• Tevin’s decision to target Soda?
• Why did Tevin vote for Venus?
• A confident Venus is the best Venus.
• Maria’s confrontation with Venus.
• Charlie’s reactions.
• Venus claiming credit for the move
• Tim’s approach to the alliance and his post-swap situation.
• Q’s decision-making.
• Tiffany’s reaction to Q.
• Should they have targeted Hunter though? Was Tim right?
• Or should it have been Ben?
• Challenge banter
• Top 3 Sexiest Survivor Dads

If you want to listen to this week's podcast on episode 6 of Survivor 46, you'll have to EARN IT. Or... you could just do the simple thing and choose the purple rock.

See what I did there?

Because the team that chose the purple rocks won? Get it?  WE'RE THE PURPLE ROCK?!? 

It's probably better if I didn't explain it.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on the episode.
• The tour de force performance of Venus
• Should they have voted out Charlie instead?
• Or should it have been Venus?
• Was there anything Moriah could've done differently to save herself?
• Do we owe the Reba 4 more credit?
• What a vote like this says about the Mergeatory vote.
• Reaction to seeing the random rock draw.
• Is Q’s alliance actually going to work?
• Tim's attempts to withhold information.
• Top 3 Christmas songs

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feeling on the episode.
• Where things went wrong for Jem
• How vote splits are supposed to work.
• Did the episode adequately position Jem as a potential boot?
• Was this the right decision for Charlie?
• Was it the right decision for Maria?
• Maria's extra vote
• Yanu not losing
• Q’s attempts to form a new base
• Hunter's challenge
• Venus's social game
• Top 3 songs featuring Ozzy Osbourne

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feeling on the episode.
• How’s that 90 minutes working out for everyone?
• Final Bhanu thoughts (hopefully)
• Any issues with how Bhanu’s tribe treated him?
• Are characters like Bhanu the end result of over-emphasizing going on Survivor for “the experience” and “sharing your story”?
• Tevin targeting Soda: good idea or doing too much?
• Jem’s Beware Advantage fuckery.
• Tim’s unique approach to challenges.
• Moriah Can’t Jump
• Top 3 Van Halen songs

 WARNING: This is an Andy and Emma podcast and thus is long in such a way that you might wonder if it's some kind of meta-commentary about the bloated length of recent Survivor episodes. Let's say that it is?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Where Emma is at with the season so far.
• Feelings on the episode and if it justified 90 minutes.
• The Bhanu of it all.
• Q's theories.
• If we believe Tiffany was seriously considering Q's theories.
• Kenzie's gameplay.
• The modern era of fail tribes.
• Hunter
• Venus’s attempt to target Hunter.
• Should medical timeouts be a thing?
• Ben's vibe: fun or over done?
• Top 3 Oasis songs.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on the episode.
• Two hours is a LOT of Survivor, right?
• The purple tribe is a whole ass mess.
• Is Kenzie overplaying?
• Was Jess the right call?
• Bhanu is a LOT
• Q and his theories.
• How about them fake idols tho
• Do we sympathize with Venus or do we get it?
• Liz is a LOT lot.
• Did Randen need to tell Venus about his Beware Advantage?
• Anything interesting going on with the green tribe?
• Top 3 Metallica songs.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on the premiere.
• First impressions of the Yanu tribe.
• Jelinsky's myriad of failures.
• Did they make the right call voting him out?
• First impressions of Nami.
• We're still playing Guess the Secret Canadian dammit.
• First impressions of Siga.
• Top 3 Taylor Swift songs.
• The new Beware Advantage format.
• Geckos!

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on the episode.
• How the finale was indicative of the entire season.
• Best move made in the finale.
• Dee's game and how it stacks up historically.
• Katurah – the most consequential player of the season.
• Poor, hapless Jake.
• Austin: much closer to winning than expected.
• Julie.
• The season as a whole.
• What/who is most to blame for the season turning out at it did.
• 90 minute episodes: good, bad, other?

 Since everyone was bummed about losing Emily last week, we figured there was an easy fix with this week's episode of the podcast.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Losing the big villain of the season
• Is Dee’s “two number ones” an example of #girlmath?
• Dee’s game so far?
• Any investment in the Dee and Austin romance?
• Should Austin have done something else with his idol?
• Poor Jake’s plan is foiled again.
• Mapping out a path to victory for Jake.
• Thoughts on Julie.

Note: We had some audio issues with this one, so apologies if it doesn't sound as good as usual. If we ever do, in fact, sound good usually.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Katurah, finally victorious...kinda
• Romber nostalgia
• Our Boy Jake
• Does anyone on this cast know an actual idiom?
• Emily's advantage decision
• The Reba 4 finally faces a threat
• Idol rules in Survivor
• A round of "Good, Bad, or Terrible Decision"
• Boston accents, probably?

