

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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Jan 14, 2026 • 2h 7min
2.14 Innocence | 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!
Get in losers, we’re going to Sephora because HE’S! HERE! Angelus is BACK, not a soul to be seen! We revisit the origin of Hellmath this week with the equation as old as time: True Love + Orgasm = -1 Soul
What a time to be (un)alive.
Our original coverage of "Innocence" — with no spoilers! — aired on April 26, 2017 and you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the/id1150241800?i=1000384791067
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MUSIC | Theme song and jingles composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs | bufferingcast.com/music
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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson
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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 13, 2026 • 1h 47min
2.13 Surprise | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast
This podcast dives into Buffy's tumultuous 17th birthday, revealing secrets and surprises that shake Sunnydale residents. Jenny's true identity unfolds, while Drusilla wreaks havoc during an eerie party scene. Tensions escalate as Buffy’s birthdays are fraught with trauma, and a nostalgic first date for Willow and Oz brings sweetness amidst the chaos. The hosts explore the significance of Angel’s heartfelt claddagh ring gift and the looming threat of the Judge, creating an engaging balance of humor and analysis.

Jan 7, 2026 • 59min
Watcher's Diary #15: Xena, Callisto, & Cylons
We’ve got egg babies, Xena and Callisto feelings, Dawn making little baskets, f*ck marry kill: cylon edition, plus some wisdom from Kristin’s therapist. TWAS THE SEASON.
Fallout Coverage can be found in the Beyond Buffering feed!
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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
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Dec 10, 2025 • 1h 30min
2.12 Bad Eggs | 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 eggs are here and they are NOT GOOD, folks! In addition to Kristin's horror at the skittering offspring in Buffy's bedroom and Jenny's horror at Kristin's request to be called "Mama Bezoar," we also chat about sex & responsibility, the arrival of the Gorch Brothers (!), and how we were forged in the fiery crucible that was the mall of the nineties. It's S2E12: Bad Eggs.
Our original coverage of "Bad Eggs" — with no spoilers! — aired on April 5, 2017 and you can find it here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2li9NVyQYCJB3PBkxEM7Cs
TIS THE SEASON CANDLES + HOLIDAY MERCH!
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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, and LaToya Ferguson
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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dec 3, 2025 • 46min
Watcher's Diary #14: MDMA & How I Met Your Mother
A veritable kitchen sink of topics in today's Watcher's Diary — including but not limited to: microscopes and MDMA, Dawn's whereabouts in both What's My Line Part 2 & Ted, Kristin's rage at a particular airline, Alderic's trip to the movies, smashing demon lizards for Christmas, and Jenny's new choir directing gig...
How I Met Your Mother finale spoilers: 16:00 -17:50
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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

Dec 2, 2025 • 23min
Raise Your Hand If You're the Kid of Divorced Parents: Alba Daza on "Ted"
Our beloved Alba Daza is with us to chat about her Season 2 pick, "Ted"! We revel in Buffy slamming Ted in the face (WITH HIS OWN WEAPON!), we gasp at a reveal regarding Joyce's dress (it was her only dress?!), we try not to talk too much about robot sex (whoops), and so much more! Alba Forever <3
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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

Nov 29, 2025 • 1h 27min
2.11 Ted | 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!
LIVE from Burlington, VT's Higher Ground, today we are talking about the John Ritter of it all in S2E11 of Buffy: "Ted"! Apart from robot boyfriends, patriarchy jingles, and Angel's widdle hand bandage, we also chat about what kind of pizza toppings Angel and Spike might choose to add to their own mini pizzas PLUS give everyone the podcast gift they've always wanted: crunching on some Count Chocula cereal live on stage!
Our original coverage of "Ted" featuring special guest Shannon Woodward — with no spoilers! — aired on March 22, 2017 and you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-11-ted-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast/id1150241800?i=1000383266345
BONUS CONVERSATION WITH ALBA DAZA:
https://playlist.megaphone.fm/?e=SBP2701520972
TIS THE SEASON CANDLES + HOLIDAY MERCH!
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OUR BOOK! OUR BOOK! OUR BOOK IS HEEEEERE!
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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, and LaToya Ferguson
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 your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Nov 26, 2025 • 40min
Watcher's Diary #13 LIVE: Marcus, Robert, & Mr. Gordo
We've got Freudian Slayers, a healthy RANT on the use of AI, more Xena (of course), and Kristin's introduction to Marcus and Robert. Plus, Dawn is loaning Mr. Gordo to Angel in our What Was Doing installment, thoughts on tarot, and why hate-listening to our podcast might just make you gay...
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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

Nov 24, 2025 • 52min
Watcher's Diary #12 LIVE: Burying Your Priests
Our very first LIVE Watcher's Diary, where we catch up on What Dawn Was Doing in "The Dark Age," find out some absolutely wild facts about the way priests are buried, get reality TV updates from Jenny (and our listeners), have our brains melted in finding out the tune that Buffy was aerobicizing to in the library, and delight in the pet sound for Esme the Cat!
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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

Nov 12, 2025 • 1h 28min
2.10 What's My Line 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!
LIVE from Philadelphia, we are here — and joined by special guest Ian Carlos Crawford of SLAYERFEST '98! — to discuss What's My Line Part 2! There are vampire throuples, there are monkeys with pants, Angel's shirt comes unbuttoned a minimum of two times, Jenny cannot stop talking about laying pipe, and there's even some Britney Spears in the mix.
Hey! Our original coverage of "What's My Line Part 2" with no spoilers aired on March 22, 2017 and you can find it here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/2-10-whats-my-line-part-2-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast/id1150241800?i=1000382943918
IN-EPISODE LINKS
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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, and LaToya Ferguson
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.
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