RHAP: We Know Survivor - Brice Izyah Talks Survivor 50 Ep 10

Episode Date: May 3, 2026

Brice Izyah Talks Survivor 50 Ep 10 Rob Cesternino teams up with Purple Pants Podcast’s Brice Izyah for a celebratory episode recap full of strategy, big reactions, and wild twists. With Brice on ...tour, sharing live audience insights from Survivor watch parties across the country, the duo delivers all the behind-the-scenes buzz fueling the biggest season yet. The conversation dives straight into Rick Devens’ nail-biting Mr. Beast million-dollar coin flip, a moment that brings the house down at the Washington, D.C. watch party and changes the course of the game. Rob and Brice unpack the emotional highs and lows around the loved ones letter segment, with Brice longing for a classic on-island family visit and reflecting on how personal bonds shape strategic moves. Throughout, they analyze Cirie’s near-flawless mid-to-late game navigation, from keeping Ozzy and the “Rizgod” close, to balancing shifting loyalties without attracting too much heat. The return of the Survivor auction leads to spirited debate about strategic spending, what’s missing from classic Survivor, and the legend of the cursed margarita. Rob and Brice also spotlight generational divides in gameplay, from Stephenie’s old-school approach to the “Rizgod’s” modern, unpredictable style. Key moments include: – Rick Devens’ make-or-break coin flip with Mr. Beast and the live audience’s electric response – Cirie’s cool strategic grip and her alliance management as the endgame approaches – The highs and lows of the Survivor auction and whether anyone should trust the margarita – The evolving rivalry between old-school integrity and new-school adaptability – Brice and Rob’s hilarious debate over who is Season 50’s “freakiest freak,” with Coach’s toe ring taking the spotlight With the final Tribal Councils looming, Rob and Brice challenge each other about who will make the decisive move, will Cirie’s allies stay true, or will the shifting sands spark one more epic blindside? 0:00 Brice Joins to Discuss Survivor 50 04:05 Live Reaction: Rick Devens Coin Flip 09:03 Mr. Beast Cameo, Idol and Auction Reactions 13:03 Rick Devens’ Destiny with the Coin 17:41 Survivor Auction: Food, Advantages, Bidding 24:03 Cirie, Ozzy, Rizgod Running the Game 31:41 Tiffany’s Late-Game Rise and Strategy 38:04 Season 50 Delivering for the Fans 49:33 Why Players Target Rick Devens 62:03 Joe: Toyota Corolla of Survivor 50 68:18 Cirie’s Masterclass: What’s Different Now 72:32 Who’s the Freakiest Freak This Season? 78:41 Brice’s Wishlist: Future Survivor Twists To pre-order Rob’s book, The Tribe and I Have Spoken, visit www.robhasabook.com Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN: Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH:  Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT:  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks!

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Starting point is 00:01:34 You've seen him all around North America this spring every single week with Wendell. Bryce and Wen presents the tour, rolls on. And of course, from the Purple Pants podcast. Give it up for the baby boy, Bryce Isaiah. Man. Man. Yes. Hey.
Starting point is 00:01:58 I'm a freak. Get freaky. You do get freaky every week now. Every week. New city. New faces. Yes, this is getting freaky all week. It's a lot, Robert.
Starting point is 00:02:12 Yes. But Robert, how are you doing? I am good. I am loving this season. And so that adds to the fun of traveling around the country with my dearest friend, Wendyzie. Yeah. But I'm good. The weather is amazing.
Starting point is 00:02:31 That's good. Well, I thought it's going to get cold now. You thought it was going to get cold? Yeah. I saw that they said, okay, it's going to be the northeast. It's going to be cold through the middle of May, I saw. I woke up and saw something about a snowstorm. I was like, what's going on?
Starting point is 00:02:50 But no, it's 60 here. And again, you know, my summer starts in April. Yes. I cut the heat off. And I just, I, I, uh, I, I like my electric bill to be moderate. Moderate. Yes.
Starting point is 00:03:02 Okay. So the tour is going along. You haven't missed a week, right? Every single week you've been in a different place? Every single week we've been in a new city. We've got three cities. Forget Survivor. This is the amazing race.
Starting point is 00:03:17 Yeah. Listen. I keep telling Jesse Tannenbaum, what's up? Yeah. Okay. Season, is it 40 of amazing race? Or is it 30? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:03:26 40 is coming up. Yeah. You and Wendell on The Amazing Race is like one of the biggest slam dunks they ever could have thought of. I mean that you're already, you travel together, but, but you know, you'll be funny, but you will also fight. Like, it'll be really, it'll be fantastic. Listen, we're going to fight. I don't know about funny, we're going to fight, but we're also competitive. And, you know, since I've been watching the Amazing Race with Brooke Cam High, I've really gotten into the Amazing Race.
Starting point is 00:03:57 So I understand the nuances and different things. And so, like, Amazing Race has really felt a sweet spot in my heart. And I always think, like, I wish, like, when I discover Survivor, I wish I'd discovered Amazing Race in the prime time to watch it on TV. I never understood it at first, but now I love it. Yeah. Okay. Well, if anybody is, like, has half a brain over there.
Starting point is 00:04:21 They'll come up with that idea eventually. But we've got to talk about everything going on with Survivor. Bryce, I'd love to know from you, like, talking with people every single week, you're out on the road. Like, what's the, Jeff used to always talk about, like, the people on the streets. What are the streets saying about Survivor 50? The streets are enjoying it. I always, every week I'm talking to him, I'm like, Jeff says it's in the hands of the fans. Is it your hands?
Starting point is 00:04:52 And people in the streets say, no. Okay. So I don't know what's going on. They don't love the twists. Some of the twists, you know, Zach Brown, who? The Jimmy Fallon. What? Yeah.
Starting point is 00:05:05 Because we said in the hands of the fans, not in the hands of the studio audience at Jimmy Fallon. Like, why are y'all voting on Survivor? Look, it's whoever Jeff is like, okay, all right, what do you people think? Okay, all right, I guess these are fans. We'll do with that. So tell me, where were you this past week? And what was the reaction when Rick Devin's hit the coin flip?
Starting point is 00:05:25 there was a reaction. Multiple. We were at Washington, D.C. And so when Rick Devin's hit the coin flip, the place erupted. It was so crazy. And Rick Devin's, he ain't play. And so that was like, it was, we're like, what's happening? What's going on?
Starting point is 00:05:47 And we kept saying, like, would they let the million dollars? let's go, you know, it's good TV. So the odds were with him. And so like the place erupted when Rick Devin's hit it because his back was against the wall. Yeah. And he pulls something out. That must have been a really fun moment to have the live audience react to. I think the best one of those that we did the live show when Caleb hit the shot in the dark.
Starting point is 00:06:20 And we were out in Brea in Southern California. And everybody was going crazy. and like the waiters in the restaurant were high-fiving each other. Nobody even knew what was going on. So that was the like the really fun one. So like when you're live at these things and like a moment like that happens, like it's a really, really cool experience. Everybody's jumping up and down.
Starting point is 00:06:44 It's like you're in your hometown and your whatever basketball, football, hockey. It's like your team just won the Super Bowl or they entered in the playoffs. It's like me watching the Flyers right now, okay? Because the Flyers also happens while we were in Washington, D.C. And so we advanced. So it was really exciting. But wow. I didn't even know you were a hockey fan now.
Starting point is 00:07:05 Robert, I'm from the city of Philadelphia, okay? I watched the hockey's. I watched the basis balls. I watched the football. We don't have a soccer team. Well, we do have a soccer team, but it's like in Chester. But yeah, listen, I'm a. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:07:21 I am the epitome of what you call. a fair weather fan. Okay. All right. And the weather is fair. When the weather changes, yes. So, yeah, we're, you know,
Starting point is 00:07:32 we're doing good. Come on flyers. Yeah. So, yeah, that must have been super fun to be there for all of that. And then what was the reaction when Stephanie got voted out?
Starting point is 00:07:45 It was actually larger than when Rick Devin's flip cost. Flip toss. Oh. The crowd erupted. I was confused. I thought somebody won a million. dollars, Robert. They were screaming.
Starting point is 00:07:59 Yes. Enjoy. Yes. Okay. So it's a weird episode to talk about because so much of it was focused on the Mr. Beast coin and everything with Rick Devin's. But this was kind of like we had a loved one's visit where everybody got their letters from home, Bryce. You know that's a special place in my heart, Ron. I love the loved one's visit.
Starting point is 00:08:27 And I was a little disappointed, though. Like, this is season 50. We got Mr. Beetz. I call him Mr. Beets. Mr. Beast. Raising the jackpot a million dollars. Where are the family's at? Okay?
Starting point is 00:08:41 I mean, for season 40, Boston Rob had his grant. 26 days they don't miss him yet. Yeah. Boston Robb had his grandma, his aunt, his cousin, and the children's nanny. Okay. He had the whole family.
Starting point is 00:08:54 Y'all, they couldn't even give us a clip. I wanted to see Becca's face. Like, I was confused. And. Yeah. And Robert, I wrote a letter. Ozzy was reading my letter on the screen and they cut that out. I was like, what's going on?
Starting point is 00:09:12 It's messed up. Yeah, they don't really do a thing where when they have the returning players come of like, and then here are my survivor friends who write me letters also. Well, I mean, at that time that I was writing, The letter to Ozzy, I wasn't a survivor friend. I was a lover. So, you know, I was a loved ones visit, Robert. It was a loved one visit.
Starting point is 00:09:32 You know, but they used to, going back to the first season of Survivor, they would do like, here's the video of your family from it. And we brought back Jenna Lewis. You know, why don't we bring back a video where they could just be like, even, I mean, on Australian Survivor, they do FaceTime with the family members. That's what I'm saying. And I want to say Mike Turner was on, was that season 41, 42? 42.
Starting point is 00:09:55 42. They even had like, they showed photos. And I want to say like even some of the family members, we heard the audio. Yeah. It's like, what are y'all doing here? This is like, we spent two hours and 37 seconds watching Zach Brown fish, a fish that was anchored to the ground. Y'all couldn't give us two seconds. Like, I was like, what's going on?
Starting point is 00:10:18 We missed the. Zach Brown got confessions. Zach Brown was cooking. Zach Brown was cooking. He did a whole concert. And speaking of concerts, Robert, here's a... 10-9-8-7. I'm coming in hot, Robert.
