Insane Troll Logic: A Buffyverse Podcast
Hosts Maggie S and Nathaniel J do deep-dives into episodes of Buffy:The Vampire Slayer and Angel, two episodes at a time. They try to provide intellectual and emotional connections to the material, discuss the social and ethical issues contained both within the shows and in the show’s production, while also discussing the journey of making a podcast with emotional and intellectual honesty.
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Episodes
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
Tuesday Sep 30, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Nathaniel and Maggie tangle with toxic male fandom fantasies in Buffy episode Superstar, and entitled wealth, fame, and roofies in Angel episode Eternity. It's a week chalk-full of people making demands on super people, even if they have very different results.
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
Tuesday Sep 23, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel tackle two episodes of Angel season one! Nathaniel talks disconnecting parental issues in The Prodigal, Maggie asks about the relationship between Angel and modern era "prestige television," and they both enjoy the dumb Gladiator story of The Ring.
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
Tuesday Sep 16, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Nathaniel and Maggie take on the first half of the two-part Faith guest star arc, with the Buffy two-parter episode(s) This Year's Girl and Who Are You...describing that was really difficult...with topics including Riley and his unfortunate encounter with Faith (CW:SA, please listen responsibly), Faith's character development (and SMG's contribution to it), and Tara. Next week, two Angel eps!
Monday Sep 08, 2025
Monday Sep 08, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel delve into the emotional collapse of Riley Finn in "Goodbye,Iowa" (which Maggie ruins forever with her NSFW takes on Adam's...unique....physiology), and the darker side of Angel's world in "I've Got You Under My Skin." There's also alternate takes on Adam, some depth to Wesley, possession stories, and other topics!
Monday Sep 01, 2025
Monday Sep 01, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel talk the missed opportunity of Maggie Walsh and perverted uses of Polgara demon spikes with Buffy episode The I In Team, and the overall awkwardness and lack of chemistry of Angel episode She.
Monday Aug 25, 2025
Monday Aug 25, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel tackle plot points masquerading as character centric narrative in Buffy episode A New Man, and our distaste of mystical pregnancies (but enjoyment of the character dynamics) in Angel episode Expecting.
Monday Aug 11, 2025
Monday Aug 11, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel talk the Buffy/Riley relationship and weird plot choices in Buffy episode DOOMED, and then switch over to Angel to talk Kate-as-vampire-hunter, pre-fame Jeremy Renner, and the development of Cordelia.
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
Tuesday Aug 05, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Nathaniel and Maggie are joined by returning guest Scott Davis to discuss Buffy's popular "silent" episode HUSH and the epilogue to the all-too-brief story of Doyle in Angel's PARTING GIFTS. We talk fan responses to both episodes, themes of communication, and the arrival of new faces on both shows.
Monday Jul 28, 2025
Monday Jul 28, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel are joined by returning guest Nastassia to talk Spike/Buffy shipping and Willow grief with Something Blue, and the, well, heroic sacrifice of Doyle in Hero. Nathaniel rambles a bunch, and Maggie and Nastassia are super nice about it.
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
Tuesday Jul 22, 2025
This week, Nathaniel and Maggie celebrate Thanksgiving in July with Buffy episode Pangs, and then break out the kleenex for Angel episode I Will Remember You. Topics include problematic themes, crossovers, and the comparisons between IWRY and Becoming Part 2.