Emma and Matt take ovah the pawdcast faw a week to discuss the tenth episode of Suhvivaw 45 and the seas'n so fah.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Bruce’s plan; dumb or dumber?
• Jake and his glorious Boston accent
• Kenny Loggins
• How much we love Jake
• The tale of Katurah
• Jake's emotions
• Emily's plan; but why though?
• Isn't Jake fun?
• I guess the Reba 4

Welcome to the Purple Rock Survivor Sanctuary. Where good things happen.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings on the episode.
• How production decisions are changing the game.
• How Belo would still find ways to beat themselves even without the twists.
• Thoughts on the Reba 4.
• Katurah’s assessment of her place in the game.
• Dee’s strategy.
• What are these cheap ass rewards?
• What do we still care about?
• At least we lost Kendra.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings on the episode.
• What did we learn from this episode?
• How is Bruce getting worse?
• The return of the Survivor auction
• The return of the women's alliance
• Did we all imagine the Kellie of last week?
• The conservative play this season- cast fault or production fault?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings on the episode.
• How this episode affects our feelings toward the whole season.
• Mourning Kaleb
• Did Katurah make the wrong move?
• Where Kaleb went wrong.
• Was Jake wrong to try and save Kaleb?
• Why the fuck was Drew completely safe?
• Bruce: alienating allies, yet completely right about what’s going on?
• How do we feel about Kellie?
• At least we lost Sifu.
• The flash forward
• Pictures of Dee from Survivor's feet

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings on the episode.
• Bruce's idol find.
• The general absence of Bruce-Katurah beef content.
• Has the "not a merge" thing grown on you at all by this point?
• Should Katurah have weighed Bruce's presence on that team before picking them as a winner?
• Was Bruce correct to target Kaleb?
• Is Emily getting better at this or is this further proof of Kaleb's greatness?
• Does J Maya's exit demonstrate the risk of standing between the hungry and a sandwich?
• How did we have a unanimous vote for Kaleb?
• Did Kaleb fuck it up at tribal council (prior to the SITD)?
• Kaleb fucked it up at tribal (with the SITD). Now that we've seen it work, are we a fan?
• Based on the unanimous votes, do we have any idea where the alliances break down next week?

Let's Pokemon Go to the next episode of the Purple Rock Podcast's coverage of Survivor 45. Let's go Brendo!

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings on the episode.
• Why can't nerds catch a break on Survivor?
• How concerned should we about Drew’s continued success?
• Why do we think Emily chose to vote out Brando?
• Brando parting thoughts.
• Sandwiches or shitty advantage: which do you choose?
• Did choosing it lower our opinion of Kellie?
• Is anyone on Reba any good at this?
• Kaleb is still great. 
• Had you ever heard of a push present?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings on the episode.
• The return of the swap.
• Reactions to the results of this particular swap.
• Katurah vs Bruce.
• Kaleb is the best.
• Everything is coming up Emily.
• How J. Maya, Julie, and Dee handled their first trip to tribal.
• Sean's quit.
• Original Lulu: worst tribe ever?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings on the episode.
• Sabiyah sure fucked that up huh?
• If our feelings on Emily have changed.
• Thoughts on Sean
• Should Kaleb have volunteered for the raid?
• What does "out of pocket" mean to you?
• Goodwill Advantages, multi-staged idol hunts, conditional idols... what's going on here?
• Can we admit that Drew is doing well?
• Any new thoughts on Belo
• Who are we liking so far?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings on the episode.
• Brad's takes on the cast.
• Lulu: still a fucking mess.
• Brandon: Bad at Survivor or terrible at Survivor? 
• This season's complicated idol-finding process
• Bruce, I guess?
• Drew? Still?
• Foot fetishists, and why they loved this episode
• Guess the Secret Canadian

Survivor is back and so is The Purple Rock Podcast. Let's see if we can make it through this episode without quitting.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• A decade of bullshit.
• Our feelings on the episode.
• First impressions of the cast.
• A recurring theme in recent casting.
• Holy shit Lulu is a whole ass mess.
• If Hannah quitting bothers us.
• A new contestant in the "Worst Emily" sweepstakes.
• Aliens and pyramids and what the fuck are we even doing here?
• Guess the Secret Canadian.
• Reba tribe.
• Belo tribe.
• Bruce is back!
• Sweat and Savvy.

