The AMPire Diaries

The AMPire Diaries Episode 99: The Originals - “Wheel Inside the Wheel” FINALLY, your AMPie Queens have come back… to pod. (Well, we recorded this a while ago, but just go with it._ So let’s just get right back into it, shall we? This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Wheel Inside the Wheel...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 98: The Vampire Diaries - “The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get” (feat. Michael Chasin) No Bonnie, no Kai… some worries? As always, you’ll just have to listen to your AMPie Queens and resident boy, Michael Chasin (@MichaelChasin, to find out. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 97: The Originals - “Red Door” Does anyone else have the musical stylings of Tracy Chapman stuck in their head? No? Just us? Alright then. Well, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Red Door” (Season 2, Episode 5). Which means we’re talking: - Jill's love of Mik...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 96: The Vampire Diaries - “The World Has Turned and Left Me Here” Alright, AMPies. If you’ve been following along on social media, you’ll know that this particular episode’s lateness was the result of technical difficulties: hard drive failure JUST before we could export the episode, spending hundreds of dollars to recover all of the hard drive files (every AMPire Diarie...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 95: The Originals - “Live and Let Die” Nothing like an ice cold beer… right, Cami? This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Live and Let Die” (Season 2, Episode 4). Which means we’re talking: - Cami’s Ice Cold Beer Monologue. - Jill has gone down a dark path… - Gia...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 94: The Vampire Diaries - “Black Hole Sun” BEANS FOR THREE!!! (Oh yeah, I’ll have what she’s having.) Things are heating up in 1994 land, AMPies. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Black Hole Sun” (Season 6, Episode 4). Which means we’re talking:...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 93: The Originals - “Every Mother’s Son” (feat. Michael Chasin) Let’s talk about BOYS, BA-BY! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Every Mother’s Son” (Season 2, Episode 3). Which means we’re talking: - Birds and Little Bitches. - Elijah’s White Fanging continue...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 92: The Vampire Diaries - “Welcome to Paradise” ELENA IS FINALLY ELENA AGAIN, AND HER FRIENDS! ARE! SICK OF IT! (Except for Tyler, the only good boy.) So this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Welcome to Paradise” (Season 6, Episode 3). Which means we’re tal...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 91: The Originals - “Alive and Kicking” Welcome back to The Mikey Mike and Finn Show! (*APPLAUSE*) We’re back in the NOLA groove, baby. And this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Alive and Kicking” (Season 2, Episode 2). Which means we’re talking: - This being a l...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 90: The Vampire Diaries - “Yellow Ledbetter” Just call us Bojack Horseman, because: WE MADE IT TO THE NINETIES, BITCHES! (That we did so on Episode 90 of the podcast—not counting the brief glimpse in Episode 88—is truly a crazy random happenstance.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is di...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 89: The Originals - “Rebirth” AMPies, The Originals Season 1 may have been messy (and, well, bad), but we are FINALLY covering Season 2! Get into it. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “Rebirth” (Season 2, Episode 1). Which means we’re talking: - Our th...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 88: The Vampire Diaries - “I’ll Remember” What’s that sound, AMPies? That’s the sound of your AMPie Queens chanting “SEASON 6! SEASON 6! SEASON 6!” Finally, The AMPire Diaries have made it to the Promised Land–and we’re not talking Markos-based episodes, baby. We’re talking Season 6 of The Vampire Diaries. Yes, this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first...

BONUS: The AMPire Diaries Presents… Father Kieran Konfessional Hello, AMPies! With The Vampire Diaries (Season 5) and The Originals (Season 1) coverage completed and your AMPie Queens taking a much-needed break (at least on the feed, not so much behind the scenes), there was obviously only one way The AMPire Diaries could officially close out 2022. With the much-anticipated Father Kieran Konfessio...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 87: The Vampire Diaries - “Home” (feat. Michael Chasin) We’ve (alongside the boy, Michael Chasin—@MichaelChasin) come to the end, our AMPie friends. The end of our TVD Season 5 coverage and our regular episode drops for 2022. We’ve come a long, long way together. Through the hard times and the good. We’ve got to celebrate Season 5, baby. (And dunk on it where it’s approp...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 86: The Originals - “From a Cradle to a Grave” AMPies (and SISTERS), take heed: THE TINY MENACE IS HERE! Yes, it is season finale time (Originals-style) and time to really get this Nola party started. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “From a Cradle to a Grave...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 85: The Vampire Diaries - “Promised Land” Do you hear the yammering, AMPies? Honestly, it’s pretty hard to miss. Unless you’re the townspeople of Mystic Falls, it seems. So this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Promised Land” (Season 5, Episode 21). Which m...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 84: The Originals - “The Battle of New Orleans” Cami Lovers, once again, this episode may not be for you… But please, listen anyway! (We may not love her, but we do love you.) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Battle of New Orleans” (Season 1, Episode 21)...

Cole Turner Cast Episode 4: “You Should Spend Halloween With Family” AMPies! The following podcast episode is from our joint AMPire Diaries/Angel On Top Patreon exclusive podcast, Cole Turner Cast. Please enjoy this spooky episode and peek behind the curtain of the paywall. And for those of your patrons who have already listened to the episode, please enjoy this special re-release intro. “Fuck the...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 83: The Vampire Diaries - “What Lies Beneath” Never have I ever… Not read the show notes! (This is clearly a test. If you do not acknowledge these show notes, we’ll know which of you AMPies don’t read them. We’re making a list.) Wow, what an original game. This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcas...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 82: The Originals - “A Closer Walk With Thee” Welcome to Klaus ‘Cast! The only podcast all about Klaus Mikaelson, the best character of the Vampire Diaries Universe! The podcast that has never said a bad word about Klaus Mikaelson! This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Origi...

AMPies, if you remember back in Season 2 of The AMPire Diaries, there was a moment (in Episode 22)where co-host Morgan learned many, many bad things about Lea Michele in real-time. In the episode itself, those moments were edited out to keep the flow of the episode. But now, in honor of Morgan's birthday, you can finally listen to those moments as a standalone.

The AMPire Diaries Episode 81: The Vampire Diaries - “Man on Fire” Someone needs to give Enzo a hug. SOMEONE. ANYONE. Please? This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Man on Fire” (Season 5, Episode 19). Which means we’re talking: - Tyler is lookin’ around… NOT asking questions. - Enzo'...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 80: The Originals - “An Unblinking Death” Hey AMPies, you’ve heard of a Shock Jock but a Shock DOC? It’s a whole thing! So this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “An Unblinking Death” (Season 1, Episode 19). Which means we’re talking: - Father Kieran, sexy even in...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 79: The Vampire Diaries - "Resident Evil" AMPies—to quote Elena Gilbert, HE’S HERE! For real this time. And Markos is… scary? (“Scary.”) This week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Vampire Diaries’ “Resident Evil” (Season 5, Episode 18). Which means we’re talking: - How many times...

The AMPire Diaries Episode 78: The Originals - “The Big Uneasy” Alright, AMPies, we are back on our Originals grind, and we are… confused. Oh man are we confused. Why? Well, listen and find out. Because this week, your favorite Vampire Diaries rewatch-slash-first-time watch (and mostly spoiler-free) combination podcast is discussing The Originals’ “The Big Uneasy” (Season 1, Episode 18). Which mea...