Buffy Speak

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What's Buffy Speak about?

buffy speak is a podcast about buffy the vampire slayer, which beth has seen upwards of ten million times and caroline is watching for the first time. we try to come at the show from an intersectional perspective and have a ton of fun with it. we hope you do too!

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Buffy Speak episodes:

08.19.2019
722 – Chosen
although we've come.... to the eeeend of the rooooad.... still i can't leeeet gooooo...... this is it, y'all! the finale. there is just so much we cover in this episode that i cannot in good faith summarize it with a little...
08.17.2019
721 – The End of Days
AND ALMOST TWO MONTHS LATER, WE'VE RETURNED! due to some pretty serious personal Stuff, we weren't able to get this episode edited and uploaded in a timely manner. but we're here now! we've got mystery scythes. we've got chloroform. we've got......
06.23.2019
720 – Touched
in our first (!!!) in-person recording session since the premiere of our podcast, lo, those many years ago, we try and tally the people of color in this season, talk about spike and buffy's relationship (duh) and update ourselves on...
06.13.2019
719 – Empty Places
WOOP DE DOO, we finally reached beth's least favorite episode of the entire series. sure do love to see our protagonist abandoned by her friends and loved ones! sure do Love That!
05.01.2019
718 – Dirty Girls
hello, caleb! hello, faith! goodbye, xander's left eye (or was it right? i'm too lazy to look it up)! goodbye, multiple potential slayers! PRIESTS. am i right ladies?
04.16.2019
717 – Lies My Parents Told Me
this episode? is FUCKED. the gaps in spike's past are finally all filled in, but the most important thing is that buffy DEFINITELY didn't know that spike killed robin's mother and that beth is ONE HUNDRED PERCENT right. tell your...
04.07.2019
716 – Storyteller
this episode is Fine but we get a bunch of andrew, which can be nice, depending on whether or not he's totally denying murdering his friend.
03.25.2019
715 – Get It Done
TRIGGER WARNING: this episode of buffy speak discusses discusses rape and, briefly, suicide. feel free to skip this one if you are uncomfortable with those topics! y'all like episodes that are at once lore-heavy and also answer NO questions whatsoever?? then...
03.13.2019
714 – First Date
racism! racism galore! we've got racism against asian people, we've got racism against black people, we've got it all, folks! don't you JUST LOVE IT.
02.25.2019
713 – The Killer in Me
amy sucks, kennedy... kind of... doesn't suck?, beth has never seen sky high and andrew is a downright delight. all this and more on this week's episode of BUFFY SPEAK: THE COLLEGE YEARS
02.17.2019
712 – Potential
we continue to be BAFFLED by the fact that some people don't like dawn. what's wrong with you??? WHAT DOES SHE HAVE TO DO TO PLEASE YOU PEOPLE???
02.03.2019
711 – Showtime
beth manages to find one thing about each potential that she likes and caroline gets a SPECIAL SURPRISE when she finds out she didn't actually finish the episode.
01.27.2019
710 – Bring On The Night
so much has happened!! beth went to Podcast Convention Two, beth got engaged, beth saw mr. pointy in the (wooden) flesh, and caroline saw a badass lady on the train. oh, and also we talk about buffy.
01.14.2019
709 – Never Leave Me
"never leave me" indeed! sorry we've been away for (undisclosed amount of time) but we're BACK and we are OUT OF ORDER. caroline's hard drive is kind of shot, and we may not get our original 708 back, but here's...
12.16.2018
707 – Conversations With Dead People
conversations with alive people about conversations with dead people about the indigo girls and tom hanks
12.09.2018
706 – Him
wow this episode is bad! i mean, like, really bad! like, misogyny and strange editing and weird character choices bad! WHY'D YOU DO US LIKE THIS ANDREW? WHYYYY
12.06.2018
705 – Selfless
friends stabbing friends, friends accidentally getting their friends disintegrated, friends pouring all of their identities into their romantic partners, and STILL this episode doesn't carry as much of the emotional weight as it wants to. oh well.
11.18.2018
704 – Help
everyone please welcome this week's guest, a bird! their credentials are that they went to bird school, which is for birds, and are therefore incredibly qualified to speak to this episode of buffy.
11.06.2018
703 – Same Time, Same Place
beth and caroline don't particularly care for this story line so we spend most of it talking about jack black and the johns mulaney and cusack. hope that's okay.
10.21.2018
702 – Beneath You
it's all come down to this, folks. we've been doing this podcast for almost three years, and we've finally come to the ultimate question. the final query. the question that, were it to be answered correctly, would cause society's ruination...
10.15.2018
701 – Lessons
welcome to season 7 everyone!! the lessons WE learn this week are you can always go back to high school, especially if the weird principal knows everything about you, and that our last season is gonna be a blast.
09.24.2018
622 – Grave (with Meghan Griffin)
meghan griffin (@megggriffin) joins us for one last go around the depressing season 6 track. xander sucks! dawn and buffy are the best! GILES IS BACK!!! what a rollercoaster we've been on, friends. we can't wait to never watch season...
