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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives - Season 4 (w/ Michael McDermott)
Apr 29, 2026
56m 50s
Australian Survivor - Redemption (w/ Keeley Jenkinson)
Apr 22, 2026
51m 50s
Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 8 (w/ Caroline Courtis)
Apr 15, 2026
1h 02m 38s
Married At First Sight Australia - Season 13 Part 5 (w/ Ruby Teys)
Apr 8, 2026
1h 06m 15s
Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 7 (w/ Shane Nicklos)
Apr 8, 2026
55m 43s
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| 4/29/26 |  The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives - Season 4 (w/ Michael McDermott) | Praise be! Michael McD is back with Sam on the cringe couch to rip into yet another season (slow down Hulu!) of Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. And we have a a LOT to say about it. From Dancing With The Stars, to Vanderpump Villa visits by #DadTok the crossovers don’t end. Oh and a cheeky possum pops by too. That and a wrap on Australian Survivor redemption and more. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 56m 50s | ||||||
| 4/22/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption (w/ Keeley Jenkinson) | Babe alert! Fraud prevention specialist and crafty queen Keeley Jenkinson joins Sam online to recap her Australian Survivor Redemption experience and kiki about the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Keeley dishes some unaired alliance names (yes there were more!), who got a good edit and how she became such an iconic player overnight. This interview is a true delight and not to be missed. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 51m 50s | ||||||
| 4/15/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 8 (w/ Caroline Courtis) | Titans V Rebels runner-up Caroline Courtis and Sam (aka the authenticity police) are here to clock in to finale therapy. But first Sam gets the red carpet goss from the “live” reunion show and catches up on Survivor 50 with mum! Caleb's ratbag reign is upon us and he takes Jackson to the final two, via a fire making challenge that knocks out Sal. Mark is our Jury king and Keeley maintains her status as our fave player of the season. What redemption! Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, Tik... | 1h 02m 38s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 |  Married At First Sight Australia - Season 13 Part 5 (w/ Ruby Teys) | Ding Dong! Ruby Teys (aka Cherry Vinyl) joins Sam on the cringe couch to finish off this fingerbanging good season of MAFS. Gia and Bec are on the wines, there's storm outs, see-through lifts, three million dollar Adelaide houses and MORE in this insane episode of the pod. Also, wtf is Flex? Montoya could never. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 1h 06m 15s | ||||||
| 4/8/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 7 (w/ Shane Nicklos) | Australian Survivor Redemption is almost KAPUT and Shane and Sam have a medium sized amount of things to say about it. Returnees are dead, my shopping trolley murdered, my Keeley just gone, and I don’t like it. Caleb is ratbagging, Cameron is stinking and Sally is well.. doing her best? This poor Jury is gonna have a hard task, lol. That and how these two feel gut punched by the edit this week. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 55m 43s | ||||||
| 4/2/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 6 (w/ Phil Ferguson) | Sam (aka Stephanie La Grossa) joins Phil Fergason (aka Chilly Philly) from iconic Survivor location Palau to chat about the best Survivor.. Australian Survivor Redemption, and things are getting.. rocky? Sally cbf with Simon’s bs and Loz is making (questionable) moves. Jackson claws his way into Sam’s heart this week and the future of the passengers is.. well.. on the rocks. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 1h 03m 46s | ||||||
| 3/27/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 5 (w/ Karin Gunatilake) | KAOS KARIN joins Sam on the couch for a dose of Aussie Survivor goodness! We bid farewell to our comrade Mark this week, but cheer up, there’s plenty of fun to be had. Caleb is a noisy boy, Blanche’s bolt on’s are bouncing and the returnees are in trouble! That and some MAFS, and Taylor Frankie Paul drama. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 55m 52s | ||||||
| 3/20/26 |  Married At First Sight Australia - Season 13 Part 4 (w/ Ash Flanders) | SCREENSHOTS, RECEIPTS, PROOF, FINGERBANG! Dinner is served and Ash Flanders is back to ramble with Sam about this fuckin’ insane show. MAFS continues to baffle, intrigue and fingerbang audiences and do you know what? We love it. Sorry. Gia is storming out, the gays are fighting and dildo drumming is over. Plus join the divas on UNCUT for some Survivor 50, Housewives of Beverly Hills and more.. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 59m 06s | ||||||
