Yahoo, Survivor's Back!

Here's the teams:

NaKum is Bobby Jon, Blake, Margaret, Judd, Cindy, Brooke, Brandon, Danni, and Jim

Yaxha is Stephanie, Gary, Briana, Brian, Amy, Rafe, Morgan, Lydia, and Jamie

Well, what did you think of the first episode?

More importantly, what do you think about the return of Stephanie and Bobby Jon?
We're not too keen on it, but we'd love to hear or read what you thought and why.

Our picks for the next to go in episode 2 is Blake if Nakum loses. Jo Ann says it will be Amy if it's Yaxha, and Stacy says it's Brianna. Who's your pick?

If you have comments or feedback, you can call and leave a voicemail at 206-350-JASS(5277). You can record an audio comment on your PC and send it to us via email at joannandstacyshow@gmail.com.

You can also send us your input as a normal email and we'll read it into the show when we record. Lastly, there's a link for comments on the webpage here.

We're playing music from the podsafe music network. Check out that site if you're looking for some new tunes for your mp3 player. Here's a link to the music we played on tonight's show: romany dance gitano flamenco by hellozero

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:08 Intro Music: romany dance gitano flamenco by hellozero
00:48 Introductions
01:05 That's just wrong
05:10 How exactly do they pick these folks?
06:37 The new teams
07:10 Amy seems weak
07:45 Lydia is way tiny
08:40 Yaxha pulls together
09:24 Nakum Men Decimated
10:54 The Contrived Reaction
11:50 Why Bobby Jon?
13:58 I bet the listeners agree with Me
14:48 The first challenge
18:10 If Blank gets hit by a tree in the forest, does Bill laugh?
21:42 A Premature Evacuation
22:08 Jungle Judd
23:34 Stephanie's Mantra
24:34 Jim's Injury
25:34 Who would it have been if not Jim?
26:36 Margaret's Role
28:02 All action with little interaction
29:09 Next time on Survivor
32:42 Requesting Listener Feedback
35:39 Outro Music: romany dance gitano flamenco by hellozero


Links for Today's Show
Survivor Guatemala
podsafe music network
Survivor Reruns on OLN
Pygmy Island


Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy, Jo Ann and Stacy

Hello Survivor Fans,

This is part 2 of our 2 part Survivor Guatemala preview show.

In these 2 episodes, we read through the bios and studied the pictures starting with Jaime and continuing through Rafe. Just like in part 1, we gave our feedback based on this data plus whatever we could gleen from the Early Show video preview. This segment concludes with summaries provided by listeners Bill, Gloria, and a special editorial commentary by Enzo.

We've also made the preview video from the early show available . It's a chance to get a better glimpse of the new Survivors beyond the static pictures and cheesy bios. It's an MPEG2 file and it's quite large weighing in at about 55MB. I can't guarantee it will play on everyone's machine. If you have trouble with it, let us know via email and I'll see about re-encoding it into other formats. I recommend you do a "save as" instead of just clicking the link: Survivor Guatemala Early Show Preview Video


So lets wrap up at guessing who from this new batch of Survivor contestants will be the first to go and listing the reasons we think each person may or may not have a chance at winning.

If you have comments or feedback, you can call and leave a voicemail at 206-350-JASS(5277). You can record an audio comment on your PC and send it to us via email at joannandstacyshow@gmail.com.

You can also send us your input as a normal email and we'll read it into the show when we record. Lastly, there's a link for comments on the webpage here. It's not too late if you want to add your predictions to the record. :)

Note: We're continuing to experiment with a new program called CastBlaster to record the show. There are some definite cut-outs and garbled phrases in this segment that appear to be related to the automatic clipper/limiter function. It's not your player, it's us actively learning a new application. We'll try to make sure that doesn't happen again.

We're playing music from the podsafe music network. Check out that site if you're looking for some new tunes for your mp3 player.

