a group game host who creates a concept for a season that is discriminatory in nature then rolls out twists that exploit that concept even more, which sees almost every non-North American player wiped out pre-merge and early merge, and then makes a ton of questionable hosting decisions - changing / replacing challenges and bending rules for the majority, after which he protects certain people's "feelings" and tries to stop the jury from really expressing itself at ponderosa (then disinvites an entire 3 or 4 person alliance to the VL and cancels the reunion lmao) .....and then, 4 months later after it all happened, calls you out on his flop Hall of Fame ceremony because you called him the worst host ever during the course of the season?
I'm excited to be sharing with you episode 3 of my podcast, 50 Shades of Shadi, this time with the one and only, Prince of Persia DanielzSnooz ! This was actually recorded around 10 days ago when his season had just begun, however, it was supposed to be posted one week ago on Tuesday but as you all know, the blast in Beirut happened and I had to push it a little bit. But, here it is and I can't wait for all of you to give it a listen!
The podcast includes my reaction to all the new "podcasts" that I am seeing pop up, as well as my assessment of his Haiti cast, his coming All Stars season and who will make the cut, and he calls out 3 people from the group game community :x
Goes without saying, I had a blast recording with Daniel and I really want to thank him for taking the time to do this!
I'm going to tag those who I remember were mentioned in the podcast. However, I'm sure more people were mentioned that I forgot about cause this was 10 days ago. So give it a listen regardless!
P.S. If you would like to be a guest on my podcast hmu through tg mail or Skype (Shadi.Chastain)
Thank you all for those who messaged me and skyped me today. I am safe and my family is safe too. I live 3 mins away from the blast by car and when the blast happened I thought that it's an earthquake and that the building is collapsing. My house was absolutely shattered but thankfully our injuries were very minor from all the glass that broke and the ceilings that fell. National emergency has been announced and there are a lot of casualties now. I'd lie if I said that I'm not still in shock because I am. This is a once in a lifetime event and I hope no one has to live through something similar. In case you all missed it, I attached below a video of the moment the blast went off, it's a bit graphic though.
After the success of the first episode with Bigben1996, the second episode of 50 Shades of Shadi is here as I host Ethan (thewinner) to discuss Ethan's Survivor season 5 (Antarctica) and season 6 (Spain).
Also, I will be discussing my issues with several castaways that I played with, as well as
assessing (me only, not Ethan as he's the host) the cast of Ethan's newest Survivor: Spain as Ethan sits mum and laughs about it.
Finally, Ethan spills the tea on who the likely returnees are for the upcoming All Stars.
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Your feedback is definitely always appreciated and if you'd like to be on a future episode, don't hesitate to hit me up!
I don't know how old y'all were when I launched my TG podcast in 2014 (50 Shades of Shadi); I released only 5 episodes at the time and it was more of a general chat than an actual structured conversation. Yet, it was still a hit with the listeners.
So, I have decided to restart my podcast, with the below guidelines:
1. It will be more structured; I am going into each podcast knowing what I am going to talk about and allocating a time for each section to make it smoother.
2. I will only host people who have something to say; whether it's an issue they want to discuss, a season to promote, someone to call out, or a bone to pick with me; an interview needs to preferably have a thesis statement.
3. To make it more enticing to the listeners, I am definitely bringing up people from TG whether in word associations, random conversations, or in giving examples or anecdotes. So, you never know if you're gonna hear your name; especially if you know the person I am having the chat with.
4. I am not responsible for the opinion of my guest; I am merely hosting him. When I have an opinion on something, I will make sure to add it.
5. This is for fun, obviously, and because I like to talk. :D
6. Each episode will last between 30 - 60 minutes and will be released periodically. I am aiming for once a week, but this will not always be the case. To ensure continuity, I am doing them at my own pace.
7. If you would like to be a guest on my podcast, either send me a tg mail here or a skype message (id: shadi.chastain ) and we will discuss it. If you've been around long enough and have something to say, I'll be happy to host you.
And for my first guest, it is the ever-so-kind BigBen1996, a good friend / sparring partner who candidly discusses his issues during the last few times he played in Suitman13's games, as well as discussing any issues he has with other people; reviewing his previous season, which I competed in, Suriname, doing some fun word associations and discussing group game topics / memories. It was a pleasure having him and I would love to have him again sometime.
