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Survivor 44 Episode 2 Recap! Mar 09, 2023

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Episode 2 of Survivor 44 is in the books, and Phil and Alexa are back to break it all down!
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Our Survivor coverage will be the most in-depth it's ever been this season! In addition to recaps and power rankings, the Specialists have added a weekly show from John and McKenna!
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Survivor 44 Episode 2 Predictions w/ Brendan Shapiro Mar 07, 2023

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Phil and Alexa are joined by Survivor Ghost Island and Surviving Snyder podcast star Brendan Shapiro to rank the remaining 16 castaways!
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Our Survivor coverage is the most in-depth it's ever been this season! In addition to recaps and power rankings, the Specialists have added a weekly show from John and McKenna!
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Survivor Rewind: Survivor 44 Premiere Mar 04, 2023

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Survivor is BACK!
Join McKenna and John as they look at the Survivor 44 premiere while looking back on previous Survivor events the episode reminded them of.
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Our Survivor coverage will be the most in-depth it's ever been this season! In addition to recaps and power rankings, the Specialists have added a weekly show from John and McKenna!
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And our top two patron tiers will receive a once-weekly John and McKenna episode that discusses not just the recent episode but something from a past season as well!
Additionally, our top-tier patrons can participate in the power rankings competition to win a buff!
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Baby Driver (2017) / Psycho (1960) - #12 Movie Buff Specialists (Ep 89) Mar 03, 2023

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Phil and John continue discussing their 100 favorite films of all time, today talking about Alfred Hitchcock's most iconic film and a modern heist film with a killer soundtrack. Next week we will be making our 2023 Oscar predictions! The following week we will get back to our list with #11 The Road (2009) and Boogie Nights (1997)
#Film
#BatesMotel
#KevinSpacey
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Fargo (1996) / Dr. Strangelove (1964) - #13 Movie Buff Specialists (Ep 88) Mar 02, 2023

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Phil and John continue discussing their 100 favorite films of all time, today talking about classics from the Coen Brothers and Stanley Kubrick. Next up: #12 Baby Driver (2017) and Psycho (1960)
#Film
#PeterSellers
#FrancesMcDormand
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Survivor 44 Premiere Recap! Mar 02, 2023

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SURVIVOR IS BACK! The Survivor 44 premiere is in the books, and Phil and Alexa are back to break down the entire two-hour episode!
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Our Survivor coverage will be the most in-depth it's ever been this season! In addition to recaps and power rankings, the Specialists have added a weekly show from John and McKenna!
There will also be a weekly Podcast for top-tier patrons where Phil gives more thorough thoughts about the episode!
And our top two patron tiers will receive a once-weekly John and McKenna episode that discusses not just the recent episode but something from a past season as well!
Additionally, our top-tier patrons can participate in the power rankings competition to win a buff!
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Survivor 44 & The New Era - featuring Peridiam! Feb 28, 2023

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Phil & Alexa are joined by Peridiam to talk through the New Era of Survivor and how it will impact Survivor 44!
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Survivor 44 Fantasy Game - WIN A BUFF! Feb 21, 2023

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It's Survivor 44 fantasy game time! Phil and Alexa are joined by Intern to pick their fantasy teams! You can play along too if you're a top-tier patron! If you win, you get a buff!
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SCORING:
Correct Idol Play - 5
Correct Advantage Play - 3
Winner - 10
Individual Immunity - 3
Quit - (-10)
Days in Game - .5/day
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Survivor 44 Prop Bet - WIN A BUFF! Feb 06, 2023

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It's Survivor 44 prop bet season! This will be the only chance for you to win a buff from us this season if you are not a Patron! (NO BOOTLIST). A sample prop bet is below. The official submission link will be here soon! Do not submit your prop bets in the comments section. ONLY ENTRIES SUBMITTED THROUGH THE LINK WILL BE COUNTED!!!
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1 -Winner - Yam Yam 2
2 - Cries a physical tear - Matt 3
3 - Obtain a HII (Other than the Cage Idol) - Brandon 2
4 - Gets 10 + Votes - Kane 1
5 - Gets 5 votes OR less - Carson 2
6 - Individual Immunity - Matthew 1
7 - Blindfold - Lauren 2
8 - Makes the jury - Heidi 3
9 - Hugs Jeff - Helen 2
10 -3x sitout - Frannie 1
11 - 10+ Conf in any Ep - Danny 3
12 - Blur Mouth - Bruce 2
13 - Obtain the Cage Idol - Maddy 2
14 - Confessional in every episode - Claire 2
15 - 40+ confessionals - Jaime 2
16 - Episode Title - Sarah 2
17 - Goes home with unused advantage (not counting Shot in Dark) - Carolyn 2
18 - Use Shot in Dark - Josh 2
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Mirror (1975) / Chinatown (1974) - #14 Movie Buff Specialists (Ep 87) Feb 05, 2023

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Phil and John continue discussing their 100 favorite films of all time, today talking about a Roman Polanski classic and one of Andrei Tarkovsky's most revered films. Next up: #13 Fargo (1996) and Dr. Strangelove (1964)
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#JackNicholson
#Tarkovsky
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