Danielle & Brett react to the SIXTEEN fresh new faces entering the BB27 house; consisting of Survivor y try-hards, cowboys, dungeon masters and a podcast host!? We dive semi-deep into all 16 new houseguests including Danielle's doppelgänger and why some members of the BB27 cast feel somewhat like an immediate reaction to the cast of BB26. Also on this episode, a new shocking round of Marry/Fuck/Kill & your listener questions about...bubble tea. Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky and submit your...
Jul 09, 2025•1 hr 9 min
Brett & Danielle spend the last episode before the premiere of BB27 recounting some of the news that has been dropped in the past few days by Julie Chen-Moonves and the broader BB apparatus. This year's theme? Hotel Mystere . Opening night twists? A masked visitor, a secret accomplice, and a mystery houseguest . We chat about what it all could possibly mean. Also, Brett & Dani chat about 16 things the average BB viewer should to to prep for the next season. It's a very serious list that ...
Jul 04, 2025•1 hr 3 min
Danielle & Brett are back with hopefully their last non-Big Brother podcast of the summer. After a brief digression on Austin Powers' shag-plane, they kick off discussing the latest season of The Bear and how it struggles to recapture season 2's mojo. In Barbra Broccoli news, Denis Villeneuve has been hired as the director to helm the next James Bond film under Amazon. Can he bring his film-bro cred to the stagnant franchise under Amazon's shaky track record with content? Later in the show, ...
Jun 27, 2025•54 min
Danielle kicks off the pod revealing her new crush as Benson Boone and it just spirals into a whole unplanned discussion about the music industry & mustaches. Later Danielle talks about seeing Lilo & Stitch and Brett shares his experiences at Disney World last weekend, which also involved a lot of Stitch sightings. Wrapping up the show, they talk about the cast of The Traitors season 4 and Brett responds to some personal questions in the Discord. Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky and submit yo...
Jun 21, 2025•58 min
It's all quiet on the BB front right now. Survivor is off shooting season 50. Nothin's goin' on! Today, Brett & Danielle chop it up over Diet Coke (what else?) and a few movies they've seen this week including Steven Soderberg's Black Bag , Jesse Armstrong's Mountainhead. Also, Dani shares her TV watch-list including the first seasons of Duster, The Better Sister, Adults & more. It's all over the place! Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky and submit your questions @HeyJulieBB.bsky.social , ...
Jun 07, 2025•53 min
Brett & Dani react to Wednesday's announcement of the Survivor 50 cast which includes actual Hollywood celebrity Mike White, Survivor royalty Cirie Fields and a bunch of other people rounding out the somewhat odd cast for an all-returners season. We talk about it and also talk about why the cast feels like such an oblong collection of randos. Later, Brett & Dani discuss the latest film & TV happenings including Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning, The Rehearsal, Friendship &...
May 31, 2025•1 hr 6 min
Survivor 48 has thankfully reached its conclusion. Brett shares the online fandom's disappointment with Danielle and explains why the season was ultimately confusing, poorly edited...and frankly, not it. Later, Danielle chats about the book Bullshit Jobs by David Graeber and we have a somewhat intellectual conversation about the nature of work in the 21st century! On the Hey Julie podcast! I know! In the latter half of the show, Dani & Brett chat about A Working Man, Ready Player One and the...
May 23, 2025•57 min
We are so fucking BACK. Brett and Danielle react to the news of BB27's premiere in July & the new format which includes up to 90 minutes more Big Brother per week! Wow! Who's gonna watch it? Brett later catches Danielle up on the past few weeks in Survivor 48 land. Are we heading to an ending that would appease the angry fans? In the second half of the show, Danielle & Brett break down the Bill Belichick/Jordon Hudson saga & catch up on a few pop-culture things they've seen lately in...
May 16, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Dani & Brett are back for another episode, first diving into the latest on Survivor . Chrissy was sent to the jury this week. After an entire season of mostly lying low, Chrissy spent the last two tribal councils being a malcontent and actively combatant against a majority of the remaining castaways. Curious gameplay! No wonder they sent her packing! Later in the show, Danielle shares her confusion with Netflix's Everybody's Live, the weekly chat show starring John Mulaney and a rotating cad...
Apr 19, 2025•52 min
Brett & Dani are back with another episode as we cruise lazily through this season of Survivor. Brett wonders if the 4th wall breaking of the most recent episode portends a jumping of the shark for the series? Also, Cedrek and Sai, two of the biggest lightning rods of this season, are sent home. Womp womp. Later, they break down the season finales of The Pitt and The White Lotus . Should The Pitt have ended with more fireworks? Finally, Danielle closes out the show revisiting Black Mirror an...
