Tough as Nails | Season 1, Episode 8 Recap Tough as Nails Host and Executive Producer Phil Keoghan joins Rob Cesternino, Jessica Liese, and Mike Bloom to recap season 1, episode 8 of the new hit CBS reality show Tough as Nails. According to CBS.com, “Trust Your Gear” included “Competitors take on a series of “Five alarm” challenges at a firefighter training facility, where they must clear a 60-foot-long section of brush, save a victim from a simulated disaster zone and extinguish a fire before rappelling down from the top of a four-story building. ” About Tough as Nails: According to CBS.com, “Tough as Nails is a competition series that celebrates everyday Americans who roll up their sleeves and don’t think twice about working long hard hours and getting their hands dirty, in order to keep their country running. Competitors who consider the calluses on their hands a badge of honor will be tested for their strength, endurance, life skills and, most importantly, mental toughness in challenges that take place at real-world job sites.” Show Links: * All Tough as Nails content on Rob Has a Podcast * Tough as Nails on CBS.com * Tough as Nails | Phil Keoghan Interview – June 25, 2020 * Tough as Nails | Season 1 Premiere Recap: “Redefining Toughness/Get the Job Done” – July 9, 2020 * Tough as Nails | Season 1, Episode 3 Recap | Phil Keoghan – July 16, 2020