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Show Notes

Is 17 people really too many for one island? Tyson and Riley are joined by sole survivor of ‘Survivor 47,’ Rachel, to recap the sixth episode of ‘Survivor 50: In the Hands of the Fans.’ They ask important questions like: What’s a blood moon? Then, they try to sort out the alliances between the players and decide whether the boot choices made more sense for the old-school or new-school players’ gameplay.

00:00 - Welcome!

06:07 - “Blood moon”

32:54 - Immunity challenge

1:02:20 - The sanctuary

1:04:09 - Pre-tribal scramble

1:09:36 - Tribal council

1:32:15 - Riley’s superlatives

1:44:08 - Thanks for watching!

Hosts: Tyson Apostol and Riley McAtee

Guest: Rachel LaMont

Producer: Ashleigh Smith

Theme Song: Devon Renaldo

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