09.24.2018
621 – Two to Go
"i'm sick of willow's bullshit" - caroline sears, 2018
09.09.2018
620 – Villains
hellLLLLOOOOOO dark willow! does warren deserve to die? who knows! but he sure doesn't have his skin anymore, we can tell you that for free.
08.28.2018
619 – Seeing Red (with Karis Ford)
karis ford (@KarisFord1) joins us to talk about.... stuff.www.autostraddle.com/all-65-dead-lesbian-and-bisexual-characters-on-tv-and-how-they-died-312315/amp/https://www.stuffmomnevertoldyou.com/podcasts/bury-your-gays.htm
08.20.2018
618 – Entropy
should willow and tara have gotten back together? how low can xander stoop? these are important questions, but none so important as why caroline never goes to waffle house.
08.12.2018
617 – Normal Again (with Linnea Thunselle)
linnea thunselle (@linnea1928) joins us for... an episode. yep, this sure is an episode of buffy the vampire slayer, helmed by joss whedon, starring sarah michelle geller and others. yep. this episode sure does exist. mhm.
08.05.2018
616 – Hell's Bells (with Mae Copeland)
this week we're joined by mae copeland (twitter: @zaddymae, instagram: @buffythestyleslayer) to contemplate just what in the world the writers were hoping to accomplish by breaking xander and anya up. WHAT'S THE POINT? WHAT IS TO BE GAINED??????
08.02.2018
615 – As You Were
in continuing the tradition of our opinion of buffy's love interests being in a total state of flux, we actually really like riley in this episode!! WHO ARE WE?????????
07.22.2018
614 – Older and Far Away (with Julia Marostica)
julie marostica (@jojomarostica on instagram) joins us to talk about the last ever buffy birthday episode, and what an episode it is! we've got all your favorite characters: richard, sophie, clem (okay but clem is actually the best). we also...
07.17.2018
613 – Dead Things (with Madeline deVillers)
madeline devillers (@radddeline on instagram) joins us to talk about a TRULY BLEAK episode of buffy. while we try to distract ourselves from the darkness that threatens to encroach at any given moment, we talk about the pros and cons...
07.08.2018
612 – Doublemeat Palace
wow! caroline gives this episode our very first 11/10! and since there's no recording of it there's no way to prove that i'm lying!
07.02.2018
611 – Gone
In Which They Take The Metaphor A Little Too Far
06.24.2018
610 – Wrecked
similar to season 6 itself, this episode of buffy speak gets A LIL DARKER than we intended, but it's okay because... slaps?
06.18.2018
609 – Smashed
SPIKE: hewwo buffy BUFFY: ...what SPIKE: i'm in wuv wif you BUFFY: What Is Going On
06.03.2018
608 – Tabula Rasa (with Whitney and Lindsey Nelsen)
whitney and lindsey nelsen (from historical hotties @historicallyhot) join us to GAB about WILLOW'S BAD DECISIONS, STARDEW VALLEY and SPIKE (that last one is mostly on beth's part)
05.27.2018
607 – Once More With Feeling
IT'S HERE!!! IT'S REALLY, FINALLY HERE!! if you can stand beth singing every reference to every song, THIS IS THE EPISODE FOR YOU!
05.21.2018
606 – All the Way
there is bookoodles and bookoodles of foreshadowing in this episode that beth did not remember and cannot talk about with caroline, so if you're coming here for that, TOUGH COOKIES.
05.13.2018
605 – Life Serial
this show has vampires and demons figuring on a regular basis, but the least realistic part is the part in this episode where every student in a college classroom want to volunteer information when prompted. absolutely untenable.
05.08.2018
604 – Flooded
here we are, armed with an overwrought metaphor for adulthood and an EXCELLENT scene between willow and giles.
04.29.2018
603 – After Life
@ THE UNIVERSE: LEAVE BUFFY ALONE!!!! LEAVE HER ALONE!
04.23.2018
601/02 – Bargaining (with Summer Atkins)
beth's friend summer joins us to talk about the start to season 6, AND WHAT A BLEAK START IT IS. luckily, beth has a special new game to lighten things up!
04.09.2018
522 – The Gift (with Meghan Griffin)
meghan griffin (@MeggGriffin) is back to talk about A LOT OF STUFF, okay? we're talking A LOT. way too many things to fit in a pithy little description. it's the gift, okay? you know what you're getting into here.
04.01.2018
521 – The Weight of the World (with Meghan Griffin)
meghan griffin (@MeggGriffin) joins us to talk about what, exactly, ben's connection is with glory.
03.25.2018
520 – Spiral
well, guys, this is it. caroline's last episode. it's been a good run! say goodbye! forever! she's gettin' on a midnight train and never comin' back!
03.18.2018
519 – Tough Love
TARA!!! NOOOOOOOOOOO TARAalso beth loves spike but what else is new
03.12.2018
518 – Intervention
featuring a lot of uncharacteristic discussions of philosophy. THANKS MIKE SCHUR
03.05.2018
517 – Forever
subscribers, we love and appreciate you!!! you are lovely and wonderful and we are happy you're here. (we DO talk about buffy but we just wanted you to know.)
02.25.2018
516 – The Body (with Matt Cruea)
matt cruea (@mattunderscorec from stuff weekly) joins us for a gut punch of an episode. RIP joyce, your scenes with spike were the best.
02.18.2018
515 – I Was Made To Love You
nothing bad happens this episode! nope. no one dies and no one makes creepy sexbots and everything is FINE, thank you for asking.

