The Pod Has Spoken

‘Survivor’ Season 51 Cast Analysis with Sharon Tharp!

The Pod Has Spoken

Show Notes

Are you ready for the open era?! Tyson and Riley are back for the new season of ‘Survivor,’ and today they are joined by entertainment journalist and host of The Exclusive, Sharon Tharp, to break down the new islanders. They analyze possible favorites, talk about the correlation between new ‘Survivor’ players and ‘Big Brother’ players, and predict the future tribe dynamics for the twist-filled season.

And stay tuned for our coverage of ‘Survivor 51’ as we officially discover the new “open era”!

00:00 - Welcome!

07:54 - Lewis Kelly

17:17 - Carter Krull

21:38 - Danny “Kilby” Kilby

28:56 - Sharonda Cox

34:56 - Mike Pinsky

42:01 - Linnea Capobianco

49:03 - Aaliyah Puglia

54:59 - Brady Booker

1:02:43 - Rob Antonson

1:08:23 - Eric Macksoud

1:12:45 - Cristian Chávez

1:18:26 - Kristin Flickinger

1:22:14 - Angelica “Jelly” Loblack

1:26:36 - Alexis Levine

1:32:06 - Jenna Doore

1:37:48 - Devin Way

1:44:39 - Ana Sani

1:48:06 - An “Thien An” Nguyen

1:54:52 - Maggie Nestor

1:59:46 - Ori Jean-Charles

02:05:13 - Patt Cannaday

02:07:22 - Fans on the island? 02:08:10 - Riley’s Reads

02:12:21 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Sharon Tharp

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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