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Minisode 2 - Hiatus
Cringe Benefits - January 25, 2021 17:03 - 1 minuteHello 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 l...
19 - Back to the Future I, II, III
Cringe Benefits - January 11, 2021 09:33 - 2 hoursBuckle 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...
Minisode 1 - Happy New Year!
Cringe Benefits - January 04, 2021 10:00 - 1 minuteWe'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: @Cringe...
18 - RENT Pt. 2 (w/ Robin Campbell)
Cringe Benefits - December 21, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourHow 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 weig...
17 - RENT Pt. 1 (w/ Robin Campbell)
Cringe Benefits - December 07, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourThis 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 ...
16 - Batman (w/ Mike McShane)
Cringe Benefits - November 23, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourCringe 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 th...
15 - The Princess and the Frog Pt. 2 (w/ Regina Renée Russell)
Cringe Benefits - November 09, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourWelcome 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, th...
14 - The Princess and the Frog Pt. 1 (w/ Regina Renée Russell)
Cringe Benefits - November 02, 2020 10:00 - 1 hourThis 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 Cinema...
13 - The Lord of the Rings Pt. 2 (w/ Joe Raik)
Cringe Benefits - October 26, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourThis 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 of Middle Earth make us flinch: the narrative import...
12 - The Lord of the Rings Pt. 1 (w/ Joe Raik)
Cringe Benefits - October 19, 2020 09:00 - 59 minutesTime 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. This week we'll start with our childhood memories, our...
11 - Ren & Stimpy (w/ Nate Betancourt)
Cringe Benefits - October 12, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourStrap 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 an extremely geeky discussion about the history of ...
10 - Sex and the City (w/ Tsebiyah Mishael Derry)
Cringe Benefits - October 05, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourIn 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), we're joined by Tsebiyah Mishael Derry, a poet, acto...
9 - Much Ado About Nothing 1993 (w/ Alexandra Goodman)
Cringe Benefits - September 28, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourThis 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 stand on Branagh v. Thompson (the answer should not surp...
8 - Buffy the Vampire Slayer (w/ Becca Musser)
Cringe Benefits - September 21, 2020 09:00 - 55 minutesWelcome 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 Willow Rosenberg is the best of all things? (We can.) An...
7 - West Side Story (w/ Monet Hurst-Mendoza)
Cringe Benefits - September 14, 2020 09:00 - 58 minutesWhen 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 to say about cultural misappropriation, truly terribl...
6 - Around the World in Eighty Days (w/ Laura Pittenger)
Cringe Benefits - September 07, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourLet 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 the screen and the PC. Join us as we traverse such ex...
5 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (w/ Zev Hurwich)
Cringe Benefits - August 31, 2020 09:00 - 48 minutesCowabunga, 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 the sewers of unfortunate voice acting, comic book sex...
4 - Thumbelina (w/ Regina Renée Russell)
Cringe Benefits - August 24, 2020 09:00 - 1 hourThis 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 danger, Broadway legends, the distressing effects of ...
3 - The Kids In The Hall (w/ Reed Brice)
Cringe Benefits - August 17, 2020 09:25 - 1 hourThis 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 and why they matter. Y'know: simple stuff. We ...
2 - You've Got Mail (w/ Laurel Andersen)
Cringe Benefits - August 17, 2020 09:00 - 58 minutesThis 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 parse this 90s rom-com's myriad problems with emotion...
1 - The Princess Bride (w/ Melissa Slaughter)
Cringe Benefits - August 17, 2020 08:50 - 52 minutesThis 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, where their journey will take them through the perilo...
Episode 42: Wakanda Forever @ The Academy
8AM Shift - February 23, 2019 13:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGooooood morning! Hey Shifters -- do you think Black Panther deserves the Best Picture nomination at this year's Academy Awards? The 8AM Shift does. We recently came across American Psycho author and pop culture critic Bret Easton Ellis' disapproval of the nod and felt compelled to discuss it. ...
Episode 41: The Punisher
8AM Shift - February 18, 2019 13:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGoooooood morning! We're back and we're talking about yet another fantastic Netflix MCU series that will likely get the axe: The Punisher. We've made mention of our infatuation with the Marvel character in previous but with season 2 having been released last month, we figure now was the time to...
Episode 40: Netflix Hype Releases
8AM Shift - January 26, 2019 13:00 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGooooood morning! Joe and Jordan are back from a brief hiatus to discuss the slew of hyped up Netflix releases. This includes the interactive Black Mirror movie, Bandersnatch, the Alfonso Cuarón feature, Roma, and the ultra meme-able Bird Box. Did they love each one? Did Jordan finish any of th...
Episode 39: Bring Daredevil Back To Netflix
8AM Shift - December 12, 2018 13:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGooooooood morning! Mike returns to the 8AM Shift to discuss the recent cancellation of Daredevil on Netflix, which is the latest Marvel Cinematic Universe TV series to get the axe. Mike and Jordan have both watched season 3 and can attest to the quality, which begs the question, why did they c...
Episode 38: Is Creed 2 Better Than Creed?
8AM Shift - December 06, 2018 13:00 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGoooood morning! Is Creed 2 a superior film? While most would show preference for the first one, Jordan caught the feels while watching the sequel. What was it that had him in the zone? Was it the heartwarming elements of fatherhood? The will to come back from a massive loss? Hearing "Going The...
Episode 37: The Breaking Bad Sequel [BONUS EPISODE]
8AM Shift - November 29, 2018 13:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGoooooood morning! Hey Shifters — before we got sucked into Thanksgiving, we recorded an episode discussing the myriad of movies in the pipeline that are spin-offs of TV shows. This includes Breaking Bad, Game of Thrones, The Sopranos, The Walking Dead, Deadwood and possibly Peaky Blinders. Yet...
Episode 36: Our Tribute to Stan Lee
8AM Shift - November 21, 2018 13:00 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGooooood morning! Hey Shifters, As many of you know, we are huge fans of the Marvel universe and often reference their properties on this podcast. The recent passing of Stan Lee really touched us and we felt it was only right if we eulogized him in an episode. #RIPStanLee, you kept us inspired...
Episode 35: America's Obsession with Outlaws
8AM Shift - November 10, 2018 13:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGoooooooood morning! Hey Shifters have you spent the last few weeks playing Red Dead Redemption 2? Did you watch the season finale of Mayans M.C. on FX? Are secretly yearning for the Deadwood movie to finally come out? Do you secretly wish for Westworld to become a real thing or at the very lea...
Episode 34: Strange Days (1995) Review [BONUS Episode]
8AM Shift - November 03, 2018 12:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 10 ratingsGooooood morning! Question: If a movie starring Ralph Fiennes, Angela Bassett, and Juliette Lewis, directed by Kathryn Bigelow, with a screenplay co-written by James Cameron, came out in 1995, should it not have been a box-office smash? What is this movie was also a sci-fi dystopia in which A...
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