Be Cringe

Be Cringe

Most of us know exactly what we want and want to do. We've just gotten really good at talking ourselves out of it. Welcome to Be Cringe. Be Cringe is the podcast that explores what happens when you start living for yourself and stop worrying about the opinions of others. This might be cringe, but we're doing it anyway.

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April 28, 2026 72 mins

Devon Hunt is a writer, a retreat host, and someone who is drawn to taste, style, and how it comes about.

She went to a good school, snagged a business degree, became a CPA, and spent the better half of a decade at a Big 4 firm. She checked promotions off one by one in a career that felt predictable, until one day, she chose to step off the treadmill.

In this conversation, we dig into what apathy at work tells us, why the fear of mak...

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Amanda Jackson is a marketer, a writer, a crocheter, a crafter, a baker, an illustrator, and even an ice skater. Said another way: she's a creative who experiments and brings a beginner's mindset to everything she does.

In this conversation, we get into:

  • Why it's okay (and encouraged) to have hobbies we're not immediately good at 
  • The lessons she brought to the ice and the mic after watching this one classic Disney Channel Origina...
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Max Pete is a community builder, writer, speaker, and amateur DJ who has spent over a decade showing up online as himself. He doesn't craft a persona or show up differently depending on the situation or environment — he is the same person in every room he enters.

In this conversation, we dig into how he got there, the ways ego and identity can help us make decisions, and why being yourself is often the scariest option (but for Max, ...

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Welcome to episode 1 of 'Be Cringe'. In this solo episode, I talk through some of my inspiration for starting this podcast and where we're going in the future.

You can find me online through my Substack, This Might Be Cringe, or Instagram, at @thismightbecringe and @becringepod.

If you'd like to sponsor a future episode or know someone who'd make a great guest, please get in touch at hi@julielaufer.com.

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February 14, 2026 1 min

There is something you want to do — you've just been letting your fear (of embarrassment, of failure, of whatever) get in your way.

Welcome to Be Cringe, the podcast that explores what happens when you start living for yourself and stop worrying about all the other noise. This might be cringe, but we're doing it anyway.

You can find me on Substack or Instagram, and if you know someonw who'd make a great guest you can reach out to me ...

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