The Cringe is Real

Dan and Sam are back on the case of The Straightors this week in our episode six recap. Boston Rob continues to MAGA the castle ensuring an end to the gays once and for all. What is Britney doing? Why is Sandoval so sweaty? These questions answered and much more, including discussion of all the current Housewives Reunions. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagra...

Thirsty gerl Shane Nicklos is back to tease the upcoming season of Australian Survivor - Brains Vs Brawn II. The epic rematch kicks off February 17 on Tenplay, but in the meantime Sam and Shane assess the cast's pics and bios as well as the teaser trailers Ten have blessed us with. The pair also discuss I'm A Celebrity, Drag Race and more gayness. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Fo...

RIP Dan and Sam this week - the girls simply cannot with the chaos and utter stupidity of this cast. Join our hosts for another healthy serving of Boston Rob and Danielle bashing along with a side of the Traitors UK and RHONY finales. Oh and Tom Sandoval’s fashions have not improved. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

Dan and Sam return from their turret to murder this week's episode of The Traitors US. 'Bob TDQ' gets his wig snatched by toxic masculinity this week and Sam is not ok about it. The bambis are so close but so far to making a big move and Bob Harper gets emotional about weight loss. The divas also discuss The Real Housewives of Sydney Season 3 Trailer and Salt Lake City finale. Send...

Traitor hunters Dan and Sam return to discuss the first week of Season 3 of The Traitors US. We are off to a chaotic start as the housewives are targeted, the Big Brother girlies are beefing and Tom Sandoval is a sweaty mess. Your stunning hosts also touch on this week’s SLC and much more. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky...

Dan Morrison (Gasbagging) and Sam Cremean (The Cringe is Real) are teaming up to conspire against Season 3 of The Traitors (US). This week the girls are analysing this star-studded cast of unemployed reality TV flotsam in a stunning cast assessment. Dan and Sam also catch up on Drag Race, Housewives, The Traitors UK and more. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Insta...

Ho ho ho listeners - The Cringe has got you covered for the silly season with a very special two-part Christmas special recapping essential holiday viewing - Finding Mr. Christmas (episodes 5 to 8). Sam and Paul also destroy the winner's film, Happy Howlidays, a true cringe classic. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky ....

Ho ho ho listeners - The Cringe has got you covered for the silly season with a very special two-part Christmas special recapping essential holiday viewing - Finding Mr. Christmas (episodes 1 to 4). Sam and Paul also discuss a healthy holiday dose of Aussie Shore Season 1 - available to stream now on Paramount+. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok...

Why don't you come on over.. Valerie Hex joins Sam to celebrate the momentous occasion of the crowing of a new queen. That's right, Drag Race Down Under season 4 is donezo, and we have much to discuss. Before that, Sam and Val recap their top five cringe moments of the year. Who will make the list? Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , Yo...

Stunning diva Paul Mizzi returns to roast episode 7 of Drag Race Down Under Season 4 with Sam this week. The Moobs are out and all bets are off as Kita and Michelle coach the girlies to roast slender them, Rhys Nicolson. Oh and Maxi Shield drops in for a quick cig with the dolls. What a lovely time. Paul and Sam also discuss Love is Blind Habibi, Queer Eye, For The Love of DILFs Season 3 and more....

Maria Angelico is back to chat shit with Sam in the Drag Race Down Under hot seat this week! On Down Under, the dolls are asked to audition for the role of 'Tutu Much' in a confusing and frustrating challenge leaving us all with blue balls. Lazy Susan stuns in genius wet reveal look and Max cartwheels off stage right. The Wicked hate train continues and the girlies also catch up on House...

Get your ADHD diagnoses ready - hilarious writer and actor Ash Flanders joins Sam for what can only be described as a podcast journey more chaotic than Lazy Susan's edit this episode. It's halfway through the season and Nikita is Nikita-ing and Vybe is Vybing in a fa-fa-fabulous display of storytelling and culture. Oh and Peach PRC is also there. These two flaming homosexuals also discus...

This week crochet-master and total babe Phil Ferguson (aka Chilli Philly) joins Sam to kiki about Drag Race Down Under Season 4. What an iconic episode as the divas sew fierce fashions for the mainstage.. and all of of the kill it. Michelle is proud of our girls this week, and Sam and Phil cannot help themselves, also discussing Canada's Drag Race, The Traitors Canada, Australian Survivor and...

NYC diva Lemon Chiffon joins Sam in the hotseat today to take down this Snatch Game - oh sorry this I'm A Celebrity Impersonator, Snatch Me Out Of Here! This week on Down Unda - Lazy ends her winning streak, Brenda serves Bubble O' Bill and Max shows us the true duality of Drag Race. The girlies catch up and discuss the gays migration to Blue Sky as well as RuPaul's Drag Race UK Sea...

"It's me, Ellen!" - this week's is the trivia queen from The Keys and fellow pop culture nerd, Ellen. Ellen's cringe of the week is Taylor Swift getting Grammy noms, then she put's Sam's Housewives knowledge to the test with some trivia questions. It's girl groups this week on Drag Race this week as our dolls sing about 'Mr Right' and 'Mr Righ...

Sam is back to recap the season four premiere of Drag Race Down Under with beastie girl Zelda Moon! Zelda Moon is one half of the Death to Everyone Podcast (along with her sister Lazy Susan) and also a lovely human who enjoys video games and bisexual men. Sam and Zelda also discuss The Acolyte and RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is...

We did it team - Global All Stars in finally over and we have our first internationally crowned queen! Jean and Sam don't hold back in this finale extravaganza. No one is safe, especially not the story producers (or lack there of). Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

It's an emergency off season episode as Sam is joined by the pod’s fave PhD, Michael McDermott to take a look inside the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. The girls also catch-up on The Substance, Dragula Season 6, House of Villains Season 2 and more Blake Lively cringe. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

Regular guest girly Shane Nicklos joins Sam this week to analyse these Meet The Queens promo looks and presentations to get us all worked up for a (hopefully) iconic season of Drag Race Down Under. The pair also discuss Aussie Shore, Made in Bondi and Big Brother UK. Shane's cringe of the week is the Oasis tour. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , Ti...

Oh wow. Sam and Jean return once more to recap all the chaos of Drag Race Global All Stars Season 1. The gals have much to discuss - Kween and Nelly go head to head on socials, Tessa gives us Swiss (not German) cheese and Kitty continues to gob off! Oh and Alyssa is seemingly gliding to the crown..  Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube &am...

*Gay squeal!* It's a double dose of FBoy Finale fun. Who better to take us home than the most faithful of the faithful herself Annabel Fidler! Sam and Annabel don't hold back on this season, which of course was a wild ride. From Nathan's blonde tips to the Loch Ness Monster. The pair also discuss The Traitors Canada and The Anonymous.   Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow T...

This finale was so wild, Sam needs two star-studded guest girlies to unpack it with them. First up is Bondi Vet and Real Housewife of Sydney - Dr Kate Adams! Kate and Sam discuss the highs and lows of the FBoy Australia season 2 finale, what shes been up to and The Real Housewives of Melbourne cast. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube &am...

It's another week of Jean and Sam's coverage of Global All Stars and we are spoiled with Snatch Game and a Roast! All our Christmases have come at once.. including Vanity Vain's iconically terrible tinsel look. It's the podcast smackdown of the season - U Read it Well vs The Cringe is Real. Ready to recap RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars Season 1 episodes 7 and 8. Send...

Welcome to a very special bonus episode to celebrate one whole year of The Cringe is Real. How time flies! Huge thanks to all my guests and listeners - to many more cringey years to come. To celebrate - Sam kiki's with pod regular, Aspin James. We deep dive on musicals, Chimp Crazy, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and of course The Real Housewives of Melbourne (and Sydney). Then Aspin takes...

Sam has the opportunity to have Christian Gillett in the FBoy hot seat this week! These two fags chat FBoy statuses, gay villiany and a side of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City. What a treat. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky .