Wie is de Mol

The Only Place in Wilderness

Be completely non-plussed by wildlife, because a new decade of WIDM podcasts begins with Wie is de Mol 2023 - and the return of fan favourite location, South Africa! Over these ten weeks, two guys who you do need to see sabotaging - Michael & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to the Rainbow Nation, continuing with the eighth episode and cliffhanger elimination!
In this episode - we struggle to cover the episode, Papa Bear has already pre-season shamed us, we wonder why the reunion isn't in Amsterdam, Michael genuinely forgets where Logan is, Soy has an edit, history repeats itself, we've definitely heard of the "world-famous" photographer, Production are obsessed with triptychs, Bindles has another tough question, Jurre goes for a butt theme, we question whether all the experimentation has actually paid off, the season's legacy is already discussed, a criticism is pre-empted, the episode is very padded, there's another unnecessary journey, we try and work out how many options for tags there were, our usual features get rattled through and we reveal the only reason Bindles is still here.
You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 9!
Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-22 and Renaissance; België 4-10) may be made. This episode also features references to the final four of WIDM 11 including an explicit discussion about what happened between 36:29 and 36:55 and also to a twist in WIDM 15.
Additional note: Finally! We're only two weeks away from a whole EIGHT DAYS of break! Aren't we lucky?
 
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Suck It, Quebec

Respect the Hollandaise, because a new decade of WIDM podcasts begins with Wie is de Mol 2023 - and the return of fan favourite location, South Africa! Over these ten weeks, two guys who have an appointment with the Mole each and every week this show airs - Michael & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to the Rainbow Nation, continuing with the seventh episode and elimination of Anke!
In this episode - we have some housekeeping, we deal with the Netflix Mole-style elephant in the room, Logan's updated his suspicions, we're big in the Dutch backpacking community, Jurre does the wrong thing, Michael does some digging, a twist is actually praised, we wonder if people should be able to just skip questions, Bindles has some potential clues, a hit is put out on Michael, we wonder where the exemptions are, Production hide something from us, we have the usual updates to our Pool and First Suspicions before revealing our latest suspicions, we try and guess who's going home next and we wonder if both finalists will actually get the right Mole.
You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 8!
Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-22 and Renaissance; België 4-10) may be made. This episode also features references to a clue from the Sri Lanka season.
Additional note: Even though there are only two weeks until the finale and three until the end of the season, we're still hoping it'll pick up by then!
 
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Old Man Yells at Pot Drains

Take two days to drive sixteen minutes, because a new decade of WIDM podcasts begins with Wie is de Mol 2023 - and the return of fan favourite location, South Africa! Over these ten weeks, two guys who display the perfect level of jackassery - Michael & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to the Rainbow Nation, continuing with the sixth episode and elimination of Nabil!
In this episode - Logan's been on a big adventure, we wonder when the Nabil & Ranomi chat happened, there's a lot of good foreshadowing, the road trip is a bit shorter than suspected, Michael repeats some stories, someone from the season may be listening, we get another "Niets is wat het lijkt" moment, Bindles notices a book end, there are the latest updates to Pool and First Suspicions, Bindles tries to get someone thrown under the bus, Netflix Mole gets (a small amount of) praise, Nabil spills some information, we wonder if the Mole wanted to avoid the execution and we try and guess who will be going next week.
You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 7!
Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-22 and Renaissance; België 4-10) may be made. There are also a couple of references to Netflix's version of the Mole and one reference to the Mole of US5 in this episode.
Additional note: Definitely Soy had the red screen at the winery, right?
 
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Karma Nabileon

Wear it with shorts, because a new decade of WIDM podcasts begins with Wie is de Mol 2023 - and the return of fan favourite location, South Africa! Over these ten weeks, two guys who try not to be completely bored, staring off into the middle distance - Michael & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to the Rainbow Nation, continuing with the fifth episode and mysterious cliffhanger!
In this episode - there's a super obvious intro, we worry about Logan (for many reasons!), Soy is a trailblazer, we wonder if the Mole would want to be sidelined, Michael spots a callback, the puns get praised, "bear" is a universal word, we feel bad about laughing at Anke's introduction to a deaf woman, Bindles earns his keep, we're still looking for the pay-off to the fuck bond, there's a quiz, the Josh train game has a new contender, a jumpscare is missing, no-one gets what they wanted from the Haunted Hotel, the remaining boot order gets predicted, we reveal who we suspect, Michael has a dilemma, there's a pie in the sky theory and Logan's suspicions take a turn.
You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 6!
Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-22 and Renaissance; België 4-10) may be made. This episode also features references to the original South Africa season and El Salvador/Nicaragua.
Additional note: Oh, are you unsure about what the hell is going to happen next week? So are we! We'll try and make sense of it though.
 
