Welcome to the global phenomenon, surviving the survivor,

where we bring you the best guests in all of true crime.

Here's your host, Emmy Award-winning journalist,

Joel Waldman.

What's up, SGS Nation?

You are not seeing things.

Phil did not suddenly drop a few pounds and go bald.

He does have a goatee, but pinch hitting for Phil Waters.

Literally 90 seconds ago, by the way, this is Surviving The Survivor,

the podcast that promises to bring you the very best guests in all of true crime.

It's not hyperbole.

It's not exaggeration.

We do it day in, day out.

Got the best team, the COE, Space Coast on the West Coast,

Steve Cohen, who's about to go to a Michigan football game tomorrow,

and of course the mods so we couldn't do this without.

But about 90 seconds ago, before going on there, I got a text from Phil Waters, America's most respected detective.

All his stuff went down on the Big Island of Hawaii, no internet.

His cell phone service is out, so, although it's curious, Scott Duffy, being the investigator, how was he able to get in touch with us?

That's very curious.

Yes, starting his elective down.

Yeah, I'm starting to think like you, Scott Duffy.

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