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:05 Intro Music: On the Grill by Madsumo
00:40 Introductions to Part 2
01:04 Jaime
05:11 Gloria comments on Jaime
05:30 Jim
09:33 Gloria comments on Jim
10:35 Judd/Jugg
13:50 Gloria comments on Judd
14:14 Lydia
17:44 Gloria comments on Lydia
18:25 Margaret
20:33 Gloria comments on Margaret
21:22 Morgan
24:06 Gloria comments on Morgan
24:38 Rafe
31:40 Gloria comments on Rafe
33:02 Jo Ann and Stacy's Summary
38:53 Gloria's Summary
40:33 Bill's Summary
42:35 Enzo's Commentary
44:58 SEG Producers are Failing Us
46:57 The Most Challenging Survivor Yet
48:24 Thanks to the Listeners!
49:01 The Surprise
53:28 Outro Music: On the Grill by Madsumo


Links for Today's Show
Survivor Guatemala
podsafe music network


Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy, Jo Ann and Stacy

Hello Survivor Fans,

This is part 1 of our 2 part Survivor Guatemala preview show.

In these 2 episodes, we'll read through the bios and study the pictures of each player. Then we give our feedback based solely on this data. We'll more than likely be completely wrong with the majority of our predictions, but that's just part of the fun. :)

These two shows are extra special because we got some great audio predictions from Gloria, Bill and Enzo on the new contestants too.

So lets get started at guessing who will be the first to go and basically list the reasons we think each person may or may not have a chance at winning.

As always, if you have comments or feedback, you can call and leave a voicemail at 206-350-JASS(5277). You can record an audio comment on your PC and send it to us via email at joannandstacyshow@gmail.com.

You can also send us your input as a normal email and we'll read it into the show when we record. Lastly, there's a link for comments on the webpage here. It's not too late if you want to add your predictions to the record. :)

Note: We're continuing to experiment with a new program called CastBlaster to record the show. We're still learning how to use it, so don't be surprised when you hear some drops and clipping. It's not your player, it's us actively learning a new application.

Also, we're playing music from the podsafe music network. Make sure to check out that site if you're looking for some new tunes for your mp3 player.

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:05 Intro Music: On the Grill by Madsumo
00:27 Introductions
00:54 We're here to Grill!
01:36 Awesome Listener Audio
02:38 Let's Play: "Judge a Book by its Cover"
03:18 Amy
07:03 Bill analyzes Amy
08:08 Gloria analyzes Amy
08:46 Blake
11:55 Bill analyzes Blank
13:23 Pumpkin Positive
14:36 Gloria analyzes Blake
15:14 Brandon
19:49 Gloria analyzes Brandon
20:11 Brian
24:02 Gloria analyzes Brian
24:29 Brianna
27:37 Gloria analyzes Brianna
28:12 Brooke
31:02 Gloria analyzes Brook
31:30 Cindy
35:43 Gloria analyzes Cindy
36:25 Danni
39:13 Gloria analyzes Danni
39:35 Gary
42:02 Bill analyzes Gary
42:38 CBS Survivor Guatemala Preview Commercial
43:06 Survivor Guatemala Early Show Preview Video (55MB)
44:10 Gloria analyzes Gary
47:28 Outro Music: On the Grill by Madsumo


Links for Today's Show
Survivor Guatemala
podsafe music network


Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy, Jo Ann and Stacy

Hey Gang,

We're preparing to do our preview show for Survivor Guatemala and we want your help!

This is our "Judge a Book by its Cover episode" for the new season. We read through the bios and study the pictures of each player. Then we give our feedback based soley on this data.

We guess at who will be the first to go and basically list the reasons we think each person may or may not have a chance at winning.

We'd love to include your input too. We'll be doing the show on Friday, September 2nd. We've got several ways for you to participate.

You can call and leave a voicemail at 206-350-JASS(5277). You can record an audio comment on your PC/MAC and send it to us via email at joannandstacyshow@gmail.com. With either of those options, we'll include your audio right into the show.

