Xena Warrior Business

Xena Warrior Business episodes:

• 01.26.2024

  Xena Warrior Business: The Wrap Up

  As this legendary journey comes to an end, Chris and Ally reflect on how far they've come, discuss their favorite episodes and arcs of Xena Warrior Princess, and analyze the current wave of Xena nostalgia. Thank you for listening with...

  
• 11.24.2023

  S6E22 - IT'S OVER!!!

  Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened. (Ancient Greek Proverb) From waxing nostalgic for the cable tv series finale event, to marveling at this episode's extremely high production value, Chris and Ally bid their farewell to...

  
• 10.27.2023

  S6E21 - THE PINCHING OF THE PINCH

  We've reached Xena's final story, and the fucks have run dry. There are no fucks left to give. The penulimate episode of Xena Warrior Princess brings us back, yet again, into Xena's dark past, taking a lot of big swings...

  
• 10.13.2023

  The Quick and The Dead (1995) Commentary Track (COMMENTARAIMI)

  We let out listeners pick our last CommentaRAIMI movie, and so we watched Sam Raimi's meticulously stylish tournament arc of a movie We talk about the appeal of Westerns, movies where a bad guy owns a town, Russell Crowe's floppy-haired...

  
• 09.29.2023

  S6E20 - Annie Day's Degradation Kink

  Bad news, everyone! A new Xena scroll has been discovered, and it says that Xena might have been a heterosexual! Does this mean Rob Tapert will finally give us season 7? Or will Xena be thwarted by paperwork/fineprint?  Instead of...

  
• 08.11.2023

  S6E19 - Many Sapphic Returns

  It's Gabrielle's birthday, so you know it's time for some psychological torture. It's also time to deprogram a rescued virgin sacrifice, and to meet one of the goofiest villains we've seen in a while. It's the show's most sapphic episode...

  
• 07.28.2023

  S6E18 - Across the Caesarverse

  Julius Caesar, unsatisfied with his ending, comes back from the dead to rewrite the show Xena Warrior Princess. Will Xena and Gabrielle still fall in love, or will they meet a different, more tragic fate? Alti also returns and Chris...

  
• 07.14.2023

  S6E17 - Friendtaur to the Centaurs

  The victory lap continues, with Chris and Ally are well on their way to seeing Xena Warrior Princess to completion. But first, they must contend with yet another human/centaur birth, and all the awful logistics leading up to such an...

  
• 06.23.2023

  S6E16 - Don't Bother, They're Here...

  Isn't it rich? Xena and Gab? Lesbian heroes of old...cloned in a lab? In a time of modern struggles and civil unrest, the nation cried out for a hero, and a reincarnated sorcerer teams up with some losers to clone a...

  
• 06.09.2023

  S6E15 - Ancient Greek Geneva Convention Violations

  When a warlord with a grudge captures the Amazon queen, ancient green World War II breaks out! Is this the end of the Amazons? Might be! Join Chris and Ally as we watch this strong nation get blown up on a...

  
• 05.26.2023

  S6E14 - Mixed Martial Amazons

  Join us as we recall the famous tale of the scorpion and the, uh... swan? After giving the god of war his god powers back, Xena now has to contend with the consequences: the Amazons are doing war crimes! Also,...

  
• 05.12.2023

  S6E13 - I Can't Believe It's Not a Clip Show!

  How far would you go to get the scoop? Modern day journalist Nigel travels from heaven to hell and everywhere in between to find out the truth about Xena Warrior Princess, (and her relationship to Gabrielle). Season 6 is wilding out,...

  
• 04.28.2023

  S6E12 - Little Boots

  It's time, folks. We're finally doing it: We're cancelling Caligula. This oddball episode felt like dropping in on a random episode of a tv show you've never seen... so we got special guest and Sailor Business cohost Betty Felon (@bettyfelon)...

  
• 04.14.2023

  S6E11 - A Time of Ancient Logs

  This episode shows that having the high ground does not always provide you with the advantage. Xena may have met her equal match in Morlock, and teams up with a rebellious young amazon who, you guessed it, has a lot...

  
• 03.31.2023

  S6E10 - Dark Shingo of the Soul

  After a heavy trilogy of action, intrigue and character growth, we take a step back to reconnect with life's simple pleasures, as Xena and Gabrielle help Ares go undercover as a farmer, and ask the hard hitting questions, like: How...

  
• 03.17.2023

  Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022) Commentary Track... The COMMENTARAIMI

  Despite their different opinions on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Chris and Ally join up for a real Phase 4 treat, and to celebrate Sam Raimi's long-awaited return to the director's chair. This is a commentary track, and can be listened...

