Ryder Strong

Welcome to Pod Meets Twirl, a podcast that once chronicled two guys who had never seen Dancing with the Stars, but watched a season and somehow 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 Ryder 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 you feeling, Will?

But you grew up kind of, didn't you camp when you were a kid?

Once you had your own home, you were never going out of it.

Would you do like an RV?

Would you do like a camper van?

Will Friedle, that's going to be your new intro.

He's a reality competition scholar and prodigious pooper, Will Friedle.

Oh my God.

Okay, so it's not about like the animals or fear of the woods or exposure to the elements.