Pop Culture Role Call

Buffy is still suffering from a serious case of Post-Parker Depression this week and needs to unwind. Luckily, her good buddy Xander just got a job at a local college bar and is primed with words from the heart. All the while, a new "cute musician girl" is lulling the boys of the Bronze into some kind of lusty stare based coma, and Willow isn't happy about it. Thanks for listening!

A ghoulish greetings to all our listeners out there! Everyone ready for a Halloween episode? The gang is invited to a frat party on this most spooky of holidays, which includes a trip through a haunted house. But this house isn't just haunted with pinterest flare, it's also haunted with demons and junk!

Well hey there, friends! Season 4 episode 3 of Buffy is here and full of love, loss, and frat party PSAs. Xander is back with some real screen time and maybe a new girlfriend? We aren't exactly sure yet. But Spike is also here so who cares about all that other junk. Thanks for listening!

Yet another week of getting used to the college life, and things seem to be going pretty normal (in the "Buffy" sense of normal, that is). Buffy is convinced that her roommate is a total monster, cause who else but a demon would have Celine Dion on loop. Join us as we try to deal with annoying roommates, food labels, and baby-birding in the world of higher education. Thanks for listening!

SEASON 4 IS HERE! Get out your flatbill visors and boom boxes, because we are going to college! It's a whole new world for Buffy and the gang, but some are taking it better than others. Willow is thriving like a beautiful lilly tended by the loving hand of institutionalized learning. Buffy is doing... fine-ish? Thanks for listening!

Time for the Pop Culture Role Call movie break, part 2 of 2, where we take our "one character's scenes only" formula (patent pending) and apply it to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer film! WE...ARE...DONE! Come on in and find out how it all ended. Did Buffy and Pike live happily ever after, or, did Lothos and Buffy join as one in their greater destiny? Does anyone care? Thanks for listening!

Welcome everyone to the Pop Culture Role Call Movie Break, Part 1 of 2, where we take our "one character's scenes only" formula (patent pending) and apply it to a movie! But this time it's a bit closer to home than you might expect. Did you know that Buffy had a movie before the TV show? Did you know it's....not great? Let's jump into this 90's mess and see what it has in store!

Hello friends, welcome to our Season 3 Wrap-up episode! What a ride it has been. Collin, Stas, and Mike sit down, wine in hand, and try to make some sense of it all. We answer a few questions from you, our listeners, and even have a special guest. A big thank you to Golden Groves for giving us a sneak peek into the mind of The Mayor, and for letting us barrage him with questions about his relation...

AND THIS IS IT. Welcome to the finale of Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 3! The Mayor's big plan is coming to fruition, and his ascension is nigh. How will we stop this elder god, this true form of evil? Is it: A) The power of love? B) The power of friendship? or C) A big old explosion? Cast your votes and enjoy the episode!

Hello and welcome, friends! The penultimate episode of Buffy season 3 is here and it's a good one. The Mayor is really selling the whole "eating an entire town then turning into a big ol' demon man" thing. But who has time to save the lives of thousands when there are teen romances to pour over with enthusiasm? Ya know? Thanks for listening!

It isn't looking great for the Sunnydale power couple, as Buffy and Angel change their relationship status to "it's complicated" the day before prom. Willow is also out there making huge life choices, and Xander even learned what socialist means. It's a big week!

Hello listeners! It's coming up on the end of Buffy season 3 and the show seems to know it. Things are starting to heat up around Sunnydale, and the gang even gets some face time with our new Big Bad. Unfortunately, that Big Bad is our invincible and ancient mayor. Which might be a metaphor or something? I'm not sure. He is a fun villain though, that's for certain!

Welcome to the newest episode of Pop Culture Role Call! This episode is completely packed to the gills. And that's not in a "Sunnydale High Swim Team" kinda way. Turns out, you can catch demon telepathy powers like a bad cold. Who knew? I'm sure that the ability to read minds in a tormented high-school will be a net positive! Thanks for listening.

Brian returns as Angel to discuss a roller coaster of an emotional episode. From the logistics of magical artifact haggling to Faith's wardrobe choices one thing is for certain, Xander deserves to get punched in the face.

It's finally a Willow episode, this week on Pop Culture Role Call! We are seeing double in Sunnydale, after Willow and Spin Witch get magical. An attempt to summon an otherworldly necklace instead brings forth a vampiric doppelganger. Thanks for listening!

Oh, Faith... Things aren't great for the gang right now Y'all, I'm sorry to say. Turns out, manslaughter doesn't just resolve itself overnight, especially when nobody is turning you in for it. This episode happens to be light on the fun and heavy on the moral ambiguity of civilian casualties during times of war. You know, classic "fun vampire teen" stuff. Thanks for listening!

On this week's episode we get some rebellious teen slayer action! Faith is back in a big way, here to be the little devil on Buffy's shoulder. A devil that commits regular old "human manslaughter"... There is also something about a vampire cult and a sword? But that's small, non-manslaughtering potatoes in the grad scheme of the episode.

We have ourselves a Xander episode this week, folks! While the rest of the gang is off dealing with the biggest, spookiest, deadliest threat ever to grace our fair city, Xander decides to take a job as the wheelman for a local criminal enterprise. Can the rest of us save reality from the brink of annihilation without Xander's help? Probably, but thanks for listening!

Happy Birthday Buffy Summers! The Watchers even got you a special gift for your 18th, consisting of debilitating drugs and physical assault. Our "good guys" everyone! Give em' a round of applause. Let's see if Buffy can overcome and make it to 19 unscathed. Thanks for listening!

Hello listeners! We are back from our mid-season break, and ready to talk more Buffy. This week's episode is packed with SUPER fun themes like oppression, emotionally abusive patenting, government censorship, and oh so much more. It's a hoot and a half, trust us. Thanks for listening!

This week we take a quick break from season 3 to talk more in-depth with Angel about what he has REALLY been up to these last few seasons. How does he feel about the whole "death and re-birth" motif? How has he held up after a few hundred years of torture in the demon version of hell? How was doing shirtless Tai chi with Buffy next to the spot where she murdered you into a mystical fiery vortex? A...

Big thanks to our sometimes producer, all the time Angel surrogate Brian for sitting down with us this week! Without his much needed insight we would have never known that the gang's best bad boy used to have sweet mutton chops. Sucks he is being haunted by some eyeless occult dudes though, and on Christmas no less. Thanks for listening!

This week we are joined by Sam, a friend of the family from the podcast This Is It - @ThisIsItPod! Something strange is about to happen in Sunnydale, I can feel it in my bones. Sam sat in to give a voice to Cordelia, who is doing about as well emotionally as the rest of the gang. But Cordelia has something the rest of us don't: a new character who does dramatic spins and (maybe?) grants wishes. Th...

What ever happened to the stable relationships of Sunnydale? Why did Joss take them all away? This week everything comes tumbling down. A big secret is revealed that shakes our group to its core, and Spike is back in town for help winning back Drusilla's heart. Thanks for listening!

This week we are joined by our special guest Julia, who is here to give a much needed voice to everyone's favourite nude, crocodile wrestling slayer, Faith! The main plot has something to do with a demon gauntlet that shoots lightning. That's cool and all, but the bigger story is that Angel is back from the Hellnado, and smooching on Buffy! We have some things to discuss, so thanks for listening!