The Next Generation starts with a bang as we discuss all aspects of being an awkward middle schooler - overalls, watching porn with friends, periods, first crushes, and the challenges of friendship. 

0:00 - Intro

1:40 - JT & Liberty

6:00 - Liberty being an awkward 7th grader

14:47 - JT being an obnoxious 7th grader

26:46 - Toby

30:07 - Toby's struggles with family and middle school crushes

42:08 - Emma

49:32 - Catfishing and activism

56:15 - Cheerleading and broken friendships 

1:01:15 - Semma and what's to come

Jasper and Bridget go through every character from The Next Generation through Next Class and rank them into one of six tiers. Listen along to hear our thoughts about every character and why we love, hate, or are incredibly indifferent about them! See the final ranking list on our Twitter @DeSocialDisease

0:00 - Intro and tier explanation

3:27 - A-C characters

18:31 - D-H characters

33:06 - I-M characters

49:53 - O-T characters

1:01:52 - V-Z + leftovers (Alex, Drew, Rasha, Lola, Saad)

In the season 12 finale, Jasper and Bridget discuss many hard-hitting issues, such as insecurities, body image, socioeconomic status, first relationships, depression, and suicide. General TW for discussions of self-harm and suicide. You are not alone! 

0:00 - Intro

0:55 - Tristan

4:27 - Catfishing and first kisses

13:32 - Heart attacks and older brothers

21:27 - Zig & Tori

23:47 - Zori and Zig being poor

34:08 - Cam & Maya's relationship

38:44 - Maya’s body image

42:43 - Camaya and love triangles

54:05 - Cam’s depression (TW discussions of suicide, self-harm, and depression)

1:03:32 - Build up to Cam's death

1:16:16 - Cam’s death & his impact on others

1:27:29 - Impact on Maya & Zig

1:39:16 - Season 12 final thoughts

An iconic squad of friends have a very tumultuous senior year, including goth makeovers, diabetes, Vegas trips, and perhaps the best graduation in Degrassi history? General trigger warning in the Katie segment for discussions of the Katie/Drew rape controversy. 

0:00 - Intro

0:56 - Marisol & Mo

3:53 - Marimo & friendship

13:13 - Whisperhug

18:04 - Katie & Jake (TW discussions of rape and sexual assault)

27:24 - Drew & Katie controversy and breakup

44:37 - Katie's transformation & Jatie

49:02 - Vegas & wrapping up Katie's character arc

59:46 - Jake

1:04:04 - Class of season 12 & closing thoughts

Teen weddings, head injuries, and rebelling against conservative religious parents are all surprisingly great character developments in the season 12 arcs of Drew, Bianca, Adam, and Becky! 

0:00 - Intro

0:21 - Adam & Becky

6:04 - Becky's growth through the play and religion

19:42 - Beckdam

27:53 - Adam's disappearing act and development

32:27 - Drew & Bianca

38:58 - Drianca

44:16 - Bianca's development and relationship with Audra

51:32 - Engagement and Vegas

56:03 - Drew's development 

1:04:57 - Closing thoughts

Old friends leave forever and new friends come with babies while other old friends get together and even others break up so basically there's a lot going on here with the og minor niners + Dallas. 

0:00 - Intro

0:58 - KC

10:18 - Jenna & Connor

13:54 - Jenna's religious journey and relationship with Becky & Luke 

25:44 - Jonnor

30:27 - Alli, Dave, & Dallas

38:02 - Bhandurner and pregnancy scare

49:30 - Alli and fast tracking

55:52 - Dallas

1:06:09 - Bhandallas

1:08:54 - Closing thoughts and what's next 

Season 12 starts with a bang in our longest episode yet where we discuss common sense gun laws, lesbian power couples, dismantling heteronormativity through art and music, drugs as coping mechanisms, and more! 

0:00 - Intro 

0:52 - Fiona & Imogen

7:05 - Imogen's dad  

13:15 - Fiona's character development (Relationship with Drew, guns, and Dallas) 

27:58 - Fimogen 

38:41 - Farewell Fiona

41:33 - Eli & Clare (first half) (TW discussions of sexual assault)

47:44 - Eclare take II

54:07 - Clare & Asher (TW sexual harassment)

1:03:29 - Romeo & Jules 

1:14:04 - Eli & Clare (second half) (TW discussions of suicide) 

1:18:57 - One-off plots (aka the Misadventures of Eli & Jake)

1:22:56 - Eli & Cam (TW suicide) 

1:30:41 - Eclare break up & make up & sexy times 

1:39:28 - Closing thoughts 

Special guest Theresa joins us as we discuss the most problematic and toxic men at Degrassi, but why we still love them all the same. 

0:00 - Intro

1:29 - Eli

10:42 - Miles

20:38 - Craig

Who's the most problematic? - 29:45 

Honorable mentions - 36:07

Problematic superlatives and final thoughts 46:35

Wrap up season 11 as we discuss Katie's whirlwind first season at Degrassi, Drew's foray into gang politics, and Bianca having the greatest character development of all time (off screen). 

0:00 - Intro

0:57 - Katie 

5:59 - Katie's role as a new character

15:00 - Katie's eating disorder

21:22 - Katie's drug abuse

28:32 - Krew

39:00 - Drew & Bianca (TW abuse and rape discussions) 

45:51 - Just gang things

56:09 - Drew's PTSD

1:01:00 - All things Bianca 

1:15:25 - Drianca vs Krew

1:19:15 - Wrapping up season 11

Season 11 has so many characters with subplots, we decided to give them the spotlight with their own episode! Join us as we discuss Adam getting shot, Connor stealing underwear, Tristan being the worst, Marisol being a bad friend, and more in our penultimate season 11 episode!

0:00 - Intro

1:30 - Adam

4:15 - Adam vs Dave

14:42 - Adam's relationships with Katie and Tristan

23:01 - Adam got shot and his character progression

27:30 - Connor & Wesley

29:46 - Wesley

33:08 - Connor

40:10 - Niners

43:02 - Tristan & Tori

52:18 - Maya & Zig

57:30 - Marisol & Mo

1:00:18 - Marisol vs Katie

1:07:46 - Marimo

1:13:15 - Conclusion and what's to come