For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the forty-seventh episode of “Talking with T-Bird,” and in conjunction with Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains‘s appearance this week at the top of the RHAP All-Time Survivor Season Rankings, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Sandra Diaz-Twine.

Sandra’s first Survivor appearance, and victory, came during the seventh season of the show, Survivor: Pearl Islands. Despite her alliance of Drake tribe members being overthrown early in the merge, she managed to maneuver through different alliances with her famous “anybody but me” strategy, winning the game by a 6-1 vote.

Thirteen seasons later, Sandra was welcomed back to the game as a member of the Villains tribe in the show’s historic twentieth season, Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains. Despite being on the bottom of the Villains tribe very early own after yet another one of her alliances was overthrown, she managed to make it to the merge using her same coined strategy that netted her the million dollars her first time. She tried working with the Heroes at the merge and with that also failing, her finding of a Hidden Immunity Idol plus her lack of a threat level, she managed to make it again to day 39, and winning again, this time by a vote of 6-3-0.

After another long layoff, this time of fourteen seasons, Sandra accepted the invitation for the show’s thirty-fourth season, Survivor: Game Changers. Being one of only three winners in the game, her target was monumental from the get-go. Right away, she played a more aggressive but still charismatic game, winning a power struggle over Tony Vlachos to take control of her tribe. She made it to both swaps and after being in a severe minority at the second swap, her tribe threw a challenge to vote her out on day 16 by a vote of 5-2, leaving her in fifteenth place.

During the show’s thirty-ninth season, Island of the Idols, Sandra was relegated to a different role, mentoring new castaways with her fellow Heroes vs. Villains tribemate “Boston” Rob Mariano. She spent thirty-six days on the island as a mentor this time.

Two weeks after filming Island of the Idols, Sandra was back for the show’s legendary fortieth season of all-winners dubbed Winners at War. Being the show’s only two-time winner going into the season, her target was massive yet again. She got herself into a good position right off the bat, and after being swapped onto a tribe of five, she decided to trade the Hidden Immunity Idol she bought from the Edge of Extinction to Denise for more fire tokens. Unbeknownst to Sandra, Denise had a second idol that she used to save Jeremy in addition to herself, and in a monumental blindside, Denise’s one vote took out the Queen of Survivor, again on day 6 by a 1-0 vote. This left her in sixteenth place, and immediately after going to the Edge of Extinction, she chose to leave and not battle for a shot to get back in the game.

You can check out Sandra’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from her illustrious Survivor career here: Sandra Diaz-Twine’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the forty-sixth episode of “Talking with T-Bird,” and in conjunction with Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X‘s appearance this week on the RHAP All-Time Survivor Season Rankings, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Michaela Bradshaw.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Michaela Bradshaw, who was one of the most dynamic players on Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, and so much so that she was immediately brought back on for Survivor: Game Changers. On Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, the thirty-third season, she started out on the orange Millennial tribe, and immediately became known for her challenge prowess and her honest and sometimes harsh personality. Despite some conflicts, she was never targeted at this stage of the game and she made it to the swap on day 13, landing on the newly formed green Ikabula tribe, where she initially could not hide her anger over the results but made solid inroads with all her tribemates. However, on day 20, she showed Jay and Will how intelligent she was with the way she was planning for the merge and was viciously blindsided by everyone in a 4-1 vote, leaving her the seventh person voted out, the final pre-juror, and finishing in fourteenth place.

Two weeks after Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X wrapped up, Michaela was invited back for the show’s thirty-fourth season and fourth all-returnee season, Survivor: Game Changers. As one of the only two players whose season had not yet aired, Michaela was a wildcard for everyone involved and that’s why first boot Ciera attempted to target her right away. While she didn’t make the best relationships early on, her tight relationship with Sandra allowed her to survive the pre-merge part of the game. At the merge, she pivoted and worked closely with Cirie, who took Michaela under her wing. While she wasn’t popular with some of her tribemates, she was always respected as a strategic and physical threat. At the final seven, after Cirie’s failed attempt at stealing Sarah’s advantage, Sarah blinsided Michaela because of her closeness with Cirie, leaving her in seventh place.