Starting point is 00:10:30 Let me calm it down. Billy Elish, you cared to tweet? You care to... We got this whole idol, and you're not saying a word. Yeah. Then we get a commercial about your movie. Girl, forget your movie. What's her movie about?
Starting point is 00:10:46 I want to know. I don't even know. It ain't a boomerang. I'm just like, can we get a tweet? I just feel like If you're not even going to We got a little Kim Little Kim would have been tweeting
Starting point is 00:11:03 Little Kim would have been tweeting. Like I just Is Little Kim a Survivor fan? I mean, well I mean According to Jeff, yes. Okay, everybody's a Survivor. And they're not just Survivor fans. They are Survivor Superfans.
Starting point is 00:11:18 Everybody that comes in they're like, oh yeah, they like Survivor. No, this is a Survivor, super. fan that's here. Survivor Superfan. I mean, if you named the idol after me, I'd be a super fan as well. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:11:36 I think the bar is low to be a celebrity superfan. I think if you know what Survivor is, you're automatically celebrity super fan. If you see Jeff, you say hi to Jeff. But, I mean, they got it right with Mr. Beatstow. Because I was nervous. Wait, Mr. Beast.
Starting point is 00:11:55 Mr. Beats by Dre. Yeah. Yes. I was nervous. When I saw that it was a two-hour episode, I was having PTSD of Zach Brown. I said, oh, Lord, here we go. But Mr. Beast, he knew what's up. Yeah.
Starting point is 00:12:10 He came out. He said, and that's it. We didn't see. He didn't talk much. And I like that. Yeah. Yeah. I think that that's the move.
Starting point is 00:12:19 I think you just show up and, you know, like kiss a couple babies. flip the coin and get out of there. That's the move of your celebrity. It's 50. Like we got business to take care of. And so I was very happy. And I had read, you know, I'd be going down to rabbit hole sometimes, Robert, on Reddit, that they were saying after the backlash of Zach Brown that the editors went back and edited some of the episodes that hopefully it would fit the fans. So they did right.
Starting point is 00:12:53 But I don't know if I believe that. I think people said that. I don't know if they changed anything. Like what else could Mr. Beast have been doing that they had to cut out of the episode? He could have been fanning out. He could have went fishing. Robert. He told me he didn't go fishing.
Starting point is 00:13:12 I mean, I don't know what else he would have been doing. And unless he had like a couple lines of dialogue that they cut out. But I can't imagine that they really. heavily edited this episode. Well, true. I mean, I did see a little bit of beast games, too. So, you know, it's up to par. And back to the family visit.
Starting point is 00:13:36 Yeah, okay. The families used to even compete. Sure. You know, when they be out like, you know, just like, sorry, just, I'm upset. Yes. Going back to the coin for one second, would you have flipped the coin?
Starting point is 00:13:50 I don't want to lie, Robert. I probably wouldn't. Yeah, it's scary. If it is, I think in Rick Devon's position, though, like, what else do you have to lose, right? And so, like, if I, if it was Cagion, Salana, and I would have at that time. But, like, if I was in a safe position, if I'm Surrey, if I'm the Riz guy, if I'm Jonathan, I'm not doing that. But I would have watched it.
Starting point is 00:14:24 I would have eggs. I would have been Robert, do it. You know what? I really love in the episode, like, thinking back on it. There's a point where Rick Devons with the coin, he says, I was born to do this. I was born to flip that coin. And I got chills to me because he was. He was born to flip that coin.
Starting point is 00:14:46 And how great for Rick to have the thing to, to, like, be. in the moment of like, hey, I'm about to do what I was put. I'm about to fulfill my destiny in life to flip that coin and to know that your destiny is bringing you to this moment of flipping that coin. Like, that's the kind of stuff. I really do get goosebumps about stuff like that. Yeah, I as well. And again, I think earlier in the episode, we saw Rick talking to us saying like, they want
Starting point is 00:15:20 the old cousin Ricky. Like, you know, I've been trying to keep it cool and calm, but that don't seem to work. So it's like, I got to bring cousin Ricky out. Then we get the letter from his wife and his wife essentially like give some permission to say, listen, play the game. Yeah. And so like that taken into consideration and just seeing him say that like, yeah, it actually is really, really special. It'd be even specialer if he gets to go home with the $2 million too. So we'll have to see. Yeah. I mean, yeah. I mean, it. mean, to be the person to flip a coin and get the money would be so incredibly cool. I feel like that somebody is going to like, oh, Rick Devons, like a really nice Christmas gift.
Starting point is 00:16:03 A couple of Christmas gifts. What should, assuming it's not going to be Rick Devons, what should the winner of Survivor do for Rick Devons? Well, if it's Joe, we know Joe's not doing that. You don't even think Joe. You don't think Joe, this would warm Joe towards Rick Devin's if he wins the game. You saw Joe at that tribal council after it hit. I don't know. I mean, I think a nice greeting card.
Starting point is 00:16:36 And maybe like a year subscription of some wine. Year subscription to some wine. Hmm. I think you got to do better for Rick Devin's for that. Like, because I'm Rick Devin's, I'm like, so. two mill right wow that's cool look at you two mil
Starting point is 00:16:57 this is better than one mil right so you think it should be monetary or you think it should be like a gift i think it's a little gross to like tip him like a check of like hey rick here's your cut of the but i think you know a very nice gift i think would be in order for rick Okay. What would you get them? So back in season two, all the way back, but it is irrelevant because Colby played in the season.
Starting point is 00:17:27 When Colby, I'm sorry, Tina won and she bought Colby a Harley because that was her gift to Colby. And people were like, isn't that colluding about the money? And they just said, ah, don't worry about it. But I don't think it would really be colluding. I think that, you know, it would be cool if the winner did something for Ray. Rick Devons. What about a, would you do a special 10-year pass for the Zaddy calendar for Rick Devons?
Starting point is 00:17:57 You read my mind. I was thinking he'd be the cover of the following year. Yes, if you won. If I won, he would be the cover of the following year with the yearly subscription of some wine that him and Becca. You know what, actually. And not box wine. Now that I'm thinking, not, well, well, well,
Starting point is 00:18:18 Some of the best of the best wines come from the box. Okay. But actually, you know what? Thinking about it more, you know, I would, I would buy Rick season passes to like Disney World for him and his family. That would be nice. Like that's not. Yeah. That would fit the bill.
Starting point is 00:18:42 And that might take up a lot of the extra million. That's not cheap. I didn't say fast passes. They're not getting the fast. Right. So that would be interesting to see as a storyline of what's going to happen. We had the auction in this episode, Bryce. And was there anything that really struck your fancy at the auction that you saw?
Starting point is 00:19:15 Yes. First of all, love the auction. and I had touched on this this week on Survivor News with the Baby Boys but you know I'm not math's never really been my subject Robert my bills they're paid
Starting point is 00:19:30 but $500 that like I mean I was watching the clips it seemed like it was a little more to $500 I had I asked the baby boys I said did they give them a credit card because like Surrey got a blanket Shakutory Boar toothbrush toothpick
Starting point is 00:19:47 Like it was just like they did she had the $20 to give for the letters. I was like, this seems like a lot. It did seem like a lot. I think that maybe the prices were sort of like artificially low. Like there wasn't really too many things where maybe because there was a lot of covered items. There wasn't like like, oh, here's a pizza. 500.
Starting point is 00:20:06 I mean, it was a lot of like things going for like 120, 140. They were being a little cheap, the survivors. And you're probably right. Because when it filmed, I don't think the tariffs had. hit yet. So like things were relatively lower. So I get that. But it was fun. I think I was debating on like what I would have wanted. And where was the margarita? I know Jack has cursed the margarita, but I'm like, maybe it got cut out because sometimes there's more things in the auction than they show. Like I don't think we saw Joe eating anything. Maybe he was just saving his money for letters.
Starting point is 00:20:44 but maybe that's why he was so angry with Rick. He was just like really cranky. He didn't eat at the auction. He was angry. He was angry. But yeah, sometimes it's things they get cut out. But the margarita curse is such a big deal and nobody got it. No one got it.
Starting point is 00:20:59 So we can't we can't see if it's real or not. I also was thinking like because we didn't see Joe buy anything. And so normally we see people hold out because we know there'll be some type of advantage. And so there was a huge advantage. But it was like at a discounted price. Like, why is it only $20? What was the huge advantage? The, well, I guess the letters because I was, but I would have loved it if like,
Starting point is 00:21:27 because didn't they, but did they have to put in $20 for the letters or for the Mr. So I think that Jeff said, I'll give you the letters for $20, but if you open the letters, then that invites Mr. Beast. It was sort of like, okay, you get the good. but you also get the unpredictable, the chaos. But yeah, they have said that they won't do advantages in the auction anymore, from going back to, you know, in the days of Kagi-on, when everybody is going for the advantage.
Starting point is 00:22:00 And then, okay, now you have to draw a rock. And so I think after, like, that was right around the time they stopped doing it. World Apart was the last one that they did. And they felt like, oh, the auction is broken because people are just waiting for advantages. So now they had to, and that's why they couldn't do it for forever until they had to like bring it back and you lose your vote and nobody could follow the rules. This was like the first time they did it and it was like a normal auction.
Starting point is 00:22:24 Okay. I would have also loved what they said chaos. It wasn't really much chaos. I would have loved it if somebody didn't have $20. And they couldn't have gotten their letter like that. You know, that would have been a little chaos. I also really enjoy like the nasty eating things. Like, you know, bring back the fish heads.
Starting point is 00:22:42 The fish. I was like I loved that. Yes. How would you do with that? Robert. You would do it? Of course. You'd be like Aubrey?
Starting point is 00:22:53 I would be like Aubrey. I wouldn't even chew it. I just swallow it. Gone. That's it. I think it's still alive inside you if you don't chew it. I mean, it'll find its way out. You'll find its way out.
Starting point is 00:23:09 At some point. Yeah. In Survivor the Amazon, There was a guy, Mateo, and he ate this thing, and he just, like, swallowed it whole. It was all alive. He said he could feel it crawling in his throat. Not the throat. Well, did he swallow it?
