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 11, 2019
Friday Jan 11, 2019
Your pals are back to discuss a pretty busy episode of Degrassi: The Next Generation. Emma’s on board for a cause, Snake’s trying to figure out how to be a teacher and a stepdad, Jimmy’s got a lot of new sweatshirts, Spinner wants them and BY GOD THERE’S SCORPION BLOOD IN THE TOMATOES!!!! Or something. All this plus a deep discussion about who's the best Golden Girl AND Pat and Rachel’s separate, but interesting, encounters with John Popper. This is a good one, Broomheads! #DEEEMP 4 Eva.
Friday Jan 04, 2019
Friday Jan 04, 2019
New year, new look, new Paige! #DEEEMP is back and ready to kick 2019 off right. Though this episode of Degrassi is the last stand for a #DEEEMP favorite, we are about to embark on one of the cornerstone relationships in the show's history. Well, not yet, but the seeds are planted. Also Spinner chases Toby. It’s a fun way to kick off a new year, so come on and break your resolutions alongside your favorite pals!
Friday Dec 21, 2018
Friday Dec 21, 2018
It’s the last #DEEEMP before the Holidays and, boy, was this Degrassi episode divisive. Liberty takes center stage and delights one of our hosts while angering the other. Which is which? You can probably guess. Also, as an Xmas gift, Pat and Rachel sat through a Jake Epstein-featuring Hallmark movie and it was... bad. All in all, a pretty fun way to spend the holiday weekend. We’ll be taking a break for Christmas, but we’ll be back in the New Year for more of this. So, Happy Holidays and see you in 2019!
Friday Dec 14, 2018
Friday Dec 14, 2018
With only 10 shopping days left til Christmas, #DEEEMP is here to get you through the homestretch! This week’s episode of Degrassi is a largely uneventful one that focuses on Pat’s favorite punching bag, Mr. Mopsealot himself, Sean Cameron, but that doesn’t stop him and Rachel from having a lively discussion about everything from teenagers eating sushi to whether the Degrassi writers know what the phrase “down to Earth” really means. And, if that’s not exciting enough, our hosts manage to keep this thing pretty close to an hour long, so it won’t take you all damn weekend to listen to. It’s all killer, no filler on this week’s #DEEEMP, Broomheads, so kick back with 2 ozs of white wine and however many Schnapps you can handle and enjoy!
Friday Dec 07, 2018
Friday Dec 07, 2018
With the Holiday season in full swing, Degrassi brings a kind of throwaway episode that sees JT crushing on a teacher whose name was made solely to be mispronounced, while Jimmy and Spinner enter into a world of brutal honesty that ends with the not-so-shocking revelation that Spinner pisses on toilet seats. Rachel and Pat navigate the episode between melodica performances, deep Van Halen dives, and ceremonial burnings. It’s a great, #DEEEMPing time! Enjoy!
Friday Nov 30, 2018
Friday Nov 30, 2018
MERRY THANKSGIVING, BROOMHEADS! On this weeks Tangent: The Podcast (#DEEEMP), Rachel and Pat talk about everything from foot fetishes to Christmas songs and, pretty much, any other topic you could possibly think of. Oh, and Degrassi. They talk about Degrassi too. It takes a while, but they do!
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Friday Nov 16, 2018
On this week’s #DEEEMP, Rachel and Pat are here to help navigate Spike and Snake’s wedding in our longest episode yet! Hopefully, this one will help fill the void when we take next week off for Thanksgiving. There’s a lot to discuss here, from manufactured drama to the emergence of a true Degrassi star and even a bad, bad perm. We’re here for you, Broomheads! Happy Thanksgiving!
Friday Nov 09, 2018
Friday Nov 09, 2018
What’s up Broomheads! We recorded this week’s episode on the night of the midterm election before things were settled, so you can listen along as Pat has a full on meltdown. As for Degrassi, this was a pretty fraught episode that wasn’t always the easiest to talk about, but fear not, your favorite pals were up to the task. We extend our sincerest apologies, Florida.
Friday Nov 02, 2018
Friday Nov 02, 2018
This week on Degrassi: The Next Generation, Manny and Craig go on a date and have some different ideas about how it went. It’s like Rashomon, but with Canadian teenagers. Listen as Pat and Rach discuss all of it, plus “shipping,” the Halloween theme song, Manny’s full name, and a host of other fun topics on #DEEEMP!
Friday Oct 26, 2018
Friday Oct 26, 2018
This week on #DEEEMP, the heavy bones subside and are replaced by a Toby and Terri (TNT—DYNOMITE!) centric episode that allows Rachel and Pat to blather endlessly about the Auto Zone, the true mythology of witches (hint: they’re dentists), Silverchair, Ferris Bueller, and even Degrassi. Plus, we play a listener-suggested game that, in true #DEEEMP fashion, takes 20 minutes and goes off the rails almost immediately. In a text to Rachel after listening to the first edit of this episode, Pat said it was “PEERLESS,” which could mean a lot of different things, but have a listen and see if you agree!