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You are here: Home / Lifestyle / Survivor IRL

November 4, 2022

Survivor IRL

Ellen and I went to Washington DC on Wednesday for a live Survivor event with Rob Has A Podcast. Here’s the recap – and the Survivors we met in real life! 

Survivor IRL recap this !

The winner of Survivor 42 – Maryanne (left) – and fan favorite, Omar (top)!

Survivor IRL!

As you likely already know, my friends Ellen, Hillary and I are huge fans of Survivor. We’ve seen all 42 seasons – and counting!

And we’ve even done our own Survivor weekends. 

Rob Has A Podcast aka RHAP

We all listen to Rob Has A Podcast, which is the most famous Survivor podcast produced by former Survivor contestant Rob Cesternino, who was on Amazon (season 6) and All-Stars (season 8). 

Every week Rob and his team produce recaps of the show and interview players. 

Our event on Wednesday was a gathering of RHAP Survivor fans and a live recording of the Know It Alls Episode, which you can watch here.

Ellen and me with Rob at the after party

Rob Has A Podcast

Pre-Show Dinner at Zaytinia

Ellen and I drove up in the afternoon and spent the night at a Courtyard by Marriott that was in walking distance to the events. 

Ellen and Kath

After we donned our Survivor buffs, we went to dinner at Zaytinya. Ellen researched great spots in the area and we both love Turkish, Greek, and Lebanese cuisine.

Zaytinya

dinner at Zaytinya

All the flatbread!

Zaytinya flatbread

Cocktails

Ellen had the Za-atar Margarita with “za’atar air” foam, and I loved my spiced mezcal drink. 

Zaytinya cocktails Zaytinya dinner and cocktails spiced mezcal drink

The Food

We ordered 5 dishes, ending with the famous grilled octopus. 

HTIPITI

marinated roasted red peppers, feta, thyme

marinated roasted red peppers, feta, thyme

FALAFEL

traditional crispy chickpea fritters, tumeric pickles, cherry tomato, tahini

FALAFEL

This was my favorite dish!!

FALAFEL plate

BANTIJIAN BIL LABAN

crispy eggplant, roasted garlic yogurt, pistachio, mint-cardamom spice

BANTIJIAN BIL LABAN

MUSHROOM KAPNISTÁ

smoked mushrooms, dates, roasted walnuts, cumin, labneh

MUSHROOM KAPNISTÁ

OCTOPUS SANTORINI

grilled Mediterranean octopus, marinated onions, capers, yellow split pea purée

OCTOPUS SANTORINI

Everything was incredible!

grilled Mediterranean octopus

Walk to The National Press Club

We took a brisk walk to the National Press Club where the event was held. 

The National Press Club - Survivor IRL

We got there an hour early and snagged some great seats. 

Survivor IRL recap

Rob Has An Announcement

Our host for the evening let us know some Survivors were in the house! We knew this was likely, but it was SO COOL to get to mingle with former players! 

Rob Survivor IRL recap

Ellen and I jumped up right away with our seat-neighbor Maisie to meet Maryanne and Omar from season 42. 

Survivor IRL recap

It was madness in there! (Also really hope our boosters keep us healthy…..!) 

Survivor event 2022

We also met Tori from 42, who was super nice! We ended up going down 13 flights of stairs with her later and now we are BFFs. Haha. 

Survivor Tori from 42

We met all the Survivors in attendance. So so fun. 

And then we all watched the live episode. 

Live Podcast

After the episode concluded (with lots of gasps and cheering), Rob came back on stage with Maryanne to discuss what happened. 

You can listen to the live podcast here. 

Survivor event podcast

Mike Turner + Omar joined the panel

Survivor IRL Mike Turner + Omar

Also on the stage: Wendell Holland, winner of Survivor 36: Ghost Island and Brice Izyah of Survivor 28: Cagayan. 

Survivor IRL on stage

This was our first live event, and it won’t be our last!

Survivor IRL live event

The After Party

Brice and Wendell hosted the after party across the street which was more time to mingle with players and fans. 

Ellen fangirling so hard

Ellen with Survivor player

I was up way past my bedtime and sipping ice water : ) 

kath with iced water

Night night Maryanne!

Survivor IRL recap

We walked home at midnight and slept till almost 8. I was so thankful my body clock didn’t wake me up at 6. This old gal can’t stay up late anymore. 

Breakfast at Tatte

After a quick shower, we went to Tatte for coffee and breakfast. I had the best coffee and eggs with tomatoes and whipped goat cheese on sourdough. We need a Tatte in Cville!

Breakfast at Tatte

Are you watching Survivor this fall!?

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  1. Pamela Talley says

    November 4, 2022 at 9:06 am

    I thought of you this summer! Wendell Holland filmed a commercial at my house this summer and was the famous “host” of the garage makeover being filmed. I think he was expecting me to know who he was and I just didn’t lol. I don’t watch survivor. But he was super nice and I loved learning a little bit about the show!

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    • Kath Younger says

      November 4, 2022 at 9:08 am

      THAT IS SO COOL!!

      Reply
  2. Mandy says

    November 4, 2022 at 11:17 am

    This is super cool. I love Survivor. I’d love to play because I am so impressed by the pure endurance and physicality of it all, in addition to the sense that everyone seems transformed by their experience on Survivor. I know I could not handle the social aspect though (I mean probably not the physical part either). I would be so paranoid all the time and would get myself kicked off just for being a spaz, like the lady that got voted off a few episodes ago. I do not understand how some players can be so confident about their safety in the game. Always blows my mind. 🙂 I’ll have to check out the podcast! Thanks

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    • Kath Younger says

      November 4, 2022 at 11:32 am

      I would love to play too, and I really need to apply again. But I honestly have no idea how I would do. I think the bugs and sleeping outside would be the hardest part, but you’re right that the paranoia would probably be really hard as well. They talked about how safe everyone seemed to feel on the podcast, and they said that they might have just said they felt safe so their alliance members heard them but that inside they might have really been terrified.

      Reply
  3. Sarah says

    November 4, 2022 at 11:56 am

    Great post! I attended the event as well and it was such a blast!

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      November 4, 2022 at 12:13 pm

      I can’t wait to go to the next one!

      Reply
      • Sarah says

        November 4, 2022 at 1:06 pm

        Me too!

        Reply
  4. Andrea says

    November 5, 2022 at 1:17 pm

    Amaaazing! I am a big RHAP fan and so hope he does a Canadian show sometime!

    Reply
  5. Amanda says

    November 5, 2022 at 6:35 pm

    HOW FUN! I don’t watch Survivor any more (I only watched the first few seasons) but this sounds like it was a great event. And the dinner beforehand…YUM!

    Reply
  6. Elizabeth says

    November 5, 2022 at 8:26 pm

    I just started listening to Rob’s podcast last year, and I love it! I listened to the live podcast and it sounded like such a fun time—so cool that you were there!! I’m not sure how I feel about all the changes that they’ve made starting with season 41…still love all the players and the show overall, but all the twists and advantages are a lot to keep track of.

    Reply
    • Kath Younger says

      November 6, 2022 at 7:15 am

      I’m fine with all the twists, but I wish it were still 39 days. The seasons feel too short to me now!

      Reply
  7. mallory says

    November 6, 2022 at 1:29 pm

    I’m not a survivor fan but I am a fan of Tatte!! Best breakfast in Boston

    Reply

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