Mike Bloom
@amikebloomtype.bsky.social
Writer: Parade Magazine & various outlets. Podcaster: Rob Has a Podcast, Post Show Recaps & anyone willing to listen to a Muppet talk TV & film. He/him/his
Tonight, CBS kicks off its #Survivor "Road to 50" encore episode series with Erik's iconic Micronesia boot. I got to talk with Cirie about her perspective on everything that went down, from planning that miraculous move to the moment it nearly fell apart: parade.com/tv/survivor-...
Cirie Fields Explains How 'Survivor’s Most Iconic Move Really Happened (Exclusive)
On the precipice of Season 50, the Black Widow Brigade mastermind revisits the moment Erik gave up immunity — and why it almost fell apart.
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February 10, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Tonight, CBS kicks off its #Survivor "Road to 50" encore episode series with Erik's iconic Micronesia boot. I got to talk with Cirie about her perspective on everything that went down, from planning that miraculous move to the moment it nearly fell apart: parade.com/tv/survivor-...
In the Survivor 48 finale, the jury said, if Kamilla Karthigesu went to the end, she would have won. Two weeks later, I talk to her before about how she’ll manage that perception in #Survivor50, working with Kyle again & partnering with her favorite player parade.com/tv/kamilla-k...
Kamilla Karthigesu Isn’t Happy Kyle’s on 'Survivor 50' — And Might Vote Him Out (Exclusive)
The 'Survivor 48' standout also breaks down secret alliances, major threats, and sharing the island with her favorite 'Survivor' legend.
parade.com
February 9, 2026 at 3:47 PM
In the Survivor 48 finale, the jury said, if Kamilla Karthigesu went to the end, she would have won. Two weeks later, I talk to her before about how she’ll manage that perception in #Survivor50, working with Kyle again & partnering with her favorite player parade.com/tv/kamilla-k...
When playing "Friend or Foe" with Joe Hunter, it was clear he had a lot of Friends he wanted to make on #Survivor50. One of the exceptions: Kamilla, who he says "pantsed him on national television."
Full interview: parade.com/tv/joe-hunte...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/joe-hunte...
February 8, 2026 at 6:09 PM
When playing "Friend or Foe" with Joe Hunter, it was clear he had a lot of Friends he wanted to make on #Survivor50. One of the exceptions: Kamilla, who he says "pantsed him on national television."
Full interview: parade.com/tv/joe-hunte...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/joe-hunte...
When talking with Joe Hunter for #Survivor50, he's still chewing over his loss from the finale only a couple of weeks ago. He talks to me about what he plans to change (and not change) based on that ending, and all the friends he'll make along the way
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'Survivor 50's Joe Hunter Reveals If He'll Still Play with Honor: 'I Can Only Be Me' (Exclusive)
The fan-favorite also gets into playing with the two 'Survivor 48' cast members who 'pantsed him on national television.'
parade.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:17 PM
When talking with Joe Hunter for #Survivor50, he's still chewing over his loss from the finale only a couple of weeks ago. He talks to me about what he plans to change (and not change) based on that ending, and all the friends he'll make along the way
parade.com/tv/joe-hunte...
parade.com/tv/joe-hunte...
Jeff Probst reveals that there will be no epic transporting of the votes to the #Survivor50 reunion. Though, at one point, he was working on a bit where MrBeast stole the votes, and he'd have to figure out how to retrieve them
February 8, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Jeff Probst reveals that there will be no epic transporting of the votes to the #Survivor50 reunion. Though, at one point, he was working on a bit where MrBeast stole the votes, and he'd have to figure out how to retrieve them
The first time I spoke with Genevieve Mushaluk, she admitted she had not practiced fire because she was playing Baldur's Gate 3. So, of course, I had to ask her for #Survivor50 if she again bathed in the warm glow of video games instead of a fire
Full interview: parade.com/tv/genevieve...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/genevieve...
