Tribal Council Chat

We're back with another epsidoe of Tribal Council Chat and this week we open with some power rankings.We then go into the epsidoe discussing the reaction to final, a memorable challenge from the 30s, and a video review.We then discuss our thoughts on the twist involving the winner of the challenge and the steategy session before getting into both tribal councils and debating the legal nuiances about how the vote unfolded.

This week, we're back talking about the most recent episode of Survivor Ft. Jimmy AKA Mr. Beast.We open with our players of the week and a draft update from our friend Kevin.We then discuss Aubry's opening confessional followed by Devens move to expose the fake idol.Then its time for an auction with a surprise visitor, and thankfully no lost votes. Upon reading the letters from home we get personal moments from many castaways, notably Cirie, and discuss Aubry's shout out to her Kaoh Rong rival Michele Fitzgerald and how she can learn from Michele's game.Then we discuss chaos breaking out at camp prior to a more in depth focus on tribal and Mr. Beast's Beware Advantage

We're back on zoom this week after Brett's trip talking about the most recent episode of Survivor 50.   We open with talk about the reaction to Coach and Chrissy's joint exit from the game.  We then go to a challenge we have a new competitor, Mr. Jeff Probst.After that the players earn rice, while Christian beats Ozzy in a classic game of Rock, Paper, Sissors for the right to go on a journey, one he wishes he lost.When we get back, Chriatian has to read the scroll of shame which is all we need to end his game curdosy of the Rizgod, but in the process becomese the first player to vote for himself in the process.This episode was sad to watch for many survivor fans, but will give us a lot of Survivor bar trivia in the years to come.

Bruce and Brett are Back with our second Stanley Cup chat. in this special episode we analyze and break down the upcoming Stanley Cup Playoffs and make predictions through each roud including the cup Champion

This Week Brett is out globe trotting again, so Bruce is joined by his Pit Stop pals co-host, and roundtable talk co-host kevin oliver to discuss episode 8 of survivor 50!! we discuss the aftermath from last week, jonathan and chrissy trying to tame coach as well as the double duo twist anda very lively tribal. kevin also treats us to a much more in depth draft update than we're used to

Now that the moon has receeded to sunlight and the jury has started, we are ready to let the games begin. In this special episode of Tribal Council Chat, both hosts are together in one room to discuss Rizo building new alliances, Coach playing the coachiest episode since "The Martyr Approach" and Dee struggling transitioning back to Survivor after living in a house where everything is (literally) Bananas.This was our favorite episode of TCC to record and one that we hope to make an annual tradition on either side of the 49th parallel.

This week is a bit different.  We open the episode with a discussion on the Blood Moon twist, the boomerang idols, the right to vote in survivor, and the game so far.We then go into the episode with a discussion on the merge, the return of exile, a classic challenge, and three tribals with three heartbreaking votes.

Were back with episode 5 from Survivor 50 with some movement in the game.This week we have Ozzy and Christian, who had a falling out over Mike's Blindside, continuing to repair their on again off again allyship.However Ozzy also has a new #1 in an old school duo with Steph, setting unanimous sights on Angelina.Then we have continued "Bad Blood" between Rizo and Charlie. The new law school grad tries to get Kamilla onside and do nothing "Better Than Revenge" for the Maria comment, but at Tribal its his "End Game.Over on Kalo, they just keep winning as Genevieve is hoping for an idol or two to reappear in her quest to take out Aubry.Then we find out that next week "Everything Has Changed"

This week we're back talking about Episode 4 of Survivor 50.We open with the reaction to Q's blindside and Genevieve finding another gift from Billie Eilish, before the reward challenge.The castaways then come to a challenge that is a throwback to all stars, but with a twist that brings out country star Zac Brown for one of the biggest rewards in Survivor history.We then go back to camp after wine, beer, chicken fried, and country music, for a clash between a David v. both Goliath's leading to the biggest vote of the season to date.

This week we are back and onto another episode of Survivor 50. We open with a tribe swap leading some castaways to be all alone while others are reunited with longterm friends from their previous seasons.We then see a new alliance made of the mature players at new Kalo, Emily being loose with information sending Christian into a rage at Vatu, and Rizo aka R.I.Z.G.O.D. BABY opening up some of the most painful wounds in the new era.After losing immunity, Q is going to revert to an old strategy of his but that dosen't pay off in a game of iconic players leaving Stephanie out of the vote.

This week we are back talking about another episode of Survivor 50. We open with Kyle's medevac and Genevieve learning the human moments of the game, before we cut to Christian who has a very human moment in Fiji.Q brings the Rizgod into the power alliance to replace missing votes, and while Jonathan is fishing the rescue divers have to catch Coach.After a physically demanding immunity challenge, the tribe wants to target Ozzy whose vulnerable, but is saved by Cirie's social game.

