The Cringe is Real

Sam is back this week with nice guy Paul Mizzi to gossip about this week’s episode of FBoy Island Australia. This week is all about BDE, and Paul and Sam size up the boys. The two also discuss Netflix Japan's 'The Boyfriend'. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

Sam is back to round off Season 1 of Netflix’s Japan’s highly talked about show - The Boyfriend (ボーイフレンド), this time with Gasbagging's Dan Morrison. On their date, the two discuss all the fallout from t-shirt gate, sashimi-gate and other low stakes couples tiffs between Shun and Dai. Is Ryota a serial killer and Ikuo a secret plant? Tin foil hats on girls. You can watch all of Season 1...

They say we're alike, they say we've got the same hair - Jaocb Fisher is back to kick off a new season of recaps and this time we are taking a journey through FBoy Island Australia Season 2. Episode 1 is off to a roaring start - we talk Jerome's ass eating habits, Krystal's year of mids and of course the brewing drama between Ally, Nicole and square face Joe! Send us a Voice Ma...

Curtis Hatton joins Sam on the pod this week to pitch his takes on Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars Season 2. This hilarious and addictive show sees Lisa Vanderpump and Gordon Ramsay. Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars is an American reality competition series that premiered on Fox in 2023. Back for its second season with reality tv superstar Lisa Vanderpump joining the judging lineup. Send us a Voice Mail...

Sam and Jean are back to join podcast forces and recap the first ever season of RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars! This week we take a look at the line up of dolls and make some predictions. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

Rula Paterson returns to join Sam in the kitchen to wrap up MasterChef Australia Season 16. Masterchef Australia is an Australian adaptation of the worldwide hit reality show format which. Season 16 just wrapped up last week and is available to watch now on Tenplay. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

This week on the pod Sam is delighted to be discussing the first five episodes of Netflix Japan’s new show The Boyfriend (ボーイフレンド) with regular guest Paul Mizzi. On their shift, the pair discuss 'chicken shake gate', secure folders for nudes, otter petting and much more. They also touch on FGirl Island US Season 1 (aka Lovers and Liars). Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follo...

I Kissed A Girl and I liked it.. and so did my guest Jean Lizza! This week we are talking golden retrivers and black cats, proseccos with Dannii Minouge and whilwind masseria romances. I Kissed A Girl aired only a few months ago on the BBC and fingers crossed should be available on TenPlay in Australia soon, as they have the first season, called I Kissed A Boy. Send us a Voice Mail Support the sho...

The clock is ticking and this week on the pod, drag icon Lazy Susan joins Sam to pull apart the insanely funny series Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love. Vanjie: 24 Hours of Love first aired on WOWPresents Plus in 2022 and is waiting for you to binge right now if you haven't already!  Lazy's cringe of the week is a tale of a man stealing her purse and the two also discuss Big Brother Uncut, Bethen...

*Trigger warning for those not keen on discussions of suicide and body image issues* Fashion icon Stephen Wakefield is back to re-live the traumatic Australia’s Next Top Model Season 6. The season that gave us THAT iconic moment where Sarah Murdoch named the wrong winner at the live final. Lime green Ford Fiesta's aside, this season is a wild ride. The show first aired on Foxtel in 2010 and w...

Stop the press! New York Times best selling author Brian Moylan gives Sam an international perspective on the iconic Australian Survivor Heroes Vs Villains on this week's off season episode. Brian and Sam also discuss The Real Housewives of Melbourne, Summer House, The Traitors US, Survivor US, Love Island UK, Vanderpump Rules and more! Australian Survivor HvV aired in early 2023 and was the...

We have a STONKER off season episode for you today. Hilarious TV producer Hunter Smith joins Sam to talk through the traumatically beautiful Alone Australia Season 2. Alone Australia is the SBS produced Aussie spin-off of the US original series. Our version’s first season saw 10 survivalists rough it alone in lutruwita/Tasmania and this year we are off to Aotearoa/New Zealand. You can watch both s...

On today’s off season episode, fussy couple Sam and Ben talk Instant Hotel Season 1. The difficult to please pair unpack this underrated relic which is best enjoyed with a Margarita, in fact, it’s mandatory. Instant Hotel Season 1 first aired on the Channel 7 in 2017 and was also streaming on Netflix outside of Australia for a while but is still on 7Plus here at home. Ben also trash talks Trump an...

She's hot then she’s cold, Rula Paterson is back for a mid-season check in on MasterChef Australia Season 16. MasterChef Australia is an aussie spin-off of an originally british reality show format which is now a hugely successful global franchise. Season 16 is currently airing weekly Sunday to Wednesday on Ten and Tenplay. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on In...

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 t...

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 their unqualified views on the show and also their faves and predictions for the Grand Final. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

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. Send us a Voice Mail Support...

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, winn...

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. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

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! Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky...

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? Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels is OVAH! To chat about it Sam is joined by sexy geek Max Arion. This week on Survivor we have a fire making challenge blow out, some intentional embarrassment at tribal, Valeria returns to bring us the sass and we finally have a winner baby! Max’s cringe this week is the Plane Jane meme. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagr...

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! Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky . 

It’s the penultimate week of Australian Survivor Titans Vs Rebels and Sam is joined by best Judy, Rula Paterson. This week on Survivor Alex shaves his chest but can't shave himself from elimination. Kirby wants to be the best by beating the best.. and that means Feras and the Karens finally pull off a convincing lie! Meanwhile, Jury Villa packs out with more budgy smugglers. Rula’s cringe thi...

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. Send us a Voice Mail Support the show Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram , TikTok , YouTube & Bluesky .