Josh Wigler: A Wiggle Through Time | Pod Friends
RHAP: We Know Reality TV
Friends of Rob Has a Podcast
4.7 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 16 February 2025
⏱️ 105 minutes
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Summary
This week’s Pod Friends guest is the legendary Josh Wigler (@roundhoward)—journalist, podcaster, and RHAP’s executive editor. In this heartfelt and hilarious conversation with host Matt Scott (@MattScottGW), Josh gets real about his journey through the highs and lows of life, podcasting, and personal growth.
Listen as Josh opens up about vulnerability, boundaries, and where he is in life now. He reflects on his Survivor coverage, his sobriety journey, and what it means to face the hard things—twice. With musical theater memories, stories of mistaken fame, and a surprise song from Wanda Shirk, this episode is a rollercoaster of laughter, heart, and authenticity.
Whether you know Josh from Post Show Recaps, the Evolution of Strategy, or his iconic Survivor coverage, this conversation is a masterclass in self-reflection, grace, and embracing every part of your story—even the cringey moments.
Don’t forget to visit RHAP on Patreon to listen to Fifteen Minutes with Friends, where we get a little bit more into Carolyn’s mind, including encouragement if you’re going through the Survivor casting process.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Josh Wiggler, why should people listen to this episode of PodFriends featuring you? |
| 0:08.3 | They shouldn't. |
| 0:11.0 | Just kidding. |
| 0:11.7 | You should listen because it's fun. |
| 0:15.2 | What do we get into on the podcast? |
| 0:18.4 | We talked about, what do we talk about? |
| 0:21.7 | We talked about, |
| 0:22.5 | we talked about, |
| 0:25.9 | we talked about, |
| 0:27.9 | we talked about, |
| 0:29.2 | uh, |
| 0:29.8 | uh, |
| 0:30.3 | um, |
| 0:30.9 | uh, |
| 0:32.1 | musical theater. |
| 0:35.0 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:36.0 | We talked about Wanda Shirk. |
| 0:41.5 | Mm-hmm. |
| 0:42.9 | And we talked about googly eyes, the song of the winter. |
| 0:48.3 | All right. |
| 0:49.1 | Yeah, we did. |
| 0:50.3 | Okay, this is the end. |
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