{"podcast":{"title":"Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast","slug":"buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast-203346","podcast_index_feed_id":203346,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/SBP9328962318","website_url":"https://www.bufferingcast.com/","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/45b7918e-5796-11ee-a3a0-e3b07f4c5a75/image/607885d3c2080848c9af9abfe53146eb.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure","episode_count":271,"summary":"Hosts Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs are heading back into the Buffyverse for Buffering the Vampire Slayer: Once More, With Spoilers! After a critically-acclaimed, spoiler-free watch of the series from 2016-2022, your hosts are returning to the Hellmouth to discuss all 144 episodes of Buffy for a second time, but this go-round *with* spoilers — a never-before-attempted feat of love and chaos! Buffering the Vampire Slayer is part of the Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure network of podcasts.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T04:17:52.762128+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast-203346"},"episode":{"title":"Watcher’s Diary #18: We... want... MUSCLES!","slug":"watcher-s-diary-18-we-want-muscles","published_at":"2026-02-18T15:58:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast-203346/watcher-s-diary-18-we-want-muscles","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast-203346","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/495/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/bwUd3PHC9DH3VTlBXDTt/traffic.megaphone.fm/SBP3649994534.mp3?updated=1771430749","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/mgln.ai/e/495/pscrb.fm/rss/p/tracking.swap.fm/track/bwUd3PHC9DH3VTlBXDTt/traffic.megaphone.fm/SBP3649994534.mp3?updated=1771430749","summary":"Another Watcher’s Diary is upon us!! We are talking Sinners, Fallout, werewolf bites, Angel’s never-ending need to make his daddy proud, Dawn’s whereabouts during “Phases,” and Diana Ross’ love of muscles… Spoilers for Sinners from 25:52 - 26:58 IN EPISODE LINKS: Diana Ross' \"⁠MUSCLES⁠\" Jenny's Commentary on MUSCLES OUR BOOK! OUR BOOK! OUR BOOK IS HEEEEERE! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Jenny Owen Youngs | @jennyowenyoungs; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jennyowenyoungs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kristin Russo | @kristinnoeline; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinnoeline.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure | @bufferingcast on socials MUSIC | Theme song and jingles composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/bufferingcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PODCAST SCHEDULE & EVENTS | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/jennycalendar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by: Kristin Russo & Jenny Owen Youngs Edited by: Kristin Russo Logo: Kristine Thune We acknowledge that we and our team are occupying unceded and stolen lands and territories. Kristin occupies the Lenape territories of the Esopus Lenape Peoples. Jenny occupies the Wabanahkik territory of the Abenaki and Pennacook Peoples. Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingthevampireslayer.com/justkeepfighting⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Another Watcher’s Diary is upon us!! We are talking Sinners, Fallout, werewolf bites, Angel’s never-ending need to make his daddy proud, Dawn’s whereabout…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2877,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast-203346/episodes/watcher-s-diary-18-we-want-muscles/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/buffering-the-vampire-slayer-a-buffy-the-vampire-slayer-podcast-203346/watcher-s-diary-18-we-want-muscles.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}