Escaping Reality

Short and sweet episode for you today because we were on a little bit of a time crunch and the episode actually was pretty straight forward. No journeys. No reward (with or without a *redacted* country star). Just an immunity challenge and two tribal councils. So, we thought we'd try and keep the recap short. We'll see you next week for the MERGE (?!).P.S. RIP to two of our faves. It was a tough day for Team AgieIf you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown:Intro (0:00-1:44)Initial Thoughts (1:44-14:03)Episode Recap (14:03-41:51)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (41:51-45:20)Castaway of the Week (45:20-47:29)Rapid Fire (47:29-52:40)Outro (52:40-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Zac Brown. That's it. That's the description. This week we talk about the Zac Brown of it all, and we have strongggg thoughts. Oh, and we also recap the rest of the ep, what little there is. And of course we have our vibe checks for Jeff, Castaways of the Week, and Rapid Fire.Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Twitter @EscRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

*Technically* this episode is a recap of Survivor Season 50, Episode 3. But, in reality, it's a lot of us whacking Jeff multiple times for the rap that he felt was necessary to include in the episode. I guess we also talk about the tribe swap, the camp dynamics, and the loss of Q (an icon). We are having a time discussing this one. Just a silly, whimsy time with the girls (we're trying to balance out the new loyalty and integrity nonsense), enjoy!!If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown:Intro (0:00-1:36)Initial Thoughts (1:36-8:57)Episode Recap (8:57-1:01:28)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (1:01:28-1:06:17)Castaway of the Week (1:06:17-1:09:49)Rapid Fire (1:09:49-1:17:05)Outro (1:17:05-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Was this the best episode of Survivor ever??! MAYBE. Was it the best episode in recent memory? Almost Certainly. Survivor Season 50 Episode 2 had a little bit of everything we could ever want... Laugh out loud moments, endearing castaway spotlights, some good old-fashioned Cirie strategizing, and a vote that made this podcast finally feel validated. We're talking through every moment, as usual. Plus, we're asking the hard hitting questions like: 'what does Jeff mean by that?' and 'Where the heck is Tiffany??' Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Tik Tok @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.And as always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

IT'S FINALLY A SEASON OF RETURNERS ON SURVIVOR 50: In the Hands of the Fans. We're not 100% sure that we actually voted for all the things Jeff says we did, but we did have a pretty good time with this first episode. There's a hint of, dare we say it, *hope* in the air, and we're going to hold onto that for as long as possible. Agie, Anna, and Stacey are here to break down all the parts of the episode alongside our regular segments. What a treat for all of us! 🔥🏝️If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown:Intro (0:00-2:26)One Minute Thoughts (2:26-14:17)Episode Recap (14:17-1:06:39)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (1:06:39-1:08:17)Castaway of the Week (1:08:17-1:10:25)Rapid Fire (1:10:25-1:12:16)Outro (1:12:16-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Welcome back to Escaping Reality! It's been a long break, but we are back and ready for all things Survivor 50! We are back on the mic talking about our hopes and fears for Season 50, and battling it out for our draft picks. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Tik Tok @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.And as always, thanks for listening and thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

We did it. We finished Survivor Season 49. It was no easy task, but together we laughed, cried (not really), and realized once again that, sometimes, talking about Survivor with your friends really is the best part of watching Survivor. We're recapping the final episode (episode 13) and managing to find at least THREE things we enjoyed! While we may have a lot of negative comments, as always, it comes from our pure love of this show and the people who play on it. But.... we still have high expectations, Jeff. We'll be keeping a close eye on you in the seasons to come... Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on TikTok @EscapingRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Welcome back to Escaping Reality! We are one episode away from the S49 finale, and honestly it can't get here soon enough (derogatory). Join us as we discuss Rizzo milking his idol for allll it's worth, the audience being blindsided, and what we are looking forward to in the finale (spoiler alert, not a ton). Plus we have our usual vibe checks for Jeff, Castaways of the Week, and Rapid Fires. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod, and on Twitter @EscRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us.

We're soooooo close to this season being over and, honestly, we're getting ready to wrap it up and move on. This week, Anna & Agie weave an episode recap in and out of tangents about the state of Survivor, the state of Media, and our states of mind. We have some questions... we have a few compliments for this episode...and we have some serious laughs as we try to make sense of it all. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on TikTok @EscapingRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

