Insane Troll Logic: A Buffyverse Podcast

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

August 11, 2025 99 mins

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. 

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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.

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July 28, 2025 121 mins

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.

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July 22, 2025 116 mins

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.

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This week, on Insane Troll logic, Maggie and Nathaniel delve into the characters of Riley and Doyle, "Romeo & Juliet" references, and gush over Doyle's ex-wife Harry. All this and more on Insane Troll logic!

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This week on Insane Troll Logic, Nathaniel and Maggie break down the Oz/Willow break-up and bring to a close their long debated thoughts on Oz as a whole (not that we won't see him again), and generally feel icky about the somewhat problematic Angel episode Sense and Sensitivity. 

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June 30, 2025 125 mins

This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Maggie and Nathaniel are joined by special guest Scott Davis to discuss botched alcohol safety, apartments in the 90s, and generally trying to make sense of Beer Bad. 

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This week on Insane Troll Logic, Nathaniel and Maggie are joined by Rye to discuss halloween and communication with Buffy episode Fear Itself, and the elements of stalking and emotional abuse of Angel episode I Fall To Pieces.

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This week, Maggie and Nathaniel tackle the very first crossover episode of Buffy and Angel, dealing with the villainy of Spike, breaking down the Buffy/Parker nonsense, and why fans really wanted Oz to stick around on Angel.

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This week, on Insane Troll Logic, Nathaniel and Maggie deal with roommates and dating with two episodes of Buffy and Angel! They talk Kathy, Parker, Oz and Kate Lockley, as well as the continuing development of the Angel cast dynamics.

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June 3, 2025 80 mins

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.

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May 27, 2025 94 mins

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.

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May 20, 2025 110 mins

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!

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May 15, 2025 108 mins

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.

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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.

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April 30, 2025 86 mins

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.

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April 24, 2025 106 mins

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.

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April 16, 2025 116 mins

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)

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April 9, 2025 91 mins

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.

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March 31, 2025 90 mins

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!

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