Talking Llama: A Survivor Podcast: Recent Episodes
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Back to back great episodes should hopefully set the stage for a great finale next week. Follow us:Instagram: @talkingllamapod / @matthambidgeTwitter: @llamatalkpod / @matthambidge
Andy?! What a move! Best one of the season by far, and we now head into the final two episodes with four legitimate threats to win.Follow us:Instagram: @talkingllamapod / @matthambidgeTwitter: @llamatalkpod / @matthambidge
Would you rather have a Mountain Dew at 7am or 11pm? We discuss! And we also talk about the latest in Survivor 47, if you're here for that.Follow us:Instagram: @talkingllamapod / @matthambidgeTwitter: @llamatalkpod / @matthambidge
A very tangent-filled podcast this week. A little disjointed but lots of fun! Follow us:Instagram: @talkingllamapod / @matthambidgeTwitter: @llamatalkpod / @matthambidge
A potentially solid episode mostly undone by Survivor production getting in the way - yet again.
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The auction still needs some tweaking and is Andy slowly becoming the centerpiece of the season? Matt and Jared discuss that and all about the eighth episode of Survivor 47.
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We've been bamboozled!
Matt and Jared break down the 7th episode of Survivor 47, which was severely hampered by unnecessary and poorly thought out productions decisions.
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Mergatory is gone!
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Survivor brings out none of the stops for their big "twist," but still give us yet another strong episode.
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Survivor 47 continues to be on a roll. Fun, strategic, chaotic, messy, let's go!
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It's Rome's world, and the rest of the Survivor 47 cast is just living in it!
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Two weeks down, two strong episodes! Join us to recap all the action, strategy, and mess from the second episode.
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And we're back baby! Survivor 47 kicks the season off with a solid premiere. Join in on the fun as Matt and Jared return to break down another season of Survivor.
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We wrap up SURVIVOR 46 with a lackluster finale but a solid and deserving winner. Some interesting, confusing, and annoying decisions were made here, and we get into all of it, plus more thoughts on the seasons on the season as a whole, and more.
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Another messy episode, punctuated by a hilariously bad move with the reward. Breaking all that down, as we say goodbye to a true star.
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Recapping all the craziness from the 10th episode of SURVIVOR 46. We've got an all-time SURVIVOR meltdown - with Q being the calm one! - some good old-fashioned over-the-top product placement/sponsorship, and more!
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Recapping Episode 9 of Survivor 46 with special guest, Chris Kuna. Covering everything from last week's episode to this week's Taylor Swift album, we made sure not to disappoint in Matt's absence. You never know who is listening.
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A little hiccup with recording to start. Don't worry, you didn't miss much, so just jump right in and come along for the ride as we break down this ridiculous episode (thankfully ridiculous in a good way this time).
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Ah, the dreaded split challenge/double Tribal Council. Yet another feature of the new era that needs to go. But this turned out to be a good result, all things considered. Some decent drama and two interesting votes. About all you can ask for!
Plus a new segment from Matt, called Things I Liked, injecting a little more positivity into the coverage!
And as always we finish with some Australian Survivor, The Amazing Race, and Big Brother discussion.
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Best episode of the season! (Admittedly not a high bar to clear, but let's focus on the positives).
This episode had some much-needed messiness and drama, and hopefully that can keep going.
And of course we finish up with Jared and Matt's continuing journeys through Australian Survivor and Big Brother, respectively.
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Episode 5...actually kind of felt like Survivor again? Not exactly effusive praise, but you gotta start somewhere.
And stick around to the end again for some more Australian Survivor and Big Brother discussion.
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We're celebrating 100 episodes of Talking Llama! A bit of a bummer that we got another downer episode to mark such an occasion, but as always, we find a way to have some fun with it.
And we continue our Reality TV Corner at the end, with some more Australian Survivor, plus some Amazing Race and (20 year old) Big Brother talk.
Thanks to all who listened across the first 100 episodes, and here's to the next 100!
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What a bummer of an episode. And not just because of the medevac. Just weak all around. Three episodes in and SURVIVOR 46 is on life support.
