Road to Reality | Back to the Beginning with Rob Cesternino Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former reality TV contestants about how being on TV has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Episode 8 of Road to Reality features Rob Cesternino, Founder of RHAP and 2X Survivor player. Join Rob (@robcesternino) and Kellyn (@theKellynB) as they discuss the Survivor world through Rob’s eyes all the way back to the beginning in 2000, the insane way he found out he was going to be on All Stars, the deep differences between playing the first time on a high, and the second time with it not going so well, his journey from working at an insurance company all the way through building RHAP up to the podcast network that it is today. Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and @theKellynB and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Links: Join RHAP Patreon and support Rob and his amazing team! Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH! Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality | Defying the Odds with David Wright Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former reality TV contestants about how being on TV has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Episode 7 of Road to Reality features David Wright (Millennials vs Gen X & Edge of Extinction). Join David (@realdavewright) and Kellyn (@theKellynB) as they really dig into the powerful, life changing effect that Survivor had on David’s self-perception and his relationship with and management of his anxiety. They cover topics ranging from David’s childhood on the East Coast to becoming a writer on hit shows like Family Guy, Malcolm In The Middle and The Gimmicks. Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and @theKellynB and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Links: Listen to: The Daily Beans, Reply All Episode 158 The Missing Hit, Fly on the Wall, Pink Pony Club by Chappell Roan Follow David on Instagram @realdavewright Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH! Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants. Episode 8 features Wendell Holland, contestant from Winners at War and Winner of Survivor Ghost Island. Wendell takes us through a 10 year journey starting in 2013 when he sent in his first Survivor audition tape way back in 2013. We talk through Wendell’s casting attempts, about winning Survivor, his very different experience on WaW in 2020 and the backlash that came with it. We discuss the CBS Diversity Initiative, doing cool stuff with Brice + Wen Present, and recently becoming a parent. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants.   In episode 7, Davie Rickenbacker from Survivor David v. Goliath talks us through how he ended up as a public health professional working at CDC during a pandemic, how being an extrovert means something different once you enter the world of reality tv, growing up as middle child of three boys in South Carolina, bringing his childhood dreams to life in adulthood, and how he’s navigating being an influencer online and in Atlanta, and of course - his experience of being on Survivor and his specific reasons for wanting to play again in the new era.   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants.   In episode 6, we speak with Gabby Pascuzzi from Season 37, David vs. Goliath. Gabby is currently getting her PhD in Social Psychology, a life experience that has given her the expertise to reflect upon the Survivor experience through a unique lens. Gabby talks about being an “emotional woman” on Survivor, mentoring “new school” Survivors becoming what Gabby has coined a Survivor Elder. She catches us up on her life outside of Survivor along the way.   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants.   In Episode 5 of Road to Reality, we get to chat with Peih-Gee Law. We know Peih-Gee from her Survivor gameplay in Survivor: China and Survivor: Cambodia. In this episode, we talk about how she feels about her more well rounded edit, seeing life through rose colored glasses, how she’s moved from being a lone wolf to a creator of communities, Peih-Gee’s 5 keys to living a happy life, getting lucky and being in control of your own life experience.   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Show Links: Reality Escape Pod https://roomescapeartist.com/reality-escape-pod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants.   In Episode 4, Kellyn and Adam Klein explore the unique and powerful ways Survivor has woven through Adam's life like a golden thread. Adam, winner of Survivor Millennials v. GenX and contestant on Winners at War talks us through being a true Survivor Superfan since childhood, how his re-entry after the game looked different than everyone else's, the impact of his beautiful late mother, Susie, on the world, his life, how he treats everyone he meets and how he continues to pursue his passions despite the world suggesting otherwise.   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Show Links: Work with Adam: adamklein.com/casting Watch Adam's Mole Lake Tahoe Production: https://www.youtube.com/@TheMoleLakeTahoe Support Lung Cancer Research: https://www.lungstrong.org/ Follow Adam on Twitter @adamscottklein & on Instagram @survivoradam Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants.   In Episode 3 of Road to Reality, Kellyn sits down with her Survivor muse, Kelley Wentworth. Kelley is a three time Survivor contestant who discusses the differences of playing Survivor multiple times, relationships with fellow cast mates, being an adoptive dog mom and being child free by choice. During the rapid round questions, Kelley digs into great Survivor casting advice.   