James Jones: Survivor, Life, & Playing To Win | Pod Friends
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Friends of Rob Has a Podcast
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 February 2025
⏱️ 99 minutes
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Summary
This week’s Pod Friends guest is the one and only James Jones (@J2daJones), the ‘Godfather’ of Survivor 43, but there’s so much more to his story than the game. In this conversation with host Matt Scott (@MattScottGW), James reveals sides of himself you might not expect—his work in maternal health, his journey through ADHD and anxiety, and how personal loss shaped his passion for building community and creating impact.
Listen as James shares how working in maternity care opened his eyes to racial disparities in healthcare, how hosting events became his way of bringing people together after his mother’s cancer diagnosis, and what really happened the day he pretended he had never heard of Survivor in a group of Survivor superfans… despite just filming the show a few weeks prior. James doesn’t hold back. Whether you’re a Survivor fan, a strategist at heart, or just love hearing inspiring and unexpected life stories, this episode is one you won’t want to miss.
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| 0:00.0 | Want to give a special someone a gift they'll truly love this Valentine's Day? |
| 0:04.7 | Treat them to something that never goes out of style. |
| 0:07.6 | A beautiful bouquet of 12 red roses. |
| 0:11.0 | They're classic for a reason. |
| 0:12.9 | And all for just 15 pounds at Waitrose. |
| 0:16.3 | Selected lines and stores. |
| 0:17.6 | Subject to availability ends 14th of February. |
| 0:20.3 | James Jones, the one and only not james damn |
| 0:25.2 | there's also james earl jones why should people listen to this episode of pod friends featuring you |
| 0:31.7 | you should listen to the episode of pod friends featuring myself because one, I'm funny. |
| 0:39.0 | Two, I'm inspirational. |
| 0:41.3 | So, no, like literally, I just think it's like, I think, oh, whom you should listen to this episode |
| 0:46.0 | because we have a really good time. |
| 0:49.7 | You get to learn a little bit more about me. |
| 0:52.0 | You get a little bit more about me. |
| 0:53.2 | And it's just a good, good, |
| 0:56.3 | I had a great time of recording it. |
| 0:58.4 | And I really think you're going to enjoy it. |
| 1:01.5 | And you probably can see why they've hooted me off a survivor. |
| 1:04.4 | After listening to this episode, |
| 1:06.9 | just raising my threat level. |
| 1:22.1 | Yeah. just raising my threat level. Hot friends, |
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