Digging For Idols
Two giggling friends discuss appearances by Survivor castaways in non-Survivor media.
Episodes
45 episodes
Coach's Zebras, Dragonz, and Janitors
As a feature film starring two multi-season Survivor alums, 180 is an extremely unique viewing experience. Join DFI in unpacking this starring performance by the legendary Coach and reviewing the Survivor easter eggs and shockingly steamy kissi...
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Episode 46
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43:47
Mini - Boston Rob's 30 Day Challenge
When Boston Rob issued a 30 day health and fitness challenge to followers over the summer, Christopher answered the call and unpacks his experience with Taylor in this mini.
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Episode 45
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26:06
Mini - Guiding Cirie
Pregame for season 50 by turning back the clock with us to 2006 for a tantalizingly brief appearance by Survivor legend Cirie Fields in an episode of the soap opera Guiding Light. Will Cirie be "guiding" her way to a Sole Survivor rating or wil...
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Episode 44
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15:55
Mini - Season 50 Cast Reaction
DFI breaks from its normal routine to react to the Season 50 cast announcement with an even-more-chaotic-than-usual 15 minutes of bubbly chatter.
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Episode 43
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14:49
Look What You Made Me Flu
DFI is headed back to the Tubi Sanctuary (where Flu Birds happen) to brave another infectious performance by Bill Posley from Survivor: One World. Did he take flight in his performance as a hacker in this pre-Survivor SyFy original or did he fa...
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Episode 42
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26:32
Mini - Kellee Kim's iPod
After a quick follow-up on DFI's letter to Santa, Christopher and Taylor dust off a mini from the vault that was pre-recorded in December 2023. In this time capsule-esque episode, they dig into the contents of an iPod that Kellee Kim took to Po...
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Season 41
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25:46
Sundra Love
After a short break, DFI returns with a wintry, year-end recap of pod-favorite Sundra Oakley's performance in the 2024 global box office smash film Bob Marley: One Love. Does this Survivor legend cook (islands) in her role once again?
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Episode 40
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24:45
Fan vs. Apparition
DFI bids farewell to spooky szn for 2024 by reviewing the no-budget 2010 Texas horror flick Apparition starring Survivor: Micronesia queen Natalie Bolton as a phony ghost hunter with a heart of gold. Sit back with a warm glass of ...
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Episode 39
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39:57
Mini Ep - Jerri's Widowmaker
In this fun sized Digging for Idols mini, it's all treat/no trick as we devour the candy bucket of delights that is Jerri Manthey's award-winning performance in the 2005 short film, "Widowmaker."
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Episode 38
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15:56
Drop del Sur Diva
DFI is dropping dead this week to check out a performance by Julie McGee (Survivor: San Juan del Sur) as a member of the Breaker Girls dance team caught in the crossfire of a high profile lawsuit in season 6, episode 5 of "Drop Dead Diva." Join...
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Episode 37
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41:34
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.
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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."
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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-...
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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...
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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 ...
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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...
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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)...
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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...
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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?
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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."
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Episode 24
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40:19