The Pod Has Spoken

The new season is almost here! Today, Tyson and Riley are joined by Dalton Ross, the main source of coverage of ‘Survivor’ for over 25 years on Entertainment Weekly. They talk about the pregaming controversies, Dalton’s experience interviewing the ‘Survivor 50’ players, and break down each member of the Kalo Tribe.

00:00 - Welcome!

10:29 - Pregaming on ‘Survivor’

23:17 - Benjamin “Coach” Wade

34:17 - Tiffany Ervin

37:21 - Charlie Davis

49:48 - Mike White

56:11 - Chrissy Hofbeck

1:01:30 - Kamilla Karthigesu

1:05:20 - Dianelys “Dee” Valladares

1:14:02 - Jonathan Young

1:25:05 - Predictions for this tribe

1:40:17 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Dalton Ross

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

Dalton’s ‘Survivor 50’ Article:

https://ew.com/survivor-50-exclusive-all-access-first-look-cover-story-11879057

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The new season is near! To prep, Tyson and Riley analyze the tribe members from the upcoming ‘Survivor 50: Hands of the Fans’. They are joined by The Ringer’s Juliet to give a deep dive into the Cila Tribe including giving their guesses on player strategies and their predictions for which of the players will go furthest in the game.

00:00 - Welcome!

12:12 - Oscar “Ozzy” Lusth

16:42 - Cirie Fields

25:06 - Savannah Louie

31:43 - Jenna Lewis-Dougherty

36:58 - Christian Hubicki

41:14 - Rick Devens

46:40 - Emily Flippen

50:29 - Joe Hunter

56:44 - Predictions for this tribe

1:05:51 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Juliet Litman

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

Sources for Pictures:

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Is this the beginning or the end of an era? As ‘Survivor 49’ comes to a close, Tyson and Riley are joined by Shauhin from ‘Survivor 48’ to go over memorable moments from the season, the live aftershow, and the importance of aftercare for the players. Then, they take a look at ‘Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans’ and make some predictions for the highly anticipated season.

00:00 - Welcome!

02:40 - Overall thoughts

22:40 - The live aftershow

50:14 - The ‘Survivor 50’ trailer

1:10:55 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Shauhin Davari

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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The finale is here! Tyson and Riley are joined by Julie from ‘Survivor 45’ to recap the drama-filled final episode of ‘Survivor 49.’ They discuss the final tribal council, the fire-making challenge, the importance of jury management, and their overall thoughts about this season of ‘Survivor.’

00:00 - Welcome!

02:40 - "A Fever Dream"

10:22 - The final advantage

27:19 - Immunity and reward challenge

35:37 - The sanctuary

45:55 - Pre-tribal scramble

49:11 - The final tribal council

53:09 - Immunity challenge

1:05:27 - Fire-making challenge

1:13:27 - The final vote

1:42:31 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Julia "Julie" Alley

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo
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The finale is approaching! Tyson and Riley are joined by friend of the pod and Sole Survivor of 'Survivor: Africa' Ethan to recap the 12th episode of ‘Survivor’ Season 49. They discuss how to rework the jury for better television, the possible changes to player’s strategies after receiving family letters, and the not-so-successful advantage plays of this episode.

00:00 - Welcome!

06:50 - ‘The Die is Cast’

17:25 - Reward Challenge

19:31 - The sanctuary

33:52 - Immunity challenge

44:07 - Pre-tribal scramble

52:30 - Tribal council

1:02:15 - Predictions

1:12:50 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Ethan Zohn

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

Ethan’s merch for ‘Survivor’ lovers: Ethanzohn.com
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