Though a bit of an unorganized episode, we still have fun here, as we jump around, reminisce about happier SURVIVOR times, and get into some more AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR discussion.
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A boring 1st hour, followed by an exciting 2nd hour. Exciting in the sense that stuff actually happened. After the "controversy" a couple weeks ago of Probst saying they're no longer casting villains, were the actions by some players this week villainous, or simply them being jerks? And a fun side tangent about some of the (many) ways Australian Survivor is vastly outclassing US Survivor at the moment.
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It's the SURVIVOR 46 premiere! And opinions here at Talking Llama are...shall we say...mixed. But one thing where there is no disagreement? We may have just witnessed the worst individual premiere performance in the show's history.
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We cap off another season with a really solid finale. [ ] is a strong winner (no spoilers in case you see this before watching the episode!) and Jake cements himself as one of the biggest breakout characters, not just of recent seasons, but maybe ever. Easily the best season of the new era so far.
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Breaking down all the action (including fawning over how awesome Jake is) in the penultimate episode of SURVIVOR 45
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Big moments, shots fired, missed opportunities. Another exciting episode as SURVIVOR 45 heads down the home stretch.
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What an episode! This one had it all, including - as a complete surprise - the first (we think?) ever needle drop in SURVIVOR history! Simply incredible stuff.
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A very up and down episode this week, with a truly horrible twist but a handful of really great, fun character moments. Join us as we break it all down.
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The SURVIVOR auction is back - with some changes - and there's a lot to discuss there. Also, maybe the biggest blindside of the season so far?
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The 6-6 split with 12 players left remains stupid and terrible and awful and dumb. And also stupid. This is a soul-cleansing, mostly rant-filled episode.
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What an episode! SURVIVOR history is made amid a fantastic merge episode. The strong season rolls on.
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Nobody quit! That's reason enough to be happy with this week's episode. We break down everything else, even the return of the incredibly dumb Amulet advantage.
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Our snail's pace catch up for AUSTRALIAN SURVIVOR continues, this time with the beloved 2017 season. This is the first of at least two episodes covering this season. In this episode, we go through the first merge vote.
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A disappointing end to what had been a great episode. We discuss the eliminated player's...interesting(?) decision and why it doesn't all add up. Really unfortunate that 2/4 votes have ended in a quit, but nonetheless the season is still good, and there's plenty of reason to be optimistic for the remaining stretch.
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Another good episode, and we're 3-3 to start the season! Some more good character moments, and some fun and interesting strategic decisions as well. The season keeps delivering!
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With back to back good episodes to start the season, SURVIVOR 45 is flashing hope of being one of the better, maybe best, "new era" seasons. Lots of game left to play, of course, but a good start nonetheless! Join us as we break down all the action from the 2nd episode.
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Talking Llama is back, covering our 5th Survivor season! We break down everything from a pretty fun premiere. How did we feel about the 90 minute episode structure? Could the Lulu tribe be the worst tribe ever (while also being one of the most entertaining)? Did Jared experience an existential crisis? All that and more!
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We've teased it many times, and now we're finally getting into it: Australian Survivor!
We're starting back at the beginning, with the 2016 season, the first of the rebooted effort. This episode is a discussion of the full season, but we'll hopefully split the rest of the seasons into at least two episodes, pre-merge and post-merge.
Episodes for the remaining seasons will be sporadic, especially with SURVIVOR 45 less than two months away. So we'll just have to keep pushing through when we have time.
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What a weird season. Started slow, middle had a rough stretch, including potentially the single worst episode in the show's history, before righting the ship and finishing with a solid stretch of episodes, capping it off with a worthy, lovable winner.
We recap all that went down, and give our final thoughts on SURVIVOR 44.
We finish with a little preview of what might be coming in the SURVIVOR offseason...
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SURVIVOR 44 did it again, another solid episode. We're set up for an entertaining and satisfying finale next week!
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SURVIVOR 44 continues its hot(ish) streak. Join us to discuss the latest episode, but not before we start off by discussing some big news for future SURVIVOR seasons (90-minute episodes!).
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It's a full tilt boogie recap of Survivor 44 episode 10, as Jared slides into the hosting chair and welcomes friend of the pod Chris Kuna, filling in for Matt. Join the fun as they break it all down!
