Digging For Idols
Two giggling friends discuss appearances by Survivor castaways in non-Survivor media.
Episodes
35 episodes since 2023
Baywatch Month: Cameo Island
Our Baywatch Summer comes to a close with this episode... that's not about Baywatch but rather Season 3, Episode 1 of the Baywatch parody Son of the Beach that features four(!) different cameos by castaways from Survivor: Borneo.
September 18, 2024
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Episode 36
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20:26
Baywatch Month: Joel's Showdown
DFI turns one year old! As our Baywatch summer nears a close, we gaze upon the sunset of peak lifeguard TV to review Joel Klug from Survivor: Borneo and his race against Jason Momoa in in the S11E20 episode of Baywatch, "Dead Reckoning."
September 06, 2024
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Episode 35
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29:46
Baywatch Month: Heidik Nights
DFI sneaks back to the Brian Heidik well to talk Baywatch strategy and cover a second of his acting appearances. Will we be too hot to resist dumping on his performance in S2E2 of Baywatch Nights or will Mr. Freeze cool our wrath with a chillin...
August 15, 2024
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Episode 34
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31:01
Baywatch Month: Brenda-watch
When we go Lowe, our listens go high (hopefully). As we wade into the first in a series of Baywatch-related episodes, DFI chats about two-time Survivor Brenda Lowe and her brief appearance as a surfer in the 2017 Olympics-related feature film a...
July 27, 2024
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Episode 33
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23:17
NC-17, Not PG
In (arguably) the most sexually charged episode of DFI yet, Christopher and Taylor fanboy, fangirl, and fan themselves while discussing sizzling brainiac Peih-Gee Law (Survivor: China & Cambodia) and her appearance as a partygoer in the mus...
June 19, 2024
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Episode 32
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21:02
Mini Ep - Undercover Celebrity Wishlists
We've spoken on DFI before about which celebs we'd like to see on a season full of famous faces, but what about the Lisa Whelchel archetype? In this mini, Taylor and Christopher each throw out a short list of (arguably) less household-...
May 28, 2024
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Episode 31
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20:23
Rupert's Post-Survivor Checklist
From the darkest bowels of Tubi, this week we watched "Dennis & Henry's Post-Divorce Checklist" (2022) to answer the age-old question: can Survivor legend Rupert Boneham redeem one of the worst movies we have ever seen in our lives? Plus: e...
May 22, 2024
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Episode 30
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41:47
Interview: Daniel Lue (Survivor: The Amazon)
Daniel Lue joins Digging for Idols to talk about his experiences breaking into reality tv, wearing a speedo for Pee-wee, smelling his tribemates in the Amazon, contracting malaria, and his reaction to discovering that a podcast devoted a whole ...
May 14, 2024
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Episode 29
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59:49
Vikings of One World
Not much has changed in the twelve years since Survivor: One World. Bill Posley is still doing stand-up and Taylor Swift is still writing songs about ex-boyfriends. In this episode, we look at the multi-talented Bill's brief appearance as a bur...
April 23, 2024
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Episode 28
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46:26
The Facts of Spring
Taylor and Christopher find themselves marooned on the Hallmark Channel this week while braving the 2016 fall-in-love-with-your-comment-section-troll romcom "Hearts of Spring" starring Lisa Whelchel of Survivor: Philippines (among other things)...
April 16, 2024
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Episode 27
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44:47
Gimme Candace
Take shelter from these troubled times with this episode covering Survivor: Tocantins castaway Candace Smith's performance as a social worker in the 2013 Vanessa Hudgens pregnant teen drama "Gimme Shelter". Plus: Christopher and Taylor spin the...
March 27, 2024
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Episode 26
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38:14
Mini Ep - Survivor Tattoos
In this DFI mini we forego the usual song and dance to discuss Survivor tattoos: who's got 'em, who should get 'em, and which Survivor quotes would we most like to see inked?