Starting point is 00:23:30 He just swallowed it whole. But, you know what, people like it when you eat the, and going back to in Wendy's season, when Angela was the sea slugger, there's nothing. that really, like, you could be sort of like a person that's on the bottom. And if you're just like somebody who's like really fun eating the gross food, people love you. You, it really turns things around for people. Yeah. There's no entertainment out there. So like, you know, sometimes that is the entertainment. And whether you like it or not, it's still providing some source of nutrients and protein. So whether it tastes good or not, give you a little energy. Yeah. That's like a really fun way to endear yourself to the other survivors, just like eating
Starting point is 00:24:17 the gross food and just taking it like a champ. The players love that. It's the best. When we were on Kagayan, we found hermit crabs. Yeah. And so we would put them in our rice and like the rice would taste crabby. So it was like crabby rice. And Jeremiah was like taking them out their shells and eating them.
Starting point is 00:24:38 And we're like, we're pretty sure it's a little poop in there, Jeremiah. It's all good. But like, you know, you got to do what you got to do out there. Yeah. And did that make you guys like him more that he was doing that? No, we're like, stops, Jeremiah. There's something wrong with you. Yes.
Starting point is 00:24:58 Yeah. We're only at a week left in the game now. And it really does feel like that Surrey and Ozzie and the Riz God are real. I mean, you've got to be loving this because those are, you know, three of your people there. right in the middle of things, running it. Do you see any speed bumps for them? Do you think that they can take this all the way to the end? I would like to hope to.
Starting point is 00:25:27 I would like to hope so. You know, I love Surrey. And seeing Surrey this far in the game is like Surrey has already won in my mind. I said at the start of this season, if Surrey makes the merge, in my head, she's won, period. Because with it being season 50 and we know the type of player that Surrey is,
Starting point is 00:25:46 for her to be able to make it that far, I would have been happy. But to see Cerey where she's at right now and the position that she's at and these last two episodes of Survivor, Ceree has been giving a, we know Robert's books comes out this Tuesday, but Cerea is giving us an audio book
Starting point is 00:26:05 of like how to play Survivor. She's so cool. She's so calm. She's so like everybody running around looking crazy. Ceri just sitting there. They come in her. And so I love the position that Saria's in. But I am, I have PTSD.
Starting point is 00:26:21 And I'm like trying to manage my expectations because I want to, I got a shirt ready. I'm ready to celebrate. But this episode scared me a little bit because Saria is really in a great position. And with Christian going home and Stephanie going home, people are starting to dwindle. And threats are starting to really illuminate. And I think during the original scramble when Sarito Ozzy that Stephanie's coming for you
Starting point is 00:26:50 something about Ozzy going back to Jonathan and just divulging the whole plan, right? Like Ozzy got spooked and Ozzy was like, I need to and that trust level that he and Jonathan had again, Ozzy's playing phenomenal. We saw last time Ozzy played, we were like, what's going on here? and his social game has improved by the help of Saraii's been having him on her back.
Starting point is 00:27:18 But Ozzy's got connections with people. And so, like, seeing him connect with Jonathan and, like, that interaction struck a core with me because I said, if Saria's away from camp for an extended period of time, say Jonathan comes up with a plan. And we know Ozzy sometimes he doesn't know what to do if he doesn't have mother. helping them out. And so, like, they could get it in his head. And so I was just worried, I was like, I always feel like sometimes
Starting point is 00:27:49 Sariza Achilles' heel is not her gameplay, but sometimes it's the people that she surrounds herself with. And it's like sometimes the call is coming from inside the house. It's not outside the house. And so I'm worried that the people that she's been the closest with might take her out or turn on her. And so that scares me. You know, I had been worried.
Starting point is 00:28:11 two prior to this week about after the Christian vote where it was Christian and Emily were trying to go after Ozzie and it was Jonathan and Stephanie and Joe like we hate these guys. We're going to take them out. And then, but then they went after Ozzy. And I really felt like that. I was worried for Surrey. I'm like, boy, because Ozzy, he wants to be one of the honor and integrity people. That's sort of like where he started on Survivor. And I think that there's like a calling for him to Like, yeah, that makes sense to me. I do want to be with the people that I can trust that aren't the dirty liars. But then I thought it was such a big mistake for Jonathan and Stephanie to go after Ozzy.
Starting point is 00:28:51 Because I thought that they were like on the verge of reeling him in. And I think that ultimately this was a very good week for Surrey. Yeah, it was. But at this point, Robert, I'm looking beyond this week, right? I'm like, what is her end game? And so, yeah, the cloth was coming after Ozzie. but now that the cloth has dwindled down to a thread, right? You know, you squint your eyes and look at Ozzy, you know,
Starting point is 00:29:18 they might be able to recruit Ozzy to the cloth. And so, like, again, there are, Ozzy has his core, right? But again, if we're thinking about the end, Ozzy, you might need to spread your wings. And I was even talking earlier about like Jonathan, where we're like, wow, they really decimated his whole alliance. and it really got me thinking, Rob, like, yeah, Jonathan really doesn't, who does John have Joe?
Starting point is 00:29:46 And I don't know if he has Joe. Sri might have Joe too. Joe don't know what's going on. Okay. I don't know who has Joe. That's it. Well, yes, yes, yes. But now that, you know, they were worried about the middle, even though the middle was like the majority.
Starting point is 00:30:09 but they're worried about the middle. But now that the cloth is kind of gone, now it's the middle is the majority, right? And like, they're going to have to start turning on each other at some point in time. And now that Jonathan is a free agent. And so, like, that gives Jonathan a little more agency. So it's, I'm just worried.
Starting point is 00:30:29 I'm worried, Robert. Yeah. Well, Surrey has really played the post-merge so interestingly, where it's really been like this, she's gone back and forth where it is taking out one person from, and sometimes two people from each side, where it was like, okay, they took out D, but then we took out Coach and Chrissy. And then after that, then they took out Christian. But then this week, they went back and took out Stephanie.
Starting point is 00:30:54 And so I think that it's probably time to look back at like the Emily and Rick side of things and sort of like take out one of their numbers. That keeps Joe happy ultimately. I think that maybe it's too obvious to go right after Jonathan, but I don't know necessarily who else Jonathan could recruit to come to him. The one person I do think that is likely to work with Jonathan is Aubrey. I do see Aubrey and Jonathan reconnecting. We saw them last week, and I feel like that with Jonathan on the bottom, I think that Aubrey is looking at what pieces would want to work with her?
Starting point is 00:31:32 Yeah, absolutely. We haven't seen Aubrey with much agency. in the game. And when we saw Aubrey talking to Jonathan, like Christian was talking to Jonathan in that hammock, right? Aubrey's like, this is my fourth time playing, right? Like, no mistakes will be made. And I even say, I could see an Emily. I could see a cousin Ricky at this point, right? Like at this point, Ricky's got to play a game for himself. And like the new era, you could be an enemy today and an ally tomorrow. And I think that that is something so interesting that we're seeing in Survivor 50 where it really is
Starting point is 00:32:08 kind of like that old school mentality of like, we're voting together, we're staying together. Like we saw that with Stephanie, where Stephanie was playing a very old school game. She's like, I ain't say no names. Where they're like, well, okay, do you agree with it? It wasn't me. And like,
Starting point is 00:32:24 Rizzo, he was like, I respect the Rick for telling me what's up because it's like, at least I know which way you're coming. And so it's like this dichotomy of like the old era versus the new school. And so again, I think Rick and Emily lean more towards the new school of playing. And so, yeah, they might have been cool with Surrey, Ozzie, and Rizzo.
Starting point is 00:32:45 But listen, it's only one winner and it's $2 million. So like, what's up? Becca Devons told you to play your game. Go free, little birdie. So it's scary, Robert. Like, it's like, we're getting to the end. I'm excited. But it's like, it could go a lot of different ways.
Starting point is 00:33:03 I've been really impressed with Tiffany over the. second half of the season where it was very quiet for the first half, but just she's really coming on strong and she's really, whenever you look up, she is just like parked next to Surrey, which is like a really good spot to be, to be the, you know, right hand person of Surrey every time, you know, and then she's just sitting there with Surrey's cracking jokes, like she's laughing. It's like a really good spot. And she's won some immunities. And so I kind of feel like it's don't count out Tiffany. Tiffany Nicole Irvin is another one to watch. Okay.
Starting point is 00:33:40 She had a rough start in the beginning. And again, I like, because now that I watch Survivor, I'm like, I watch it from the storytelling aspect. I watch it from the viewer aspect. The 30 seconds that I had as a player, I try to apply that as well. And it's like Tiffany's arc been amazing. And her back's been against the wall. And now individual immunity. She's stepping up to the plate. Even the week before last, she was in the final four. Like, she has shown that she's a tough competitor. She is a new school player. She's made connections. We know her in Aubrey are cool. You know, she's with mother. We see her with Emily. Like, and so Tiffany's in another really great spot. And so we didn't get to see a lot of her in the beginning
Starting point is 00:34:22 because of Zach Brown. But now that the space is clearing out, it's a runway. But Tiffany, to take off and I'd love to see it. She was one of the people that went to go see Zach Brown. She had less air time if it wasn't for Zach Brown. She was in the back
Starting point is 00:34:45 and that hammock. Okay. Yeah. She was just chilling. Who would be your Zach Brown when we saw Dee was crying about that she, that Zach Brown is the soundtrack
Starting point is 00:34:56 to her life. Who's your Zach Brown? Well, it would be, Destiny Shile. Yeah. I would, I'll be out of fading. They could sing I'm a Survivor.
Starting point is 00:35:10 It would be so perfect. I would die. It's so funny that you say that I was with Wendy Z yesterday and I was scrolling through like my archive post and I was going around during the time that Cagion had just premiered and I was cringing at some of my posts and I had posted like the Destiny Child Survivor album with the song Survivor. This is the day they released the cast And I was like, in my post, I was like,
Starting point is 00:35:36 this song means so much to be right now Because I am a survivor So listen, I would die Hey, that song came out Right at the like the height of survivors Yeah, yes, sir is that I think it was like Survivor The Australian Outback was like was just heating up And like that was like the song and the show
Starting point is 00:36:01 That's that. That's what I hear, Robert. I wasn't born at that point in time, but my mom said that she played that she played that song a lot. So when I came out the womb, I was like, I enjoyed it. Yeah, that. But yeah, that was the time. That slapped on my lime wire.
