Hey Challenge Fandom! Welcome back for another episode of Challengers Unplugged where this week your hosts Rick, Corrina and Tony take you beyond the edit with none other than Jay Starrett. This episode is special to all of us for a variety of reasons but mainly because at the end of the day, we have Jay to thank for us all being here and being together on this podcast. We kick off the episode with a short intro talking about our Fandom history for Jay, where we first fell in love with him and what has held us on so long (0:00 - 6:10). Then we start breaking down Jay's childhood including why he's so drawn to the beach, some of his wild childhood stories from Florida, where his fandom for reality TV started, how he got into the process of applying for Survivor, the casting process, his time on the island, making the switch from CBS to MTV and everything in between (6:15 - 1:09:00). Next we talk to Jay about his views on Survivor and The Challenge including his MT Rushmore, his chosen team of 4 to run one of TJ's final with, his thoughts on the CBS expansion, who he'd like to see from Survivor try the Challenge and vice versa, the history of Stay Loco, future goals and even a couple special messages for his fans and followers (1:09:00 - 2:11:00). Last, as we say goodbye to Jay, your hosts Rick, Corrina and Tony reminisce on the past 2.5 hours, our overall experience with Jay in person VS how his character is portrayed on TV,  what we are looking forward to with Jay, upcoming interviews, our personal goals for 2023 and a subtle hint towards our next guest (2:11:00 - END)! Do NOT miss this episode! We had a blast with Jay, laughed way too much, had moments where he brought tears to our eyes and thoroughly learned more about the man that we ever intended. Our word for Jay Starrett? Tenacious. 

Make sure you're following Jay on all his social media platforms and go check out the Stay Loco gear! It is well worth it and you won't regret purchasing from Jay! 

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StayLoco IG: https://www.instagram.com/stayloco.co/

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StayLoco Amazon Wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/1ZY8NUZDOMFAJ?ref_=wl_share

StayLoco Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5s4lfRjYzuegdhgzOF8423

Skurfin Spotify Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5zriHPrzJjoS8Cb4yeEE2f

ASAF Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/artist/6PHYBhKM4j40qBbyoWBVar?si=vopYbyUpSx6Lg6Ben1bgWg&utm_medium=share&utm_source=linktree&nd=1

ASAF Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/xtrdnry/1331278689

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