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.
Episodes

Oct 27, 2025
Oct 27, 2025
1hr 32 min
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel tackle the penultimate episode of Angel season one, War Zone and Blind Date. They talk the first appearance of Charles Gunn, the importance of Wolfram and Hart, Holland Manners, and more!

Oct 13, 2025
Oct 13, 2025
1hr 51 min
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Nathaniel and Maggie are joined by Ryan Rodriguez of One Track Mind to discuss the horny frat houses and religious oppression of Buffy episode Where The Wild Things Are, as well as the return of Oz (not to be confused with return TO Oz) and all the weird emotions of New Moon Rising. Hashtag: teamtara.

Oct 7, 2025
Oct 7, 2025
1hr 53 min
This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel delve into the second half of the Faith story arc with two episodes of Angel. They talk a lot about the weird downplaying of Faith's story, Buffy in and out of context, and how these two episodes form a lot of characterization for Wesley.

Sep 30, 2025
Sep 30, 2025
1hr 28 min
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.

Sep 23, 2025
Sep 23, 2025
1hr 13 min
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.

Sep 16, 2025
Sep 16, 2025
1hr 46 min
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!

Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025
2hr 56 sec
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!

Sep 1, 2025
Sep 1, 2025
1hr 25 min
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.

Aug 25, 2025
Aug 25, 2025
1hr 41 min
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.

Aug 11, 2025
Aug 11, 2025
1hr 39 min
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.







