Cringewatchers

Reshma has some final advice: trust the aunties. For our final episode, we welcome back our very first guest, Reshma Gopaldas, for one last glorious cringe featuring the viral, no-nonsense wisdom of her Indian mom and auntie. We also announced the launch of Cringewatchers.com, home to the full archive of past episodes. Topic Discussed: Auntie wisdom, breasts (revisited), and whether we’ll ever be...

Episode Topic: Lori and Leila are joined by Correspondent of Cringe Devon Vox to rank the cringiest multiple timeline films/series of the universe. Links: Time Travel and Cheating: is your time travelling romancer a cheater? https://sagacitymagazine.com.au/featured/time-travel-and-cheating-or-is-your-time-travelling-romancer-a-cheater/ How to Manipulate Time https://thetwelfthhouse.substack.com/p/...

River is the sober Che Diaz Show watched: And Just Like That...Ep5 "Painfully Hip" Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Special guest: River Butcher www.riverbutcher.com/ River's comedy special A Different Kind of Dude is out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgWBjutaBfw Binging/Cringing: Leila is binging Alok Vaid-Menon's Book "Beyond the Gender Binary" Lori is cringing at c...

Jazmine has no regrets. Guest: Jazmine Hughes www.jazmine-hughes.com/ Cringe segment: Putting your money where your mouth is Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Sign up for our newsletter: tinyletter.com/cringewatchers Credits: Devon Vox is our Correspondent of Cringe dsmccoy7.wixsite.com/devonvox Our editor is Samira Tazari www.samiratazari.com/ Judith Walker created our logo and...

Dr. Fausto-Sterling throws like a girl. Lori is binging newsletters. Leila is cringing election predictions. Cringe segment: Unrivaled women's basketball league. Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Sign up for our newsletter: tinyletter.com/cringewatchers Credits: Devon Vox is our Correspondent of Cringe dsmccoy7.wixsite.com/devonvox Our editor is Samira Tazari www.samiratazari.co...

Bri is cringe watching The Craft Special guest: Bri Luna a.k.a. The Hoodwitch https://www.thehoodwitch.com/ Lori is binging baby Halloween costumes Leila is binging The Witches of Brooklyn Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Sign up for our newsletter: tinyletter.com/cringewatchers Credits: Our editor is Samira Tazari www.samiratazari.com/ Judith Walker created our logo and cover...

Sarah has come full circle on 'free the nipple.' Special guest: Sarah Thornton www.sarah-thornton.com/ Topic: Breasts Lori is binging Colored Television by Danzy Senna Leila is binging James by Percival Everett Cringe segment: Breastmilk shaming via the breastfeeding subreddit Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Sign up for our newsletter: tinyletter.com/cringewatchers Credits: De...

Morgan means this with all the shade in the world. Special guest: Morgan Jerkins https://www.morgan-jerkins.com/ Topic: Trad Wives Lori is binging the proverbial going to the show Leila is cringing had sidewalk etiquette Suggested Links: Trad Wives are Thriving in the Post-Dobbs Era by Morgan Jerkins https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2024/06/trad-wife-wives-nara-smith-estee-williams-dobbs-roe-e...

Lori and Leila get personal and seek advice from two experts — including the mother of all guests Special guests: Dr. Jennifer Nash, author of Birthing Black Mothers https://twitter.com/pornoscholar https://www.dukeupress.edu/birthing-black-mothers Dr. Katherine Fennelly, author of Family, Declassified (AKA Leila's mom) https://www.katherinefennelly.com/ Buy their books! Topic: Motherhood/Unmother...

Renee invites us to visit Shondaland. Special guest: Renee Bracey Sherman www.reneebraceysherman.com Topic: Abortion on TV a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade Shows Discussed: Grey's Anatomy Love is Blind Ramy Leila is cringing at the closing of abortion clinics Lori is binging Glamorous on Netflix Suggested Links: New York Times feature on clinics closing https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023...

Maytha is giving main character energy. Episode watched: Ramy season 3, episode 2 “Egyptian Cigarettes” Special guest: Maytha Alhassen https://maythaalhassen.com/ Leila is binging Pale Male content and bird Twitter Lori is cringing at people not properly appreciating brides and comparing bad things to much worse things Suggested links: Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cringewatchers S...

Khiara for President. Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Special guest: Professor Khiara Bridges Leila is cringing viral clips of fake podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H-_CwFeTag Lori is binging full body orgasm discourse https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-30/la-phil-concert-orgasm-twitter-tchaikovsky Suggested reading/links: "Deplo...