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What's this? An actual good episode this season? Better late than never!
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This episode wasn't terrible! It wasn't great, but it was a standard-issue episode of Survivor. And at this point, we'll take it.
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Well that was...something. And by "something" we mean a bottom tier episode of Survivor, in the discussion for worst ever. Not great, Bob!
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Another okay episode, but there are a couple major complaints to levy against the show (whaddya know, more problems with production...)
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The best episode of the season! Though it was still more "fine" than "good" but it's better than what we've gotten so far.
In addition to breaking down this episode, there's also a little preview for something in the works for the off-season with Australian Survivor...
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Oh boy, the guys are on one tonight, as Survivor 44 continues to slog along.
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Matt is unavailable this week, so Jared takes a stab at a solo episode! And crushes it!
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Another week, another "meh" episode for Survivor 44. Join Matt and Jared as they somehow string together 40 minutes discussing the 2nd episode.
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SURVIVOR 44 is here, and Matt and Jared are...not exactly enthusiastic after the first two hours. But it's a fun episode, dissecting all that went wrong. But hey, at least the premiere had a wild Tribal Council to finish on a high note!
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What a finish! SURVIVOR 43 caps off a pretty terrific season with a great finale, and a wild win!
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A doozy of a penultimate episode for SURVIVOR 43. The biggest move of the season, capping off arguably the best episode of the season, puts one player firmly in the driver's seat as we head into the finale.
We break it all down and look ahead to what we might expect next week.
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A new advantage threatens to derail the game, but does it? (No, thankfully). We break down that and everything else from a packed SURVIVOR episode.
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Just a short and sweet recap for this holiday week. A fairly straightforward episode, not bad, but not great. Hoping for more as we hit the home stretch.
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Jared's back after a week break, and just in time! We finally get some real drama and, one of the funniest moments of the season, and what's most likely the best move of the game so far.
And once again, we sneak in a little Australian Survivor update and some random Vikings thoughts after their wild win against the Bills last week (we're nothing if not well-rounded).
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With Jared out of town this week, ol' reliable Chris steps in and we have a great discussion on the season as a whole, Survivor in general, all while breaking down this week's action.
And we sneak in a little Aussie Survivor talk at the end, for good measure.
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Oh buddy. This one got the blood pumping a little bit. We had an absolute blast breaking it down. One of our favorite podcast episodes to date.
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We stan a chaotic merge vote!
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We break down the latest SURVIVOR 43 episode. With the (maybe?) merge next week, we also get into who's sitting pretty right now and who has some work to do as we approach the home stretch.
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This was a messy week of SURVIVOR. Some poor social awareness, questionable strategy/decision-making. And it was glorious. Wouldn't want this every week. But once in a while? Bring on the slop!
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Jared is inkling positive on SURVIVOR 43? It's a (minor) Survivor miracle!
Another strong episode, though not without its flaws. The guys break down maybe the most hilarious disrespect we've ever seen in the show, a questionable vote, one player completely flipping her place in the game, and a whole lot more!
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SURVIVOR 43 continues its strong start with a solid second episode, including showing how this season's Beware Advantage works.
And because we know what the people truly want, we start the show off with some Aaron Judge talk. Plus, should steroids be allowed in baseball?
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SURVIVOR is back, baby! Coming in hot with a very solid two hour premiere, we're back to break it all down. We go over our expectations coming into the season and whether or not the premiere changed that outlook, the focus on the players and their stories vs twists and advantages, and everything else.
Welcome back for another season, enjoy!
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We welcome Jared back just in time to finish SURVIVOR 42! The guys break down all the action as the season comes to a close, and give some thoughts on the season overall.
Thank you once again to everyone who listened during our season 42 coverage!
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We go flying into the finale with arguably the biggest and best move of the season. Survivor 42 just keeps delivering.
Chris is back once again, joining Matt to break down the action of the penultimate and discuss some predictions for next week's finale.
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Once again the Do or Die twist and Knowledge is Power advantage succeed, and once again it's in spite of themselves. All in all, another strong episode in a strong season.
