The Cringe is Real – Details, episodes & analysis

The gorgeous PhD of Queerbaiting, Michael McDermott, is back to suss out these FBoys and boy is it a DOOZY of an episode! Nathan is outed for being a swifty, Joe for being an axe-murdering woman hater and Krystal for being a sex-positive QUEEEN. The two homos also discuss being already over 'demure' and require an education on straight culture.

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Jean and Sam return for thier fortnightly catch-up on RuPaul's Drag Race Global All Stars to discuss Season 1 Episodes 3 and 4. Tessa is still T'ing up the laughs and Nehellenia with the drama - our girl Kween does not disapoint even in a bodysuit and Alyssa and Pythia stun in the ball.

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Rula Paterson returns to join Sam in the kitchen to wrap up MasterChef Australia Season 16. Masterchef Australia is an Australian adaptation of the world wide hit reality show format which. Season 16 just wrapped up last week and is available to watch now on Tenplay.

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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).

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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.

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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, Bethenny Frankel's antics, and much more madness. 

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*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 was adapted from the American original series with iconic host Tyra Banks. Stephen's cringe of the week is his cat waking him up at 3am and the two also discuss M.I.A's tin foil bucket hat collection. 

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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 eighth instalment of the Network Ten version of the show. It features both returning and new players and was filmed in Samoa. In Australia you can watch it all on Tenplay.

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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 seasons of Alone Australia now on SBS On Demand.

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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 and Gina Rinehart in his cringe of the week.

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