The Challenge: Vendettas Draft with Haley Strong, Matt Liguori, and Brian Scally

As an homage to the overarching theme of the year 2017, our final podcast is the trashiest yet as Haley Strong, Matt Liguori, and Brian Scally join Colin to draft the cast of MTV's The Challenge: Vendettas before Tuesday's premiere. Impatient listeners can find the complete results here and purists can listen on the player below, here, or on iTunes here.

Survivor 35: Season in Review

As debate rages over the twists and turns (mostly the twists) of the Survivor finale, we look at why this season ended the way it did and the implications for future seasons. How 'deliberate' was Ben's win, and how tainted is the season - and the franchise - by it? With this new final four format for the foreseeable future, how can and should players adapt to it? And, with Chrissy apparently inspiring mothers everywhere, what will it take for one to finally win Survivor? All this and more on this season's final show, available below, here, or on iTunes here.

F4 Analysis on Reddit

~29:30 End of F4 fairness discussion
~74:00 End of F4 strategy discussion

Single Listener Healthcast with Mike Botta

With Christmas around the corner, healthcare economist Mike Botta joins Dom again to unwrap the hundreds of layers of nonsense around the American healthcare system and demystify healthcare policy in general; and, as the Grinch's tax bill strikes down the individual mandate, we look at the political struggle over healthcare reform and where it's likely to go from here. As always, you can listen below, here, or on iTunes here.

The Lie Factory

Decrypting Bitcoin with Daniel McNally

Unless you've been living under a rock, you've seen the hysteria over Bitcoin's meteoric rise in value (and probably kicked yourself for not buying some years ago). We invited our longtime friend and cryptocurrency expert Daniel McNally to explain what the fuss is about, why the underlying blockchain technology is so important, and whether this recent surge is sustainable or just another bubble that's primed to pop. You can listen below, here, or on iTunes here.

Blockchain is Overhyped and Misunderstood

Big Brother All-Stars: Weeks 7-8

We're making up for a long absence by breaking down an action-packed double-eviction week. Did Mike get greedy by winning HoH, and did he use it well? Will James ever be the same after Janelle brutalized him? And as yet another detractor walks out the door, just why is Janelle so hated? All this and more on this episode, available below, here, or on iTunes here.

Survivor 35: The Ben Ultimatum -- Pre-Finale Predictions/Analysis

The royal wedding may be overshadowed as King Ben prepares to reclaim his throne, but can the coronation still be cancelled? With yet more twists threatening to upend the game, is the integrity of the show under threat? And what should we hope and expect to happen on Wednesday night? All this and more on this week's show, available below, here, or on iTunes here.

Survivor 35: Idol Chatter -- Episode 12 Recap/Analysis

In the most #epicblindside of the season, this week's show comes to you the same week of the actual episode. Ben may have saved himself for a round, but does he have a path to the end - and can he even win if he makes it? Why was everyone gunning for him in the first place? And is the case for Devon finally clear, or is the truth still out there? All that and more on this week's show, available below, here, or on iTunes here.
 

Survivor 35: Episodes 10 & 11 Recap/Analysis

The round table has collapsed, JP and the other guy are gone, and the edit zone is leaking again. We cover an action-packed double bill of Survivor in our latest episode available below, here, or on iTunes here.