Dawson’s Creek Ruined My Life

Rachel Cohen & Bryony Good

Can a teen show ruin your romantic life and possibly your whole personality forever more? This podcast says YES, OBVIOUSLY IT CAN, as millennial mates Rachel and Bryony revisit the hit 90s/00s masterclass in teen angst, Dawson’s Creek. Being a tad younger and cooler, Bryony missed the show first time round and coincidently is happily married. Meanwhile, pre-teen Rachel sat in drizzly Manchester and built her entire attitude to life and love on some fictional Massachusetts teens who love using unfeasibly long words about their feelings. and so sadly is romantically doomed (and also quite annoying…). Join our fortnightly episode recap to find out if Dawson’s Creek maybe possibly obviously ruined your life too!

Episodes

  1. Jawson We Hardly Knew Ye

    Jun 2

    Jawson We Hardly Knew Ye

    Welcome back - quick fyi, all lighthearted allusions to MAFS in this episode were made before recent distressing events! Down in Capeside, there's a new sports car in town and this time its driven by Old Man Billy, as Jen's Big City past comes back to haunt us all, most of all Dawson. Who doesn't want an old greaser staying in their bedroom and stealing their girl? Elsewhere, Joey can't sleep, Pacey is a one man English Patient and Mitch n' Gail have to go scuba diving to save the marriage. Also, Bryony's excellent idea for a dating app inspired by Rachel's chaotic childhood and more allusions to one host's chronic cancer!

    1h 11m
  2. W**king at school?!

    Apr 15

    W**king at school?!

    In which Rachel tells Bryony about her recent series of burns, the young people of Capeside are given detention for acts that should actually see them stand trial in a court of law, and little Joey Potter can absolutely no longer keep her shit together. It's exactly like The Breakfast Club! Except not really!

    1h 4m
  3. Abomination Baby

    Mar 23

    Abomination Baby

    In which we are baffled by a woman’s choice to build herself a reputation for paedophilia rather than just being a well dressed woman who looks slightly older than us. Jen and Grams have a competition to see who can be the most obnoxious inches away from the face of a woman giving birth and Dawson’s camera gets put to use in a new and inappropriate way. Content note - sorry not sorry for the use of the word “nonceageddon”, one can only hope it’s the last time we need to for a good few episodes.

    1h 7m
  4. Hurricane Gayle

    Mar 10

    Hurricane Gayle

    Episode 5 - Welcome back! After a hiatus we're back to talk LOT about how shit James Van Der Beeks passing is, and why you should absolutely watch his whole back catalogue. Also, what the hell happens when a hurricane hits Capeside? Naturally, everyone goes absolutely batshit - We learn that Mitch is building a tiny model restaurant for some reason, no one cares if Pacey lives or dies and Grams naturally sees the inclement weather as a good time to do some extremely bad racism... Content note - As per, we are forced to say 'nonce' a lot due to the extremely bad behaviour or the Capeside adults, we talk about some of Grams' very bad racist opinions, and for obvious reasons we end up talking about cancer for ages!

    1h 33m
  5. Dawson Forever

    Feb 16

    Dawson Forever

    In which Dawson wishes all women could just stop being sluts and we acknowledge that we can have big issues with Dawson while simultaneously loving him forever.

    1h 19m
  6. Dawson, Thongs and full frontal Snogging

    Feb 2

    Dawson, Thongs and full frontal Snogging

    In which Joey demonstrates an insufficient degree of deference to Stranger Danger, because all the ladies love a fella on a string instrument. ( Content note -we recorded this ages ago and so we talk about Lily Allen for good 20 mins. Enjoy some late 2025 nostalgia!)

    1h 31m
  7. Welcome to Capeside the year is 1998

    Jan 19

    Welcome to Capeside the year is 1998

    Welcome to our very first outing, In which Rachel explains to Bryony just what the eff is going on in Capeside. Joey is our faveourite too-tall B word, Pacy is just a little baby, Dawson is oblivious and WHO THE HELL IS THIS MICHELLE WILLIAMS BLOW-IN FROM THE BIG CITY? Content warning : we say nonce a lot but for that please blame the weirdly permissive attitudes to grooming in 1998.

    1h 7m
  8. Leery by Name, Leary Creeps by Nature

    Jan 19

    Leery by Name, Leary Creeps by Nature

    In which we reflect on the sick sad reality of Dawson’s family life and no one thinks your dad teaching you to kiss on a life-size rubber head based on your neighbour is weird.

    1h 10m
  9. Trailer Time

    Season 1 Trailer

    Trailer Time

    What the hell are we talking about? A short guide to why you should include us in the background of your life. Go on.

    1 min

Trailer

Ratings & Reviews

5
out of 5
2 Ratings

About

Can a teen show ruin your romantic life and possibly your whole personality forever more? This podcast says YES, OBVIOUSLY IT CAN, as millennial mates Rachel and Bryony revisit the hit 90s/00s masterclass in teen angst, Dawson’s Creek. Being a tad younger and cooler, Bryony missed the show first time round and coincidently is happily married. Meanwhile, pre-teen Rachel sat in drizzly Manchester and built her entire attitude to life and love on some fictional Massachusetts teens who love using unfeasibly long words about their feelings. and so sadly is romantically doomed (and also quite annoying…). Join our fortnightly episode recap to find out if Dawson’s Creek maybe possibly obviously ruined your life too!

Information

You Might Also Like