You can also send us your input as a normal email and we'll read it into the show when we record. Lastly, there's a link for comments on the webpage here. You can click that link and leave your picks for the biggest losers and most likely winners right on the page for all to see.

We're trying out a new program called CastBlaster to record the show. Let us know if you notice any issues with the sound. Also, we're playing music from the podsafe music network. Make sure to check out that site if you're looking for some new tunes on your mp3 player.

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:04 Intro Music: latin groove by a.b.e.
00:27 Introductions
00:37 Judge a Book by its Cover
01:36 We want your picks
02:42 How you can participate
06:57 Enjoying the Reruns
10:03 Outro Music: Groove IT by Denis Kitchen


Links for Today's Show
Survivor Guatemala
podsafe music network
Survivor Reruns on OLN


Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy,
Jo Ann and Stacy

Hello Again Survivor Fans,

Welcome to another of our special topic shows while Survivor is on summer hiatus. It's a whopper of a show as you can see from the show notes below. This time, we focus on the experience of applying to be on Survivor 12. We talk about the video production, answering the kooky questions on the application, and we spend some time reviewing a risk assessment of what it might mean to us if Stacy were to actually be selected.
There's also an update on Tom Westman, a look at other entertainment options we're pursuing this summer, and don't forget that Survivor reruns begin on OLN TV on July 24th.

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:04 Intro Music
00:40 Introductions
01:09 The Last Minute Dash
01:48 Wardrobe and Props
02:33 3 Minute Video
04:23 The Process of Developing the Message
05:10 Props and Wardrobe
05:47 Lighting
06:22 Message in the Props
07:30 Fixing the Sound
07:52 Testing was Tedious
09:28 Tweaking the Application
10:50 Describe Yourself in 3 Words
11:29 Answers = Rewards?
15:28 UPS 2 Day Air
15:54 Cringe: Rewatching the Video
16:40 Filling in Time Between Survivors
17:10 Reading HP Out loud
17:54 NaNoWrMo
19:30 Sopranos Season 5 Marathon
20:20 Bill's Question about Posting the Video
21:36 Pygmy Island SEG Callback
22:10 The Lucky 800
22:46 Open Casting Calls
26:40 Let's Talk About the Risks
27:45 Time Off, Income Loss, Insurance Loss
28:18 Extended Separation
29:25 A $25-30K Experience?
30:05 Return to the Wrath of Jo Ann
33:00 Tom Retires
34:54 LOA
36:36 Fears of No Insurance
37:14 Flexible Occupations = Low Risk
38:46 The Burden of Winning :)
39:44 Losing nonconformity
41:34 Relocating
42:02 Job Changes
42:42 Due Diligence
43:20 Survivor Guatemala: The Maya Empire
44:04 Non Cooperative Game Theory
44:48 Filming Started 6/27
46:00 Spoiler Alert
47:27 Adventure Vacation: BOSS
48:50 Don't Eat Anything Shiny
50:10 Self Sufficient in the Wilderness
51:44 Next Time on the Jo Ann and Stacy Show
52:40 Survivor Reruns OLN 7/24
53:50 Contact Info
54:40 "The Eyes" by Patrick Gilchriest
55:18 Yaxha: Green Blue Water
56:18 iTunes Impact
57:27 Outro Music


Links for Today's Show
Application for Survivor 12
National Novel Writing Month
Pygmy Island
Tom Westman Retires
Survivor Guatemala Starts Filming
Survivor Guatemala Spoilers
Boulder Outdoor Survival School
Survivor Reruns on OLN
Survivor Strategy Articles by Patrick Gilchriest


Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy,
Jo Ann and Stacy

Welcome Back Survivor Fans,

Yay, we finally got our post finale show done and posted. :)
We've got a summary of the Survivor Live post finale show, updates on a few of the contestants, and some other cool updates such as Survivor reruns on OLN.

