The Cringe is Real

Hit the subscribe button dolls, it’s Max Arion back on the cringe couch to give the sex worker sermon we all needed to compliment the penultimate episode of Stan’s new show Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money. This week Hayley is looking for love in a hopeless place (The GC), Lily’s looking to feed the tradies ( ham sandwiches) Ruby and Mia are still fighting. That and some Race Around The World reboot. P...

Mumalicious is back on the pod to cringe with Sam about this week’s Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money and THE GIRLS ARE FIGHTING! It’s truly not a reality show until a drink is thrown, and Lily is working hard to keep the show on the road. Praise the lord. Speaking of, off we go to church to reaffirm the drama. That and a full rundown of Caroline’s mission to the Survivor 50 finale party. Send us a Voic...

We have MUCH to discuss this week. Husband to the pod Adam Seymour joins Sam on the couch to check in on Sonja Morgan’s Aussie tour, Outlast The Jungle and Leviticus before taking to this week’s episode of Turned On: Dirty Dexy Money. Quinn has an emergency C-section and Lily is tainting the holy water. Annie has a house intruder and Ruby’s floral rashies are giving the girls a rash. We also welco...

Sam is joined by podcast pal Jean Lizza for another fascinating week of the Only Fans morality police aka Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money. But first up we are discussing Big Brother Australia’s 2026 return, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 11 and that racist idiot from Instagram. On the show this week the divas are turning on one another and the Mia takedown commences. The slut shaming doesn’t stop...

It’s a double eviction from the baby shower and Lorelei and Sam can’t get enough! These stunt queens are taking loads and talking shit on Stan’s new show Turned On: Dirty Sexy Money. The verdict is in and this show is crazy good. Mia thinks she's top dog but just wait til these new girls enter the chat.. Dr Adina isn’t having it and Quinn and Hayley’s sisterly love is on thin ice. Send us a V...

BURRATA! That’s right kids. It’s MChef szn and Daddy Christian is back to chat shit on the couch with Sam. We’re talking all things JC’s glow up, our Vinnie obsession, the lesbian mafia on the season and more! Plus we dive into Netflix’s Kylie doco, The Traitors Trailer and a schedule update for the pod. Bon apetit. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , Tik...

Sam is on the HOOK this weekend with big killer and Twitch streamer Josh Maloney (aka NorthsideGiant) to talk about our mutual obsession Dead By Daylight. Horror fans and geeks rejoice as we take you though the good the bad and ugly of this addictive AF online game and all the lore and insights you need to survive the fog. That and a healthy dose of Pokemon chat. Send us a Voice Mail Support the s...

Ri’chard Caldwell from the Melanated in Melbourne podcast joins Sam on the couch for a lovely chinwag on all things pop culture, reality TV and life in Melbourne. Ri’chard also tells us about their upcoming event Melanin Vol 2: Soulful Soulstice. Then these gays talk Survivor, Drag Race, Revenge, The Boys, Wheel of Time and MORE . Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on...

Sexy Baby Wakefield is back to chat about British HIGH SOCIETY DARRLING. And I mean Ladies of London, Vanderpump Villa, Real Housewives and more. Is claiming someone doesn't 'get' British humour a gaslighting exercise? Or do these snowflake yanks need to get their shit together? The dolls get geopolitical (well, kinda) and discuss the cast of our new fave show Ladies of London at le...

Hide your dads folks, Jury Villa’s mayor and Survivor’s sexiest bald man Mark Warnock is FINALLY on the cringe. Sam and Mark kiki all things Jury Villa, behind the scenes tea from Redemption and MORE. Nothing is off limits in this cute catch-up. Who does Mark prefer, Golden God or JLP? Did Mark lead a coup against production? Find out on this silly little episode. Send us a Voice Mail Support the...

Praise be! Michael McD is back with Sam on the cringe couch to rip into yet another season (slow down Hulu!) of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. And we have a a LOT to say about it. From Dancing With The Stars, to Vanderpump Villa visits by #DadTok the crossovers don’t end. Oh and a cheeky possum pops by too. That and a wrap on Australian Survivor redemption and more. Send us a Voice Mail Support the...

Babe alert! Fraud prevention specialist and crafty queen Keeley Jenkinson joins Sam online to recap her Australian Survivor Redemption experience and kiki about the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Keeley dishes some unaired alliance names (yes there were more!), who got a good edit and how she became such an iconic player overnight. This interview is a true delight and not to be missed.  Send us a V...

Titans V Rebels runner-up Caroline Courtis and Sam (aka the authenticity police) are here to clock in to finale therapy. But first Sam gets the red carpet goss from the “live” reunion show and catches up on Survivor 50 with mum! Caleb's ratbag reign is upon us and he takes Jackson to the final two, via a fire making challenge that knocks out Sal. Mark is our Jury king and Keeley maintains her...

Ding Dong! Ruby Teys (aka Cherry Vinyl) joins Sam on the cringe couch to finish off this fingerbanging good season of MAFS. Gia and Bec are on the wines, there's storm outs, see-through lifts, three million dollar Adelaide houses and MORE in this insane episode of the pod. Also, wtf is Flex? Montoya could never. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , Ti...

Australian Survivor Redemption is almost KAPUT and Shane and Sam have a medium sized amount of things to say about it. Returnees are dead, my shopping trolley murdered, my Keeley just gone, and I don’t like it. Caleb is ratbagging, Cameron is stinking and Sally is well.. doing her best? This poor Jury is gonna have a hard task, lol. That and how these two feel gut punched by the edit this week. Se...

Sam (aka Stephanie La Grossa) joins Phil Fergason (aka Chilly Philly) from iconic Survivor location Palau to chat about the best Survivor.. Australian Survivor Redemption, and things are getting.. rocky? Sally cbf with Simon’s bs and Loz is making (questionable) moves. Jackson claws his way into Sam’s heart this week and the future of the passengers is.. well.. on the rocks.  Send us a Voice Mail...

KAOS KARIN joins Sam on the couch for a dose of Aussie Survivor goodness! We bid farewell to our comrade Mark this week, but cheer up, there’s plenty of fun to be had. Caleb is a noisy boy, Blanche’s bolt on’s are bouncing and the returnees are in trouble! That and some MAFS, and Taylor Frankie Paul drama. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouT...

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.. Fin...

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.  Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cr...

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? Send us a Voice Mail Support...

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 blin...

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 Mo...

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 sa...

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...

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 talk...