For nearly 20 years, Sharon Tharp has been breaking news, landing exclusive interviews, and covering reality television’s biggest stories. On The Exclusive, she takes fans behind the headlines with insider analysis, exclusive conversations, and behind-the-scenes access they won’t find anywhere else.
367: Survivor 51 Week 2 Recap: Phillip Solomon on Rob's Idol Plan & Brady's Thumb
Oct 04, 2026
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Phillip Solomon, who played Deal or No Deal Island Season 2, joins The Exclusive to break down Survivor 51 Episode 2 and Ana Sani's vote-out. The fitness instructor and former middle school teacher reflects on Rob's plan to "make history" at Tribal Council, Eric's improv, and Brady's injury, which he calls "a masterclass in just a spiraling man." Phillip also explains why Alexis's move against Ana was a "victimless crime," why he's high on Jelly and Kristin, and why he thinks two tribes work better for the open era. Plus: his take on the Big Brother 28 finale, Rick Devens' win, and the Celebrity Traitors cast.
366: Big Brother 28 Finale Interview With Rick Devens
Oct 02, 2026
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SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner.
Rick Devens, the winner of Big Brother 28 and America's Favorite Houseguest, joins The Exclusive to break down his 6-1 jury win over Taylor Brown and how he got there after saying he'd never play the game. The Survivor 50 alum addresses his final Head of Household decision to cut Drew Campbell, who still voted for him, and whether he'd have been able to cut Dee the same way. He also responds to Dee revealing how close she came to voting him out over a joke about the Mallory vote, and says whether he'd play Big Brother again.
365: Big Brother 28 Finale Interview With Drew Campbell
Oct 02, 2026
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SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner.
Drew Campbell, who finished third on Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down Rick Devens' final Head of Household decision to take Taylor Brown to the final two and his own jury vote for Devens. The Beast Games alum reflects on how he thinks he'd have done against Devens or Taylor, whether he'd have cut Devens himself, and keeping Devens over Dee at final four. Drew also addresses his bond with Melody and where it goes outside the house, the Coin of Destiny theory he set off online, Yash's claim that he'd have outlasted him in the Pressure Cooker, and finishing top three for America's Favorite Houseguest.
365: Big Brother 28 Finale Interview With Taylor Brown
Oct 02, 2026
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SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the Big Brother 28 finale, including the winner.
Taylor Brown, the runner-up of Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down the 6-1 jury vote and the finale-eve conversation that convinced Rick Devens to take her to the final two. She reflects on Yash's vote for Devens and whether she highlighted her late competition wins enough, including the Part 1 win that cut across the plan Devens and Drew Campbell had for the final Head of Household. Taylor also addresses keeping Dee over Angela, whether she'd have cut Devens if she'd won the final HOH, how she thinks she'd have done against Drew, and whether she'd play Big Brother again.
362: Big Brother Legend Chicken George Looks Back on Season 1 & All-Stars
Oct 01, 2026
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26 years after Big Brother 1, Chicken George Boswell joins host Sharon Tharp for her Legends Only series to look back on the season that started it all and his return for All-Stars. He tells his casting story, from $15.87 at the post office to the Beavis and Butt-Head shirt in the CBS boardroom, and the chicken suit run around the country that followed the show. George also talks about how much he keeps up with Big Brother today and whether he'd go back for a legends season, even if he's "not doing Naked and Afraid."
364: Survivor 51 Exit Interview: Ana on the Decoy Vote & Rob's Self-Vote
Oct 01, 2026
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Ana Sani, the second player voted out of Survivor 51, joins The Exclusive to break down the 6–4 Savu vote that blindsided her and the scramble that came before it. The voice actress reflects on realizing she was "circling the drain" once her conversation with Alexis got around, floating Kristin as the decoy vote before putting her own name out, and watching Rob try to vote himself out at Tribal Council. Ana also explains why she leaned on Rob and Carter, who were "clear as water" with her, what the popcorn moment was really about, and why she'd play again: "I had so much game to give."
363: The Traitors Season 6 Cast Assessment With BB25's Cory & America
Sep 29, 2026
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Cory Wurtenberger and America Lopez of Big Brother 25 join The Exclusive to break down the newly announced cast of The Traitors Season 6 and who's most likely to end up in the turret. The couple sizes up the Housewives trio of Cynthia Bailey, Gizelle Bryant, and Bronwyn Newport, what Joey Graziadei, JaNa Craig, and Kristin Chenoweth bring to the castle, and how their friend Jag Bains will handle the Roundtable alongside Taylor Hale, Q Burdette, Michele Fitzgerald, and Rachel Robinson. Cory also explains who fits the "flameout traitor" slot on this cast, and America makes the case that Jag is a "yapper" who can get along with anybody. Both pick their three ideal Traitors and their winner.
361: Big Brother 28 Finale Week Recap: Jun Song & Danielle Reyes on Devens, Drew & Taylor
Sep 28, 2026
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Big Brother 4 winner Jun Song and Big Brother 3 runner-up Danielle Reyes join The Exclusive to break down finale week of Big Brother 28 and the final three of Devens, Drew and Taylor. The two former finalists look back on their own last days in the house, why Jun wants to "switch the live feeds to the jury house," and Danielle's one regret from her jury Q&A, that she "didn't stand up for my game." They go through each finalist's path to the win, Taylor's strategy of "becoming a rug in the room," the jury segment with Angela and Melody, and how the votes could shake out. Jun and Danielle also get into Survivor players in the Big Brother house, a season with "a lot of liars," and their picks for America's Favorite Player.
360: Big Brother 28 Exit Interview: Dee Valladares on Why She Wouldn't Have Cut Devens
Sep 25, 2026
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Dee Valladares, the latest houseguest evicted from Big Brother 28, joins The Exclusive to break down the final four veto and her relationship with Drew, the houseguest she calls "my little weasel." The Survivor 45 winner reflects on why she wouldn't have cut Devens, the one moment she did consider it, and why she feels "so proud of the game I played." Dee also explains how watching Big Brother 16 and Angela Murray's season changed her mind about playing ("I drank the Kool-Aid") and whether she'd say yes if Big Brother called again.
358: The Traitors: New Blood Exit Interview: Xavier on Being an Accomplice, Targeting Katie
Sep 25, 2026
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Xavier Scruggs, the second player murdered on The Traitors: New Blood, joins The Exclusive to break down his shot at the turret as an accomplice and the offense-first strategy that had him throwing Katie under the bus. The former MLB player and analyst reflects on why he wanted to "show characteristics of a traitor," what he wishes he'd said to the Traitors, and his reaction to finding out Joe and Tomica were in the turret. Xavier also explains why the Traitors "wouldn't have been able to control" him, how he found the death warrant book "within a couple of minutes," and why he's "coming back at some point."
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