Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast

This is the one about, according to Jenny Owen Youngs, "that one alien who LOVES to f*ck"! It is also the one where we learn Scully is a horse girl, and also the one with The Kindred, and also the one where we learn that Kristin had to stare down dozens of Precious Moments Figurines in her childhood bedroom, and ALSO the one where we learn that Jenny once found an abandoned shack in the New Jersey woods wallpapered with Playboy cutouts. It is also the one where sex is made scary with a dash of transphobia and a sprinkling of HIV/AIDS, because of course it is. Please join us for Season 1, Episode 14: Gender Bender.

Producer LaToya Ferguson gives "Gender Bender" a scary rating of 2.5/5 Ultimate Sex Magnets

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ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

+ Watch DISCLOSURE on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81284247

+ GoingRampant on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CZ4J9oapmgc

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MUSIC

Theme song and jingles all composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs.

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MERCH

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson

Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

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Our incredible listener, Sophie Day, emailed us awhile back about this week's episode of The X-Files, "Beyond the Sea," and the character of Luther Lee Boggs.

Sophie explained that she works as a Capital Mitigation Specialist, which means that she is part of the legal team that represents folks who have already been sentenced to death on their last appeals. She explained, "basically it's my job to tell my client's story. I spend countless hours with my clients, their family, and anyone I can find who knew them before the crime they are convicted of. It is my job to help decision makers (a judge, SCOTUS, or the Governor) see my client as a full person. We do not seek to excuse the crime, but to help the person/people deciding if they should live or die how my clients' lives could have brought them to where they are. My primary goal is to reflect my client's humanity and dignity outward."

We were so excited to bring Sophie into the pod-space for a deeper conversation, and in this bonus episode you will hear her discuss the way that folks in prison, and especially on death row, are portrayed in television and movies — and in this episode in particular!

ADDITIONAL LINKS FROM OUR CONVERSATION WITH SOPHIE DAY

Resources for people who want to learn more and become involved:

Death Penalty Information Center

Death Penalty Action

Equal Justice Initiative

Sources cited in conversation:

https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=media_fac

https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1634&context=facpub

https://eji.org/news/the-legacy-of-mccleskey-v-kemp/

https://eji.org/issues/death-penalty/

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and Sophie Day

Edited & Mixed by: Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

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Noted Gillian Anderson enthusiast Laura Zak joins us in conversation for today's coverage of The X-Files S1E13: "Beyond the Sea,"! We discuss Gillian's hold on generations of queer women, Scully's character finally being given enough emotional room to stretch her legs (and be called "Dana"), the CHEEK CARESS, and Jenny's childhood dream of riding in on horseback to save beautiful women. Something for everyone.

We also have a special segment today in conversation with Sophie Day, a Capital Mitigation Specialist who works with folks on death row, and who sheds some more light on media portrayals of folks on death row and the system itself. We highly encourage you to listen to the full interview, found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/86682645

The full conversation with Sophie will also air in the main feed this Friday!

Producer LaToya Ferguson gives "Beyond the Sea" a scary rating of 1/5 Thousands Of Souls Entering My Body

JOIN OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE EVENTS IN BOSTON & BROOKLYN

September 9th at Arts At The Armory • September 10th at The Bell House

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MUSIC

Theme song and jingles all composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs.

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ADDITIONAL LINKS FROM OUR CONVERSATION WITH SOPHIE DAY

Resources for people who want to learn more and become involved:

Death Penalty Information Center

Death Penalty Action

Equal Justice Initiative

Sources cited in conversation:

https://digitalcommons.sacredheart.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1087&context=media_fac

https://scholarship.law.marquette.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1634&context=facpub

https://eji.org/news/the-legacy-of-mccleskey-v-kemp/

https://eji.org/issues/death-penalty/

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson

Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at

bufferingthevampireslayer.com/justkeepfighting

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Have you ever wanted to stand intimately close to a tree while watching your crush sexily spin her lazy susan, and then later — after poisoning her bodyguard and having a quick Beer™️ at the local bar— set her current partner ablaze with the power of your cursed mind and a dash of accelerant? If so you may relate to our friend Cecil in this week’s episode, covering The X-Files 1.12 “Fire.”

Producer LaToya Ferguson gives "Fire" a scary rating of 2/5 Three-Pipe Problems

JOIN OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE EVENTS IN BOSTON & BROOKLYN

September 9th at Arts At The Armory • September 10th at The Bell House

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MUSIC

Theme song and jingles all composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs.

PATREON

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MERCH

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson

Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at

bufferingthevampireslayer.com/justkeepfighting

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A live recording in which whiskey was consumed, clones were discussed, daddies were exsanguinated, and Max Collins from Eve6 was interviewed. A truly wild time from swing sets to sodas, it’s Season 1 Episode 11: “Eve.”

