Cringe Benefits

Highly Irregular Productions

The pop-culture nostalgia podcast about your childhood favorites and your grown-up regrets about them. Join me each week while I interview a new guest about their favorite warm memory gone awry.

  1. 01/25/2021 ·  Bonus

    Minisode 2 - Hiatus

    Hello friends and subscribers! We're going on a brief production hiatus to put more work into all the structure behind the scenes that will keep Cringe Benefits running into the future. We'll see you in a few months!   SPONSORS: Click here for your free 30-day trial with Audible!   We are live on the Internet - come be our friend! Facebook: @CringeBenefits Twitter: @CringeBenefits Instagram: @cringebenefits   Host/Producer: Abby Wilde Twitter: @AbbyWilde Instagram: @AbbyWilde

    2 min

  2. 01/11/2021

    19 - Back to the Future I, II, III

    Buckle up and get ready to break 88: this week's episode's a lightning-fueled time warp to the glorious 80s and everyone's favorite feel-good franchise, Back to the Future. We're joined by activist and lawyer Brandt Kincaid to interrogate (ha) this classic time trip from all sides: why is it the best? Where did Crispin Glover go? Where did Tom Wilson disappear to? Why does this film have so much sexual assault? Why does this film have so few people of color? What is this "Power of Love" we keep hearing about, and why do we find it in the Old West? All this plus pets, spouses, theme park rides, and the true origins of Doc and Marty's friendship.    SPONSORS: Click here for your free 30-day trial with Audible!   We are live on the Internet - come be our friend! Facebook: @CringeBenefits Twitter: @CringeBenefits Instagram: @cringebenefits   Guest: Brandt Kincaid Brandt is Not on Social Media. Honestly, we applaud this excellent choice.    Host/Producer: Abby Wilde Twitter: @AbbyWilde Instagram: @AbbyWilde

    2h 19m

  3. 01/04/2021 ·  Bonus

    Minisode 1 - Happy New Year!

    We're on a wee holiday break this week, but Cringe Benefits will be back with an all new episode next Monday! In the meantime, we wanted to wish you the very best of all possible things in the New Year. Support Sally's Surgery with Robin Campbell!   Facebook: @CringeBenefits Twitter: @CringeBenefits Instagram: @cringebenefits   Guest: Robin Campbell Twitter:  @robinathefirst Instagram: @robinathefirst   Host/Producer: Abby Wilde Twitter: @AbbyWilde Instagram: @AbbyWilde

    2 min

  4. 12/21/2020

    18 - RENT Pt. 2 (w/ Robin Campbell)

    How do you measure a show's worth of cringe? We do our best to find out in the thrilling conclusion to our two-part series on the musical that defined a generation of theater punks, "RENT." Last episode was all about what we loved then, but this week is all about what we know now: the moral weight of being a sellout, the deadly dogma of  struggling for your art, the offstage drama of Allison "Muffy" Coffin, and what a girl wants (certainly not Roger, who is the absolute worst). Not to worry, though: we measure this show with love.   SUPPLEMENTAL LINKS: Instagram: Sally Campbell, the Best Dog Newsweek: Love Among the Ruins Bookshop.org: RENT by Jonathan Larson Marfan.org: What is Marfan Syndrome Lady Geek Girl: Sexualized Saturdays - Queer Stories are Tragic Stories Them.us: Sarah Schulman Explains How Rent Straightwashed Queer Lives and AIDS Activism Out.com: Angel’s Gender Identity Is RENT's Most Enduring Mystery Vox.com: How do you measure 20 years of Rent backlash?     SPONSORS: Click here for your free 30-day trial with Audible! We are live on the Internet - come be our friend!   Facebook: @CringeBenefits Twitter: @CringeBenefits Instagram: @cringebenefits   Guest: Robin Campbell Twitter:  @robinathefirst Instagram: @robinathefirst   Host/Producer: Abby Wilde Twitter: @AbbyWilde Instagram: @AbbyWilde

    1h 9m

  5. 12/07/2020

    17 - RENT Pt. 1 (w/ Robin Campbell)

