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 Jul 05, 2019
Friday Jul 05, 2019
Happy 5th of July, Broomheads! To celebrate, Rachel and Pat got together to dish about Sean’s hat, Sean’s shop teacher, and, perhaps most importantly, Sean’s ex, Amy. There’s also sea shanties, ska talk, and the return of Bob Hoskins. It’s a fun one! Enjoy!
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Friday Jun 21, 2019
Broomheads! #DEEEMP is back, with either the best show we’ve ever done or the worst one. We’re honestly not sure. Paige and Spinner are attempting to Ferris Bueller (or, to be more specific, Cameron Frye) Ashley out of her sad sack stupor, while Snake’s family learns his cancer fate. We’ll be off next week, so listen to this one slowly!
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Friday Jun 14, 2019
Hey, Broomheads! Rachel and Pat are back on #DEEEMP to discuss an all-time great Degrassi moment—JT’s french fry commercial, of course!—and the episode that surrounds it. We also meet Marco’s parents for the first time and, well, it’s... something. Oh, and Arnold Schwarzenegger stops by to sing some of his favorite emo songs, so you either don’t want to miss it or you DEFINITELY want to miss it. There’s really no in between.
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Friday Jun 07, 2019
Hey Broomheads! Rachel and Pat are back on #DEEEMP to dissect the epic battle of the bands between Craig’s Downtown Sasquatch and the Ashley-led Hell Hath No Fury. It’s a classic that we’ve dubbed a “steering wheel” episode, and if you’re interested to find out what that means (or about the placement of celebrities on the old Match Game panel), get to listening!
Friday May 24, 2019
Friday May 24, 2019
Hey Broomheads, #DEEEMP is back and celebrating one year of existence with... the return of Rick (cue the sad trombone!). But not even his reprehensible personality can stop Rach and Pat from having a fun, laugh-filled conversation that, full disclosure, may annoy some Beatles fans. We also have a special in-house guest who knows a thing or two about both Degrassi and Rachel (and other things too, but for our purposes those are the most important ones.). So fire up your earbuds or your Bluetooth speakers and celebrate #DEEEMP’s birthday this Memorial Day weekend!
Friday May 17, 2019
Friday May 17, 2019
Hey Broomheads! After a week off, Rachel and Pat are back with an extra amount of energy (we recorded the episode during the day), and a fun Breakfast Club-y episode to discuss. We also get a visit from our old pal Bob Hoskins, and new pal Stone Cold Steve Austin, so it’s safe to say it’s a good one!
Friday May 03, 2019
Friday May 03, 2019
Hey Broomheads, #DEEEMP is back this week with an epic discussion about the infamous Manny abortion episode, which turns out to be not that infamous at all. Rather, it’s a pretty nuanced and thoughtful look at the subject, and one of the series’ best installments. Strap in though, Broomheads, ’cuz this is a long one.
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Friday Apr 26, 2019
Hey Broomheads, it’s a brand new #DEEEMP and boy, oh boy, are the repercussions of the Shemma break-up still being felt in Degrassi. Chris is back to help Emma sort it out, while Sean makes out in the middle of Coach Anderson-Armstrong’s class, thus kind of becoming the bad boy Pat has been dreaming of since episode one. Meanwhile Paige is hot for her driving instructor, and Spinner is not too happy about it. All this, plus #DopeMonkeys! Enjoy!
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Friday Apr 19, 2019
Hey Broomheads, first thing’s first: Pat completely spoils the end of A Star Is Born in this episode, so if you haven’t seen that movie and want to be surprised fast forward about five or so minutes when you hear him and Rachel start talking about it. Otherwise, it’s Christmas in Canada, which means all the love triangles are fated to DIE! Also Jimmy reads Dickens in a British accent for some reason, we ponder whether or not Love Actually stole a key plot point from Degrassi and Ashley is cold, temperature-wise, a bunch. It’s a really fun one, so enjoy!
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Friday Apr 12, 2019
Hey Broomheads, Rachel and Pat are back to gab about the many dark sides of Rick, who is, so far, Degrassi’s least likable villain and that’s even before he becomes violent! There’s a lot to unpack, and it takes Rachel and Pat almost three times as long as it does Terri. Also JT and Spinner have a fight about a fart noise machine. Enjoy and have a great weekend!