Cringewatchers

Cringewatchers

By Lori Adelman and Leila DarabiTV & Film
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Cringewatchers episodes

  • Rerelease: Succession and the Sex Lives of the Super Rich (with Soraya Darabi)
    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 College
    http://www.lilianolik.com/once-upon-a-time-at-bennington-college
    Ad:
    WanderWomxn Bazaar
    https://www.wanderwomxntravels.com/
    Offer code: FRIENDS gets you 10% off at the holiday store
    https://www.etsy.com/shop/CrystalOasisStore
    NYT article on the college gender gap that Soraya mentioned
    https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/23/business/dealbook/women-college-economy.html
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme song
    https://soundcloud.com/dadollars
    Our ad music is by Sidhartha Corses
    www.siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/
    47 min
  • S3 Ep3: House of the Dragon and the Feminine Ordeal (with Alison Herman)
    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 the Dragon’
    https://www.theringer.com/house-of-the-dragon/2022/9/26/23368825/house-of-the-dragon-feminism-sexism-womanhood
    Sign up for our newsletter:
    tinyletter.com/cringewatchers
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme original song
    https://soundcloud.com/dadollars
    New theme by Amy Klein of AK and the Hallucinations
    https://linktr.ee/amyrebeccaklein
    43 min
  • Special Ep: Iran Protests (with Tehran Bureau’s Golnoush Niknejad)
    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 reproductive justice and friend of the pod! https://www.macfound.org/programs/fellows/
    Check out her calling in workshop.
    https://lorettajross.com/online-courses
    Recommended reading:
    Iran’s protests are the first counterrevolution led by women
    https://www.newyorker.com/news/daily-comment/irans-protests-are-the-first-counterrevolution-led-by-women
    Prisoner: My 544 Days in an Iranian Prison―Solitary Confinement, a Sham Trial, High-Stakes Diplomacy, and the Extraordinary Efforts It Took to Get Me Out
    https://www.harpercollins.com/products/prisoner-jason-rezaian?variant=32130072313890
    Find us on Twitter and Instagram:
    https://twitter.com/cringewatchers
    https://www.instagram.com/cringewatchers
    Sign up for our newsletter:
    tinyletter.com/cringewatchers
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme original song
    https://soundcloud.com/dadollars
    New theme and interstitial music by Amy Klein of AK and the Hallucinations
    https://linktr.ee/amyrebeccaklein
    37 min
  • S3 Ep2: Love is Blind and Toxic Relationships (with Reina Gattuso)
    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/cringewatchers
    www.instagram.com/cringewatchers
    Sign up for our newsletter:
    tinyletter.com/cringewatchers
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme original song
    @dadollars
    New theme by Amy Klein of AK and the Hallucinations
    linktr.ee/amyrebeccaklein
    1 hr 10 min
  • S3 Ep1: The Crown and the Colonial Gaze (with Olúfẹ́mi Táíwò)
    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 analysis of the Magnus v Hans scandal on chess Youtube
    Recommended reading:
    The Defeat of Identity Politics (New Yorker review of Elite Capture)
    https://www.newyorker.com/books/under-review/the-defeat-of-identity-politics
    What’s Happening in Iran
    https://www.fastcompany.com/90791883/whats-happening-in-iran
    Magnus Carlsen Publicly Accuses Hans Niemann of Chess Cheating
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/sep/27/magnus-carlsen-hans-niemann-chess-cheating
    Find us on Twitter and Instagram:
    https://twitter.com/cringewatchers
    https://www.instagram.com/cringewatchers
    Sign up for our newsletter:
    tinyletter.com/cringewatchers
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme original song
    https://soundcloud.com/dadollars
    New theme by Amy Klein of AK and the Hallucinations
    https://linktr.ee/amyrebeccaklein
    45 min
  • Special Ep: The Good Place and the Afterlife of Roe (with Alencia Johnson)
    Alencia wants to hear you say it.
    Show watched: The Good Place, S1 Ep13, "Michael's Gambit"
    Special Guest: Alencia Johnson
    https://twitter.com/alenciajohnson
    Support this podcast on Patreon!
    www.patreon.com/cringewatchers
    Leila is binging The Lie That Binds podcast
    Lori is cringing at Red Scare Podcast
    Recommended reading:
    https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2022/05/10/abortion-history-right-white-evangelical-1970s-00031480
    https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2014/05/religious-right-real-origins-107133/
    Some places to donate:
    https://abortionfunds.org/
    https://brigidalliance.org/
    Find us on Twitter and Instagram:
    @cringewatchers
    Sign up for our newsletter:
    tinyletter.com/cringewatchers
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme song
