The Dom and Colin Podcast

(This is Part 1 of a three-part episode on all/some/many things Survivor with writer, amateur anthropologist, and Abi-Maria apologist Taylor, better known to many as Quack Wabbit; shift your gestalt by reading his work here, here, or everywhere) In a time when there are more podcasts about any show than hours in the day, the hive mind's judgment is meted out in 140 280 character fragments, and nobody has an attention span any more, what place is there for long-form writing? Are blogs and forum posts relics of a bygone era or the last refuge of communal, thoughtful discussion? And, with the internet fandom evolving and proliferating every day, how do you engage in and encourage those conversations while keeping the trolls from doing yoga in your rock garden? Taylor weighs in with thoughts that all authors - whether of their own fate or of delightfully trenchant screeds on trashy television - will find valuable. Part 2 Part 3

The Room defies all explanantion, but that won't stop us trying. We decided not to leave our stupid comments in our pockets this time as we invited comedy writer and official staff pick Mario Lanza on a journey into The Room and through the mysterious mind of Tommy Wiseau. Dom has a Wiseau-esque struggle with the English language to find words to convey the majesty of watching the film with the man himself and dozens of spoon-bearing superfans. Get the results of your test back below, here, or on iTunes here.

Channeling our inner Tony Robbins, we're harnessing the universe's positive energy by reliving one of the most popular pre-merges in history as Ghost Island blindsider/blindsee James Lim joins us for a deep dive that will hopefully go better than his dive in Fiji. As always, listen below, here, or on iTunes here.

The Survivor off-season is quickly becoming an outdated concept as New Zealand prepares to hand the baton to Australia and South Africa continues at a brisk pace. This week we have a global Survivor celebration as former Dubaite and current Canadian Pooya Zand Vakili makes the trip over from Big Brother and RHAP to join British stereotype and wannabe Canadian Dom in breaking down the seasons trying to show the Yanks how it's done. Part 2 covering Survivor South Africa can be found here, or on iTunes here. 

The Survivor off-season is quickly becoming an outdated concept as New Zealand prepares to hand the baton to Australia and South Africa continues at a brisk pace. This week we have a global Survivor celebration as former Dubaite and current Canadian Pooya Zand Vakili makes the trip over from Big Brother and RHAP to join British stereotype and wannabe Canadian Dom in breaking down the seasons trying to show the Yanks how it's done. Part 1 covering Survivor New Zealand can be found here, or on iTunes here. 

As the dust settles from the dramatic finish to Survivor: Ghost Island, we dial up Domenick Abbate to hear his reflections on his unique Survivor experience. The ins-and-outs of his game are well-documented already, and today he fills out the rest of his journey and its larger meaning in his life. What did he expect his own absence to mean for his family and does it match his wife Kristin's account, which she shared with us as she stole the stage in her own interview? How did he mature on Long Island from a young thrill-seeker to the driven and chiseled family man the world saw on Survivor, and how has the show changed his trajectory? And, if you need to escape the law or dig a grave, what's the way to go? Prepare to take many sips of coffee during this episode, available below, here, or on iTunes here.

With the Heroes vs. Villains rewatch officially underway, we're unlocking the first part of our season premiere commentary as a free sample. As always, listen on the player below, here, or on iTunes here, and if you still want more, get the weekly bonus episodes on Patreon here.

As Jodie Comer steals our suitcase, Sandra Oh steals the show, and #Villaneve steal our heart, we invited Canada's own Sadie Holloway to talk all things Killing Eve: the twisted and enthralling relationship at the heart of the show, how ambitious it really is in pushing the boundaries of the TV crime thriller, and the creative yet enigmatic genius of Phoebe Waller-Bridge. You can listen below, here, or on iTunes here.

It's merge time in College Park and today we bring in Survivor: Maryland superfans (Schuperfans?) Charles Kurz and Mel Sullivan to break down how each of the twelve candidates stacks up through the first eight electric episodes. As always, listen below, here, or on iTunes here.

With a new season of The Challenge right around the corner, Colin is again joined by podcast mercenaries Matt Liguori and Brian Scally to settle their vendettas from last season and preview Final Reckoning in the form of a draft. As always, listen on the player below, here, or on iTunes here.

For most reality TV fans, the contestants' loved ones are a fleeting distraction: they appear on cue from some jungle clearing or TV monitor, tug your heartstrings as required, and then disappear for good. For the loved ones themselves, those contestants going on TV leaves a massive void in their lives and can permanently change those relationships - for better or for worse. With so much attention focused on the games and their players, these perspectives are rarely found in the commentary. We did our part to fix that by chatting to Kristin Abbate, wife of Survivor: Ghost Island star Domenick and target of the fanbase's ire for being too candid about the strain that his absence put on their family. What happens when a parent and provider vanishes with no explanation? How does it feel to have hordes of internet stranges calling you a terrible wife and mother? And just what silliness do the loved ones get up to behind the scenes? Kristin takes the floor on this episode, available below, here, or on iTunes here.

(Take the survey here) After constantly saying we'd podcast about the finale and never following through, we finally made a big move. With the new F4 format making its mark on the game in perhaps the most competitive finals ever, how do Wendell and Dom compare to each other and the all-time greats - and are these comparisons even possible? Does the crazy finish redeem this season? And will we remember it more fondly than we do now? All this and more in our wrap-up for this season, available below, here, or on iTunes here.

With only a few days left before the (hopefully) thrilling conclusion, we're back for one final look at Ghost Island before results-oriented thinking sullies our takes irreversibly. As always, listen below, here, or on iTunes here.

As the international Survivor sweepstakes heat up, South Africa arrived back on the scene in dramatic fashion with what many are hailing as one of the best openings of all time. Global traveler and Survivor shock jock Adam Rida suits up and joins Dom to make sense of the chaos there before going on an amazing race through New Zealand, Australia, Ghost Island, and the University of Maryland to catch up on events elsewhere. As always, you can listen below, here, or on iTunes here. 1:36:30 end of South Africa/start of New Zealand 1:56 Ghost Island 2:09 Maryland 2:12 Australia rumours

As the finale draws closer, there's little time to make moves or to podcast about them, but you can find this week's offering below, here, or on iTunes here.