Cringewatchers

By Lori Adelman and Leila Darabi

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

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How many episodes does Cringewatchers have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.

Cringewatchers episodes:

November 10, 2022 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/
...more
47min
October 27, 2022 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
...more
43min
October 18, 2022 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
...more
37min
October 13, 2022 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
...more
1h 10min
September 29, 2022 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
...more
45min
June 08, 2022 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/
...more
1h 1min
April 21, 2022 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/
...more
45min
April 02, 2022 Special Ep: The Oscars and Backing Black Women (with Sabrina Hersi Issa)
Sabrina is choosing grace.
Show watched: The 94th Academy Awards
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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/
...more
46min
March 24, 2022 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/
...more
59min
March 10, 2022 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/
...more
59min

FAQs about Cringewatchers:

How many episodes does Cringewatchers have?

The podcast currently has 50 episodes available.