Rider Strong

Welcome to Pod Meets Twirled, a podcast that once chronicled two guys who had never seen Dancing with the Stars, but watched a season and walked away experts.

From there, we ventured into Traitors, a show I'd never seen, but Will swore he could win.

And now we turn to Survivor, season 50, the big one.

And this time the roles are reversed.

Will has seen exactly one season, the first one.

Meanwhile, I've watched for years.

We are Will Friedle, who prefers his wilderness with room service, and Rider Strong, who will hike any mountain but hates the beach.

Two best friends, one devoted to the comforts of civilization, one who would never leave the woods if he could, both reality competition scholars.

Join us as we dive into alliances, blindsides, fire-making, sand-related misery, and 25 years of television history culminating in a single massive season.

This is Pod Meets Twirled, Seeking Immunity.

How's it going, Will?

I'm a little tired.

We both admitted that we just took naps.

We're both waking up for the old man naps.

We siesta'd it.

I went and taught a class at indie school and then came back and promptly fell asleep on my couch for 25 minutes.

So we would be on the beach in Survivor just lounging.

Coach is spending a lot of time in the old hammock.

Don't you love Coach?

No.