Producer LaToya Ferguson gives "Eve" a scary rating of 3/5 Tender Hearts In A Blender

 WATCH THE LIVE RECORDING OF "EVE" - ONLY THROUGH FRIDAY JUNE 30TH!: bufferingcast.com/stream

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Huge thank you to our SPECIAL GUEST Max Collins of Eve6!

MUSIC

Theme song and jingles all composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs.

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson

Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at

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An unidentified flying meteor has crashed into the Wisconsin woods and now an invisible alien is chasing after his long lost love: NICAP's own Max Fenig. Mulder is wearing a leather jacket. Scully is ENIGMATIC. Deep Throat is... double crossing us? It's Season 1, Episode 10: FALLEN ANGEL, and this episode summary was written by MF Luder.

Producer LaToya Ferguson gives "Fallen Angel" a scary rating of 1/5 "Meteors"

 JOIN OUR 30TH ANNIVERSARY LIVE EVENTS IN BOSTON & BROOKLYN

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MUSIC

Theme song and jingles all composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs.

PATREON

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MERCH

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson

Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at

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It's an alien! It's a ghost! It's a combination alien-ghost?! Listen, we don't make the rules. What would you do if the hour was 0700 and your husband was in outer space and your boss was possessed with a Mars Ghosty who was going to take some time away from Earth and the ceilings of hotel rooms to zoop on over to your husband's space shuttle to boop it around and nearly kill the whole team?!?!! Well, this week you can find out what Michelle Genaroo will do, apart from flirting with Mulder and Scully. It's Season 1, Episode 9: SPACE

Producer LaToya Ferguson gives "Space" a scary rating of 1/5 SCULPTED HUMAN FACES

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Theme song and jingles all composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs.

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MERCH

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson

Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at

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You ever get that feeling that you are not ...who you are? This week we've got a trip to Alaska, a bevy of wiggly worms, a dog who does not die, and a very special conversation with Jeff Kober! It is Season 1, Episode 8: "Ice," and while we may be journeying deep into the arctic circle, we are dropping our cargo for absolutely no one, thank you for asking. 

LaToya Ferguson gives this X-File a scary rating of 3.5/5 DROPPIN' MY CARGO FOR NO ONES

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SPECIAL GUEST JEFF KOBER

Embracing Bliss: https://jeff-kober.com/embracing-bliss/

Self Reliance: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26084002/

MUSIC

Theme song and jingles all composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs.

GAME OF THRONES / A CAST OF KINGS Music:

• A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

• The Long Night

• Missed Connection

• Dragonstone

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson

Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at

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Have you ever wanted to reboot your computer and have it come alive with the ability to think and feel and MURDER?! Listen, COS is just trying to survive, ok? It's not the computer's fault that the Defense Department wants to use technology for evil and that Brad's scruffy mind has to give it a virus to prevent world destruction!! Scruffy minds weren't meant for this sort of thing! HE IS DOING HIS BEST. (*COS voice* Brad... whyyyyyy.) It's S1E7: Ghost In The Machine, and don't worry because the AI survives and now, thirty years later, lives among us. bee boo bee boo bee boo

LaToya Ferguson gives this X-File a scary rating of 1/5 NON-MURDEROUS SCRUFFY MINDS

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MUSIC

Theme song and jingles all composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs.

PATREON
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MERCH
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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson
Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo
Logo: Devan Power

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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.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at
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Is it telekinesis or a poltergeist? Is his name Howard T. Graves or does that acronym actually stand for Howard The Ghost?? Why does Lauren Kyte have two green apples on her mantle?! This week's X-Files is absolutely chock full of shadowy mysteries! While Scully tries to convince Mulder that their car headlights are NOT haunted (they are totally haunted), the rest of us watch as a real angry ghosty blasts through town to protect his secretary/surrogate daughter Lauren Kyte. It's Season 1, Episode 6: Shadows.

Plus plus plus!! In-episode this week we also have the extreme pleasure of speaking with Lisa Waltz, who plays Lauren Kyte!

LaToya Ferguson gives this X-File a scary rating of 1/5 ABNORMAL POST-MORTEM MUSCLE REFLEXES***

***Kristin cautions that her rating would be at LEAST a 2 if you are scared of poltergeists!!!

EPISODE LINKS

Support the Let Us Breathe Fund:

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Lisa Waltz on My So-Called Life:

https://www.patreon.com/posts/82789654

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 MUSIC

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PATREON

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Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson

Edited & Mixed by: John Mark Nelson and Kristin Russo

Logo: Devan Power

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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.

Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at

bufferingthevampireslayer.com/justkeepfighting

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