Survivor: Turning Back Time

Survivor: Turning Back Time

By: Steven Labine and Jared Sheldon

Language: en

Categories: History, Tv, Film, After-Shows

On this biweekly Survivor deep dive, Steven and Jared take you back through every season and discuss it from the perspective of a super fan, and a Survivor newbie. The sweet highs, the embarrassing lows, and the crunchy middles. Don't forget to rate, review and tell your friends!

Episodes

Nicaragua EP6: Worst Case Scenario
Dec 15, 2025

Jared and Steven quit.... What are you talking about? We would never think of quitting!

Duration: 01:24:21
Nicaragua EP5: Turf Wars
Dec 11, 2025

Jared and Steven break out the chicken nun chucks.

Duration: 01:11:08
Nicaragua EP4: Pulling the Trigger
Dec 08, 2025

Jared and Steven discover that the squeaky Jimmy doesn't always get the grease

Duration: 01:22:26
Nicaragua EP3: Glitter in Their Eyes
Dec 04, 2025

Jared and Steven switch to the CBS Sunday morning show

Duration: 01:23:27
Nicaragua EP2: Fatigue Makes Cowards of Us All
Dec 01, 2025

Jared and Steven destroy $1,600 alligator shoes but feel bad about it almost immediately.

Alternate Nicaragua intro:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QRG26kj7VOQ&list=RDQRG26kj7VOQ&start_radio=1

Duration: 01:42:55
Nicaragua EP1: Young at Heart
Nov 27, 2025

Jared, Steven, and our special guest Sara get jumpscared by Jimmy Johnson

Duration: 02:00:59
Bonus: Komodo vs Cobra/ Mailbag
Nov 17, 2025

Jared and Steven take a little trip to an island where the food is big, the animals are big, the government is big, and the problems are big.

Mailbag starts at 55:40

Duration: 01:42:20
Heroes Vs Villains Finale: Anything Could Happen
Nov 06, 2025

Jared and Steven spy, sneak, and snark our way into our second title of sole survivor.

Duration: 01:53:03
Heroes vs Villains EP13: Loose Lips Sink Ships
Nov 03, 2025

Jared and Steven react with the George Takei meme

Duration: 01:13:46
Heroes vs Villains EP12: A Sinking Ship
Oct 30, 2025

Jared and Steven save ourselves with a rock in our pocket

Duration: 01:29:51
Heroes vs Villains EP11: Jumping Ship
Oct 27, 2025

Jared and Steven have a new button to push

Duration: 01:19:08
Heroes vs Villains EP10: Going Down in Flames
Oct 23, 2025

Jared and Steven have a plan so nice we play our idols twice

Duration: 01:32:04
Heroes vs Villains EP9: Survivor History
Oct 20, 2025

Jared and Steven take you on an approximate history lesson.

Duration: 01:25:13
Heroes vs Villains EP8: Expectations
Oct 16, 2025

Jared and Steven are both looking for the guy who did this

Duration: 01:17:40
Heroes vs Villains EP7: I'm Not a Good Villain
Oct 13, 2025

Jared and Steven throw our vote away so that we aren't TECHNICALLY the bad guy

AI Jeff Tik Tok Here!

Duration: 01:15:53
Heroes vs Villains EP6: Banana Etiquette
Oct 09, 2025

Jared and Steven are on your side 100% and Colby is not. They are podcasters and Colby is not. They are going to eat 3 bananas and Colby is not.

Duration: 01:22:57
Heroes vs Villains EP5: Knights of the Round Table
Oct 06, 2025

Jared and Steven used to be a survivor like you until they took a challenge to the knee.

Link to HvV commercial here!

Duration: 01:19:00
Heroes vs Villains EP4: Tonight we Make our Move
Oct 02, 2025

Jared and Steven crash out in the bushes.

From Lillith's email: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qjpRfyST2lw

Duration: 01:22:41
Heroes vs Villains EP3: That Girl is like a Virus
Sep 29, 2025

Jared and Steven get down with the sickness.