Starting point is 00:36:20 We're going to download that. Who, Robert, the way my lime wire days used to be set up, you know, nothing more what pissed me off on line wire when you be looking for a song, you find that you download it, and then you play it, and it's just another random song. Y'all kids today don't know, okay?
Starting point is 00:36:42 First of all, what I would give, you know how that keeps sending you on us emails of like the photo bucket, and people are like logging back into their photo buckets and seeing their photos? Did you have a photo bucket account? I did not, so I don't get those emails, but I can imagine.
Starting point is 00:36:56 You ain't have a Myspace? I did have Myspace. Is Myspace Photo Bucket? I want to say, like, the photos had to be in photo bucket. So, Robert, if you had a my space or, wait, time out, wait, Robert. Yeah. What song
Starting point is 00:37:10 was playing in your background of my space? I don't know if I did the song on the background. I don't remember. But I definitely had it. You're taking me back. Yeah. I used to be coating those things. I used that rain coming down. I had it. And, of course,
Starting point is 00:37:31 the top eight you know my boss made us put him in his in the top eight he said we had to not he was making my space his LinkedIn
Starting point is 00:37:43 before LinkedIn yeah yeah I didn't want to put him in yeah that I worked right of like the fishbow and my boss used to say that we had to put him
Starting point is 00:37:56 in the top eight and we'd be mad if you know I think, you know, I wouldn't do that to people at Robbins' podcast. If they wanted to, they could. But I wouldn't make them. Well, you're not at my top eight, Robert. You're on my top three.
Starting point is 00:38:13 So you wouldn't have to worry about that. But see, I'm glad that they don't do that because people would be very, but it would be, even now, it would be even more. It would really look at it. But the kids today, Robert, they don't know. They don't. They don't know. If I could get into my lawn wire, just to see the same.
Starting point is 00:38:32 songs. Like, y'all just don't understand. Sometimes the songs would take eight hours to download. Yes, if it was like a slow download. We don't know what type of viruses we've put on our computer. But it was better because you had to work for it. You didn't just like, it wasn't just on demand. Did to go find it. You did. Well, it's stealing. But it's like, but I was earned it. You know, I had to go work for it. Wait and then download it. It was the Wild Wild West.
Starting point is 00:39:03 That is, uh, it really was. Yes. So has season 50, like, we're almost towards the end of season 50. I don't want to get too ahead of ourselves that do you feel like season 50, we were waiting and waiting, waiting, do you feel like that it has been worth the wait? I'll be honest, Rob. Yeah. When the speculations was happening two years ago, when people was calling my phone and check up on me
Starting point is 00:39:38 that I hadn't talked to in years. And when the alleged cast went out and we saw the list, I was like, what, what is this? Like, I'll be honest. Yeah. Then when the photos came out, those highly saturated photos on the beach
Starting point is 00:40:00 and like the promo, I was like, oh, I don't know. I don't know. But I will say, despite the hiccups of the Twitter, and these celebrities, I think season 50 is absolutely delivering. I think the cast, the way that they interact with each other,
Starting point is 00:40:18 I, I, I, a thousand percent say the cast is delivering. And it surprised me because I was ready to, I was ready to hate. I was ready to be like, but they're delivering. Like they, on all levels, they are delivering. I am pleasantly surprised.
Starting point is 00:40:35 Yeah, it's been really fun. I don't think you're ever going to do anything that's going to be able to satisfy everybody, but I think that we've had, you know, stuff to talk about every single week. And there's definitely been some, you know, hits and misses along the way. But overall, I feel like it's been a very fun ride so far. We have not been bored. That's definitely the truth.
Starting point is 00:40:59 And little drama in the survivor community. It's just, for me, it's giving me, it's not old school survivor, but it is giving me peak survivor. And there's nothing against the new school, right? I love the new school. But I always kind of sort of related to Kagyan, right? Where prior to Kagyan, we had an influx of returning seasons. And people were like at the point, which is crazy, that we were like, we're tired. We need an all new cast.
Starting point is 00:41:29 And so that refreshingness of Kagyan is why I think it is like held so high in the fans. Not that, you know, your baby boy don't have nothing to do with it. But no. And so I think with the new era, 41 through 49, with kind of like we know what to expect, I think it's just just so refreshing. And it's like the players have come to play, right? They're not, you know, outside of, you know me,
Starting point is 00:41:57 I love my Joe, outside of Joe and Stephanie who Stephanie says, she ain't saying no names, okay? Seventy, so I'm just go with the pack. And Joe just, hey, keep your words. So like, I mean, Joe was playing his game and we love a Joe. And we love Joe. I think Joe's been fun this season because he has not been the person like in 48, Joe was saying like, and everybody has to play like me.
Starting point is 00:42:24 And then so it was a season where you had to play like Joe. Like I like in season 50 where there's only one Joe and everybody's got to like, did you tell Joe the plan? how are we handling Joe on this one? So he's good here. It's great. And it's like, I feel like Joe knows that. And that's an interesting tactic.
Starting point is 00:42:47 But no, Joe is, it is like, y'all lying out here? I would never. And it's like, yeah, Joe is the gift that continues to give.
Starting point is 00:43:02 And so it'll be interesting to see. But again, it's like, You look at people like Joe and Emily. And I feel like they play like they're playing different, different, but kind of like similar, similar games. And like not flashy, not. Emily is doing a lot.
Starting point is 00:43:19 She's stay flipping. Joe is, you know, refusing to write people's name down. But I always say there's something to be said, they're still here. Yeah. And again, if Joe wanted to start the engine, if Joe wanted to start the engine because right now he's in the honor and integrity
Starting point is 00:43:40 Toyota Corolla but if Joe wanted to start the if he wanted to start the engine on that four focus why is it different cars they lie and that's not reliable I mean he could he could jump shit Is the Toyota Corolla the honor and integrity car and Ford Focus is kind of the shadier car?
Starting point is 00:44:07 Is that? Yes. Yes. Okay. Because you know that for focus. Okay. It got the dough not on it. Okay.
Starting point is 00:44:17 The Toyota Corollas are still on the road today. Yes. Dependable. Dependable. 200,000 miles. Easy. Easy. A.C.
Starting point is 00:44:27 still work. Okay. That's why Joe is he in there. But the four folks, they didn't even make them anymore. Like, I'm just saying. So, but if he wanted to jump shit, he could. And this is something that I always forget when you play and survive
Starting point is 00:44:46 because I never got to go this deep. Because it's like, yeah, you got to make it to the end. But also it's like, you got to look at the jewelry now, right? And the jewelry is full of the cloth, you know, full of like the Joe Honor and integrity. So it's interesting. like, Joe get to the end. Like, I don't know.
Starting point is 00:45:03 But I know there's a lot of discourse because people are like, if Joe got to the end, people wouldn't vote for him. But like, you don't know. Yeah, that's a really good point. I hadn't really thought about that, about how that coach voting block, coach, Chrissy, Stephanie now are on the jury. You know, you put Jonathan and Joe there. And they're going to have some real strong feelings about how to play the game.
Starting point is 00:45:25 I think if you're Rick Devons, I think you're kind of better off. of like you want to go to the end with Joe. You don't want Joe on the jury. Joe will be in the Ponderosa being like, did you know what else Rick Devons did? Can I tell you something else Rick Devons did? But what I would pay in the words of the R-I-Z-G-O-D, that would be pure cinema.
Starting point is 00:45:47 If Joe were to be on the jury and Rick Devin got to the end, the way I would be seated. Oh, he would give a good speech. For Joe's question. Oh! Corinne better take a seat because Joe
Starting point is 00:46:02 Joe you got on that beach and you looked at me and you said you and okay also you know what here's something else real quick Robert let me take your advice on this so the idle episode of Rick Devin's
Starting point is 00:46:16 everybody kept saying oh I didn't like that he's so flashy he's so cocky and again maybe and you know Rick Devin Like I know cousin Ricky You know he's cousin Ricky to me In my opinion
Starting point is 00:46:33 I thought he was very mild manner I thought it was very like He Cousin Ricky could have turned it up I thought he was so like I didn't think it was Yes the move itself was big But I just felt like a lot of online discourse And how a lot of the players you know Jonathan
Starting point is 00:46:53 They were like Oh you're so cocky so I'm like what's your thought? Well, let me give it an analogy to you. This is what I think it's like. And you and I have had many. What's that? I thought she was going back to the four focus.
Starting point is 00:47:08 No, no, no, no. Forget the, like put the cars in the parking lot. So you and I have had many conversations over the years about your workplace and the office politics. And who could forget, even with Chrissy was Stacy's mom. Yes. Remember that? I remember Stacey's mom. And we've talked about the coffee situation in the workplace.
Starting point is 00:47:34 And this season I've just been noticing about, you know, when people get irked with Rick Debbins, I almost feel like that, you know, the survivors, that they're sort of like they're, in a way, they're sort of co-workers and they're in the office. And when Rick Devin's does stuff like that in front of Jeff, in front of the jury, like I think that they feel like it's a little bit like, here's my reports. sir, like, I got my report in first, not these people. And I think that they feel like a little bit like he's showing them up. He's trying, he's making himself look good.
Starting point is 00:48:09 And I think it's the kind of thing that then when he leaves the room, that they're all just sort of like, can you look at this freaking guy again? Like, he always, why is he like this? And I think that the jury likes it and the audience likes it and Jeff likes it. But I think that it makes the other people feel like that he's showing them up. And I feel like they don't like it. And the words of T.S. Medicine, step you up. Okay. It's Survivor 50.
Starting point is 00:48:42 Like, what, I... That's the thing that, like, I don't know. That's the thing that gets me, though. Like, it's Survivor 50. Okay? 50 seasons. You got people... that are pissed.
Starting point is 00:48:59 That Survivor didn't even call them. Yeah. What are we doing here? And I don't know. I think I just take it with a grain of salt because I feel like everyone's game is so different and everyone's playing style. And yeah, I get that.
Starting point is 00:49:13 That analogy is great because he would be annoying. But if you work at his office. I'm sure the people in his office love him. But, you know, it's just like if you have somebody like that in your office. But it like for me, I guess back to that. I would find it annoying, but I would find it even more annoying if I didn't have my work done, right? Like if I didn't have my report done and Rick is turning into his report, then it's like, oh, okay. Well, the rest of y'all, is your reports done?
