Talking with T-Bird: Michaela Bradshaw
For everyone who wanted more T-Bird in the Survivor off-season, your wish has been granted as we once again start up the series “Talking with T-Bird.” Each episode, Rob Cesternino (@robcesternino) and Survivor: Africa‘s Teresa “T-Bird” Cooper (@tbirdcooper) will catch up with a former Survivor player and talk about anything and take listener questions. In the forty-sixth episode of “Talking with T-Bird,” and in conjunction with Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X‘s appearance this week on the RHAP All-Time Survivor Season Rankings, Rob and T-Bird’s guest is none other than Michaela Bradshaw.
Rob and T-Bird speak with Michaela Bradshaw, who was one of the most dynamic players on Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, and so much so that she was immediately brought back on for Survivor: Game Changers. On Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X, the thirty-third season, she started out on the orange Millennial tribe, and immediately became known for her challenge prowess and her honest and sometimes harsh personality. Despite some conflicts, she was never targeted at this stage of the game and she made it to the swap on day 13, landing on the newly formed green Ikabula tribe, where she initially could not hide her anger over the results but made solid inroads with all her tribemates. However, on day 20, she showed Jay and Will how intelligent she was with the way she was planning for the merge and was viciously blindsided by everyone in a 4-1 vote, leaving her the seventh person voted out, the final pre-juror, and finishing in fourteenth place.
Two weeks after Survivor: Millennials vs. Gen X wrapped up, Michaela was invited back for the show’s thirty-fourth season and fourth all-returnee season, Survivor: Game Changers. As one of the only two players whose season had not yet aired, Michaela was a wildcard for everyone involved and that’s why first boot Ciera attempted to target her right away. While she didn’t make the best relationships early on, her tight relationship with Sandra allowed her to survive the pre-merge part of the game. At the merge, she pivoted and worked closely with Cirie, who took Michaela under her wing. While she wasn’t popular with some of her tribemates, she was always respected as a strategic and physical threat. At the final seven, after Cirie’s failed attempt at stealing Sarah’s advantage, Sarah blinsided Michaela because of her closeness with Cirie, leaving her in seventh place.
You can check out Michaela’s statistics on the Survivor Wiki from her Survivor career here: Michaela Bradshaw’s Survivor Wiki Profile.
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Past Episodes of “Talking with T-Bird”:

Talking with T-Bird: Helen Glover – May 30, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Stephenie LaGrossa Kendrick – June 20, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Gretchen Cordy – July 2, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Kelly Goldsmith – July 11, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Judd Sergeant – July 22, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Sean Rector – July 29, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Scout Cloud Lee – August 3, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Robb Zbacnik – August 13, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Rodger Bingham – August 18, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Ami Cusack – August 25, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Frank Garrison – August 31, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Shii-Ann Huang and Natalie Bolton – September 19, 2019
Talking with T-Bird: Vecepia Towery – January 19, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Tom Westman – June 6, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Heidi Hamels – June 21, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Debbie Wanner – July 8, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Michael “Frosti” Zernow – July 14, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Kathy Vavrick-O’Brien – July 25, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Randy Bailey – August 8, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Keith Famie – August 18, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Ian Rosenberger – September 4, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Lindsey Richter – September 19, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Robert “The General” DeCanio – September 26, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Gervase Peterson – October 12, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Katie Gallagher – October 20, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Jerri Manthey – October 30, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Dreamz Herd – November 16, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Brandon Quinton – November 23, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Cindy Hall – December 1, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: NaOnka Mixon – December 10, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Cindy & Mindy Hall – December 17, 2020
Talking with T-Bird: Julie Berry – January 10, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Kelly Wiglesworth – January 24, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Ghandia Johnson – January 31, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Lex van den Berghe – February 7, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Holly Hoffman – February 21, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Todd Herzog – February 28, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Maralyn “Mad Dog” Hershey – March 7, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Dawn Meehan – March 27, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Anthony Robinson – April 4, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Danni Boatwright – April 11, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Rory Freeman – May 11, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Clarence Black – May 23, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Keith and Wes Nale – June 26, 2021
Talking with T-Bird: Shane Powers – June 29, 2021

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