The finale of Survivor 44 has come and gone. Celebrate by listening to some good hard takes with the Purple Rock Survivor Podcast.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our enjoyment of the episode.
• Our disappointment with the result.
• Yam Yam is great.
• Yam Yam, Carolyn, Carson, and fire.
• How Yam Yam rates as a winner.
• Carolyn is amazing.
• Could she have changed anything to become the winner?
• Does it matter that she didn't get a vote?
• Heidi's decision to go to fire.
• Heidi's game overall.
• Final thoughts on Carson.
• Final thoughts on Lauren.
• Simmotion (again)
• Overall thoughts on the season. How does it rank?

Can't decide whether you want to listen to a podcast about the latest episode of Survivor 44 or a podcast about the 2022-23 Miami Heat? WHY CHOOSE?!?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Carolyn
• Some other people to, but mostly
• Carolyn

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How’d we like the episode?
• Carolyn
• Danny, briefly
• Carolyn
• Jam Jam, channeling Sandra and not
• Really, just so much Carolyn talk

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How’d we like the episode?
• What the absence of producer-driven twists in the past two episodes has done for the season.
• The decision to vote out Frannie.
  • Was it right for Danny? Why did he save her with his idol two votes ago and then turn around and leave her out of last week’s vote and target her this week?
  • Was it right for Lauren and Jaime? Or should they have gone with the Danny or Heidi plans?
  • Was it the right idea for Carson and Yam Yam? If so, was it the right execution?
• Carolyn. Of course.
• Did the surprise family reward doom Frannie?
• The truth will not save you.
• Fake idols now and forever!
• Cracks in Danny’s social game.
• Are we in on Carson yet? Why or why not.
• Final thoughts on Frannie.

Matt returns to the podcast to catch up on episode 9 of Survivor 44. Unless he gives up his spot to get rice for all of us.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• The season so far.
• Thoughts on the episode
• Did Tika make the right decision with Kane?
• What’s Tika's next move?
• Yam Yam and Caroline fighting over spite votes.
• Who was right: Frannie or Danny?
• What was the point of using Lauren’s extra vote here?
• The utter futility of this season’s fake idols.
• The enduring legacy of the Knowledge is Power Advantage.
• Starving people: good or bad?
• Am I crazy for believing that Caroline can win this season?
• I’ll ask again: is Heidi actually doing really well?

Andy and John return to talk about the rapid unscheduled disassembly of the Ratu alliance on episode 8 of Survivor 44.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Thoughts on the episode
• Was this the right move for the Tika three?
• Sharing idol info.
• Sharing vote target info.
• Heidi's position in the game.
• Why Danny became a legend in this episode.
• An actual merge-like vote.
• Carolyn in the net.
• More Carolyn erasure on display.
• Are things all coming up Carson?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• What was so wrong with the way the merge was?
• Do dorks deserve love?
• Why didn't one of those dorks throw that challenge?
• Yam Yam and Carolyn, back together again!

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Josh, but mostly Yam Yam
• Carolyn, a bit
• More Yam Yam, honestly
• Those nerds that held hands
• And the rest!

 In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses: 

• Our feelings for the episode.
• The bro-iest picnic of all-time
• Carolyn
• Fake idol antics
• Finally! A pair of nerds on Survivor!
• No not that pair, the other one.
• Jaime's newfound confidence.
• Matthew's exit
• Re-assessing the number of advantages in the game.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Our feelings for the episode.
• The weird swap(ish) set up and all the idols that came with it.
• If Josh was always going to play his idol for himself or not.
• Did Carolyn make the right move?
• Where did Yam Yam go wrong?
• Sarah not playing any of her advantages, real or fake.
• The introduction of another fake idol.
• Is there too much stuff?
• Why did Soka let Josh go to the advantage-getting place?

 Andy hops off the sit out bench and is back on the podcast, passing out fake idols all over the place. How about them tho?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• The season so far.
• Eating worms.
• If we enjoyed this episode.
• The loss of Claire.
• Was Claire the right target?
• Is it unfair to target her for sitting out of challenges?
• Thoughts on Danny.
• Fake idol talk
• Frannie and Matt
• The trend of women being voted out first in their tribes.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Is Claire great?
• Is Carolyn too much?
• The differing approaches to the bird cage.
• Rebound relationships.
• What could Helen have done differently?
• Who's standing out?

It's a new season of Survivor and a new season of the Purple Rock Podcast. Tune in for the most dangerous season of podcasting yet!

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How the premiere compares to last season.
• Who made the biggest mistake of the episode
• Was Maddie doing too much or was the risk justified?
• Random Shot in the Dark plays.
• Lauren lying about her advantage.
• Brandon telling everyone about the key.
• The bird cage idol.
• Unnecessary risks.
• Sweat or Savvy decision-making
• Changes to the advantage island set up: good, bad, neutral?
• The Inheritance Advantage.
• The handling of Bruce's injury.
• Who's standing out?

