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EPISODE · Mar 13, 2025 · 21 MIN

Pulau Tiga, The Island That Made “Survivor”

from The Atlas Obscura Podcast · host SiriusXM Podcasts & Atlas Obscura

What happens when a real place becomes a reality TV set? Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker staff writer and author of “Cue The Sun: The Invention of Reality TV,” tells us about the tumultuous first season of Survivor. The island where the first season was filmed, Pulau Tiga, presented serious challenges for cast and crew alike… and then the production team added some of their own. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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