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Tinuke Oyediran is on a mission to explore all of the UK's temperate rainforests, so for our latest episode, we showed her around magical Bovey Valley Woods in Devon. Tinuke is an adventurer and former professional roller skater, and was a contestant on the BBC's Survivor UK show. She's really passionate about nature, pushing boundaries and sharing her experiences to educate and inspire online communities. As we take a riverside ramble through the rainforest, we hear Tinuke on her wild adventures, the healing powers of nature and her efforts to address the lack of representation in the great outdoors. We also hear about her life-changing experience on Survivor UK, how being outdoors helped her to cope with trauma, past and future adventures and the three Guinness World Records she holds! Don't forget to rate us and subscribe! Learn more about the Woodland Trust at woodlandtrust.org.uk Transcript You are listening to Woodland Walks, a podcast for the Woodland Trust presented by Adam Shaw. We protect and plant trees for people to enjoy, to fight climate change and to help wildlife thrive.  Adam: Well, today I am meeting a professional roller skater, which is a first for me anyway. She was also one of 18 contestants marooned on a deserted location in a BBC reality show which saw people divided into two groups and tasked with competing in a range of challenges in the hope of eventually winning the title of sole survivor. She's meeting me on what I hope to be a less arduous but no less interesting adventure visiting a really, a really very rare sight, a temperate rainforest here in the UK in Devon.  Tinuke: Yeah. So my name is Tinuke. I am an adventurer, I'm an online storyteller, triple Guinness World Record holder randomly enough, I'm completely obsessed with being in the outdoors and outside of my comfort zone, so being here in a new temperate rainforest is a great start.  Adam: Right. Well, I've I've gotta first of all, you you threw away the line ‘a triple Guinness World Record holder'. So I've gotta ask you about that. What what's the three world records you hold?  Tinuke: I know. So it's I I used to be a professional roller skater in chapter number one.  Adam: Wow.  Tinuke: And it's the most cartwheels, the most burpees in a minute on roller skates and then the most spins on the e-roller skates in a minute as well. I did them all in lockdown, so I was just like on a mission. I had time.  Adam: OK. And e-roller skates are battery powered are they is that what they are?  Tinuke: Yeah, yeah, they're like, they're like a little, like, roller skate segway things that you put on your feet. It's pretty epic. You can go, like, up to 40 miles an hour. It's like proper adrenaline.   Adam: Wow. So I mean, I know we're here to talk about forests and the outdoors.   Tinuke: We are indeed.   Adam: But I have to, I've never met a professional roller skater before, so I just I have to begin with a couple of questions about that. So how how did that come about?  Tinuke: So I I used to be in a show called Starlight Express, which is a musical.  Adam: Oh yes, of course. Who doesn't know Starlight Express!   Tinuke: Literally.  Adam: So so but you were a roller skater before that.  Tinuke: I wasn't. I was a dancer before that. I I change my mind a lot as you *laughs*  Adam: Ah so is that how it works, I often wondered that because they they go through a lot of roller skaters and I thought, that's a limited pool they're fishing in so so they get dancers and teach them how to roller skate.  Tinuke: Yeah. Yeah, they train us up and then if you can do the, if you can roller skate by the end of the sort of like training up then you go on to the show. And I did that for two years in Germany and then I came back to the UK and was a professional roller skater for like, 10 years, which was great.   Adam: Amazing. Are you still, are you still doing all of that?  Tinuke: I do sometimes yeah, I have I have a little cute troop of hula hoop gals who I meet up with every now and then and, like, do some fun jobs with. Yeah.  Adam: OK, good. Alright. And I promise not to ask you anymore about roller skating. Right. So you are an adventurer. And I know you are on is that right, a sort of mission to to look at the temperate rainforests and and forests of the UK?  Tinuke: I am indeed. Yeah, that among many other missions. So I suppose I could go in how I started, which follows on from the roller skate story, is I went on a show called Survivor on the BBC. Essentially, it's a show where *laughs* they basically just like strip you of all your human rights and desert you on an island and you have to survive in the wilderness out there. So I had a love of the outdoors and forests and woodlands and the wilderness, everything before. But that's what sort of shifted it into making it a bit of a mission to explore.  Adam: And how did you how did you do? For those who haven't been following Survivor, which is a massively popular programme, but for those who don't know it, how did you do?  Tinuke: I did good. Yeah. Yeah, I did good. It was absolutely brutal in, both physically and emotionally. It's quite it's quite a hard show in terms of like, ohh tactics and things like that. So that was quite tough, but I loved being, living in the wild, building shelters, catching food and yeah, just living out there. That was, that was incredible.  Adam: Had you done anything like that before?  Tinuke: So I had recently gone and lived out in a a beautiful forest near Stonehenge for a week on my own as you do *laughs* and that was a lot of shelter building and bushcraft skills and all of that, fire making, so I I...  Adam: And you just taught yourself this? I mean you just turn up and yeah, I'm gonna sit in the forest now for a week, I better learn how to build a fire or what? *both laugh*  Tinuke: Yeah, like some London City babe, just like, where am I? I had done some, like basic skills and and beforehand, so I did know what I was doing. I'd done lots of shelter, building and stuff like that before, but yeah.  Adam: And what was, so you said, catching your own food, this is killing animals and eating them, is that?  Tinuke: We we, no, we we had, it was I I wasn't, you're not allowed to, I wasn't allowed to catch them and eat them. So I had things with me that I brought in, rabbits and then I forest forage-ed, foraged, foragaged? Foragaged a lot.  Adam: Whatever. I know what you mean *both laugh* Very cool.  Tinuke: Yeah. Yeah, that was crazy.  Adam: And so so that's your background. Lots of different bits to that obviously. And and this latest adventure to sort of travel around the UK an look at forests. Why why that particularly?  Tinuke: Yeah. So I first of all, I think it was just online I saw something. This must have been a couple of years ago, something about like UK rainforests and I was just like, what? I had no idea at that point that there were rainforests in the UK and I started off with a rainforest actually not too far from here, which was the first one I went to go visit and and I just started learning all about it. I I do lots of storytelling online and sharing with my community and like educating people about what we can find in the UK. And so that was my first obsession where my rainforest addiction begun and then since then, I've gone up to lots of them in Scotland. Yeah. So yeah, that's where it all kind of began.  