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Meet the Chasers

Embrace the Dumbarse, because a new decade of WIDM podcasts begins with Wie is de Mol 2023 - and the return of fan favourite location, South Africa! Over these ten weeks, two guys who have often been described as a "pain in the trachea" - Michael & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to the Rainbow Nation, continuing with the fourth episode and elimination of Annick!
In this episode - Bindles quacks under the pressure, Michael has had enough of a busy week for both of us, Logan still hasn't sent any suspicions, the Maze challenge is a bit complicated, Annick monopolises our affections, Nabil is a shady bitch, someone potentially pulls a Philippe, a wave of passive-aggression washes over the season, we wonder who got the red screen, the editors pander to us, we have the latest updates to our Pool and First Suspicions before revealing our latest suspicions for the Mole and the next person sent home and Bindles channels his inner Michael.
You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 5!
Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-22 and Renaissance; België 4-10) may be made.
Additional note: So sad she's gone - Annick is a huge loss for the season!
 
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Competence is Boring

Spend twenty minutes with an A4 page, because a new decade of WIDM podcasts begins with Wie is de Mol 2023 - and the return of fan favourite location, South Africa! Over these ten weeks, two guys who would never make it platypus - Michael & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to the Rainbow Nation, continuing with the third episode and elimination of Sander!
In this episode - we wonder where Logan is and what he's got up to, no delight is taken in the execution result, there's an update on the Dogson, we wonder what is up with the poker face references, there may finally be a Mole quote, the editors play with the fuck bond, Mole Historians finally gets referenced, there's a very easy way to tell that Logan isn't on the podcast, Bindles spots a clue, there's another impossible choice, people are spreading too much, there are updates to our Pool and First Suspicions lists, we reveal our latest suspicions and try and guess Logan's, next week's execution is predicted and we wonder when we're getting a non-elimination episode.
You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 4!
Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-22 and Renaissance; België 4-10) may be made. In addition, there is a reference to the Mole of the original South Africa season, to one of the clues of the Netflix Mole season and to an execution in the most-recent German season in this episode.
Additional note: I hope he's not too offended, as Rik is now aware of the podcast! What could possibly go wrong?
 
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Help! My Dogson’s a Misogynist!

Sound like a grizzled prospector, because a new decade of the podcast begins with Wie is de Mol 2023 - and the return of fan favourite location, South Africa! Over these ten weeks, two guys who still aren't sure of the difference between a lemon and a pomegranate - Michael & Bindles - are recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to the Rainbow Nation, continuing with the second episode and elimination of Froukje (and technically Sarah)!
In this episode - we're worryingly invested already, there's a bit of a catch-up on things we should have mentioned last week, Michael makes a fool of himself, we wonder if the Mole actually rang Sarah, Daniël lets the side down a bit, we wonder where the shock pads were, there's a rare double shoutout, Rik impresses us, there is a budding romance brewing, we wonder when people last wore neckerchiefs, Bindles gets quizzed, a clue is (maybe) spotted, Froukje gets briefly eulogised, there is the first update to our Pool, a record continues, we talk First Suspicions and reveal our second set of suspicions, Bindles really wants it to be a woman and we discuss who was suspicious pre-season.
You can play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 3!
Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-22 and Renaissance; België 4-10) may be made. In addition, there is a spoiler for one of the executions of the Iceland & Spain season in this episode.
Additional note: Perhaps some of us are on the right lines yet? We're certainly not confident!
 
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The Muriel Principle

Stop trying to make Everon a thing, because a new decade of WIDM podcasts begins with Wie is de Mol 2023 - and the return of fan favourite location, South Africa! Over these ten weeks, two guys for whom the fun never ends - Michael & Bindles - will be recapping and breaking down everything that happens on the show's return to the Rainbow Nation, beginning with the premiere and potential elimination of Sarah!
In this episode - we wonder where in the world Logan Saunders is, Bindles is a jinx, we briefly deal with Netflix Mole, Glenn Hugill sends us a sign, Michael gets tested, Ranomi is a superfan, we wonder if this is the year that an athlete will become the Mole, Bindles explains why the vegetable gardens stood out, Michael retells a story from a Historians episode, Netflix Mole does some good (see: a very very small amount), our YouTube recommendations are eye-opening, the choir challenge rivals a fan-favourite, a shoutout is almost given, we celebrate a Mole birthday, the loss of "execution" is lamented, we reveal our first set of suspicions and try and guess who's going home next week, Australian Mole gets rebooted and Bindles tries to foreshadow something that won't be heard for months.
You can join in with our First Suspicions game by filling in the form here and play along with this week's Bother's Bar Suspect List here. We will see you next week for Episode 2!
Please note: This episode is intended on being spoiler-free, but references to any season we have already covered (WIDM 10, 14, 17-22 and Renaissance; België 4-10) may be made. In addition, there are brief discussions about Qui est la Taupe, Germany Season 5, Australia Season 6 and the dreaded Netflix Mole in this episode. You can also watch the choir video mentioned in the episode here.
Additional note: Everon is not still a thing. Stop trying to make Everon happen.
 
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