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Still Slaying: a Buffy-verse podcast

Still Slaying: a Buffy-verse podcast

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 Penny and Kara take you on a journey of appreciation, nostalgia and deep analysis of all things Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Currently in BTVS Season 3 and we plan to rewatch the whole series (& Angel) in chronological order. New Episodes are published on Tuesdays.

Why revisit the Buffy-verse?

We think the show Still Slays. Buffy is both iconoclast and icon. 25 years ago she broke new ground for women characters as superheroes and women as people by subverting tropes, using kindness as strength and love as power. The cheeky vibe of the show provides a campy canvas for exploring some deep themes about trauma, societal ills and human nature all while delivering its signature witty dialogue. BTVS remains relevant and held in high critical regard 25 years later.

For first time watchers of the series we try to avoid too many spoilers until the end of the podcast so it’s easy to skip. You can be a part of the discussion: Send us a text or voice message at stillslayingfeedback@gmail.com or comment at facebook.com/groups/podcastica and we'll respond on the air.

Follow us on Instagram @stillslayingcast

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  • 49: “The Initiative” (BTVS S4E7)

    49: “The Initiative” (BTVS S4E7)
    Apr 2 2025

    “I've seen honest faces before. They usually come attached to liars.”


    Penny, Kara and Sam have almost too much fun discussing this pivotal episode where secrets are revealed, hair is pulled and everyone talks about cheese. The trio indulge in many tangents, including international travel, dating strategies, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern, clumsiness, rape culture, Matilda, fashion trials and tribulations, character likeability, shoes in bed, and how Kara’s cat doesn’t like it when she swears.


    We’ll be on hiatus for a few weeks. When we’re back, we’ll be covering Angel, Season 1, Episode 7, “The Bachelor Party.”

    Keep Slaying!




    News Links/Referenced Links


    Original Trailer/WB Promo: BTVS “The Initiative” Original Promo


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    Viewing Order


    • Buffy 4x01 - The Freshman
    • Angel 1x01 - City of...
    • Buffy 4x02 - Living Conditions
    • Angel 1x02 - Lonely Hearts
    • Buffy 4x03 - The Harsh Light Of Day
    • Angel 1x03 - In the Dark
    • Angel 1x04 - I Fall to Pieces
    • Buffy 4x04 - Fear Itself
    • Buffy 4x05 - Beer Bad
    • Angel 1x05 - Rm w/a Vu
    • Angel 1x06 - Sense and Sensitivity
    • Buffy 4x06 - Wild at Heart
    • Buffy 4x07 - The Initiative
    • Angel 1x07 - The Bachelor Party
    • Buffy 4x08 - Pangs
    • Angel 1x08 - I Will Remember You
    • Angel 1x09 - Hero
    • Angel 1x10 - Parting Gifts
    • Buffy 4x09 - Something Blue
    • Buffy 4x10 - Hush
    • Buffy 4x11 - Doomed
    • Angel 1x11 - Somnambulist
    • Angel 1x12 - Expecting
    • Angel 1x13 - She
    • Buffy 4x12 - A New Man
    • Buffy 4x13 - The I In Team
    • Buffy 4x14 - Goodbye Iowa
    • Angel 1x14 - I've Got You Under My Skin
    • Angel 1x15 - The Prodigal
    • Buffy 4x15 - This Year's Girl (1/2)
    • Buffy 4x16 - Who Are You? (2/2)
    • Buffy 4x17 - Superstar
    • Angel 1x16 - The Ring
    • Angel 1x17 - Eternity
    • Buffy 4x18 - Where the Wild Things Are
    • Buffy 4x19 - New Moon Rising
    • Angel 1x18 - Five by Five (1/2)
    • Angel 1x19 - Sanctuary (2/2)
    • Buffy 4x20 - The Yoko Factor (1/2)
    • Buffy 4x21 - Primeval (2/2)
    • Buffy 4x22 - Restless
    • Angel 1x20 - War Zone
    • Angel 1x21 - Blind Date
    • Angel 1x22 - To Shanshu in LA



    Join the conversation! You can email or send a voice message to stillslayingfeedback@gmail.com, or join us at facebook.com/groups/podcastica and Still Slaying A Buffy-verse Podcast where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover.


    Follow us on Instagram Still Slaying: a Buffyverse Podcast from Podcastica Network (@stillslayingcast) • Instagram photos and videos


    Join the Zedhead community - https://www.patreon.com/jasoncabassi




    Theme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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    2 hrs and 13 mins
  • 48: “Wild at Heart” (BTVS S4E6)

    48: “Wild at Heart” (BTVS S4E6)
    Mar 26 2025
    “My whole life... I've never loved anything else.”Nobody’s favorite episode, but absolutely critical to plot and character development. Penny and Kara dig into the heartbreak of it all, while still finding plenty of time for 90s nostalgia and tangent topics like toothpaste flavors, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” lust, dating options for Giles, the puzzling allure of “Entourage,” daughters of Presidents, intimacy coordinators, identity as a concept, plantar warts, and of course, the patriarchy and rape culture. Next time, we’ll be covering Buffy, Season 4, Episode 7, “The Initiative.” Keep Slaying!News Links/Referenced LinksOriginal Trailer/WB Promo: “Wild at Heart” Original Promo Original Paper Advertisement for “Wild at Heart” —----------------------------------------Viewing OrderBuffy 4x01 - The Freshman Angel 1x01 - City of...Buffy 4x02 - Living ConditionsAngel 1x02 - Lonely HeartsBuffy 4x03 - The Harsh Light Of DayAngel 1x03 - In the DarkAngel 1x04 - I Fall to PiecesBuffy 4x04 - Fear ItselfBuffy 4x05 - Beer BadAngel 1x05 - Rm w/a VuAngel 1x06 - Sense and SensitivityBuffy 4x06 - Wild at HeartBuffy 4x07 - The InitiativeAngel 1x07 - The Bachelor PartyBuffy 4x08 - PangsAngel 1x08 - I Will Remember YouAngel 1x09 - HeroAngel 1x10 - Parting GiftsBuffy 4x09 - Something BlueBuffy 4x10 - HushBuffy 4x11 - DoomedAngel 1x11 - SomnambulistAngel 1x12 - ExpectingAngel 1x13 - SheBuffy 4x12 - A New ManBuffy 4x13 - The I In TeamBuffy 4x14 - Goodbye IowaAngel 1x14 - I've Got You Under My SkinAngel 1x15 - The ProdigalBuffy 4x15 - This Year's Girl (1/2)Buffy 4x16 - Who Are You? (2/2)Buffy 4x17 - SuperstarAngel 1x16 - The RingAngel 1x17 - EternityBuffy 4x18 - Where the Wild Things AreBuffy 4x19 - New Moon RisingAngel 1x18 - Five by Five (1/2)Angel 1x19 - Sanctuary (2/2)Buffy 4x20 - The Yoko Factor (1/2)Buffy 4x21 - Primeval (2/2)Buffy 4x22 - RestlessAngel 1x20 - War ZoneAngel 1x21 - Blind DateAngel 1x22 - To Shanshu in LAJoin the conversation! You can email or send a voice message to stillslayingfeedback@gmail.com, or join us at facebook.com/groups/podcastica and Still Slaying A Buffy-verse Podcast where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover. Follow us on Instagram Still Slaying: a Buffyverse Podcast from Podcastica Network (@stillslayingcast) • Instagram photos and videosJoin the Zedhead community - https://www.patreon.com/jasoncabassiTheme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License.—-------------------------------#buffythevampireslayer #btvs #buffy #buffyverse #buffyfans #vampires #tv #nostalgia #the90s #nerds #nerdy #spuffy #thebronze #stillslaying #stillslayingpodcast #stillslayingcast #podcast #podcastica #angel #angelus #recap #newepisode #favorite #slayer #vampireslayer #buffyseason4 #sunnydale #hellmouth #TheWB #tvpromo #smashthepatriarchy #femisim #patriarchy #sarahmichellegellar #anthonystewarthead #alysonhannigan #nicolasbrendan #sethgreen
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    1 hr and 57 mins
  • 47: “Sense and Sensitivity” (Angel S1E6)

    47: “Sense and Sensitivity” (Angel S1E6)
    Mar 9 2025
    Content Warning: discussion of police brutality, acts of violence, and racism “No, I don't think 'urgh' is the magic word, if one would *call* it a word. And even then it's certainly not a magic one."The Scooby Duo rip into this episode that plays police brutality and sensitivity training for laughs. Kara’s background as a prosecutor really comes in handy illuminating some of the realities of the criminal justice system. The wide ranging tangents include: infomercials, Mad Men, Nickelodeon Slime, Jane Austen, media depictions of daddy issues, Herb Saunders from Baltimore, gangsters at the gym, rape culture, diet culture, the patriarchy (of course), the history of policing, art vs. commerce, David Tenant, and weasely lawyers, and we have a Still Slaying first, a double “Does Not Still Slay.”Next time, we’ll be covering Buffy, Season 4, Episode 6, “Wild at Heart.”Be a rainbow… not a painbow. Keep Slaying!News Links/Referenced LinksOriginal WB Promo for Sense and SensitivityThe History of American Police Brutality - https://thenationaltriallawyers.org/article/the-history-of-american-police-brutality/Police Violence overview on Amnesty International - https://www.amnesty.org/en/what-we-do/police-brutality/Article “War on Drugs Policing and Police Brutality” by Hannah LF Cooper in Volume 50, 2015 - Issue 8-9: Fifty Years Later: Ongoing Flaws and Unfinished Business - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4800748/Information on the Ruby Ridge Standoff - https://www.britannica.com/event/Ruby-RidgeInformation on the Waco Seige - https://www.britannica.com/event/Waco-siegeInformation on the 1996 arson of black churches - https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2015/06/18/us/19blackchurch.htmlInformation on the murder of James Byrd - https://www.britannica.com/event/murder-of-James-Byrd-JrInformation on the assault of Abner Louima - https://www.wnyc.org/story/twenty-years-later-look-back-nypd-assault-abner-louima-and-what-it-means-today/Information on the killing of Tyisha Miller - https://oxfordaasc.com/display/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.001.0001/acref-9780195301731-e-50609Information on the killing of Amadou Diallo - https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/amadou-diallo-killed-by-police-new-york-city—----------------------------------------Viewing OrderBuffy 4x01 - The Freshman Angel 1x01 - City of...Buffy 4x02 - Living ConditionsAngel 1x02 - Lonely HeartsBuffy 4x03 - The Harsh Light Of DayAngel 1x03 - In the DarkAngel 1x04 - I Fall to PiecesBuffy 4x04 - Fear ItselfBuffy 4x05 - Beer BadAngel 1x05 - Rm w/a VuAngel 1x06 - Sense and SensitivityBuffy 4x06 - Wild at HeartBuffy 4x07 - The InitiativeAngel 1x07 - The Bachelor PartyBuffy 4x08 - PangsAngel 1x08 - I Will Remember YouAngel 1x09 - HeroAngel 1x10 - Parting GiftsBuffy 4x09 - Something BlueBuffy 4x10 - HushBuffy 4x11 - DoomedAngel 1x11 - SomnambulistAngel 1x12 - ExpectingAngel 1x13 - SheBuffy 4x12 - A New ManBuffy 4x13 - The I In TeamBuffy 4x14 - Goodbye IowaAngel 1x14 - I've Got You Under My SkinAngel 1x15 - The ProdigalBuffy 4x15 - This Year's Girl (1/2)Buffy 4x16 - Who Are You? (2/2)Buffy 4x17 - SuperstarAngel 1x16 - The RingAngel 1x17 - EternityBuffy 4x18 - Where the Wild Things AreBuffy 4x19 - New Moon RisingAngel 1x18 - Five by Five (1/2)Angel 1x19 - Sanctuary (2/2)Buffy 4x20 - The Yoko Factor (1/2)Buffy 4x21 - Primeval (2/2)Buffy 4x22 - RestlessAngel 1x20 - War ZoneAngel 1x21 - Blind DateAngel 1x22 - To Shanshu in LAJoin the conversation! You can email or send a voice message to stillslayingfeedback@gmail.com, or join us at facebook.com/groups/podcastica and Still Slaying A Buffy-verse Podcast where we put up comment posts for each episode we cover. Follow us on Instagram Still Slaying: a Buffyverse Podcast from Podcastica Network (@stillslayingcast) • Instagram photos and videosJoin the Zedhead community - https://www.patreon.com/jasoncabassiTheme Music:℗ CC-BY 2020 Quesbe | Lucie G. MorillonGoopsy | Drum and Bass | Free CC-BY Music By Quesbe is licensed under a Creative Commons License.
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    1 hr and 54 mins

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