March 19, 2024
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Episode 25
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31:46
Jerri vs. Komodo vs. Cobra
Taylor's birthday pick has us going (out)back to the early aughts to behold 3-time Survivor Jerri Manthey's performance in the 2005 island creature feature "Komodo vs. Cobra."
March 12, 2024
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Episode 24
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40:19
Shane's Babylon
2022's Babylon is manic and relentlessly abrasive. A perfect vehicle for Survivor: Panama's Shane Powers! This ep we are covering his wild Survivor stint and his brief but prominent role as a security guard in Babylon. Plus: which Oscar winners...
March 05, 2024
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Episode 23
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45:31
A Very Frosti Birthday
Christopher's birthday choice of covering uncredited parkour stunts by Frosti (Survivor: China) in the pilot episode of Chuck spirals into a nesting doll of birthdays and intrigue. Will our hosts uncover the details of Frosti's involvement in t...
February 27, 2024
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Episode 22
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31:30
Interview: Rita Verreos (Survivor: Fiji)
DFI is thrilled to welcome our first ever guest on the show, the extremely interesting and multi-talented Rita Verreos! Rita joined us for a marathon chat about her fascinating upbringing, her current gig as Jewelry Television's first bilingual...
February 20, 2024
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Episode 21
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2:08:18
Stop Trying to Make Wheith Happen
Music is in the air with the 2024 Grammys this week and DFI is double dipping on castaways as we cover Survivor: South Pacific's favorite showmance Whitney & Keith joining forces in the music video for Whitney's 2021 song "Lightweight". Plu...
January 31, 2024
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Episode 20
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38:01
Mini Ep - Audition Tape Reviews
In light of CBS dropping Season 46 cast auditions pre-season, Taylor and Christopher pause their usual subject matter to each recap and rate a variety pack of five Survivor audition tapes. Who will be awarded the coveted 5 out of 5 fish score?
January 23, 2024
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Episode 19
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27:23
Brian of Sherwood Forest
Listener discretion advised for this very special and very adult episode in which Taylor and Christopher slither into the grossest recesses of the internet to find The Virgins of Sherwood Forest, the pre-Survivor adult f...
January 16, 2024
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Episode 18
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40:44
What Would Rita Do?
From one social experiment to another, this episode we follow Rita Verreos from the snake-infested sands of Survivor: Fiji to a racism-infested episode of What Would You Do? that pits a character played by Rita against a restaurant full of outr...
January 09, 2024
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Episode 17
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25:57
The Last Cao Boi
We've got a fever and the only prescription is more Cao Boi! DFI’s hosts are NOT splitting the votes this week in their appraisal of Cook Islands’ Cao Boi Bui and his performance in the 2017 futuristic sci-fi short film “The Last Fisherman,” bu...
January 02, 2024
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Episode 16
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34:10
Mini Ep - Alternate Universe Survivor Wiki
In our first attempt at a "mini" ep during a holiday week, DFI goes on a side quest to investigate a mysterious and extremely elaborate alternate universe / fanfiction Survivor wiki that was found while investigating an earlier episode.
December 26, 2023
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Episode 15
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25:02
Santa's Second Runner-Up
If it's your holiday wish to watch a movie on YouTube about Santa getting a divorce that features a small cameo by Survivor Borneo & Blood vs. Water castaway Gervase Peterson then let this episode be your Christmas miracle because we watche...
December 19, 2023
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Episode 14
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38:16
Jefra's Other Life
Jefra Bland Hines appeared in a handful of music videos around the time that she was cast as a member of the Beauty tribe on Survivor: Cagayan, most notably the Shooter Jennings music video anthology "The Other Side." Will her work as "The Wife...
December 05, 2023
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Episode 13
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37:11
The Burping Pig of Slamtown
You may recall learning about the denizens of wrestler John Hennigan's "Slamtown" during Survivor: David vs. Goliath, but did you know he was also brochachos with a burping pig named Arlo ? Leave your table manners back at camp because we're go...
November 28, 2023
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Episode 12
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48:42