Cringe Benefits
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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)
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 Campbel
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 thi
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
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 d
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 LaBoeu
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
This week we Return to the Cringe with special guest Joe Raik and the conclusion of our conversation about The Lord of the Rings! Last week we leaned heavily on our love and affection, so of course this week will be a closer look at what parts
Time to take a long expected journey with actor and director Joe Raik as we delve deep into JRR Tolkein's seminal masterpiece, The Lord of the Rings. As is fitting a saga of this stature, we simply couldn't complete our quest in one episode. Th
Strap on your happy helmets, kids: you're gonna need them. This week, Abby is joined by actor, pop culture afficionado, and true crime nerd Nate Betancourt for a granular gaze at that iconic Nicktoon of the 1990s, Ren & Stimpy. Come with us for
In a world looking for sex-positive, feminism-forward entertainment, we couldn't help but wonder: was Sex in the City one giant step for women, or a giant leap back for womankind? To help us answer that question (spoiler: it's the second one),
This week, Abby is joined by actor, producer, and filmmaker Alexandra Goodman to discuss Kenneth Branagh's cinematic adaptation of Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing. Join us for a rollicking romp through the Claudius conundrum, where we stan
Welcome to the Hellmouth: actor Becca Musser is here with host Abby Wilde to take us through this forbidden favorite of both of their childhoods. What did we ever see in Xander Harris? What was going on behind the scenes? Can we agree that Will
When you're a theater kid, you're a theater kid all the way: this week, playwright and screenwriter Monet Hurst-Mendoza (The Kilroys, Law & Order: SVU) and I take a trip down memory lane in a redux of West Side Story. Turns out we have plenty t
Let the great race begin! This week I'm joined by author, playwright, and director Laura Pittenger for a breakneck journey through Jules Verne's classic novel, "Around the World in Eighty Days," with scenic detours through its adaptations for t
Cowabunga, dude! (I had to.) This week Abby is joined by guest Zev Hurwich of Aeaea Podcasting and HurwichCraft.com for a trip through time to the nostalgic 90s with your friends and mine, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Join us as we surf th
This week, Abby is joined by New York-based actor, writer, and director Regina Renée Russell to follow their hearts through the 1994 Don Bluth classic, Thumbelina. The following interview includes but is not limited to discussions of stranger d
This week Abby is joined by comedian, podcaster, and mental health writer Reed Brice to talk about Gen X comedy's Canadian bad boys, The Kids in the Hall. Join us for a brief dissertation on gender, queer identity, mental health, how jokes work
This week, Abby is joined by New York theater-maker Laurel Andersen to talk about that classic tale of pride (or is it prejudice?), You've Got Mail, a movie that's luckily managed to age a bit better than its titular technology. Join us as we p
This week Abby is joined by Melissa Slaughter, a producer at Pineapple Street Studios and one of the hosts of the podcast, We're Not All Ninjas. Join them as they dive into the storybook world of 1980s home rental classic, The Princess Bride, w
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