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:04 Intro Music
00:37 Palau Post Finale Introductions
01:48 Suvivor Live Summary
18:02 Survivor Reruns on OLN
19:30 Update on Tom
20:33 Update on Janu
21:43 Update on Caryn
22:15 Update on Ian
26:00 Survivor Map of Guatemala
28:28 Analysis on The First to Go
29:25 Jo Ann and Stacy Show Stats
33:33 Jo Ann Called Survivor Live
34:15 Thanks to the Listeners
35:09 Next Time on the Jo Ann and Stacy Show
41:52 Outro Music


Links for Today's Show
Survivor Reruns on OLN
Tom's Website
Another Interview with Tom
Caryn Groedel
Ian goes Hollywood
Survivor Maps by Dan Bollinger and Louise (Wezzie) Craven
Analysis of the why the first survivor gets voted off by Patrick Gilchrist
Pygmy Island a great resource for "Survivor Wannabe" info
Laughing Pygmy similar info to Pygmy Island site


Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy,
Jo Ann and Stacy

Hi Survivor Fans,

Tom Westman is Sole Survivor!
Wow, it's over. So, was anyone truly suprised by who won? :)
It's easy to say he was one of the best contestents to ever play the game. We'll have one more short, wrap-up show to close out our first season of podcasting with our focus on Surivor Palua. After that, well, we haven't completely figured out what we're going to do before Survivor Guatemala starts.

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:05 Intro Music
00:21 Palau Finale Introductions
00:30 It's Over
01:12 Predictions Review
01:33 Ian the Quitter
02:40 A Different Tone
03:24 Celebrate Magnanimous Integrity
04:00 A Survivor God
05:17 We Had a Blast
06:26 Tom vs Ian
07:33 It's a Game
10:33 Katie Hangs Five
11:25 Using Reciprocation
13:42 Couldn't Afford the Insurance
14:12 Bury Janu
15:18 How'd Katie Do?
18:04 Jen's Hidden Game
18:43 One for Katie
21:03 Angie Explains Why Jonathan Got the Boot
22:40 Jolanda Stays True to Character
23:33 Plans for the Wrapup Show
24:48 Next Up, Guatemala
26:02 The Application is Up
28:59 Five Months Lag from Island to Finale
29:39 The Engineered Quitter
30:40 Post Survivor Blues
31:36 Thanks for the Predictions
32:36 Wanda's Song


Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy,
Jo Ann and Stacy

Hi Survivor Fans,

Finale Preview Predictions
This is just a quick update on the Survivor Palau Finale. We review our predictions. Jo Ann offers a theory on Ian's strange behavior and then we wrap up with input from Jac and Bill. It's only 11 minutes long, but we wanted to get those updated predictions in before it airs. :)

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:03 Intro Music
00:11 Palau Finale Preview Introductions
00:26 Recap our Predictions
00:59 Ian and the Big Green Monster
05:39 Predicitons from Jac
08:20 Listener Feedback from Bill
11:20 Outro Music


It should be a great finale!

Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy,
Jo Ann and Stacy

Welcome Back Survivor Fans,

Listener Feedback
This was our best week yet for listener feedback. Dave chimed in via the comments section of the last show. You can scroll down and click the comments field to see exactly what he had to say. Sandy expected Katie would be the next one to leave. Bill provided a great, detailed prediction that covered the challenges as well as his expectation that Jenn would be the next to leave. Enzo is back with an audio update that we added directly into the show itself. He did a great job of assembling it and included intro/outro music as well as a title, "Do the Shuffle". We initially thought we might need to cut it down to specific clips, but after checking our storage budget, we decided to just include the whole thing for everyone to enjoy. Great job Enzo! Thanks again to all of you. It's the community aspect of this that makes it really special. We'd love to hear from more of you.

