Glee on the Rocks: an unofficial Glee podcast

an unofficial retrospective about Glee, the fandom, and its effects on all our lives

every episode we break down the highs and lows of the writing, the music, and the cultural impact of a network TV show that only ran 6 seasons and ended over a decade ago

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July 17, 2026

9-1-1 on the Rocks: 1x02 “Let Go” Recap – Carla Arrives, Buck Unravels

9-1-1 on the Rocks has survived its first shift, and unfortunately, Buck has already acquired significant workplace trauma. This week on 9-1-1 on the Rocks, we’re covering 1x02, “Let Go,” an episode about all the ways people try to hold on when everything around them is falling apart. Buck learns that wanting to save someone doesn’t mean he can, Abby welcomes the relentlessly competent Carla Price into her home and immediately recruits her as a best friend and romantic adviser, and Athena tries

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July 10, 2026

9-1-1 on the Rocks: 1x01 “Pilot” Recap — Welcome to the 118, Please Sign This Trauma Waiver

9-1-1 on the Rocks has officially entered the firehouse. Welcome to the inaugural episode of the newest Fandom on the Rocks podcast. We’re kicking off our brand-new recap series of 9-1-1 with 1x01, “Pilot,” the episode that introduced us to our beloved 118. We dive in on Abby Clark, who is very clearly being positioned as the emotional entry point of the show, Athena Grant’s immediate Angela Bassett-ness, Bobby Nash’s ominous little black book, and Buck Buckley’s straight hair, terrible judgmen

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July 9, 2026

Introducing: 9-1-1 on the Rocks - a Fandom on the Rocks Podcast

What happens when three people with strong opinions, an alarming number of notes, and absolutely no ability to watch television casually go back to the beginning of 9-1-1? Welcome to 9-1-1 on the Rocks, a new podcast from Fandom on the Rocks. We’re here for the big feelings, the baffling choices, the slow burns, the plot holes, and whatever other insane thing network television has decided to throw at us this week. This time, that means fires, floods, earthquakes, cruise ship disasters, improb

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June 9, 2026

Glee on the Rocks: 5x19 - “Old People, Puppies, and Actual Continuity”

This week on Glee on the Rocks, we cover 5x19, “Old Dog, New Tricks,” the Chris Colfer-written detour that somehow works because it’s old people, puppies, and just enough Rachel to keep the season’s chaos limping forward. Rachel tries to rebrand her image after Broadway gossip exposes her Funny Girl mess by hiring Santana as a ruthless publicist and inventing an animal-rescue charity event called Broadway Bitches, complete with a disastrous pap walk that ends with her getting dragged down the s

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June 1, 2026

Fandom on the Rocks Bonus Episode #57: Our 9-1-1 Season 10 Wishlist

We are once again asking the 9-1-1 writers’ room to be brave. Be bold. Be intentional. In this Fandom on the Rocks bonus episode, we’re looking ahead to Season 10 of 9-1-1 and laying out our very reasonable, completely measured, not-at-all-unhinged wishlist for what we want from the next season. Some of these wishes are mild-mannered expectations. Some are pipe dreams. Some are pure crack. All of them are delivered with love, frustration, and the deep spiritual exhaustion of two people who are

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April 24, 2026

Glee on the Rocks: 5x18 - "The One Where Rachel Risks It All for No Reason"

This week on Glee on the Rocks, Rachel Berry gets everything she’s ever wanted and immediately decides it’s not enough. In 5x18, “The Back-Up Plan,” Rachel risks her Funny Girl dream for a TV audition she is wildly unprepared for, Kurt and Blaine get pulled into the deeply weird orbit of rich socialite June Dolloway, and Mercedes and Santana quietly become the only people in New York making choices with even a shred of common sense. This episode we break down: 🎭 Rachel Berry speedrunning career

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Awesome!

"A great deep dive into Glee. The hosts dissect the characters and the relationships in the show. These hosts are hysterical I couldn’t stop laughing! The content and chemistry is excellent. Looking f…"

riddikuluspatronus1 | July 7, 2020

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"I cannot begin to tell you how much I love this podcast. The hosts are intelligent, witty, and funny, and have a lot of interesting thoughts about characters and stories. I love the ranking systems…"

Megs_C | June 17, 2020

wow are they in my head?

"i watched glee when i was in high school and then went back to it last year and kind of had the same opinions, which i had thought were unpopular and based on nothing but wow. it’s nice to listen to …"

adrisbowties | June 5, 2020

Fantastical

"If you are also a 21 year-old college basketball player endrenched in the horrible greatness of Glee, I've got some quality content for you."

Jehovah's LITness | Aug. 10, 2018

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"This podcast is great. 3 voices giving you great analysis on arguably one of the best (and worst) shows of a generation. If you like glee and booze or just glee or just booze ... I recommend listen…"

james_marc | Feb. 26, 2018

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