Brandon Donlon Shows His Ass – Proverbially | Pod Friends
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4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 31 May 2026
⏱️ 129 minutes
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Brandon Donlon Shows His Ass – Proverbially | Pod Friends
This week on Pod Friends, host Matt Scott (@MattScottGW) sits down with guest Brandon Donlon (@BrandonDonlon) for a funny, vulnerable conversation about Survivor 45, RHAP, failure, friendship, and finding meaning after disappointment.
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0:00 – Start
1:38 – Dee Valladares
3:47 – Scott, Laura J, and Demi Burnett
9:46 – Interview with Brandon Donlon begins
7:30 – Jen Gonzalez and Kellie Nalbandian
21:46 – Betsy Borst, Michael Horn, and Mike Skall
51:14 – Sarah Cupcakes, Gregory McBean, and LewLew
2:05:24 – MJC, Joelle, and WhutUpTim
Brandon reflects on the dream of playing Survivor, the guilt and self-judgment that followed, and how his journey as a fan became a creative career at Rob Has a Podcast. Along the way, Matt and Brandon talk anxiety, community, pinch-me moments, and what it means to be seen beyond your hardest chapter.
If you’ve ever felt defined by a failure, this episode is a reminder that one moment is not the whole story. Special thanks to Dee Valladares, Kellie Nalbandian, Demi Burnett, Gregory McBean, WhutUpTim, Laura J, Sarah Cupcakes, MJC, Joelle, Mike Skall, Michael Horn, Tall Ass Scott, Jen, Betsy, and LewLew for being part of this episode.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Brandon Donlin. |
| 0:02.4 | Why should people listen to this episode of Pod Friends featuring you? |
| 0:09.4 | I show my ass, proverbially, not literally. |
| 0:14.4 | There's no ass showing. |
| 0:16.5 | I talk about a lot of things that I've always wanted to talk about, |
| 0:20.1 | but I haven't necessarily |
| 0:20.9 | had the venue to do so. So I'm thrilled that you would join us on this episode of Podfriend. Thanks Part friends, pot friends |
| 0:40.3 | It's time to take a look behind the mic |
| 0:44.3 | It's your |
| 0:45.3 | Pod friends |
| 0:46.3 | You're gonna find out what they're really like |
| 0:50.3 | We're all |
| 0:51.3 | Part friends, pot friends |
| 0:53.3 | No interviews |
| 0:55.4 | just having |
| 0:56.6 | conversations |
| 0:57.8 | So sit back and prepare |
| 1:02.5 | for captivation |
| 1:05.0 | So sit back and prepare for captivation Hello everyone and welcome to Pod Friends. |
| 1:18.5 | I'm your host, Matt Scott, here for another season of PodFriends, |
| 1:22.1 | where we have conversations with incredible people in the Rob has a podcast and reality TV community. |
| 1:28.7 | All about them, all about their stories. |
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