Pod Meets Twirl'd: Survivor 5005
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4.7 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 27 March 2026
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
Survivor 50 is Will’s introduction to the Survivor-verse, and now he has a shocking update on his relationship with the fandom.
And in the new episode, he holds nothing back with his critiques on what the audience sees during the challenges. Do you agree that the players act like 10-year-olds?
Will and Rider may have different perspectives on the show, but one thing they can agree on - they're gonna miss a fan favorite.
50 seasons. 24 people. And 2 guys becoming experts. The tribe has spoken once again on Pod Meets Twirl’d: Seeking Immunity!
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:14.2 | Welcome to PodMeets Twirled, a podcast that once chronicled two guys who had never seen dancing with the stars, but watched a season |
| 0:21.0 | and somehow walked away experts. From there, we ventured into traitors, a show I'd never seen, |
| 0:26.4 | but one Will swore he could win, and now we turn to Survivor, Season 50, the big one. |
| 0:33.1 | And this time the roles are reversed, Will has seen exactly one season, the first one. |
| 0:37.3 | Meanwhile, I've watched for years. |
| 0:39.3 | We are Will Ferdell, who prefers his wilderness with room service, and Rider Strong, who will |
| 0:43.8 | hike any mountain but hates the beach. |
| 0:46.0 | Two best friends, one devoted to the comforts of civilization, one who would never leave |
| 0:50.1 | the woods if he could, both reality competition scholars. |
| 0:53.7 | Yep. |
| 0:54.0 | Join us as we dive into Alliance's blindsides, fire making sand, related misery, and 25 years |
| 1:00.1 | of television history culminating in a single massive season. |
| 1:03.6 | This is Pod Meets Twirled Seeking Immunity. |
| 1:07.2 | Yes. |
| 1:08.5 | All right. |
| 1:09.2 | In your journey through Survivor, how did this episode, did it make you feel better? |
| 1:13.8 | Are you still not into it? |
| 1:15.1 | I'm still not good. |
| 1:15.8 | My God. |
| 1:16.5 | I don't like the show. |
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