Still Slaying: a Buffy-verse podcast

“ Fabric Softener” The Slay Squad starts off in the 90s discussing international gains for democracy and colonization then dive into the confusion of dating when you’re young… and when you’re old. Kara, Penny and Sam offer the wisdom of their own experiences and admit to each having fallen for thei...

Angel: “It’ll be out there. It’s got to keep trying to make a connection.” Cordelia: “Why?” Angel: “Because that’s what lonely people do.” Kara, Sam and Penny dive headfirst into the dating scene in 1999 Los Angeles, swapping war stories from the the trials, tribulations and dangers of dating.  The...

“ Kathy's evil. I'm an evil fighter. It's simple. I'm gonna have to kill her.” Sam joins the podcast and the trio dive head first into dorm life at UC Sunnydale. The conversation wanders through a series of topics, including gum, Cape Cod, coastal Maine and lighthouses, neurodiverge...

“I don't wanna share my feelings. I don't wanna open up. I wanna find the guy who killed Tina, and I wanna look him in the eye. Then I'm gonna share my feelings.” Angel arrives in Los Angeles seeking redemption for his past sins, determined to help those in need. He rescues a woman name...

“I’m nice to meet.” The Scooby Duo are back and happy to be diving into the fourth season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with “The Freshman.” We accompany Buffy through her first few days at UC Sunnydale, buying overpriced textbooks, signing up for classes, being intimidated by mean professors and ann...

“Awesome, oh wow! Like, totally freak me out! I mean, right on! ” Becky joins the Scooby Duo to dig into this competitive cheerleading film from 2000. The three touch on topics from submarine safety, Vivarin, redheads, diet culture, 2000s fashion, homophobia, the need for more of the Clovers, aging...

“Congratulations to the class of 1999. You all proved more or less adequate. This is a time of celebration, so sit still and be quiet.” After numerous delays, Penny, Kara and Sam finally managed to get together to talk about this epic Season 3 finale. The trio dive deep into celebrity deaths, music...

“Orders? I don’t think I’m going to be taking any more orders.” Welcome back, Sam! The trio gets into it about late 90s culture, yearbooks, gum, optimism and pessimism, that pink dress, the leather pants, the Mayor as father figure, The 100, changes in representation for queer characters on TV, tro...

“The great thing about being a Slayer, kicking ass is comfort food.” Penny and Kara parse the big events of the episode as well as talking about the Backstreet Boys, The Greatest Generation, age differences in romantic relationships, prom fashion, prom music, Buffy’s fatalism, Joyce appreciation, w...

"I know it's complicated. I'm aware that my graduation may be, among other things, posthumous. But what if I stop the Ascension. What if I capture Faith?" Back after our hiatus and really excited to discuss the final episodes of BTVS Season 3. With Choices, Kara and Penny get into it about Kerouac,...

“No one else exists either. Buffy is all of us. We think. Therefore, she is.” Content warning: discussion of gun violence, school shootings, and suicide  If you want to skip the main discussion of the Columbine shooting, it starts at 00:04:50 and ends around 00:16:11. Additional discussion of schoo...

“I’ve got two words that are gonna make all the pain go away. Miniature…. Golf.” Welcoming Randy back to Still Slaying, Penny and Kara dive headfirst into this pivotal episode. The team talks through the betrayal, the performances within performances, the ongoing creepiness of older men and teenage...