It's finale time for Survivor 43 and we've reunited the Big Four to talk over each other about it.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on this episode.
• Our reaction to the winner reveal.
• Why we think Gabler won.
• Did the jury get it wrong?
• How Gabler compares to past winners.
• Is this the worst final three of all-time?
• Was there anything else Jesse could have done to win?
• The fire-making challenge and its impact on the game.
• How this season ranks.

Note: this podcast was recorded as video and thus might not be fully optimized for audio-only delivery. (Which is to say, it is very lightly edited).

Mike makes his triumphant return to the podcast to discuss a cold-blooded penultimate episode of Survivor 43. Bet you $10 no idols will be played.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on this episode.
• Why Jesse's move was brilliant and necessary.
• Is Jesse turning on his ally different than Karla turning on hers?
• The continued fall of Karla.
• Why Cody gave his idol back to Jesse.
• If this move sets up the winner of the season.
• Who we think that winner will be.
• The state of the season heading into the finale.

Emma is back to discuss the 11th episode of Survivor 43 with Andy. Challenges were run! Advantages were found! (Many) Immunities were won! Tune in to hear what digressions we take while attempting to discuss it.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on this episode.
• Karla's actions this episode and if they change our opinion of her overall game.
• Jesse's logic.
• Choosing Sami over Cassidy.
• The disappointing end result.
• If anyone is impressing us this season.
• The impact of the shorter season.
• The new advantage mechanic.
• The greatest idol/advantage hunt in the history of Survivor.
• How are Jesse and Cody getting away with this?
• The challenge and having two winners.
• Sami playing the Shot in the Dark.
• Current state of the season.

There are many things to be thankful for this season. For instance, there's a new episode of an incredibly amateur podcast about an aging, middlebrow, network reality TV competition. And that we're not eating Survivor pizza?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on this episode.
• Did Jesse make the right move?
• Was Noelle actually dangerous?
• The presentation of Jesse's move.
• Is vote splitting more dangerous than idols in the current iteration of the game?
• Reassessing Sami and his move from last week.
• Karla's game as of this moment.
• Does anyone besides Karla like Cassidy?
• Are we underestimating Gabler?
• The true goat of the season.
• Noelle's challenge victory.
• Falling tiles.
• Current state of the season.

We're at the hallowed "split the tribe into two random tribes on Day 17" phase of Survivor. The spot where legends are made.

Note: to truly get this episode, you must be extremely hardcore. This will mean listening to long hours at high intensity. Only exceptional performance will constitute a passing grade.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Mike's inspirational back story that brought him to this podcast.
• Feelings on this episode.
• Noelle's anti-Knowledge is Power maneuvering.
• Sami's maneuvering with Karla.
• Karla flipping on James.
• Where James went wrong.
• If Jesse and Cody chose the right target.
• Relying on Gabler.
• The double tribal structure.
• Another Knowledge is Power failure.
• Thoughts on the season so far and where it's going

Emma joins Andy to talk about episode 8 of the He-Man Woman's Haters Club... errr..  43rd season of Survivor.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on this episode.
• If the reveal of Jesse's idol altered our opinion of his decision to flip last week.
• If we enjoyed the surprise reveal.
• If only there was some way for 5 people to outvote 6.
• If we cared if it were Jeanine or Ryan.
• Why Jeanine?
• Cassidy's actions this episode.
• Why gameplay has been so conservative.
• If we're impressed with anyone.
• Thoughts on the season so far.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on this episode.
• The all-powerful Knowledge is Power advantage rears its head again.
• Jesse and Cody's eagerness to flip on Noelle and Dwight.
• The vote split plan: too much?
• James being left alone to grab the advantage.
• Owen recognizing that Gabler is a problem. Working with him anyway.
• Sami flipping.
• The immunity challenge structure.
• Our potential advantage in forearm strength-based challenges.
• The editing structure of this episode.

It's that time of the season when we merge... the original hosts of this show to talk about an episode with merge-like substances.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on this episode.
• We were right about Elie and Gabler. Alllllll the way back in episode 1.
• Was Elie doomed from the start or did she dig her own grave this episode?
• Gabler's masterful gameplay.
• Would he be a good ally from here on out?
• Jeanine not playing the idol.
• Random votes
• Ryan’s brilliant “FINAL SEVEN” plan.
• The constant sharing of secrets in modern Survivor.
• The "Earn the Merge" structure
• How we think the next part of the game will play out.
• Who we're rooting for.