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants.   In episode 2, Kellyn Bechtold discusses the before, during and after of playing Survivor Season 36 Ghost Island with her fellow cast member, Domenick Abbate. Dom and Kellyn loosely worked together off and on throughout the season, but it was an alliance of convenience, not one of true connection. Six years have passed since and their relationship has morphed into a true friendship. Follow along as they wind through their memories of casting, playing and surviving it all, first in perpendicular, then in parallel. Get to know more about Dom's life post Survivor and hear some of his best game advice.   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Show Links: Martin Reed Insomnia Coach Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2eVnnsowPQAnS4cZX73dEf Twitter: @AbbateDomenick Instagram: @Domenick_Abbate Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants.   In episode 1, Chrissy Hofbeck (@TheRealChrissyH) from Heroes vs. Healers vs. Hustlers Season 35 takes us all the way from being raised on two continents, traveling solo to Australia, getting on Survivor, becoming an Amazon best selling author and Ted Talk presenter. She opens up about testing positive for the BRCA gene and her current experience of going through multiple surgeries as a result and gives us all advice on how we can support friends and family going through medical challenges.   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Show Links: Winning Conditions by Christine Hofbeck Christine Hofbeck TEDTalk: Surviving and Thriving: Living Beyond a Distracted Life Kellyn’s Reddit AMA on How to Criticize Survivors Without Going Too Far Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Survivor Ghost Island's Kellyn Bechtold talks with reality tv contestants about how their time on television has impacted their life and their journey since the experience. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality | A Thing You Did Once with Jacob Derwin Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former reality TV contestants about how being on TV has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Episode 6 of Road to Reality features Jacob Derwin from Ghost Island. Jacob (@JacobDerwin) and Kellyn (@theKellynB) begin their conversation catching up from a special podcast studio in Soho, learn about Jacob’s music career (he wrote the theme song of the podcast), and really get into the nitty gritty of Jacob’s Survivor experience - a perspective for when going on Survivor doesn’t go as expected, and how he picked himself up, dusted himself off and started his post-Survivor life. This is a perspective we can all learn from. Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and @theKellynB and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Links: Read: Severance by Ling Ma Listen: Paraphrase, How Did This Get Made, Radiolab Colors Episode Music: Party Nails Follow Jacob’s Music and Work at JacobDerwin.com, and on Instagram @JacobDerwin Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH! Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality | Survivor x BB Crossover with Andy Herren Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former reality TV contestants about how being on TV has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Episode 5 of Road to Reality features Andy Herren, the winner of Big Brother 15. Join the effervescent Andy (@andyherren) and Kellyn (@theKellynB) as they discuss Andy’s application process and the paranoia that comes with being a reality tv star hopeful, building his own business, becoming sober, getting recognized daily, and hear about his Survivor fandom. Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and @theKellynB and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Links: Podcasts: The Big Picture, Keep It, Las Culturistas, The Deep Dive with Jessica St. Clair and June Diane Raphael, This Had Oscar Buzz, The Daily, The New Flesh Horror Movies, Ruined, The Michelle Collins Show, SUP (Sexy Unique Podcast) Song: Apple Charlie xcx Follow Andy on Twitter @AndyHerren and Instagram @AndyHerren Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH! Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality | Cutting Your Losses with J’Tia Hart Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former reality TV contestants about how being on TV has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Episode 4 of Road to Reality features J’Tia Hart from Survivor: Cagayan. Join J’Tia (@JTiaPhd) and Kellyn (@theKellynB) as they start the conversation by getting into the unforgettable rice moment on Cagayan, how an Amazing Race application quickly turned into a spot on Survivor, J’Tia’s experience becoming a nuclear engineer, women in STEM, surviving breast cancer and so much more. Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and @theKellynB stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Links: Purple Pants Podcast: Real Housewives Read: Strengths Finder Listen: Science Friday, Kill Bill by SZA Listen: Early Detection, Mammograms & Breast Cancer Care with Dr. Rachel Brem Resources: Wheels for Women Twitter: @Jtiaphd Instagram: @JTiaPhd Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH! Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality | "It's What You Make of It" with Karishma Patel Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former reality TV contestants about how being on TV has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Episode 3 of Road to Reality features Karishma Patel from Survivor 39: Island of the Idols. Join Karishma and Kellyn as they discuss Karishma’s life trajectory from her childhood in Philadelphia, through her Semester-At-Sea to passing three bar exams to now living in Texas. Karishma reflects on her strengths and weaknesses in and out of the game of Survivor and tells us all about the incredible impact the Survivor experience had on her life as a whole. Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and @theKellynB stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Links: Read: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus Read: Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt Listen to: Pasoori by Ali Sethi & Shae Gill Follow Karishma on Twitter & Instagram @QTKarishma Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH! Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality | There’s No Going Back with Victoria Baamonde Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former reality TV contestants about how being on TV has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Episode 2 features Victoria Baamonde from Survivor 38: Edge of Extinction. Join Victoria and Kellyn as they discuss Victoria’s experience of really being herself on the show, perfectionism, being portrayed as a villain, living with anxiety, playing with returnees and catching us up on her life since being on the beach. Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and @theKellynB stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Show Links: Read: Reinventing your Life Jeffery Young Janet KloskoListen: blowin' Smoke by Teddy Swims. Dog lovers, check out: tryfi.com Follow Victoria on Instagram: @VeeblesTheRapper & Twitter: @VeeBaamonde Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH! Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality | Representation with Karla Cruz Godoy Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former reality TV contestants about how being on TV has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Episode 1 features Karla Cruz Godoy from Survivor 43. Join Karla and Kellyn as they discuss body image, representation, re-entry after filming, separating yourself from your game and social media and the amazing work Karla is doing today in the education landscape. Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and @theKellynB stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! The Pride Has Spoken with Karla Find Karla on Instagram @yasqueer, Twitter @karlacruzgodoy, Fortnight on Twitch @survivorkarla Support Big Picture Learning & Planned Parenthood Listen to Bomba Estero's My Love Tainy Remix Read Borderlands (La Frontera) by Gloria Anzaldua Listen to Dissect Podcast Visit Point Bonito Lighthouse  Never miss a minute of RHAP’s extensive Survivor coverage! LISTEN! Subscribe to the Survivor podcast feed WATCH! Watch and subscribe to the podcast on YouTube SUPPORT!  Become a RHAP Patron for bonus content, access to Facebook and Discord groups plus more great perks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  In the final episode of Road to Reality, we have a new school representative from Survivor Season 42, our first veterinarian, our first Canadian, Omar Zaheer. We catch up with Omar while he’s just one year out, his season aired in spring of 2022. We discuss where he sees himself along the path in comparison to those who have come before him on this series. We talk more about the immediate aftermath, what it’s like to watch Survivor, be recognized by fans and how it impacts our lives back home. We talk about his path to becoming an exotic animal veterinarian and why it’s so important to know who you are before playing Survivor   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Show Links: Wild Ontario http://wildontario.ca/ Dateline NBC Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dateline-nbc/id1464919521 Instagram @Ozaheer24 Twitter @omarzaheerdvm Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Road to Reality is a limited edition series hosted by Kellyn Bechtold (@theKellynB) from Survivor Ghost Island. Listen in while she interviews former Survivor contestants about their real life and how being on reality television has had a major impact on their life trajectories. Every reality contestant has been on a story-worthy journey to land on television and yet the edit turns them into a hero or a villain or maybe something in between, but it is always just one dimension. Tune in to hear a 360 degree perspective from some of your favorite contestants.   Episode 9 features Dino Paulo, the Sole Survivor of Survivor South Africa: Return of the Outcasts (Season 9) who also previously competed on Survivor South Africa: Immunity Island (Season 8). Dino takes us through the experience of playing Survivor SA and how it compares and contrasts with US Survivor. He is able to describe the psychological experience of going through casting, losing and winning Survivor with exceptional insights. We find how playing Survivor in two different countries is different in a few ways, and yet how incredibly similar it is as a human experience of a lifetime.   Did you enjoy Road to Reality? Let us know on Twitter by tagging @RobHasAPodcast and stay tuned to the RHAP Survivor feed for more incredible off-season content like this! Show Links: Twitter @alsodino Instagram @thatguydino Zombie by The Cranberries Otherside by Red Hot Chili Peppers Dino’s Escape Room in Cape Town HintHunt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices