First One Out | Season 2, Episode 3: Meet James, Kellyn, Brendan and Chris

“First One Out,” the Survivor preseason collaboration between The Hollywood Reporter and Rob Has a Podcast, returns for a second season.

In the third chapter of season two, busy bees swarm around the Hotel Naviti. At Ghost Island, Ghost Zero takes a snack break. Four more castaways step into focus: business analyst James Lim, career counselor Kellyn Bechtold, physical education teacher Brendan Shapiro, and male model Chris Noble. The other Ghost Islanders make cameo appearances as well, weighing in with their thoughts on their future allies and rivals.

Will one of James, Kellyn, Brendan and Chris win the game, or will one of them see their “Noble Causes” torn to shreds three days into the game?

LINKS FROM THE SHOW:• Josh’s Survivor coverage on The Hollywood Reporter

• Jeff Probst Reveals Everything to Know About Survivor: Ghost Island

• Meet the Survivor: Ghost Islands Castaways

• Tribal Council and Ghost Island Tour

• Player Profile: Angela Perkins

• Player Profile: Bradley Kleihege

• Player Profile: Brendan Shapiro

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First One Out | Season 2, Episode 2: Meet Wendell Holland, Laurel Johnson, Chelsea Townsend and Bradley Kleihege

“First One Out,” the Survivor preseason podcast collaboration between The Hollywood Reporter and Rob Has a Podcast, returns for a second season.

In the second chapter of season two, host Josh Wigler briefly reveals Ghost Zero’s origin story, before diving into the first four castaways in the spotlight: furniture maker Wendell Holland, financial consultant Laurel Johnson, EMT and cheerleader Chelsea Townsend, and law student Bradley Kleihege. Several of the other Ghost Islanders make cameo appearances as well, weighing in with their thoughts on their future allies and rivals.

Will one of Wendell, Laurel, Chelsea and Bradley end up winning the game — or will one of them have traveled so far to “Anticipation Island,” only to end up becoming the First One Out of Survivor: Ghost Island?

LINKS FROM THE SHOW:

• Josh’s Survivor coverage on The Hollywood Reporter

• Jeff Probst Reveals Everything to Know About Survivor: Ghost Island

• Meet the Survivor: Ghost Islands Castaways

• Tribal Council and Ghost Island Tour

• The official website of The Sun + The Room, the band providing the music for this season of “First One Out”

• The Sun + The Room on Facebook

• The Sun + The Room on SoundCloud

Josh Wigler Reveals Everything We Need to Know about Survivor: Ghost Island in a Special Season 36 Preview

Rob Cesternino is joined by Josh Wigler to report back on what he learned about Survivor: Ghost Island during his time out in Fiji last summer.

How Will Ghost Island Work?

Ghost Island will be very similar to Exile Island in that, players who will be sent to Ghost Island will sleep under the previous torch snuffers in a land of past Survivor blunders and it will be up to these castaways to reverse the curses of these mistakes. For the first episode, the winning tribe will send one member of the losing tribe to Ghost Island, making them immune from the first Tribal Council, but removing their power to vote. Authentic old relics from past Survivor seasons will be on Ghost Island, and Josh thinks most of these relics will simply on display, but there will still be many advantages. Executive producer Matt Van Wagenen described Ghost Island as “The Spooky Playground.”

The Impact of Advantageddon on Survivor: Ghost Island

Survivor: Ghost Island began filming soon after the finale of Survivor: Game Changers, so as such, the gameplay of Sarah Lacina, and more so, Advantageddon (when Cirie was voted out at final 6 with no votes against her), was on the mind of Josh and many of the castaways. Not to the surprise of those who hate him, host and executive producer Jeff Probst said that Advantageddon fulfilled the Survivor: Game Changers poster.

“Shot-Clock” Advantages and the Mysterious Ghost Zero (SPOILERS for FIRST ONE OUT Chapter 1)

Josh thinks that the offers on Ghost Island will change from round-to-round. When he spoke to Jeff, Jeff said that it is very likely that some “shot-clock” advantages (as used in Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers), where an advantage must be used quickly, will be on Ghost Island. Josh also said that he was Ghost Zero, as he was the first person to spend a night on Ghost Island, and he apologized in advance for stinking up the place. Somehow, much to the chagrin of the producers, his request to sleep on Ghost Island the night before the game started was granted.

The Pressure for Superfans, Like Jeff Probst’s Winner Pick

Josh thinks that holding actual Survivor advantages that were previously displayed will have an impact on many of the superfans playing this season. When he brought up a few notable castaways, he first mentioned that many thought that model Chris Noble was a former athlete. Next, Wendell Holland, the winner pick of Jeff Probst himself, pointed out how he would make a fake idol with the things around him in his interview with Josh. Physical education teacher Brendan Shapiro, is the second-oldest at 41 years old, has been applying since Survivor: Marquesas (season 4), and Josh called him an alternate universe Hunter Ellis (castaway on Survivor: Marquesas). Additionally, 18-year old Michael Yerger, who is a real estate agent and model plans to say he is 23, like he does in the real world.

The Opening Complicated Reward Challenge

At the beginning of the game, each tribe will designate a tribe leader for the challenge, and this leader will pick an athlete and a smart person from this tribe. The athlete has to run an obstacle course and then the smart person has to solve a puzzle. As is the usual, tribes are given a pot, machete, basic fishing gear, and half the amount of rice players used to be given. At stake for the winning tribe, a shelter building kit, and for the losers, the loss of their fishing gear. The next wrinkle comes in the puzzle, when an hourglass will begin, and that signals the time the leader has to make a decision. The decision is that the tribe leader can forfeit the challenge during the puzzle to keep the fishing gear, but give the winning tribe eggs and a flint, in addition to the shelter building kit. Rob mentioned how excited he is to see the inter-tribe drama that will result from this challeng...