Friend of the pod Chris joins Matt to break down episode 11.
When we talk about a potential Advantage-geddon, yes, we said Final 6 instead of 5 as the last chance to use idols 🤦
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We do our best to discuss and break down the big, emotionally-charged second tribal council.
Also, Jonathan and Rocksroy are very bad at strategy.
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Matt and Jared are back to break down episode 8 of Survivor 42. A bit of a comedown after last week's big two hour episode, but still a solid episode.
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What a shame that the dreaded, terrible, stupid hourglass twist had to come up here, because these were two otherwise pretty great hours of Survivor.
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Survivor 42 keeps the good times rolling, with another great episode. With the merge-but-maybe-not-merge ahead (i.e. the dreaded hourglass twist), let's enjoy what we've got while we've got it.
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Another season in the books! The Blood V Water season of Australian Survivor wasn't without its flaws, but was all in all pretty damn fun.
We're here to break down the big finale week and take a look back on the season as a whole. Should be a fun listen, enjoy! And thanks for listening!
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Three good episodes in a row, Survivor 42 is on a heater!
One tribe continues to dominate while the other two are sloppy and messy and amazing.
And Lydia's tweets continue to be a godsend.
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What an episode! Some absolutely wild stuff, courtesy of unbelievably poor gameplay. Can the rest of this season please be this messy and fun?
We also debut a new segment we stumble upon on the fly.
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With just a few episodes left, we finally see a power shake-up. We discuss how it happened and what it means for the endgame. We also fix the auction for U.S. Survivor (literally just copy what Survivor AU does; you're welcome Probst).
Programming note: We will likely have to miss next week. We'll be back the following week for what we presume will be the finale.
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There are a couple spots where Matt's audio isn't great. This episode was recorded in a hotel. Hotel internet, what can you do?
Episode 2 of SURVIVOR 42 was a definite improvement over the premiere. Is that a sign of things to come, or is it the start of another up and down season like season 41?
One thing we do know is that Lydia is an absolute QUEEN.
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NOTE: Matt recorded in a hotel for this episode, and as a result, the audio quality is not as good as we would hope. It's still listenable though, and is just a one week occurrence.
We may have hit the doldrums of this season, with four votes but just one actual elimination in the last three episodes. But there's still plenty to discuss, as always.
With Purgatory players returning next week, hopefully there's still some chaos left to see.
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U.S. Survivor is back! Matt and Jared break down all the action from the Survivor 42 premiere. Matt maybe gets a little ranty (but it's probably justified), as there are serious shades of the worst parts of season 41. Great cast though!
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With a 2 hour premiere of the US Survivor 42 throwing our recording schedule out of whack, you're getting the Australian Survivor recap a couple days early! - Biggest move in Australian Survivor history? - After two well-executed non-eliminations, we get a taste of the usual (read: blah) - Is the editing making it too obvious who the only possible winners are? Instagram: @talkingllamapod / @matthambidge Twitter: @llamatalkpod / @matthambidge
Australian Survivor: Blood V Water hits the merge! The BvW theme keeps paying dividends with some really interesting relationship dynamics.
Only two episodes this week, but there's still plenty of drama and tons to discuss.
With U.S. Survivor 42 starting next week, we'll be doubling up on our Survivor coverage each week. We're still figuring out final details, but expect the Australian recaps to remain on Thursdays, though they might now publish late morning/early afternoon going forward.
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Season 42 of Survivor is right around the corner! Matt and Jared are back to preview the cast and give some broad, overall thoughts on what they expect out of the upcoming season. Instagram: @talkingllamapod / @matthambidge Twitter: @llamatalkpod / @matthambidge
A devastating medevac, intriguing twists, compelling gameplay, and some more confusing edit decisions. It all adds up to another strong week from Australian Survivor.
Next week: merge time!
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This season rules. There's not much else to say, but we still have a lot to say.
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Australian Survivor coverage is here! Matt Hambidge is joined by Chris Kuna to keep you up to date on the newest Aussie season. Covering the first two weeks of the show here, the plan will be for weekly episodes moving forward.
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Thoughts on Australian Survivor as a whole
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Big moments from the first 6 episodes of Blood V Water
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Sandra! Folks, she's still incredible
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We're back with one more episode to close out Survivor 41. How was the cast? Were there too many twists (YES!)? Did the shortened game affect our enjoyment? All that, and more!
No confirmed off-season episode plans, but we'll see! If nothing comes up, we'll see everyone back here for season 42!
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And there you have it! Erika Casupanan is your Survivor 41 Sole Survivor! First woman winner in 7 seasons, first Canadian winner ever. Matt and Jared break down everything from the 3 hour finale and the new on-island after show.
(A minor tech issue at around 44 minutes, doesn't affect anything, just keep rolling)
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And then there was one...episode left, that is. We have the penultimate episode of Survivor 41, and it was...uneventful? A pretty straightforward episode ahead of what's sure to be an exciting finale next week.
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Another bad twist, poignant discussions, and the Monty Hall Problem? This episode may not have had it all, but it certainly had other things.
Matt and Jared are here to break down everything from episode 11.
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A littler shorter recap for the holiday week. But what an episode! No advantages, no gimmicks. Just good old fashioned strategy and social relationships.
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A dumb immunity challenge twist, double Tribal Council, (unintentionally) hilarious moments. We're breaking down everything from the 9th episode of Survivor 41.
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Heather speaks! The jury begins! Are we witnessing the fall of Shan? All that and more as Matt and Jared recap Survivor 41 episode 8.
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We stan a chaotic merge vote, and there's no better way to describe this episode and the first vote post-merge.
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Survivor imports one of the weakest parts of Australian Survivor, the non-elimination episode. Do they fix it? (Nope). Even with so much happening...not much happens. But we still managed to have a blast talking about it! Any time you can mix Cher and Survivor, it's a good thing, right?
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Better late than never! Thank you for being patient as we get this week's episode out a little later.
Another (mostly) great/fun episode, but we still find plenty of time to rail against some truly terrible new additions to the game.
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No Jared this week, so we brought in good friend Chris Kuna, who you might recognize from some of our Gnome Boys episodes.
And what a week this was! Survivor finally gives us an episode focusing on tribal and social dynamics, and would you look at that? It's the best episode yet! Imagine that!
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Matt and Jared recap all the action from episode 3 of Survivor 41. The big theme? THERE ARE TOO MANY ADVANTAGES!
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Survivor 41 episode 2 recap is (back) up. We published Thursday but then today (Saturday) it was deleted. Looking into what happened, but if you missed it, here you go!
Survivor is back! Season 41 kicks off with a 2 hour premiere, and Matt and Jared are here to recap all the action.
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We're only days away from the Survivor 41 premiere! So we've got a full preview coming your way. We go through the changes and new additions to this "new era" of Survivor before previewing the cast.
Be sure to come back next week for the premiere recap!
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Here we go, folks! We've got the post-merge run for our 2nd Chance BrantSteele simulation. If you missed last week's pre-merge, be sure to listen before diving into the big finish!
2nd Chance Pre-Merge
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It's time for our first (and hopefully not last!) BrantSteele simulation. It's the Talking Llama 2nd Chance! We've got 20 fan favorites back to battle it out for a shot at redemption. We're running through just the pre-merge this week. So be sure to check back next week to see who takes home the win! Instagram: @talkingllamapod Twitter: @llamatalkpod BrantSteele
We're done with our Survivor ranking countdown, so we're casting our 2nd Chance season!
Be sure to come back next week for the pre-merge of our BrantSteele simulation.
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We've done it, we've reached our top ranked Survivor season! And of course it's season 20, Heroes Vs Villains. Amazing cast, iconic moments, the first two-time winner, what doesn't this season have?
Be sure to come back next week as we cast our 2nd chance season!
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Surprising no one, season 16, Micronesia, checks in at our number 2 ranked season. Ozzy's fake idol, the Chet/Joel and Probst/Fairplay rivalries, the Erik moment (of course), we hit everything and then some.
Be sure to check back next week as our season ranking countdown concludes.
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Matt and Jared submit their applications for Comptroller of Slamtown and hope the web portal isn't still down.
