Beyond Buffering: The X-Files, Fallout, Yellowjackets, & more!

In this musical extravaganza, your hosts Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs find themselves bursting into song, and (gay) flames, when a demon attempts to make Dawn his bride…

It’s Season 6 Episode 7: Once More, With Feeling, and we’ve got 17 original songs inside of one great big musical podcast, with guests Alba Daza, Gaby Dunn, LaToya Ferguson, Mack MacDade, and Joanna Robinson to prove it.

Holy hell.

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Created by Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs
Executive Producer: Kristin Russo
Executive Golden Retriever of Music: Jenny Owen Youngs
Once More With Once More, With Feeling Artwork: Laz Marquez

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MUSIC FROM ONCE MORE WITH ONCE MORE, WITH FEELING

Produced by Jenny Owen Youngs, John Mark Nelson, and Kristin Russo

Arranged by John Mark Nelson and Jenny Owen Youngs

Piano arrangement on “Overture” by Ben Thornewill

All songs written by Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo, except as noted

“Stereotype Buffet” written by Alba Daza, Mackenzie MacDade, and Jenny Owen Youngs

Vocals performed by Jenny Owen Youngs and Kristin Russo, with LaToya Ferguson on “Big Fucking Nerds,” Joanna Robinson on “Problematic Fave,” Gaby Dunn on “O! To Be Mentioned!,” and Alba Daza and Mackenzie MacDade on “Stereotype Buffet”

Piano on “Overture,” “Big Fucking Nerds,” “O! To Be Mentioned!,” “Gaby’s Ballet,” and “Once More With Feeling,” by Ben Thornewill

Drums on “Problematic Fave” and “Stereotype Buffet” by Steph Barker

All other instruments performed by John Mark Nelson and Jenny Owen Youngs

Special thanks to the Scooby Nerd Choir on “Big Fucking Nerds”: Abram Berry, Alex Kenzel, Allison Colwell, Bree Leach, Cat Brown, Claire Consola, Emily Eck, Emma Riehle Bohmann, Grace Barry, Jaime Nicole Riggs, Jeffrey Burka, Jess Wenstrom, Jonas Mustonen, Katie Larson, Liv Fehlberg, LJ Saxton, Mary Elizabeth Watson, Mary Wulzen, Melanie & JJ Rodriguez, Randy Newbury, Sarah Duncan, Sarah Kamins, Sarah Philbrick, Shannon Bloom, Steph B, Steph Cohen, Whitney Morris

Mixed by John Mark Nelson
Mastered by Jett Galindo at The Bakery

Cover illustration and package design by Laz Marquez: lazmarquez.com

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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. Alba occupies Tiohtià:ke of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. Mack, LaToya, and John Mark occupy the lands of the Kizh Peoples.

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On this week's episode of Buffering the Vampire Slayer, Alba Daza and Mackenzie McDade do an unapologetic deep dive into the BIPOC experience of invisibility. Join them as they discuss the metaphorical and literal ways that Buffy the Vampire Slayer illustrates the ways that BIPOC experience invisibility. They laugh, they (almost) cry, they tell it like it is, and they are ready. to. scrap. Be it through Buffy’s White Savior Complex, the revolution that is "Graduation Day Part 2," or the pure rage of Marcie in "Out of Mind Out of Sight," they are here to share in the solidarity of two BIPOC women talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, no holds barred.

Join them for an Instagram Live Q&A on Buffering's IG (@bufferingcast) on Saturday, January 23rd at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific. More information, suggested readings, and a viewing guide at: https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/invisibipoc

!! This Episode Contains Spoilers Through Season 7 Of Buffy !!

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Executive Producer: Alba Daza
Producers: Mackenzie MacDade, Kristin Russo and Jenny Owen Youngs
Edited by: Kristin Russo

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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. Alba occupies Tiohtià:ke of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. Mack, LaToya, and John Mark occupy the lands of the Kizh Peoples.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at
bufferingthevampireslayer.com/justkeepfighting

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Hey, Scoobies. Remember that young man Angel broke out of his own personal Hell dimension in order to save Cordelia's life back in "That Vision Thing?" Well, uh... he's back now. And as it turns out, there was a very good reason he was in his own personal Hell dimension. (Sorry again for Angel's behavior, Skip.) Join your hosts LaToya Ferguson and Morgan Lutich (AKA the Cordelia and Fred of the Bufferingverse, AKA Bones and Also Bones, AKA the Gunn Squad) as they unpack "Billy," a story about primordial misogyny in men -- whatever that means.

