Join Pat and Rachel, two pals in their late thirties who can’t get enough Canadian teen drama, as they watch every single episode ever of one of the best, Degrassi: The Next Generation. Listen as they try to make sense of the storylines and the over-the-top outfits, give all of the characters nicknames only you will understand, and try to place the topics into the current political and cultural climate. If you like a meandering podcast, this one is for you!
Episodes
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Friday Jan 10, 2020
Happy New Year Broomheads! Mr. O returns to Degrassi this week to continue his relationship with his high school student, while Ellie finds herself neck deep in the dangerous world of high stakes euchre. It’s all incredibly scandalous, and Pat & Rach are here to dig through it all as only they can on #DEEEMP!
Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Wednesday Dec 25, 2019
Happy Holidays, Broomheads! If you need to get away for a half hour, your pals, Rach and Pat, are here for you! As a special holiday gift, they sat through a really bad Lifetime movie starring Jake Epstein and they’re here to tell you all about it. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts, to all the Dope Monkeys out there for an amazing year of #DEEEMP, and we can’t wait to keep it going in 2020!
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Friday Dec 20, 2019
Hey Broomheads, #DEEEMP is back with the last episode before the holidays and it’s some heavy bones! Jimmy’s back at Degrassi, and for Spinner that comes with some complicated emotions. Meanwhile in Grade 10, JT and Liberty make out in a hot tub a few times and #DEEEMP coins the term “Toxic Dadsculity,” which, you’re welcome, world! This is the last regular #DEEEMP for the year (decade!), but check back next week, Dope Monkeys, cuz Rach and Pat will have a little something extra for your holiday stocking!
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Friday Dec 13, 2019
Hey, Broomheads! After a small hiatus #DEEEMP is back with a super sized episode that should more than make up for our absence! This week we tackle the famous “blowjobs for bracelets” two parter and it’s a doozy, we promise. We recorded this on Rach’s birthday, got a bit drunker than usual, and struggled mightily with both the episode’s timeline and the character’s oftentimes too-similar names. It’s all very fun, so come hang with us while you Holiday shop!
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Friday Nov 22, 2019
Hey Broomheads! Rach and Pat are back on #DEEEMP to discuss new principals, new relationships, and new Chesters! Just a programming note, #DEEEMP will be away for the next two weeks, so drink this one in slowly and we’ll see you after Thanksgiving, but before Christmas!
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Friday Nov 08, 2019
Hey Broomheads! After a week of nice and easy fun, Degrassi comes rip-roaring back with some heavy, heavy bones. If a school shooting wasn’t enough to call season 4 the shows most “go thereiest” yet, then surely an unexpected manic episode and a bipolar diagnosis should seal the deal. We’ve got Craig in crisis, Liberty adapting horror novels, and AUNT SALLY! It’s a stacked Degrassi and a stacked #DEEEMP, so enjoy over a nice, big bowl of radishes!
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Friday Nov 01, 2019
Happy day after Halloween, Broomheads! Your favorite dope monkeys are back with a new #DEEEMP and this one is a “steering wheel” episode if ever there was one. Craig learns everything not to do regarding band dynamics, and Paige is crushing hard on their new TA, Mr. O, who may be a recurring character in the Deeempiverse moving forward. We shall see!
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Friday Oct 18, 2019
Hey Broomheads! After a few weeks off, #DEEEMP is back and exactly the same as you remember it! We’re discussing the aftermath of the shooting at Degrassi, and Sean is trying to process the events, but not doing the best job. We take an excursion with an unlikely Gang of Four to some Canadian beach where we meet Sean’s oft-discussed parents, and it doesn’t disappoint. Meanwhile, JT is freezing Toby out because JT kinda sucks. We missed you guys, but we’re excited to be back, so enjoy!!!
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Friday Sep 27, 2019
Hey Broomheads, we’ve made it! We are finally at one of the most controversial Degrassi episodes of all time, the one where Caitlin buys Joey’s house! JK. This is the infamous “Rick shoots Jimmy” episode, which changes the course of the show moving forward. It’s as emotional a ride as you remember, and we spend 90 minutes on it. #DEEEMP
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Friday Sep 20, 2019
Hey Broomheads, #DEEEMP is back to discuss the demise of the surprisingly beloved Spaige. Also, Rick and Toby become friends and spread their brand of creepy like a kissing-borne virus. Rach and Pat also answer an email and discuss the merits of ABBA, The Bee Gees, Kenny Rogers, and Dolly Parton. It’s a fun one! Enjoy!