Unlike this episode of Survivor 43, at the Purple Rock Podcast, it's never time to stop with all the niceness.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings on this episode.
• If we bought the Cassidy fake out.
• But... should it have been Cassidy?
• Or Ryan?
• Ryan's brilliant plan.
• Props for Karla and James.
• Remember when Survivor fans were all up in arms about the game-ruining unbeatable strength of the Knowledge is Power advantage?
• Is Sami the best player on Baka?
• Remember when Survivor fans were all up in arms about Baka voting our Morriah for challenge strength-based reasons?
• What's next for Baka.
• Noelle at the challenge.
• Who we're rooting for.

Andy podcasts with Brad, his fourth different podcast host of the season, and he's just not sure if they're all out to get him. I mean, they say they're in his alliance, but how can he be sure?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Brad's thoughts on the season so far.
• Feelings on this episode.
• Was Lindsay the right decision?
• How badly Lindsay played this.
• Geo: definitely in control of this game (source: Gio).
• Is Cassidy really dangerous or does she just share certain attributes with people who carry that label?
• Challenge talk. No, really.
• Vesi helping Baka beat Coco.
• Cody stealing stuff.
• Gabler's palm frond strategy.
• Who's standing out.

Join Andy and Emma for a fine episode of podcasting. Don't let anyone gaslight you into believing otherwise.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Emma's thoughts on the season so far.
• Noelle not playing her advantage.
• The decision to vote out Nneka.
• The explosive potential of Vesi's next tribal.
• Elie and Jeanine's Big Brain plan.
• Sami the snitch.
• Beware Karla! BEWARE!!!
• The assembling of beads.
• Is there an advantage hack?
• Who's standing out.

Join Andy and Matt as they share their curmudgeonly takes on a 90 minute episode of Survivor 43.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• 90 minute episodes.
• The pattern of personal content on the season.
• Was Justine the right call?
• The Cody experience.
• The tweak to the Beware Advantage.
• Baka post-tribal fallout.
• If only there was some way to not deal with Gabler's idol going forward.
• Coco is also a tribe.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Gabler, his failings, and his name
• Teenagers- why are they like this?
• Thoughts on the new iteration of savvy vs. sweat
• A fun new game: Guess the Canadian!
• John's personal vendetta against an entire profession
• Cody, the man the show wants us to have an opinion on
• Who's standing out so far?

Because there's a lot of former Survivors on this season, Andy and Emma decide to check out the first season of The Challenge USA and... wait, did they really podcast for almost two hours?

Note: we recorded this one on a video Zoom chat and thus it is barely edited audio. Apologies for the quality.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Disclaimers: this is a podcast from long-time Survivor fans who know next to nothing about The Challengefranchise or anybody else on this cast that aren't from Survivor. So there will be no deep analysis here.
• Spoiler warning: we discuss the events of the first six episodes of this season and the previous Survivor seasons of the participants.
• Why exactly are we doing this?
• How we're enjoying watching this show.
• General observations on the structure of the show.
• Fawning over Tyson. This is a Tyson-cast.
• The other Survivors (but only a little).
• The current Survivor-centric plotline
• If we were to cast Survivors for a future Challenge USA season, who would we pick?
• The non-Survivor contestants (even less than the non-Tyson Survivors).
• The algorithm.
• Hopes for the rest of the season.

Also a bunch of random bullshit about things like American Idol and America's Next Top Model and whatever.

Andy is joined by Matt and Emma to say so long to the latest season of Survivor.

Note: we recorded this one on a video Zoom chat and thus it is barely edited audio. Apologies for the quality. But there's actual video if you're into that sort of thing.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the finale.
• Jonathan and Lindsay's post-Omar boot tiff.
• Where things went wrong for Lindsay.
• Did this feel like a triumphant Mike episode?
• Romeo winning a challenge.
• Final thoughts about Jonathan.
• The rare meaningful tribal council.
• Final thoughts about Mike.
• Did Maryanne’s win make us happy? Was it a good win?
• Thoughts on the on island vote reveal/post-mortem as a concept and how it worked in this instance.
• Feelings on Season 42 as a whole.
• One change from 41/42 that we’d like to go away.
• One change from 41/42 we’d like to stay.

