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.
112: The Traitors Season 3: To Murder or Recruit? Breaking Down the First Unanimous Banishment and More
Feb 17, 2025
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Host Sharon Tharp continues season 3 coverage of The Traitors with a recap featuring her sister, Kelly! They switch it up this week and talk through the episode over a glass of wine, touching on everything from the face-to-face murder, the first unanimous banishment of the season, Tom Sandoval's musical talents, whether Danielle and Carolyn should murder or recruit, and more.
112: The Traitors Exit Interview: Boston Rob Reflects on His Gameplay, Reacts to Resurgence of Fans
Feb 17, 2025
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Host Sharon Tharp interviews Survivor legend and winner Boston Rob Mariano after his banishment from The Traitors season 3. Rob opens up about his moves in the game, what he thinks what his ultimate undoing, what he thinks of the other traitors and more. Rob also weighs in on Deal or No Deal Island and the memes and videos going around of fans finding Survivor All-Stars all these years later.
111: The Traitors Exit Interview: Derrick Levasseur Breaks Down Boston Rob Move, Return to Reality TV
Feb 10, 2025
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Host Sharon Tharp talks to Big Brother 16 winner Derrick Levasseur, the latest faithful to be murdered from The Traitors. He breaks down his move to get out Boston Rob, his relationship with fellow Big Brother players Danielle Reyes and Britney Haynes, his ultimate murder, and more. He also reveals whether he would do more reality TV shows in the future.
110: The Traitors Season 3: Trishelle Cannatella Gives Her Thoughts on the Cast, Wes' Banishment, Future of the Show
Feb 07, 2025
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Host Sharon Tharp continues season 3 coverage of The Traitors with a recap featuring The Challenge and Real World OG Trishelle Cannatella. The season 2 winner gives her thoughts on this cast, who she thinks is playing well and how she thinks the season may play out. She also weighs in on friend Wes' banishment and who else from The Challenge she'd like to see play.
109: Big Brother 26's Lisa Weintraub Shares Personal Devastation From L.A. Fires, How You Can Help
Feb 03, 2025
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Big Brother season 26 houseguest Lisa Weintraub talks to host Sharon Tharp about the devastation the L.A. fires have had on her community and more personally, her childhood home, which was sadly lost. She opens up about how she's using her business to help feed people and shares how fans can get involved to help in rebuilding.
108: The Traitors Exit Interview: Wes Bergmann Talks 'Aggressive' Accusations, Boston Rob Showdown
Feb 03, 2025
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Host Sharon Tharp talks to The Challenge legend Wes Bergmann after his exit from The Traitors season 3. He opens up about his banishment and whether he thinks there was anything he could have said or done to avoid it. He also weighs in on the accusations that he's "aggressive," his thoughts on Boston Rob's game, whether he would play again, and lots more.
107: The Traitors Season 3: The Challenge's Jemmye Carroll Weighs In on Wes' Game, Chaotic Roundtable
Jan 31, 2025
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106: Deal or No Deal Island 2: Dickson Wong Talks Through That Big Blindside, How He Got Cast
Jan 29, 2025
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Host Sharon Tharp interviews Dickson Wong who is currently competing on NBC's 'Deal or No Deal Island' season 2. He opens up about how he got cast on the show, his strategy before and during the game, that wild blindside and game against the banker, and more. He also talks about his love for reality TV and what it was like working with Survivor's Parvati Shallow.
105: The Traitors Season 3: Kelley Wentworth Breaks Down Chaos in the Castle, Fellow Survivor Players
Jan 24, 2025
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Host Sharon Tharp continues season 3 coverage of The Traitors with a recap featuring three-time Survivor player Kelley Wentworth. They break down the latest episode and she gives her thoughts on how her fellow Survivors are playing. Kelley also talks about what her strategy would be if she played and even weighs in on Survivor 50.
104: The Traitors Season 3: Rachel Reilly Weighs In on Big Brother Players, Chaotic Rob v. Bob Roundtable
Jan 17, 2025
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Host Sharon Tharp continues season 3 coverage of The Traitors with a recap featuring Big Brother winner and Traitors alum Rachel Reilly. She gives her thoughts on the season, how her fellow Big Brother alum are playing, that chaotic roundtable with Boston Rob and Bob The Drag Queen, who she sees going far, and lots more.
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