We're finally back for Survivor 50 and this episode is shaping up to be the start of an amazing seasonWe open the season with a challenge, have players battling to earn supplies, old rivalries are renewed and old twists are brought back. We have names being thrown out before challenges are even won and lost, players from completely different eras going on journeys together, and name dropping idols from Hollywood celebrities who have nothing to do with The White Lotus.We then end with a tragic medical evacuation but this season is going to be a wild ride until M

Its just a few days before the the Premiere of Survivor 50, so of course that means Tribal Council Chat is back to talk about our cast..This year we are breaking it down by team from our fantast draft, where one group of four at a time we talk about each player, what they bring to the game, and how we see them doing.We also make our predictions on both gold medal games (Bruce already leads 1-0) and end with ally, blindside, first boot.

We're back with the bi-annual Tribal Council Chat Fantasy Draft, and are once again joined by Kevin Oliver, Heather Heller, Kyle Dorr and Steve Parnell. We will be randomly selecting the draft order and then selecting players one at a time until all members of the cast have found a team. Bruce took the title in 49, but it's time to battle it out for reality realm supremacy again in the milestone that is season 50.

is week we welcome Survivor 42 castaway Omar Zaheer to Tribal Council Chat. We talk to Omar about his game on Survivor 42, his thoughts coming into the game as a Canadian, advantage play behind the camera, his relationships with other castaways today, and him opening up to Taku about his Islamic Faith in Fiji, and of course our question about Survivor Guatemala. We also talk to Omar about Traitors Canada, his gameplay to catch Kevin Jacobs, what he felt about coming into the game with Venus of Survivor 46, and how he wishes he would have played. Thanks again Omar for joining us for Tribal Council Chat as an amazing guest.

This week we are talking about Survivor 50's OG challenge beast Colby Donaldson. Starting with Australia where Colby makes Survivor's first blindside, violates Australian Laws, survives a flood while on reward, wins a car but throws away the million. He comes back for all stars and despite going home pre merge he blindsides Richard Hatch, making his mark on the season before Jerri's survivor closet is clean. Then finally for Heroes v. Villains, Colby makes a 3rd appearance and while not wanting to be there he has a memorable interaction with his brother, breaks up a fight, and ends by outlasting all the heroes.

This week we cover not one, but two players profiles from players that we are watching at the moment over on Round Table Talk.It's the Natalie Anderson and Yam Yam Aracho episode. We open talking about Natalie's game on Amazing Race and then quickly transition to the bulk of the episode with Blood v. Water. We then discuss her edge game before shifting to Yam Yam and the Tika 3 in Survivor 44.

This week Brett and Bruce are talking avout Survivor's underrated seasons. From Redemption Island and Edge of Extinction to Vanuatu and Guatemala, we count down our top five underrated seasons and make a few honorable mentions in between.We talk about each season, what we remember from it, our favorite players from each season, and why we feel each entry should be talked about more.We then end the episode with an align, blindside, first boot based off of our lists.

This week Bruce and Brett are back to come up with a list each of what they want to see CBS show for the 10 episode re-run series in the lead up to Season 50.We each make our lists, talk about each episode, its place in Survivor history, and why it would be a great fit to bring the audience up to spead as the 50 cast hits the beaches of Fiji.

This week Bruce and Brett are joined by Steven aka @SurvivorQuotesX to draft a hypothetical New Era All Stars season.  How each player builds their tribe of all stars is up to them, but now its up to the audience to decide who did the best.Would you love to see a second all stars season of players from the 40s? Let us know in the comments below

This week we are joined by keeper of the stats Kevin Oliver for our seasonal rights of passage episode.We talk about each player in the game, who we would compare them to, what we remember from their time in Fiji, and who we want to see back.We also review the draft scores and crown a (new) champion

This week, Brett is back from Asia and we're covering the finale of Survivor 49.We open the episode talking about the Steven blindside and Sophi winning the race for an advantage, before Kristina exits the game with some contention.We then go to final 4 where Savannah dosent win immunity costing her a survivor record, but forced forced fire making saves the day.Then final tribal on day 26 full of many normal questions, and some pushing some buttons

Brett and Bruce discuss each of the final 5 players and break down their chances of winning. as well as giving predictions

Bruce Is Joined by AJ Kontsis and Kevin Oliver do recap episode 12 of survivor 49!! we talk about the final six, Rizo somehow convincing everyone his idol expires at 6, and them somehow believing it. we talk about the reward that resolidified Sophi with Savvanah and Rizo, if she gauranteed herself not winning, trying to figure out sage and more!! Join us for a Fun episode.