After being wrong about basically everything last week, Andy and John return to try not to do that again.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode.
• Lindsay not playing her idol on Omar.
• Maryanne's big move.
• Mike outmaneuvering Omar.
• Jonathan and Mike not fully joining Maryanne's plan.
• The rare semi-canonical post-game interview and what to make of it all.
• What we can learn from Omar’s great reward for working to keep Maryanne, Romeo, and Mike in the game.
• Was this the right move for Romeo?
• Lindsay's tunnel vision.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode
• The Do or Die twist in action.
• The loss of Drea.
• Should Omar have voted out Mike and kept his idol instead?
• Drea's dramatic exit.
• Did her exit damage Omar's game?
• King Omar running things again.
• The Knowledge is Power Advantage.
• The remaining idols and advantages in the game.
• Who you got: Romeo or Jonathan?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked the episode
• Omar moving on Hai.
• Omar's game to this point. Does it make us nervous?
• Should Jonathan have been the target?
• Where it all went wrong for Hai.
• Was the edit too hard on Hai?
• Is Lindsay going to win this season?
• Drea’s vow to stop playing the game emotionally.
• Maryanne’s new idol.
• There are still four Takus left.
• Excited for the Do or Die next week?

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• The second tribal council and all that was said.
• If voting should've been in the more traditional format.
• Why Lindsay didn't play her Shot in the Dark.
• Jonathan's attempt at masterminding.
• Rocksroy's demise.
• If the idea of a All Men's Alliance offends us.
• Omar making moves.
• Hai’s reaction to Romeo’s vote.
• The dissolution of the power alliance.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Did we like this episode?
• What do we think of how much this season is copying 41? Was it worth doing the sacrifice immunity for rice again?
• Was Chanelle the right choice? Should it have been Romeo instead?
• Why do you think Hai keeps losing these fights to get his way? Do you think it bodes poorly for him long term?
• Who stood out this week/so far this season?
• Drea has all the advantages
• Is Omar playing with fire trying to play all sides?
• Hopes for the rest of the season

The sort of merge for Survivor 42 is here and John and Andy are ready to tear into it like a juicy, barely-cooked burger from “Applebees”.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we liked these episodes.
• The return of the hourglass.
• The formation of the big 8 alliance.
• If they should’ve voted out Jonathan instead.
• How things went wrong for Lydia.
• Hai voting for her.
• Omar’s stellar episode.
• Tori.
• Rocksroy vs Tori.
• New relationships.
• What’s up with Drea and Romeo?
• The deft handling of Chanelle.
• The potential for the season going forward.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• Feelings about this episode.
• If Tribal Council gave us our desired result.
• If the result was the right one?
• Breaking down the various voting strategies.
• Mike.
• Activating the idols.
• Lydia and Rocksroy at shipwheel island.
• The differences between Drea the player and Drea the confessional-giver.
• The potential of the Advantage Amulet.
• Jonathan and Maryanne's little spat.
• Assessing the premerge now that it's complete*.
• What we think is coming next week and how we feel about it.

• Feelings about this episode.
• Hopes for tribal council.
• If Swati was the right choice for Romeo and Drea.
• Tori sucks.
• Thoughts on Romeo.
• If Rocksroy's type ever makes it to the merge.
• The fallout from last week.
• Another amazing performance by Daniel.
• Jonathan's continued dominance.
• If his flub at the reward challenge means much.
• Who is standing out.

This week, the episode is filled with idiocy and terrible decision-making. But enough about the podcast...

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How Brad is enjoying the season thus far.
• How much fun we had with the episode.
• The cascading series of errors.
• Maryanne telling her tribe about her extra vote.
• How binge watching Survivor creates different types of players.
• Daniel losing Mike's idol.
• Can we defend Chanelle's vote risk decision?
• Failed vote split plans.
• The wrong way to negotiate.
• Damn Daniel.
• The behaviours incentivized in modern Survivor and how it leads to these mistakes.
• Are we concerned that this season will be too dumb?
• But why'd it have to be Jenny tho?
• What's next for Vati? Is Daniel toast?
• Jonathan's epic challenge.
• Could Taku's next tribal be even crazier?
• Who's standing out.

We get to know the Survivors a little more in the second episode of Survivor 42.

Consider this intro my audition to write DVR summaries for episodes.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• How we liked the episode.
• If Taku made the right boot decision.
• Which decision we would have made in their shoes.
• Two Shots in the Dark in two tribals this season.
• Possible Shot in the Dark strategy.
• The Jonathan and Omar pairing.
• The return of the Beware Advantage.
• Daniel's plan for Mike's Beware Advantage.
• If Mike can find it, that is.
• Hai's food decision.
• Drea's attempt to form a women's alliance.
• Who's standing out.
• The season thus far.

The Purple Rock Survivor Podcast starts its season 42 coverage with its Western correspondent team of Andy and Emma. Hope you have some free time on your hands.

In this episode, the Purple Rock Podcast discusses:

• If we're hyped for a new season of Survivor.
• If we enjoyed the first episode.
• The enthusiastic cast and the superfan era.
• The new in-challenge advantage twist.
• The bloodohgodtheblood.
• The Amulet Advantage as a concept.
• A glut of character-building flashback montages.
• An evenly-balanced edit.
• Jackson's exit.
• If Zach was the right choice for everyone (and we do mean everyone) to vote out?
• The apparent lack of athleticism of the cast.
• Who made an impression.
• Sartorial choices.

