Ops and Allies

Ops and Allies
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Ops & Allies is hosted by Sarah, a behavior analyst, and her husband, Ben, a strategy-loving reality game show fan. In each episode, they decode the drama of the Big Brother house through a behavior science lens.

Episodes

  1. 09/17/2025

    Episode 6 BB27

    Sarah and Bean break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the past week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as counter control and motivating operations. Leave a comment of your favorite moment in the house this week or your favorite houseguest! We'll be sure to mention it in next week's episode!

    55 min

  2. 09/09/2025

    Episode 5 BB27

    We're back! After a brief hiatus, Sarah and Bean are back to break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the past week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as punishment, motivating operations and functions of behavior. Leave a comment of your favorite moment in the house this week or your favorite houseguest! We'll be sure to mention it in next week's episode!

    48 min

  3. 08/04/2025

    Episode 4 BB27

    Sarah and Bean break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the third week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as negative reinforcement and extinction. Leave a comment of your favorite moment in the house this week or your favorite houseguest! We'll be sure to mention it in next week's episode!

    1h 1m

  4. 07/28/2025

    Episode 3 BB27

    Sarah and Bean break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the second week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as functions of behavior, schedules of reinforcement, and types of reinforcement.

    1h 5m

  5. 07/20/2025

    Episode 2 BB27

    Sarah and Bean break down the behavior behind the chaos seen in the first week of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as motivating operations, and negative reinforcement as they give their first impressions of the house, cast, and twists of this season!

    1h 5m

  6. 07/12/2025

    Episode 1 BB27

    Join your hosts, Sarah and Bean, as they break down the behavior seen in the premeire of Big Brother season 27! They talk about behavioral terms such as the matching law, motivating operations, and rule governed behavior as they give their first impressions of the house, cast, and twists of this season! * Edit: When we talked about "rule governed behavior", I mentioned that it's unique to humans. What I meant to say is that the extent to which we use language to establish rules is unique to humans. Other species (e.g., pack animals) follow "rules" as well. Isn't that cool?!

    1 hr

  7. SEASON 1, EPISODE 1 TRAILER

    Ep. 0 - BB27

    Meet the hosts of the show and get introduced to the behavioral science-driven lens they'll use to analyze the upcoming season of Big Brother!

    7 min

Trailer

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Ops & Allies is hosted by Sarah, a behavior analyst, and her husband, Ben, a strategy-loving reality game show fan. In each episode, they decode the drama of the Big Brother house through a behavior science lens.

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  • Creator
    Ops and Allies
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    7
  • Rating
    Explicit
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