Still Slaying: a Buffy-verse podcast
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 We're Podcastica, and we've been doing episode-by-episode deep dives into amazing TV shows for over a decade now. Check out our other shows at Podcastica.com.
Episodes
December 4, 2025 • 114 mins
“That was the funnest coma ever.”
Penny and Kara welcome the return of Faith, diving into her psyche, her fashion, and her motivations as well as snakes, dream sequences, surveillance, order and chaos, freedom and responsibility, purpose and leadership, fashion hits and misses, and dated technology.
Next time we’ll be talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Season 1, Episode 15, “Who Are You.”
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November 11, 2025 • 101 mins
“What we once were informs all that we have become. The same love will infect our hearts, even if they no longer beat. Simple death won't change that.”
Penny and Sam dig into the meaning of the word, “prodigal” and the parable of The Prodigal Son, with some diversions into webcams, relative height on screen, vampire mental health, gender roles, vampire jazz hands, mayoral fashion choices, fire safety, and daddy issues.
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November 4, 2025 • 95 mins
“I am Ethros. I corrupted the spirits of men before they had speech to name me.”
Trigger Warning: discussion of domestic abuse and childhood trauma
Penny and Sam dive into this tale of exorcism with a twist. The wide ranging conversation touches on infomercials, TV advertising, grief, insecurity, our potential careers as exorcists, faith, sociopathy, misogyny, teacher burnout, “emotion mind,” demon therapy, creepy dolls, magic bo...
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September 30, 2025 • 104 mins
“Poor Buffy. Your life resists all things average.”
Penny and Sam discuss this plot development heavy episode of Riley’s world being turned upside down. The conversation ranges far and wide, covering Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, La Croix, child vampires, 3.5 inch floppy disks, swearing in other languages, the likelihood that the basement smells pretty bad, Sunnydale’s real estate market, drug withdrawals, menopause and hormone rep...
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September 23, 2025 • 165 mins
“That’s the funny thing about hope. Nobody else gets to decide if you feel it. That choice belongs to you.”
Penny, Kara and Karen celebrate all things HUNTR/X, talking through the three main characters, the allure of the Saja Boys, the powerful draw of the music, the fun choreography, finding community through shared fandom, inspiring creativity in fans, the deeper meanings hidden behind the bright colors and banging tunes and the...
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September 17, 2025 • 146 mins
"If you think that's enough to kill me, you really don't know what a Slayer is. Trust me when I say you're gonna find out."
Penny, Becky and Steve joyfully dive into this heel turn episode, they learn that words can be hard, recall some iconic news items about The Sims and Diddy before he was Diddy, and Becky’s childhood dinner with Al Gore. The discussion goes on to include Jiffy Pop, knee replacement, Yahoo Groups, queer represe...
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September 9, 2025 • 142 mins
“What am I? I'm an unemployed librarian with a tendency to get knocked on the head.”
Penny, Kara, and Dodie revel in the silliness of this mid-season romp: a rare episode focusing on Giles. The trio talk about the cruelty of Maggie Walsh, Giles’s mid-life crisis, men feeling intimidated by powerful women, shiny shirts, measuring tapes, hiking metaphors, the male gaze, daddy issues and daddy issues tropes and pop psychology, “nice ...
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September 2, 2025 • 119 mins
Content Warning: Discussion of volence against women in many forms, including sexual violence, forced pregnancy and birth, …..
“Oh, and Baudelaire was actually a little taller and a lot drunker than he's depicted here.”
The Scooby Duo gets into some of the serious issues raised in these two episodes. They have the “serious” conversation about exploitation of women and personal thoughts on current events in the US up top. If you’d...
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August 19, 2025 • 136 mins
“My glamorous LA life, I get to make the coffee and chain the boss to the bed. I've got to join a union.”
It’s the return of the Scooby Duo as Penny and Kara lament that we only got one episode of Jeremy Renner’s Penn. They discuss serial killers, serial killer movies and tropes, vampire sluts, the myriad uses of holy water, Black Cat Appreciation Day, rooms full of crazy, big boards, the best ways to ease civilians into the world...
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July 31, 2025 • 115 mins
“It's the end of the world. Everyone dies. It's rather important, really.”
Penny, Kara, Sam, and Steve dive into this nostalgic episode where the Scoobies go back to high school. The discussion starts with the Y2K phenomenon and winds through the episode, touching on Spike’s chemistry with everyone, Giles’s failings, Forrest’s jealousy, mansplaining, dorm hygiene, the horrifying prospect of naked limbo, Supernatural, and The Boys....
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July 26, 2025 • 162 mins
“Blues wasn't forced on us like that religion. Nah, son, we brought that with us from home. It's magic what we do. It's sacred... and big.”
Penny, Sam, Kara and Jason revel in the artistic and box office success of Ryan Coogler’s genre defying tale of family, fellowship, music, and freedom. The discussion ranges from the serious to the silly, with stops along the way for auteur theory, sports metaphors, representation, all art is ...
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July 16, 2025 • 189 mins
“Can't even shout, can't even cry / The gentlemen are coming by / Looking in windows, knocking on doors / They need to take seven and they might take yours / Can't call to mom, Can't say a word / You're gonna die a-screaming but you won't be heard.”
Penny, Sam and Jim dive deep for this iconic and critically acclaimed episode about communication. Things get political, but the trio also find plenty of time for fun and monster appre...
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July 8, 2025 • 146 mins
“This is the crack team that foils my every plan? I am deeply shamed.”
Dodie returns and she, Penny, and Sam have a lot of fun with this lighter episode. Of course, they veer into some tangents, including Mars lander errors, the allure of bad boys, the historical origin of picnics, the emotional pitfalls of adolescence, grief and healing, the practical aspects of chaining up a vampire in your home, age differences in relationships...
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July 2, 2025 • 156 mins
"I'm gonna thrash you within an inch of your life. And then I'm gonna take that inch!"
Penny, and Sam are joined by Becky to mourn the passing of Doyle, celebrate the arrival of Wesley and talk about the political metaphor of The Scourge. The tangents are many, including Sam’s prankishness (challenge accepted), fascism, the patriarchy, House of the Dragon, nonprofit brooding, addiction, Colin Robinson and “What We Do In The Shadow...
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June 24, 2025 • 127 mins
“Batten down the hatches. Here comes Hurricane Buffy.”
Penny, Kara and Sam are joined by Dodie this week to find the light in the sadness of this iconic crossover episode. The four find plenty to laugh about, including fashion, clocks, Lois Lane, alternate universes, free will, snail mail, the butterfly effect, time loop stories, regret, quippy dialogue on other shows, sewers, possible career paths for Angel, and pure speculation ...
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June 18, 2025 • 194 mins
“Over bickering and confusion, I'll take pie.”
The Slay Squad returns from hiatus with a double episode - Sam, Kara and Penny dig into this pair of episodes that each address the cultural clashes in very different contexts. The trio digress for some tangents as usual, like parental advice not to take drugs from a stranger, boring dates, general appreciation for the men of Angel, Rachel Dolezal, vampire eyesight, Aragorn, symbolic...
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April 1, 2025 • 135 mins
“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, shoe...
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March 25, 2025 • 119 mins
“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, ide...
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March 9, 2025 • 116 mins
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 wid...
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February 28, 2025 • 136 mins
Content Warning: discussion of domestic abuse and abusive relationships.
“The man doesn’t have a mirror. Like it would kill him to not see himself?”
Penny, Sam and returning guest Becky go deeper than they anticipated about this relatively lighthearted Cordelia-focused episode about the difficulties of finding an affordable unhaunted apartment in Los Angeles. The trio cover a range of topics, as usual, such as classified ads in ne...
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