Lori Adelman And Leila Darabi

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CringewatchersSpecial Ep: Abortion stories after Roe (with Renee Bracey Sherman)Renee invites us to visit Shondaland. Special guest: Renee Bracey Sherman www.reneebraceysherman.com Topic: Abortion on TV a year after the fall of Roe v. Wade Shows Discussed: Grey's Anatomy Love is Blind Ramy Leila is cringing at the closing of abortion clinics Lori is binging Glamorous on Netflix Suggested Links: New York Times feature on clinics closing https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/06/22/us/abortion-clinics-dobbs-roe-wade.html Renee's abortion storytelling organization, We Testify https://www.wetestify.org/ Support us on Patreon www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Sign up for our newsletter: tinyletter.com/cringewatchers Credits: Our editor is Karen Y. Chan ...2023-07-1754 min

CringewatchersS3 Ep10: Ramy and Sexuality Under Occupation (with Maytha Alhassen)Maytha is giving main character energy. Episode watched: Ramy season 3, episode 2 “Egyptian Cigarettes” Special guest: Maytha Alhassen https://maythaalhassen.com/ Leila is binging Pale Male content and bird Twitter Lori is cringing at people not properly appreciating brides and comparing bad things to much worse things Suggested links: Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.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 song @dadollars 2023-05-251h 01

CringewatchersSpecial Ep: The State of Bodily Autonomy (with Khiara Bridges)Khiara for President. Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Special guest: Professor Khiara Bridges Leila is cringing viral clips of fake podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H-_CwFeTag Lori is binging full body orgasm discourse https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/music/story/2023-04-30/la-phil-concert-orgasm-twitter-tchaikovsky Suggested reading/links: "Deploying Death" https://www.uclalawreview.org/deploying-death/ The Witch Trials of JK Rowling https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EmT0i0xG6zg Credits: Our editor is Karen Y. Chan www.karenychan.com Judith Walker created our logo and cover art Dallas DL Engram created our theme...2023-05-1547 min

CringewatchersS3 Ep9: The Diplomat and Power Couples (with Chloë Cooney)Chloë invites us into the cone of trust. Episode watched: The Diplomat, Season 1, Episode 5, "The Dogcatcher" Lori is binging Workin' Moms Leila is cringing think pieces bashing work from home Suggested links: Chloë's viral essay on pandemic parenting https://gen.medium.com/parents-are-not-ok-66ab2a3e42d9 Lesbians react to Blue is the Warmest Color https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIjJ_VtU9PA Support us on Patreon https://www.patreon.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 Da...2023-05-1156 min

CringewatchersRerelease: NOT Dave Chapelle: The Closer and Trans Liberation (with Cleo Kambugu)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! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Special guest: Cleopatra Kambugu www.instagram.com/xulaye/ Binging/Cringing: Lori is cringing at that NYT article on interracial dating www.nytimes.com/2021/11/11/style/…acial-dating.html Leila is binging God Loves Uganda and Call Me Kuchu www.youtube.com/watch?v=m3_hKv4pEM4 callmekuchu.com/ Ad: Ruth's Refuge ruthsrefuge.org/ Credits: Our editor is Karen Y. Chan karenychan.com Judith Walker created our logo and cove...2023-04-0659 min

CringewatchersS3 Ep8: Shrinking and Loss (with Ashley Reese)Ashley is owning her widow privilege. Lori is binging and cringing at Money Shot: The Pornhub Story Leila is binging and cringing at Stolen Youth Episode discussed: Shrinking Season 1, Episode 7: Apology Tour ** Spoiler warning, we talk about plot points in the series so far** Special guest: Ashley Reese https://twitter.com/offbeatorbit https://www.instagram.com/offbeatorbit https://www.tiktok.com/@offbeatorbit Suggested reading: Vogue's coverage of Ashley and Rob's wedding https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/ashley-reese-and-rob-stengel-wedding The Right to Sex: Feminism in the Twenty-First Century by Amia Srinivasan https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-right-to-sex-feminism-in-the-twenty-first-century-amia-srinivasan/16204360 2023-03-231h 01

