Cringewatchers

Six months into Texas' near total ban on abortion, we are rereleasing this special episode of Cringewatchers, taped in September.

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This is not Texas' first rodeo.

For this special episode, we talked to Dr. Liza Fuentes, a senior research scientist at the Guttmacher Institute and Dr. Jamila Taylor, director of health care reform and senior fellow at The Century Foundation about what's going on in Texas, what it means for abortion rights in the U.S. and what people can do to counter and prevent draconian attacks on our right to health care.

Experts and resources mentioned on this episode:

How to find (and donate to)your local abortion fund:

https://abortionfunds.org/funds/

All Above All, national organization working as "catalysts for abortion justice"

https://allaboveall.org/

Renee Bracey Sherman, "The Beyoncé of Abortion Storytelling"

https://twitter.com/RBraceySherman

The Afiya Center, a Dallas-based organization working to "ignite and build a robust Black women centered Reproductive Justice movement in Texas"

https://www.theafiyacenter.org/

ANSIRH's research on abortion on TV & film

https://www.ansirh.org/abortion/abortion-tv-and-film

Binging/Cringing:

Leila’s cringing at the use of an unnecessary hashtag

Lori is binging TikTok creators drowning a "whistleblower" website created by anti-choice activists with fake tips

Credits:

Our editor is Karen Y. Chan

karenychan.com/

Judith Walker created our logo and cover art

Dallas DL Engram created our theme song

@dadollars

River is the sober Che Diaz

Show watched: And Just Like That...Ep5 "Painfully Hip"

Support this podcast on Patreon!

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Special guest:

River Butcher

https://www.riverbutcher.com/

River's comedy special A Different Kind of Dude is out now!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vgWBjutaBfw 

Binging/Cringing:

Leila is binging Alok Vaid-Menon's Book "Beyond the Gender Binary"

Lori is cringing at corporate Black History Month content

Find us on Twitter and Instagram:

@cringewatchers

Related readings:

On Chris Noth allegations

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/feature/chris-noth-accused-of-sexual-assault-1235063596/

Justice For Steve

https://www.thecut.com/2022/01/sex-and-the-citys-steve-deserves-better.html

Ad:

SHAG...a sexy shop

https://weloveshag.com/

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/

Heather is laughing at your mean tweets about her.

Show watched: Kevin Can F**k Himself, S1, Ep1 (Pilot)

Support this podcast on Patreon!

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Special guest:

Heather Havrilesky

https://twitter.com/hhavrilesky

Buy Heather's book!

https://bookshop.org/books/foreverland-on-the-divine-tedium-of-marriage

Binging/Cringing:

Lori is cringing "feminist-baiting" for clicks including the Fresh and Fit podcast

Leila is binging Station 11

Related readings:

"Marriage Requires Amnesia", an excerpt of Heather's book published in New York Times Magazine https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/24/style/marriage-heather-havrilesky-foreverland.html

"What Does Marriage Ask Us to Give Up?" by Kaitlyn Greenbridge https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/04/opinion/marriage-divorce.html

"My Brush with the Black Manosphere" by Nicole Young https://www.elle.com/life-love/a38819237/black-manosphere-online-dating/

Ad:

Hot Bread Kitchen

https://hotbreadkitchen.org/

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/

Find us on Twitter and Instagram:

@cringewatchers

Brittany thinks we're all Ediths

Show watched: Downton Abbey, S1, Ep6

Support this podcast on Patreon!

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Special guest:

Brittany Luse

https://twitter.com/bmluse

Binging/Cringing:

Leila is binging the second season of Nora from Queens

Lori is binging the latest season of Queer Eye

NYT profile of Brittany and her podcast cohost Eric Eddings on the relaunch of 'For Colored Nerds'

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/17/arts/brittany-luse-eric-eddings-for-colored-nerds-podcast.html

Ad:

Shoreline Wild Salmon

https://www.shorelinewildsalmon.com/

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/

Bassey Hops Across the Pond

Film watched: Love Actually

Support this podcast on Patreon!

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Special guest:

Bassey Nyambi

https://www.instagram.com/bnyambi/

Binging/Cringing: Leila and Lori share binges and cringes of the year

Ad:

Support your local abortion fund

https://abortionfunds.org/funds/

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/

Soraya is team Tom.

Show Discussed: Succession, S3 Ep5 "Retired Janitors of Idaho"

Support this podcast on Patreon!

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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/

Happy Thanksgiving! And thank you to our new subscribers, we are grateful for you and for all of our listeners. Today we're taking you back to where it all began. Enjoy the first ever episode of Cringewatchers.

And if you haven't yet, support us on Patreon for early access to new episodes, invites to live events, shoutouts on the show and exclusive swag

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WARNING: This episode contains spoilers.

Reshma just has one question: Who DOES that?

Episode Discussed:

The Undoing, Episode 1 "The Undoing"

(If you haven't watched and are planning to watch The Undoing, we discuss the pilot throughout but then give the ending away around minute 28. If you're ok with mild spoilers, just skip from about 28:00-30:30.)

Binging/Cringing:

Lori's binging Call My Agent on Netflix

Leila’s cringing targeted ad stalking

Special Guest:

Reshma Gopaldas

twitter.com/reshingbull

www.instagram.com/reshmago/

Reshma's Wine + Gyn interview with the cofounder of Black Breastfeeding Week:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z51d7p3mW…U3j5zHIjU&index=3

Ad:

Womanly Magazine

www.womanlymag.com/

Credits:

Our editor is Karen Y. Chan

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

siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/

Cleo will not be silenced (but she wouldn’t mind sitting down once in a while)

Show (Not Really) Discussed: Netflix' Dave Chapelle: The Closer

Support this podcast on Patreon!

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Special guest:

Cleopatra Kambugu

https://www.instagram.com/xulaye/

Binging/Cringing:

Lori is cringing at that NYT article on interracial dating

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/style/interracial-dating.html

Leila is binging God Loves Uganda and Call Me Kuchu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3_hKv4pEM4

https://callmekuchu.com/

Ad:

Ruth's Refuge

https://ruthsrefuge.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

@dadollars

Our ad music is by Sidhartha Corses

siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/

Francisco is taking sex ed to the streets.

Episode Discussed:

Sex Education, Season 2, Episode 8

Special guest:

Francisco Ramirez

https://franciscoramirez.com/

Binging/Cringing:

Leila’s binging This Way Up

Lori is cringing at the memory of Bill Clinton firing Joycelyn Elders

Ad:

Hot Bread Kitchen

https://hotbreadkitchen.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

https://soundcloud.com/dadollars

Our ad music is by Sidhartha Corses

siddharthamusic.bandcamp.com/

Support this podcast on Patreon!

www.patreon.com/cringewatchers

Support this podcast on Patreon!

www.patreon.com/cringewatchers

WARNING: This episode contains spoilers.

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/