You can check out Michaela’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from her Survivor career here: Michaela Bradshaw’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the forty-fifth episode of “Talking with T-Bird,” and in conjunction with Survivor: Panama‘s appearance this week on the RHAP All-Time Survivor Season Rankings, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Shane Powers.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Shane Powers, one of the most electrifying players ever who played on Survivor: Panama – Exile Island. On Survivor: Panama, the twelfth season, he entered the game with several nicotine withdrawals, which contributed to a number of his outbursts and rants. He started out on the older men’s tribe, La Mina, where he felt awkward being the youngest in the group. After making it to the first swap, he joined the purple Casaya tribe, where his nicotine withdrawal worsened, even contemplating quitting the game early on. However, he stuck around, joining a majority alliance that allowed him to make it all the way to the final five. One of his most memorable moments in the game was his reunion with his son Boston that grew him closer to Terry, but also led to his downfall. Shane made it all the way to day 33, coming in fifth place. 

You can check out Shane’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from his Survivor career here: Shane Powers’ Survivor Wiki Profile.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the forty-fourth episode of “Talking with T-Bird,” and in conjunction with Survivor: San Juan del Sur‘s appearance this week on the RHAP All-Time Survivor Season Rankings, Rob and T-Bird’s guests are none other than Keith and Wes Nale.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Keith & Wes Nale, a father-son duo that got their start together on Survivor: San Juan del Sur – Blood vs. Water. On Survivor: San Juan del Sur, the twenty-ninth season, they lost their striker and broke their flint on Day Zero before being split up, where Keith was sent to the blue Hunahpu tribe and Wes was sent to the orange Coyopa tribe. While apart, Keith showed his lack of strategic gameplay while Wes managed to use his charisma to be well-liked and in a big alliance. Once they reunited at the merge, Keith was targeted at the merge but his Immunity challenge victories allowed him to go deep in the game. However, at the infamous “stick to the plan” Tribal Council, Keith spilled the beans on the plan to vote out Jon Misch, and after he and Jon played idols, Wes was blindsided with only two votes on day 26, coming in ninth place. Keith made it all the way to day 38, coming in fourth place. 

Keith ended up returning two seasons later after the fans voted him onto the cast of Survivor: Cambodia – Second Chance, the thirty-first season. He played a similar but more collaborative game this time around, using his easy-going attitude and low-key gameplay to allow him to make it very deep in the game. Ultimately, he was voted out unanimously on day 37, coming in fifth place.

You can check out Keith’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from his Survivor career here: Keith Nale’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

You can check out Wes’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from his Survivor career here: Wes Nale’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the forty-third episode of “Talking with T-Bird”, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Clarence Black.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Clarence Black, a castaway from Survivor: Africa. On Survivor: Africa, the third season, Clarence started out on the yellow Boran tribe, where he quickly was a target for opening the tribe’s can of beans and feeding his sick tribemate Diane Ogden and then having some himself, but despite being untrustworthy, he survived the first Tribal Council. He made it to the merge but the bean incident still didn’t sit right with his former Boran tribemates, making him an early target and after losing the first Immunity Challenge to our very own T-Bird, he was voted out 8-2 on day 21, finishing in tenth place. Clarence also appeared on the Black Voices of Survivor Roundtable from last summer, which you can check out here: Black Voices of Survivor Roundtable.

You can check out Clarence’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from his Survivor career here: Clarence Black’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the forty-second episode of “Talking with T-Bird”, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Rory Freeman.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Rory Freeman, a castaway from Survivor: Vanuatu. On Survivor: Vanuatu, the ninth season, Rory started out on the red men’s Lopevi tribe, where he quickly joined the Fat Five Alliance despite his poor start to the game before being swapped over to the yellow Yasur tribe on day 11, where he was initially targeted. He later became a victim of the gender war being targeted by the women to keep their tribe intact going into the merge, voted out 6-1 on day 21, finishing in tenth place.