Duration: 01:26:45
Heroes vs Villains EP2: It's Getting the Best of Me
Sep 25, 2025

Jared and Steven forget we have the flu and pass out about it

Duration: 01:31:25
Heroes vs Villains EP1: Slay Everyone, Trust No One
Sep 22, 2025

Jared "Villian" and Steven dive headfirst into a new season with special hero Erin.

Duration: 02:08:02
Bonus EP: Psych and Samoa Mailbag
Sep 18, 2025

Steven and Jared hunt down a cereal killer who has stolen the finale mailbag

If you want to jump past us discussing Psych and head right to the mailbag skip to 32:13!

Duration: 01:31:31
Samoa: Finale: This Game Ain't Over
Sep 08, 2025

Jared and Steven have the best strategies but for some reason can't be nice enough to win games.

Duration: 02:10:01
Samoa EP14: Two Brains are Better Than One
Sep 04, 2025

Jared and Steven play some family board games on the lawn.

Duration: 01:19:43
Samoa EP13: Damage Control
Sep 01, 2025

Jared and Steven do two votes for the price of one!

Duration: 01:10:37
Samoa EP11/12: Off With Their Heads!
Aug 28, 2025

Jared and Steven have spooooky clairvoyant nightmares.

Duration: 01:29:29
Samoa EP10: The Day of Reckoning
Aug 25, 2025

Jared and Steven are too scared to go to rocks

Duration: 01:23:43
Samoa EP9: Tastes Like Chicken
Aug 21, 2025

Jared and Steven just want you to look at the shape.

Duration: 01:13:10
Samoa EP8: All Hell Breaks Loose
Aug 18, 2025

Jared and Steven wear two buffs and have an absolute meltdown at tribal

Duration: 01:13:20
Samoa EP7: Houdini Magic
Aug 14, 2025

Jared and Steven discover the magic was inside us both all along.

Duration: 01:14:05
Samoa EP6: This is the Man Test
Aug 11, 2025

Jared and Steven cram for their man test

Duration: 01:15:20
Samoa EP5: Walking On Thin Ice
Aug 07, 2025

Jared and Steven can't make a single basket

Quinlyn Can Paint tickets available August 15th-31st 2025 available here!

Duration: 01:30:29
Samoa EP4: Hungry for a Win
Jul 31, 2025

Jared and Steven fight over a box of chickens.

Duration: 01:16:44
7/28 Scheduling Announcement/Off the Buff Video Link
Jul 28, 2025

Steven closed a show and Jared has a show at the same time. Enjoy the most recent Off the Buff and see you Thursday!

https://youtu.be/TW_K6_SSV0k

Duration: 00:02:17
Samoa EP3: It's Called a Russell Seed
Jul 24, 2025

Jared and Steven stand up and clap when you stand up to a racist.

Duration: 01:17:09
Samoa EP2: Taking Candy From a Baby
Jul 21, 2025

Jared and Steven get kicked out a challenge and lecture the opposing tribe

Duration: 01:12:52
Samoa EP1: The Puppet Master
Jul 17, 2025

Jared, Steven, and special guest Mcmanus burn each other's socks

Duration: 01:45:16
Bonus EP: The Slammin' Salmon and Tocantins Finale Mailbag
Jul 14, 2025

Jared and Steven have to earn $20,000 this episode or the yakuza will take the finale mailbag

Duration: 01:44:22
Tocantins Finale: I Trust You but I Trust Me More
Jul 07, 2025

Jared and Steven compliment the bros all the way to the bank.

Duration: 01:55:04
Tocantins EP13: The Martyr Approach
Jul 03, 2025

Jared and Steven slip four discs but also do martial arts on a sand dune

Duration: 01:18:52
Tocantins EP12: The Ultimate Sacrifice
Jun 30, 2025

Jared and Steven talk about math equations for longer than is socially allowable on a podcast.

video spoken about in the email: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-On-2tQ1ThM&ab_channel=CaligulaDurrendon

Duration: 01:23:34
Tocantins EP11: They Both Went Bananas
Jun 26, 2025

Jared and Steven bully Sierra the appropriate closeness to the sun.

