Mike Bloom

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

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#AmazingRace Sisters Dafina and Saran talk with me about how Dafina's hamstring injury impacted their race and their frustration at the "boss ladies" alliance (and the team they actually worked the closest with): parade.com/tv/the-amazi...

parade.com'The Amazing Race 39's Dafina and Saran Dunmore Reveal Their Actual Closest Allies — And They Weren't the 'Boss Ladies' (Exclusive)The sisters also get into the extent of Dafina's hamstring injury, and how much it affected the rest of their race.

With #TheChallenge Cutthroat's final stopping down halfway through, I got to talk with Lete about the actual reason she blew up on Adrienne, if she was actually going to sabotage her team, and the fight with Cassidy we never got to see: parade.com/tv/the-chall...

parade.com'The Challenge' Star Alexis Lete Reveals the Real Reason She Blew Up on Adrienne — And the Huge Fight We Didn't See (Exclusive)The standout rookie from Season 42 also explains how a last-minute rule change stopped her from sabotaging her team in the final.

Linnea opens up about her unseen relationship with Kilby, including the Day 1 alliance they made. She also reveals he whispered to her, "I screwed up" after voting her out Full #Survivor 51 interview: parade.com/tv/linnea-ca...

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Linnea Capobianco reacts to the wild #Survivor 51 Tribal Council that took her out in a deadlocked vote, and reveals Kilby told her "I screwed up" on her way out: parade.com/tv/linnea-ca...

#Survivor 51's Alexis Levine talks about a fake idol lie that didn't make the edit, opening up about her addiction story to the players and fandom, and her reaction to the historic streak of women getting voted out: parade.com/tv/alexis-le...

parade.com'Survivor 51's Alexis Levine Reacts to Historic Streak of Women Vote-Outs: 'Everyone Could Feel It' (Exclusive)The criminal defense attorney also gets into an unseen fake idol lie, and the real reason she asked for Jenna's shoes as collateral.

#Survivor Perhaps the wildest thing about this series of events: Lewis going through Carter's bag on Day 6 ended up saving his life on Day 10

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The more I think about the exact set of events that had to happen for Linnea to go, the more insanely improbable it sounds #Survivor

Some other facts, since I’ve seen questions in the comments: -The longest streak of men being voted out in #Survivor is 7 in San Juan Del Sur (not counting Julie’s quit, from Dale to Jon) -The longest streak of men being voted out from the beginning is Cagayan with 3

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#Survivor 51 has officially made history as the longest streak of women being voted out with 6. The record before this belongs to Fiji, where the first 5 boots were all women

#Survivor 51 has officially made history as the longest streak of women being voted out with 6. The record before this belongs to Fiji, where the first 5 boots were all women

#Survivor51 For those who were confused why Lewis got to vote in the revote. They changed the rules so now if you have something that gives you more voting power (like an Extra Vote), you can participate in the revote, even if you’re tied We saw Cirie do this last season on the Emily vote

#Survivor51 Week 5 Farmers Update: -Lewis is using one of his rings to try to pass it off as a “Blood Idol” to blackmail Sharonda into voting with him -Maggie just gave 2 Extra Votes to the other tribe to try to force a rock draw against Linnea -Carter is assumingly tilling the fields

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Ok now I see why people have been wanting farmers on #Survivor for years because these 3 are some of the most entertaining characters of the season

Jenna reveals whether she thinks she was truly "swap screwed" on #Survivor51 Full interview: parade.com/tv/jenna-doo...

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Jenna opens up to me about whether she feels she was "swap screwed" on #Survivor51, how she survived the first vote (and promptly flipped on Patt), and how the game helped her reconcile the heartbreak from her divorce: parade.com/tv/jenna-doo...

Jenna opens up to me about whether she feels she was "swap screwed" on #Survivor51, how she survived the first vote (and promptly flipped on Patt), and how the game helped her reconcile the heartbreak from her divorce: parade.com/tv/jenna-doo...

parade.com'Survivor 51's Jenna Doore Reveals How the Game Let Her Process Her Divorce: 'I Was So Immensely Heartbroken' (Exclusive)The wedding photographer also reveals why she felt so blindsided by Devin and Jelly — and whether she was truly 'swap screwed.'

After going back and forth online all season, Anna Leigh gives her thoughts on Justin, his confronting her for allegedly touching Josh's leg, and why she has "no respect" for him Full #TheChallenge interview: parade.com/tv/the-chall...

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#TheChallenge star Anna Leigh Wilson opens up about her flirting with Leo (and where her marriage stands today), her rivalries with Cara Maria and Lete, and why she has "no respect" for Justin today: parade.com/tv/the-chall...

Patt reacts to Lewis and Carter flipping on her alliance to send her home, and reveals Lewis actually told her right before Tribal Council that she was his number one! Full #Survivor 51 interview: parade.com/tv/patt-cann...

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Patt Cannaday reacts to who she feels most betrayed by in her #Survivor 51 blindside, who clocked her as a secret lawyer from Day 1, and whether she ever found her pants: parade.com/tv/patt-cann...

Rob reacts to seeing his cast and the fandom claim that he only left #Survivor 51 because he was blindsided, saying, "They're all just lucky that I got injured and I got out. Because I was gonna be a main character of this show." Full interview: parade.com/tv/rob-anton...

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#Survivor 51's Rob Antonson explains what went into him suddenly deciding to leave the game due to an apparent injury, and his reaction to how both his tribemates and the fandom have responded: parade.com/tv/rob-anton...

Between the petty grievances, unbelievable errors, and every established alliance getting flipped on its head, the #Survivor 51 players have opened the open era in an absolute insane asylum. And I’m here for every minute of it

Devin and Jelly voting in the minority at their first Tribal Council, getting into a majority alliance, then voting in the minority at their second Tribal Council #Survivor

My #BB28 finale interviews are starting to roll out! I got to speak with this season's winner Rick Devens about his shocking betrayal of Drew, how far he planned on taking Dee, and taking home the win nearly a decade after getting so close on #Survivor: parade.com/tv/big-broth...

parade.com‘Big Brother 28’ Winner Rick Devens Breaks Down His Brutal Betrayal and Record-Breaking Victory (Exclusive)The two-time 'Survivor' player gets into why he made the agonizing decision to cut Drew at the Final Three, and how far he planned on taking his number one Dee.

7/7/18: Rick Devens spends #Survivor 38 as the biggest endgame threat. He falls one competition shy of the win 10/1/26: Rick Devens spends #BB28 as the biggest endgame threat. He pulls through in the final competition, winning 6-1 In the “time trip” season, he was able to rewrite history