Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

The world has turned upside-down and everyone is in love with Xander! Also someone you care about gets turned into a rat. We hope this cautionary tale encourages you to think twice before you go blackmailing your peers into casting revenge spells on your behalf. Dan Kois (slate.com, Mom and Dad Are Fighting) joins us to talk best practices for parenting on the Hellmouth, and of course to speak for all men! This week we're discussing s2e16: Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered. Read Dan Kois's writing on slate.com, find him on twitter @dankois, and listen to Mom and Dad are Fighting, the Slate parenting podcast he cohosted before he shipped off with his family to live abroad for a year!This episode is sponsored by MACK WELDON. Visit mackweldon.com and get 20% off your purchase using the promo code BUFFY. This episode is also sponsored by SHUDDER. Go to shudder.com and receive your first month free when you use the code BUFFERING.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com.Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!Try Stitcher Premium for an ad-free experience, and to access oodles of exclusive content from a variety of podcasts & creators. Stitcher Premium is offering our listeners a free month-long trial, and $5 off the first year of an annual plan - just visit stitcherpremium.com/buffy and use promo code buffy.Support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/bufferingcast. Visit our store for SMASH THE DEMON LIZARD PATRIARCHY tees & tanks, plus so much more at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com. Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music.Logo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ye gods! There's a werewolf loose in Sunnydale, and it's tearing up Lover's Lane, The Bronze, and Cordelia's cloth-top convertible too! Also, today's episode features PEAK Patriarchy, a great scream by Willow, and another installment of HellMath. This week we're discussing s2e15: Phases. Today's episode is brought to you by Mack Weldon. Go to MackWeldon.com and get 20% off your purchase using the promo code BUFFY.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com.Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!Try Stitcher Premium for an ad-free experience, and to access oodles of exclusive content from a variety of podcasts & creators. Stitcher Premium is offering our listeners a free month-long trial, and $5 off the first year of an annual plan - just visit stitcherpremium.com/buffy and use promo code buffy.You can also support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/bufferingcast. We've got SMASH THE DEMON LIZARD PATRIARCHY tees & tanks, plus so much more over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com. Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music.Logo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dream-guest Joanna Robinson swings by Buffering this week to teach us some new soul-related math and also to talk about this massively pivotal episode. EEEEEEEEEK! Spoiler alert: claddagh-on-claddagh flashbacks occur! This week we're discussing s2e14: Innocence.Follow Joanna Robinson on twitter @jowrotethis, read the many great things she writes on VanityFair.com, and listen to her cohost the hell out of glorious podcasts like Storm of Spoilers, GenPop, Little Gold Men, Decoding Westworld, and Cast of Kings (to name but a fraction of her catalog)!Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering.Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com.Get to know Buffy FashionWatch correspondent Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!You can now support the show on Patreon at patreon.com/bufferingcast.We've got SMASH THE DEMON LIZARD PATRIARCHY tees & tanks, plus so much more over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com. Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music.Logo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

SOMETHING BIG HAPPENS IN THIS EPISODE and no we don't mean the exchange of claddagh rings omfgaskfadjfdaffjadhfgjf!!!!!!! There's so much to deal with here, and we're thrilled that special guest Carolyn Yates stopped by to help us sort through it. I can't tell you what she's an expert in because SPOILERS. This week we're discussing s2e13: Surprise. Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know more about Carolyn Yates at carolynyates.com, or give her a shout on twitter @c_yates! Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)! You can now support the show on Patreon, at patreon.com/bufferingcast. We've got SMASH THE DEMON LIZARD PATRIARCHY shirts and so much more over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com. Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music. Logo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ding dong! Who's there? Why it's the Buffering the Vampire Slayer postal worker with SO MANY EMAILS FROM YOU GUYS! We've got answers! PLUS a live performance of some listener-created lyrics for "Staking Time!"Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!You can now support the show on Patreon, at patreon.com/bufferingcast.We're restocked on our new shirts & everything else over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com. Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music.Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

