Snakes & Rats: A Reality TV Podcast

Episodes

1. 37

   Survivor Season 51: Episode 4

   Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 51! Instagram: @snakesandratspod Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess 🐍🐀 🫂

   Oct 15, 2026

   1h 10m
2. 36

   Survivor Season 51: Episode 3

   Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 51! Instagram: @snakesandratspod Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess 🐍🐀 🥑🥑

   Oct 8, 2026

   1h 01m
3. 35

   Survivor Season 51: Episode 2

   Description: Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 51! Instagram: @snakesandratspod Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess 🐍🐀 🧃

   Oct 2, 2026

   57m
4. 34

   Survivor Season 51: The Premiere

   Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 51! Instagram: @snakesandratspod Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess 🐍🐀

   Sep 24, 2026

   1h 14m
5. 33

   Survivor Season 51: The Castaways

   In alphabetical order by first name, Alexis and Beth go through all the Survivor 51 cast members, breaking down who's got "it," who's in trouble, and who did a dumb pose for their promo pic. Plus, Alexis explains (non-verbally) the difference between geeks, nerds, and dweebs, a plan is hatched to...

   Sep 17, 2026

   1h 12m
6. 32

   Snakes & Rats: A Reality TV Podcast

   Back by popular demand, Beth & Alexis introduce their mostly-the-same-but-newly-rebranded reality TV podcast, which officially kicks off Thursday, September 17th! Follow us on Instagram @snakesandratspod <3 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠…

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   Sep 10, 2026

   2m
7. 31

   Survivor Season 50: The Finale

   Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess Last chance to send those raps 🎶🎤 & splats 🫟

   May 21, 2026

   1h 20m
8. 30

   Survivor Season 50: Episode 12

   Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess Inconceivable splats🫟 and raps 🎶🎤

   May 14, 2026

   49m
9. 29

   Survivor Season 50: Episode 11

   Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess Send us your self-published books, your raps 🎶🎤 &…

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   May 7, 2026

   1h 01m
10. 28

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 10

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess splat rap 🫟 🎶🎤

    Apr 30, 2026

    50m
11. 27

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 9

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess splats 🫟 & raps 🎶🎤

    Apr 24, 2026

    50m
12. 26

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 8

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess raps 🎶🎤 & splats 🫟

    Apr 17, 2026

    34m
13. 25

    Bonus Episode: Zeke Smith Interview

    Beth and Alexis are joined by the iconic two-time Survivor player, fan favorite, social threat, lover of Rizgod, and all around delight/goober, Zeke Smith to talk about his former improv team, his Survivor journey, and his takes on Season 50. Zeke explains the UCB to Survivor pipeline, the Will...

    Apr 14, 2026

    1h 03m
14. 24

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 7

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess raps 🎶🎤 & splats 🫟

    Apr 9, 2026

    45m
15. 23

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 6

    Waaallaaaaaa, Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess Researcher: Joseph Elston splat🫟...

    Apr 2, 2026

    49m
16. 22

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 5

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess Researcher: Joseph Elston splat🫟

    Mar 26, 2026

    36m
17. 21

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 4

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess

    Mar 20, 2026

    48m
18. 20

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 3

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: ⁠theroadthrusurvivor50⁠ Produced by ⁠⁠Beth Appel⁠⁠, ⁠⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠⁠, and ⁠⁠Mark David Christenson⁠⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess Researcher: Joseph Elston

    Mar 12, 2026

    43m
19. 19

    Survivor Season 50: Episode 2

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: theroadthrusurvivor50 Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess Researcher: Joseph Elston

    Mar 5, 2026

    40m
20. 18

    Survivor Season 50: The Premiere

    Beth and Alexis share their thoughts on the latest episode of Survivor Season 50! Instagram: ⁠theroadthrusurvivor50⁠ Produced by ⁠Beth Appel⁠, ⁠Alexis Rhiannon⁠, and ⁠Mark David Christenson⁠ (Engineer/Editor) Music: Ben Krauss Art: Ramsey Ess

    Feb 26, 2026

    34m
21. 17

    The Hosts Have Spoken: Final Thoughts & Predictions

    Holy crap, only one sleep left before the Survivor Season 50 premiere! Beth and Alexis take their final journey past the torches of the previous 14 episodes (plus two bonus episodes) and share some final thoughts and bold predictions which will definitely be very, very wrong (Kaoh Rong). They…

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    Feb 24, 2026

    1h 00m
22. 16

    Deep Dive: Pregaming & Hot Goss w/ Tess Higgins & Tegwyth

    You’d better come correct (or at least relatively correct), ‘cause Survivor superfans, scholars, and TikTokers, Tess Higgins and Tegwyth join Beth and Alexis in what can only be described as a gathering of “Mothers.” They talk about pregame connections, contestant reputations, who’s insulated and...

    Feb 23, 2026

    1h 16m
23. 15

    Deep Dive: “Undeserving” Winners w/ Zach Cherry

    Zach Cherry (Severance, Survivor Season 51) is on the pod to spread the good lord’s word, to share zero information about himself, and to explain why there’s no such thing as an undeserving Survivor winner. Find out who’s the man, who’s not the man, and how watching Survivor could actually be a…

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    Feb 18, 2026

    48m
24. 14

    Deep Dive: Fantasy Leagues w/ Jaren Lewison

    Beth and Alexis have invited the brilliant Jaren Lewison (Never Have I Ever, Eternally Yours) to tell them all about his Survivor Fantasy League! Survivor is a relatively new obsession for Jaren, but he’s already in deep, and he already has a 100% win rate in his league. Jaren also somehow scams...

    Feb 18, 2026

    46m
25. 13

    Survivor New Era Part 2: Seasons 41-49 Contestants

    In this final core curriculum episode, Beth and Alexis talk about the twelve (TWELVE!) new era contestants who will appear on Season 50. That’s: Jonathan Young, Emily Flippen, Dee Valladares, Quintavius "Q" Burdette, Charlie Davis, Tiffany Ervin, Genevieve Mushaluk, Kyle Fraser, Joe Hunter…

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    Feb 17, 2026

    1h 50m
26. 12

    Survivor New Era Part 1: Seasons 41-49 Twists w/ Connor Ratliff

    There’s a podcast-lebrity in the house! Beth and Alexis close in on the last of their core curriculum and welcome Connor Ratliff (Dead Eyes, CONNOR RATLIFF presents THE ACTING CLASS, 2011 Harold team CAPTCHA) to talk through the many twists and new rules that were introduced in Seasons 41-49.…

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    Feb 17, 2026

    59m
27. 11

    Survivor Gets Weird: Seasons 35-40 w/ Will Angus

    In this core curriculum episode, Beth and Alexis are joined by GOAT/legend, Will Angus (Almost Friday, Not Suitable for Work, fan of Tony Vlachos) to go over the theme and twist flops that define seasons 35-40 of Survivor. They talk idol nullifiers, safety without power, fire tokens, the advent…

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    Feb 16, 2026

    1h 18m
28. 10

    Bonus Episode: Jeff Probst On The Town with Matt Belloni

    It’s an emergency. Beth and Jen D’Angelo simply had to convene to break down Jeff Probst’s interview on the inside-Hollywood podcast, The Town with Matt Belloni (which came out the same day as The Road to Survivor 50’s Jeff Probst Deep Dive). They discuss whether Jeff’s commitment to Joseph...

    Feb 14, 2026

    30m
29. 9

    Deep Dive: The Girlies & the Gays w/ Tucker Reynolds

    Come on in (guys)! Beth and Alexis are joined by the hilarious Tucker Reynolds (tuckercomedy on TikTok & Instagram, also Alexis’ bestie) to talk the good, the bad, and the ugly when it comes to the girlies and the gays on Survivor over the years. Tucker breaks down, line by line, the Black Widow...

    Feb 11, 2026

    45m
30. 8

    Deep Dive: Jeff Probst w/ Jen D’Angelo & Jessica McKenna

    Beth and Alexis are draped head-to-toe in Joe Anglim jewelry and are very (happy) to have Jen D’Angelo (Hocus Pocus 2, Quiz Lady) and Jessica McKenna (Off Book, Dropout, Baking It) in the studio to talk about the greatest reality TV host of all time, Jeff Probst, who they all love dearly but……

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    Feb 11, 2026

    1h 03m
31. 7

    Survivor Renaissance: Seasons 28-34

    Beth and Alexis leave the dark era behind and bask in the joy of new twists, silly tribal division themes, and Jeremy, one of the best winners ever. They break down the difference between “old school” players and “new school” players, as well as the advent of voting blocks and trust clusters.…

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    Feb 10, 2026

    1h 07m
32. 6

    Bonus Episode: Sandra Diaz-Twine Interview

    Holy crap, Beth and Alexis had the pleasure of interviewing the iconic, and extremely quotable, two-time Survivor winner, Sandra Diaz-Twine! Sandra talks “queen stays queen” lore, having no use for meat shields, and her hatred of the shot in the dark twist. They also get into her time on other...

    Feb 9, 2026

    1h 00m
33. 5

    Survivor Gets Dark: Seasons 21-27

    Beth (“The Specialist”) and Alexis (“The Enforcer”) delve into the bleakness of Survivor’s “dark age,” forced upon viewers by various members of the Hantz family. They break down all the weirdness of this era, the unfortunate moment with Dawn’s teeth, and the life that was pumped back into the…

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    Feb 9, 2026

    59m
34. 4

    Deep Dive: Challenges & Rewards w/ Joseph Elston

    EXTRA CREDIT EPISODE! Beth and Alexis sit down with freaky Survivor superfan, Joseph Elston (Bad Packs, Schlubs) to share stories about Joseph eating gross things, Alexis NOT eating a pickle, and Beth getting waterboarded at a Turkish bath. But mostly, they discuss Survivor family visits, how...

    Feb 4, 2026

    1h 15m
35. 3

    Deep Dive: Cirie Fields w/Sasha Joseph & Chappell

    EXTRA CREDIT EPISODE! Beth and Alexis are joined by two of their Rob Has a Podcast faves, Sasha Joseph (Mess Magnets) and Chappell (Recap Kickback) to talk exclusively about everyone’s favorite Survivor player, Cirie. They also get into Cirie’s time on Big Brother, Snake in the Grass, Traitors,...

    Feb 3, 2026

    50m
36. 2

    Survivor Evolves: Seasons 9-20

    Beth and Alexis share the intimate details of their favorite crunchy snacks then get into the major tenets of this next, more experimental, and ever-evolving Survivor era. It’s time to talk about controversial tribal divisions (aka “race wars”), James the handsome gravedigger, and JT’s tooth.…

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    Feb 3, 2026

    1h 27m
37. 1

    Survivor Begins: Seasons 1-8

    Beth and Alexis deposit their credentials as Survivor superfans, then walk through the humble beginnings and basic premise of the greatest TV show of all time. From Richard Hatch winning Survivor Borneo to Johnny Fairplay’s fake grandma death to Boston Rob and Ambah’s iconic showmance, they cover...

    Feb 2, 2026

    1h 01m
38. The Road to Survivor 50 - Trailer

    Meet Beth & Alexis, the Survivor-obsessed hosts of a new limited series podcast premiering Monday, February 2nd! Follow us on Instagram at TheRoadToSurvivor50 <3

    Jan 27, 2026

    3m