CW: Discussions on sexual violence are contained in this episode

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ANGEL ON TOP

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Producers: LaToya Ferguson, Morgan Lutich, and Kristin Russo
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It's always fuckin' something on Halloween, and this week we will get Anya on roller skates, Dawn shoplifting, Xander poking Giles with his hook, Amber Tamblyn, victim-blaming, and Jenny doing an impression of Old Man Kaltenbach that just may top any impression she has done or ever will do? Welcome to Season 6 Episode 6: All The Way.

We also have an awesome segment for you from Producer Alba where she is in conversation with Jack Skelton, a teen dating violence prevention social worker who runs a combo counseling and movement building program at a NYC high school.

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SPECIAL GUESTS
Jack Skelton with Producer Alba
CW: This segment contains a conversation around sexual violence
Time Stamps 1:04:00 - 1:14:30

Resources Mentioned in Jack + Alba's Segment

Day One: https://www.dayoneny.org/
Anti-Violence Project: https://avp.org/
Ali Forney Center: https://www.aliforneycenter.org/
Save Our Streets: https://www.courtinnovation.org/programs/save-our-streets-sos
The Door: https://door.org/
FIERCE: http://www.fiercenyc.org/
Audre Lorde Project: https://alp.org/

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Produced by: Alba Daza, Kristin Russo, and Jenny Owen Youngs
Edited by: John Mark Nelson & Kristin Russo

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JOIN MACK + ALBA for INVISI-BIPOC: an episode of Buffering the Vampire Slayer where Producer Alba Daza & Consultant Mack MacDade delve into the BIPOC experience of invisibility, using episodes and themes from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to better understand the ways in which the BIPOC community is made to feel invisible.

INVISI-BIPOC will air in the main Buffering feed on Wednesday, January 20th, and will be followed by an Instagram Live Q&A hosted by Mack & Alba on Buffering's IG on Saturday, January 23rd at 2pm Eastern / 11am Pacific. More information at: https://www.bufferingthevampireslayer.com/invisibipoc

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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. Alba occupies Tiohtià:ke of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. Mack, LaToya, and John Mark occupy the lands of the Kizh Peoples.

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The crack detectives over at Angel Investigations still have yet to be paid for a case this season, but you know what they have done, Scoobies? No, Cordy hasn't had a vision yet. No, Gunn hasn't made amends with Lorne. No, Wesley hasn't found an Angel impression that isn't all forehead. And no, despite what we went through last episode -- horny body swap shenanigans -- Angel hasn't stopped being super charming to Fred. But now, they have finally met Fred's parents! That's right, Fred has parents, y'all. And now, they are no longer "Fredless." Join LaToya Ferguson as she and guest host Brittany Ashley (maybe you've heard of her) sing offkey in between talking all things Fred and "Fredless."

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Brittany Ashley: @britt27ash

ANGEL ON TOP

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Producers: LaToya Ferguson and Kristin Russo
Editor: Kristin Russo
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We are LIVE from our respective recording closets and on the very anniversary of Jenny's birth, no less! We've got hard hats and tequila, and we've also got LaToya Ferguson and Joanna Robinson to help us dig deep on S6E5 Life Serial!! They will, of course, also join us in an attempt to re-create Buffy's classic "liquor is gross" face.

Thank you to all of you wonderful scoobs who joined us for this live event, a celebration of Buffy's journey through various jobs she SHOULD NOT NEED BECAUSE SHE LITERALLY SAVES THE WORLD EVERY DAY. AwooOoOoooOOO!

