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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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Watcher’s Diary #28: Sisters? We’re Close.

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2026/10/07

First Watcher’s Diary of Season Three is HERE and we are talking about Practical Magic 2, Jenny’s son heckling her, the ongoing saga of URINE: IS IT STERILE, what Dawn has been doing, and some more on lovers that are also baskets.Practical Magic 2 Spoilers: 4:37 - 12:39 IN EPISODE LINKS“Wicker, Bread Husbands, and Heterofabulism” Dark Academia on WICKER CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us at Brooklyn's Littlefield for our first-ever Homecoming Weekend on October 16th &

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3.03 Faith, Hope & Trick | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

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2026/09/30

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!Mr. Trick is HERE. Faith Lehane is HERE. (Scott Hope is also here). We are gonna wrastle alligators and our feelings!! We are gonna get hungry *and* horny!! We are gonna don our boob windows in celebration, because we have arrived at Season 3, Episode 3, "Faith, Hope & Trick"!! PS: Here

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3.02 Dead Man's Party | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer...

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2026/09/16

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!There's a zombie cat! PAT IS HERE! There's a mask with glowing eyes! PAT IS HERE! Buffy is kicked out of school! BUT PAT IS HERE! There are EMPANADAS BECAUSE PAT IS HERE AND WE KNOW HER FROM BOOK CLUB OKAY?!?!?! Pass us the schnapps, it's Season 3, Episode 2: "Dead Man's Party." Our

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3.01 Anne | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire... ·

2026/09/02

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!Some people go back to school in September, but WE go back to Sunnydale!!! Time to dive head first through a boob window into Season 3. Get your Trapper Keepers in your Jansport backpacks and make sure you put a hammer and a sickle in your pencil case, because our first stop is The

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114:43

Encore Episode: “Buffy vs. Dracula” Live from...

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2026/08/26

Philadelphia really knows how to show two girls a good time! Special guests Ian Carlos Crawford and Joanna Robinson joined us at World Cafe Live back in 2019 to discuss the comfortability of Riley’s elbow, the wrestling move known as "Tilt-A-Whirl Headscissors Take Down," that one time Friday the 13th fell on October 25th, and whether Giles a Daddy or a Zaddy. Plus, the inaugural chant of"Mom is drunk." An epic live event, indeed.This episode originally aired on September 18, 2019 CELEBRATE

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68:00

Watcher's Diary #27: World's Hottest Basket

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2026/08/19

We are talking Backrooms, baseball, and bulgarian choirs this week in our LIVE Watcher's Diary — recorded with our patrons in attendance just last week! Come for the Drake Equation, stay for the Women's Hockey League L-Word-Style Chart! Something for everyone. Backrooms Spoilers: 7:27 - 19:34 IN EPISODE LINKS MST3K&J: The Trailer for “Wicker” Carl Sagan on The Drake Equation SETI on The Drake Equation PWHL L-Word Chart CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us at Brooklyn's Littlefield

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109:21

Encore Episode: “Beer Bad” Live from NYC's...

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2026/08/12

There's beer! There's a history of alewives! There's a fresh divorce! Please enjoy our encore airing of"Beer Bad," live from Brooklyn'sLittlefield. Special guests Louis Pietzman, Kathy Tu, and Heather Hogan join us — and the beer is good, actually.This episode originally aired on July 17, 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

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76:08

Encore Episode: “Reptile Boy” Live from LA’s NerdMelt...

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2026/08/06

Our first EVER live recording with special guests Brittani Nichols, Chris Farren, and Gabe Dunn at the now-shuttered NerdMelt space in Los Angeles! It’s possible that we had the most fun, actually, that has ever been had??? Please enjoy this encore episode, which first aired on February 7, 2017. We are certain that was just a few weeks ago…The Infamous Spoiler:https://www.patreon.com/bufferingcast/posts/spoiler-youve-8259596 CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us at Brooklyn's Littlefield for

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107:32

Encore Episode: Interview with James Marsters | A...

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2026/07/30

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.CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us at Brooklyn's Littlefield for our first-ever Homecoming

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66:28

Watcher's Diary #26: A Cadre of Nymphs

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2026/07/22

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.IN EPISODE LINKS Support LaToya!!bufferingcast.com/latoya What Was Dawn Doing:bufferingcast.com/wwdd 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

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79:13

Encore Episode: Interview with Juliet Landau | A...

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2026/07/15

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 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

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70:29

Bonus: Xena Warrior Princess Exclusive from Patreon |...

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2026/07/10

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 onHerculesand 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!! CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us at Brooklyn's Littlefield for our

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77:04

Encore Episode: Interview with Marc Blucas | A Buffy...

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2026/07/08

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 andnotswoon?!?! 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 CELEBRATE 10

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49:54

Encore Episode: Interview with Kristine Sutherland |...

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2026/07/01

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") and May

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46:25

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

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2026/06/26

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. IN EPISODE LINKS Miniature Downtown SunnydaleMST3K&J: Gloria Estefan "Bad Boys" 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!)

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66:19

Encore Episode: Checkpoint with Ira Madison III | A...

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2026/06/24

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!) CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us

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Encore Episode: Enemies with Hrishikesh Hirway | A...

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2026/06/19

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

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31:31

Watcher's Diary #24: The Sausage Link You Didn't Order

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2026/06/17

A little unexpected Watcher's Diary because we do what we want!!! Including discussions on Survivor, Love Island, Widow's Bay, and our children's summer plans (to see each other). 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

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96:18

Encore Episode: Innocence with Joanna Robinson | A...

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2026/06/10

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. CELEBRATE 10 YEARS OF BUFFERING Join us at

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

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2026/05/27

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! Learn more about Joanna and her work here: https://www.jowrotethis.com/ In Episode Links MST3K&J&J: Tori Amos' "A Sorta Fairytale" 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

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