Adam: So very good. And so it is a, I mean it's it's a surprise I think to most people to be honest that there is a a temperate rainforest in in the UK at all. And it's that in particular which you are looking at on this, you know, adventure, this tour of the UK, not forests in general, it is rainforests.  Tinuke: It is rainforests, yeah.  Adam: And there's a lot of talk now about the sort of mental wellbeing, and in fact, only a few weeks ago, when the King had some problems with his recurring cancer, he and some other members of royalty I think were talking about the healing powers of being out in nature. So it's sort of a very topical thing. What's your take or experience of that?  Tinuke: Yeah. Forest bathing is a thing. I love it. All about sort of bathing your senses and being in the forest, obviously. But my personal journey with nature and healing is a very strong one and is definitely rooted in why I do what I do and why I've chosen this as a career. So when I was about 28, I went through quite a traumatic time where I lost all of my sort of like initial close family. So my cousin, brother, my mum and dad. And I was super young obviously at the time and I started going out into nature as what I thought was like a way to escape my reality. And I went on lots of crazy adventures, hiking, going into the Grand Canyon, going hiking around Iceland. And it was sort of what I thought was a way to get away from everything. But it just became my biggest healing tool ever, and I have recently liked to call it adventure therapy or adventure healing and and it's all about putting yourself out of your comfort zone, being somewhere where you're not normally are, going out into nature forest bathing, hiking, breathing, experiencing aura of nature, looking at an unbelievably tall tree or, you know, a huge beautiful valley like the one that we're in today.  Adam: And and it's interesting so you, I mean, you were a dancer and and a roller skater, so you're obviously a physical person anyway,  Tinuke: 100% yeah.  Adam: So that was so, but there seems to be a distinction you're making between the sort of exercise you might do as part of your dancing and roller skating, and the sort of exercise that is involved in going to a forest or on a hike or something. Why is that different? Because we talk about exercise and the endorphins anyway, so you get that whether you're in a gym or running in a forest. What's different about being in a forest?  Tinuke: So I I do like the idea of moving forwards, so I do lots of processing whilst I'm hiking so there's a there's a thing, if I go on on a little bit of a tangent, it's called it's a therapy called EMDR, where   Adam: N?  Tinuke: EMDR.   Adam: M for mother. EMDR yes.  Tinuke: Yeah, where it's all about rapid eye movement. So you might follow your end of your finger and you go left, right, left, right. It's all about combining the left and right hemisphere of your brain whilst you're processing something traumatic and you can also do it whilst you're tapping and you can also do it whilst you're walking so that's what I started to do whilst I was hiking out in nature.  Adam: And what does that do so why, why is that helpful?  Tinuke: The traumatic memory normally gets stuck in the right hemisphere of the brain because that's where emotions and and all of that is governed and so obviously, feelings of anxiety and all the things that can come with going through something traumatic. So by processing whilst you're stimulating the right and left hemisphere of your brain, walking, looking, tapping, side to side, it just helps blend blend it into one and that's what I that's what that's why I've picked hiking and being outdoors.  Adam: Very nice. And you, have you found a difference?  Tinuke: Completely, 100%. It's like absolutely changed my life, especially especially obviously since I went through all of that. I like doing something, as you said, I'm a physical person, but I like doing something that's quite hard. I like it to be quite challenging, like a challenging hike or a long one, and then at the end of it, it's just building up that resilience that I'm capable of getting over hard things, I'm capable of being a little bit uncomfortable when it's pouring with rain. I've gone camping, there's loads of midges, blah blah, blah and then it's type two fun, you know?   Adam: Right. Type two fun?  Tinuke: Type two fun.  Adam: I can, never heard of that. Right. That's that's fun with a bit of an obstacle?  Tinuke: That, that's that's the type of fun that you get in the outdoors a lot where you might be like, why am I camping in this rainforest and it's pouring with rain. But then afterwards, you're like, wow, what an incredible experience.  Adam: It was actually fun, oh good alright. Well we're just coming up to a big, let's go, just try and avoid that. So yeah. OK. So so you have found that to be a real benefit to you.  Tinuke: Yeah, it's definitely changed my life and my outlook on things. And also it's it's what I've learned about myself is that I'm capable of pushing through uncomfortable moments, and it's like cold, hard evidence for myself that I'm capable of doing that. So it's definitely been a massive like trauma recovery tool for me, yeah.  Adam: That's it's interesting. You also talked right at the beginning of this little walk about how, I think you wanted to demonstrate to your community the benefits of nature and the outside. So, so so for what what community are we talking about, to be in, because we want, everyone is part of lots of different types of communities. So so what community are you talking about?  Tinuke: So for me like representation of BIPOC people, people of colour, especially in the UK, mainly city dwellers don't have as much experience with the outdoors so,  Adam: So you're talking about, you are talking about lots of different,   Tinuke: Yeah  Adam: You're not talking about an ethnic community or anything,  Tinuke: No no no.   Adam: You're you're saying young people, people from different,   Tinuke: Yeah. People of colour, people of colour, especially like for me obviously like black women doing adventurous stuff is not normally what we get up to *laughs*.  Adam: Is it not?  Tinuke: Not, not not in comparison to,  Adam: So why, why is that then why do you think that is?  Tinuke: Lots of different reasons. Lack of representation in the outdoor scene is a huge thing across like the media, and also just when you come to a rainforest like this or a space, it's very different to be here when you're the only person of colour here, lots of people feel like they are a bit out of place, wouldn't know how to get here, wouldn't know that it was a thing that you could do, wouldn't know the benefits of it and and also it's if it if your if your peers and your family don't, don't go and spend much time in nature, you don't have that incentive to or need to know that you can do it. But in recent times it's definitely changing, which is amazing. And there's some incredible groups that are popping up. Black Girls Hike is an incredible one.  Adam: Is that the name of the group?  Tinuke: That's the name of the group, Black Girls Hike. Yeah.  