Duration: 01:15:49
Tocantins EP10: It's Funny When People Cry
Jun 23, 2025

Jared and Steven bully Sierra too close to the sun

Duration: 01:21:41
Tocantins EP10: It's Funny When People Cry
Jun 19, 2025

Jared and Steven bully Sierra so hard they get voted out

Duration: 01:22:56
Tocantins EP9: The Biggest Fraud in the Game
Jun 16, 2025

Jared and Steven have been in many life or death situations and they are all theatre.

Duration: 01:17:19
Tocantins EP 8: The Dragon Slayer
Jun 09, 2025

Steven and Jared take an infection to the knee...again.

Duration: 01:22:56
Tocantins EP 6/7: One of Those 'Coach Moments'
Jun 05, 2025

Jared and Steven tell JT they found the idol right after they find it. Right away. With no delays.

Duration: 01:26:01
Tocantins EP5: You're Going to Want That Tooth
Jun 02, 2025

Jared and Steven look into corrective dentistry.

Duration: 01:26:16
Tocantins EP4: The Strongest Man Alive
May 29, 2025

Jared and Steven forget to accurately communicate the plan to their allies

Duration: 01:24:54
Tocantins EP3: Mama Said There'd be Days Like This
May 26, 2025

Jared and Steven go to SPAAAEUSSS! https://youtu.be/U_U59u69tys?si=5N-IAC1D8kHhV3g5

Duration: 01:24:24
Tocantins EP2: The Poison Apple Needs to Go
May 22, 2025

Jared and Steven tell their entire tribe they are married to a famous football player

Duration: 01:36:08
Tocantins EP1: Let's Get Rid of the Weak Players Before We Even Start
May 19, 2025

Jared, Steven, and special guest Ethan discuss the finer things in life like the Oxford comma.

Duration: 01:34:13
Bonus EP: Into the Blue 2 and Finale Mailbag
May 15, 2025

Jared and Steven (mostly Jared) get the name of a film wrong and read your emails.

Duration: 01:27:49
Gabon Finale: Say Goodbye to Gabon
May 05, 2025

Jared and Steven give the middle finger to the jury

Duration: 02:03:53
Gabon EP12: The Good Guys Should Win in the End
May 01, 2025

Jared and Steven choose between a gorilla or a chimpanzee.

Duration: 01:27:55
Gabon EP10/11: I Was Put on the Planet for This Show/The Good Things in Life Aren't Easy
Apr 28, 2025

Jared and Steven recap the recap and throw shot puts off a cliff.

Donations for the drink can be made on Venmo @StevenLabine or you may donate on https://www.unicefusa.org/ (please email survivortbt@gmail.com with a receipt).

All proceeds will benefit UNICEF USA in it's effort to help the most needy around the world.

OR donate to The Chicago Coalition to End Homelessness https://greatnonprofits.org/org/chicago-coalition-to-end-homelessness

Duration: 01:25:02
Gabon EP9: Nothing Tastes Better than Five Hundred Dollars
Apr 24, 2025

Jared and Steven taste test different forms of currency. Number 3 will blow your mind!

Duration: 01:17:02
Gabon EP8: The Brains Behind Everything
Apr 21, 2025

Jared and Steven play golf in Gabon

Duration: 01:26:54
Gabon EP7: Apple in the Garden of Eden
Apr 17, 2025

Jared and Steven found a mysterious bottle in the ocean.

Duration: 01:15:18
Gabon EP6: It All Depends on the Pin-Up Girl
Apr 14, 2025

Jared and Steven make our own convention, with Survivor and Battlebots.

Duration: 01:22:48
Gabon EP5: He's a Snake, but He's My Snake
Apr 10, 2025

Jared and Steven have sugar in their pockets.

Duration: 01:17:33
Gabon EP4: This Camp Is Cursed
Apr 07, 2025

Jared and Steven kayak away after deciding they don't want to play survivor anymore.

Duration: 01:13:15
Gabon EP3: It Was Like Christmas Morning!
Apr 03, 2025

Steven and Jared rank each other by their usefulness to the podcast.

Duration: 01:13:46
Gabon EP2: She Obviously is Post-Op!
Mar 31, 2025

Jared and Steven discuss why you would name an episode title that.

Duration: 01:11:54
Gabon EP1: Want to See the Elephant Dung?
Mar 27, 2025

Jared, Steven, and special guest Erin talk the important facts... like the nutritional value of elephant poop.

Duration: 02:12:34
Bonus: Erik Reichenbach Gives us More Than One Scoop
Mar 24, 2025

Jared and Steven talk with Erik about life post Survivor and the many social media crazies.

Check out Erik's website and shop: https://dabudoodles.com/

Donate to our UNICEF campaign/Donations for the drink can be made on Venmo @StevenLabine or you may donate on https://www.unicefusa.org/ (please email survivortbt@gmail.com with a receipt).

Duration: 01:46:58
Micronesia Finale: Stir the Pot!
Mar 13, 2025

Jared and Steven crash out at final tribal council...again.

Come see Black Cat Theatre's staged reading on April 1st and 7th: https://events.humanitix.com/hope-springs-internal

Duration: 02:12:47
Micronesia EP13: If it Smells Like a Rat, Give it Cheese
Mar 10, 2025

Jared and Steven give away any chances of winning the game.

Duration: 01:20:28
Micronesia EP12: I'm Gonna Fix Her
Mar 06, 2025

Jared and Steven continue to rack up the injuries

Duration: 01:14:15
Micronesia EP11: I'm Ruthless... and Have a Smile on My Face
Mar 03, 2025

Steven and Jared concoct a brilliant plan to stop their own actions.

Donations for the drink can be made on Venmo @StevenLabine or you may donate on https://www.unicefusa.org/ (please email survivortbt@gmail.com with a receipt).

All proceeds will benefit UNICEF USA in it's effort to help the most needy around the world.

Duration: 01:21:51
Micronesia EP10: I Promise...
Feb 27, 2025

Jared and Steven become Mr. Blindside

Duration: 01:19:58
Micronesia EP9: I'm in Such a Hot Pickle!
Feb 24, 2025

Jared and Steven discuss if a stick is better as firewood or an idol.

Duration: 01:14:55
Micronesia EP8: A Lost Puppy Dog
Feb 20, 2025

Jared and Steven claw out from the depths of despair by using another person as a buoy.

Duration: 01:11:47
Micronesia EP7: Like a Wide-Eyed Kid in a Candy Store
Feb 17, 2025

Jared and Steven break up with Amanda for Erik

Duration: 01:18:50
Micronesia EP6: It Hit Everyone Pretty Hard
Feb 13, 2025

Jared and Steven perform field surgery.

Duration: 01:17:50
Micronesia EP5: He's a Ball of Goo!
Feb 10, 2025

Jared and Steven give each other concussions on the most dangerous reward challenge to date

Duration: 01:19:22
Micronesia EP4: That's Baked, Barbecued, and Fried!
Feb 06, 2025

Jared and Steven get a kick out of unlimited challenge instructions https://www.reddit.com/r/survivor/comments/lhwm8r/what_i_hear_when_jeff_explains_challenges/

Duration: 01:16:15
Micronesia EP3: I Should Be Carried On The Chariot-Type Thing!
Feb 03, 2025

Jared and Steven mind control everyone in to voting for Yau Man

Duration: 01:22:15
Micronesia EP2: The Sounds of Jungle Love
Jan 30, 2025

Jared and Steven try to get a good night sleep while a rustling is happening nearby.

Duration: 01:16:51
Micronesia EP1: You Guys are Dumber than you Look
Jan 27, 2025

Jared, Steven, and Katherine have half a new and interesting time.

Duration: 01:30:57
Bonus EP: The Infernal Room
Jan 23, 2025

Jared and Steven find out that the devil is real and stuck behind a door.

Link to The Infernal Room: https://mega.nz/file/va4RgJqK#q0E7kQC5LjvLoBICT63EE_cF28vKk1NDu7DmAoNefJw

Duration: 01:15:47
China Finale: A Slippery Little Sucker
Jan 16, 2025

Jared tells Steven he isn't as good at puzzles as he thinks he is.

Duration: 02:10:04
China EP13: Hello, I'm Still a Person
Jan 13, 2025

Jared and Steven take a disappointing trip to the Great Wall of China

Duration: 01:19:23
No Episode On 1/9/2025
Jan 09, 2025

Hello Everyone! Steven has unfortunately upset a witch that stole his voice so we couldn't record this episode, but we'll be back on Monday 1/13! Steven also wanted me to tell you all that he has finally given up on the Vikings and has become a Lions fan. It was just undeniable at this point after losing every game to us since the end of 2022 that it was time to abandon ship. He's a big SKOL (some kind of Lions) guy now!

Duration: 00:00:49
China Ep12: Going for the Oscar
Jan 06, 2025

Jared and Steven get bad news from a loved one.

Duration: 01:17:58
China EP10/11: Ready to Bite the Apple
Jan 02, 2025

Jared and Steven show off our sick martial arts skills to a bunch of children.

Duration: 01:27:43
China EP9: Just Don't Eat the Apple
Dec 30, 2024

Jared and Steven love our Frosti

Duration: 01:11:43
China EP8: High School Friend Contest
Dec 23, 2024

Jared and Steven go on Christmas vacation.

Duration: 01:22:53
China EP 7: I'm Not As Dumb As I Look
Dec 19, 2024

Jared and Steven find a hidden immunity idol laying on the ground

Duration: 01:21:23
China EP6: That's Love, Baby! It Makes you Strong!
Dec 16, 2024

Jared and Steven lay it all out at tribal.

Duration: 01:19:11
China EP5: Love is in the Air
Dec 12, 2024

Jared and Steven throw puzzle pieces around the room. See what happens.

Duration: 01:18:04
China EP 4: Ride the Workhorse Till the Tail Falls Off
Dec 09, 2024

Jared and Steven are listening and trying to do better

Duration: 01:23:05
China EP3: I Lost 2 Hands and Possibly a Shoulder!
Dec 05, 2024

Jared and Steven sit having a conversation where definitely no one can hear them.

Duration: 01:22:13
China EP 2: My Mom Is Going to Kill Me!
Dec 02, 2024

Jared and Steven agree it should have been Dave

Duration: 01:15:47
China EP1: A Chicken's a Little bit Smarter
Nov 28, 2024

Jared, Steven, and Special guest Daria dive into the age old question? Which left Survivor first: the Chicken or the egg?

Duration: 02:03:19
Bonus: Meta Quest VR
Nov 25, 2024

Jared and Steven plug into a poorly rendered copy of Fiji to play bad VR games

Duration: 01:11:58
Fiji Finale: You've got that Puzzled Look
Nov 14, 2024

Jared and Steven go back on their word.

Duration: 01:54:31
Fiji EP 13: I Wanna See if I Can Make a Deal
Nov 11, 2024

Jared and Steven barter over who gets to win a truck

Duration: 01:10:33
Fiji EP 12: A Smile, Velvet Gloves and a Dagger in My Pocket
Nov 07, 2024

Jared and Steven take a bit out of a reward challenge

Duration: 01:14:43
Fiji EP11: Blackmail or Betrayal
Nov 04, 2024

Jared and Steven re-hide the immunity idol.

Duration: 01:08:57