Starting point is 00:49:42 Because it's looking like it's not. Yeah. So again, I just. Yeah. I think it's also like there's, I think so much of it is about trust where, you know, to go back to another auction moment with the, with the letter specifically. We were talking about the World's Apart auction where in that auction you have another player, Mike Holloway,
Starting point is 00:50:02 who I think in a lot of ways was like a Rick Devons. And he found idols and did a lot of things where they were trying to get him out and he played from the bottom and he sort of like paved the way for Rick Devons. And there was a moment in that auction where everybody's like, okay, we all agree we're going to do
Starting point is 00:50:18 this, right? We're all going to, Jeff said, okay, $20 for the letter because at that time he was like holding his money to try to bid on the advantage. And so everybody's like, all right, we're all going to put in our $20. Okay, good. And then he didn't hand in his $20. He kept it.
Starting point is 00:50:33 And everybody got like pissed because, wait, you said you were going to do that and you didn't. And now you're trying to pull a fast one on us. Like I think that that's like the type of thing where like when the group is like, okay, we're all going to play by these rules. And then you're like, oh, no, I'm good. And then you don't. Like I think that that really gives like everybody like a reason to sort of have
Starting point is 00:50:54 like a common enemy. Now, I'm with you. Yeah. But my only thing, I don't know why I'm so hyped because I don't play about my cousin Ricky. But the only thing for me is, y'all wanted him to be calm because y'all was going to vote his ass out. So like, you're mad. Like that, like, I'm not trying to defend them. I'm just saying, I think that this is why he, that he pisses people off.
Starting point is 00:51:18 Because he's fighting. And again, I know, I'm the viewer. We love it. But I'm just like, and then Jonathan. I think Jonathan was like, and Mr. Rick, you didn't tell me about that idol moved at your head. And Rick, and Rick like, bitch, you didn't tell me. You was going to vote me out. And again, I just, I felt like Rick was so valid when he's like, why all this scrambling?
Starting point is 00:51:40 Like, I thought we were locked in. Where's the honor and integrity now? And so, again, was good for the goose. Should be good for the gander. And I just, I don't know. I just relate to cousin Ricky sometimes, Rob, because sometimes I'll meet people. And, you know, I'm a very, you know, be rabbi. This is me, but also I can be very calm, mild.
Starting point is 00:52:00 And, you know, sometimes I'll meet someone at work, right? You know, this new person, and this is actually a true story. New person at work, we're hybrid. I guess my name precedes itself. And so. In what way? I don't know. I'm just saying I'm cousin Ricky at work, I guess.
Starting point is 00:52:24 but so my day to go in, I go in, I meet this. Hey, Heidi. Again, this is me. Hey, Heidi, how are you? Nice to meet you. If you need any help, just let me know I'm going to be sitting over there. And then later on the teams chat, my good, good girlfriend that works with me. She's like, oh, my God, Heidi really liked you.
Starting point is 00:52:47 So then I'm like, I'll call me because now I want to hear the story. Because I'm that type of friend. If you got something to tell me the story. Tell me what you was doing. before tell me what happened. So I'm like, well, what happened? And so the way my coworker described how she was like, oh, Bryce was so nice.
Starting point is 00:53:01 Like it was just like, hey, Heidi. My name is Bryce. I felt like, I just said hi. And so I just feel I can relate to a cousin Ricky where it's like, I'm just saying hello. And to people, I'm just doing the absolute most. And so again, I just relate to Ricky where it's just like, you just try. I didn't make it another day. I think another thing about Rick is that then I think that he will then, he does seemingly,
Starting point is 00:53:32 like he does a good job of like convincing people also. He's like, all right, all right, you got me. I'm not going to do it again. I'm probably like, like, I had a fake idol. It was nothing. I have nothing. I'm on the bottom. And then like everybody's like, all right, let's, we can work with this guy.
Starting point is 00:53:49 Let's invite him in. Let's tell him the plan. and then they go to Strip because then Rick's like, guess what? Here's the plan everybody. Here's what everybody said. I'm blowing everything up. It's like, Rick, you said that you weren't going to be good now.
Starting point is 00:54:04 He did it again. And again, listen, I'm ruined for, I'm not room for everybody. But I'm room for the majority of everybody out there. And so again, cousin Ricky was back, was against the wall. Like, I, like, he sucks them back in. And they're like, I'm not going to do it again. I'm not.
Starting point is 00:54:23 I'm not. How could I do it again? What I would like that would be crazy. He tells it again. Rick, you going to do it again? Oops. I did it again. I played with your heart.
Starting point is 00:54:43 But. But okay. But yes. But again, he's just fighting for his life. And another reason, my britches got a little moister in this episode specifically at tribal council for the Riz God. Okay, Riz God did something to me when he was talking to Stephanie and when he, because you know, it's normally the Riz, the Riz, the Riz love Survivor. Oh, my God, Rick, I can't like, you know, like I always look at Rick.
Starting point is 00:55:16 I always look at Riz God like he is the younger brother out there, like he's eight. So in my mind, it's like, whatever you want. But during this tribal and over the last couple of episodes, we've been seeing the Riz guy go through maturity. We've been seeing him. He's now a senior in high school. He's now got a girlfriend. You know, he puts a sock on the door now.
Starting point is 00:55:42 Now does mom got a knock before she comes in? And so like at tribal council, we went from like, oh my God, Ricky. Wait, is Saree, his mom? I guess, yes. Serrius's mom, okay? And yes, and very much because, very, and yes, he got a black mom too because at tribal council, we, you know, last we left off. It was like, that idol move was great.
Starting point is 00:56:05 And when Stephanie started talking, the Riz guy was like, listen here, baby girl. The Survivor. Survivor 50. Like, what you're talking about? Like, I respect the, like, it was the, it was the, the, the way. Riz God through his 107 pound weight
Starting point is 00:56:25 around that tribal council I say, oh, I see the allure Liz God and I respected it because it's like Riz is like I'm not eight years old anymore
Starting point is 00:56:37 like it's like this is Survivor 50 and what you mean like you I would never vote for you I would never start to vote I just dare vote well girl who are you voting for
Starting point is 00:56:46 yeah I won't say a name I got the sense in talking to Stephanie and hearing a little bit of her exopress. I guess since she wasn't the biggest Rizgod fan. Oh. Yeah. I felt like she's like, you know, kind of down on him.
Starting point is 00:57:08 And she did say he reminds her of her son in some ways. But she was like really calling out the laziness of the Riz God. Very true. He don't clean his room. but again it's like yeah the risk can be lazy these kids are lazy these days
Starting point is 00:57:28 but it's like when you were a kid Robert right like I don't think you had like colored TV right it was like black and white TV like radio had to come with yes
Starting point is 00:57:41 when when Mama Sesterino said the street lights come on you come home right like you guys were active Riz is of the era where it's like it's it's the PSP it's like you know Riz got the headphones like you know it's like they
Starting point is 00:57:57 they stay put What's the PSP? PlayStation PlayStation You know I'm a little older But you know Him and the Liz got they doing TikToks like you know They do everything in one room
Starting point is 00:58:11 And so it's like I wasn't what that hand gesture was What are they doing in there? It was a little like You know the little TikTok dances that they do shout out to the Liz guy because my drop. I love day TikToks. But so, but you know, they're used to,
Starting point is 00:58:26 they're pandemic children. You know, he graduated high school from his room. Mm-hmm. So he don't need to do a lot. Is that true? Per se. I mean, I would, I mean, he's eight. Like, yeah.
Starting point is 00:58:39 He's like, he's like timeless. He's like. Yeah. He's like Benjamin bite. Yeah. Like, he graduated high school during Calvin. Maybe. I don't know. Yeah. I mean, it tracks.
Starting point is 00:58:53 And Robert, you know, after COVID time, got a little funny anyway. Okay. So he don't need to, like, he's not of the school of, like, your older generation, because my generation, I'm closer to Riz and age than you are, Robert. That is true. And Stephanie of them. So I connect a little more, but it's like, just because he's just sitting in that room with his headphones, so I'm like, I don't want to eat dinner right now, mom, I'm playing my game.
Starting point is 00:59:18 Like, you know. he's in a whole other world, right? Like, he's jumping through time portals. And so it's like, the boy can play. So who cares if he's not going out there and taking the trash out and like, you know? Is he jumping through time portals on the PSP or in real life?
Starting point is 00:59:38 Both. But I'm just saying, like, on Call of Duty and Grand The Auto, they did. He's doing a lot. Yeah. And wrist plate, like, and so. sometimes it's like that generational gap where it's like, you call him lazy, but baby his mind ain't lazy.
Starting point is 00:59:55 Yeah, and you know what? I do think it is time to put some respect on the Riz God's name because I know that he gets called lazy and I know people are sort of like, okay, the new era and it's not as hard as the old era. But he's on the precipice of doing something that I don't think anybody else may be outside of Russell Hans has ever done that he's on a trajectory right now to play like 50 days of Survivor in 60 days.
Starting point is 01:00:24 Like that's an insane pace of like he went, what, 25 days and then he was off for nine. And then came back and could go 26. So, yeah, he could do 51 out of 60 days playing Survivor. And yeah, okay, he was off for nine in the middle. All right, but he still played 51 for the. the rest. Some of these people haven't played in 20 years. That's not right. You shouldn't
Starting point is 01:00:52 do that. You shouldn't play 51 days of Survivor in 60 days. My man's tired. He ain't been on the game. He missing his friends online. Excuse him if he just want to lay in the shelter. Hey guys, I'm AFK. I got to go back on Survivor. BRB.
Starting point is 01:01:15 BRB. Okay, Robert. The kids don't even say that no more. Robert. But, you know, Britska's say nothing. He's like, going on a mission, island emoji. Bomb tree. Benjamin Coach Wade is my favorite player. I've changed my life.
Starting point is 01:01:39 So, listen. So again, you got to adapt to the time. And so I just feel like a lot of the cloth was playing a very warped game. Do they call themselves that? Do they have merch for the cloth? Robert. I don't think it could hit.
Starting point is 01:02:11 It could be, you know. Oh, yeah. I mean, it could, you know. Yes. But let's listen. Could do merch cut from different cloths. Or you could cut your cloth. But yeah.
Starting point is 01:02:36 And I'm not mad at the cloth, right? And I actually think the winner could be from the cloth. Right? It's just a lot going on. And again, when you put someone like Surrey in the mix that can navigate old school, young, like you know, and then add a Rick Devin's
Starting point is 01:03:00 Add an Emily Flipman Add a Toyota Corolla In it Like it just It just can go Yeah Joe is the all reliable
Starting point is 01:03:11 All faithful Okay Best believe if I need a ride From somebody I'm calling Joe He won't be there on time He'll be there on time He'll be there when he said he's going to be there He won't forget
Starting point is 01:03:21 He's going to get me where I need to go Yeah So So again, there's just so many things to take into consideration. But again, I just think a lot of Chrissy, coach, and Stephanie's downfall was like they were not willing to get off of Zoom and, like, play in the real game. Bring more people in. That's just what I think. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:03:52 Yeah. I want to go back to Surrey, because I know that such a big part of your story. was that you talked about even going into Kagayan about how your favorite was Sari, even before it was the popular thing to say. You were always the
Starting point is 01:04:12 you know, Surrey evangelist. And I remember going into when you first met Surrey at, was it, Damabate and Wendell at the holiday party way back when? This is the
Starting point is 01:04:28 photo right here. First day I met my queen. I passed out. Yep. She said, get up off the floor. I'm serious. I pass. Okay, in that moment, I was being a little,
Starting point is 01:04:42 when I met Sarrii, I think I had video of it. Like, they cleared the way and she was there waiting for me. I got a little shaky. And when I got right to her, I blacked out for a little bit. Mm-hmm.
Starting point is 01:04:56 And I woke up to her saying, get off the floor. Mm-hmm. As a long time observer of Surrey, she seems so locked in in this game. Have you noticed anything different in her game from her previous runs on Survivor this timeout? The only thing that I can say that I noticed different is that I feel like I think this go rail, and again, we have to take into consideration. We know this is like right after like AU versus the Warr. world. I feel like Sarri is like locked in and knowing the player that she is. Right. And I feel like at other
Starting point is 01:05:39 seasons, she's always been the player, but I feel like she does a little more to try to get people to not see her as a threat or like to make people understand why. And I feel like this season, we as viewers have not seen that. Like we've just seen Sarie being locked in. She picked up her son from school. she got Ozzy and she's been locked in and she's been going with the flow and like no and I just feel like there's something about even as a person right when you finally stop caring about what people say about you
Starting point is 01:06:16 when you finally stop letting what your own intrusive thoughts say and you go with the belief that I'm Rick Devince bitch okay and you like I was born to flip this coin Yes. And you flip the coin. You play. And so again, like, I felt like this episode when Stephanie was going back and forth. And then it was like Jonathan, Stephanie and Surrey. And they are like, now I heard you flip the da da da da da. And Sabree just sitting there. So we're like, yeah, I mean, the idea was floated. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:06:56 it's Survivor What do you want me to say? Yeah. And you just can't write a master class on how to just navigate in those situations. And so
Starting point is 01:07:14 again, I just think that Sarri knows who she is and I think we see it and we've always seen it before but this just seems a little different and so I've been loving mother. She's just been so effortless this season in terms of like people that a name comes up she's like no we're not doing that
Starting point is 01:07:35 we're not getting like it's like you know that oh we're ordering pizza no we're not having pizza like uh like uh like like what's like i wanted chinese food you know she's just like so good at like just like that's not what i wanted send it back we're getting we're getting what i want And she's locked in. And older, Ceree, when she linked up with Rizzo, I don't think she would have told Rizzo about the extra vote and all those things.
Starting point is 01:08:03 I think she would have kept it to the chest. And I think she has learned that, like, in order to make relationships, I got to share, I got to put my neck on the line. And I think she's really locked in with this core. And so it doesn't come off as, and there's always a difference of what I see,
Starting point is 01:08:17 because again, I really get the opportunity. But when you see people and, like they throw names out or they tell you what to do, right? They're like, this is what we're doing. And again, a masterclass with Ceri when like when it's Riz and Ozzy, right, they're going to her like, this is what we got, what you think. Like they're going to her like she's the almanac.
Starting point is 01:08:39 And yes, she's driving the vote, but it's not in a way that's like, this is what we're doing. It's done. Right. It's like they're seeking advice and she's giving it and they're listening. And that's the type of alliance that you want to be in. Sometimes you don't have the right information. Sometimes you be like clearly we see an Ozzie.
Starting point is 01:08:55 We see Ozzy flourishing. Ozzie is killing it this season because he's trusting. He's doing what he has. So it's it's just very interesting because so many times we see people driving the boat and doing things and like their alliance turns on them. Yet here is an example of their, they're seeking. They're like a baby pup. Like they just want them.
Starting point is 01:09:21 They want the milk. They like, they are like, they're just feeding at mother. That's like, she's just laying there. She just had a litter. Oh my God. And they're all her nipples just drinking the milk. Where's David? Where's Dave?
Starting point is 01:09:42 Nobody makes this an AI. Okay, by the way, also. We're not doing that. Please. You know, there's some, It's an AI art out there. We're not doing that. All right.
Starting point is 01:09:52 Right. I have some questions for you. I have so many questions for you. But some of the listeners have questions for you also about everything that's going on. This is a question from Schiffles. If you were the fourth member of Surrey's Wizard of Oz, would you take Surrey to the end or try to get her voted out? See, that's the thing. Because I don't know.
Starting point is 01:10:21 I don't know. Because like the the Bryce Isaiah in me that's in the Toyota Corolla is like it's an honor to play with the queen. And so like my mission would be to get the queen to the end. Yes. Like I, you know, like that would be my mission. I wouldn't be out there. But I would want to Harley Davis. Yes.
Starting point is 01:10:45 Yes. But like that would be my mission. But the Ford Focus, Bryce. is thinking, I don't know, we'll see as long as we can get there. But I'm going to go with my mission. If I were to be out there with the queen, like I will want to get the queen to the end.
Starting point is 01:11:02 I feel like that, yeah, if you were there, like, and you would be so celebrated, you really would be like, you'd be like a knight who did this. And people would just like, and listen, nobody would like begrudge you for going for it. You better not miss. You better not like gets the re-voted out and then don't. And then like, you know, lose the jury vote.
Starting point is 01:11:29 Like, people feel like really pissed. Like, you better finish the job. Banish me at that point. But yeah. But there is like just, I would want the queen to win. I would push for the queen. Yeah. If three doesn't win, like people, this is going to,
Starting point is 01:11:49 I think this is going to be a hard pill for people to swallow. Because they really are dangling it. Well, listen here. Let me just say this, Robert, right? This season on Survivor News over at Purple Pants podcast, for the last couple of seasons, the posse, they've been getting on me. They're like, you don't keep it honest. If I'm friends with someone, then they're like, you always make a butt, you know.
Starting point is 01:12:12 And so this season on Survivor News, like, while I love the queen, I've been very, you know, I say, hey, they missed the shot. You don't let the queen get that far. So I've been very critical of the moves that Ceri's making because I don't want the posse saying I'm being biased because I really going into season 50, I really wanted to go in and watch it like and enjoy it and be a fan and give my like unfiltered take.
Starting point is 01:12:36 So this season of Survivor News for me is a little different because the baby boys, he's letting it out. But you're critical of what Cerea is doing or are you critical of the other players for not going after Ceri? I'm just critical of the game in itself. And then when there were opportunities that people could have gone for Saria and they didn't, I'm like, that's a bad move. Like, y'all, you don't let Sarri Fields get this far in the game.
Starting point is 01:12:59 For sure. Yeah. She's not giving you much to be critical about. Oh, no. Like, she's really playing like a very flawless game so far. It's a party. I mean, we're just Oprah. But I'm just saying, I do call those things out.
Starting point is 01:13:13 Okay. Here's a question from Bobbadoe 45. Are there any players in this season who should be on the Zaddy calendar? Now, are you opening up the Zaddy calendar to people who have appeared on the Zaddy calendar previously
Starting point is 01:13:28 but are re-eligible because of their appearance on Survivor 50? Let me see if I can name it. How many Zadis have been in the cast? So, Christian, Q, has been in the Zaddy. calendar.
Starting point is 01:13:45 Has Rick Devin's ever been in the Saddie County? He has? Okay, Rick Devin's. And Joe was too recent, right? Joe. Joe is in this current calendar. Okay.
Starting point is 01:13:57 And Kyle? Kyle is a daddy as well. Okay. And then Ozzy. Ozzie has been a zaddy. That's six of the guys. So I'm just saying,
Starting point is 01:14:13 casting. Yes. Casting just slipping through the calendar. Yes. And Charlie, do you get Charlie? Charlie has been a daddy. Yeah, Charlie. And I'm trying to think of
Starting point is 01:14:25 am I missing anybody else? I think you got them all. Wow. Could you get Mike White? I don't, I don't know if I can get Mike White. I mean, listen, those abs, like. I mean, I mean. I mean.
Starting point is 01:14:45 I don't know. He didn't do all those crunches to not be in the Zaddy calendar. Listen, I don't know if I could get a Mike White, but that does not say that Mike White was definitely a Zaddy in this calendar. That first episode, the Britchers was a little moist. I said, oh, my God, Mike White. I think we got the pitch for Mike White. It's like, hey, Mike, you know, we're so impressed of everything you've done in your career.
Starting point is 01:15:13 It's a very coveted spot every year in June. We want to have a very special spot for the Zaddy that has been, that has done so much in the LGBTQ plus community. We think this would be a very coveted honor to bestow upon you. Would you like to appear in the upcoming Zaddy calendar? It will be an honor. Yeah. Your work and movies and films and scripted TV.
Starting point is 01:15:48 Yes. Please. Yes or no. Circle. And if you could send it back. Listen, that's the pitch right there. Send it to Mike White. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:16:00 That would be an honor. And sometimes I, you know how I am, Robert. I've reached out to you a couple of times to getting contact with some people. And I'm like, I don't know if this is going to. We can't. But you've never steered me in the wrong. direction. So it would be an honor to have Mike White.
Starting point is 01:16:17 Yes. And then if you so choose, if you would be so gracious, you know, typically, February is kind of a non-starter, but we'll give Christian, whatever is the next shortest month in the calendar. Hubbicki? Yes. We forgot Christian. Christian has been his ad.
Starting point is 01:16:39 Yes. Yes. Okay. All right. Let's, okay, let's see. But I am open to answer the question. I am open for some people to return. But I do think we'll have, I do think we'll have a Zaddy or two for 50.
Starting point is 01:16:55 Okay. I would think so. I would think so. Okay. All right. Let's see. HoneyKid 68 says, who has the most? I didn't see that coming energy on season 50.
Starting point is 01:17:07 What are they doing differently? And will it work? Hmm. That's a good. one, I would, okay, I'm a, I'll be honest. Okay. I'm gonna say Jonathan. Mm-hmm.
Starting point is 01:17:30 I'm gonna say Jonathan has surprised me this season. I was going into this season like, I know Jonathan would be a challenge beast and like he'll be able to win. But, and again, maybe I did pay close attention to the first time that he played. But the way that he's been moving and how he's been maneuvering and how he's driving to vote. He's playing hard. He's playing hard. That that is something that I didn't, I didn't see that one coming.
Starting point is 01:17:58 And when we were at Tribal and Stephanie said, I didn't start that boat. Mm-hmm. And Jonathan just stood there. I said, ooh. And he wrote Stephanie's name down. Oh, I said, okay, Joe is still in that Corolla, but Jonathan said,
Starting point is 01:18:14 Mm-hmm, yeah. I mean, I feel like he did play hard. hard in season 42, but it does seem like that he is playing a little bit more, willing to be a little bit more cutthroat in 50. Yes. And like not like,
Starting point is 01:18:33 soon as he sees somebody for who they are, it's like, you're dead to me. And so it's, again, very shocking. It's not the game that I would have expected from Jonathan. And so it'll be interesting to see how it works for him. So I will definitely give Jonathan that I was,
Starting point is 01:18:48 I've been surprised at, the level of his game play this season. Okay. I have a question for you from Trevor Chong, who wants to know. Bryce, who is the freakiest freak of this season? Man. In the hands of the freaks. Who is of 24 players?
Starting point is 01:19:19 Who is the freakiest freak? And we've got to have 10 episodes in. We've seen 19 hours, I think, of Survivor 50. Who's the freakiest freak of the season? And a question from Will Lowry, who's, which celebrity fan is the freakiest freak of season 50? And why is it Zach Brown? We saw Zach Brown in that ocean.
Starting point is 01:19:48 Okay, listen. I wasn't mad at that. Y'all could have just led with that. But for the freakiest freak, it's so hard. But when I take the whole season into consideration, I think it's only one person that kind of sticks out as the freakyest freak. And I think if you go on record with saying you have a toe ring on your toe since 1974 and you take it off and you put it on somebody. I mean, I just, I don't know. It writes itself.
Starting point is 01:20:25 So Benjamin, Coach Wade. Coach. Coach. Was Coach his Addy? Coach was not his Addy. Oh, okay. I think he'd be up for it. I think it's a very tasteful daddy picture.
Starting point is 01:20:42 It's in the hands of the fans. Oh, you should let the fans vote on the Zaddies. Yes. This year, it's in the hands. of the fans. So if they see fit to have a Benjamin coach in the daddy calendar, we would need to see that toe ring though. That would be a
Starting point is 01:21:00 requirement. Yeah. But I definitely think coach just from the haiku to the like I just and love or hate coach. Because I read the online discourse. Coach was a pleasure to watch. When I tell you like
Starting point is 01:21:18 he, like Like I said, love and I hate it. Okay. Sometimes I hated it. Sometimes I loved it. But I remember watching coach and I remember being like, who, what? Who is this jackass? They said.
Starting point is 01:21:35 He don't make no sense. And coach came back as coach. And it was just, I don't know, refreshing to just see someone. I don't know. But I enjoyed watching. watching coach he is great TV yeah in the same way that Rick Devons was born to flip that coin like coach was born to like do yoga and stretch and do hikus and piss you off that's why he was he was born to do this like don't be mad at him because he's doing what he was put on this earth
Starting point is 01:22:13 to do he did all of the coach things he's living in his truth and so listen you got you got you Got and respected. So coach has been, he was a highlight. I didn't agree a lot of times, but it made this season a lot more compelling, funny, and just interesting to watch.
Starting point is 01:22:34 Yeah. He didn't come back and be boring. He came back and was 100% coach. He had retired before he left out the island. He said he wasn't coming back. Then he started campaigning. Then he like, Yeah, just the whole arc of coach is hilarious.
Starting point is 01:22:54 You're supposed to have him on TV and have my wife be like, oh my God, he's so annoying. That's what he does. Yeah, listen. He added something. We appreciate it. Yeah. So, yeah, that's pretty good.
Starting point is 01:23:12 I thought maybe you were going to say Christian. Oh, I mean, yeah, yes. honorable mention but it really was the toe ring from episode three that has been stuck into my mind and when Charlie put it on I was just like I was weirdly jealous and creeped out
Starting point is 01:23:32 yeah and you don't think it should have been Charlie for deciding to wear the toe ring Charlie another honorable mention another fallen soldier yeah okay so congratulations to Benjamin Coachway who last played before the freakiest Freak was even invented.
Starting point is 01:23:51 So this was his first chance to be eligible for this. Yes. I might have to pay $200 and get a plaque and get a name. What do you think your nickname would be? I don't know. But let me just tell you this, Robert. I mean, again, because I love the online discourse. And I saw what a lot of people said about that.
Starting point is 01:24:13 But listen, when I, because I clicked on the website, okay? Yeah. I went to shoot a. I looked at it. Yeah. When I read the description and when he said a framed, I said, no, wait a minute, this might be worth the $200. Yeah. Maybe you could, you know, that get a personalized, what car are you from Bryce Isaiah?
Starting point is 01:24:36 Oh, I would be a. No, that's what people pay and you tell them what car, maybe what coffee creamer they are. Oh, Robert. Maybe all of them. Maybe you get a whole list. It comes in a frame. Roberts, you know we birthed this Addy calendar on this show. Don't play with me.
Starting point is 01:24:57 Look, we have great ideas. I'll put your face on a creamer and send it. Listen. What creamer would I be? Let's test this out. What creamer would you be? You know what? you would be
Starting point is 01:25:17 you would be a pistachio cream. Okay. And here's why. Yes, why. You think pistachio, right? First of all, pistachio,
Starting point is 01:25:32 it's a delectable nut. A lot of work. Yeah, but people that love it, love it. You know, some people don't get it. And then it's like,
Starting point is 01:25:40 also a pistachio ice cream. You're like, who eats that? I do like that. Yeah, but it's good, right? And so it's like, when people love you,
Starting point is 01:25:48 they love you. It's a cult-like love of you. Okay? So, and I've never seen a pistachio cream, uh, creamer, Robert, Sam. What's what Sam gonna do? We're gonna get it together, okay? You're going out, uh, this week on a book tour now. But I guarantee you this time next year, Robert and I are going to be at Kroger's.
Starting point is 01:26:12 Yeah. And it could be good. Maybe at the live shows, people could throw pistachios at the stage. Like, like, they could be a other thing. I'll pick them up and eat them. They're so delicious. Make it rain. I'll pick them up.
Starting point is 01:26:25 I'll eat one. Everybody to go nuts. I go nuts. I like what you do. Okay. All right. This is a question from Ray James. From being in these streets,
Starting point is 01:26:37 Bryce knows more of what the fans want than production does. What Bryce is in the hands of the fans' ideas or fixes for the show? And this is another question that's similar of, what do you like about season 50 that you hope carries over into the rest of the 50s? Like, what do you think based off of what you're hearing they should be doing looking ahead? I liked when they, two things. One, I liked, we had larger tribes, right? At one point in time, and again, seeing how people voted and seeing so many names come up
Starting point is 01:27:19 and seeing how some of these plays got pulled off, we couldn't do that on a six-person tribe. And so I would really like to see in the new, new, well, I don't even, what, is this the new, new era? They haven't said yet. Oh, so Survivor gives it to us. The fans don't give it to it. No, that's not in the hands of the fans.
Starting point is 01:27:38 Okay. That season is done. I just can't wait. But I'll tell you what, when they say, drop the five, keep the one, that's going to, like, that's going to really hit for me. I'm going to be like, yeah. You better get, pour you have some pistachio cream now.
Starting point is 01:27:56 They'll be throwing the pastachios. I would love to see it to start off a season with two tribes. Yeah, that's great. We haven't seen that at all. And that's something that I would enjoy because it gives people more room to move. We can see more interesting plays. we can actually, like, yeah, and we don't have to wait. So that's something that I liked having the larger tribes.
Starting point is 01:28:27 This was something enjoyable for me. I enjoy. It's so weird. They spoiled us with Survivor 50 of like, we knew who the cast was. They were leaving. They're leaving on this day. They're coming back.
Starting point is 01:28:38 Like, there's a whole survivor season that's being filmed that we know nothing about or almost nothing about that's like probably like in the merge right now. There's some, you know, that's future Robin Bryce. We'll be, you know, really, we'll be locked into that. We know nothing now. I can't wait. Yeah. But going back to what you said this about in Survivor Kagyan, where that they had done
Starting point is 01:29:05 a bunch of seasons in a row with 26, 27, had been all players, you know, coming back, and they were returning players in season 25. and, you know, people were like, please, just give us what we haven't had in a while. And that the Survivor fans are not hard to please. Just like, like, mix it up. Don't just keep doing the same thing over and over and over again. Something like, give us new players. And then, and now let's see some old players.
Starting point is 01:29:34 And now let's have two tribes. And then do that for, and then have three tribes. Just keep us on our toes. I'm with you, Robert. And I would, again, I would love to. to see some more of attorney seasons. It doesn't have to be all returney seasons, like, but don't just, I don't want, like, the Rob and Sandra,
Starting point is 01:29:53 like not them per se, but like how when they brought them back, it was like, you know, like mix it up, fans versus favorite, you know, give us something fun. And again, I keep, I keep rooting for this and take myself out of it. We need a pre-merge season. That would eat the girls down. Yeah. Because it would be like getting a,
Starting point is 01:30:14 first season. There will be some people that people will be like, who is that? Yeah. And they'll come in and, you know, it's like, casting's already figured out. Like, you know who these people are going to be good. You don't even have to like, it's better than casting where it's like you've sort of like done a pilot with them. It's like, okay, we know Jolensky is going to bring it. Like, you know, there's not like an unknown quantity there, but the unknown quantity is like, well, what happened? Like, what's Jolinsky like on day 20? We got to see Yeah, we got to see
Starting point is 01:30:47 But yeah, I'm just saying I think there is a niche for that Who's in the On besides your Besides yourself and taking yourself out of it Who are the people that you have to see In the pre-emerge season? Robert
Starting point is 01:31:01 Give me some of the pre-merge all-stars I want to see Jolensky Yeah I am You know R-HAP is to my heart So my girl Asia Okay Um, yes, you get the big characters.