What's Buffy Speak about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Buffy Speak episodes:

722 – Chosen

721 – The End of Days

720 – Touched

719 – Empty Places

718 – Dirty Girls

717 – Lies My Parents Told Me

716 – Storyteller

715 – Get It Done

714 – First Date

713 – The Killer in Me

712 – Potential

711 – Showtime

710 – Bring On The Night

709 – Never Leave Me

707 – Conversations With Dead People

706 – Him

705 – Selfless

704 – Help

703 – Same Time, Same Place

702 – Beneath You

701 – Lessons

622 – Grave (with Meghan Griffin)

621 – Two to Go

620 – Villains

619 – Seeing Red (with Karis Ford)

618 – Entropy

617 – Normal Again (with Linnea Thunselle)

616 – Hell's Bells (with Mae Copeland)

615 – As You Were

614 – Older and Far Away (with Julia Marostica)

613 – Dead Things (with Madeline deVillers)

612 – Doublemeat Palace

611 – Gone

610 – Wrecked

609 – Smashed

608 – Tabula Rasa (with Whitney and Lindsey Nelsen)

607 – Once More With Feeling

606 – All the Way

605 – Life Serial

604 – Flooded

603 – After Life

601/02 – Bargaining (with Summer Atkins)

522 – The Gift (with Meghan Griffin)

521 – The Weight of the World (with Meghan Griffin)

520 – Spiral

519 – Tough Love

518 – Intervention

517 – Forever

516 – The Body (with Matt Cruea)

515 – I Was Made To Love You