Season 37, David vs. Goliath is our 3rd ranked SURVIVOR season.
We mention it a couple times in the episode, but no episode next week. We'll be back July 29th with our 2nd ranked season.
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Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island Episode 5
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Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn premiere date announced!
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Our #4 ranked season, season 31 Cambodia/Second Chance
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Top 5 baby! Couldn't have planned it better if we tried. Our number 5 season, Cagayan, is on deck.
Small heads up, slight technical glitch hits around the 35 minute mark. Not an issue, but just something to be aware of so you know it's all good when it cuts out for a couple seconds.
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We're entering the home stretch, as we move onto our #6 season, Winners at War.
Did Tony play the best game of all time? How far would the season drop in the rankings if Natalie had won? Did the Fire Tokens work? Do we know how many days are in a week? We answer all that and more!
Plus, Matt gives his quick thoughts on the second episode of Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island.
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U.S. Survivor season 41 title revealed (1:53)
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Australian Survivor: Brains V Brawn trailer (2:18)
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Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island episode 1 (2:59)
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8 Millennials Vs. Gen-X (5:48)
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7 Caramoan (55:36)
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We're getting down to it as we crack our top 10 this week.
10 Ghost Island (1:56)
9 Blood Vs Water (48:40)
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No one is going to mutiny on this podcast, as we cover our 11th and 12th ranked seasons. Luckily we're done in less time than Becky and Sundra.
(1:26) #12 Cook Islands
(41:43) #11 Amazon
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Coach 1.0! Tyson 1.0! Russell 1.0! Lots of iconic players grace our television screens in their first seasons in this week's rankings.
(3:04) #15 Tocantins
(34:28) #14 Samoa
(1:01:34) #13 Game Changers
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Fun discussion this week (but when are they not fun, if we're being honest?), hitting the impossibly fun Pearl Islands and the definitely-not-controversial Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers
(1:00) Quick update on the upcoming Survivor South Africa season
(3:20) #17 Pearl Islands (season 7)
(50:07) #16 Heroes vs Healers vs Hustlers (season 35)
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We enter into the top half of our Survivor rankings, and only get through three seasons this week. This likely won't be the last time we don't make it through the full five....
(1:40) #20 China (season 15)
(22:34) #19 All-Stars (season 8)
(1:04:50) #18 Kaoh Rong (season 32)
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Matt and Jared don't get up off the couch as they reach the halfway point in the Talking Llama Survivor rankings.
(2:38) #25 Redemption Island (season 22)
(23:03) #24 Panama (season 12)
(35:11) #23 San Juan del Sur (season 29)
(53:04) #22 Philippines (season 25)
(1:09:14) #21 Palau (season 10)
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Jared and Matt seek truth this week as they continue their Survivor rankings, with their #26-30 seasons.
(7:03) #30 Worlds Apart (season 30)
(25:03) #29 Australian Outback (season 2)
(31:48) #28 One World (season 24)
(43:42) #27 Edge of Extinction (season 38)
(1:05:45) #26 Borneo (season 1)
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Our season rankings continue, with seasons #31-35.
35 Africa (season 3): 1:24
34 Gabon (17): 16:24
33 Marquesas (4): 26:37
32 Fiji (14): 39:11
31 South Pacific (23): 1:02:43
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Let the rankings commence! We kick off our full series rankings with our 36th-40th ranked seasons.
40 Thailand (season 5): 1:05
39 Island of the Idols (39): 16:39
38 Nicaragua (21): 37:27
37 Vanuatu (9): 53:14
36 Guatemala (11): 57:48
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Come on in, guys! And welcome to the first episode of Talking Llama, your new favorite SURVIVOR podcast! Or maybe just a new SURVIVOR podcast. Time will tell, we suppose.
In our premiere episode, hosts Matt Hambidge and Jared Sundin give a preview of what to expect from the podcast before sharing their own personal histories with SURVIVOR.
Next week: We begin our full series ranking countdown
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Come on in, guys! Introducing Talking Llama: A Survivor Podcast.
We'll be hitting your feeds with our first episode on Thursday, March 25th. Today we've got a quick trailer to give you a little taste of what's to come.
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