Revisiting all of Survivor: Palau in one mini(ish) sized podcast. Watch out, Andy's back at it again.

Join the Purple Rock Andy for a full season overview of Survivor: Palau, which helpfully does not require/demand you rewatch the season as well. It is spoiler-filled, so you probably should have seen it at some point.

In this episode, Andy (just Andy, you've been warned) discusses:

• Why your opinion of this season may be suspect.
• The unique pleasures of Survivor: Palau.
• Why Tom Westman is one of the greats.
• How Ian fares in a rewatch.
• Andy's second favourite player of the season.
• Katie: worse than you may remember.
• If Steph's big moment still plays.

John and Andy reflect on the season that concluded this week, re-examining our past impressions leading up to the finale in the process.

Listen to Andy and John as they discuss:

• We are big dummies.
• When we realized Erika could win.
• How Survivor keeps burying its female winners.
• Was this a fair edit for Erika's game?
• How advantages and twists affected the game.
• If we liked the finale.
• Xander big-braining fire-making decision and overall game.
• Final Ricard thoughts.
• Where things went wrong for Deshawn.
• Why we think Erika won.
• The aftershow vs a live reunion.
• Overall season opinion.

Listen to Andy and John as they discuss:

• If we liked the episode.
• Why choose Danny over Deshawn.
• If there was anything else Danny or Deshawn could have done.
• Danny
• Deshawn
• Erika
• Heather
• Xander
• Ricard
• Who we want to win

Do I need to tell you that this week's podcast is hosted  by Andy and Emma, or have you already inferred that from the running time?

Listen to Andy and Emma as they discuss:

• If we liked the episode.
• The Do or Die twist in theory.
• The Do or Die twist in practice.
• The Monty Hall of it all.
• Why Liana instead of Ricard.
• Xander's extra vote.
• Xiana OTP.
• The idea of a "screwed player purple edit". 
• Tribal council discussions and the continued effort to tell different stories.
• If we buy Erika as a potential winner.
• Is this one of the more character-driven seasons in recent memory?

Join us for a holiday(ish) episode filled with deep emotions, crumbling alliances, and the final act of a star. Hmm hmm-hmm, hmm hmm-hmm.

Listen to Andy and John as they discuss:

• If we liked the episode.
• The emotional heft of the decision-making.
• Doing it for the culture vs doing it for yourself.
• The Shan and Liana bond.
• Shan and Ricard's non-finals pact.
• Women vs men with juries.
• Celebrating Shan.
• Was this the right time for Deshawn and Danny to take out Shan?
• Shan not playing her idol.
• Xander not playing his extra vote.
• How target and suspicion moves around so quickly.
• The death of edgic.

 Are you ready to hear about vote splits? Well if not, GET ready. 

Listen to Andy and John as they discuss:

• Why didn't anyone talk about Xander's extra vote?
• Seriously, fuck the idol... the extra vote tho.
• How it could've changed the vote if he had played it.
• How it could've changed the end game.
• The vote split that actually happened and if it should have.
• Should they have targeted Naseer or Heather?
• Losing Naseer and Evvie.
• Where things went wrong for Evvie.
• Is anyone playing well right now?
• Why isn't Danny a target?
• Whose chances we like to win.
• The double tribal council thing.
• The sad attempts by Heather and Liana to get people to give them their idols.

Listen to Andy and John as they discuss:

• If we liked the episode.
• Shan's spiralling game.
• Xander's ascendant(?) game (maybe ascendant is too strong).
• A messy tribal council.
• Heather setting it off.
• The "fairness" of purple edits.
• Are live tribals are problem that need solving?
• The fast dissolve of Yase – was this a good idea?
• If we're noticing the missing days.
• Final thoughts on Tiffany.

After a dark episode that, frankly, isn't even worth talking about, the show makes a strong recovery this week. By which we mean, obviously, that Andy is back on the podcast, with special guest co-host Emma.

In this episode, John and Matt discuss:

• • Shan and Ricard
  • Shan, not having her best days
  • The 4-person alliance that tells you why they're aligning
  • The Exile Island thing
  • Why the Exile Island thing was dumb
  • Seriously, the hourglass? So bad.
  • The Great British Bake Off

In this episode, Andy and John discuss:

• How great this episode was and a surprising reason why.
• What on earth was Genie doing?
• Andy was wrong about something?
• Shan and Ricard reacting to Genie's advantage punt.
• Activating idols.
• Shan and Liana's summit.
• The new Knowledge is Power advantage.
• Ricard and Shan play cat and mouse.
• Was Genie the right target for Shan?