  
• 03.03.2023

  S6E9 - Beowulf Minus Beowulf

  As the [lord of the] ring[s] trilogy comes to a close, we reflect on a lesson from the story of Beowulf: good things wont always be good. You can be in the black one day, and in the red the...

  
• 02.17.2023

  S6E8 - The The Ring Cycle Cycle

  This episode shows that anyone can change. A warlord can turn into one of the good guys. A valkyrie can turn into a tree monster. Another valkyrie can turn into a fire. Amid these lessons, Ally learns about the MILF...

  
• 01.27.2023

  S6E7 - Sealed with a Kiss

  What do a German opera, a Scandinavian myth and an Old English epic poem have in common? They’re all heavily featured in this New Zealand fantasy story about a ring that grants its wearer incredible power! Sound familiar?...

  
• 01.13.2023

  S6E6 - A Horizontal Abyss

  Xena Warrior Princess the show finally deals with the downsides of having killed off their comic relief. This episode, which was clearly an inventory script, asks the tough questions, like: is it ok to kill someone who tried to kill...

  
• 12.19.2022

  S6E5 - Down in the Gab Hole

  This silly episode has everything. Manslaughter. Ethnic cleansing. The disappointing realization that your heroes are flawed people. It scared Chris so badly that he had to fake being sick for a month just to avoid having to watch it. Xena...

  
• 11.18.2022

  S6E4 - Gurkhan Off

  The Gurkh store called, and they're running out of you! This episode strives to answer the question of our lifetime: Who's Gurkhan? Gabrielle wants vengeance, Xena wants Gabrielle's head to stay attached to her shoulders, and everyone wants to be...

  
• 11.04.2022

  Army of Darkness (1993) Commentary Track... The COMMENTARAIMI

  London bridge is falling down, my fair lady! After over 5 years of watching executive producer Sam Raimi's hit action/adventure show Xena Warrior Princess, Chris and Ally are diving deeper into the noted horror auteur's filmography. Much like Ash was...

  
• 10.21.2022

  S6E3 - The Devil Clause

  Xena has bent Odysseus's bow. She set in motion the murder of Julius Caesar. She heralded the birth of Jesus Christ. The throne of hell is vacant, but won't be for long. Will Xena accept her fate as the new...

  
• 10.07.2022

  S6E2 - Taunted and Haunted

  As Halloween approaches, there's only one thing to do: It's time for Xena to fight the devil! A hellmouth opened up in Xena's childhood home, turning it into a haunted house. But the spirits are not resting, and they're not...

  
• 09.23.2022

  S6E1 - Her Longest Yeah Boy Ever

  Welcome to the sixth and final season of Xena! We really are in the endgame now, and the fanfic writers have breached the fourth wall, the fanction is now coming from inside the writer's room! After giving up his powers to save...

  
• 07.22.2022

  S5E22 - Everything but the Christ

  It's the end of Season 5, and the end of the pantheon of Greek gods! Chris and Ally continue their debate on implied vs. explicit Christianity, while Xena and Gabrielle continue to struggle with the redemption of Xena's daughter Eve....

  
• 07.08.2022

  S5E21: Don't Call it a Tomb Womb!

  Continuing where Livia left off, Eve continues to be super good at killing people, making everyone a bit unsure of how to deal with her. Chris discovers the benefits of transformative work, while Ally argues that a Jesus allegory works...

  
• 06.24.2022

  S5E20 - The Distant Future

  Xena punches her way out of her own coffin only to find out that she and Gabrielle have been dead for 25 years… and that her baby daughter Eve grew up to become the greatest warlord the world has ever...

  
• 06.10.2022

  S5E19 - Death In Chair 2: Still Chairin’

  What happens when the person you love has changed so much that they no longer embody the characteristics that made you fall in love in the first place? Anyway, Xena has to pull off a fuckery to get the gods...

  
• 05.27.2022

  Darkman (1990) Commentary Track... The COMMENTARAIMI

  What would you do if you could only have skin for 99 minutes? After over 5 years of watching executive producer Sam Raimi's hit action/adventure show Xena Warrior Princess, Chris and Ally decided to dive deeper into the noted horror...

  
• 05.13.2022

  S5E18 - Threeopatra Comin' Atcha!

  Xena goes undercover as Cleopatra, whose navy is  about to be exploited for the Roman empire. This episode is a vestigial reinforcement of the heteronormative agenda, and we hated it. As Chris says: "There is no reason for this." Anyway,...

  
• 04.29.2022

  S5E17 - Joxing Off

  Do you ever think about what you're going to do with the rest of your life? You know, when you're too old to do kicks and stuff. Or, alternately, have you ever jerked it in the woods to a lake...