Come on. There's only one show left. Who's your pick for final three, final two, and the sole survivor? To leave an audio comment, call 206-350-JASS(5277). Or you can always add a text comment to this page like Dave did for the last show by clicking the comments link or you can always send us an email at: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com.

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:04 Intro Music
00:09 Palau Episode 13 Introductions
00:43 Best Tribal Council Yet
00:57 Listener Feedback from Dave
02:26 Listener Feedback from Sandy
02:30 Listener Feedback from Bill
06:24 Listener Feedback from Enzo
13:20 Sucker for the Clips
13:40 Tom and Ian Faceoff
15:08 Jo Ann's Early Prediction
16:00 Split the Girls Up
17:00 Fiesty Caryn Comes Back!
18:10 Tom's Preemptive Damage Control
18:58 Hey, Nice Reward!
19:52 Ian Blunders
20:12 What Was the Best Play at Reward?
21:23 The Women's Alliance/Katie Comes Clean
22:00 Caryn Forces Katie's Hand
22:58 Damn Women
23:15 Katie Wins Either Way
25:55 With Her Track Record?
26:30 Could She Get 4 Votes?
28:05 Caryn's Ambush!
29:22 "I'll Step Out..."
30:05 A Distinct Imbalance
30:41 The Girl Thing
31:58 Tom Panics
33:09 Caryn Knew
34:51 Finally, Caryn Fights Back
35:08 What's Jenn's Plan?
35:38 Picks for Next Week
38:56 Requesting Listener Picks
39:50 Good Night
39:56 But Wait There's More...
42:50 Outro Music


Here's our picks for next week. Jo Ann says Tom and Ian will stick with Katie to the final three. We both agree that Jenn will be next to go. Jo Ann thinks Tom and Katie will be final two. I think Tom and Ian will be final two. Either way, Tom wins! :)

Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy,
Jo Ann and Stacy

Hi Again Survivor Fans,

Listener Feedback
Bill picked Katie to go this week, but he called the reward challenge and family member angle perfectly. Hey Enzo, we missed getting your prediction this week. Hope you're doing well and can catch us up with your predictions for the next episode.

There's only two shows left. Who's your pick for the next person to get voted off the island? How about the final two? To leave an audio comment, call 206-350-JASS(5277). Or you can always add a text comment to this page by clicking the comments link or send us an email at: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com.

Show Notes
00:00 Date for iPod Shuffle Users
00:04 Intro Music
00:37 Palau Episode 12 Introductions
01:00 Caryn, You're On Your Own
01:47 Listener Feedback from Bill
02:50 Yo Enzo
03:03 Reward Challenge
03:56 Jenna Morasca's Masterful Predictions
04:30 Ian Retaliates
05:00 Gregg is Totally P-Whip'd
07:10 A Dud of a Family Event
09:08 Challenge Exposes Pecking Order
10:36 What If They Picked Ian Instead
11:36 "A Gender Advantage", not Agenda
12:20 Take Katie to the End Game
13:50 Anything That Keeps Me In Another 3 Days
14:10 Swim With The Dolphins
15:05 Shady Lady Katie
16:04 Immunity Challenge
16:40 Tom Does Puzzles
18:40 Another Opportunity To Get Rid of Tom
19:00 Overconfident? You're Leaving Next
19:51 Keeping Katie In The Dark
20:24 Was It Smart To Take Gregg This Week?
21:33 Tom Can't Shoot
22:33 Another Shot At A Gender Alliance
23:23 Next Week on Survivor
24:55 Double P-Whip'd
26:33 Caryn The Actress
26:39 Picks for Next Week
30:04 Requesting Listener Picks
30:33 Outro Music

Here's our picks for next week. We both think Katie is on her way out. We're betting that based on the previews she'll piss everyone else off enough that they'll just want to get rid of all that negative energy and make things a little quieter in camp.

Contact Info:
Voicemail: 206-350-JASS(5277)
Email: joannandstacyshow@gmail.com

Enjoy,
Jo Ann and Stacy