Adam: And that's a a physical group of people, of black girls who go hiking.   Tinuke: Yeah, kayaking, camping, all sorts of things. And it's yeah, specifically for people of colour to like understand what it is and how amazing it is to be out here. I went on a camping trip with them last year. It was like 80 women or most of most of them it was all their first camping trip and and that was amazing.  Adam: And what about age then as well? Because I was struck by how younger people are very to my mind, very politically engaged with the environment, but less actually engaged, so they, it tends to be older people, in my experience who are part of the environmental charities, I mean, I suppose first of all, do you think that's right or am I wrong in your view or, and so what what do you know about the engagement of of younger people, of all colours and and sex and gender, of of people of your age group. Do they tend to talk about the environment? Is that a a dull subject to them?  Tinuke: No no, it's it's not a dull subject. It's a big subject. Obviously this is our reality and it's gonna be the reality of our children and our children's children and much more than it would be for someone older. So it is a big topic of conversation, especially the world that I'm in at the moment, meeting so many people who love the outdoors. It's definitely a subject that is brought up a lot, definitely, and it's it's definitely a thing of why I started the rainforests and going around the temperate rainforest because they're so endangered and it is a massive topic of conversation.   Adam: And and are people optimistic about it or are they, is it is it all disaster prone. I I I fear sometimes that the environmental lobby talks so much about the problems it's a bit of a turn off to be honest. But you've been talking very positively about the role of it all.  Tinuke: So I suppose I'm trying to put a positive switch on it by talking about it a lot and promoting everything that I do online. For example, I just went to Kilimanjaro two weeks ago and that was the whole reason I went there was because in a couple of years, well in, there won't be a glacier at the top of it anymore. The snow would have melted. So I was on a mission to do it before the glacier had melted and I talk a lot about it whilst I'm doing it. And suffering a lot actually up there. Adam  Adam: Suffering from the cold and the,   Tinuke: And the altitude and everything.   Adam: How how high is Kilimanjaro?   Tinuke: It was like three, 3,870 something metres.   Adam: Right, and and you walked up.   Tinuke: I did, very, very slowly *laughs*.    Adam: I was going to say, how long did it take you to get there?  Tinuke: It took me seven days to get there and down. Yeah, it was a little bit mad.  Adam: With a group, or?   Tinuke: With a group, yeah. And I got a chest infection on day two.  Adam: Oh wow.  Tinuke: It was it was like one of the hardest things I've ever done. And that's when you're like, yeah.  Adam: That's type two fun, isn't it?  Tinuke: That is type two fun *both laugh*  Adam: Sorry I have paused because we are right by a beautiful bridge. Isn't that lovely? Doesn't that look like a a sort of something  Tinuke: Like the Hobbit   Adam: It does, you know what it does, like a Hobbit right out of Hollywood.  Tinuke: Or like there'll be a troll underneath.  Adam: Yeah. Who knows? Maybe there is a troll and we need to answer a a riddle before we cross. Yeah, let's take a photo here. But it's a good point because I think you're massive on social media, so we'll take a photo here. Maybe you'll put it on social media, but what are your social media tags? And if people want to follow you?  Tinuke: So it's Tinuke, which is T-I-N-U-K-E underscore Oyediran, O-Y-E-D-I-R-A-N. And that's all over the place.  Adam: It's all over, on all platforms.  Tinuke: On all of them, it's the same.  Adam: You're you're you're everywhere. Right. Let's take a photo.  Tinuke: Yeah.  Adam: OK, right. Well, let's go over the troll bridge. Oops OK there we are.  Tinuke: We're not going to go for a wild swim?  Adam: Well, I'm very happy to to  Tinuke: To not *laughs*   Adam: To to try and find a towel for you on your exit, but I won't.   Tinuke: You can cheer me, cheer me on but not take part, partake  Adam: Yeah, I'm a, I'm a supporter of your wild swim as opposed to a participant.  Tinuke: Fair enough.  Adam: I would like to stand in the middle of that river. I'm not going to because I don't know what I'm doing. Anyway so you, you've got we talked about the adventures you've done on TV and elsewhere. You've got some other adventures coming up. What are they?  Tinuke: I do. I do indeed. I have some lots of UK hikes coming up, which you can always join me on. You can follow me on my Instagram and come,  Adam: When you say join you and you mean not just turn up and sort of follow behind you in a sort of creepy manner. This is an organised this is an organised thing.   Tinuke: No *laughs* yeah yeah organised hikes  Adam: Fine. OK organised. I thought, just go, oh look there she is, just follow her *both laugh*  Tinuke: Join me, join me. I'm also going to Iceland, which I'm inviting everyone to come along with me. That's in October, I'm going doing the Annapurna Trail in Nepal, sort of around around Everest. I'm doing that in November, also inviting everyone to join me. And then my big birthday party next year is going to be to Everest Base Camp, which is April next year. So you've got a whole year to train up.  Adam: And if people are interested in joining on these adventures, they contact you via all your social media platforms.  Tinuke: They do indeed.  Adam: Fantastic. How long have you been involved with the Woodland Trust for.   Tinuke: Probably about a year now.  Adam: So not not long and how did that happen?  Tinuke: I think it was I actually I think it was initially when I first saw a reel about temperate rainforest and I contacted and said I'm going off on a mission to visit them all. Can I come to all of yours and do you want to join in in any way? And yeah, it's been it's been really exciting since then. Yeah.  Adam: So I mean, you've talked about trying to encourage people from your communities to come along on a similar journey metaphorically as well as I suppose physically. What would your message be to them to to persuade them this is maybe something worth getting involved in?  Tinuke: The benefits for me have completely changed my life in an amazing way and I can't help but not share it. So come and try it out. Get outside your comfort zone a little bit if this is something that you're not used to trying, you definitely won't regret it and it's always nice to go with a group, so yeah, make new friends.  Adam: From all of us to all of you, thanks for joining us and as ever, happy wandering.  Thank you for listening to the Woodland Trust Woodland Walks. Join us next month when Adam will be taking another walk in the company of Woodland Trust staff, partners and volunteers. And don't forget to subscribe to the series on iTunes or wherever you are listening. And do give us a review and a rating. If you want to find out more about our woods and those that are close to you, check out the Woodland Trust website. Just head to the visiting woods pages. Thank you. 