GROSS gross gross gross this episode is FULL OF EGG BUGS grooooooss but also there is a LOT of making out, so... win some lose some? This week we're discussing s2e12: Bad Eggs.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!You can now support the show on Patreon, at patreon.com/bufferingcast.We're restocked on our new shirts & everything else over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com. Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music.Logo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shannon Woodward (Westworld, Raising Hope) brings her android expertise to the table to help us sort out Joyce's new robot boyfriend. Pass the mini pizzas! This week we're discussing s2e11: Ted.Follow Shannon on twitter @shannonwoodward! You should also probably re-watch season 1 of Westworld for good measure.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!You can now support the show on Patreon, at patreon.com/bufferingcast.We're restocked on our new shirts & everything else over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com. Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music.Logo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Two truths and a lie about this episode: 1) Angel can't keep his shirt buttoned, 2) Buffy and Kendra braid each other's hair, and 3) two sworn enemies smooch unexpectedly. PLUS the wonderful Kelly Connell joins us to discuss his portrayal of the Terrakan "man of mealworms!" This week we're discussing s2e10: What's My Line (Part 2).Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Buffy FashionWatch correspondent Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!You can now support the show on Patreon, at patreon.com/bufferingcast! We've also got 2 BRAND NEW SHIRTS over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com - one that will remind you to JUST KEEP FIGHTING and one to help you smash the DEMON LIZARD PATRIARCHY... as well as a sweet new enamel pin based on our logo by the great Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com)! Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buffy's got those low-down Career Week blues! She's also being hunted by members of the Order of Terraka, including a dude made entirely of mealworms. YECHH! On top of everything else, a mysterious woman in silk pajama bottoms has arrived in Sunnydale to complicate Buffy's life even further. This week we're discussing s2e9: What's My Line (Part 1).Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!You can now support the show on Patreon, at patreon.com/bufferingcast! We've also got 2 BRAND NEW SHIRTS over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com - one that will remind you to JUST KEEP FIGHTING and one to help you smash the DEMON LIZARD PATRIARCHY... as well as a sweet new enamel pin based on our logo by the great Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com)! Also! Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One is available now on iTunes, or wherever you get your digital music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today marks the 20th Anniversary of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and we are SO excited about it that we made you a bonus mini-episode! We talk about how we came to the show, and why it means so much to us. Jenny wrote an original song as a tribute to the series called “Demons to Fight," and you can download it on our website for free (bufferingthevampireslayer.com)! We hope that it helps you celebrate all that Buffy has brought to the world for the past two decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

At a certain point in a young girl's life, she will be forced to confront the reality that her Watcher was once her age. For Buffy, that time is now. Stuart McLean (who plays Philip Henry) drops by to talk morgue drawers and zombie makeup, and Kate Leth returns with a tweed-ful installment of Buffy FashionWatch! This week we're discussing s2e8: The Dark Age.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Find Stuart McLean on twitter (@SirStuartMcLean) and keep an eye out for The Midnighters, premiering at the Phoenix Film Festival next month!Get to know Buffy FashionWatch correspondent Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!You can now support the show on Patreon, at patreon.com/bufferingcast! We've also got 2 BRAND NEW SHIRTS over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com - one that will remind you to JUST KEEP FIGHTING and one to help you smash the DEMON LIZARD PATRIARCHY. Also! You can snag the album Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

You know that classic thing where your fifth-grade crush shows up at your new high school and tries to trade you to vampires in exchange for being made immortal? What about that thing where your girlfriend won't stop talking to a dead bird in a cage? No? Weird. This week we're discussing s2e7: Lie To Me. Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)! You can now support the show on Patreon, at patreon.com/bufferingcast! We've also got a rad merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette/Cordette pins. You can snag the album Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music! Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we dip back into the old Buffering mailbag to share some more of your fantastic questions, comments, and clarifications! You all are really great communicators. PLUS: the debut of the Patrol Cat theme song! Hooray!Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter (@bufferingcast) and on facebook (facebook.com/bufferingcast)!You can now support the show on Patreon! We've also got a rad merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette/Cordette pins. You can snag the album Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Kate Leth returns, and not a moment too soon! Sunnydale residents are being mystically transformed into their costumes - Buffy is a helpless 17th century noblewoman, Willow is an accidental sexy ghost, Xander is a soldier, and Cordelia is... well she's Cordelia, but in a cat costume. Across town, Oz wonders aloud for the zillionth time, "Who IS that girl?" and we wonder aloud "Will he ever find out??" This week we're discussing s2e6: Halloween.Kate Leth is a comics writer and artist (Patsy Walker, A.K.A. Hellcat!; Spell On Wheels), an eyeshadow warlock, and our Buffy FashionWatch Correspondent. Get to know her better at kateleth.com, patreon.com/kateleth, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Follow Buffering the Vampire Slayer on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can now support the show on Patreon! We've also got a rad merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette/Cordette pins. You can also snag the album Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Our first live episode, recorded at the NerdMelt Showroom in Los Angeles!!! This is the one where white dudes with rich dads sacrifice women to a demon lizard for financial gain... why does that sound kind of familiar? Plus we've got THREE glorious guests - Chris Farren, Brittani Nichols, and (first repeat guest!) Gaby Dunn - helping us sort through the wreckage left at the intersection of Patriarchy Ave and Demon Worship Alley. This week we're discussing s2e5: Reptile Boy.Chris Farren is a perfect songwriter and Jenny's hair-twin. (twitter: @chrisfarren // chrisfarren.com)Brittani Nichols is a comedian, writer, and actor who is funny beyond reason and attractive beyond belief. (twitter: @bishilarious // brittaninichols.com)Gaby Dunn is an actor, writer, YouTuber, and the host of the excellent podcast Bad With Money. (twitter: @gabydunn // youtube.com/justbetweenusshow)Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can now support the show on Patreon! We've also got a rad merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette/Cordette pins. You can also snag the album Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mey Rude (Trans Editor at Autostraddle.com) joins us to talk about this episode, which centers around how hard the dating scene can be when you're a 500-year-old mummy. Kate Leth returns with what is arguably the greatest installment of Buffy FashionWatch ever! We also touch on Cordelia-on-Cordelia fanfic (which is a thing! that totally exists! because of course it is!). This week we're discussing s2e4: Inca Mummy Girl.Read a zillion amazing things Mey Rude has written on Autostraddle, and give her a shout on twitter @meyrude!Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Buffy FashionWatch correspondent Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can now support the show on Patreon! We've also got a rad merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette/Cordette pins... and that's where you can grab a Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One CD (we've still got a few copies left). You can also snag the album on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week WHATEVER WHO CARES SPIKE AND DRUSILLA ARE HERE! If you must know more, though, it's also Parent-Teacher Night at Sunnydale High, Cordelia & Willow lock themselves in a utility closet, Angel is still an ensouled vampire, and WHATEVER SPIKE AND DRUSILLA ARE HERE. This week we're discussing s2e3: School Hard. Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can now support the show on Patreon! We've also got a rad merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette/Cordette pins... and that's where you can grab a Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One CD (we've still got a few copies left). You can also snag the album on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hilarious geniuses Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher (!!!) join us to discuss that magical time in a young man's life when he dies and then his science-nerd brother brings him back to life (Frankenstein's monster-style) only to realize that life as a reanimated zombie guy is meaningless if you have no one to share it with. Zombie Guy's ideal eternal partner? Cordelia of course! This week we're discussing s2e2: Some Assembly Required.Find Cameron Esposito and Rhea Butcher on twitter (@cameronesposito and @rheabutcher), check out their standup podcast Put Your Hands Together, and watch the complete first season of their fantastic show Take My Wife on Seeso!Put Your Hands Together: feralaudio.com/show/pyht-with-cam-and-rheaTake My Wife: seeso.com/view/series/take-my-wifeJenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can now support the show on Patreon! We've also got a rad merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette/Cordette pins... and that's where you can grab a Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One CD (we've still got a few copies left). You can also snag the album on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buffy's back from LA, where she apparently spent her summer vacation developing a TERRIBLE ATTITUDE. She's got a whole lot of unprocessed trauma, and she's taking it out on her closest friends (and also Cordelia). Also OMFG Cibo Matto is playing at The Bronze!!! This week we're discussing s2e1: When She Was Bad.