This one is a bit shorter and a bit of lighthearted fun! I wanted to recap my last two episodes where I got to interview two of my best friends (Jocelyn and Tom Melissis). I also needed to share some Degrassi book news! The first ever Degrassi Junior High book was recently reprinted and that means a lot about it could change OR nothing could change!! I wanted to know exactly what CAN change as well as share what I would like to see change. This just me talking about those things ; you can see this as a bonus episode to get me back in the groove of recording alone as well as so I could have an excuse to do some research about reprints as I've been curious for YEARS! It's just something I was excited to talk about and I hope to be back in order for the next episode!

Sources : Difference Explained - Poe

Degrassi book Club Presents Spike - Degrassi A.V. Club | Podcast on Spotify

Exit stage left : Pasnak, William, 1949- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Exit Stage Left - Formac Lorimer Books

(Buy your copy here ; at Formac Lorimer!)

On May 17th I got to sit down with Tom Melissis (The actor who played Jeff The Mechanic in DJH and Mr.Perino through TNG&Next Class). We were on an Instagram video call that I screen recorded so some of the visuals might not be great but I thought it would be fun to keep them in ; plus I couldn't find any software that would convert a file this big into audio only version. The process of editing this was impossible for me truly ; I only edited out a minute and a half in the beginning where I explained kind of how an intro would work and how I thought editing would go for the trivia. I was wrong about how that would go so y'all are some lucky ducks who will also get to see the trivia AND you'll get to see me meet Tom's wife in the end! I hope you can sit back and enjoy this almost two hour long video conversation! If you ever get to message Tom ; be sure to give him a HUGE thank you for all this extra time!!

On May 18th I got sit with Jocelyn Claybourne AKA Degrassi Kid and talk about our last two Book Clubs as well as the future clubs we hope for! Jocelyn is one of my best friends so of course we had tangents galore, but we made it through in true Degrassi fashion! This episode is perfect if you've seen our past clubs and were nervous about joining for any reason. It's also great if you were curious about hosting a book club of your own one day or if you just love Jocelyn and want to see our friendship in action!

To hear the trivia go to Degrassi Kid | is creating a podcast about the history & impact of Degrassi | Patreon

To join our next book club go to Discord

This is our first episode about a book in the Degrassi franchise! We're also going to take a brief look at the history of episode novelizations in general and another popular tv show novelization as a comparison! There's a fun announcement at the end that I'm excited to share with you as well as all of the great info about the first Degrassi book I ever read!

Sources for History of Episode Novelizations:

Novelization - Wikipedia List of television series made into books - Wikipedia

Kit Hood Sources:
Kit Hood - Wikipedia Pages 133+146+38 of Mother Of All Degrassi

Linda Schuyler Source:
Lisa Makes the Headlines - Lorimer Kids Canada

Eve Jennings Sources:
Eve Jennings - IMDb
Page 133 of Mother Of All Degrassi
Don Fernley:
owenfernley.com/collaborations/fernley-don/
Emma Hesse:
The Art of Emma Hesse

Kathy Vanderlinden:
Kathy Vanderlinden – Greystone Books Ltd.
Lisa Makes The Headlines:
Lisa Makes the Headlines (Degrassi, #6) by Kit Hood | Goodreads

Lisa Makes the Headlines - Formac Lorimer Books (This is where you can buy a copy!)

The books I'm comparing it to:
iDon't Wanna Fight! (iCarly) by Leigh Olsen | Goodreads

iAm Your Biggest Fan! (iCarly) by Laurie McElroy | Goodreads iWanna Stay! (iCarly) by Laurie McElroy | Goodreads
Exit Stage Left Reprinting Source: Exit Stage Left - Lorimer Kids Canada

Three books give us our first ever Degrassi Kid who's actually a Degrassi....Cat?! I'll never put more than one book in a episode again BUT our feisty feline, Ida is worth the over an hour long episode! This episode also includes a fun section on Magic Eye necklaces AND Canadian trash cans?! Hope you enjoy checking it out!!
Kay Chorao Source:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kay_Chorao

Magic Eye For Ida Sources:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3877506-a-magic-eye-for-ida
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/a/kay-chorao-7/a-magic-eye-for-ida/
A Magic Eye For Ida! - Google Docs Magic Eye Necklace Source:https://happyjewelers.com/blogs/education/meaning-of-evil-eye-jewelry
Ida Makes A Movie Sources:https://archive.org/details/idamakesmovie0000chor
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2jiz4cSEhtNOQAnaa43QJK
https://www.takepride.mb.ca/
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/orbit-trash-can-history-manitoba-highways-1.5725253
Whatever It Takes by Stephen Stohn Page 17The Mother Of All Degrassi by Linda Schuyler Pages 54-57 Ida And Betty And The Secret Eggs Source:https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1195649.Ida_and_Betty_and_the_Secret_Eggs

Some will say Degrassi started with a book but I say it started with a Librarian. Linda wouldn't have found Ida Makes A Movie without him but he's so much more than a man who found a book for his friend. He's Degrassi's Queer Queer Grandfather. Bruce inspired this whole podcast and a few queer storylines on our favorite show AND a Park?! So this episode we'll remember and celebrate him!

Bruce Sources List:

Mother Of All Degrassi/Dedication and Pages 16-31,140,54,59,62,96,237,239,50,60&61,59,154,57,182&183

The Degrassi Kid Podcast Episode: Queer History Of Degrassi

Bruce Mackey - IMDb
Read the Plaque - Bruce Mackey
Home (nextstopdegrassi.com)
36 Renaming of Wardell Parkette to Bruce Mackey Park - DocsLib
(P.S. if you click that link it will download a PDF on your phone)

Dedication for Griff Gets A Hand book

Kenneth Zeller Sources list: High Park Homophobia – Murder Village
Kenneth Zeller (en-academic.com)
NewspaperArchive |tags historic newspaper articles including obituaries, births, marriages, divorces and arrests.
Creepy InQueeries Podcast Episode 24

The secret project is finally out on our proverbial shelves. This is the big follow up to the question from our Mother Of All Degrassi interview that had me in tears for a year! Follow me on this journey through Degrassi's oldest and newest pages as we discover history,learn secrets and fall more deeply in love with our favorite franchise!