Cringe Club

Send us Fan Mail Emily-Jane chats to the bestselling author of the Cruise Ship Kid series! The hilarious Emma Swan tells Emily-Jane about the time she almost got kicked out of Disneyland for stalking Tweedledum and Tweedledee (on her 30th birthday!),  how her knickers made the local news and a BIG secret about Bradley Bear is revealed!   Emily-Jane also talks about her cringiest collection and ans...

Send us Fan Mail Emily-Jane returns to the Cringe Club with author, librarian and Dungeons and Dragons fan, Lucas Maxwell!  Lucas talks about about how a job on a fishing boat led to disaster (and danger!), poster-sized train tickets and how pronouncing a cool band wrong as a teen is the ultimate cringe.  He also tells us more about his brilliant debut book A MIllion Tiny Missiles All At Once. You...

Send us Fan Mail This week Emily-Jane welcomes Matt Brown to the Cringe Club!  The hilarious author of the Kevin The Vampire and the Compton Valance books  also talks about the cringiest prank ever, his very weird favourite sandwich and explains the benefits of a cringe bath. He also reveals his ninja habit that SHOCKED Emily-Jane to the core!  Check out Matt's brilliant books here and find o...

Send us Fan Mail This week Emily-Jane chats to Bethany Walker - author of hilarious children's books including Olly Brown, God Of Hamsters and Medusa's Bad Hair Day! They discuss their own bad hair cuts, whether or not playing the bassoon is cool, and  why you should always take more than one bra on a school trip. Bethany also explains why she cleaned up some random person's wee in...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Emily-Jane chats to YA author Sophie Jo about dog poo, cringey wedding kisses,  sexist 90s/00s magazines, Shakin' Stevens and how it used to be totally uncool to have an organised pencil case... They also talk about Sophie's brilliant book Red Flags and Emily-Jane shares  some of her own weird post-divorce Red Flag list... Finally, they help another list...

Send us Fan Mail For the final episode in the series Emily-Jane is joined by the hilarious author and comedian (and possible King of Cringe) Matt Coyne! They chat about the world's most embarrassing fart, throwing snails at dog walkers and how one of Matt's biggest high school cringes became his biggest triumph!  Find out how Matt took fashion advice from Columbo, why he was called Mr Ha...

Send us Fan Mail This week comedian and award-winning author Catie Wilkins joins Emily-Jane to unleash some EPIC cringes. Find out about the crinigiest dance ever, Catie's bus etiquette fail and who was wrongly accused of being a bum picker... They also chat about their kids finding them ridiculous, workplace disasters and why Party Rings make Catie cringe!  Catie's hilarious book Café C...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Emily-Jane chats to author of the Rules for Vampires series and the Ministry of Mischief books- Alex Foulkes!  Find out about Alex's most embarrassing injury, the whistle-blowing prank that might catch up with her, and how she almost crushed a child while trying to bend it like Beckham.  They also debate what smells worse - dog poo or dog food, the best pickl...

Send us Fan Mail Comedian, podcaster and author Athena Kugblenu joins Emily-Jane in the Cringe Club. Find out what embarrassing thing the Bust or Trust co-host sent her secondary school teacher, what happened when she got caught stealing from the school's lost property and why you should never pass wind on a bike... They also discuss why Christopher Columbus is the most cringey person from hi...

Send us Fan Mail This week Emily-Jane welcomes her sister, actor and writer, Laura Clark into the Cringe Club!   The siblings share some of their cringiest tween diary entries (did everyone talk like rappers in their diaries in the nineties?!) and get some of their childhood shame and sibling rivalry off their chest. Laura also talks about the worst moment of her life (that may have been Emily-Jan...

Send us Fan Mail This week Emily-Jane chats to the author and illustrator of the hit Loki book series, Louie Stowell! Find out about  Louie's unique tactic to impress her crushes when she was at school,  the peculiar charm of 'turtle boys,' and how humour can help you embrace your cringe.  They also discuss their obsession with Buffy and help listeners with cringe diemmas including...

Send us Fan Mail Emily-Jane chats to the Queen of Teen books - Tamsin Winter. The very funny award-winning author of I Dare You, Bad Influence, Being Miss Nobody, Girl, In Real Life and Jemima Small.  Find out why Tamsin licked a woman's arm and how she ended up covered in blood after her first kiss! The childhood friends also try to solve some anonymous cringe dilemmas including what do to i...

Send us Fan Mail Emily-Jane chats to the brilliantly funny author and illustrator of Hotel Flamingo, Big Sky Mountain and the up-and-coming, Captain Sunshine!  Find out what cringey gift Alex bought his high school crush (with his £2 pocket money),  why selling vacuum cleaners made him cry, and how he literally knocked a girl off her feet (and out cold!). They also help out with some hilarious cri...

Send us Fan Mail This week Emily-Jane chats to hilarious author of teen book series' - Diary of a Confused Feminist and Murder on a School Night- Kate Weston. She also writes  thrillers for grown ups including You May Now Kill The Bride and Making a Killing. Find out about Kate's cringey boyband presentation, who Sanitary Claus is, and being clumsy. They also chat about getting rid of pe...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, Emily-Jane chats to the brilliantly funny author of the Soup Movement,  The Joe Cowley series and the hit Lenny Lemmon books!  Find out what happened when Ben's homemade magazine got covered in cream at school, how he plays a cat keyboard and his unique cringe inception method...  They also team up to advise people on their cringe dilemmas, including what to...

Send us Fan Mail Emily-Jane chats to hilarious  author of Bad Nana, Pizazz and the hit Happy Hills books- Sophy Henn!  Find out why she wore custom made verucca socks and how hair gel turned her cool. We also chat about her favourite cringey TV show,  our old school celebrity crushes and how we embrace our cringe!  Finally, we help solve your cringe dilemmas in Cringers Anonymous!  Check out Sophy...

Send us Fan Mail Emily-Jane talks to the hilarious comedian, writer, podcaster and co-creator of Comedy 4 Kids, Tiernan Douieb!  Find out what Tiernan keeps in his jars, the worst thing to say at the school gates, potty helmets and using your cringe as material. They also answer some  cringe dilemmas and dish out some advice for accidental burps!  Check out Tiernan's brilliant podcasts Radio...

Send us Fan Mail In the very first epsiode of Cringe Club, Emily-Jane Clark talks to zoologist and  author Jules Howard, about what happened when his dog pooed at the school gate, the worst way to dump someone, cringey animals, and why I am a massive winker. Jules also tells us about the origins of the Cringe face! 😬 PLUS, we answer some embarrassing dilemmas in Cringers Anonymous!  For more crin...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to the Cringe Club -  the podcast that celebrates all things cringe!  Each week, a hilarious guest from the world of books or entertainment will join comedy writer, author and Queen of Cringe, Emily-Jane Clark, to share their most cringeworthy moments!  Think high school disasters, shameful first kisses, questionable crushes, cringey childhood memories and fashion mistakes...