February 7, 2026 at 10:37 PM
The first time I spoke with Genevieve Mushaluk, she admitted she had not practiced fire because she was playing Baldur's Gate 3. So, of course, I had to ask her for #Survivor50 if she again bathed in the warm glow of video games instead of a fire
Full interview: parade.com/tv/genevieve...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/genevieve...
While Genevieve Mushaluk feels she has "no friends" going into #Survivor50, she's eager to get momentum going past the early part of the game, looking to find more chaotic men to work with. My interview: parade.com/tv/genevieve...
'I Have No Friends': Genevieve Mushaluk is Embracing an Even More Cutthroat Game in 'Survivor 50' (Exclusive)
The 'Survivor 47' standout is looking for any ally in the early part of the game — especially the 'chaotic men' of the cast.
parade.com
February 7, 2026 at 3:27 PM
While Genevieve Mushaluk feels she has "no friends" going into #Survivor50, she's eager to get momentum going past the early part of the game, looking to find more chaotic men to work with. My interview: parade.com/tv/genevieve...
Tiffany Ervin paints a picture to me about what her return on #Survivor50 will look like, whether she actually won't tell anyone about her idols this time, and where she and Q currently stand: parade.com/tv/tiffany-e...
'I Don’t Want a Number One Ally': Tiffany Ervin Explains Her 'Survivor 50' Strategy Shift
The artist also reveals where she and Q currently stand — and if that will carry over to their second season together.
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February 6, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Tiffany Ervin paints a picture to me about what her return on #Survivor50 will look like, whether she actually won't tell anyone about her idols this time, and where she and Q currently stand: parade.com/tv/tiffany-e...
Q Burdette assesses his fellow new era standout in Genevieve, explaining whether he wants her coffee poisoning and public speaking skills on his side in #Survivor50
Full interview: parade.com/tv/q-burdett...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/q-burdett...
February 6, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Q Burdette assesses his fellow new era standout in Genevieve, explaining whether he wants her coffee poisoning and public speaking skills on his side in #Survivor50
Full interview: parade.com/tv/q-burdett...
Full interview: parade.com/tv/q-burdett...
Of course, Q Burdette has many plans heading into #Survivor50. We chat about his big idol mistake in 46, and how he plans to build a "Q Wagon" of allies in his second season, without anyone who faced the jury: parade.com/tv/q-burdett...
Q Burdette Is Building His 'Q Wagon' on 'Survivor 50' —and Finalists Are His Targets (Exclusive)
'You can’t win the game in 17 days, but you can sure damn lose it,' Q says of his big 'Survivor 46' mistake.
parade.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Of course, Q Burdette has many plans heading into #Survivor50. We chat about his big idol mistake in 46, and how he plans to build a "Q Wagon" of allies in his second season, without anyone who faced the jury: parade.com/tv/q-burdett...
After his close and controversial loss, Charlie David is returning for #Survivor50 not concerned about his threat level. He gets into that, as well as his complicated thoughts on Q and Tiffany, in my interview: parade.com/tv/charlie-d...
'Survivor 50’s Charlie Davis Talks What He Learned About Winning — and What’s ‘Bulls—t’ at Final Tribal (Exclusive)
The lawyer admits he has 'no f—king clue' if his fellow Season 46 castmates want to play with him again — especially after they didn't vote for him to win.
parade.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:33 PM
After his close and controversial loss, Charlie David is returning for #Survivor50 not concerned about his threat level. He gets into that, as well as his complicated thoughts on Q and Tiffany, in my interview: parade.com/tv/charlie-d...
If you're getting overwhelmed by all of the #Survivor50 content I'm putting out, don't despair! Subscribe to Parade's Survivor newsletter for weekly round-ups of the interviews, exclusives, and recaps I have going on around Season 50: parade.com/newsletter/s...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
If you're getting overwhelmed by all of the #Survivor50 content I'm putting out, don't despair! Subscribe to Parade's Survivor newsletter for weekly round-ups of the interviews, exclusives, and recaps I have going on around Season 50: parade.com/newsletter/s...
On Sunday, Jeff Probst shocked fans when he dropped a #Survivor50 rock anthem that he wrote and performed. So, of course, I had to get him on the record (literally) about how that all came to be: parade.com/tv/jeff-prob...
Jeff Probst Explains How His Surprise 'Survivor 50' Rock Song Came Together (Exclusive)
The Emmy-winning host reveals how a spontaneous studio session — and a speech to the cast — became his surprise Survivor 50 anthem.
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February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
On Sunday, Jeff Probst shocked fans when he dropped a #Survivor50 rock anthem that he wrote and performed. So, of course, I had to get him on the record (literally) about how that all came to be: parade.com/tv/jeff-prob...
Two years ago, Emily Flippen was good to be one and done with #Survivor, happy with her massive metamorphosis. But she's returned for #Survivor50, not happy with the lesson she left the game with last time. My interview: parade.com/tv/emily-fli...
Emily Flippen Explains Her Surprise Return for 'Survivor 50': 'I Don’t Love the Lesson I Left With' (Exclusive)
The Season 45 standout also shares her unfilitered thoughts on the rest of the cast — including one person she calls 'irrelevant.'
parade.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Two years ago, Emily Flippen was good to be one and done with #Survivor, happy with her massive metamorphosis. But she's returned for #Survivor50, not happy with the lesson she left the game with last time. My interview: parade.com/tv/emily-fli...
Despite being one of only 3 winners on the cast, and one of the most dominant players in recent memory, Dee Valladares is standing ten toes down that she’ll repeat her success on #Survivor50
My full interview: parade.com/tv/dee-valla...
My full interview: parade.com/tv/dee-valla...
'Survivor 50's Dee Valladares Isn’t Playing Scared — And She’s Coming for a Second Win (Exclusive)
'If they were smart, they'd cut me out first,' says the Season 45 winner. 'But that's not gonna happen.'
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February 4, 2026 at 7:36 PM
Despite being one of only 3 winners on the cast, and one of the most dominant players in recent memory, Dee Valladares is standing ten toes down that she’ll repeat her success on #Survivor50
My full interview: parade.com/tv/dee-valla...
My full interview: parade.com/tv/dee-valla...
Boston Rob wrote Jonathan Young a letter to open on the plane to #Survivor50. Here are the 3 pieces of advice it contained
Check out my full interview: parade.com/tv/jonathan-...
Check out my full interview: parade.com/tv/jonathan-...
February 4, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Boston Rob wrote Jonathan Young a letter to open on the plane to #Survivor50. Here are the 3 pieces of advice it contained
Check out my full interview: parade.com/tv/jonathan-...
Check out my full interview: parade.com/tv/jonathan-...
Today I kick off my #Survivor50 new era interviews with Jonathan Young! Find out what advice Boston Rob gave him before playing and the surprising reason he's eyeing one specific old-schooler as his number one: parade.com/tv/jonathan-...
'Survivor 50's Jonathan Young Reveals Boston Rob’s Secret Advice — And Names the Legends He Wants Out Early (Exclusive)
Despite being the biggest person this season, the 'Survivor 42' challenge beast is planning to stay 'out of sight, out of mind.'
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February 4, 2026 at 3:13 PM
Today I kick off my #Survivor50 new era interviews with Jonathan Young! Find out what advice Boston Rob gave him before playing and the surprising reason he's eyeing one specific old-schooler as his number one: parade.com/tv/jonathan-...
Lisa Rinna explains she voted for Porsha at the first Round Table because she believed she was the Secret Traitor, she doesn't consider herself a Housewife, and she "didn't want Swifties after me"
Full #TheTraitorsUS interview: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
Full #TheTraitorsUS interview: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
February 4, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Lisa Rinna explains she voted for Porsha at the first Round Table because she believed she was the Secret Traitor, she doesn't consider herself a Housewife, and she "didn't want Swifties after me"
Full #TheTraitorsUS interview: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
Full #TheTraitorsUS interview: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
Lisa confirms she spanked Rob after he voted for her, reasoning, "I'm a mother! So he got a little scolding."
Full #TheTraitorsUS interview: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
Full #TheTraitorsUS interview: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
February 4, 2026 at 1:55 AM
Lisa confirms she spanked Rob after he voted for her, reasoning, "I'm a mother! So he got a little scolding."
Full #TheTraitorsUS interview: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
Full #TheTraitorsUS interview: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
I got to finally sit down with Lisa Fucking Rinna about her downfall on #TheTraitorsUS, why she voted for Porsha to not piss off the Swifties, and her spanking Rob Rausch after he voted for her: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
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February 3, 2026 at 11:20 PM
I got to finally sit down with Lisa Fucking Rinna about her downfall on #TheTraitorsUS, why she voted for Porsha to not piss off the Swifties, and her spanking Rob Rausch after he voted for her: parade.com/tv/lisa-rinn...
Rick has his family on his mind in more ways than one, saying he wants to play with Q because he's his son's favorite player
Full #Survivor50 interview: parade.com/tv/rick-deve...
Full #Survivor50 interview: parade.com/tv/rick-deve...
February 3, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Rick has his family on his mind in more ways than one, saying he wants to play with Q because he's his son's favorite player
Full #Survivor50 interview: parade.com/tv/rick-deve...
Full #Survivor50 interview: parade.com/tv/rick-deve...
Rick Devens waited 7 years for the call to return to #Survivor, only to be told he was an alternate for #Survivor50. But now that he's officially back on the beach, he's ready to work with everyone from the moms to the "lunatics": parade.com/tv/rick-deve...
Rick Devens Reveals He Almost Missed 'Survivor 50' — And Why It Was ‘Actually a Gift’ (Exclusive)
Originally an alternate for the milestone season, the 'Edge of Extinction' standout says he’s playing looser, more vulnerable, and with moms and 'lunatics' alike.
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February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
Rick Devens waited 7 years for the call to return to #Survivor, only to be told he was an alternate for #Survivor50. But now that he's officially back on the beach, he's ready to work with everyone from the moms to the "lunatics": parade.com/tv/rick-deve...
Leave it to an Emmy-winning writer to provide the most creative descriptions for Rizo and Savannah, AKA "McLovin" and "a Parvati nesting doll"
Full #Survivor50 interview: parade.com/tv/mike-whit...
Full #Survivor50 interview: parade.com/tv/mike-whit...
February 3, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Leave it to an Emmy-winning writer to provide the most creative descriptions for Rizo and Savannah, AKA "McLovin" and "a Parvati nesting doll"
Full #Survivor50 interview: parade.com/tv/mike-whit...
Full #Survivor50 interview: parade.com/tv/mike-whit...
#Survivor50 came at the perfect time for Mike White, as he immerses himself in the game between #TheWhiteLotus seasons. But he's still a storyteller through and through, as he reveals his primary goal is, above all, make good TV:
parade.com/tv/mike-whit...
parade.com/tv/mike-whit...
Mike White is Returning for 'Survivor 50' With One Goal: 'Keep it Exciting' (Exclusive)
'If they’d asked me almost any other time, it would’ve been a no,' the 'White Lotus' creator says about returning for the milestone season.
parade.com
February 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
#Survivor50 came at the perfect time for Mike White, as he immerses himself in the game between #TheWhiteLotus seasons. But he's still a storyteller through and through, as he reveals his primary goal is, above all, make good TV:
parade.com/tv/mike-whit...
parade.com/tv/mike-whit...
. @chubicki.bsky.social is using "narrative warfare" on #Survivor50. And he scripted the perfect ending to our interview with a bombshell twist: His secret child
parade.com/tv/christian...
parade.com/tv/christian...
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
. @chubicki.bsky.social is using "narrative warfare" on #Survivor50. And he scripted the perfect ending to our interview with a bombshell twist: His secret child
parade.com/tv/christian...
parade.com/tv/christian...