Below The Dot: A Degrassi Podcast

Love is in the air in the Isaacs-Kerwin household. Toby has finally found a special someone who shares his interest in anime, but will her older brother threaten his chance? Meanwhile, Ashley finally found the words "I'm sorry" for both Paige & Jimmy but makes a clown out of herself by trying to juggle too many high school boys at the same time. Join Terri & Chris this week as we recap S2E...

It's a double Throwback Thursday feature: Terri & Chris are taking a stroll down Degrassi memory lane where in the show the students attend an 80s dance! We finally discover who Craig (dressed as Sid Vicious for the 80s dance) would choose to be his leading lady, & it may not be the person you were expecting. Meanwhile at Degrassi, Spinner accuses Jimmy of reverse racism in a new intellige...

Content Warning: In this episode, Terri & Chris discuss scenes which depict child abuse. Please take care of yourselves if you intend on listening to this podcast episode. Elsewhere at Degrassi, your head spirit squad cheerleader is sporting a new mullet which she wishes to repair. She finds herself out for a movie & a bite with some you'd never expect as a bet among friends (Hazel & S...

Happy Throwback Thursday! Terri & I are excited to share with you our recap for the season finale of Degrassi TNG's first season! Content warning: drug use. Spoiler warning: it is very difficult to hold them back. As you might have guessed it, someone is going to try some ecstasy, and just like a 2001 DARE lesson, things do not go well for this individual. Join us as we are beyond scared strai...

It's Throwback Thursday & Chris put the twitters and the tikkytok away to recap the latest episode with Terri from the Degrassi Blackhole. In this episode, Snake gives a horrible pep talk to Sean, which may explain how Sean ended up rolling around an alley fighting with Jimmy against the wishes of Emma. Join us as we discuss our thoughts on the latest episode & shamelessly plug our twitter...

Is there a producer in the house because Degrassi talent is on the panther prowl to get signed by someone lucky. In this episode, Paige & Ashley once again fight each other to get noticed by absolutely no one (because no one is checking for them). Meanwhile, Emma does the absolute most as she tries to educate the school about the hunting of panthers by way of interpretive dance. Unfortunately,...

It's Throwback Thursday & if you WANNABE on Spirit Squad, you gotta... backstab your friends??? Were you thinking about eating Pringles? No? You might be by the time you finish watching this episode. They did not pay us to say this, but they absolutely paid the producers of Degrassi to make a Pringles competition the subplot of this episode. Anyway, catch up with Chris & Terri while we wat...

This week, Spinner demonstrates that Degrassi could seriously use some school-wide social & emotional learning to address his severe lack of empathy. Chris & Terri are once again forced to relive a time when Spinner took things way too far - is this a character trait? - and leading a teacher to take a leave of absence. Meanwhile, grade 7 sweethearts, Sean & Emma, share their first (dis...

It's Throwback Thursday and so Terri & Chris are back on your airways - not to spread more rumors - but to clear the air about that one time Emma tried to fix a problem that she created. Conversely, Spinner caused a problem that he tried to fix and absolutely suffered the consequences. Make sure you check out our Instagram account so you can figure out your Degrassi TNG character. If you wan't...

It's another Throwback Thursday so Chris & Terri are back on your airways to recap that one time Jimmy's parents stood him up for his birthday, leaving him to be broken up with by Ashley. Meanwhile at Degrassi, Emma is accidentally free-bleeding (but it's accidental, which negates the free-bleed aspect, but I digress) all over her brand new light blue skirt. How embarrassing - but should it be? Gi...

Father Schmather, your dad's gay! It's Throwback Thursday & Terri & I are Below the Dot to recap that one time Ashley found out her dad was gay & JT used this as his problematic excuse to avoid Liberty's advances. We are gifted with an iconic Toby Isaac's channeling his inner Quinta Brunson as he simply states, "some people are just gay, I guess." Give us a listen as we review and disc...

Welcome back Degrassi Street Dwellers! It is Throwback Thursday so naturally Chris & Terri are back on your airways to recap the seventh episode of the first season: Basketball Diaries. In this episode Jimmy makes a decision that costs him his spot on the basketball team, and Liberty eats her words as she demonstrates that, while a monkey could read the announcements better than Ashley, a Libe...

It's Throwback Thursday & Chris & Terri are back on your airways to recap the one time Paige was cast opposite Jimmy as Juliet in the school play, and bullied Ashley into having sex prior to being emotionally ready. Will she? Won't she? You'll have to listen to find out. Meanwhile at Degrassi, Emma's interest in Sean occupies so much of her time that she doesn't notice someone else who is vying fo...

It's Throwback Thursday & Terri & Chris are coming to you from the Degrassi Blackhole to recap a foundational episode to Degrassi's future: Parents' Day at Degrassi Junior High. Will Toby's parents manage to be in the same room with each other? Will we ever find out who are JT's parents? Are Sean & Emma destined for love, or destruction, when they clash over their viewpoint on NAK in t...

It's Throwback Thursday so Chris & Terri are back from Below the Dot to review the fourth official episode of the first season: Eye of the Beholder. Terri battles against her insecurities, JT & Toby battle against their curiosity, and Sean & Jimmy almost battle each other. The temperature is rising at Degrassi Community School and with Paige backstabbing Terri and Jimmy sneak dissin' Sean, emotion...

In this episode recap, Chris & Terri discuss the school presidential race which brings Ashley Kerwin to her boiling point as her step brother, Toby Isaacs, tries to sabotage her presidential aspirations. Viewers are introduced to new primary characters (Gavin "Spinner" Mason, Jimmy Brooks, Ashley Kerwin, Terri McGregor, Paige Michalchuk, and more!). Manny and Emma learn how to manage the school bu...

It's Throwback Thursday & in this episode, your podcast hosts Chris Sharpe & Terri McGregor recap the two-part Degrassi: Next Generation series premiere. A trigger warning is in full effect as we will cover and discuss sensitive episode topics.