Episodes 8-9: Hearing no
Published: November 18, 2019
In the wake of Island of the Idols' difficult merge double-episode and Kellee's boot, Ben takes an in-depth look at consent, the lack thereof, the parties involved in the merge boot, and justifiable ethics in Survivor.
Pre-season: Giant heads - The TDT Island of the Idols contestant draft
Published: September 23, 2019
The True Dork Times writers (Ben Martell, Dan Otsuki, Pat Ferrucci, Ryan Kaiser, and Jeff Pitman) congregate and try to pick the winner of Survivor: Island of the Idols based on almost zero evidence. But that's no reason to avoid making what are probably ludicrously inaccurate hot takes.
By day, Ben Martell is a public commercial lawyer from New Zealand. By night, he moonlights as a self-described Survivor 'expert'. By day or night, find him on Bluesky.