    This week we're joined by theater geek and musical theater expert Robin Campbell for long look at the catalyst of every theater kid's grunge phase, 90s musical RENT. You'll hear Part One of our thrilling conversation this week, in which we talk about the origins of the musical and its impact on us as people and artists, before turning our focus on the  common pitfalls of portraying HIV/AIDS in popular culture, the intersection of drag and gender, and the real villain of the musical (hint: not Benny.)   SUPPLEMENTAL LINKS: Instagram: Sally Campbell, the Best Dog Newsweek: Love Among the Ruins Bookshop.org: RENT by Jonathan Larson Marfan.org: What is Marfan Syndrome Lady Geek Girl: Sexualized Saturdays - Queer Stories are Tragic Stories Them.us: Sarah Schulman Explains How Rent Straightwashed Queer Lives and AIDS Activism Out.com: Angel’s Gender Identity Is RENT's Most Enduring Mystery Vox.com: How do you measure 20 years of Rent backlash?     SPONSORS: Click here for your free 30-day trial with Audible! We are live on the Internet - come be our friend!   Facebook: @CringeBenefits Twitter: @CringeBenefits Instagram: @cringebenefits   Guest: Robin Campbell Twitter:  @robinathefirst Instagram: @robinathefirst   Host/Producer: Abby Wilde Twitter: @AbbyWilde Instagram: @AbbyWilde

    1h 21m

  6. 11/23/2020

    16 - Batman (w/ Mike McShane)

    Cringe Benefits is back with a visit from actor, comedian, and improvisational all-star Mike McShane to talk about a little bit of everything through the lens of the legendary lone vigilante, Batman. This episode cuts a wide swath through the dark history of America's mental health system and the Dark Knight's mental health, women in comics and women in crime, and the ethics of keeping billions of dollars and a Boy Wonder in a cave under your mansion.   SUPPLEMENTAL LINKS: The Swaddle: The Batman‑Joker Universe Offers a Crucial Platform to Talk About Mental Health by Pallavi Prasad Leftover Salad: Batman YouTube: Wayne Thanksgiving - SNL   SPONSORS: Click here for your free 30-day trial with Audible! We are live on the Internet - come be our friend!   Facebook: @CringeBenefits Twitter: @CringeBenefits Instagram: @cringebenefits   Guest: Mike McShane IMDB:  Mike McShane Twitter: @thismikemcshane   Host/Producer: Abby Wilde Twitter: @AbbyWilde Instagram: @AbbyWilde

    1h 14m

  7. 11/09/2020

    15 - The Princess and the Frog Pt. 2 (w/ Regina Renée Russell)

    Welcome back to the bayou for Part 2 of our conversation with Regina Renée Russell about Disney's failed foray into cultural diversity, The Princess and the Frog. On the docket this week: what Hollywood gets wrong about voodoo, Charlotte LaBoeuf and the troublesome trope of Good White People, the long history of Black characters as animals, and more.    SPONSORS: Click here for your free 30-day trial with Audible!   We are live on the Internet - come be our friend! Facebook: @CringeBenefits Twitter: @CringeBenefits Instagram: @cringebenefits   Guest: Regina Renée Russell Twitter: @reginarenee594 Instagram: @reggirenee   Host/Producer: Abby Wilde Twitter: @AbbyWilde Instagram: @AbbyWilde

    1h 22m

  8. 11/02/2020

    14 - The Princess and the Frog Pt. 1 (w/ Regina Renée Russell)

    This week we are thrilled to welcome back friend of the pod Regina Reneé Russell for a deep dive into Disney's last hand-drawn movie musical The Princess and the Frog, and let us just warn you: it is worse than you remember it. This week we'll cover the empty spaces in the Disney Princess Cinematic Universe, the many missteps in the journey to the first Black Disney Princess, and the many crimes against Tiana and the girls who would idolize her. There is not enough time for all of it, but don't worry: we'll be back next week with more.    SPONSORS: Click here for your free 30-day trial with Audible!   We are live on the Internet - come be our friend! Facebook: @CringeBenefits Twitter: @CringeBenefits Instagram: @cringebenefits   Guest: Regina Renée Russell Twitter: @reginarenee594 Instagram: @reggirenee   Host/Producer: Abby Wilde Twitter: @AbbyWilde Instagram: @AbbyWilde

    1h 11m
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About

The pop-culture nostalgia podcast about your childhood favorites and your grown-up regrets about them. Join me each week while I interview a new guest about their favorite warm memory gone awry.

Information

  • Creator
    Highly Irregular Productions
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    21
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2020 Abby Wilde
  • Show Website
    Cringe Benefits