| 3/19/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 4 (w/ Michael McDermott) | Michael and Sam are taking NUT AFTER NUT from this week of Australian Survivor an honey our girls are flaming out hard. Mark’s signing divorce papers and Simon is finally wearing his big boy boots and making moves. Aisha and Faith get cocky and therefore snuffed. We are gearing up for a fun merge! That and some Mormon Wives and Survivor 50 chat. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 58m 28s | ||||||
| 3/12/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 3 (w/ Josh Taylor) | Lego Masters alum and Barren Tribe Buff owner Josh Taylor joins Sam from Adelaide to chat about this week’s Redemption shenanigans. And baby.. We are getting SPANKED by daddy this week. The three wise women are slaying hard, Simon is incapable of throwing challenges and we bid farewell to our fave Greek cutie, Tez. Oh and twists galore this week.. But did we rate them? Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 58m 55s | ||||||
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| 3/6/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 2 (w/ Jenna Suffern) | This episode is now 20% DIRTIER than dirty Harry himself.. And thats pretty dirty you guys. Icon, diva and legend Jenna Suffern returns to the cringe couch to entertain Sam’s foreskin jokes and give some deep lesbian takes on this season. And the pair ask the question.. where the queers at? Golden God’s training wheels are still on but its “fine” and Johnson and friends are sad after a brutal blindside. That and some Housewives and Traitors US goss. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, Tik... | 1h 02m 37s | ||||||
| 3/5/26 |  Married At First Sight Australia - Season 13 Part 3 (w/ Joel McIlvenny) | HELLO-WAH is back BITCH and so is Sam’s MAFS journey, this time with hunk Joel McIlvenny. These two fags have a lot to say about the new couples, OGs and dearly departed. Juliette and Joel are all drums and dildos, Alissa and Bec are half of Adelaide and the fags have having children and ramming it down Tysons throat! Almost as disgusting as a C-bomb. And on UNCUT the boys chat Drag Race, Scary Movie 6 and Scream 7. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky.&... | 55m 03s | ||||||
| 2/26/26 |  Australian Survivor - Redemption Week 1 (w/ Nick Iadanza) | Australian Survivor legend and housewives girly Nick Iadanza joins Sam on the pod this week to crack open a fresh season of our fave show. But first we need to discuss the Countess’s visit to Australia, Golden God as host and our fave housewives. Idol swaps, kooky girlies and a hat made of beavers all feature on our first week of the “new era” of Aussie Survivor and Nick and Sam have SO much to say. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 1h 02m 07s | ||||||
| 2/18/26 |  Married At First Sight Australia - Season 13 Part 2 (w/ Daniel Tan) | Sam and make-up artist to the stars Daniel Tan are here to catch you up on MAFS and bay-BE, we have an emergency situation on our hands. BRAND NEW revelations week had these mean girls and boss babes FIGHTING and Alessandra's intimacy week delivers more awkwardness than we can stomach. Who Do Daniel and Sam think will last the distance? That and some Hillary Duff and Housewives tour goss, and over on UNCUT the divas talk Netflix’s America’s Next Top Model documentary, Real Housewives of Potom... | 55m 00s | ||||||
| 2/11/26 |  Heated Thrivalry (w/ Kade Matthews) | SPORTS! That’s right, to celebrate the Winter Olympics, Sam is joined by community champion Kade Matthews for a chit chat on all things queer sport, ice hockey oh.. and maybe a little TV show you may have heard of that combines the two. The heated rivalry between these two is palpable, discussing The Traitors, Housewives and the impact of season one of Heated Rivalry to the culture. Kade also talks about addressing the barriers impacting LGBTQIA+ participation in sport in Australia and the gl... | 54m 19s | ||||||
| 2/5/26 |  Married At First Sight Australia - Season 13 Part 1 (w/ Ash Flanders) | Welcome back to heterosexual HELL divas! MAFS correspondent Ash Flanders is back on the couch with Sam to dissect the first week of MAFS mayhem as well as a housewives chat AND we hear about Ash’s TV debut in ABC’s Dog Park. It's a loaded episode not for the faint of heart. These brides and grooms are meddling already with pranks and stunts galore this week as we kick off yet another round of TV torture. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the ... | 1h 05m 20s | ||||||