Brett is out this week, so Bruce is joined by his freind AJ Kontsis. Bruce and AJ recap episode 11 of Survivor 49. we discuss our thoughts on the aftermath of last tribal, the journey, the immunity challenge and how the players are doing with strategy and threat assessment.

This week we are back prior to Brett leaving the contenient for one more show and boy do we have a crazy tribal.This week opens with a reward where we go back to the sanctuary where good things happen, and Yellow Sophie has a decision to make. She is being wooed by both Sage and Savannah as the deciding vote.Back at camp, a boy band forms and I dont think they are any threat to The Life of a Showgirl for Album of the Year. In the immunity challenge, Sophie ensures she won't end up in the Lacina position from Cagayan, but we at tribal we have votes moving across the board, advantages being played, and even intentional fake advantages leading to the blindside of the season.

Brett and Bruce are back recapping episode 9 of survivor 49!! we give our players of the week where we have two different picks this week, we talk about how Sophie's eyes have been opened to qwhere she really stands in the game with her original tribe and where she goes from here, we talk about how savannah, rizo and Sophi power and ability yo flip the game, Rizo's idol and why he has been able to keep it, and much more before ending with Align,Blindside First Boot

This week we're back talking about the final 10 of Survivor's 49th season.From Jawan in damage control mode after blindsiding Nate, to Savannah's back story about her time in media, we get extensive pre merge content this week.We then get the merge tribe split into two for a challenge, followed by one of the most creative twists in the season.

This week we cover the merge episode of Survivor 49. We open with platers getting on a boat to Kele where they will live for the final 13 days. At their new beach, players will have to decide whether to fight in challenges, trust their original tribe, or gamble on the vibes of new players at the merge. We then go to a combine reward/immunity challenge before Savannah, Rizo and Soph(i) find themselves on the bottom.

This week we back and we have another tribe swap.After we go to three tribes of four, the game is all over the place where anything can happen on such small tribes.One one have we have complete game awareness with MC knowing she is on the outs against a new trio of Savannah, Sophi and Rizo. However across the game we have Shannon who thinks shes in a day one alliance with Sage, who wants her out.At tribal we get a very shocking exit, followed by a preview of a merge.

This week we're back talking about episode 5 of Survivor 49.   We open with Jason and Shannon trying anything they can to shift the narrative on their respective beaches. We then go to a journey with nothing gained nothing lost, before going back to camp where Savannah inevitably loses more of her belongings to Jawan.We then go to a challenge where in addition to immunity, the chickens are back, before a straight forward vote.

Bruce and Brett are back with another episode of Tribal Council Chat and its swap day.We start with Kele on the verge of being Ulonged, but pleasantly surprised to see we are dropping to two tribes. We then start to see new alliances are built as Sophi and Alex start meeting the other players before impending war kicks off.We then see a very close challenge leading to the first win for Kele beach, while Jason and Matt are on the bottom in their own camp

This week Brett and Bruce are back talking about an episode of Survivor that we all hoped we would never see but offered us a peek behind the camera and into the world of base camp. We open with gameplay on Uli where Sage and Jawan feel they are on the outside of a four way alliance. We then proceed to Kele where Jake is bitten by a poisonous sea snake and is rushed to medical. Thankfully he is OK as there was no venom injected, but we get to see the ins and outs of Survivor's medical department. While Jake is safe, he has to leave the game due to the stress of the incident at hand.At immunity, Kele loses again and will now be down to two in a very somber mood across all tribes.

We're back this week chatting about episode two of Survivor 49.While one tribe is vibing and doing yoga to the dismay of a highly prominent player so far, another is eating bugs as if its old school survivor.We then get the first journey of the season with a shift on the competition structure for advantages. Let's see if this is a one off or a season shift.After advantages are played at the next immunity challenge, what seemed big is actually small leading to a highly predictable result both in the challenge and in the vote

We're back with a special episode for the baseball fans this week. Like we did in the spring with hockey, Brett and Bruce go over the MLB playoff bracket and make our predictions for October. On the NL side we have as many agreements as we often do on tribal council chat, but when it comes to the American league its Guatemala 2.0

This week Brett and Bruce are joined by AJ, a friend of theirs from the ORG community, to talk about the premiere of Survivor 41.We discuss the marooning and our impressions of the cast, the first challenge followed by a head to head showdown between Alex and Rizo aka R-I-Z-G-O-D.We then get into opening camp scenes and discuss where we see the breakdown in each tribe so far before the first immunity challenge. Kyle loses said challenge and they are off to tribal, with pretty much the whole tribe playing strategy in one form or another and looking multiple votes down the line leading to Nicole becoming the first boot

This week we're back talking about one of survivor's legendary players.For both the memorable gameplay to the epic fails, JT Thomas will be synonymous with history of the franchise.We talk about JT's notable moments from all three of his seasons, his game moves, memorable television, and of course discuss the infamous letter to Russell Hantz.

