On today’s episode of “Daily Variety” podcast, in our Cover Story segment, we put the spotlight on “Survivor” as the reality stalwart hits Season 50. As detailed by  Variety ’s Emily Longeretta and Selome Hailu in our cover story, published in print and online today, CBS’ innovative and enduring unscripted juggernaut has set the standard for the reality-competition genre for 26 years and counting. For Longeretta, the project was a year in the making as she traveled to Fiji last year to observe some of the lensing of “ Survivor ‘s” 50th season. Popular on Variety “There was so much I was sitting on and photos I was sitting on that I couldn’t share with anyone. But it was emotional going out there,” Longeretta says. “Any show that has been on for that long, it’s really amazing to see something last on network TV this long and continue to grow. And the numbers that we included in our story were just so impressive to see.…