| 1/28/26 |  Rinna, You Bitch (w/ Eva Seymour) | Eva Seymour joins Sam on the cringe couch to round up the most recent Traitors US and housewives goss. She also tells us about her new show THE UNDERSTUDY and where to see it soon. Rinna and Stanbury be feuding, Candiace be conga-lining and the rest of the cast be random. We take a dive into Salt Lake City’s reunion, Karen Huger’s release from prison and Beverly Hills takes a break from being entertaining. The off season is going great! Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube ... | 56m 16s | ||||||
| 1/21/26 |  A Melbourne Match (w/ Fatima Sabdia) | Bloody G’day Cringe kiddies! The off season continues with a candid check-in with Fatima Sabdia to recap Hallmark’s latest atrocity, ‘A Melbourne Match’. This down under romcom is a hate crime against Narrm and its people so we just HAD to talk about it. Georgie, our girl, is a burnt out travel writer who needs to slow down on the coast and what better way to see Melbs than with an ex-footy plying tradie in a ute. The two tear this film apart and also check in on The Traitors and all the Beck... | 53m 15s | ||||||
| 1/14/26 |  Traitorgeddon (w/ Karin Gunatilake) | Australian Survivor alum Karin joins Sam to wade our way through the torrent of Traitors content we are currently drowning in. RIP Momma Kelce and the biggest flop twist ever, gamers be gaming, Colton is running around in sweatpants and Candiace is doing THE MOST. Thank god for our girl. With that, Karin and Sam recap the first three episodes of The Traitors US Season 4. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 1h 07m 22s | ||||||
| 1/7/26 |  Ryan Murphy Is The Secret Traitor (w/ Jacob Fisher) | Sam and Jacob are thriving in the 42 degree heat and not at all melting. The dolls chat Pluribus, Ryan Murphy’s chaotic new series The Beauty and deep dive on who the secret traitor on The Traitors UK could be! Then the gerls chat Drag Race Season 18 which is off to a refreshingly good start! Welcome to 2026. New year, same cringe. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 1h 01m 12s | ||||||
| 12/24/25 |  Finding Mr. Christmas - Season 2 (w/ Paul Mizzi) | Happy Holigays! Paul and Sam are talking Heated Rivalry, Finding Mr Christmas Season 2 AND the winner’s film A Make or Break Holiday. It’s a stacked stocking stuffer of an episode just for you. Who will Melissa Peterman crown the hunkiest hunk? Will Angel cry? And why tf did our boy Davey eat those damn grapes?! These questions answered and more.. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 1h 06m 28s | ||||||
| 12/17/25 |  Behind Behind Big Brother (w/ David Geoffrey Hall) | Former Behind Big Brother contributor and fabulous friend David Geoffrey Hall joins Sam on the couch this week to end the year reflecting on 2000s Australian Big Brother. The good, the bad and the turkey slap. The two discuss scandals, fandom, representation and of course Queen Gretel. Join us on a trip down memory lane won't you? This is an episode not to miss for any OG BBAU fans. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 1h 18m 50s | ||||||
| 12/10/25 |  The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives - Season 3 (w/ Lauren Downie) | Should we film a TikTok? Lauren and Sam swig on Season 3 of Hulu’s The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives and boooy is there MUCH to discuss. Allegations are flowing like sugar free sodas and the girls are fighting! And with DadTok in the mix, no one is safe. These gay husbands are activated this season and coming for a slice of the screen time pie. Oh and Dancing With The Stars, Lana Del Rey and Khloe K are also present. Insane. That and some Gaga’s Australian tour chat. Follow The Cringe is Real ... | 1h 15m 20s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 |  Aussie Shore - S02E10 (w/ Fatima Sabdia) | Fatima joins Sam to cap off a brilliantly slutty season of Aussie Shore. Awards are dished out, the summer is over and Lily returns for one final party. The shag pad gets a red hot go too. That and some BBAU, Below Deck Med and more. Apologies cult, due to a technical issue there is no video of this episode.. but you better believe we looked incredible. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 58m 33s | ||||||
| 12/3/25 |  Big Brother Australia - 2025 Week 4 Part 2 (w/ Hans) | Gay Christmas has come early folks, HANS is on the pod and honey does she have a lot to say about BBAU 2025. No housemates are safe from these reads, plus the gals chat Housewives, OG BBAU and more! Sam and Hans smash through the season in an exclusive taste of life behind the paywall, and if you want more BBAU content head to Patreon or Apple Subscriptions. Follow The Cringe is Real on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube & Bluesky. Support the show | 54m 26s | ||||||
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