CringewatchersS3 Ep7: Emily in Paris and Love/Hate Relationships (with Rachel Fleit)Rachel wants #JusticeForAlfie Show watched: Emily in Paris, S3 Ep 1, "I have two lovers" Special Guest: Rachel Fleit https://www.rachelfleit.com/ Introducing, Selma Blair (directed by Rachel) https://www.rachelfleit.com/films Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Leila is binging French podcasts (Laisse-moi kiffer, Kiffe ta race, JINS) Lori is cringing the dwindling number of new podcasts https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/01/where-did-all-the-new-podcasts-go/#:~:text=Even%20so%2C%20the%20margin%20is,1%2C109%2C000%20new%20podcasts%20were%20launched And binging the podcasts Shameless Acquisition Target; and Bone Valley (CONTENT WARNING: contains graphic content around gender-based violence) Suggested TikTocking...2023-02-1441 min

CringewatchersRerelease: Love Actually and the Holidays (with Bassey Nyambi)Bassey Hops Across the Pond Film watched: Love Actually Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers 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/2022-12-2256 min

CringewatchersS3 Ep6: The Sex Lives of College Girls and Hooking Up(with Senti Sojwal)Senti remembers that feeling. Show watched: The Sex Lives of College Girls, season 2, episode 1 “Winter is Coming” Special Guest: Senti Sojwal https://www.sentisojwal.com/ Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Leila is binging Wednesday Lori is binging Stromae Suggested reading: What Everyone Gets Wrong About Gen Z and the Sex It’s Allegedly Not Having https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/04/gen-z-generation-sex-abstience-puriteen-research-studies.html 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://soundc...2022-12-1552 min

CringewatchersS3 Ep5: The White Lotus and Nice Guys (with Glenn Kenny)Glenn warns us to beware the nice guy. Featured Guest: Glenn Kenny https://twitter.com/glenn__kenny Made Men: The Story of Goodfellas https://www.harpercollins.com/products/made-men-glenn-kenny?variant=39308750487586 Show discussed: The White Lotus, Season 2, Episode 3: Bull Elephants Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Lori is binging lazy susans Leila is binging Alaska Daily Recommended reading: ‘White Lotus’ and the Plight of the American Man https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/06/opinion/white-lotus-masculinity.html Are the Men of The White Lotus Okay? https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2022/11/are-the-men-of-white-lotus-okay Here’s why more millennials are getting prenups https://www.market...2022-12-0848 min

CringewatchersS3 EP4: Loot and Fake Charity GirlsLeila and Lori have a water purification system to sell you. Show discussed: Loot, Season 1, Episode 10, "Silver Moon Summit" Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers Lori is binging the best of Twitter Leila is cringing at how little vacation Americans take ‘Queen Caroline’: The ‘Fake Charity Nerd Girl’ Behind The FTX Collapse https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidjeans/2022/11/18/queen-caroline-the-risk-loving-29-year-old-embroiled-in-the-ftx-collapse/?sh=1fe13249791f Lori's speech on effective altruism https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gvnwqi8Ogn0 Credits: Our editor is Karen Y. Chan www.karenychan.com Judith Walker created our logo and cover art Dallas DL Engram created...2022-11-2451 min

CringewatchersRerelease: 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...2022-11-1046 min

CringewatchersS3 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 cr...2022-10-2742 min

CringewatchersSpecial 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...2022-10-1836 min

CringewatchersS3 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...2022-10-131h 09

CringewatchersS3 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...2022-09-2944 min

CringewatchersSpecial Ep: The Good Place and the Afterlife (of Roe) with Alencia JohnsonAlencia 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 ...2022-06-081h 00

CringewatchersS2 Ep10: Last Man on Earth and World Population (Season finale!)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://newr...2022-04-2144 min

CringewatchersSpecial 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...2022-04-0245 min

CringewatchersRerelease: 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/ Ju...2022-03-2458 min

CringewatchersS2 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...2022-03-1058 min

CringewatchersRerelease: Texas Abortion Ban (with Liza Fuentes and Jamila Taylor)Six months into Texas' near total ban on abortion, we are rereleasing this special episode of Cringewatchers, taped in September. *** 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: ...2022-03-0344 min

