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 Jun 03, 2025
Tuesday Jun 03, 2025
A new beginning (of sorts!) for Insane Troll Logic as Maggie and Nathaniel begin doing battle with season 4 of Buffy and the first season of Angel's spin-off! They talk new characters, new directions, and fan theories about certain one-off vampires.
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Tuesday May 27, 2025
Nathaniel and Maggie wrap up season three of Buffy with the two-part finale "Graduation Day!" Maggie makes Nathaniel look at the finale a different way with her take on the metaphors, Nathaniel enjoys the "ending" of the Buffy/Faith rivalry, and they both love Anya.
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Tuesday May 20, 2025
Season three starts to wrap up as Nathaniel deconstructs the Buffy/Angel relationship, Maggie weighs in on The Mayor/Faith and Buffy/Giles comparisons, and both marvel at the fact that Xander doesn't do anything problematic this week? All this and more on Insane Troll Logic!
Thursday May 15, 2025
Thursday May 15, 2025
CW: School shootings, suicide.
This week, Nathaniel and Maggie deal with the awkward plot and latent lgbtq elements of Enemies and the overall weirdness of comedy episode Earshot, and how its weirdness is an unintended casualty of real world problems.
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Wednesday May 07, 2025
Things get real on Insane Troll Logic this week, with topics of kink and sexual assault (of the less-common female-on-male variety), so please listen responsibly. Nathaniel approaches Consequences with some emotional honesty, and Maggie enjoys the lgbtq themes of Dopplegangland, and both dig on the Faith and Willow centric narratives within.
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
Wednesday Apr 30, 2025
This week, Maggie and Nathaniel continue season three of Buffy with The Zeppo and Bad Girls, discussing Xander's character development, Wesley's first appearance, and whether or not Angel can get certain frustrating testicular issues...whether Nathaniel likes it or not.
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
Thursday Apr 24, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie deals with her disdain for Gingerbread (while Nathaniel tries to engage with it), and both enthuse over Helpless-in particular, the Cordelia moments and the Giles/Buffy Father/Daughter dynamic.
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
Wednesday Apr 16, 2025
This week, Nathaniel and Maggie discuss two fan-favorite episodes of Buffy: The Wish and Amends, talking alternate realities, hating Xander (as usual) and how Amends is one of the best visualizations of depression. (CW: Depression, Suicide-please listen responsibly)
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
Wednesday Apr 09, 2025
This week, Maggie and Nathaniel are joined by writer (and long time close friend of Nathaniel) Nastassia to discuss two more season three episodes, Revelations and Lovers Walk! We discuss Faith, Spike, fandom and fanfic, and how Nastassia got Nathaniel into Buffy in the first place.
Monday Mar 31, 2025
Monday Mar 31, 2025
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel discuss the "Angel is back" narrative, enjoy character moments, and enthuse over the debut on The Mayor!