CW: Abortion, Transphobia Susan is up for an award for an article she wrote before we met her. Brandon is going to be her date, but so is Johnothon. One is a significantly better date than the other. Clare and Steve also went to the awards dinner and that's a whole different story. Elsewhere, Kelly is still deep in her drug feelings, but slowly remembering that she had a life before cocaine Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on...
May 18, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 6Ep. 19
Kelly is spending too much money and doing too much coke on a "don't think about my abandonment issues" binge. Joe refuses to listen to medical professionals who suggest he could have serious problems if he doesn't take care of himself. Clare and Steve go to comedy traffic school. Yes, all of these things are real. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
May 11, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 6Ep. 18
Some things never change - Steve fails upwards, Brandon and Susan are a bit jealous, and 90s dads are not Riverdale daddies. Other topics of conversation - very specific memory loss, how much cocaine is too much cocaine, and NOT jokes Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
May 04, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 17
It’s January 2. Wonder what happened between New Year’s Eve and now? Don’t worry, the gang will tell you. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Apr 27, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Season 6Ep. 16
This Christmas is full of surprises! Cindy shows up unannounced, and is thinking of leaving Jim. Colin hasn’t given up his bad habits and he hasn’t told Kelly about it. And Joe wants to give Donna as good of a birthday present as he got (spoiler alert: he doesn’t). Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Apr 20, 2022•1 hr 27 min•Season 6Ep. 15
Donna is doing one day of work at a convenient store and Joe is less than thrilled about it. She ends up protecting a boy who steals a teddy bear and then inserts herself completely into his life. Meanwhile the Alphas are having a casino night at the PPAD and remember when Brandon had a gambling addiction? We do! Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr 23 min•Season 6Ep. 14
Joe is in court for his assault charges, Donna is in the final moments of the Rose Court, and the gang is there to support them through it all. That may not sound like much but this. episode. has. everything. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Apr 06, 2022•1 hr 44 min•Season 6Ep. 13
Brandon and Kelly are left on their own over Thanksgiving weekend, which we can all agree is the sexiest holiday. And speaking of sex, Donna has decided that waiting until marriage may not be for her anymore. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 6Ep. 12
Brandon and the gang are trying to process their feelings after Dylan’s wedding last week. Or at least Brandon is, everyone else is busy with Homecoming week and protecting Corny the Condor from SCU. And the Martins reveal some major secrets to each other in some strong family moments. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 6Ep. 11
What happened this week? Doesn't matter. There are only four rules you need to remember: make the plan, execute the plan, expect the plan to go off the rails, throw away the plan. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Season 5Ep. 10
This week, Donna goes to therapy. And by therapy, we mean Ray’s therapist is bad at her job. And all of Beverly Hills feels the effects of an earthquake, while Dylan and Toni have an earth shattering moment of their own. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Mar 09, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Season 6Ep. 9
It’s Halloween, which means angry pumpkin Ray is back. The PPAD is having a party, which means we’ve got costumes (and of course there's one we're not a fan of). At the party Kelly gives Colin an ultimatum - stop being a sugar baby or lose me, and at the Peach Pit Toni confronts Tony Business about Jack McKay's death. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
Mar 02, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 8
Bruno is a total Toni and Dylan stan and we are into it! Toni and Dylan can’t keep apart and have to make the ultimate decision - revenge or love? Meanwhile, Valerie is crushing her marketing class and her marketing professor is noticing - in more ways than one. It’s a very Legally Blonde moment. Colin’s “benefactor” is in town and Kelly is uncomfortable with their relationship. She finds out what’s been going on in Donna’s life for the last four months and is almost a good friend. And finally, ...
Feb 23, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 6Ep. 7
Brandon is over budget and desperate enough to trust Steve to find them a good opportunity. Meanwhile, the girls go on a road trip spa weekend and end up not speaking to each other. It’ll take an act of god to bring them back together. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Feb 16, 2022•1 hr 22 min•Season 6Ep. 6
Trigger Warning: Self harm, talks of suicide David is really struggling in the aftermath of last week’s episode and his friends are not being helpful at all. Meanwhile, Dylan is falling hard for Toni and has to decide which is more important - love for her or justice for his father. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 6Ep. 5
Trigger Warning: Self harm, talks of suicide The Tournament of Roses, a pageant connected to the Rose Parade, is upon us. Brandon and Susan are gonna cover it, Donna wants to win it, and the rest of the gang is going to use it as an excuse to go to a party. Meanwhile, Steve has gotten into internet flirting and it goes as well as you would imagine. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end ...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Season 6Ep. 4
Now that Brandon's out of politics it's time to do the only thing he knows how to do, begrudgingly work for a powerful woman on a newspaper. Meanwhile, Steve needs a tutor and there's only one woman for the job, and Dylan continues to be reckless in his never ending quest to avenge his father. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!
Jan 26, 2022•1 hr 34 min•Season 6Ep. 3
It’s Kelly’s 21st birthday (she’s a virgo now), Dylan’s stalking Tony Marchette poorly, and the friends try to find out who’s stealing their easily stealable items. We discuss Brandon hiding $200 in a cookie jar during a giant house party, how GIFs mean something way different now, and how this show is one big toxic relationship. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
Jan 19, 2022•1 hr 26 min
Summer’s almost over so it’s time for the gang to reunite after basically not talking for three months. Kelly comes back from summer with a new boyfriend, Colin Robins the artist (couple name - Artel). Dylan comes back from Europe more determined than ever to solve his father’s murder. And Donna and Ray apparently had a beautiful summer that we didn’t see just to start having trouble as soon as we’re back. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leav...
Jan 12, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 6Ep. 1
KEG and the Alphas are having a thing in Palm Springs (get it? PS?), and the gang decides to go with. Donna and Ray have ‘made up’ after Ray’s abusive behavior last week just in time for him to be abusive again this week. Valerie is trying her hardest to wear Brandon down, because he’s as exhausted from this 32 episode season as we are. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episo...
Dec 29, 2021•2 hr 8 min•Season 5Ep. 31
Andrea’s finally going to Yale! All of the friends want to get together to say goodbye, but Ray is too busy being abusive to let Donna enjoy her last few days with her friends, and Dylan and Brandon care more about emotionally manipulating Kelly to say goodbye either. Oh and Jim and Cindy are moving to Hong Kong so there’s that too. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
Dec 22, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 30
“Next time, if there is a next time, there just won’t be a next time.” Dylan McCoy, I mean, McKay. Dylan is experiencing his past life as an old timey bank robber with a heart of gold. In the current year, Brandon decides to run for Student Body President again and the election is just about to happen! Will he win, or will a twist of cataclysmic proportions happen? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shou...
Dec 15, 2021•1 hr 39 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Brandon is going to Sacramento for a meeting of the student body presidents. While he’s gone, Steve inserts himself into Kelly’s life and tries to manage her modeling career. Elsewhere, Jesse gets his clerkship and it’s Boise baby. And Ray is back in LA and his mom reveals a secret may change the show forever. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
Dec 08, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 5Ep. 29
Val can’t find the PPAD’s vibe without Ray, and lets Clare and David host open mic and hip hop nights to fill in the week. She flies to Reno to make Ray an offer he can’t refuse, and a not-Australian death metal band she (didn’t?) hire comes to the PPAD looking for a fight. Elsewhere, Brandon finally meets someone on his own level, Dylan continues his regression therapy, and this may be the week we finally give up on Steve. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodc...
Dec 01, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 5Ep. 27
Valerie wants a tattoo and Dylan is not a tattoo lover. He’s also skeptical of past lives and decides to do his own research for Charley’s script. Meanwhile, on spring break, Donna and David have made it to Portland. Ray is surprised that David is there and David is surprised to find out that his mother has lost her job and her home and is nowhere to be seen. Ray is furious and David is worried and Donna is tired and we all just wish we were in Palm Springs. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @b...
Nov 24, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 5Ep. 26
Brandon and Clare (and Andrea!) get invited to try out for college Jeopardy, and Steve and Donna step in to help them prep. Andrea doesn’t think she has capacity to play because of her and Jesse’s relationship. And speaking of relationships, David has conflicted feelings about Donna, Donna misses Ray, and Valerie brings a baby to a hookup. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the ep...
Nov 17, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 25
This week, everyone stops being polite and starts being real. Andrea attempts to come clean to Jesse (and we find out she’s been in therapy!) but Jesse beats her to it with a confession of his own. Valerie has blown through all of her Jonesy money in less than two months, surprising no one. And the rest of the gang proves that there’s only one actor in the friend group and she’s not here. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on i...
Nov 10, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 5Ep. 24
CW: Sexual violence CU is still dealing with the aftermath of the attacks from last week. We talk about Steve and Brandon taking steps to address student concerns, Dylan discovering Andrea’s little secret, and Lenny. Special shout out to our Degrassi references and to the Flaming Lips who we never see. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
Nov 03, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 5Ep. 23
CW: Assault This week the gang steals another friend group’s picnic. And speaking of crime, someone is going on a crime spree on campus and it’s escalating quickly. Meanwhile, Valerie is forcing her way into everyone’s life by buying the PPAD and attempting to own Ray’s future. And we debate whether Ray/Val is better or worse than David/Ariel. Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of th...
Oct 27, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 5Ep. 22
CW for this episode: self harm Brandon and Dylan put Operating Save Kelly into action, but we wonder what it would look like if the entire gang evolved. And Andrea’s falling more and more into her affair, Ray is in more and more trouble with his affair, and Chancellor Arnold has a flooded office, which we guess is funny? Follow us on Twitter and Instagram @backtopodcast Email us at backtopodcast@gmail.com Leave us a review on iTunes for a special shout-out at the end of the episode!...
Oct 20, 2021•1 hr 19 min•Season 5Ep. 21
