Island Life - A Survivor Podcast

One more season before the big one. Secret-keeping is the main theme of this episode as we see a chain of people sharing secrets lead to MC’s demise. We discuss the series of events that led to this, including the Merge Split and immunity challenge, Savannah’s advantage, and Sophie’s secret plan. ---------------- Intro (00:00) Breaking the Ice – How Good Are You at Keeping...

We tread into controversial territory as we tackle Season 13, Cook Islands! We celebrate the return of Survivor F as he joins us on the home stretch of this season. We witness the continued dominance of the Aitu 4, and contemplate if anyone other than Ozzy & Yul have a chance to win at the end. We also discuss Adam & Parvati’s desperate last attempts to find a crack in the Aitu 4 and...

One more season before the big one. The full crew merges back together just in time for the Season 49 Merge! Unbelievably, the Bottom’s Up Alliance actually seems to be taking control of the game. We discuss their decision to fully turn their back on original Uli, react to MC & Savannah fighting for the Beware Idol, and get introduced to Yellow Sophie properly at last. ---------------- Intro (...

One more season before the big one. Ang rejoins the podcast to talk all things Season 49 and breakdown episode 6. We discuss yet another swap and whether we liked this one better. Next we go through what storylines were presented to us on each of the three newly swapped tribes, and then figure out why Shannon’s game fell apart in the end. Plus some chatter on the dreaded Knowledge-is-Power a...

One more season before the big one. We discuss episodes 4 & 5 of Season 49 as we parse through our feelings on tribe swaps. Were Matt & Jason swap-screwed, or did they contribute to their own demise? And Will & F brainstorm better ways to organize the swap to make it more “fair”, if that is even possible. We also comment on Shannon trying to create a cross-tribal alliance a...

On this episode, Will does his best to convince a Survivor Newbie, Viraj, to get into the show. They react to the sea krait situation from Season 49 Episode 3, breaking down how scary that would have been and whether Jeff’s reassurances would’ve worked on them. Will also walks Viraj through his first Tribal Council, which was the wild 3-person Tribal from that same episode. Lastly, the...

We tread into controversial territory as we tackle Season 13, Cook Islands! With the merge upon us, we marvel at how in the world Yul was able to persuade Jonathan to flip once again. We also try to think of a way Jonathan could have turned it around Yul, react to another instance of the Survivor Auction, and discuss whether we’d ever be part of a thruple. After all that, we break down the F...

One more season before the big one. Our Season 49 journey hits a scary speed bump as Jake has a dangerous encounter with a sea krait. Will & Survivor F react to an emotional 1 st half of the episode, discussing how dangerous this situation was, as well as whether we would’ve tried to go back into the game like Jake did. After that, we try to wrap our heads around a wild tribal council fe...

We tread into controversial territory as we tackle Season 13, Cook Islands! We discuss our thoughts on MUTINY! What impact will stepping off that mat have on Jonathon’s & Candice’s games? And will the new Aitu 4 be our favorite group of castaways to root for ever? We also talk about the bizarre Message-in-a-Bottle twist and talk about if any of these game mechanics are good ideas....

One more season before the big one. We continue our Season 49 journey with the first Beware Advantage of the season. Will & Survivor F debate whether this is a good twist, but come together to question Alex’s decision to make sure every single member of his tribe knew he had the idol. We also react to the Journey NOT involving the risk of losing your vote (at first at least) and to Jawan...

We tread into controversial territory as we tackle Season 13, Cook Islands! We react to the Behind-the-Scenes episode and then get into episode 8, where it becomes clear that swimming has quickly become the most valuable skill this season. We also watch Nate do his best being a spy, Adam try to survive a huge storm by himself on Exile Island, and Brad get hate for NOT swimming (and saying he’d rat...

One more season before the big one. We begin our Season 49 journey trying to find out whether it will be able to thrive from under 50’s shadow. We get introduced to a fun cast, including standouts such as Nate the rad dad, Jake the serial shoe thief, and Rizo the self-proclaimed “rizzgod”. We also discuss Annie shaking things up to plan ahead, the cheating ways of our Rizzgod, an...

