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.
341: Jennifer Vasquez Hinch Looks Back on Big Brother 6
Sep 03, 2026
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Twenty-one years after Big Brother 6, Jennifer Vasquez Hinch joins the Memory Wall to look back on one of the most beloved seasons in the show's history — and the Pressure Cooker win that still stands as the longest endurance competition. She explains the wink for the first time in 21 years, revisits the casting twist that paired her with someone she had met exactly once, and gets into what the summer cost her back home in Texas. Plus: the two photos CBS shot before the season, the BB6 jury house in Napa, why the jury vote was never in question, and the classroom slideshow that got her yelled at by a parent.
342: Big Brother 28 Exit Interview: Haley Thogmartin Responds to Criticism
Sep 03, 2026
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SPOILER WARNING: This audio contains major spoilers for the latest episode of Big Brother 28, including the eliminated player.
Haley Thogmartin joins The Exclusive a few days after her Big Brother 28 elimination. She spent hours out on the comp in the heat before Yash won the power to take her out in a twist. She responds directly to the criticism of how she interacted with Lala and Taylor in the house, revisits the conversation she walked away from, and clarifies what she meant when she used the word bully. She also gets into the "Thog" nickname the fans have run with, why she kept saying she was having a bad week while her side still held the power, and how much of her game was really a fight with herself. Plus: her read on Rick Devens volunteering for the block, who she thinks is playing the best game left, and whether she'd do it again.
340: Big Brother 28 Week 8 Recap: Savannah Louie Breaks Down Barrett's Plan to Flip
Aug 31, 2026
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Survivor 49 winner Savannah Louis joins Sharon for her first Big Brother season as a viewer — and she knows two of the people playing it. Savannah played Survivor 50 with Dee and Devens, and she talks about finding out they had been cast, what Big Brother shows about Devens's game that Survivor never did, and which of the two she thinks wins if they sit next to each other at the end. She and Sharon also break down Drew's HOH, Devens going up as the replacement nominee after Yash won the veto, whether Barrett actually flips this week, the medieval twist that sent Haley out, and where Lala, Taylor and Melody stand going into the eviction this week.
339: Big Brother 28 Exit Interview: Mallory Aurichio Is Feeling 'a Little Betrayed'
Aug 30, 2026
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Mallory Aurichio walked out of the Big Brother house to a standing ovation from a room full of returning players — and to a vote from Drew, one of her closest allies, that she didn't need to lose. She joins The Exclusive the morning after her eviction to talk through where she and Drew stand now, the reassurance Barrett gave her about Dee, and the Crossovers — the alliance Barrett and Drew had with the Icons inside her own Mosh Pit, which she only found out about this week. She also gets into Yash accepting a $5,000 bribe not to nominate the Icons at his next HOH, what she would have done with the HOH she threw, and who she thinks is playing the best game with jury in sight.
337: Enzo Palumbo Looks Back on Big Brother 12 & 22
Aug 27, 2026
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The Meow Meow joins the Memory Wall. Enzo Palumbo revisits both of his runs to the final three — the Brigade season that made him a Big Brother name, and the All-Star season that ended with him sitting next to Cody Calafiore and a 9-0 vote. He walks through how he built the final two seat he knew Cody would honor, what he'd say to that jury now, and why he still thinks about the night the Brigade cut Britney. Plus: the BB28 premiere cameo he had to keep quiet about, where "the Meow Meow" actually came from, his Challenge USA final, and the Amazing Race alliance he wishes he'd made.
338: Big Brother 28 Week 7 Recap: Captain Will & Gwen on Dee's Bribe & Mallory's Mistake
Aug 25, 2026
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Big Brother 27's Captain Will and his wife Gwen join Sharon Tharp to break down Week 7 of Big Brother 28 — Dee's HOH, the $5,000 bribe she used on Yash, and a veto ceremony that moved the target. Will talks about throwing a competition during his own season, what the BB27 jury actually argued about behind closed doors, and why he thinks Dee is set up to go the distance. Gwen makes her case for Taylor, and both of them weigh in on where Barrett, Angela and Haley stand with just over a month of game left.
336: Big Brother 28 Midseason Check-In With Season 4 Winner Jun Song
Aug 22, 2026
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Big Brother 4 winner Jun Song joins Sharon for a mid-season check-in on Big Brother 28. Jun opens with a message to fans who have found this week difficult to watch, then walks through where the season stands: Kamu's eviction and the video that resurfaced beforehand, her read on how the casting favors the returning players, Dee's HOH and the deal she made with Yash, Angela's run of conflicts and why she hasn't become a target, and the case for Taylor's game after a week of criticism. Jun also gives her winner pick and what she expects from the 1,000th episode.
335: Big Brother 28 Exit Interview: Kamu Kirk Responds to the Backlash
Aug 21, 2026
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Kamu Kirk sat down with The Exclusive the morning after his Big Brother 28 eviction to answer for a week that drew significant criticism. He explains his reasoning behind the Tea Party confrontation with Jason, responds to the comments he made about how Jason dresses, and addresses the pregnancy remarks directed at Melody that many viewers found difficult to watch. Host Sharon Tharp also asks whether he's willing to go back and watch the live feeds, including the moments he may not be proud of. On the game side, Kamu breaks down the Blockbuster loss, the alliances he wishes he had cut earlier, and the plan he had for the Icons had he survived the vote.
334: Rick Devens' Wife Becca on Why He Said Yes to Big Brother 28
Aug 20, 2026
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Rick Devens spent years saying he'd never do Big Brother. His wife is the reason he's in the house. Becca Devens joins The Exclusive on eviction day to explain how she talked a two-time Survivor player into a summer-long lockdown — and why "my wife won't let me" was the excuse Rick had been hiding behind the whole time. She breaks down his Diamond Power of Veto bomb ("I wanted to crawl into a hole") and what Dee Valladares really means to him inside that house. Plus: her honest read on Angela Murray, whether Rick would ever take Dee to the end, and how long that haircut is staying.
333: Angela Rockstar Looks Back on Big Brother 20
Aug 20, 2026
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Eight years after Big Brother 20, Angela "Rockstar" Lantry joins the Memory Wall to revisit the season that turned one sentence — "It's my daughter's birthday!" — into permanent Big Brother lore. She explains what was really happening during the dead air in that live episode, why she believes production cast her specifically to clash with Brett, and how she found out they'd called her mom to re-record an HOH letter. Plus: the secret casting hotel, where she and Brett stand today, and the real journal entry she read from the jury house.
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