The Cringe is Real
The podcast that cringes along with Australian Reality TV and pop culture at large.
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Eurovision is over for another year. To discuss the highs and lows in Malmö is on-the-ground correspondent, Australian Survivor icon King George Mladenov!
Switzerland are our winners with Nemo’s The Code. Their energetic genre and gender bending performance won our hearts, beating the other 24 grand final participants. This year's contest however was not free from controversy, as Sam talks to George about the vibe on...
Semi Final 2 was FIRE! To chat about it with Sam is our fave pop girly Shane Nicklos.
The 68th Eurovision Song Contest is hosted in gorgeous Malmö, Sweden.
Sam and Shane dish thier unqualified views on the show and also thier faves and predictions for the Grand Final.
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Happy Eurovision week! To celebrate I'll be recapping each show with a special guest. First up is the stylishly sassy Joel West.
Malmö host’s this year's contest after Sweden’s Loreen took out the crown for the second time last year with Tattoo.
We also discuss Jojo Siwa and Julia Fox’s new songs and our hopes and predictions for the Eurovision Grand Final.
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On today’s off season episode Sam is joined by himbo (or daddy?) Paul Mizzi to deep dive on For The Love of DILFs Season 2.
For The Love of DILFs first aired in January 2023 on Canadian network OUT TV. Back this year, Season 2 sees the return of host Stormy Daniels and Aussie narrator Dr DILF once again bringing together a new cast of Daddies and Himbos to see whose love connection will last, winning the $10,000 investment...
Welcome back to the off season. This week Sam chats to the queen of Jury Villa, Aileen Chong about her time on Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels.
Sam and Aileen kiki about her experience on the season and also discuss her thoughts on Survivor Season 46.
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It’s the FINAL! Jean and Sam return to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 Finale in all its glory. Did you predict the winner? Why was there a reunion? And will Blu Hydrangea ever be financially compensated? We’ve got all the conspiracy theories on this finale episode!
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Jean and Sam return to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 and this week we are going UP UP UP UP UP UPP to the finale! Who’s roast will be the most?
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Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels is OVAH! To chat about it Sam is joined by sexy geek Max Arion.
Max is a researcher, gaymer, Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast and porn star who has appeared in Butt magazine and various other pleasurable platforms.
Sam and Max recap episodes 22-24 of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels.
This week on Survivor we have a fire making challenge blow out, some intentional ...
Back again to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 is Jean and Sam and this week there is no dancing around the fact that Choriza's days are numbered!
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It’s the penultimate week of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels and Sam is joined by best Judy, Rula Paterson.
Rula is a social justice warrior and art enthusiast working in the tertiary sector who, like me, loves to escape in some reality TV at the end of a long day.
Sam and Rula recap episodes 19-21 of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels.
This week on Survivor Alex shaves his chest but can't sh...
This week on RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 it’s a live Rusical! How will our top Seven queens fair in an all singing all dancing super number? Jean and Sam dissect episode 5 and say farewell to an iconic queen.
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It’s week 6 of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels and Sam is joined by Dr Queerbaiting, Michael McDermott.
Michael is a TV producer whose fascination with ‘Queerbaiting and Fandom’ led to him being published in a book with the same name.
Sam and Michael unpack episodes 16-18 and its a BIG week of Survivor. Slayyymond is born thanks to a popcorn advantage, Feras and Kirby are finally aligned after losing "t...
It's time to play The Snatch Game (Family Edition) this week on RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2! For episode 4, Jean and Sam are back together to critique our queen's ability to impersonate celebrities in the iconic staple challenge. Whose comedy chops will save them from the chop?
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To talk about week 5 of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels, Sam is joined by iconic Traitor hunter Annabel Fidler!
Annabel is iconic for both her bold moves and looks on The Traitors Australia Season 2. If only those dummies listened to her, we would have had a very different ending!
Sam and Annabel discuss episodes 13-15 titled “Revenge is a Dish Best Served Russian”, “A Line in the Sand” and “Master and Appre...
RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 is in week 3 and Jean and Sam are back together to immerse themselves in the divas and the drama of "Drag Race World". This week it's the green screen acting challenge! Icon Kim Petras drops in and the game starts to get strategic! Who will sashay away?
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It's the fourth week of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels! Joining Sam this week is Gasbagging’s cheeky meme queen and podcaster Dan Morrison.
Dan is responsible for the hilarious content from Gasbagging, and one of my fave people to talk shit about Reality TV with.
Sam and Dan chit-chat about episodes 10-12 titled "Bad Hair Day, "It's Not Sarong, It's So Right" and "To Infin...
It’s episode 2, "The Happy Ending Ball", of RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2 and Jean and Sam are back together to recap the balls out of it. This week it's the Happy Ending Ball! Who will design their way out of the bottom this week and serve the fairest looks in the land?
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Australian Survivor is in week 3 bay-bay! To talk about it with Sam this week is arts industry titan and sexy mumma Rachel Echols!
Rachel is known for her work on arts festivals such as Rising, and contributes to the twitter conversation with her spicy hot takes on Reality TV, so I couldn't not get her on to discuss Australian Survivor.
Sam and Rachel unpack episodes 7-9 titled "Get, or Get Got, "...
Jean and Sam are back together to recap RuPaul's Drag Race UK vs The World Season 2! This week it's a talent show premiere episode, "The Queens' Variety Show", where the 11 international divas meet for the first time to compete for £50,000!
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It’s Week 2 of Australian Survivor and Sam is joined by photographer, actor, and swimmer Ben Rigby to unpack all the blindsides and blunders of the week.
Ben’s evocative short films tell raw queer stories and his technicolour photography is as powerful as the sun in his adopted home, California. He also appears in Alien: Covenant and Oscar winning film Ford v. Ferrari.
Sam and Ben trash talk episodes 4-6 titled, ...
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