Ep. 22: From Castaway to Travel Host with Libby Vincek

When someone tells you they voluntarily spent a few weeks on a desert island eating bugs and sleeping in a bamboo shelter, you might assume two things: they’re insane, or they were on Survivor. Libby Vincek, former Survivor castaway, is here to tell us how being stranded on an island in Fiji with 19 strangers changed her view of travel. She also won an online contest -- yes, people actually win those things -- to host The Local Traveler in Thailand on Amazon Prime. We’re answering all the important questions, like “what sucks about filming a travel show?” “Is Survivor as brutal as it looks?” and “where’s the best airport PB&J sandwich?”

In Hot Takes, Eben and Tim discuss whether burgers are just glorified sandwiches, why they’d never compete on Amazing Race, and throw cold water on gas fireplaces.