You can check out Rory’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from his Survivor career here: Rory Freeman’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

Check out the video version of the podcast on our YouTube channel here: Talking with T-Bird: Rory Freeman Video.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the forty-first episode of “Talking with T-Bird”, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Danni Boatwright.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Danni Boatwright, a two-time castaway from Survivor: Guatemala and Survivor: Winners at War. On Survivor: Guatemala, the eleventh season, Danni started out on the yellow Nakum tribe, where she made good relationships with those on her tribe before being swapped over to the blue Yaxha tribe on day 9, where she continued making strong relationships. Despite her alliance being down 6-4 at the merge and her alliance members being picked off one-by-one, she won an Immunity Challenge Advantage from the Survivor Auction, which allowed her to win Immunity when she needed it most, and to ingratiate herself with members of the opposing Nakum Alliance. Danni became known as the “stealth bomber” for her under-the-radar gameplay, which helped her get the win over Stephenie LaGrossa-Kendrick at the Final Tribal Council in a 6-1 vote.

Several years later, Danni returned for Survivor: Winners at War, the show’s monumental fortieth season, featuring solely victorious castaways. She was placed on the blue Sele tribe and after being on the right side of the numbers to vote out Natalie Anderson first, she struggled to adapt to the fast gameplay and paranoia led her to try to make a move against Parvati Shallow, which failed and led to her unanimous vote-out on day 6 as the third person voted out. She stayed on the Edge of Extinction the entire time, failing both re-entry challenges, and ultimately coming in nineteenth place.

You can check out Danni’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from her Survivor career here: Danni Boatwright’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

Check out the video version of the podcast on our YouTube channel here: Talking with T-Bird: Danni Boatwright Video.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the fortieth episode of “Talking with T-Bird”, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Anthony Robinson.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Anthony Robinson, a castaway from Survivor: Fiji. On Survivor: Fiji, the fourteenth season, Anthony started out on the severely disadvantaged orange Ravu tribe, where he was targeted early for his subpar challenge performances by Mookie Lee and Rocky Reid in particular. He especially had a poor relationship with Rocky, mostly stemming from Rocky’s continued rude behavior towards him. After being swapped over to the same Ravu beach with Rocky as well, he was targeted again for his weak challenge performance but stood up to Rocky for his behavior before his ultimate vote-out on day 16, leaving him in thirteenth place.

You can check out Anthony’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from his Survivor career here: Anthony Robinson’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

Check out the video version of the podcast on our YouTube channel here: Talking with T-Bird: Anthony Robinson Video.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the thirty-ninth episode of “Talking with T-Bird”, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Dawn Meehan.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Dawn Meehan, a castaway from Survivor: South Pacific and Survivor: Caramoan. On Survivor: South Pacific, the twenty-third season, Dawn started out on the red Savaii tribe, where she was a popular motherly figure among her tribe, but after refusing to join John Cochran in flipping on the Savaii Alliance, she was easily picked off by the Upolu Alliance, which ultimately led to her vote-out on day 28, leaving her in tenth place.

Then, a year and a half later, she was invited to compete on the twenty-sixth season, Survivor: Caramoan – Fans vs. Favorites, as a member of the Favorites tribe. This time, she played a much more aggressive and fluid game, moving between alliances and betraying many along the way. In combination with these betrayals were more emotional moments that led her to be vulnerable among her allies, strengthening bonds but making betrayals hurt more. These betrayals helped her get to the end with her tightest alliance mate John Cochran, but ultimately led to her losing to him in a 9-0-0 vote to Cochran, alongside Sherri Biethman.

You can check out Dawn’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from her Survivor career here: Dawn Meehan’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

Check out the video version of the podcast on our YouTube channel here: Talking with T-Bird: Dawn Meehan Video.

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For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the thirty-eighth episode of “Talking with T-Bird”, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Maralyn “Mad Dog” Hershey.

Rob and T-Bird speak with Maralyn “Mad Dog” Hershey, a castaway from Survivor: The Australian Outback. On Survivor: The Australian Outback, the second season, Maralyn started out on the green Ogakor tribe, where she initially struggled in the trek to camp to start the game. She quickly made a name for herself in the game when she expressed her distaste for Jerri Manthey going through Kel Gleason’s bag after accusing him of smuggling beef jerky into the game. After reluctantly voting out Kel, she had a weak performance in the next Immunity challenge, which ultimately led to her vote-out on day 9 in a 5-1-1 vote at the third Tribal Council, leaving her in fourteenth place.

You can check out Maralyn’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from her Survivor career here: Maralyn “Mad Dog” Hershey’s Survivor Wiki Profile.

Check out the video version of the podcast on our YouTube channel here: Talking with T-Bird: Maralyn “Mad Dog” Hershey Video.

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