Apr 12, 2025•1 hr 3 min
After lightly touching on this week's episode of Survivor 48 and the exit of Charity -- who no one seemed to like on the show or off -- Brett & Danielle spend the first half of the show looking forward to the season finales of The White Lotus and The Pitt. With both seasons coming to a close this week, what events & revelations are we predicting & what would make us satisfied with the conclusions? Later in the show, Brett discusses rewatching Garden State after a benefit concert feat...
Apr 06, 2025•1 hr 5 min
Brett & Danielle open the podcast reacting to Wednesday's conversation-starting episode of Survivor 48. Eva's emotional episode, followed by the soothing hug from Joe and Jeff's eventual tears created waves this week that reverberated beyond just the Survivor watching community. Later in the show, we check in on the latest episodes of The Pitt and The White Lotus , which continue to dive deeper and deeper into their emotional setups. Closing out the show, Danielle shares her wonder at the de...
Mar 29, 2025•1 hr 8 min
Brett & Dani are back with another episode, looking back at Survivor 48 's fourth episode. The castaways' buffs were dropped and tribes were re-shuffled -- yet questions linger about stunt performer David and his home life, while Kyle & Kamilla made the first power move of the season. Elsewhere in pop-culture, we look back at the most recent episodes of The Pitt and The White Lotus in which body parts were shown, lips were kissed and S*m R*ckw*ll makes the guest appearance of all guest a...
Mar 21, 2025•57 min
Dani & Brett are back with another episode, this time starting out with Wednesday night's wild tribal council in which the Pizza Man was sent home on Survivor 48 , but not before 3 votes and a deliberation that made for a wacky, 30-minute viewing experience. Dani hates on Survivor's gameplay loops and lack of human drama, while Brett hates on Dani instead. Also they discuss the interesting reveal about David's home life, living situation and romantic partner. Also on this episode: laundry de...
Mar 14, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Danielle & Brett are back and kick off a new season of Hey Jeff , although to a quieter landscape. It feels like Survivor 48 is off to a much softer start with seemingly less promotion and much less internet buzz about the current season. Is our anecdotal evidence that people aren't interested in this season supported? At least one host thinks so! Later in the show, they discuss the third episode of season 3 of The White Lotus & react to last week's Academy Awards winners. Finally, Dani ...
Mar 09, 2025•1 hr
Dani & Brett are back with another off-season pop-culture update. After discussing a super-interesting YouTube watch about the history (and failures) of Big Brother US, they dive into the premiere of The White Lotus season 3 and all of the glory it bring courtesy of Carrie Coon and Parker Posey. Later, they dive into the surprising awards run for The Substance and where it stands among this year's best movies. Closing out the show, Danielle talks about the Robbie Williams ape-biopic Better M...
Feb 22, 2025•1 hr
Danielle & Brett are back with another pre-season grab-bag of pop-culture topics. Danielle raves about the Sebastian Stan awards dramedy A Different Man & Brett discusses his first watch of the Cher-Nicolas Cage rom-com Moonstruck . Also, they talk at length about the new HBO MAX streaming drama The Pitt , starring ER's Noah Wylie and how medical dramas are BACK BABY. Later, Brett shares some Survivor 48 cast thoughts, Danielle answers a listener question about Traitors and we touch on a...
Feb 08, 2025•1 hr 2 min
Danielle & Brett are back after a mini-hiatus to react to this year's Oscar nominations, the frustrating duopoly of Emelia Perez and The Brutalist as front runners and there rest of the acting nominees. They also discuss the sweaty Aaron Sorkin qualities of Saturday Night , Danielle discusses the evolution gameplay in The Traitors season 3, Brett dives into some of the quirks he noticed in Juror No. 2 . Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky and submit your questions @HeyJulieBB.bsky.social , our ...
Jan 25, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Finally out of the six-month Big Brother-Survivor back to back hellscape, Brett & Dani dive into what they really want to do: talk about movies they just watched. On today's episode, they discuss Robert Eggers' moody & bloody Nosferatu, Bill Skarsgard the creature king, Lily-Rose Depp's ascention as an A-list actress & whether Aaron Taylor-Johnson is even good. Also on the episode, Dani gives her reviews for Heretic, Cuckoo and Don't Die while Brett vibes. Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky...
Jan 03, 2025•48 min
Brett & Dani are back for one last podcast episode of 2024 in which they reveal their much-awaited TOPS and FLOPS of the year. Before diving into the awards, Dani discusses her recent watches of Eyes Wide Shut and Juror No. 2 . As for the rest of the episode, buckle up for discussions on social media, Challengers , Diet Coke, Trap , THE BRITISH and more. Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky and submit your questions @HeyJulieBB.bsky.social , our Discord server , or email us heyjuliebigbr...
Dec 27, 2024•58 min
Brett & Dani are back again, this time to close the book on Survivor 47 once and for all. Rachel won the season, but was that really all that surprising? What about fairness in the fire-making competition, Jeff!? Later in the episode, they recap a pair of movies that neither of them liked very much: the interestingly awful Joker: Folie a Deux and the boringly disappointing Carry-On. Follow Hey Julie on Bluesky and submit your questions @HeyJulieBB.bsky.social , our Discord server ...
Dec 21, 2024•1 hr 4 min
Brett & Danielle are back for one penultimate Survivor 47 episode and what a penultimate episode of Survivor 47 we got on Wednesday. After Jeff greeted us with a rare cold open table-setting explainer, we got two hours of one of the best Survivor episodes of recent memory, in which magnificent gameplay from Rachel resulted in her two biggest challengers, Andy and Genevieve, being sent to the jury. We chat about what feels like an inevitable Rachel win in next week's finale, whether Teeny, Su...
Dec 13, 2024•54 min
Danielle & Brett are back with their third to last #Survivor47 recap of the season. Caroline, who turned out to be more of the more gullible players this season, was sent home at the hands of master manipulation from Genevieve, Sam & Andy. Rachel is still in a good spot to win, but when she's aligned with Sue & Teeny -- how good is the brainpower of her alliance versus the other side? Later in the show, Danielle & Brett recap Wicked: Part I & debates the merits of expanded un...
Dec 08, 2024•58 min
Danielle & Brett are back with another episode of Hey Jeff, saying goodbye this week to Kyle as #Survivor47's endgame begins to shape up with a number of key under-the-radar contenders. What was Kyle, was he good at Survivor, or just nice to all beings, animal and man alike? Also on this episode, they discuss Sue's facial routine, whether you should wear your wedding ring on Survivor, 'Hot Frosty,' 'Speak No Evil,' 'Woman of the Hour,' Norbert Leo Butz, dog shows and so much more. Join Hey J...
Nov 30, 2024•53 min
Brett & Dani are back with another episode, discussing the latest on #Survivor47: Gabe's exit, Teeny's bag, how this cast (hopefully) killed the Shot in the Dark twist, two new entrants into the *Bretty All-Star* lore and, most importantly, Sol's vest. Later, Dani chats about some 90s movies including Virtuosity & The Santa Clause. Follow Hey Julie on Twitter and submit your questions @HeyJulieBB , our Discord server , or email us heyjuliebigbrother@gmail.com ! Watch Hey ...
Nov 23, 2024•52 min
Things were looking so good for Sol on Survivor. Little twerp Rome was kicked off, Dani had a crush on him. All the signs were pointing up! Then, the one true hero of Survivor 47, Genevieve got her gears turning and it was all over for our middle-aged king. Brett & Dani discuss the most recent episode of Survivor & Brett explains how the Survivor editing has been proving we're in store for a Gen win. Later, they talk about having seen A Real Pain & Danielle gives her six months late ...
Nov 15, 2024•49 min
Brett & Dani are back after a mini-hiatus to catch back up with #Survivor47. Since we podded last, Anika, Rome & Tiyana were sent home. We chat about Rome's off-putting villainy and why it's always best to not be dropping too many names on Survivor. Tiyana was most recently the victim of that, while Sam seems to be next in line to suffer the same fate. Afterwards, Brett chats about his experience a few weeks ago meeting most of the cast of #bb26 and Danielle catches us up on what she's b...
Nov 02, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Brett & Dani say goodnight to Jankie, Julie & the dawgs in the crib as they recap the finale episode of #bb26 which saw Chelsie take home the prize in a powerful unanimous victory over Makensy in the final two. Also -- was Julie's finale night looks the best or worst of the season? How did #bb24 winner Taylor Hale do in her first appearance as the moderator of the jury roundtable and where does Chelsie's win rank in the list of all-time Big Brother winners? Wrapping up the episode, they ...
Oct 16, 2024•1 hr 1 min
Brett & Dani are back for what is likely our penultimate #bb26 recap of the season. Yeah, Kimo went home. Yeah, Chelise is probably going to win. So what? Life is meaningless. Meanwhile on #Survivor47 -- it's rough sledding out there if you're a podcaster. Also, Dani MUST talk about 'Doctor Odyssey' and 'Nobody Wants This' and Brett struggles with his five minutes alone in the spotlight. Follow Hey Julie on Twitter and submit your questions @HeyJulieBB , our Discord server , or e...
Oct 05, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Brett & Dani are back to tearfully say goodbye to one of the true iconic players of #bb26 -- Jankie. Also, fan favorites Angela & Leah were sent home on Thursday night's double eviction. Meanwhile, in Fiji, episode 2 of #Survivor46 confirmed we won't have another Lulu-losers scenario with a new mini-tribe being subjected to tribal council with Jeff. Also on the episode, an Alan Cumming deep-dive and Danielle spoils the first episode of CBS' MATLOCK reboot. Follow Hey Julie on Twitter and...
Sep 28, 2024•1 hr 4 min
