Talking About Stuff, with Mike and Christiana

"Hello, this is Mike."

Why was 114 so late?

I'm building a green-screen in my spare bedroom.

Week 2 of Survivor Fiji



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Brief Plug for Billibub Baddings and The Case of the Singing Sword by Tee Morris

Survivor Fiji!




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Here's the rest of the pre-show, sorry I don't have time for the detailed notes right now.

Direct Download: TAS 113

Online now! CTAS 112

Survivor Fiji Castaways Announced!


19 Castaways? Something fishy is going on. Perhaps a surprise contestant?

Race divisions again?

Which of the races has only 4? Depends on which category Lisi is in.

Castaways are at http://www.cbs.com/primetime/survivor14

Mike was feeling slighted until we establish Lisi is Hispanic.


Alex

Seems very smart, driven.

freelance lawyer

Climbed Mt. Whitney? Mike fills us in with the wrong anecdote.

A pause for bad news about Joe Murphy. Find out more at http://michaelandevo.com

Mike, with the facts on Mt. Whitney.

Alex seems to have an eye for strategy

Could be a real contender, Mike's early favorite


Anthony

I like him a lot. He's a LARPer for crying out loud!

"friendly, dorky and intelligent"

Mike was reminded of me, but clarifies that he doesn't think I'm a 32-year-old black man.

An actor and a genre writer too? This guy is right up my alley!

Could be too smart for his own good.

Grew up in Compton, but didn't get into gangs, etc.

Fits in with many different groups, or "not quite a fit" with everyone?



"Boo"

My first thought was hillbilly type, but he may be smarter than his first impression might convey.

A "cerebral athlete"

Thick accent could lead people to underestimate him.

Compares himself to Tom Sawyer, he must be a reader

Favorite scent was "food"



A tangent about roses.



Boo is strong, but does he have endurance?



A tangent about what we're watching on TV


Cassandra

An engineer "manager" --- What does that mean?

Textbook "girl"

Seems nice, but no hunger to win. "Hey, this sounds like fun"

Very religious


Dre

Could be smart, but "sounds" uneducated, not very well-spoken

Made some insightful points, but talks like a hip-hop video

Grew up homeless, and made it through college by cheerleading!

Will people underestimate him? Are WE underestimating him?

Acts very confident, but perhaps some buried insecurity about his lack of education?



Earl

Mike: "I like him, but he's just kind of a normal dude."

He says he lives in CA and likes it.

He says his strategy will be "fluid" which I think is code for "passive"

Brought up his mother THREE times in his 2 minute video, says she's very influential in his life

We both think he's a little bit "Norman Bates"


We spend a moment imagining a Survivor Rhythm Game



Edgardo

In a video, kind of misapplied a proverb.

Interesting favorite movies.

Says he has a temper.

Probably will only get worse when he's tired and hungry.

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