Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

Ethan Rayne is back in town and so, of course, is Kate Leth! We talk oh-so-much about the sexual tension between our two favorite mystics, listen to Jenny attempt to tell a story about having sex in college, witness some DEFLOWERING between our witches, and give special attention to Giles putting a feather duster between his teeth. Oh, *and* we have a Giles jingle for you. Welcome to S4E12: A New Man!LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramKate Leth, Our Fashion (& Rayne/Giles Fanfic) Queen: @katelethHOT HOT TIPSWe'll be at PODCON Jan 19th & 20th in Seattle! IRL tickets (and virtual tickets) available now at podcon.com!We'll also be at The Vampire Ball in London Nov 30th through Dec 2nd (along with James Marsters, Julie Benz, and more!!) - tickets & info at starfury.co.uk!We have a new pom hat! We have Smash shirts for kids!! We have vinyl! We have SO MANY THINGS and a sale running through Sunday with the code CORDELIA! Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsEpisode mix by Lauren Klein: @ltkleinEpisode edit by Lauren Klein & Kristin RussoLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In Sunnydale this week, Spike shrinks all of his clothing, we confirm that Buffy is a Capricorn on the cusp of Aquarius, and Kristin and Jenny THROW DOWN on their differing opinions of Riley Finn. Also, Forest is still in love with Riley, Willow makes a great joke about 19th Century Literature, and Percy is A JERK! We are here a day early to tell you to go and VOTE today in the midterm elections, and to discuss S4E11: Doomed!! LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramHOT HOT TIPSWe'll be at PODCON Jan 19th & 20th in Seattle! IRL tickets (and virtual tickets) available now at podcon.com!We'll also be at The Vampire Ball in London Nov 30th through Dec 2nd (along with James Marsters, Julie Benz, and more!!) - tickets & info at starfury.co.uk!We have socks! We have a new Buffy Forever t-shirt!! We have vinyl! We have SO MANY THINGS AHHH: Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Jones AND Camden Toy?!?! IN THIS ECONOMY?Yes, that's right — we've got interviews with two of the three main gentlemen, and also a brilliant conversation between Jenny Owen Youngs and Hrishikesh Hirway all about the writing of this episode's song.LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagram HOT HOT TIPSWe'll be at PODCON Jan 19th & 20th in Seattle! IRL tickets (and virtual tickets) available now at podcon.com!We'll also be at The Vampire Ball in London Nov 30th through Dec 2nd (along with James Marsters, Julie Benz, and more!!) - tickets & info at starfury.co.uk!We have socks! We have a new Buffy Forever t-shirt!! We have vinyl! We have SO MANY THINGS AHHH: Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This is the one where —*Your hosts grab suddenly at their throats & try to continue speaking. Their eyes widen. They look directly into the camera, overtaken by fear.*LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramKate Leth, Our Fashion Queen: @katelethSPECIAL GUESTSDoug Flippin' Jones: @actordougjones, actordougjones.comHrishikesh Hirway as co-writer, co-producer, and on background vocals: @hrishihirway, hrishikesh.coBen Thornewill on (the most beautiful) keys: @benthornewill, benthornewill.comMusic mix for "Hush" by Zach McNees: @ZMSuited, zachmcnees.comHOT HOT TIPSWe'll be at PODCON Jan 19th & 20th in Seattle! IRL tickets (and virtual tickets) available now at podcon.com!We'll also be at The Vampire Ball in London Nov 30th through Dec 2nd (along with James Marsters, Julie Benz, and more!!) - tickets & info at starfury.co.uk!We have socks! We have a new Buffy Forever t-shirt!! We have vinyl! We have SO MANY THINGS AHHH: Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsEpisode mix by Lauren Klein: @ltkleinEpisode edit by Lauren Klein & Kristin RussoLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A heartbroken Willow decides to cast a *late night* spell in a shared dormitory bathroom which can only mean one thing: Spike and Buffy are going to get engaged! To each other! WHAT A DAY. Today we're discussing S4E9: Something Blue.LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramKate Leth, Our Fashion Queen: @katelethHOT HOT TIPSWe'll be at PODCON Jan 19th & 20th in Seattle! IRL tickets (and virtual tickets) available now at podcon.com!We'll also be at The Vampire Ball in London Nov 30th through Dec 2nd (along with James Marsters, Julie Benz, and more!!) - tickets & info at starfury.co.uk!We have socks! We have a new Buffy Forever t-shirt!! We have vinyl! We have SO MANY THINGS AHHH: Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A crossover for the ages brings Buffy into the Angelverse to show us all how beautiful love can be before then ripping our hearts our of our chests. Yes, that's right, we are barreling forward through tales of peanut butter in bed, dishes flying off tables in the throes of passion, demons with troll-doll jewels for eyes, oracle twins, Doyle taking Angel's pulse, Cordelia's midriff, and the temporal fold to kill us all. Buckle up, kids... it's Angel Season 1Episode 8: I Will Remember You.LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramSPECIAL GUESTSSpecial guest host Laura Zak: @la_wa Check out our sister-podcast, Angel On Top, where Laura Zak & Brittany Ashley go episode by episode in discussing Angel!HOT HOT TIPSWe released a bonus song in this week's Angel On Top episode, written by us and performed by the brilliant Ben Thornewill of Jukebox the Ghost. You can now pre-order our very first vinyl, which features our song as performed by Jenny Owen Youngs on one side, Angel's song as performed by Ben Thornewill, and a gorgeous cover design by our very own Kristine Thune. Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP!We'll be at PODCON Jan 19th & 20th in Seattle! IRL tickets (and virtual tickets) available now at podcon.com!We'll also be at The Vampire Ball in London Nov 30th through Dec 2nd (along with James Marsters, Julie Benz, and more!!) - tickets & info at starfury.co.uk!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Holy hell(mouth), you send us so much glorious mail that we decided to bring a very special mailbag episode right into your lil scooby ears this month! We talk about fruit punch! We talk about the love of taciturn men! We talk about writing songs! Jenny squeals for Marc Blucas! It's a hoot (minus the 'nanny), and we hope you enjoy. LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramHOT HOT TIPSWe'll be at PODCON Jan 19th & 20th in Seattle! IRL tickets (and virtual tickets) available now at podcon.com!We'll also be at The Vampire Ball in London Nov 30th through Dec 2nd (along with James Marsters, Julie Benz, and more!!) - tickets & info at starfury.co.uk!A BRAND NEW "Support Your Local Alewife" TEE is up in our store - inspired by Heather Hogan's alewife history lesson in our episode for Beer Bad, and featuring a siiiick illustration by Isabella Rotman! Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Thanksgiving in Sunnydale, and much is happening: Detective Angel's lurking in the bushes, Anya is *so Anya*, and Spike is tied to a chair! It's not all fun & games though - there's a whole lot of white guilt, colonialism, and troubled history to examine in this holiday episode. We're thankful to welcome Coya White Hat-Artichoker, an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, a writer, poet and speaker on issues regarding race, equity, Two-Spirit identity and sovereignty, onto the podcast to share her thoughts about the episode as well. Today we're discussing S4E8: Pangs.LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramSPECIAL GUESTSSpecial guest Coya White Hat-Artichoker: @coyahope The book Coya is a part of where she wrote about her experience at Standing Rock, and opened with a quote from Rogue One: https://www.amazon.com/Walk-Towards-anthology-remember-inauguration/dp/1542380634THIS EPISODE'S "SONG" - You can hear the complete speech that Standing Rock tribal elder Phyllis Young made to the Energy Transfer Partners (the company behind the Dakota Access Pipeline) here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_wlRdkP3Q70HOT HOT TIPSWe'll be at PODCON Jan 19th & 20th in Seattle! IRL tickets (and virtual tickets) available now at podcon.com!We'll also be at The Vampire Ball in London Nov 30th through Dec 2nd (along with James Marsters, Julie Benz, and more!!) - tickets & info at starfury.co.uk!A BRAND NEW "Support Your Local Alewife" TEE is up in our store - inspired by Heather Hogan's alewife history lesson in our episode for Beer Bad, and featuring a siiiick illustration by Isabella Rotman! Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

RILEY LIKES BUFFY and he's part of a secret monster-catching arm of the government, conveniently headquartered underneath his campus housing! ALSO Spike is in peril, Buffy is bad at fro-yo, Harmony has a unicorn poster, Giles & Xander desperately want to be useful, and Willow still believes in love (perhaps begrudgingly, perhaps only for other people, but still). Today we're discussing S4E7: The Initiative.LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramHOT HOT TIPSA BRAND NEW "Support Your Local Alewife" TEE is up for preorder - inspired by Heather Hogan's alewife history lesson in our episode for Beer Bad, and featuring a siiiick illustration by Isabella Rotman! Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP to preorder!NEW PATREON LEVEL & GIVEAWAYS: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsLogo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Oh, Willow. Is there anything more to say?! Special guest host Joanna Robinson joins Kristin to discuss the hair regimes of She Wolves, the attractiveness of men with power tools, and, of course, the heartbreak that is S4E6: Wild At Heart. *clutches bosom and wails*LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNETJenny Owen Youngs: @jennyowenyoungs; jennyowenyoungs.com/bufferingKristin Russo: @kristinnoeline; kristinnoeline.com, everyoneisgay.com, mykidisgay.comBuffering the Vampire Slayer: @bufferingcast on twitter, facebook, and instagramSPECIAL GUESTSSpecial Guest Host Joanna Robinson: @jowrotethis; https://www.vanityfair.com/contributor/joanna-robinsonFashion Watch Queen Kate Leth: @kateleth; http://kateleth.com/Song Vocals from our new Willow, the wonderful Bess Rogers: @bessrogers; bessrogers.comHOT HOT TIPSMERCH! MERCH! - Tees! Mugs! Crop Tanks! Hell yeah. Visit bufferingthevampireslayer.com and click SHOP.NEW PATREON LEVEL ADDED: Head on over to patreon.com/bufferingcastHELP US TRANSCRIBE over at https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/transcriptionsSpecial Thanks to our audio engineer Lauren Klein for creating the "Veruca, I Wanna Nuke Ya" jingle!Logo: Kristine Thune (kristinethune.com) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices