Is Richard Hatch Innocent & Why He's Not on Survivor 40: Winners At War - Interview Part 2

Hugging The Cactus

English - March 23, 2020 13:01 - 59 minutes - 81.9 MB
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his is Part 2 of Hugging The Cactus and my exclusive interview with Richard Hatch.

You can watch Part 1 here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_A09... or wherever you listen to your podcast.

You most likely know him from CBS’s hit reality show: Survivor. He was the winner of season 1, which when it aired in the summer of 2000 was such a smash - it was watched by over 51 million viewers. He was a character we hadn’t really seen before on a reality show that was like no other. He was openly gay, and decided to play much of the game in the nude… But most importantly he understood the social experiment he was part of - and played the game masterfully. Pioneering elements of the game that ultimately made it what it is today - but the show instead presented him as a villain… Fans and critics labeled him Machiavellian.

When he appeared again on Survivor’s first all-stars season. Producers exploited an unfound allegation made against him to make him even more torrid. And then in 2006, the IRS came down on him for evading taxes on his million dollar winnings. He was convicted and served over 51 months in prison, one of the largest terms on record for the amount he owed.

The media continued to label him a villain. But really happened? Survivor producers and Jeff Probst have spoken fondly of him over the years, inviting him back multiple times - however for this year’s first ever All-Winners Edition "Survivor: Winners At War", host and Executive producer Jeff Probst stated “I didn’t feel comfortable having him out on the show and representing a show that is for families.” Is Richard Hatch unsafe? a villian? A criminal?? I wanted to find out, and he was gracious enough to chat with me to share his side of all of it.

I urge you listen, do your own research and make up your own mind. You can learn more about Richard Hatch and support him by subscribing to his YouTube Channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCrv_E1Di...

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