We tread into controversial territory as we tackle Season 13, Cook Islands! A very special guest, Will’s mom, joins us in breaking down some truly brutal challenges this week. Aside from challenges, we discuss Ozzy, Flica, and Cao Boi somehow just wandering into Raro’s camp, potential million-dollar mashed potato & octopus mistakes (yes, really), and the spiritual vision that may have led Cao...

We tread into controversial territory as we tackle Season 13, Cook Islands! Just like this season did, split things four ways for this episode as we welcome 2 guests to the show: Sarah & Chris. We discuss the abrupt end of the four-tribe structure, who it benefits and who is in danger, and also brainstorm some fun themes that Survivor could/should use one day. Aside from these specific episode...

We tread into controversial territory as we tackle Season 13, Cook Islands! A whole bunch of firsts are discussed including our first 4-tribe season, our first Exile Island season, and our first “old Survivor” hidden immunity idol. Joining us to help understand all of this is Survivor Expert Joe, and together we discuss another twenty-person cast, the awkwardness of dividing the tribes...

It’s time for our first-ever themed season as we journey through Season 37: David vs Goliath ! We react to the Finale as we watch Mike channel his aggressive side, Nick defy the odds with a desperation immunity run, and Angelina scaling “hundred-foot” cliffs in search of idols. We break down a chaotic Final Tribal where Jeff allows all three finalists to speak over each other, and once a winner is...

It’s time for our first-ever themed season as we journey through Season 37: David vs Goliath ! Gabby takes center stage as she stuns the world by turning on Christian. With that shocker along with the falling apart of the Mason-Dixon Alliance, the era of the David tribe vs the Goliath tribe is truly over as we speed towards the finale. In the 2 nd episode, Mike of all people decides to take...

It’s time for our first-ever themed season as we journey through Season 37: David vs Goliath ! We break down everything that happened in this double episode, including the rise and fall of Carl the Godfather, Angelina fully disconnecting from the other Goliaths, and the OG Survivor Rice Negotiation. ---------------- Intro (00:00) Angelina Turns Her Back on the Goliaths (11:47) Davie and Nick Searc...

On this episode, Rachel & Will begin a 3-part series on building our ideal Survivor season. This 1st episode is all about tribe structure; i.e. building our fantasy starting tribes and figuring out what changes about those tribes as the season goes on, if anything. We brainstorm new ways to structure the starting tribes, break down why it’s important to have strategic swaps rather than random...

It’s time for our first-ever themed season as we journey through Season 37: David vs Goliath ! It’s all gone wrong for the Goliaths. Maybe the most hyped up episode of the season saw all the Davids bring their idols & advantages to the table to blindside the Goliath tribe. We experience the first ever idol nullifier, and also talk about Kara’s sudden turn against Dan and whet...

It’s time for our first-ever themed season as we journey through Season 37: David vs Goliath ! A double idol play at Tribal Council was the main event this time around, and if it wasn’t the Angelina Show before, it definitely has become that now. We talk about where Angelina went wrong despite having good strategy for the Elizabeth vote, her failed attempt at damage control, and where...

It’s time for our first-ever themed season as we journey through Season 37: David vs Goliath ! Hang on to your jackets, it’s time for more wacky tribal councils where Goliaths eat their own. We react to all the angles of Jacket-Gate, from the multiple levels of Angelina’s deception, to whether continuing to eliminate Goliaths could work out, to even the power ranking of which jac...

On this SPOILER-FILLED episode, we invite a recent, but big-time, Survivor fan, Joe, to the podcast. We talk about his rather unique path through watching the show; that path has ultimately led him to having seen every season, most of which he’s now watched multiple times. We also discuss our thoughts on the Season 50 announcement, theorize who might have a chance to win and who doesn’...

It’s time for our first-ever themed season as we journey through Season 37: David vs Goliath ! We break down episodes 3 & 4, where we immediately dive into Survivor F’s disastrous winner picks, including Jeremy’s paranoia-led implosion, Natalie’s continued reign of terror, and Bi’s injury. We also discuss the 2 to 3 tribe swap as some castaways create new alliance...

It’s time for our first-ever themed season as we begin our journey into Season 37: David vs Goliath ! As we break down episodes 1 & 2, we go over each of the TWENTY castaways and discuss our feelings about separating them into Davids/Goliaths. We try to identify which of the pairs will do the best, including the 1st of maybe multiple showmances? And as for the cast, we get emotional over Pat’s...