On today’s show: It’s time for a new season of Survivor—the 49th, holy shit! And in honor of that, a behind-the-scenes look at what Survivor players wear. Plus: recommendations for two new competition reality TV shows, and life advice from reality TV, this time from a chef at the Culinary Institute of America.
Mentioned:
- Happier with Gretchen Rubin
- Why is Survivor 41 such a fiasco? Here are 5 reasons
- Survivor 41 finale: a streak is broken, and so was Survivor
- Survivor 49 E1: What a refreshing spit in the face from these wacky players!
- Project Runway has entered its villain era
- Why are Project Runway’s judges being such assholes?
Recommendations
- Crime Scene Zero (Netflix)
- Marshal Knight’s Dancing with the Stars recaps
- Short Trip
- Reading Rainbow Remixed | In Your Imagination (PBS Digital Studios)
Credits
- Andy Dehnart’s Reality Blurred is copyright 2025 by Reality Blurred LLC.
- Find me at realityblurred.com or andydehnart.com
- Our theme song is “Cheery Monday” by Kevin MacLeod, licensed under the Creative Commons by Attribution 4.0 License.
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