CringewatchersS2 Ep8: And Just Like That... and Nonbinary Representation (with River Butcher)River is the sober Che Diaz Show watched: And Just Like That...Ep5 "Painfully Hip" Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers 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: S...2022-02-171h 10

CringewatchersS2 Ep7: Kevin Can F**k Himself and the Institution of Marriage (with Heather Havrilesky)Heather is laughing at your mean tweets about her. Show watched: Kevin Can F**k Himself, S1, Ep1 (Pilot) Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers 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...2022-02-101h 03

CringewatchersS2 Ep6: Downton Abbey and Cross-Class Romance (with Brittany Luse)Brittany thinks we're all Ediths Show watched: Downton Abbey, S1, Ep6 Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers 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...2022-01-2750 min

CringewatchersS2 Ep5: Love Actually and the Holidays (with Bassey Nyambi)Bassey Hops Across the Pond Film watched: Love Actually Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers 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/2021-12-2356 min

CringewatchersS2 Ep4: 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...2021-12-0946 min

CringewatchersRerelease: S1 Ep1: The Undoing and Public Breastfeeding (with Reshma Gopaldas)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 www.patreon.com/cringewatchers 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...2021-11-2532 min

CringewatchersS2 Ep3: NOT Dave Chapelle: The Closer and Trans Liberation (with Cleo Kambugu)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! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers 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 Wa...2021-11-1959 min

CringewatchersS2 Ep2: Sex Education and Sex Education (with Francisco Ramirez)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 2021-11-111h 07

CringewatchersS2 Ep1: Ted Lasso and Age Gaps: LIVE! (with Sesali Bowen)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 ar...2021-10-2856 min

CringewatchersSpecial Ep: Texas Abortion Ban (with Liza Fuentes and Jamila Taylor)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...2021-09-0744 min

CringewatchersS1 Ep8: Mare of Easttown and Dating Multiple People (with Samhita Mukhopadhyay)Get your custom Cringewatchers mug by becoming a squad-level member by the end of August! www.patreon.com/cringewatchers WARNING: This episode contains spoilers. Samhita is having a tepid girl summer. Episode Discussed: Mare of Easttown, Season 1, Episode 4 "Poor Sisyphus" Special guest: Samhita Mukhopadhyay https://www.samhitamukhopadhyay.com/ Binging/Cringing: Leila’s cringing at the U.S. men's epée team Lori is binging Schmigadoon! Ad: Reach a Hand Uganda https://bit.ly/3BQom6l Credits: Our editor is Karen Y. Chan karenychan.com/ Judith Walker created our logo and cover art Dallas DL Engram created our theme song - hap...2021-08-1933 min

CringewatchersS1 Ep7: Schitt's Creek and Happy Endings (with Charlotte Shane)Charlotte wants us to remember the battle for Stalingrad Episode Discussed: Schitt's Creek, Episode 14, Season 6 “Happy Ending" Special Guest: Charlotte Shane, essayist and author of Prostitute Laundry https://twitter.com/CharoShane Binging/Cringing: Leila is binging The Parisian Agency (L'Agence) on Netflix Lori is cringing at the makers of Stillwater ripping off Amanda Knox' life story Tweet thread by Knox herself here: www.twitter.com/cringewatchers/status/1421863507725897732 New York Times article mentioned by Charlotte that cites a sex worker named Candii: www.nytimes.com/2021/07/23/nyregion/sex-workers-nyc.html VICE article mentioned by Lori that looks at massage parlors that give happy en...2021-08-0534 min

CringewatchersS1 Ep6: Master of None and IVF (with Dr. Kameelah Phillips)Dr. Phillips is our seatbelt on the emotional rollercoaster of fertility. Episode Discussed: Master of None, Season 3, Episode 4 "Moments in Love: Chapter 4" Special Guest: Dr. Kameelah Phillips Follow her @drkameelahsays on Instagram and check out her practice at www.callawomenshealth.com Binging/Cringing: Leila is binging Physical on Apple TV+ Lori is cringing at a 4th of July post from Mark Zuckerberg Check out: Dr. Phillips on the With the Flow podcast schooling us on the racist history of gynecology. https://podcasts.apple.com/hu/podcast/episode-4-gynecologists-guide-through-forgotten-racist/id1534267889?i=1000505135586&l=hu We cite: This study on Black women's increased...2021-07-2236 min

