Catching Up with Parvati Shallow
Rob Has a Podcast | Survivor, Big Brother & Reality TV
Survivor Know-It-All, Rob Cesternino | RHAP Productions
4.9 • 5K Ratings
🗓️ 12 May 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Rob Cesternino welcomes Survivor legend Parvati Shallow to discuss her new book Nice Girls Don’t Win? and reflect on her iconic Survivor career. Parvati opens up about her journey from growing up in a commune to becoming a reality TV powerhouse, sharing how her unique upbringing prepared her for Survivor’s challenges.
The conversation delves into Parvati’s strategic mindset, exploring her approach to gameplay and the evolution of her “Black Widow” reputation. Parvati reveals insights into her decision-making process during pivotal moments, such as playing two idols in Heroes vs. Villains, and discusses how she maintains her competitive edge across multiple reality shows.
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Rob and Parvati discuss:
– Parvati’s childhood in a commune and its parallels to Survivor
– The impact of the “Black Widow” reputation on her gameplay and personal life
– Parvati’s strategy of “knowing” she would win and manifesting success
– Balancing motherhood with a reality TV career
– Upcoming projects, including Australian Survivor and new show concepts
As Parvati looks to the future, she teases her appearance on Australian Survivor and hints at new reality competition show concepts she’s developing. Will Parvati’s strategic prowess translate to success behind the scenes as a producer?
Don’t miss this in-depth conversation with one of Survivor’s most iconic players – listen to the full episode for all the details!
Topics by timestamp:
00:00 Intros
09:06 Writing a Life-Changing Book
18:01 Burning It All Down
26:32 Survivor’s Casting Process Revealed
35:02 The Black Widow’s Reputation
43:38 Healing Through Self-Discovery
52:38 Parvati’s Book Tour Plans
59:22 New Reality Show Pitch
1:04:23 Heroes vs. Villains Idol Play
1:08:21 Parvati’s Upcoming Projects
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, everybody. What's going on? |
| 0:10.1 | Rob Sesternerino back with a very special interview for you here today. |
| 0:17.0 | A real treat for me and the listeners to be back here reunited with the Black Widow of |
| 0:26.9 | Survivor. Of course, the winner of Survivor Micronesia, the two-time finalist, the Duchess |
| 0:35.0 | of Deception, the Survivor Mount Rushmore member. |
| 0:41.7 | She is a mother. |
| 0:44.6 | She is also mother. |
| 0:47.7 | She is also the author of the brand new book. |
| 0:51.7 | Nice girls don't win. |
| 0:53.5 | It's Parvety Shallow. |
| 0:54.7 | Parvety, how are you? |
| 0:56.3 | Rob, what an intro. |
| 0:59.4 | Very thorough. |
| 1:00.2 | Yes. |
| 1:00.9 | Thank you. |
| 1:01.6 | And what a career, Parvety. |
| 1:05.7 | Now, looking back on almost 20 years of reality, TV, debauchery, all sorts of |
| 1:18.4 | different things, but now here, now author we can add to your title. How are you, Parvety? |
| 1:25.1 | Oh my God. Yeah, it's wild to be adding author to my title because I do feel like Survivor found me |
| 1:33.7 | at a time in my life when it's like the stars aligned and I was meant to do that show. |
| 1:40.7 | Yeah. |
| 1:41.2 | But I like sort of I sort of fell into it. |
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