In this episode, Andy and John discuss:

• If we liked the episode.
• The brilliant editors of Survivor.
• Big brained challenge throws.
• The itch to go to tribal council.
• It's so hard to say goodbye to JD.
• Did Shan make the right decision to vote him out?
• Was Shan just doing too much in general this episode?
• Sydney villain talk, part deux.
• Other fun stuff.

In this episode, Andy and John discuss:

• Why we liked the episode.
• Are there too many advantages? Are they taking up too much time?
• What went wrong for Brad.
• Was he the right choice for Shan?
• What we think of Shan so far.
• More love for JD.
• The weekly prisoner's dilemma.
• Is Sydney a villain?
• Liana's reaction to last week's vote.

In this episode, Andy and John discuss:

• If we liked the episode.
• The decision to vote Voce out.
• The "intentional Matsing"
• Thoughts on the Beware advantage: is it good for the players? Is it good for the show?
• Are twists too complicated for the audience?
• Xander sharing his advantage information with Evvie and Voce.
• Evvie giving information to DeShawn.
• Brad's Tony impression.
• Who stood out for us this episode.

Come on in y’all to a new season of the Purple Rock Survivor podcast. After a long time away, Andy and John are back to discuss the premiere episode of Survivor 41.

Revisiting all of Survivor: All-Stars in one podcast. Because two would be overkill.

Surprise! Join the Purple Rock Andy for a full season overview of Survivor: All-Stars, which helpfully does not require/demand you rewatch the season as well. It is spoiler-filled, so you probably should have seen it at some point.

In this episode, Andy and... oh god there's no one else... discusses:

• The Sue and Richard incident.
• How the show and the contestants handled the incident.
• Boston Rob (of course).
• Could Boston Rob have won?
• The actual winner of the season, Amber.
• Is it possible for an Amber-type player to win today?
• Romber forever.
• Lex's hypocrisy.
• How Shii Ann represents the typical Survivor fan.
• Justice for Jenna Lewis.
• How I feel about the season watching it 17 years later.
• Observations from my kids (described by me, no guest appearances. Sorry).

The gang's all here! Except John and Brad. Emma, Matt, Andy, and Mark finish off the season to discuss:

• Adam's Hail Mary
• The Aitu Four as the Final Four
• Becky's choice
• Oof... the fire-making challenge
• Final tribal council
• Yul's win
• Reunion tea
• Final thoughts on the season
• Who's the best challenge performer of all time?
• Season 41 rumors

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We may be down to one episode a week, but there were still two boots! And double the hosts. 

Anyone who wants to mutiny and join a new podcast community has the next 10 seconds to do so. 

Andy is banned from saying the words “Plan Voodoo.” 

Well thank goodness those tribe divisions are over. 

Picture this: it’s 2006 and you’re sheepishly explaining to friends that you actually love the show that just divided people by race. 

The gang is back to wrap-up Survivor: Pearl Islands with a discussion of the finale, the reunion, and the winner. 

How do you commemorate the end of an epic season and an epic finale? Why, recording the longest podcast ever of course!

We condense 84 minutes of content down to… roughly the same amount of time. Listen while The Purple Rock Podcast discusses the helpfully named penultimate episode of Winners at War.

Another episode, another batch of moves, counter moves, and blindsides for the Purple Rock Survivor Podcast to discuss with the twelfth episode of Survivor:

The Purple Rock Tony Podcast discuss the eleventh episode of Survivor: Winners at War. 

Are you ready for some love? Then you’re ready to listen to Andy and John discuss the tenth episode of Survivor: Winners at War.

Yes, that really did happen. MY GOD did it ever happen. Listen to Andy and John discuss the brilliant ninth episode of Survivor: Winners at War.

Legends battle! Future legends merge! Our favourite season ever continues with the eighth episode of Survivor: Winners at War! 

All hope is lost. Enter if ye dare. Time to discuss the seventh episode of Survivor: Winners at War. 

The hosts you know and love are back to talk about a double boot episode of Survivor: Winners at War. 

The swap episode of Survivor: Winners at War is predictably predictable. 

Welcome to our weekly session of watching our hopes and dreams dashed. AKA Survivor: Winners at War. 

Andy and John discuss the third episode of Survivor: Winner at War. We’re still not over it. 

Andy and John keep the good times rolling while discussing the second episode of Survivor: Winner at War. 

Holy crap was that episode amazing. Andy and John are back to discuss what they thought of the first episode of Survivor: Winner at War.

Andy and John are so psyched for the upcoming season that they decided to make a preview podcast for the first time in years.