Episode Details

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TRIGGER WARNING: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and suicide. Please listen with discretion. 

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Approximate Timestamps

00:00 Intro and Initial Thoughts

04:25 Origins & Productions

17:26 Stacey Stillman Lawsuit (2000)

19:45 Ads

22:36 Richard Hatch (S1 and All Stars S8)

27:47 Survivor Outback (Season 2, 2001)

31:24 Survivor Thailand (Season 5, 2002)

33:56 Survivor Pearl Islands (Season 7, 2003)

36:13 Survivor Vanuatu (Season 9, 2004)

39:25 Ostracizing Contestants with Disabilities

45:55 Production Error in Challenge (Season 3, Africa, 2001)

50:28 The Black Widow Brigade

01:01:39 Ad Marker

01:01:39 Fiji - Dreamz vs Yau Man controversy 

01:03:42 Colton Cumbie Racist Behavior

01:05:30 Jeff Varner Outs Zeke Smith as Transgender

01:09:17 Extra / Later Seasons

01:19:00 Final thoughts & Wrap up

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