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Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure

Hosts Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs are heading back into the Buffyverse for Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Spoilers! After a critically-acclaimed, spoiler-free watch of the series from 2016-2022, your hosts are returning to the Hellmouth to discuss all 144 episodes of Buffy for a second time, but this go-round *with* spoilers — a never-before-attempted feat of love and chaos!

Buffering the Vampire Slayer is part of the Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure network of podcasts.

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  • S2 · E230
    July 30 · 1 hr 47 min

    Encore Episode: Interview with James Marsters | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    It was an honor and privilege to sit and chat with James Marsters! We talked about his early theatre days, what he learned about his craft from Anthony Stewart Head, the finer details of maintaining various pieces of Spike’s iconic wardrobe, and so much more. We’re thrilled to be re-airing this interview (perhaps our favorite cast conversation of all time) which originally aired on March 26, 2019.

  • S2 · E229
    July 22 · 1 hr 6 min

    Watcher's Diary #26: A Cadre of Nymphs

    A humdinger of a Watcher's Diary is upon us!! Including but not limited to: the women's pro baseball league (!!!), Juliette Lewis, dead dads, Love Island, books that our kids love, fly hotels, Diana (Goddess of the Hunt), and soooo much more.

  • S2 · E228
    July 15 · 1 hr 19 min

    Encore Episode: Interview with Juliet Landau | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    Druuuusilllaa!! Youuuuu filllaaa my heart with dread and still I’m led right back to youuuuuu. <3 Please enjoy this encore airing of our interview with the one and only Juliet Landau!! This month we're sharing some of our favorite Buffy cast interviews from the Buffering archives. This interview originally aired on October 25, 2020

  • S2 · E227
    July 10 · 1 hr 10 min

    Bonus: Xena Warrior Princess Exclusive from Patreon | Xena Ululating 01: "I Could Get Up There Behind You"

    All you really need to know is that Kristin loves Xena more than most things on planet Earth and she's only seen one episode??? In our pilot episode  — which aired exclusively for patrons on June 19th — we will be discussing Xena's three-episode arc on Hercules and the pilot of Xena: Warrior Princess, "Sins of the Past." If you'd like to listen to the second episode, ⁠it is up now right here on Patreon⁠! BUCKLE UP!!

  • S2 · E227
    July 8 · 1 hr 17 min

    Encore Episode: Interview with Marc Blucas | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    The most butterscotch of all the hunks, and one of our favorite interviews EVER — Marc Blucas sat down with us to talk about all things Riley (and yes, also compared hand sizes with Jenny). No matter your feelings on Riley Finn, there is no way you can meet Mr. Blucas and not swoon?!?! Maybe he SHOULD take boots off slowly after all. This month we're sharing some of our favorite Buffy cast interviews from the Buffering archives. This interview originally aired on February 11, 2020

  • S2 · E226
    July 1 · 49 min

    Encore Episode: Interview with Kristine Sutherland | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    One of our very first cast interviews was with the absolutely wonderful Kristine Sutherland, and we are sharing it for the first time as a standalone conversation! We chat about Buffy coming out to Joyce, the cop car scene in "Band Candy," her relationship with the Buffy fandom, filming "The Body," and so much more. This month we're sharing some of our favorite Buffy cast interviews from the Buffering archives. This interivew originally aired in two parts on October 18, 2017 (in "Band Candy") a

  • S2 · E225
    June 26 · 46 min

    Watcher’s Diary #25: Do You Know What A Clam Slam Is?

    We’ve got thoughts on Love Island, Euphoria, and pool safety PLUS some new ideas on Angel’s curse, a veeeery tiny Sunnydale, and a new pet sound that Jenny couldn’t sing without dancing.

  • S2 · E225
    June 24 · 1 hr 6 min

    Encore Episode: Checkpoint with Ira Madison III | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    Back in 2020 Ira Madison III joined us (righhhhht before we would all find ourselves in quarantine...) to chat about  "Checkpoint," and discuss the hottest member of the Watcher's Council, paying Buffy Summers, and how Willow is bi but it was 2001, so even *she* probably didn't know it. This month we're sharing some of our favorite "special guest" episodes from the Buffering archives. This encore episode originally aired on March 4, 2020. (What a time!)

  • S2 · E224
    June 19 · 1 hr 42 min

    Encore Episode: Enemies with Hrishikesh Hirway | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    Our first ever hangout with Hrishikesh Hirway from back in 2018!! We've got erotic novels, warm milk left out on countertops, the birth of JENNY AND THE TWO PENNIES (!!), discussions on Angel's preferred candle scent, and so much more. A real humdinger of an episode. This month we're sharing some of our favorite "special guest" episodes from the Buffering archives. This encore episode originally aired on February 7, 2018. CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us at Brooklyn's Littlefield for our first-ever Homecoming Weekend on October 16th & 17th. Tickets are on sale now — all information: ⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/live⁠⁠⁠ READ (OR LISTEN TO!) SLAYERS, EVERY ONE OF US ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Jenny Owen Youngs | @jennyowenyoungs; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jennyowenyoungs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kristin Russo | @kristinnoeline; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinnoeline.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure | @bufferingcast on socials MUSIC | Theme song and jingles composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/bufferingcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PODCAST SCHEDULE & EVENTS | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/jennycalendar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by: Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs Edited by: Kristin Russo Logo: Kristine Thune We acknowledge that we and our team are occupying unceded and stolen lands and territories. Kristin occupies the Lenape territories of the Esopus Lenape Peoples. Jenny occupies the Wabanahkik territory of the Abenaki and Pennacook Peoples. Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingthevampireslayer.com/justkeepfighting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  • S2 · E223
    June 10 · 1 hr 36 min

    Encore Episode: Innocence with Joanna Robinson | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    This month we're sharing some of our favorite "special guest" episodes from the Buffering archives, and there's no better way we could think of to kick things off than with our very first Buffy chat with BFF of the pod Joanna Robinson! Up for discussion: claddagh rings, Angelus's foundation, what exactly IS "one moment of true happiness" and is there a corresponding equation by chance?! This encore episode originally aired on April 26th 2017.

  • S2 · E222
    May 27 · 1 hr 30 min

    Watcher's Diary #23: Joanna Robinson is Here to Talk to Us

    Joanna Robinson helps us close out Season 2 of Buffy and also helps Jenny explain Morning Glory Milking Farm to Kristin. Plus Euphoria, The X-Files, and a new theme song for Joanna's perfect cat Bug! 

  • S2 · E222
    May 13 · 1 hr 46 min

    2.22 Becoming (Part 2) | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    Welcome to Once More, With Spoilers, where Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs revisit every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, one at a time — for the SECOND time! — this time discussing each episode with spoilers! The winter here is cold* and bitter and even your best overalls will not keep you warm. Swords are gonna clang, orbs are gonna orb, and hearts are gonna break. We have arrived (again) at one of the best episodes of the series, and all we can say is… ouchhhhh. *for proof pls see S3

  • S2 · E221
    May 12 · 26 min

    “It’s THE SHOW”: Passion of the Nerd’s Ian Martin on Season 2 of Buffy

    After ten years of creating Buffy content in our own little corners of the universe, we are beyond delighted to have FINALLY spoken with Passion of the Nerd's Ian Martin! We chat about Season 2, the reboot, depression, and the recipe that makes Buffy the beating heart of television for oh-so-many of us.

  • S2 · E221
    May 6 · 1 hr 53 min

    2.21 Becoming (Part 1) | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    Welcome to Once More, With Spoilers, where Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs revisit every episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, one at a time — for the SECOND time! — this time discussing each episode with spoilers! Ep Description: The one and only Hrishikesh Hirway joins us for our conversation on S2E21 "Becoming Part 1" (we hope you don't mind his Irish accent)!! We discuss very important things such as covalent bonds, the shape of an obelisk, the green ribbon tied around Darla's neck, and dis

  • S2 · E220
    April 29 · 1 hr 4 min

    Watcher's Diary #22: If You Want To Hear Drusilla Say "Moo"

    Pondering big questions like if Lilah Morgan and Faith Lehane would maybe make out (and why it wouldn’t be good for either of them?!) as well as limiting Jenny to five minutes of survivor talk (she somehow did manage to keep it under six). Plus Kids in the Hall, Bleak Midwinters, and Pet Sounds!

  • S2 · E220
    April 19 · 1 hr 26 min

    2.20 Go Fish | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

    We've got speedos and kickboards in close proximity, fish monsters slip 'n sliding in the boys' locker room, and heaping piles of the patriarchy ...plus it REALLY smells like low tide in here?! It's S2E20 "Go Fish," and yes that IS Shane West in the steam room.

  • S2 · E219
    April 15 · 2 hr 2 min

    Bonus from Beyond Buffering | The eX Files: The X-Files 3.04 Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose

    A veritable smorgasbord of both psychics and Buffering jingles converge for one of The X-Files most beloved episodes, S3E4 "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose." We've got Peter Boyle, questions about the meaning of life, Jenny feeling all kinds of feelings, and Kristin returning to her crystal ball (adding to the veritable smorgasbord of psychics) to find out more about Scully's NEW DOG.

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