    @dadollars
    Our ad music is by Sidhartha Corses
    www.siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/
    1 hr 1 min
  • S2 Ep10: Last Man on Earth and World Population
    Leila and Lori are on their own.
    Show watched: Last Man on Earth S4 Ep 14 “Special Delivery”
    Support this podcast on Patreon!
    www.patreon.com/cringewatchers
    Host only episode!
    Lori is cringing at the UK scheme to send asylum seekers to Rwanda
    Leila is binging Sanditon
    Find us on Twitter and Instagram:
    @cringewatchers
    Sign up for our newsletter:
    tinyletter.com/cringewatchers
    Related readings:
    The Means of Reproduction: Sex, Power and the Future of the World
    http://www.michellegoldberg.net/the-means-of-reproduction
    How the far-right is turning feminists into fascists
    https://xtramagazine.com/power/far-right-feminist-fascist-220810
    Is Ecofeminism Due for a Comeback?
    https://newrepublic.com/article/165926/ecofeminism-climate-crisis
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme song
    @dadollars
    Our ad music is by Sidhartha Corses
    www.siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/
    45 min
  • Special Ep: The Oscars and Backing Black Women (with Sabrina Hersi Issa)
    Sabrina is choosing grace.
    Show watched: The 94th Academy Awards
    We want to hear from you, take our survey!
    https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdoOmxVtE5Vc_2bfPnXIIe3Cxk6ZZ1G1xMuMKJTqrV-oSDLnQ/viewform
    Support this podcast on Patreon!
    www.patreon.com/cringewatchers
    Leila is binging Standing Up (aka Drole) on Netflix
    https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/18/arts/television/standing-up-netflix.html?searchResultPosition=1
    Lori is cringing at Ginni Thomas and the digital trail she has left of her bad actions
    Special guest:
    Sabrina Hersi Issa
    https://twitter.com/beingbrina
    https://beingbrina.com/
    Find us on Twitter and Instagram:
    @cringewatchers
    Sign up for our newsletter:
    tinyletter.com/cringewatchers
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme song
    @dadollars
    Our interstitial music is by Sidhartha Corses
    www.siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/
    46 min
  • Rerelease: S2 Ep1: Ted Lasso and Age Gaps: LIVE! (with Sesali Bowen)
    Ahead of our season 2 finale, we're rereleasing our live show season opener.
    Support this podcast on Patreon!
    www.patreon.com/cringewatchers
    Sesali wants us all to level up.
    Episode Discussed:
    Ted Lasso, Season 2, Episode 8 "Man City"
    Special guest: Sesali Bowen
    BUY HER BOOK! Bad Fat Black Girl: Notes from a Trap Feminist
    https://www.harpercollins.com/products/bad-fat-black-girl-sesali-bowen?variant=33097783214114
    Listen to her podcast on femme rap culture
    https://anchor.fm/pursefirstshow
    Binging/Cringing:
    Leila’s cringing at one-off DEI trainings
    Lori is binging Queens
    Ad:
    Vocal NY
    https://www.vocal-ny.org/
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    karenychan.com/
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme song - happy birthday, DL!
    @dadollars
    Our ad music is by Sidhartha Corses
    siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/
    59 min
  • S2 Ep9: Single Drunk Female and Sober Dating (with Danielle Tcholakian)
    Danielle's got 22 months!
    Show watched: Singe Drunk Female, S1Ep5 "Sober for the D and V"
    Support this podcast on Patreon!
    www.patreon.com/cringewatchers
    Special guest:
    Danielle Tcholakian
    https://twitter.com/danielleiat
    Find us on Twitter and Instagram:
    @cringewatchers
    Sign up for our newsletter:
    tinyletter.com/cringewatchers
    Related readings:
    The Unbearable Horniness of Getting Sober
    https://jezebel.com/the-unbearable-horniness-of-getting-sober-1848522209
    I Got Sober in the Pandemic. It Saved My Life.
    https://jezebel.com/i-got-sober-in-the-pandemic-it-saved-my-life-1848380935
    TV's Messy Women
    https://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/06/20/tvs-messy-women/?searchResultPosition=1
    The Patriarchy of Alcoholics Anonymous
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/27/opinion/alcoholics-anonymous-women.html
    Journalists Drink Too Much and are Bad at Managing Emotions, Study Finds
    https://www.insidehook.com/article/news-opinion/new-study-claims-journalists-drink-much-bad-managing-emotions
    Ad:
    Radiotopia Presents: S***hole Country
    https://www.radiotopia.fm/podcasts/shithole-country
    Credits:
    Our editor is Karen Y. Chan
    www.karenychan.com
    Judith Walker created our logo and cover art
    Dallas DL Engram created our theme song
    @dadollars
    Our ad music is by Sidhartha Corses
    www.siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/
    59 min

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Hosted by Lori Adelman and Leila Darabi. We cringe because we care.