About this episode

Jonathan Penner discusses the differences between the Old Era and New Era of Survivor and shares his preparation methods for the show.

Jonathan Penner, 3x Survivor player and longtime fan favorite, is joining Wells this week to talk Old Era vs. New Era, the secret to success in this game, and whether or not he received a call for season 50! Jonathan reveals WHY the New Era is actually more difficult, despite popular opinion.  Plus, he spills his methods of *trying* to prepare for the show back in the day (which may have included bootleg DVD’s)… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Teddi Mellencamp, Tamra Judge

Guest: Jonathan Penner

Topics covered

• Survivor
• game strategy
• Old Era vs. New Era
• reality TV
• preparation methods

Keywords

• Survivor
• Jonathan Penner
• game strategy
• reality TV
• Old Era
• New Era
• preparation methods

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Books & works: Survivor

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