Today we talk cringe - so-bad-it's-good TV, car-crash moments we can't look away from, and years-old memories that decide to resurface just as we close our eyes for a good night's sleep. We discover that blushing makes you more trustworthy, Fleabag's awkward family scenes are political, and Taylor Swift really is the queen of cringe. Finally, we try to make sense of Cara Delevigne's erratic BBMAs behaviour, and try to decide whether it should make out hangxiety better or worse...

Required Reading:

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/1527476418777838

https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/oct/14/the-secret-joys-of-schadenfreude-why-it-shouldnt-be-a-guilty-pleasure

https://www.thecut.com/article/how-to-stop-reliving-embarrassing-memories.html

https://www.abc.net.au/everyday/cringe-comedy-tv-why-do-we-cringe/100646596

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140310-why-blushing-may-be-good-for-you

https://www.vox.com/the-goods/21575707/tiktok-cringe

Music Credit:

https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/the-lowdown

License code: PPH9FBEMASHOI7PB

https://uppbeat.io/t/cruen/in-the-now

License code: 5WQG1LQRLH7QMYPC

NB: All opinions are our own and this podcast is for humorous and fun analytical discourse only!

This episode was recorded on 22/05/22