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Buffy FashionWatch correspondent Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can now support the show on Patreon! We've also got a rad merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette/Cordette pins... and that's where you can grab a Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One CD (we've still got a few copies left). You can also snag the album on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WE'RE BAAAAAAAA-AAAAAAAAAAACK! Today we're answering some of your most fascinating and hilarious emails, as well as sharing some of your favorite moments from Season 1. Next week we'll be back to talk about the first episode of Season 2. AAAH!Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can now support the show on Patreon! We've also got a rad little merch store over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette & Cordette pins... and that's where you can snag Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One CD (we've still got a few copies left). You can also snag the album on iTunes or wherever you get your digital music!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holy shit. The hellmouth is open, Angel is back, Buffy faces The Master, and Cordelia drives her car through the hallways of Sunnydale High School. This week we're discussing the finale of Season One, s1e12: Prophecy Girl.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Buffy FashionWatch correspondent Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can support the show by leaving us a review on iTunes, or by visiting bufferingthevampireslayer.com and clicking 'donate.' We've also got a rad little merch store going over at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, where you can find a Buffering tee and Slayerette & Cordette pins... and right now, that's where you can (deep breath) pre-order physical copies of Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Songs From Season One, which will be officially out in a week or two. AAAAAAAH!Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

An invisible girl is terrorizing the school, and her main target seems to be gasp CORDELIA. NO! KEEP CORDELIA SAFE AT ALL COSTS!! This week we're discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer s1e11: Out of Mind, Out of Sight.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Buffy FashionWatch correspondent Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can support the show by leaving us a review on iTunes, by snagging a Buffering the Vampire Slayer tee or Slayerette/Cordette pin at bufferingthevampireslayer.bigcartel.com, or by visiting bufferingthevampireslayer.com and clicking 'donate.'Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TARANTULAS IN A TEXTBOOK? CLOWNS WITH KNIVES? NO THANKS. This week we're discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer s1e10: Nightmares. spooky music Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Buffy FashionWatch correspondent Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth). Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast. You can support the show by leaving us a review on iTunes, or by visiting bufferingthevampireslayer.com and clicking 'donate.' Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this special bonus episode, we speak with Armin Shimerman, who plays Principal Snyder. WHAT A DELIGHT!Armin Shimerman is @shimermanarmin on twitter, and you can learn more about Antaeus Theatre Company, where he serves as artistic director, at antaeus.org.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can support the show by leaving us a review on iTunes, or by visiting bufferingthevampireslayer.com and clicking 'donate.'Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sunnydale High School Talent Show is upon us, and no one is safe... from Cordelia's singing. Also, is it just us or is there a living ventriloquist's dummy on the loose? This week we're discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer s1e9: The Puppet Show.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, patreon.com/kateleth, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can support the show by leaving us a review on iTunes, or by visiting bufferingthevampireslayer.com and clicking 'donate.'Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gaby Dunn (Just Between Us, Bad With Money) joins us this week to talk about catfishing, the unbearable beauty of Ms. Calendar, and the basics of a Harry Potter/Buffy parallel. We've also got a fresh installment of Buffy FashionWatch for you, courtesy of the one and only Kate Leth! This week we're discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer s1e8: I, Robot... You, Jane.Watch Gaby's hilarious videos at youtube.com/justbetweenusshow, listen to her fascinating and mega-layered podcast Bad With Money (on iTunes or wherever you get your podcasts), or follow her on twitter @gabydunn. She's also got another podcast called Finale Rally, where three people watch the series finale of a show they've never seen before... which seems like something you might be into.Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, patreon.com/kateleth, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can support the show by leaving us a review on iTunes, or by visiting bufferingthevampireslayer.com and clicking 'donate.'Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

