2026

2026-09-30 · 30m

Welcome to Hot Ones Game Night! In this brand-new series from First We Feast, The Basement Yard’s Joe Santagato plays a hot sauce-fueled board game with celebrities. The first guest brave enough to scale Mount Scoville is Doctor Mike—a licensed family medicine physician, the host of The Checkup Podcast, and the internet's favorite "hot doctor." As Joe and Mike roll the dice and trek their way up the mountain, they must make a difficult choice: either answer a series of uncomfortable questions, or eat some scorching hot chicken wings. Will Joe and Mike reach the summit of Mount Scoville, or will they suffer the wrath of The Last Dab?

2026-10-14 · 30m

Neil deGrasse Tyson is a world-renowned astrophysicist, the host of the talk show StarTalk, and the author of the new book Lost in Space: 5,000 Facts for Navigating the Universe. But will NDT's high IQ help him climb to the summit of Mount Scoville? On an all-new episode of Hot Ones Game Night, host Joe Santagato guides Doctor Neil through the craziest board game experience of his life. From solving a Rubik's cube in 76 seconds flat to ranking his fellow astrophysicists from most to least intelligent, Dr. Neil will either need to persevere through difficult challenges, or suffer the wrath of the Last Dab!

2026-10-28 · 32m

Frank Alvarez and Joe Santagato not only host The Basement Yard podcast together, they're also best friends since childhood. But can Joe and Frank stop bickering long enough to work as a team and climb to the summit of Mount Scoville? On a very special episode of Hot Ones Game Night, Joe guides his buddy Frank through the craziest board game experience of his life. From acting out an embarrassing scene from a middle school dance, to revealing the last time his wife gave him the ick, Frank will either need to persevere through difficult challenges, or suffer the wrath of the Last Dab!