.....SIGH..... we're having a hard time this season. After 49 seasons of Survivor, we may have finally hit our breaking point. So, once again, we're recapping an episode littered with suggestions for how to improve upon the new era. From strategy critiques to general behavioral advice, we have a lot to say despite having some pretty negative feelings about this episode overall. But! in true Escaping Reality fashion, we still managed to yap for an hour about 1 episode of television. It is still technically Survivor after all. Even if it doesn't totally look and sound and feel the way we want it to. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on TikTok @EscapingRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Well, we're just 4 episodes from the end of the season, and we're struggling to figure out what the end game is. We discuss the intricacies (or lack thereof) of the camp dynamics as we try to unravel what happened in this episode. We have a bit of a gag talking about it with each other, but we're feeling a bit down on the season as a whole. If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown:Intro (0:00-1:32)One Minute Thoughts (1:32-12:07)Episode Recap (12:07-1:06:00)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (1:06:00-1:09:05)Castaway of the Week (1:09:05-1:12:46)Rapid Fire (1:12:46-1:20:05)Outro (1:20:05-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Welcome back to Escaping Reality! This week we are recapping Season 49, episode 8. We discuss the splitting into teams for the immunity challenge, the possible rise of the Rizgod, and the vote out of a pod fav.Plus we obviously have our typical vibe checks for Jeff, Castaways of the Weeks, and Rapid Fires. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Twitter @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us

We're Merged, Baby!!! but we have a long way to go... It's halfway through season 49 of Survivor and Jeff can't stop reminding us that season 50 is just around the corner. But we have to focus on what's happening HERE and NOW and what's happening HERE and NOW is a lot of re-hashing tribe dynamics now that all our castaways are living on a merged beach. In classic new-era fashion, we're giving SOME of our friends a bad meal, taking a commercial break during a 2 part challenge, and working on 1 of many steps to a beware advantage. So let's talk about it!! Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on TikTok @EscapingRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

It's a double recap episode! We missed you last week, but all 3 of us are back together to give you some coverage of the highlights of Episode 5 as well as a full recap of Episode 6. Episode 6 seems to be the high point of the season so far, so we we're surprisingly positive about the episode. We can't wait to hear what y'all think!If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown:Intro (0:00-1:11)One Minute Thoughts (1:11-8:41)Episodes Recap (8:41-45:05)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (45:05-47:21)Castaway of the Week (47:21-50:43)Rapid Fire (50:43-56:15)Outro (56:15-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

You ever watch Survivor and think too hard about it? US TOO! We're catching up on Season 49 Episode 4 & our patience is wearing thin (I'm talking to you, Jeff). There is still plenty to cover this week with a Tribe Swap!! Shaking up the alliances always leads to some interesting dynamics, though we're not huge fans of how the numbers played out. But, we finally get a challenge without a puzzle!!! That's a win, even if the reward was crap (in Sophie's eyes AND ours). Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on TikTok @EscapingRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Welcome back to Escaping Reality! This week we share our thoughts on Survivor Season 49 episode 3. We discuss the new castaway (aka the Sea Crate), what is boring us about the season so far, and our hopes for an upcoming tribe shakeup. Plus we obviously have our typical vibe checks for Jeff, Castaways of the Week, and Rapid Fires. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on Twitter @EscRealityPod --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us.

Well, I wish we could say that we are as high on Survivor Season 49 in episode 2 as we maybe were after episode 1. BUT, there's still a lot for us to discuss! Anna, Stacey, and Agie are all here to discuss all the highs, lows, and twists in this episode as they try to navigate the lingo of the youths. We don't nail the lingo, but we think we have the recap covered. If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown:Intro (0:00-1:38)One Minute Thoughts (1:38-12:55)Episode Recap (12:55-44:35)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (44:35-46:57)Castaway of the Week (46:57-48:19)Rapid Fire (48:19-49:22)Outro (49:22-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

WE ARE BACK, BABY! And, we've brought our tepid reactions and big belly laughs with us! Survivor Season 49 is finally and you get to hear how Agie and Anna are feeling about a premiere with *no* Beware Advantages...it's a fun little giggle fest without Stacey to keep us honest and on track. Excited to see how Rizgod and the rest of the S49 castaways play this game. *Shania Twain voice* "LET'S GO GIRLS!"If you're looking for a specific segment, here's a breakdown:Intro (0:00-2:25)One Minute Thoughts (2:25-9:30)Episode Recap (9:30-46:52)Jeff Needs a Vibe Check (46:52-49:37)Castaway of the Week (49:37-53:06)Outro (53:06-end)Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscapingRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and on Twitter ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@EscRealityPod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --  If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows.As always, thanks for listening & thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

Survivor is back, baby & so are we !!! Survivor Season 49 is starting and we're here to give our overarching thoughts and first impressions before the first episode. Plus, Anna, Stacey, and Agie are making their picks for the Escaping Reality draft. Follow along with us this season to find out who made the best judgments ! Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on TikTok @EscapingRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for Escaping Reality with us!

The official cast of Survivor Season 50 is out and we have a lot of feelings to get off our chests. We wanted to hop on and vent a little... about our overall thoughts on the makeup of the milestone season & more specific impressions of the individual players chosen. We're ready for our mind's to be changed as we get closer to the actual season, but we just had to get on and rant a little. Be sure to give us a follow on Instagram @EscapingRealityPod and on TikTok @EscapingRealityPod. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe & leave us a rating/review on Apple Podcasts and/or Spotify! Make sure to tell your friends about the pod so they can join you (and us) on our journey through reality competition shows. And as always, thanks for Escaping Reality with us!