The Cringe is Real
Australian pop culture is not safe with Sam Cremean. https://linktr.ee/thecringeisrealpod
Episodes
SCREENSHOTS, RECEIPTS, PROOF, FINGERBANG! Dinner is served and Ash Flanders is back to ramble with Sam about this fuckin’ insane show. MAFS continues to baffle, intrigue and fingerbang audiences and do you know what? We love it. Sorry. Gia is storming out, the gays are fighting and dildo drumming is over. Plus join the divas on UNCUT for some Survivor 50, Housewives of Beverly Hills and more..
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Michael and Sam are taking NUT AFTER NUT from this week of Australian Survivor an honey our girls are flaming out hard. Mark’s signing divorce papers and Simon is finally wearing his big boy boots and making moves. Aisha and Faith get cocky and therefore snuffed. We are gearing up for a fun merge! That and some Mormon Wives and Survivor 50 chat.
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Lego Masters alum and Barren Tribe Buff owner Josh Taylor joins Sam from Adelaide to chat about this week’s Redemption shenanigans. And baby.. We are getting SPANKED by daddy this week. The three wise women are slaying hard, Simon is incapable of throwing challenges and we bid farewell to our fave Greek cutie, Tez. Oh and twists galore this week.. But did we rate them?
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This episode is now 20% DIRTIER than dirty Harry himself.. And thats pretty dirty you guys. Icon, diva and legend Jenna Suffern returns to the cringe couch to entertain Sam’s foreskin jokes and give some deep lesbian takes on this season. And the pair ask the question.. where the queers at? Golden God’s training wheels are still on but its “fine” and Johnson and friends are sad after a brutal blindside. That and some Housewives and...
HELLO-WAH is back BITCH and so is Sam’s MAFS journey, this time with hunk Joel McIlvenny. These two fags have a lot to say about the new couples, OGs and dearly departed. Juliette and Joel are all drums and dildos, Alissa and Bec are half of Adelaide and the fags have having children and ramming it down Tysons throat! Almost as disgusting as a C-bomb. And on UNCUT the boys chat Drag Race, Scary Movie 6 and Scream 7.
Australian Survivor legend and housewives girly Nick Iadanza joins Sam on the pod this week to crack open a fresh season of our fave show. But first we need to discuss the Countess’s visit to Australia, Golden God as host and our fave housewives. Idol swaps, kooky girlies and a hat made of beavers all feature on our first week of the “new era” of Aussie Survivor and Nick and Sam have SO much to say.
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Sam and make-up artist to the stars Daniel Tan are here to catch you up on MAFS and bay-BE, we have an emergency situation on our hands. BRAND NEW revelations week had these mean girls and boss babes FIGHTING and Alessandra's intimacy week delivers more awkwardness than we can stomach. Who Do Daniel and Sam think will last the distance? That and some Hillary Duff and Housewives tour goss, and over on UNCUT the divas talk Netfl...
SPORTS! That’s right, to celebrate the Winter Olympics, Sam is joined by community champion Kade Matthews for a chit chat on all things queer sport, ice hockey oh.. and maybe a little TV show you may have heard of that combines the two. The heated rivalry between these two is palpable, discussing The Traitors, Housewives and the impact of season one of Heated Rivalry to the culture. Kade also talks about addressing the barriers imp...
Welcome back to heterosexual HELL divas! MAFS correspondent Ash Flanders is back on the couch with Sam to dissect the first week of MAFS mayhem as well as a housewives chat AND we hear about Ash’s TV debut in ABC’s Dog Park. It's a loaded episode not for the faint of heart. These brides and grooms are meddling already with pranks and stunts galore this week as we kick off yet another round of TV torture.
Eva Seymour joins Sam on the cringe couch to round up the most recent Traitors US and housewives goss. She also tells us about her new show THE UNDERSTUDY and where to see it soon. Rinna and Stanbury be feuding, Candiace be conga-lining and the rest of the cast be random. We take a dive into Salt Lake City’s reunion, Karen Huger’s release from prison and Beverly Hills takes a break from being entertaining. The off season is going g...
Bloody G’day Cringe kiddies! The off season continues with a candid check-in with Fatima Sabdia to recap Hallmark’s latest atrocity, ‘A Melbourne Match’. This down under romcom is a hate crime against Narrm and its people so we just HAD to talk about it. Georgie, our girl, is a burnt out travel writer who needs to slow down on the coast and what better way to see Melbs than with an ex-footy plying tradie in a ute. The two tear this...
Australian Survivor alum Karin joins Sam to wade our way through the torrent of Traitors content we are currently drowning in. RIP Momma Kelce and the biggest flop twist ever, gamers be gaming, Colton is running around in sweatpants and Candiace is doing THE MOST. Thank god for our girl. With that, Karin and Sam recap the first three episodes of The Traitors US Season 4.
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Sam and Jacob are thriving in the 42 degree heat and not at all melting. The dolls chat Pluribus, Ryan Murphy’s chaotic new series The Beauty and deep dive on who the secret traitor on The Traitors UK could be! Then the gerls chat Drag Race Season 18 which is off to a refreshingly good start! Welcome to 2026. New year, same cringe.
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Happy Holigays! Paul and Sam are talking Heated Rivalry, Finding Mr Christmas Season 2 AND the winner’s film A Make or Break Holiday. It’s a stacked stocking stuffer of an episode just for you. Who will Melissa Peterman crown the hunkiest hunk? Will Angel cry? And why tf did our boy Davey eat those damn grapes?! These questions answered and more..
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Former Behind Big Brother contributor and fabulous friend David Geoffrey Hall joins Sam on the couch this week to end the year reflecting on 2000s Australian Big Brother. The good, the bad and the turkey slap. The two discuss scandals, fandom, representation and of course Queen Gretel. Join us on a trip down memory lane won't you? This is an episode not to miss for any OG BBAU fans.
Should we film a TikTok? Lauren and Sam swig on Season 3 of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and boooy is there MUCH to discuss. Allegations are flowing like sugar free sodas and the girls are fighting! And with DadTok in the mix, no one is safe. These gay husbands are activated this season and coming for a slice of the screen time pie. Oh and Dancing With The Stars, Lana Del Rey and Khloe K are also present. Insane. That an...
Fatima joins Sam to cap off a brilliantly slutty season of Aussie Shore. Awards are dished out, the summer is over and Lily returns for one final party. The shag pad gets a red hot go too. That and some BBAU, Below Deck Med and more. Apologies cult, due to a technical issue there is no video of this episode.. but you better believe we looked incredible.
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Gay Christmas has come early folks, HANS is on the pod and honey does she have a lot to say about BBAU 2025. No housemates are safe from these reads, plus the gals chat Housewives, OG BBAU and more! Sam and Hans smash through the season in an exclusive taste of life behind the paywall, and if you want more BBAU content head to Patreon or Apple Subscriptions.
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Curtis and Sam are back on the mic to chat about Aussie Shore once more. Its almost the end of the summer and family, fighting and fucking are in full effect. Lily’s reign of terror continues as she returns to the show in a glamorous moon boot. The gays are fighting too, and Anthony is trying hard for screen time with a 6.5 kiss of death. That and some Big Brother Australia, All Her Fault and more.
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Paul Mizzi is back in the slut hut with Sam to chat Aussie Shore for another week. This week we have Catia and Lachie causing tension in the house coz MUM AND DAD ARE FIGHTING! Manaaki isnt at all phased that Kyle is back in the mix coz hes hotter and San Fran is moving on from Lily.. who’s in a psychiatric facility under secure watch. That and some BBAU, Dating Naked and more..
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