In this episode, we sit down with Tinuke Oyediran, an extraordinary adventure presenter and thrill-seeking daredevil who's breaking barriers in the world of extreme adventure. You may recognise Tinuke from her recent stint on Survivor UK on BBC1, but her journey goes far beyond reality TV. Tinuke is on a mission to show that anyone, regardless of background, can embrace life's greatest adventures and that the most rewarding experiences often come from stepping out of your comfort zone. From sleeping on the side of a mountain and walking the wing of an aeroplane to climbing glaciers, surviving alone in the wilderness, and achieving three Guinness World Records as a professional roller skater, Tinuke's fearlessness knows no bounds. She's dedicated to representing diverse audiences in extreme adventure TV, proving that anyone can push boundaries and live life to its fullest. In this inspiring conversation, Tinuke shares her journey, her passion for adventure, and her dedication to showing the world that exploration is for everyone. Tune in to hear how she's challenging perceptions and proving that adventure truly has no limits.  New episodes of the Tough Girl Podcast drop every Tuesday at 7 AM (UK time)! Make sure to subscribe so you never miss the inspiring journeys and incredible stories of tough women pushing boundaries.  Do you want to support the Tough Girl Mission to increase the amount of female role models in the media in the world of adventure and physical challenges? Support via Patreon! Join me in making a difference by signing up here: www.patreon.com/toughgirlpodcast.  Your support makes a difference.  Thank you x Show notes Who is Tinuke Professional Adventurer  Being based in London, but spending time trying to get away from London  Born and bread London Girl  No 1 daredevil  Lover of outdoor sports  Adrenaline junkie by nature  Getting out of her comfort zone is her favourite place to be Her early years growing up Being encouraged to spend time outdoors  Remembering a trip she did with her mum when she was 8 years old Being an adventure presenter and filming adventure vlogs Working as a professional roller skater Getting a couple of Guinness world records  Dealing with a lot of personal tragedy  Going into a dark hole for a couple of years Starting adventuring and getting outdoors Adventure healing  Getting through trauma Applying for Survivor (TV show UK 2023) What Survivor was like and why it was one of the most brutal things she's done Training for Survivor? The 6 month audition process Psychological training - reading books on body language, interrogation techniques  Competitive?! Loving healthy competition  Being a very adaptable person  Coming out a tougher person Why the show is the show Planning and preparing for the future Manifesting  Having clear goals of what she wants to achieve in a short space of time Working on short term goals, so they happen within 6 months Having tunnel vision focus Taking time out to vision board and really focus on what the next 6 months will look like Needing reward  Why short term goals work for her Wanting to climb Kilimanjaro  Working with Intrepid Travel  Spending time in Belize  Working with the Noma Collective Writing a series of children's adventure books  The Grand Canyon  Dealing with the cold - mind over matter Iceland Adventure in 2025 The Golden Circle in Iceland   Advice for people to step outside their comfort zone  Why the comfort zone is not your friend Why you do just need to start You have to do it! Dealing with failure and setbacks Not allowing herself to dwell to wallow  Being inspired by Ness Knight  DM Tinuke Adventure!  How to connect with Tinuke The meaning behind her name Spending time in Nigeria  Words of advice Start small Life is too short not to take the scenic route.  Life is for living  The only thing you are going to regret is not giving things ago   Social Media Instagram @tinuke_oyediran  

Survivor Global host Shannon Guss speaks to Survivor UK's Matthew Haywood about episode 5 of Survivor 48. The pair discuss the plurality vote trajectory of this season, the 2-1-1 Prisoner's Dilemma, the big idol move and the emotional moments from the episode, plus they give their predictions for mergatory.

Survivor Global host Shannon Guss speaks to Survivor UK's Matthew Haywood about episode 5 of Survivor 48. The pair discuss the plurality vote trajectory of this season, the 2-1-1 Prisoner's Dilemma, the big idol move and the emotional moments from the episode, plus they give their predictions for mergatory.

Jake, Michael, and Austin are joined by Doug Swinbanks from Survivor UK 2023 to discuss the Praying Mantis Kent, Nash finding an Idol 5 minutes into the game, the Witches' Coven, and the heartbreaking medical evacuation in the first 3 episodes of this chaotic season!Tribe of Nerds:Jake Borucki- Host/Creator/ProducerPirate Sara Britt- Movies, SurvivorKevin Hanna- Movies, Survivor, LostMichael Harrop- Survivor, LostCameron Denhollander- Movies, SurvivorAustin Foate- Sonic, Pokemon, Survivor, TraitorsKristin Parsons- Survivor, Lost, Deal or No Deal IslandShane Byrne- Survivor, Deal or No Deal IslandGregg Smith- Lost, SurvivorJonathon "JJ" Jones- Movies, PokemonWill Dyrval- Movies, PokemonJosh Ray-MoviesGabe Witt-MoviesJoe King-Pokemon, SurvivorRyan "Neo" Wayne-Pokemon, SurvivorTribe of Nerds Podcast: anchor.fm/jacob-boruckiTribe of Nerds Podcast Twitter: x.com/tribeofnerdsTribe of Nerds Facebook Page: facebook.com/TribeOfNerdsPodcastTribe of Nerds Instagram: instagram.com/tribeofnerdspodcast► Disclaimer : I do not own the copyrights to the "video clips" or the "music" in the video. All rights reserved to the owners of this content. ► Copyright Act : Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use.Avengers Intro:The song from the video: Avenger Theme Song | No Copyright MusicTaken from the channel: MPS - Music Provider ServiceProvided by: ENDER GUNEYLink: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PSpOfdkjrQ#TribeofNerds #Survivor #Movies

Jake, Matt, and Michael talk with Survivor UK 5th Placer Pegleg Bennett about his time on the show! Pegleg lasted 32 days and became the highest placing amputee in an English speaking Survivor season! Pegleg talks about that as well as the things he kept from the island, and what the edit left out from his game!

Jake, Matt, and Michael talk with their 2nd Survivor Winner Matthew Haywood about his Survivor UK game! This includes a bombshell reveal that did not make the show and gives more context to why Matthew won the title of Sole Survivor!

Survivor Global host Shannon Guss chats to Survivor UK's Matthew Haywood about episode 2 of Survivor 47, right before Matthew goes sky diving (!). They discuss the current state of Survivor UK, Matthew's future watch list, protecting rocks with idols, stealing rice, the decisions of the episode and a hot take Chissy point. 

Survivor Global host Shannon Guss chats to Survivor UK's Matthew Haywood about episode 2 of Survivor 47, right before Matthew goes sky diving (!). They discuss the current state of Survivor UK, Matthew's future watch list, protecting rocks with idols, stealing rice, the decisions of the episode and a hot take Chissy point. 

Jake, Michael, and Matt discuss the only season of Survivor UK from 2023! We discuss the Big 3 of Chris, Doug, and Tinuke, our distaste of Lee, and Joel Dommett as the host!

Jake, Michael and Matt talked to Survivor UK Runner Up Christopher to get all the tea on what happened out on the island, including his entertaining antics, his relationship with Lee, and his thoughts on Matthew's lobster trap fiasco.

Jake, Michael, and Matt talk to Survivor UK Fan Favorite Doug Swinbanks about his Survivor experience! Doug drops a huge bombshell on the Tribe of Nerds that did not make the show, Michael invites Doug to be his loved one on a potential Season 2, and Jake apologizes for cursing Doug as his winner pick!

International Survivor host Shannon Guss sits down for a player deep dive with Survivor UK castaway Christopher Haul.

International Survivor host Shannon Guss sits down for a player deep dive with Survivor UK castaway Christopher Haul.

Survivor UK RHAPup host Shannon Guss speaks to Survivor UK's Matthew Haywood about his entire game, strategic decisions and more.

Survivor UK RHAPup host Shannon Guss speaks to Survivor UK's Matthew Haywood about his entire game, strategic decisions and more.

Find quirky things about a group of strangers, because a new decade of Reality TV Warriors begins with Wie is de Mol 2024: Les 9 Atouts du Rik van der Westelaken - and WIDM continues following België's lead and heads back to Mexico! Over these ten weeks, three guys who have never been confused for a middle-aged chubby Spanish looking dude with beard man - Michael, Logan & Bindles - will be recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to Mexico in our twentieth Mole season, beginning with the Day of the Mole and elimination of Babs! In this episode - we have our first catch-up in eight months, Michael makes some new enemies, Bindles guesses obscure Eurovision entries, we are not a traitors podcast, our België orders go in a bit early, someone made a booboo on the Suspect List, we can't look at Fairy Bread in the same way, Michael has a theory on the symbols, the scent of tunnel vision is all around us, Logan learns about the Trust Nobody gaps, there's a brief diversion to talk about Survivor UK, Michael talks about Jeopardy (in all forms), Logan's notes make an appearance, Sbab threatens to make an appearance next week, we lock in our first suspects, next week's execution is predicted and someone almost has a very awkward request for a sibling. You can join in with our First Suspicions game by filling in the form here and play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 2! Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10-11, 14, 17-23 and Renaissance; België 4-11) may be made. Additional note: Rosario's love of bread is definitely going to backfire on him with us around. FOCACCIA!   Social Media: Facebook Twitter Michael Logan Bindles Instagram YouTube Patreon  