Josh Wigler Presents “First One Out”, A Survivor Season Preview podcast for the 36th Survivor Season, “Ghost Island”

“First One Out,” the Survivor preseason podcast collaboration between The Hollywood Reporter and Rob Has a Podcast, returns for a second season.

This season, host Josh Wigler brings listeners on a journey to Ghost Island, the theme of the new season of Survivor, which bows with a two-hour premiere on February 28. In the first episode of this season of “First One Out,” executive producer and host Jeff Probst, executive producer Matt Van Wagenen, and art department visionary Dax Pointon take Survivor fans on a tour through the world of Ghost Island, the graveyard of bad Survivor decisions.

Following interviews with Probst, Van Wagenen and Pointon, the twenty new contestants of Survivor: Ghost Island will make themselves known. One of them will be the first one out of the game. One of them will be the first one out to Ghost Island, the first person to spend a night swinging from the monkey bars of the so-called Spooky Playground. At least, that’s the official story — but there is another story… the story of “First One Out: Ghost Zero.”

LINKS FROM THE SHOW:

• Josh’s Survivor coverage on The Hollywood Reporter

• Jeff Probst Reveals Everything to Know About Survivor: Ghost Island

• Meet the Survivor: Ghost Islands Castaways

• The official website of The Sun + The Room, the band providing the music for this season of “First One Out”

• The Sun + The Room on Facebook

• The Sun + The Room on SoundCloud

 

Interview with Doctor Mike Zahalsky of Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers

Rob Cesternino talks with Survivor’s most famous Urologist, Dr. Mike Zahalsky in an interview that spans every facet of Dr. Mike – in and out of the game.

Show Links

Rob’s Interview with Ben

Rob’s Interview with Chrissy

Counting Down the 15 Greatest Post-Show Cameos of Survivor Castaways

Rob Cesternino welcomes Vic Shuttee (@VicShuttee) to the podcast to discuss the Greatest (and weirdest) things Survivor players have done AFTER being on the show.  Vic assembled a list of over 100 clips which he narrowed down to 15 which he shares on today’s show.  See below for all the links.

Vic Shuttee’s Links:

Hail Satire podcast:  https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hail-satire-with-vic-shuttee/id1025334628?mt=2

Hail Satire Youtube Channel – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX7OC2sOTYSMJI1obChXAXQ

Vic’s Interview with Mario Lanza – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsEyjiXqyfs

 

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15) Cochran – Driving Arizona: https://vimeo.com/158670720

14) Judd – Rainbow Bagel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LhpUJRGrZgc

13) David – Not Ready for Primetime: embedded in this Deadspin article: https://deadspin.com/heres-the-marlins-president-playing-lorne-michaels-in-a-1794922830

12) Bill Posley – Pick Up Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wW86oYOUMk

11) Survivor Week on Hollywood Squares – playlist of five episodes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLQNbxjOvTeA6a_YUjusxwjtu5LSy0LTYS

10b) Randy’s VM: 

Interview with the Runner-Up of Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers, Chrissy Hofbeck

Rob Cesternino talks with the first runner up of Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers, Chrissy Hofbeck.  Rob and Chrissy discuss her game as she explains her strategy for the entire 39 days.

David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis on Why the Latest Player Lost Survivor Heroes v Healers v Hustlers

Each week this season on our Survivor Podcast, David Bloomberg & Jessica Lewis will talk about why each voted out player “lost the game”. For more on David’s rules of what David’s Survivor rules are, listen to our “What Hero, Healer, and Hustler Survivors Should Have Learned”.

David and Jessica are back with a special edition of Why Blank Lost to finish off Season 35! They look back to discuss which Heroes, Healers, and Hustlers did the best job in following each of the rules, and they answer listener questions ranging among a huge variety of topics from both inside and outside the game. Join them as they wrap up the season!

To review the short version of David’s Rules, here is the quick version:

Rule 1: Scheme and Plot

Rule 2: But Don’t Scheme and Plot Too Much/Keep Your Scheming Secret/Don’t Backstab Until You Absolutely Need To

Rule 3: Be Flexible!

Rule 4: Don’t Let Your Emotions Control You

Rule 5: Pretend To Be Nice/Play the Social Game (and Keep Your Politics and Controversial Beliefs To Yourself)

Rule 6: Don’t Be Too Much of a Threat

Rule 7: Know How to Deal with Idols and Advantages

Appendix A: Make Your Votes Count – Keep in Mind Your End Goal

Appendix B: The Jury Phase

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Join us again next season when we discuss the next player voted out of the game.

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Interview with the Winner of Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers, Ben Driebergen

Rob Cesternino talks with the winner of Survivor: Heroes v. Healers v. Hustlers, Ben Driebergen.  Rob and Ben go through all 39 days of Ben’s game on this all-encompassing post-game interview.

Wiggle Room Special: The Final Wand-Off

Josh Wigler joins Rob Cesternion to hear the winners of each week’s Wand-Off compete in the Season 35 Wand-Off finals

Be sure to Vote in this week’s WAND-OFF (Special thanks to the Tabulator, Curt Clark!)

Watch the Wandoff Music Videos created by Jason Curtis Rivera

Show Links:

Josh Wigler’s Survivor Homepage on THR

First One Out podcast