Starting point is 01:31:20 You got sort of like, oh, they got like raw deal. Swap screwed. I feel like, let me take it old real quick. I feel like we just got throw Francesca Hogi back in there. Sure. Just give her a third time. Who? Jake the snake.
Starting point is 01:31:42 Okay. I mean, I think they love them. Yeah. This is, and this is also a part of the. reason or part of the issue of the new era with these numbers because it's like they all start to who i'm trying to think who got screwed by purgatory because it's like i would definitely want now is that is that pre-mer oh i guess so because it wasn't you didn't make your didn't earn the merge yes um that's pre-merge i don't know if anybody got hosed that bad from the
Starting point is 01:32:16 merger. Let me see. How about J.D. from Survivor 41. Stick it to the new era. Yes. Yes, yes, yes. J.D. was amazing.
Starting point is 01:32:29 And also, like, I got to meet J.D. in Oklahoma City. Oh, you know what? Sabaya. Oh, Sabaya. Yeah. Sabaya was robbed. Yes.
Starting point is 01:32:39 Hold on. Let me just try to. Who else was, did Brando? Is Brando a pre-merger? He is. Yeah. I'm going to go with Brando. You put me on the spot, Robert.
Starting point is 01:32:56 Yeah, I didn't mean. I just want if you have some people off, you know, from the, you know, third boot group chat. Well, I mean, Justin Poppy, I think Justin Pia. Sure. Piappa. Billy Garcia. Billy Garcia could come back and be a captain. You know my girl, Jitia Hart Taylor.
Starting point is 01:33:23 Oh, sure. Ream. Ream, yep. We saw her in Atlanta. Yeah. Allie from Cali. Sure. So a bunch of people.
Starting point is 01:33:42 This is a bunch of folks. They like, Bryce, you poop for no point. No. Bryce, I am headed to begin a three, I'm going to making three cities as I leave the house. I don't even know how to pack for this trip. I'm heading out tonight. I'm on Friday night. I'm heading out to Washington, D.C.
Starting point is 01:34:05 Do you have any advice for me as I hit the road? Stay hydrated. Stay hydrated. Yeah. My one travel hack of packing robber is the outfit that you wear leaving. Make that the outfit that you wear coming back. So you don't got to worry about packing another outfit. Okay.
Starting point is 01:34:27 And watch your books in Washington, D.C. you see. Okay, Robert, because I was blessed enough to get an advanced copy of Robert's book, which is so amazing. Came to my house, celebrate. Took a little photo shoot, and then I brought it on the roll with me. Because I said, you know what? I want to get a professional photo.
Starting point is 01:34:44 Not just my iPhone photo. Taking my photos. Put my photo down right by our DJ booth. Keep it safe. People were asking me like, is that Robert's book? You have Robert's book? I was like, yes, a signed copy.
Starting point is 01:35:01 And as the episode is going on, Rick Devons tosses the coin. Yeah. I'll see out the corner of my eye, a person with a book in their hand. And I was like, oh, they got Rob's book too. But then I was like, no, wait a minute.
Starting point is 01:35:19 It didn't come out yet. And I see. And, you know, Rob wrote me a little letter. So I see a little parchment sticking out. And so I'm like, you got Rob. Bob's book, when did you get it? They were like earlier today.
Starting point is 01:35:34 Yes. Can you open it? Not a lie. Does that say my name? I just wanted to look at it. I said, oh, okay. Now let's take a photo. Yes.
Starting point is 01:35:50 And then you, so you know who the person is. You know this culprit. Yes. Okay. And I let them know the book comes out Tuesday. Comes out Tuesday. Yes, you don't have to steal Bryce's book. It's available wherever books are sold.
Starting point is 01:36:04 Rob has a book.com. Yeah, I guess what a rave review of that people are even trying to steal the tribe that I've spoken. Yeah. They can't wait, Robert. So listen, it's a hot commodity. Should I use my steel right now? No. And Ozzy said, don't do it.
Starting point is 01:36:26 Don't use your steel. Don't use the steel. feel of both. You just steal. Just flipped a coin. But yeah, no, Robert, just you know what to do. Mm-hmm. And congratulations.
Starting point is 01:36:38 You should be so excited. Yes, I'm excited. I'm really, I'm very worried I'm going to forget something on this trip, but we'll see. Well, you know, play it. Listen, play it by ear. You can go puff or door dash some deodorant. So don't, you know, I did. I forgot my toothbrush going to Toronto.
Starting point is 01:36:57 and so that way I had to like ask at the desk but they helped me they helped me I got like a free toothbrush at the front desk in Toronto so that was good so listen Rob you're covered I'm covered go out there yes have you ever forgotten anything important to bring on any of these trips
Starting point is 01:37:17 yes actually this week of Washington DC I went on and I take turns with the travel bag and so when we left St. Louis, I took our Bryce and Wind Travel back home with me and we drove up and back to Washington, D.C. this week.
Starting point is 01:37:36 And so we're in the car and we're like 40 minutes in and Windows's like, you put the bag with all our stuff in the car. I said, what bag? So, yeah, I forgot our whole setup bag this week, Robert.
Starting point is 01:37:52 Wow. How big is the bag? It is a Rawlings like golf bag Okay It's always annoying because like They're like what's in it? Just photos of me Yeah it's just our live event stuff And they're like
Starting point is 01:38:11 It's got to go into oversized And I'm like but it really does it It really doesn't it's the same size as my bag And not that it matters But then you got to then you have to drag it all the way over To the oversized bag And then at the airports, you don't know where the oversized bags come out at. Yeah.
Starting point is 01:38:30 Stress, Robert. This week, you, Bryce Winter, headed to Austin. We're in Austin, Texas this week. We're super excited. Our second time being there, Trashy Annie is performing. We have some amazing race. Mitch is coming, and Mitch, Mitch said, now this is from Mitch, not me. Mitch said he making a move just Wednesday.
Starting point is 01:38:55 So listen, we got to be there to see. That's what Mitch said. And from Chicago, we will be in, no, Austin, Texas to Chicago to New York. Yeah, the homestreds. And the pin ultimate episode, Robert, is in Chicago. Yeah. Well, I can't believe that you've completed this. What are, what are, what is it 13 weeks in a row on the road?
Starting point is 01:39:21 Oh, yes, Robert. they're going to have to like, this is like the stuff of legends. Listen, it's, we do it for the community. And so it is so much fun. It is taxing on the baby boy, but it is when you are in the room
Starting point is 01:39:39 and you are snatching back, your Rob has a podcast book and you are communicating. It's all about the community. So we love it. And I've never seen so many watch parties in the Survivor's season in my life before. And I love to see it, right?
Starting point is 01:39:53 Like, because it's like, even if you can't get to a Bryson win, I think there's something to be said about being in community with people that love Survivor. There is so much going on in this world today. There's gas prices of skyrocketed. We can barely afford groceries. We don't know what's happening. And so just something that can bring us together.
Starting point is 01:40:12 It's something like, you know, we just live in a time that's so divided, right? But when we're in those spaces, we all speak the same language of Survivor. And there's just something to be said about that. And so I love to see the expansion of people and their watch parties. and I just love the community. And so if you've never gotten a chance to go to Indy, Bryce of Wend, you never got a chance to a Rob's live show, bag, bag, you need to go.
Starting point is 01:40:34 Shaheen in L.A., Rome in Arizona. Like, there is this special community. And I'm just, again, so honored to be a part of it. And I love to see it. What are you doing after this season winds down? You must have big plans for the summer. Phone on. Do not disturb, Robert, okay, just for a week.
Starting point is 01:40:55 I don't know. I've been looking up cruises. I want to like, you know, I think a soul, I really want to take a solo cruise. You know I go down my TikTok rabbit hole and I love cruises. And so I've been watching a lot of people, like, document their solo cruises.
Starting point is 01:41:11 And so I think I might just treat myself to a solo cruise. I love that for you. I think, listen, I would like, solo vacation is nice. It's very nice. Yeah, I don't really get to do it often enough. It's just,
Starting point is 01:41:26 it's. Robber. You've got a family, Robber. I know. I know. I know. Because it's all about them
Starting point is 01:41:34 when we go and take a trip. No, it's not about me. I get it. Yeah. But I will live, you can live vicariously through me.
Starting point is 01:41:44 I will live. Yes, I'll be following along every step of the way in the solar cruise. Okay, of course, the Purple Pants podcast.
Starting point is 01:41:51 Of course, listen to it wherever you get your podcast. Check out. the last couple of weeks to catch Bryce and Wend on tour, and this was so great to catch up. Thank you, Robert. It's always good to see you.
Starting point is 01:42:05 I will be sad that Survivor News will be ending soon, but Brooke and I were doing our third annual amazing race to rewatch this summer. So we just decided. We do know. Yes. We are going to walk and talk about you. Also, the TV show hacks.
Starting point is 01:42:24 You know what this is on HBO? Oh, Robert, yeah. First of all, Robert! Yes? Yeah, first of, I've been watching, I love hacks. I love. And I heard about the amazing race crossover. Yes.
Starting point is 01:42:36 Yeah, but just came up last night. I did a podcast. I talked to the director of the episode. That's going to be up also over the weekend. So, yeah, watch the episode, and then you can listen to the direct. They did a really good job being a very faithful, amazing race adaptation or parody of the amazing race. I guess it's not a parody if they really get Phil. Right.
Starting point is 01:42:57 Not at all. Yeah. I just wonder if it's a Phil elimination on there. But yeah, so I'm excited. Ooh, that, oh, Robert, yes. Yeah. Okay. I love it.
Starting point is 01:43:05 All right. Thank you so much for checking us out. Can't wait to see what you have to say in the comments. Take everybody. Have a good one. Bye. Hold on, Bryce. I got to find the cursor to end the podcast.
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