Rayan, Wilf and Ivan make up for last week's absence with a double-decker episode reviewing episodes 13 to 16 of Survivor UK. From unlocked lobster traps to soiled pants, from Pegleg's tragic elimination to Laurence's humble eviction, and from final 5 to final 3, they are here to scrutinise the hardest survival show on earth on the podcast where we watch reality TV so you don't have to!Follow us for more - @itsjustagame.podcast on TikTok and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Survivor UK is done! We have our first UK winner and the boys are excited to breakdown everything going on in the finale, we eulogise the final 5, discuss the jury questioning, and look at the season as a whole from gameplay, to production choices and where too next going forward for UK Survivor

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the final five players, including the winner of Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the final five players, including the winner of Survivor UK 2023.

David is joined by Chris Barnes to chat about the UK relaunch of Survivor and decide who the MVP of the season was: check it out!

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap week 8, the finale of Survivor UK.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap week 8, the finale of Survivor UK.

One Survivor expert; one Survivor newbie; an entire new season of Survivor UK!David Bloomberg has been writing and podcasting about Survivor for over twenty years while Matthew Keeley, despite working in TV Development, has never seen Survivor! Together, they'll explore the reboot of Survivor UK from their two unique perspectives.David's Links: https://linktr.ee/davidbloombergPodcast Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/matthewkeeleyPodcast Instagram and YouTube: @thetraidarpodcastPodcast X: @thetraidarpodEmail: thetraidarpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the twelfth and thirteenth players voted off the island in Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the twelfth and thirteenth players voted off the island in Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and special guest Mike Bloom are together to recap week 7 of Survivor UK.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and special guest Mike Bloom are together to recap week 7 of Survivor UK.

One Survivor expert; one Survivor newbie; an entire new season of Survivor UK!David Bloomberg has been writing and podcasting about Survivor for over twenty years while Matthew Keeley, despite working in TV Development, has never seen Survivor! Together, they'll explore the reboot of Survivor UK from their two unique perspectives.David's Links: https://linktr.ee/davidbloombergPodcast Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/matthewkeeleyPodcast Instagram and YouTube: @thetraidarpodcastPodcast X: @thetraidarpodEmail: thetraidarpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In an unlocked patron-exclusive podcast, Rob Cesternino and Shannon Guss pair up to discuss week 6 of Survivor UK 2023.

In an unlocked patron-exclusive podcast, Rob Cesternino and Shannon Guss pair up to discuss week 6 of Survivor UK 2023.

In an unlocked patron-exclusive podcast, Rob Cesternino and Shannon Guss pair up to discuss week 6 of Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the tenth and eleventh players voted off the island in Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the tenth and eleventh players voted off the island in Survivor UK 2023.

One Survivor expert; one Survivor newbie; an entire new season of Survivor UK!David Bloomberg has been writing and podcasting about Survivor for over twenty years while Matthew Keeley, despite working in TV Development, has never seen Survivor! Together, they'll explore the reboot of Survivor UK from their two unique perspectives.David's Links: https://linktr.ee/davidbloombergPodcast Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/matthewkeeleyPodcast Instagram and YouTube: @thetraidarpodcastPodcast X: @thetraidarpodEmail: thetraidarpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rayan, Wilf, and Ivan continue their review of Survivor UK with episodes 11 and 12. From Nathuke's short-lived reign to the epic blindside that leads to Doug's fall; from Christopher's survivor-ship bias to Nathan's peg; and from pots of chippy sauce to fake idols, there is a lot to discuss on the podcast where we watch reality TV so you don't have to!Follow us for more - @itsjustagame.podcast on TikTok and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap week 6 of Survivor UK.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap week 6 of Survivor UK.

Shannon Gaitz sits down with Survivor UK's Executive Producer, Stephen Lovelock, and Creative Director Paul Osborne to discuss Survivor UK 2023!

Shannon Gaitz sits down with Survivor UK's Executive Producer, Stephen Lovelock, and Creative Director Paul Osborne to discuss Survivor UK 2023!

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the eighth and ninth players voted off the island in Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap week 5 of Survivor UK.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the eighth and ninth players voted off the island in Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap week 5 of Survivor UK.

One Survivor expert; one Survivor newbie; an entire new season of Survivor UK!David Bloomberg has been writing and podcasting about Survivor for over twenty years while Matthew Keeley, despite working in TV Development, has never seen Survivor! Together, they'll explore the reboot of Survivor UK from their two unique perspectives.David's Links: https://linktr.ee/davidbloombergPodcast Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/matthewkeeleyPodcast Instagram and YouTube: @thetraidarpodcastPodcast X: @thetraidarpodEmail: thetraidarpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rayan, Wilf, and Ivan review the state of Calena after a dramatic merge on the fifth week of Survivor UK (BBC). From Christopher's genius games to Ashleigh coming home, from Joel's Real Deal to Pegleg's daring feat, and from televised waterboarding to tribal drama; nothing escapes the watchful eye of our hosts on the podcast where we watch reality TV so you don't have to!Follow us for more - @itsjustagame.podcast on TikTok and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap the week 4 of Survivor UK.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the sixth and seventh players voted off the island in Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss interviews the sixth and seventh players voted off the island in Survivor UK 2023.

International Survivor specialist Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap the week 4 of Survivor UK.

