Help! A washed up teen star is trying to kill our season premier!

That’s right Panthers, the Anti-Grapevine is back for Season 2, and this episode, Conor, Loren, and special guest and fellow Degrassi podcast host extraordinaire Eevee Pacini are looking to the future to study the main girl of Degrassi’s Next Class, Maya Matlin. Our first foray into Next Class, Maya’s story starts with chicken cutlets and cellos, and ends with what we believe is one of Degrassi’s strongest character offerings. Life isn’t a race, so buckle up—because we’re not making any stops until the last exit.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of mental health and illness, drug abuse, and suicidal ideation and attempts.)

Dearest friends and frenemies, you are cordially invited to the season one finale of the Anti-Grapevine! In this record breaking episode, Conor and Loren are joined by special guest, Jennifer Estridge, to tackle the original Downtown Sasquatch groupie and questionable hat lover, the infamous… Manny Santos.

So grab your whale-tails and tambourines for Manny-palooza, because we’re going to be FAMOUS!

(Content Warning: teen pregnancy, abortion, sexual harassment and assault, eating disorders, and drug abuse.)

Welcome to the new millennium, Panthers! In this week’s episode, Conor and Loren are joined by special guest and author, Keah Brown, to discuss Degrassi’s most underrated BFF, Hazel Aden. Cue up your PowerPoints, because this is one hell of a presentation. Oh, and BTW, Paige used to be straight before the Anti-Grapevine came along and turned her gay.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of Islamophobia, sexual assault, gun violence, and intimate partner violence.)

Calling all Panthers! Put on your best ugly cry face, because for this episode, Conor and Loren dig into everyone’s favorite cellphone kiosk employee, Boiler Room baddie, and possible werewolf (we’ll explain), Drew Torres. From cage fights and TBIs to wayward relationships and a gold lamé Elvis suit, Degrassi’s resident golden retriever has always been a little bit scandalous.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussions of gang violence, sexual assault, and transphobia.)

Ho, ho, hoe, Panthers! It’s the Christmas episode of the Anti-Grapevine—and there’s no stepdad we’d rather spend the holidays with than Joey Jeremiah. This episode, Conor and Loren sit down by the fire and tell the tale of Degrassi Junior High holdover and used car salesman extraordinaire, Joey Jeremiah. So get ready to fall back in love with your high school ex, photobomb a baby’s first Christmas picture, and give in to the seductive voices of the Degrassi Community School goblins—because this holiday season, we go there.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of child abuse.)

For the Toronto Comic Con Q&A panel with Pat Mastrioanni we reference during listener questions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOyQHhNs8eE.

The Oracle has spoken, and there's a new episode of the Anti-Grapevine in your future. This episode, Conor and Loren hang with literal sociologist and beloved friend of the pod, Darcy Hauslik to make sense of the story of Degrassi sidekick, Terri MacGregor. We talked for four hours, and we're still not sure what she saw in Spinner Mason.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of intimate partner violence, parental death, and fatphobia.)

Don't make a scene, Eleanor. Just shut up, smile, and check out the new, record-breaking episode of the Anti-Grapevine, Conor and Loren are joined by special guest and friend of the pod, Dom Kelly, to get personal about Degrassi: The Next Generation's goth icon and new Core tramp, Ellie Nash. E might be for Ellie, but F is for Feeling Way Too Many Things Live On Air With Your Pals.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of self-harm, suicide attempts, and alcoholic parents.)

References:

Whitlock J, Purington A, Gershkovich M. (2009). Media, the internet, and nonsuicidal self‐injury. In: Nock, M.K. (Eds.) Understanding nonsuicidal self‐injury: origins, assessment, and treatment. (pp 139-155). American Psychological Association. https://doi.org/10.1037/ 11875‐008.

Hey guys, look what I found in the bushes! It's a new episode of the Anti-Grapevine! For their fourth episode, Conor and Loren cover sticker-collecting-king-turned-Keke-Palmer's-fling, Sav Bhandari. We scream, we laugh, and we try to reconcile with why the show has an obsession with student-teacher pairings.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of miscarriage and inappropriate relationships between students and teachers.)

Hello, 911? It’s time for the third episode of the Anti-Grapevine! This episode, Loren and Conor yap about the AO3 contributor known as Madame Degrassi and patron saint of Degrassi Hysterics, Clare Edwards. From the minor niner years through the EClare Era, we try to solve the riddle of who dislikes Clare more: us or the Degrassi writers' room.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of sexual harassment, teenage pregnancy, and miscarriage.)

Welcome back Panthers to Episode 02 of the Anti-Grapevine! This episode, Conor and Loren take a deep dive into Degrassi’s first out, queer character, Marco Del Rossi. Covering everything from Dr. Sally’s gay positive lecture through to his own brief stint as a student teacher at Degrassi Community School, we dig into what makes Marco tick and what made his groundbreaking storyline as important and impactful as it was.

(Content Warning: This episode includes discussion of homophobia, and physical violence and hate crimes committed against queer characters.)