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From July 23, 2023 — 35 year-old sales executive and licensed NBA agent Robert "Bam" Nieves recently competed on Peacock's Emmy Award-nominated reality competition show, The Traitors . Four years ago, he appeared on the Netflix dating show, Dating Around . Prior to his time on reality television, he played running back for the Syracuse Orangemen football team from 2006 through 2010....

Earlier this year, Michael Davidson of Oneida, Kentucky, made his reality television debut, appearing on season one of Peacock's The Traitors . Michael visits the Jack Vita Show to discuss his time on The Traitors , along with his Survivor and Big Brother fandom, and share his incredible life story of overcoming terrible childhood trauma and going from an atheist to a born-again Christian. Mic...

June 16, 2023 — 18 years ago, Brooke Stephens — then Brooke Struck — embarked on a journey of a lifetime, when she traveled to the jungles of Guatemala to compete on the 11th season of Survivor , Survivor: Guatemala . At the time, Brooke was a law student at Pepperdine University. Now, she practices family law in the Sacramento area and is a mother of three. We catch up with Brooke and chat about...

From May 16, 2023 — Survivor: Guatemala winner Danni Boatwright returns to the Jack Vita Show, two weeks removed from her first appearance. Last time, Danni answered questions about her time on Survivor: Guatemala and Survivor: Winners at War , discussing her time on reality television and her sports media and hosting career. This time around, Danni and Jack talk sports! First things first, Danni...

From May 3, 2023 — Survivor winner, longtime Kansas City sports radio host and NFL wife Danni Boatwright visits the Jack Vita Show for the first time! Danni is someone that Jack has wanted to have on his show, since before he ever had a podcast! After five years, Jack has finally hunted down the white whale. In the year 2005, Danni won the 11th season of Survivor , Survivor: Guatemala . She is the...

From February 13, 2023 — Our very own Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick returned to reality television in 2022 on USA Network's Snake in the Grass , after 13 years away from competing! Now, she's out of retirement, and back with her first multi-episode show since Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains . Stephenie competed on Peacock's new hit reality show, The Traitors . Stephenie visits the Jack Vit...

From January 11, 2023 — Big Brother legend Rachel Reilly Villegas joins Survivor legend Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick and average podcaster Jack Vita for a fun conversation on the Jack Vita Show, discussing their time on USA's Snake in the Grass , and previewing their latest adventure: The Traitors , airing on Peacock beginning January 12, 2023. Rachel won Big Brother 13 in the year 2011. She ha...

From February 6, 2023 — Survivor legend and longtime Philadelphia sports fan Gervase Peterson visits the Jack Vita Show to preview Super Bowl LVII, talk Philly sports, and reflect on his time on reality television. Back in 2000, Gervase competed on the first season of Survivor , Survivor: Borneo . It was a national phenomenon. 53 million people tuned in to the show's season finale, where Richa...

From January 3, 2023 — Former pitcher for the Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays and current MLB free agent Ryan Dull visits the Jack Vita Show to discuss his life in baseball, his Christian faith, and his love for the long-running reality television show Survivor . Ryan pitched for the A's from 2015 to 2019. He set a Major League Baseball record for stranding the most c...

From November 23, 2022 — Dr. Sean Kenniff is a neurologist and was a castaway on the first season of Survivor , Survivor: Borneo , on which he finished in fifth place. On the latest episode of the Jack Vita Show, Sean joins Jack to discuss his time on reality television and share what he has been up to in the 22 years since he appeared on Survivor 's first season. The first season of Survivor...

From September 14, 2022 — Three-time Survivor star and wife to World Series champion Kyle Kendrick, Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick, recently came out of retirement to compete on a new reality competition show called Snake in the Grass on USA Network. It was her first appearance on reality television in over 12 years. Stephenie was thrust into the jungle of Costa Rica with fellow Survivor legend Cirie...

From September 9, 2022 — High Point Rockers emcee and former MTV Challenger ( The Challenge: Battle of the Exes II ) Brittany Baldi visits the Jack Vita Show to reflect on her time on reality television and discuss a wide variety of topics including how the media and reality television have changed, life as a baseball WAG, how potential rule changes coming to Major League Baseball have functioned...

From July 2, 2022 — Minor league baseball wife, former The Real World: Portland cast member, and four-time Challenger (on MTV's The Challenge) Jessica McCain France (@TheMTVJess on Instagram) visits the Jack Vita Show for a very in-depth conversation covering a wide variety of topics. Jessica's husband, J.P. France, is a AAA pitcher in the Houston Astros' farm system. J.P. was named th...