CringewatchersS1 Ep5: High Maintenance and Asexuality (with Angela Chen)Angela isn’t easily impressed - but we got pretty close. Episode Discussed: High Maintenance, Episode 2, Season 4 “Trick” Special Guest: Angela Chen, author of Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex http://www.angelachen.org/ Binging/Cringing: Lori is binging clips of Olympic track star Sha'Carri Richardson's unforgettable hug with her grandma Leila is cringing about the low quality of food in hospitals and nursing homes Shoutout to the podcast A-OK, interviews with people on the asexual and aromantic spectrums (including Angela) https://www.aokpod.com/ Credits: Our editor is Karen Y. Chan karenychan.com Judith...2021-07-0231 min

CringewatchersS1 Ep4: Insecure and Ex Sex (with Twanna Hines)Twanna ponders whether it's ever a good idea to have sex with your ex. Episode Discussed: Insecure, Episode 8, Season 4 “Lowkey Happy” Special Guest: Twanna Hines twannahines.com and everywhere online @funkybrownchick Binging/Cringing: Lori is binging Flatbush Misdemeanors. Leila is binging We Are Lady Parts. We endorse: The Insecuritea Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/insecuritea-the-insecure-aftershow/id1164485579 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 Support this podcast on Patreon! www.patreon.com...2021-06-1733 min

CringewatchersS1 Ep3: Watchmen and that Blue Dildo (with Janna Zinzi)Janna invites us all to be a little more quartz curious. Episode Discussed: Watchmen, Episode 3, “She Was Killed by Space Junk” Special Guest: Janna Zinzi https://www.jannazinzi.com/ Binging/Cringing: Lori is cringing at Naomi Wolf's antivax shenanigans Leila is binging Two Set Violin https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAzKFALPuF_EPe-AEI0WFFw For more on "The dysfunctional sex of Watchmen" check out this SyFi Wire piece from Jenna Busch https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-dysfunctional-sex-of-watchmen There is now an actual Dr. Manhattan dildo! https://shevibe.com/dr-manhattan-silicone-glow-in-the-dark-dildo-by-uberrime/ Some people think the dildo is a weapon https://gizmodo.com/these-are-the-exact-dimensions-of-watchmens-doctor-manh-1840157418 Cred...2021-06-0330 min

CringewatchersS1 Ep2: Bridgerton and Pulling Out (with Rachel Jones)Rachel and withdrawal are finally getting the respect they deserve. Episode Discussed: Bridgerton, Episode 5, “The Duke and I” Binging/Cringing: Leila’s binging Netflix’ “The One” Lori’s cringing at pearl clutchers at the Grammys Special Guest: Rachel Jones https://twitter.com/rachelj5 Rachel's original commentary on withdrawal: https://www.guttmacher.org/news-release/2009/does-withdrawal-deserve-another-look# Lori’s piece on Feministing covering Rachel’s commentary: http://feministing.com/2009/08/07/pulling-punches-on-pulling-out/ Laura Lindberg's piece on sex ed and Bridgerton: https://rewirenewsgroup.com/article/2021/01/21/has-sex-ed-even-changed-from-the-bridgerton-era-to-today/ Ad: Hot Bread Kitchen https://hotbreadkitchen.org/ Credits: Our editor is Karen Y. Chan https://karenychan.com/ Judith Walker created our logo and cover...2021-05-2721 min

CringewatchersS1 Ep1: The Undoing and Public Breastfeeding (with Reshma Gopaldas)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 https://twitter.com/reshingbull https://www.instagram.com/reshmago/ Reshma's Wine + Gyn interview with the cofounder of Black Breastfeeding Week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5...2021-05-2732 min

CringewatchersShow Trailer: Introducing Cringewatchers (hosted by Lori Adelman and Leila Darabi)A podcast about sex on TV by Lori Adelman and Leila Darabi.2021-05-2601 min