One Survivor expert; one Survivor newbie; an entire new season of Survivor UK!David Bloomberg has been writing and podcasting about Survivor for over twenty years while Matthew Keeley, despite working in TV Development, has never seen Survivor! Together, they'll explore the reboot of Survivor UK from their two unique perspectives.David's Links: https://linktr.ee/davidbloombergPodcast Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/matthewkeeleyPodcast Instagram and YouTube: @thetraidarpodcastPodcast X: @thetraidarpodEmail: thetraidarpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Rayan, Wilf, and Ivan review the fourth week of Survivor UK (BBC One). From Christopher's cartwheels to Doug's bark, from a surprising mail delivery to Joel Dommett's return to the water, and with our investigation into how you can skip leg day before going on Survivor, no one is spared on the podcast where we watch reality TV so you don't have to!Follow us for more - @itsjustagame.podcast on TikTok and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shannon Gaitz interviews the fourth and fifth players voted off the island in Survivor UK.

Shannon Gaitz interviews the fourth and fifth players voted off the island in Survivor UK.

Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap the week 3 of Survivor UK.

Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap the week 3 of Survivor UK.

One Survivor expert; one Survivor newbie; an entire new season of Survivor UK!David Bloomberg has been writing and podcasting about Survivor for over twenty years while Matthew Keeley, despite working in TV Development, has never seen Survivor! Together, they'll explore the reboot of Survivor UK from their two unique perspectives.David's Links: https://linktr.ee/davidbloombergPodcast Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/matthewkeeleyPodcast Instagram and YouTube: @thetraidarpodcastPodcast X: @thetraidarpodEmail: thetraidarpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, nobody is spared as we look at episodes 5 and 6 of Survivor UK. Pegleg's budgy smugglers and Ren's tragic departure, unexpected betrayals and devious strategies, and pillow deliveries and players in the water: nothing escapes the watchful eyes of Rayan, Wilf, and Ivan on the podcast where we watch reality TV so you don't have to!Follow us for more - @itsjustagame.podcast on TikTok and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shannon Gaitz interviews the third player voted off the island in Survivor UK.

Shannon Gaitz interviews the third player voted off the island in Survivor UK.

Survivor UK is certainly building it's own style! Hear our thoughts about it as we break down episodes 3 and 4

Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap the week 2 of Survivor UK.

Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap the week 2 of Survivor UK.

One Survivor expert; one Survivor newbie; an entire new season of Survivor UK!David Bloomberg has been writing and podcasting about Survivor for over twenty years while Matthew Keeley, despite working in TV Development, has never seen Survivor! Together, they'll explore the reboot of Survivor UK from their two unique perspectives.David's Links: https://linktr.ee/davidbloombergPodcast Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/matthewkeeleyPodcast Instagram and YouTube: @thetraidarpodcastPodcast X: @thetraidarpodEmail: thetraidarpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we review the second instalment of Survivor UK. From Lee's dodgy strategy to Ren's cheeky fish story, from Joel Dommett's own version of The Chase to La Nena's Leilani, and from water fights to immunity idols - Rayan, Wilf, and Ivan leave no stone unturned on the podcast where we watch reality TV so you don't have to!Follow us for more - @itsjustagame.podcast on TikTok and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Australian Traitors megastar Annabel Claire Fidler and Australian Survivor Phil Ferguson (aka ChiliPhilly) chat with Ryan Brink about SurvivorUK Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob Cesternino and Shannon Guss team up to discuss the return of Survivor UK!

Rob Cesternino and Shannon Guss team up to discuss the return of Survivor UK!

Shannon Gaitz interviews the first two players voted off the island in Survivor UK.

Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap the premiere week of Survivor UK's long-awaited return.

Rob Cesternino and Shannon Guss team up to discuss the return of Survivor UK!

Shannon Guss and King George Mladenov of Australian Survivor fame are together to recap the premiere week of Survivor UK's long-awaited return.

Shannon Gaitz interviews the first two players voted off the island in Survivor UK.

One Survivor expert; one Survivor newbie; an entire new season of Survivor UK!David Bloomberg has been writing and podcasting about Survivor for over twenty years while Matthew Keeley, despite working in TV Development, has never seen Survivor! Together, they'll explore the reboot of Survivor UK from their two unique perspectives.David's Links: https://linktr.ee/davidbloombergPodcast Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/matthewkeeleyPodcast Instagram and YouTube: @thetraidarpodcastPodcast X: @thetraidarpodEmail: thetraidarpodcast@gmail.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, we discuss the first two episodes of Survivor's great return to the United Kingdom! From Joel Dommett's stride in the water to an art project turned immunity idol; from solid strategies to annoying players; and from La Nena to Caleton, Rayan, Wilf and Ivan dissect it all on the podcast where we watch reality TV so you don't have to!Follow us for more exclusive content - @itsjustagame.podcast on TikTok and Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Adam and Damo are here to talk about new shows Bodies and Dark Winds, chat further about The Fall of the House of Usher, as well as The Long Shadow, Dear England,  Lessons In Chemistry, Burning Girls,  Interview With A Vampire, Parks & Rec, American Horror Story, Gen V, Frasier. Also news about Three Little Birds, What We Do In The Shadows, Fellow Travelers, Survivor UK, Time, Enfield Poltergeist, A League Of Their Own, South Park, Dr Wolf, Lot Number 249,  Killing Sherlock, Generation Z, Afterparty, Truelove, Doctors and The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. We can't wait for you to hear our thoughts on the latest episode and for you to give us yours too. You can find and follow us on all the socials @tvdnapod  You can also email us on tvdnapod@gmail.com  And, if you listen on Spotify, check out our poll below. Check out our recent specials on Sex Education and The Woman in the Wall or catch-up on our weekly spoiler-free watchlist episodes where we discuss the latest TV and upcoming shows. Our back catalogue includes specials on Happy Valley, Peaky Blinders and The White Lotus. We're on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts, Pocket Casts, Anchor, Breaker and Radio Public so be sure to subscribe to the pod and please leave us a review.  Thanks as always to JComp for our logo and Roman Senyk Music for our theme.  Adam, Grace, Neil, Chloe, Damian and Isabel