Survivor: Africa contestant, army officer and sports radio veteran Clarence Black visits the Jack Vita Show to talk Michigan head coach Juwan Howard swinging at Wisconsin assistant Joe Krabbenhoft and Howard's five-game suspension handed to him from the university, the MLB lockout, the Detroit Tigers' exciting future, memories from the 2004 Detroit Pistons' championship season, former...

From December 27, 2021 — 9-year NFL tight end and The Bachelorette , Bachelor In Paradise contestant Clay Harbor visits the Jack Vita Show to recap NFL Week 16 (2021) and discuss Matt Nagy's future with the Chicago Bears, Nick Foles' impressive performance in Seattle, and what changes may be coming soon for the Bears, Russell Wilson's future with the Seahawks and in the NFL, the Cincin...

From December 20, 2021 — Former NFL defensive tackle, Florida Gators football great, two-time Survivor contestant and current trial lawyer Brad Culpepper visits the Jack Vita Show to discuss Urban Meyer receiving the boot from Jacksonville Jaguars (and why Urban didn't stick in the NFL), his time playing in the NFL under coaches Tony Dungy, Lovie Smith and Herm Edwards, his thoughts on Florida...

From December 10, 2021 — Jodi Wincheski, contestant on The Amazing Race 14 and longtime reality TV casting producer visits the Jack Vita Show to discuss her time on The Amazing Race and tell stories from behind the scenes of casting and working on reality shows! Jodi worked as a casting producer for over ten years, casting for shows such as Survivor , Big Brother and The Amazing Race ! Jack and Jo...

From October 26, 2021 — In this special episode of the Jack Vita Show, longtime Atlanta Braves fan and Survivor: Africa contestant Teresa "T-Bird" Cooper calls in to celebrate the Braves' first National League pennant since 1999. T-Bird attended the Braves' NL pennant-clinching game 6 of the NLCS at Truist Park in Atlanta Saturday night. T-Bird tells us of her experience at the h...

From June 21, 2021 — In this episode, fifth-place finisher of Hannah Brown's season of The Bachelorette Garrett Powell returns to the Jack Vita Show, to dive deeper into The Bachelor franchise. In his second appearance on the Jack Vita Show, Garrett answers YOUR questions about The Bachelor franchise and chats more about his Christian faith. This is a segment from a longer conversation with Ga...

From June 14, 2021 — Dario Medrano, formerly a contestant on MTV's The Challenge and Are You The One? and a former Division I college baseball player, visits the Jack Vita Show to talk college baseball, MLB news, pitchers using foreign substances for spin rate and MLB's attempt to crack down on it, the College Football Playoff's proposed expansion and its implications, and Dario's...

From May 19, 2021 — Jordan Kimball, star of 'The Bachelorette' and 'Bachelor in Paradise' visits the Jack Vita Show for an unforgettable interview. Jordan tells the story of how he was cast on Becca Kufrin's season of The Bachelorette (season 14), how he was depicted as the season's villain, how he was supposed to be cast on the most recent season of MTV's The Challenge...

From May 1, 2021 — Golf pro Garrett Powell finished in fifth place on Hannah Brown's season of The Bachelorette back in 2019. In this interview, Garrett opens up about his experience on The Bachelorette, and shines some light on some things that viewers probably aren't aware of, regarding the true reality of reality television and The Bachelor franchise. He shares his casting story and ope...

From February 20, 2021 — With the help of Albert Destrade, second runner-up on Survivor: South Pacific , the Jack Vita Show creates a fictional Survivor season consisting ONLY of 19 Major League Baseball players. Jack and Albert run the simulation via Brandt-Steele . Who will outwit, outplay and outlast to claim the million dollar prize? Tune in to Survivor: King of the Diamond ! Featuring: Aaron...

From February 13, 2021 — Dubbed "The Future of 'The Challenge" in an article written by Jack last week, Jay Starrett visits the Jack Vita Show to discuss his latest run on The Challenge ( The Challenge: Double Agents ), his rookie season ( The Challenge: Total Madness ), his time on Survivor 33 ( Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X ), how to prepare for reality television, what life on T...

From April 6, 2020 — With the United States living in a temporary period of "social distancing", it's a very fitting time for Jack to check in with Survivor: Edge of Extinction contestant Reem Daly to discuss the topic of living in isolation. Reem was the first person voted of Survivor: Edge of Extinction , the show's 38th season, which aired in spring 2019. In a shocking twist,...