Post Cringe

Elena's sister just graduated from law school, so she joins the Post Cringe Cinematic Universe (PCU) to talk about the impending overturn of Roe v. Wade. Skye and Elena also talk about vampires, Azealia Banks, and how liking Amy Schumer is kind of like believing in Pizzagate. Follow us on Instagram at @post__cringe

Skye and Elena return from hiatus and exploit their femme emotional labor by recording this episode for you. They break down why washing your adopted child's hair isn't emotional labor, the problems with the phrase “women and femmes,” and Ellen Degeneres' manic addiction to flipping luxury homes. They also debate the whole Elon Musk Twitter thing and decide that the Johnny Depp/Amber Heard trial is boring. Follow us on Instagram @post__cringe

Elena and Skye are joined by notable sad cat painter and broad, Soap, to chat about various losers and haters. Topics include people who are being weird about the slap, people who are still mad about their high school bullies, and people who used to be leftists but now pretend to be trad online. In the process, they put on their devil's advocate hats to defend some of the internet's most draggable C-listers: alleged Munchausen sufferer Jameela Jamil and manic YouTuber Gabbie Hanna. Follow Soap on TikTok, Instagram, and Twitter: @soaprunsfast Follow Post Cringe on Instagram: @post__cringe

In Post Cringe's first guest episode, Elena and Skye enlist their “boy”friends (Will and Ted, respectively) to dissect some cringe instances of Guys Being Dudes. Reflecting on a recent article titled “The Case Against Aesthetic Castration,” they discuss the politics of sexual desire in art and debate whether the Getty Museum would use they/he pronouns. Elena describes something horrifying she saw at the LA Art Show, and Will talks about that guy who went viral on Twitter for coming out as a chaser in the middle of a warzone. They also offer genuine reflections on pronoun circles, the seedy world of pick-me guys, and their experiences listening to Red Scare as a form of self-harm. Follow us on Instagram @post__cringe

Elena and Skye spend an hour diving into so-called “bimbo feminism” and determine that it's a Women Posting Their Ls moment. Lamenting the worst cases of Type of Guy Syndrome, they explain why Zelenskyy isn't an Avenger, Bernie Sanders isn't your ex boyfriend, and Russia is not – for the love of god – Nate Jacobs. Elena gives a synopsis of the brain damage she incurred going viral on Twitter, and Skye reads a PowerPoint presentation from the FBI. Follow us on Instagram at @post__cringe

In honor of International Women's Day, Elena and Skye dive into the holy trinity of white women scammers: Elizabeth Holmes, Caroline Calloway, and Anna Sorokin/Delvey. They also discuss why rich people and millennials are both swagless and dripless. Elena talks about her side hustle cyberbullying the family that caused the opioid crisis, and Skye unpacks their theory on why frozen yogurt is the perfect ideological emblem of the 2008 economic recession. Finally, Skye and Elena shed light on what the war in Ukraine has to do with Mitski, and why it's okay that your identity probably isn't valid. Special thanks to Elena's boyfriend Will for being our tech guy and also laughing in the background while we were recording. Follow us on Instagram at @post__cringe.

In Post Cringe's pilot episode, Skye and Elena unpack the rise of “cringe” as a cultural phenomenon, the Miu Miu skirt's stone-cold grip on fashion girlies, Jamie Lynn Spears and her desperate bid for relevance, and Birthright Israel. They also ruminate on the death of the “It Girl” in pop culture, uncover what happened to Harper from Wizard's of Waverly Place, and say some stuff about Che Diaz that definitely hasn't been said yet already we promise. Finally, Elena talks about why hanging out at a teenage influencer's mansion was her personal 9/11. Special thanks to Elena's boyfriend Will for being our tech guy. Follow us on Instagram at @post__cringe