  
• 04.15.2022

  S5E16 - Inuyasha Selma Blair

  This episode was cobbled together with found footage from a failed television pilot where Selma Blair does an Inuyasha and becomes queen of the Amazons, and it shows! Chris reveals the secrets behind his top notch New Zealand accent and...

  
• 04.01.2022

  S5E15 - Sascha and Mary With Fischstäbchen

  To celebrate this very special episode, Chris and Ally are joined by Mary and Sascha, the hosts of Radio Amphipolis, Germany’s number one Xena podcast! This week, we watch Married With Fishsticks, an episode so terrible it ended with two...

  
• 03.18.2022

  S5E15 - Hit it from the Back

  In this episode, Xena tells it like it is: if you're trying to kill her baby, she's just not gonna be nice to you. Chris and Ally revel in this well-written episode and discuss the merits of throwing animal...

  
• 02.25.2022

  S5E13 - Elevate the Baby!

  It's baby Eve's first big adventure, and she and mama Xena have to outrun the armies of three angry gods that want them dead. Meanwhile, Joxer is still (still!!!) trying to reconcile his feelings for Gabrielle. Will he finally accept...

  
• 02.11.2022

  Gabbysode #14 - Last! Herc! Ever!

  We know we swore off Sorbo (we Sworbo’d off Sorbo) but we just had to get this last one out of our system. Becaues the writers of Hercules the Legendary Journeys have lost control of their show, so they go...

  
• 01.28.2022

  S5E12 - Closing Time

  Folks, it's baby time! Xena's still got a bun in the oven, and that bun is doing dropkicks! As our warrior princess contends with the dangerous world she's about to bring a child into, the Twilight of the Gods  (aka...

  
• 01.14.2022

  S5E11 - Latent Tendencies

  This episode is burdened by two framing devices, each made weaker by the inclusion of the other. Will Ally make Chris laugh? Will Chris lose the bet? Find out!  We watch Season 5 Episode 11 of Xena Warrior Princess: Punchlines...

  
• 12.24.2021

  S5E10 - The Baddest Mamma Jammer This Side of Thrace

  Chris and Ally take on one of the lost episodes of Xena (a jukebox musical that was too expensive for Netflix) and learn that things that are funny in the writer's room aren't always funny on tv. Tune in to...

  
• 12.10.2021

  S5E9 - Oops! All Martyrs

  Have you become numb to the violence? If so, this episode is just for you! Xena sort of finds out who her baby daddy is, Chris and Ally sort of try to understand exactly what that means, and Renee O'Connor...

  
• 11.26.2021

  S5E8 - DaphZee

  In a classic "be careful what you wish for" hijinks episode, Xena finds herself in a situation that Chris and Ally really struggle with trying to describe. Ally gets dazzled by Renee O'Connor's fight scenes, Chris gets dazzled by some...

  
• 11.05.2021

  S5E7 - She Has Many (s)Kills

  With Lucy Lawless still medically prohibited from doing backflips, we get a whole episode where Xena stands in one place and doesn't move. The show also gives us something we haven't seen in a long time: a Greg! Perhaps the...

  
• 10.29.2021

  S5E6 - A Moment for Feet

  Xena learns that Lao Ma might not have been a great mom, Gabrielle gives Joxer a foot job, and Joxer becomes obsessed with sizeable holes. Meanwhile, in the real world, Chris learns that Chinese cooking is spicy, and Ally learns...

  
• 10.15.2021

  S5E5 - Them Will Be Bones

  Well, listeners, it seems like Chris and Ally are going to have to learn the ways of the shamaness... sooner than you thought. Your hosts are back from hiatus and are joined by Xenite and drag queen Wesley Fox to...

  
• 08.21.2021

  Gabbysode #13 - The Rift

  From Chris's JRPG pon farr to Ally's obsession with anime boxing, your dashing podcast hosts catch you up on what they've been up to, and answer some listener-submitted questions. Sorry for the hiatus! We'll be back soon! Follow us...

  
• 06.11.2021

  S5E4 - Horse Springs Eternal

  In a very busy episode jam-packed with so many things happening at the same time, Xena asks an important Yahoo question: "Am i gregnant?" Meanwhile, Gabrielle is living having her own Lifetime Original Movie about a girl and a horse...

  
• 05.28.2021

  S5E3 - XOXO, Warrior Princess

  Having rediscovered the joy of murder, Xena wants to do all of the murders herself. However, now that Gabrielle is done being a pacifist, she would like to do some murders of her own, thank you very much. Meanwhile, Ares...

  
• 04.30.2021

  S5E2 - Riddle Me This

  Whether you prefer the goofier episodes or lean more towards the dramatics, it can't be denied that Chakram is a very significant episode of Xena Warrior Princess. It has character development, lore, new weapons, and some very cool changes to...