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SPECIAL GUESTS

LaToya Ferguson; @lafergs; theampirediariespod.com

Joanna Robinson; @jowrotethis; stormpodcast.com

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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. Alba occupies Tiohtià:ke of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation. Mack, LaToya, and John Mark occupy the lands of the Kizh Peoples.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at
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Produced by: Alba Daza, Kristin Russo, and Jenny Owen Youngs

Edited by: John Mark Nelson & Kristin Russo

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Four episodes into this season of Angel, and Angel Investigations still hasn't done a paid case. (So maybe get off your high horse about that whole saving people for money thing, characters over on the B-word show.) But you know what they have done? Well, besides tackling race relations, they have also given us another body swap episode to add to the canon, with "Carpe Noctem." Behold what is arguably the horniest episode of Angel, to the point where even the official WB promos for it included dick jokes for the episode's subtitle. (Seriously.) Join LaToya Ferguson as she and guest host Morgan Lutich unpack all the horniness of this episode -- whether they like it or not -- as well as the glaring logistics of the fact that no one immediately said, "Hey, Angel's been body swapped!" This is a strange one, Scoobies.

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Morgan Lutich: @LorganMutich, @AMPDiariesPod

ANGEL ON TOP

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Editor: Kristin Russo + John Mark Nelson
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As the saying goes, you should really fix that small leak before all your pipes burst and you're suddenly standing knee-deep in water, playing kitten poker, and using a copper pipe to kill a bank demon — all while three ridiculous white men try to take over your town using their complete lack of wit and a moderate heaping of whimsy. It's Season Goddamn 6 Episode Goddamn 4: Flooded. PAY THE FUCKING SLAYER. WHAT THE FUCK.

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LAND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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.

Alba occupies Tiohtià:ke of the Kanien’kehá:ka Nation.

Mack, LaToya, and John Mark occupy the lands of the Kizh Peoples.

Land acknowledgements exist to celebrate the indigenous peoples who are the rightful guardians of the land or territory that we as colonizers are inhabiting. A Land acknowledgement also encourages non-indigenous people to recognize that they are on stolen and unceded indigenous land and to directly engage with that knowledge in meaningful and impactful ways.

Learn more on land acknowledgements here:

CELEBRATION + SPOTLIGHT ON INDIGENOUS WORK AND PEOPLES

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Educational + Activist Accounts

Artists

Authors

Businesses

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SPECIAL GUEST

Gaby Dunn: @gabyroad; gabydunn.com/

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Our episode on Pangs: https://radiopublic.com/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-b-6nN5z1/s1!0cce2

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Produced by: Alba Daza, Kristin Russo, and Jenny Owen Youngs

Edited by: John Mark Nelson & Kristin Russo

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So... Remember how Gunn decided to simply ignore all of his problems at home during the Pylea arc at the end of Angel Season 2? Well, those problems have popped right back up, and well, Gunn continues to handle them poorly. Really poorly. Almost as if there was a lack of interest in even telling the story of Gunn's problems at all. That's right: It's "That Old Gang of Mine" time, and as it turns out, Angel the series has *not* gotten better at tackling human race relations. Join LaToya Ferguson as she and guest host Mack MacDade get to the bottom of why this episode doesn't work, how it actually could have worked, and Angel's (mmm, Angel) casual leather pants. (Look, it's not all about heavy issues. Sometimes it's just about Angel in leather pants.)

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Mack MacDade: @MackMacTlksBack

ANGEL ON TOP

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You know that feeling when you are ripped out of your peaceful afterlife by your friends and then they are SO LOUD and SO UNHELPFUL plus there is this friggin' energy blob that apparently rode in on your coattails and it just keeps blobbin around and haunting shit?! And all you want is to get away from all the noise and find solace in the posh lair of a chipped vampire who loves black nail polish and peroxide?!?!

It is Season 6 Episode 3: After Life, and it is full of a whole bunch of blob and a whole bunch of feelings.

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Produced by: Alba Daza, Kristin Russo, and Jenny Owen Youngs
Edited by: John Mark Nelson & Kristin Russo

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HEY LOOK JENNY HAS A COOL MUSIC VIDEO:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=IaAsa1k7dDM

FIRST LIVE EVENT OF SEASON 6!
Join us and special guests for a digital live taping of S6E5: Life Serial on 11/22 (aka Jenny's birthday!!!) at 6pm Eastern — tickets and information can be found at bit.ly/lifeserial

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