''Rob Has a Podcast (RHAP)'' is an entertainment

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hosted by former '' Survivor'' contestant

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. The podcast primarily provides commentary of reality television game shows.

Overview

Cesternino started ''RHAP'' in 2010, in order to cover '' Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains'' and the final season of ''

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''. He continually expanded the podcast over the next several years, adding coverage of '' Big Brother'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

''Survivor''

During ''Survivor'' seasons, Cesternino records multiple podcasts about the show each week, including a live show immediately following the episode's airing with

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, ''Survivor Know-It-Alls.'' RHAP also produces shows discussing ''Survivor'' that feature hosts other than Cesternino.

''Big Brother''

During the ''Big Brother'' season, Cesternino and the Live Feed Correspondents record several podcasts about the show each week.

Notable guests

Cesternino has interviewed and worked with numerous ''Survivor'' and ''Big Brother'' contestants, as well as

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and

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Special events

''Reality Gamemasters''

On February 20, 2013, Cesternino launched a

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campaign to fund a new project, ''Reality Gamemasters,'' in which six reality TV contestants would compete in a game of ''Risk'', which would be filmed and would air on

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. On March 22, 2013, the project was successfully funded, receiving $7,036 from 170 individual backers. The miniseries, directed by Cesternino and Alex Forstenhausler, consisted of six episodes and began airing on June 3, 2013. The contestants included John Cochran, Sophie Clarke, and

of ''Survivor'', and

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, Eric Stein, and Matt Hoffman of ''Big Brother''. Andrea Boehlke hosted the competition, with additional ''Survivor'' contestants Billy Garcia and R.C. Saint-Amour making guest appearances on the show. Cesternino provided game commentary throughout each episode alongside ''

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'''s Dalton Ross.

"Survivor Know-It-Alls" LIVE

Since October 2014, Cesternino has hosted at least one live ''Survivor'' viewing party and subsequent taping of "Survivor Know-It-Alls" every ''Survivor'' season. The event was traditionally held twice-yearly in

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, with some seasons offering a second taping in other cities including

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and

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. Numerous other ''Survivor'' contestants have made appearances at the events.

Related podcasts

''The Spyson Hour''

In 2015, Cesternino launched ''The Spyson Hour'' with Tyson Apostol from ''Survivor'' and

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from '' The Hills''. Apostol had been a frequent guest on Cesternino's ''Survivor'' podcast. The show began as a way for Apostol and Pratt to discuss season four of ''

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'', where they had originally met as fellow participants. After the season finished airing, Apostol, Pratt, and Cesternino continued the podcast, focusing on events in their lives and on zany current events stories. Pratt abruptly left the show in the fall of 2015.

''News AF''

Following Pratt's departure, Apostol and Cesternino created a new podcast, ''News AF'', with Danny Bryson as the third co-host. Bryson was longtime friends with Apostol and had earlier appeared on 2015 documentary reality show ''100 Miles From Nowhere'' on Animal Planet. Since 2016, Bryson also operates a separate YouTube channel, ''Mediocre Amateur'', that shows his outdoor adventures. ''News AF'' discusses the real yet unconventional news found on the internet, and is frequently recorded and aired live on YouTube. The show is still active as of August 2022, with over 350 weekly episodes recorded.

Reception

''RHAP'' has won five

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: best entertainment podcast (2012, 2014); best video podcast (2013); and best produced podcast (2013). Most notably, ''RHAP'' beat hit podcast '' Serial'' in the People's Choice category in 2014. ''RHAP'' recorded its 1000th episode on November 14, 2014, and celebrated its fifth anniversary in February 2015. In 2015, the podcast was nominated for an Academy of Podcasters award in the entertainment category. In 2020, Briana Kranich of ''

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'' named ''Rob Has a Podcast'' as one of the ''10 Best Reality TV Podcasts You're Missing Out On''.

References

External links

''Rob Has a Website''

''Post Show Recaps''

''Podcast One''

''The Spyson Hour''
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