Chloë invites us into the cone of trust. Episode watched: The Diplomat, Season 1, Episode 5, "The Dogcatcher" Lori is binging Workin' Moms Leila is cringing think pieces bashing work from home Suggested links: Chloë's viral essay on pandemic parenting https://gen.medium.com/parents-are-not-ok-66ab2a3e42d9 Lesbians react to Blue is the Warmest Color https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIjJ_VtU9PA Suppo...

Cleo will not be silenced (but she wouldn’t mind sitting down once in a while) Show (Not Really) Discussed: Netflix' Dave Chapelle: The Closer Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Special guest: Cleopatra Kambugu www.instagram.com/xulaye/ Binging/Cringing: Lori is cringing at that NYT article on interracial dating www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/style/…acial-dating.html Leila...

Ashley is owning her widow privilege. Lori is binging and cringing at Money Shot: The Pornhub Story Leila is binging and cringing at Stolen Youth Episode discussed: Shrinking Season 1, Episode 7: Apology Tour ** Spoiler warning, we talk about plot points in the series so far** Special guest: Ashley Reese https://twitter.com/offbeatorbit https://www.instagram.com/offbeatorbit https://www.tiktok.com...

Rachel wants #JusticeForAlfie Show watched: Emily in Paris, S3 Ep 1, "I have two lovers" Special Guest: Rachel Fleit https://www.rachelfleit.com/ Introducing, Selma Blair (directed by Rachel) https://www.rachelfleit.com/films Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Leila is binging French podcasts (Laisse-moi kiffer, Kiffe ta race, JINS) Lori is cringing the dwindling numbe...

Bassey Hops Across the Pond Film watched: Love Actually Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Special guest: Bassey Nyambi https://www.instagram.com/bnyambi/ Binging/Cringing: Leila and Lori share binges and cringes of the year Ad: Support your local abortion fund https://abortionfunds.org/funds/ Credits: Our editor is Karen Y. Chan www.karenychan.com Judith Walker create...

Senti remembers that feeling. Show watched: The Sex Lives of College Girls, season 2, episode 1 “Winter is Coming” Special Guest: Senti Sojwal https://www.sentisojwal.com/ Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Leila is binging Wednesday Lori is binging Stromae Suggested reading: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Gen Z and the Sex It’s Allegedly Not Having https://slate.com/h...

Glenn warns us to beware the nice guy. Featured Guest: Glenn Kenny https://twitter.com/glenn__kenny Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas https://www.harpercollins.com/products/made-men-glenn-kenny?variant=39308750487586 Show discussed: The White Lotus, Season 2, Episode 3: Bull Elephants Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Lori is binging lazy susans Leila is binging Alask...

Leila and Lori have a water purification system to sell you. Show discussed: Loot, Season 1, Episode 10, "Silver Moon Summit" Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Lori is binging the best of Twitter Leila is cringing at how little vacation Americans take ‘Queen Caroline’: The ‘Fake Charity Nerd Girl’ Behind The FTX Collapse https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2022/11...

Soraya is team Tom. Show Discussed: Succession, S3 Ep5 "Retired Janitors of Idaho" Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Special guest: Soraya Darabi https://twitter.com/sorayadarabi https://www.synchrony.com/business-schooled2.html Binging/Cringing: Lori is cringing at travel bans on Southern African countries Leila in binging the podcast Once Upon a Time at Bennington C...

Alison has seen beyond the CGI...and it was glorious Show watched: House of the Dragon, S1 Ep 6, “The Princess and the Queen” Special Guest: Alison Herman https://twitter.com/aherman2006 Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Lori is binging Flatbush Misdemeanors (and cringing that it’s canceled) Leila is binging The Newsroom Alison’s article: Womanhood Is War in ‘House of...

Golnoush is pleasantly surprised by Gen Z. Special Guest: Golnoush Niknejad, founder of Tehran Bureau https://twitter.com/TehranBureau Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Leila is binging the protest song “baraye” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hr9QLSJbeGs Lori is binging the MacArthur Genius Grantee Award list which this year includes Loretta Ross, mother of reproduct...

Reina thinks if you're considering going on a reality show, you should volunteer at a local abortion clinic instead. Show watched: Love is Blind "After the Alter" series Special Guest: Reina Gattuso https://reinagattuso.com/ Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Leila is binging Tell me Lies Lori is cringing cats Find us on Twitter and Instagram: twitter.com/cringewatcher...

Femi is personally averse to dancing on graves, but respects your right to do so. Show watched: The Crown, S3 Ep8 “Dear Mrs. Kennedy” Special Guest: Olúfẹ́mi O. Táíwò https://twitter.com/OlufemiOTaiwo http://www.olufemiotaiwo.com/ Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Leila is cringing at mainstream media’s slow coverage of Iran’s #MahsaAmini protests Lori is binging anal...