OMFG CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE WHAT WE FIND OUT ABOUT ANGEL THIS EPISODE?!?!?!?! SQUEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEJenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can support the show by leaving us a review on iTunes, or by visiting bufferingthevampireslayer.com and clicking 'donate.'Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This mailbag episode is all about YOU! We answer your toughest questions, like "When will the recap songs be available for download?" and "When can we all watch an episode together?!" and "Why are Jenny and Kristin digging out the complete Buffy DVD box set and no longer watching on Netflix?" YOU NEED ONLY LISTEN TO THIS MAILBAG EPISODE, AND ALL SHALL BE REVEALED TO YOU, GENTLE LISTENER! Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.You can support the show by leaving us a review on iTunes, or by visiting bufferingthevampireslayer.com and clicking 'donate.'Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Xander and a group of stereotypical mean kids get possessed by some kind of supernatural hyena spirit, heads (and eyes) may roll! Buckle your heart-belts: two beautiful souls don't make it out of this episode alive.We chat with our pal STEVEN SMITH (Steven's Untitled Rock Show; Going Off Track podcast) who played Adam (from the infamous hot dog picnic table scene) about his experience acting in two episodes of Buffy, and KATE LETH returns for the first official installment of Buffy FashionWatch!Check out Steven's awesome podcast Going Off Track (cohosted by another of our favorite people, Jonah Bayer) at goingofftrack.com, and find Steven on twitter @stevensmithsays!Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter, and you can check out some of her non-Buffy songs at jennyowenyoungs.com/buffering. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Get to know Kate Leth better at kateleth.com, patreon.com/kateleth, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Writer and artist KATE LETH (Marvel's Hellcat) joins us to discuss the difficulties of dating if you're The Slayer, the likelihood of high school boys actually reading Emily Dickinson, and Xander's chronic case of being The Worst. This week we're discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer s1e5: Never Kill a Boy on the First Date. If you enjoy this podcast, consider leaving us a review on iTunes!Get to know Kate better at kateleth.com, patreon.com/kateleth, or give her a shout on twitter (@kateleth).Jenny Owen Youngs is @jennyowenyoungs on twitter. You can check out all the songs she writes about non-Buffy things at jennyowenyoungs.com. Kristin Russo is @kristinnoeline on twitter. Learn more about the resources she creates for LGBTQ individuals and their families at everyoneisgay.com and mykidisgay.com. Buffering the Vampire Slayer is on twitter @bufferingcast and on facebook facebook.com/bufferingcast.Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.comMEGA-THANKS to the amazing Mike Tuccillo, who saved the day by giving us some much-needed mixing support on this episode! Seriously, this episode almost perished in the flames. THANKS MIKE! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When a giant she-mantis comes to town and masquerades as a smokin' hot substitute science teacher, lives (and masculinity) are in peril! This week we're discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer s1e4: Teacher's Pet. If you're into this podcast, perhaps you'd like to leave us a review on iTunes?! Hit us up on twitter: Jenny Owen Youngs (@jennyowenyoungs). Kristin Russo (@kristinnoeline). Buffering the Vampire Slayer (@bufferingcast). You can also join us on facebook.com/bufferingcast. Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Sunnydale, even driver's ed is spooky and unsafe! This week we're discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer s1e3: Witch. If you like the show, why not leave us a review on iTunes? Thanks!Feel free to give us a shout on twitter: Jenny Owen Youngs (@jennyowenyoungs). Kristin Russo (@kristinnoeline). Buffering the Vampire Slayer (@bufferingcast). You can also join us on facebook.com/bufferingcast.Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Buffy make it out of that casket where Luke had her pinned last week? LET'S FIND OUT TOGETHER! (If she didn't, the remaining 6 seasons might be kind of hard to pull off.) This week we're discussing Buffy the Vampire Slayer s1e2: The Harvest. If you like the show, consider leaving us a review on iTunes!Give us a holler on twitter: Jenny Owen Youngs (@jennyowenyoungs). Kristin Russo (@kristinnoeline). Buffering the Vampire Slayer (@bufferingcast). You can also join us on facebook.com/bufferingcast.Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on the very first episode of Buffering the Vampire Slayer, Jenny and Kristin watch and discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season 1 Episode 1: Welcome to the Hellmouth. If you like the show, feel free to leave us a review on iTunes - that would be so rad of you! Give us a shout on twitter: Jenny Owen Youngs (@jennyowenyoungs). Kristin Russo (@kristinnoeline). Buffering the Vampire Slayer (@bufferingcast). You can also join us on facebook.com/bufferingcast. Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Special thanks to Mike Tuccillo, mix consultant on our theme music. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Buffering the Vampire Slayer is a weekly podcast in which your hosts Jenny Owen Youngs (professional musician and recreational Buffyverse aficionado) and Kristin Russo (professional writer and former goth teen) discuss Buffy the Vampire Slayer, one episode at a time. wolf howlGet at us on twitter: Jenny Owen Youngs (@jennyowenyoungs). Kristin Russo (@kristinnoeline). Buffering the Vampire Slayer (@bufferingcast). Logo: Kristine Thune, kristinethune.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices