Back to Square One
Dettagli canale
Back to Square One
Welcome to Back to Sq 1 - a podcast hosted by best friends, Derek and Carmen. Join us as we work through life's biggest questions and explore modern topics through our shared lenses of growing up as second-generation Asian Canadians from the suburbs of Toronto. Who do you relate to more? Is it Derek...
Episodi recenti
23 episodiLessons Learned - Season 1 Finale
After a 2 week hiatus, Derek and Carmen are back but for this season's finale episode. The best friends wrap up this era by looking back at the growth...
Mamma Mia!
Welcome to Season 2 of Back to Square One! On this episode, Derek and Carmen attempt to feature their mothers as guests on the show. On this Mother's...
We Rolling 20 Deep... Issa MILESTONE!
This week, Derek and Carmen wrap up the first 20 episodes dabbling in the MANY recurring topics in the history of Back to Square One. From Derek's sit...
Expired Relationships, Communication, and Straddling Between Realities
Welcome Back. What do you do when you know a relationship has expired but your heart just won't let go? What happens when you have a tendency to overt...
Looking for Love... Everything. Everywhere.
Welcome back! It's been an eventful week for our Back to Square One hosts. While Carmen was recovering from COVID, Derek was on a mission to find the...
City Livin' or Suburban Chillin'?
This week on Back to Square One, Derek and Carmen talk about all things Downtown Toronto. Derek shares his recent encounter with some strange characte...
Shootin' The Sh*t
While Eden has been away on a 2 week bachelor and work trip, Carmen shares the fears and insecurities that crept up during her time home alone. Carmen...
A Murder in Vancouver... is Love Truly Blind?... and Life Updates
This week on Back to Square One, Carmen talks about her recent trip to Vancouver where her and her friends witnessed a "murder". Derek and Carmen go o...
Are We The Toxic Ones??
Are you toxic? How do you know if you're in a toxic relationship? If so, how do you get out of one? This week on Back to Square One, Derek and Carmen...
Life & Death... and Everything In-Between
After an extremely heavy episode last week, Derek organizes his thoughts and sits down with Carmen this week to talk about the steps he's taken to act...
You Only Live Once
This episode is dedicated to Yolo, Derek's Labrador Retriever & Border Collie mix who passed in January the night of recording episode 11. Derek share...
We Talk Dating... Advice, Fails, and Everything In-Between
This week, Derek and Carmen share unsolicited dating tips and advice! They go over what they find attractive in the opposite sex and tricks on how to...
The Source of Ambition... and the Truth Behind Teeth?
Welcome back! In episode 10, Derek and Carmen talk origin stories. Derek shares the details of how he pursued a less traditional career path - from mu...
Looking Through the Hourglass
This week, Derek and Carmen go back in time and recount their earliest childhood memories. Derek tells the story of when someone stole his beloved red...
What is Chemistry??
Welcome back to another episode! This week on Back to Square One, Derek and Carmen talk all things chemistry. What is chemistry? How do you know when...
The Rules of Engagement
This week, Derek and Carmen reacts to the TikTok comments of their two most controversial posts from episode 1. Can guy + girl best friends be truly p...
*GASP* The Big News
Carmen shares HUGE news! She's pregnant! Carmen retraces the emotional roller coaster of trying to conceive and her first thoughts after finding out....
A Story of Siblings
Welcome back! After last week's episode, where Derek reflects on his childhood and upbringing, he decides to reach out to his younger brother after a...
A Broken Beginning
In this episode, Derek shares the intimate memories of his broken childhood and reflects on the family dynamics that made him who he is today. Derek a...
Happily Ever After...
Welcome back! Carmen and Derek dig deep and retrace the steps on Carmen's journey with her husband, Eden. From long-time friends to now, life partners...
Change is The Only Constant
In this episode, Derek and Carmen discuss the past, present and future of their friendship. Derek recounts moments in their friendship that made it di...
Opposite-sex BFF's, whaaat? A walk down memory lane of our origin story.
Welcome to episode one of Back to Square One! Best Friends, Derek and Carmen take a walk down memory lane and revisit how they met and life growing up...