Survivor UK | Pre-Season Cast Assessment With Shannon Guss and George Mladenov International Survivor RHAPup host Shannon Guss is joined by Austalian Survivor's King George Mladenov to celebrate the return of Survivor UK and preview the 18 new players. Join Shannon and George each week as they recap every episode of Survivor UK 2023!

Survivor UK | Pre-Season Cast Assessment With Shannon Guss and George Mladenov International Survivor RHAPup host Shannon Guss is joined by Austalian Survivor's King George Mladenov to celebrate the return of Survivor UK and preview the 18 new players. Join Shannon and George each week as they recap every episode of Survivor UK 2023!

Thank you for listening to this episode of the show. I sat down with fellow content creator Bandit Survivor to talk about the upcoming season of Survivor UK. We discuss everything we know and make some early predictions on the likelihood of success. Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCq9LOnK0J7XmXHEevLeDXQ #survivoruk #survivor #bbc

It's the most exciting (& simultaneously saddest) night in podcasting as we bid farewell to both season 1 of Survivor UK and her biggest fan: Mum herself (the dead Queen). We discuss the winner, the perpetrator of Suck Gate 2001, and every strangely formatted moment in between. It's a night we never thought we'd see, but will face together... Long live King Charles III, Survivor Cast International & Survivor UK! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Join us as we enter the fifth sausage dimension, transporting us back to the simple days of 2001...Our final 4 becomes a final 2... the castaways look for the center of the island & so much more --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Happy UK Monday Y'all, Yeehaw. Them Survivor Cast Int. Yankees are at it again, chatting her Queens favorite reality-based games, Week 12 edition. Come listen now, ya hear? *Banjo music* --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's time again to honor her Majesty. We try a special one off segment at the top of the pod & dust off a classic segment at the end. In between: more classic survivor UK shenanigans. Join us, bruv. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We celebrate Zoe's Updike reference by playing: Which Witch? talk tiny chests & lady luck plus so much more! Join us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

With covid defeated, we're reunited in the studio to discuss number 9...number 9...number 9... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Tragedy & illness strike the Survivor Cast Int. Studios. Also, we discuss: eternal flames, new info on Suck-Gate 2001, 5 star experiences, the Charolette conundrum, breath holding & so much more. To UK with love! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

It's merge time baby. The tribes meet at the Pulau Tiga DMZ for a pagan ceremony followed by mundane feats of endurance. Later, conspiracies, low key racism?, satanic hell eyes, Mark Austin finally comes alive & more. Listen now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're celebrating the 4th of July (All hail the Queen) and discussing: Life in the good old USA, booze, parachutes, P.E./Gym, bad attitudes, creepy simps, the birth of bro culture, distress signals and so much more. Join us! Excuse the brief, "censored by the crown", segment after the break. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Things are heating up as the castaways face the ABCs of Survivor, their most challenging immunity & a highly contentious tribal. Plus, we talk ideal Saturday mornings, veiny Dicks & UK chocolate vs American. Join us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We've finally crossed the threshold of our previous UK coverage and entered new territory with episode 4! Marmalade, Olds vs Youngs, more animal killing, spooky swamp immunity...it's another wacky week in Survivor UK! Plus, we discuss the fallout from the recent "Cockney Mine or Cockney Rhyme" showdown. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're joined by honorary "Across the Pond Correspondant" Peter of the Revive Survivor UK campaign for an overview of Survivor UK & his experience with the franchise, some tasty tea spilling & a rousing edition of the game: Cockney Rhyme or Cockney Mine that will forever change the pod, & your life. Listen now.

Welcome back to the internet's first and only, the original Survivor UK podcast! We're talking mystery tins of food, celebrity look a likes (Andy = Martin Freeman), rat drowning

We're back across the pond, covering Episode 2 of Survivor UK, redux...redux...redux...[Echo] crazy food, bossy ladies, Europe chat with two ignorant Americans... we cover it all, listen now! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Happy Valentine's Day! We pen a love letter to the UK and the gone, but not forgotten Survivor UK, by heading back across the pond, and doing it right this time. Join us! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We're back in time and in Queens county with another recap of the ever unique Survivor UK. Human Board games. Intrigue. Accents. This crazy season keeps surprising. *This is a commentary watch a long track intended to be listened to while watching the Episode* --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Rat traps and surviving a plane crash are just the beginning... --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

We head back in time to another era to launch our 3 pronged research, recap and revitalization of Survivor UK! We chat the cast, shout out a friend, and delve into all of episode 1! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Wolfgang Kemptner is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse. He describes the profound effects the abuse had on his life and explains how his abuse created a dissociative identity disorder (DID), when a person develops at least two distinct personalities to help cope with trauma. Wolfgang's courage challenges the silence and attitudes surrounding sexually abused men.Click the following link listen to the full episode: https://www.wellrestorer.co.uk/podcast/  If you have been affected by listening to this episode or would like to know more information about finding help, please visit Survivor UK on https://www.survivorsuk.org/ Music: Basic Implosion by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3420-basic-implosion/License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/