We didn't reveal any draft secrets this year, but now its finally time for our Survivor 49 cast analysis.Bruce and Brett go through each player, and give their thoughts for thoughts in advance of the season based on what we know from their cast bio, rhap interviews, and social media.

We're back to wrap up Survivor: Australia v. The World We open with a discussion on mistakes the castaways made that would have helped their game, and follow it up with a final immunity challenge that is straight out of midevil torture, but one that can be mastered by yoga.While Parvati dominates the rest of the cast struggles and the goat is off to final, who will join her is decided by a fire making challenge and another tragic exit for Cirie. We then have our day 16 (sounds weird) breakfast, and final tribal council with a unique question by Cass, Parvati running the game, Luke giving his impression of MTVs Johnny Bananas, and Sarah spoiling the perfect game.

We're excited for Survivor 49 here at reality realm, and it's time for a fantasy draft.We've brought back Kevin from Pit Stop Pals, Heather and Steve from our co hosts respective families, and this year we are joined by Kyle Dorr from our new show, BB Brains. All six players will draft their team of three castaways each and are about to go head to head for as the title of reality realm fantasy winner is back up for grabs.

This week we're talking episodes 7, 8 and 9 of Survivor Australia v. The World. We have new challenges, votes going in all directions, twists impacting the game, a player wanting to make a strategic quit, advantages being played, advantages being destroyed, and even a game of super sized simmotion. We wrap it up with our finale predictions before Sunday's big event

This week we're back talking about Survivor: Australia v. The World. We cover Tommi and Tony being up against the wall and trying to find a way through, only to be blocked by Parvati's physical strength, leading to the return of game changers Tony. We then get an auction with some poor decisions, a weather impacted challenge, and a major blindside after Tommi wins a rock draw (finally).In episode three we see Kirby trying to form a new alliance with Parv after she voted out her #1 in Sarah, but this was not enough to build trust based on what happend to Sarah and George. We also see Kass and Parvati's deal not pan out.We then wrap up with a discussion on how votes are playing out, a cross between different political culturs and how they impact Survivor, our predictions for next week, and our power rankings.

This week we are back with a very special guest and someone that Bruce and Brett have been watching for many years. We're excited to welcome Phil from The Specialists to Tribal Council Chat.This week the three of us rank our new era winners eight through one, talk about each players game, and then end it with align, blindside, first boot

We're back and heading to a land down under this week. It's finally time to talk Australia v. The World.We talk opening impressions, flashbacks to past seasons, early alliances, shifting voting patterns, and some massive tribal council moments.Having such a short game makes this season make the new era look slow.

Today, the 16th of August 2025, would have been Keith Nale's 65th birthday.To mark this occasio , Bruce and Brett have invited fellow reality realm host and Keith stan Kevin Oliver back to Tribal Council Chat for a night to remember one of the most iconic characters in survivor. The three of us talk about Keith's game, his impact on Survivor, and share a few laughs along the way from "Wesley hasn't got arrested yet" to "golf, fishing, and going on a cruise are fun" to reliving Keith driving a Tuk Tuk around in Cambodia on a reward.In typical reality realm fashion, the one thing we don't do is "stick to the plan"

This week we're back to do a new episode on our third player representing the world in Australian Survivor, Cirie Fields. We open the show talking about Cirie's first season of Survivor: Exile Island where she shows that social game will always be worth more than survival skills.We then move to Micronesia where we talk about her game moves with the Black Widow Brigade, and her role in Erik's blindside. After she's blindsided early in Heroes v. Villains, she's back again to play another long game in Game Changers where she ultimately goes down to one of the most controversial tribal councils to date

This season we're doing another draft and simuation, this time with a new era all stars cast. Brett and Bruce alternate picks building their tribes of winners, legendary gamers, and a few longshots to see how they would face off in a simulated season head to head. Will a winner win again, or will another memorable player get a shot at redemption?

This week we're back reviewing the cast of Survivor: Australia v. The World. We talk about each players stats coming into the game, their backgrounds on and off reality tv, and what we predict from their games.We then have a seven round fantasy draft to select teams for each host.We will be podcasting this season after it starts on August 17th

This week we're trying something new. We go back to the roots of Tribal Council Chat from our first off-season and do a fantasy draft. This time our theme is players who had their game screwed up by production's decisions.We then place our tribes into a simulation based on Survivor: Africa and see who comes out on top, which players clash early, and who just might quit the game.

We're back talking about Season 50 again, this time discussing players who should have been on the cast. From mutually agreed upon names like Cesternino and Jesse, to past winners like Todd and Michele, and some jokes in between, we've got another great episode for you. Let us know in the comments who you would have lived to see on 50