Two-time Survivor contestant Stephen Fishbach on his book 'Escape!' | The Wheeler Centre

Watch two-time Survivor contestant Stephen Fishbach bring an insider’s perspective to his sharply observed novel, Escape!, with host Veronica Sullivan. Originally presented on Wednesday 14 October 2026 by The Wheeler Centre. What happens when the promise of reinvention collides with the ruthless machinery of reality television? Drawing on his own experience as a two-time Survivor contestant, Stephen Fishbach’s sharply observed novel Escape! follows a washed-up reality television star and a disgraced producer, each chasing a second chance on a new survival show where every contestant has been cast as a type, every storyline has been carefully engineered and the stakes soon become far greater than anyone imagined. Join Fishbach with host Veronica Sullivan for a conversation about the blurred boundaries between performance and authenticity and what our appetite for spectacle reveals about contemporary culture. ----- The Wheeler Centre acknowledges the traditional owners and custodians of the land on which the Centre stands, the Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung people, the neighbouring Boonwurrung/Bunurong people, and other Kulin Nation groups on whose lands we also present programs and events. We acknowledge and pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and their Elders, past and present as the custodians of the world’s oldest continuous living culture. 🔔 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐓𝐮𝐛𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭-𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 https://www.youtube.com/@WheelerCentre 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 The Wheeler Centre is where writers, storytellers, thinkers and readers connect through live events, insightful conversations and compelling stories in Melbourne. 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 Live and digital conversations, debates, readings, podcasts and discussions at The Wheeler Centre. 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 👇 🔗 Website: https://www.wheelercentre.com/ 🔗 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wheelercentre/ 🔗 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wheelercentre/ 🔗Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/wheelercentre.bsky.social 🔗 LISTEN wherever you get your podcasts: https://tinyurl.com/TWCLISTEN