SLAY!!! A Queer Buffy Podcast

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By: Ian Allred & Lena Conatser

Presented by Recovering Gleek, a spoiler free Buffy the Vampire Slayer rewatch podcast, hosted by two long time friends, Lena Conatser and Ian Allred, and looked at through a queer lens. New episodes every Wednesday!Follow us! @rgpresents_podcast Support this podcast: patreon.com/recoveringgleek

BtVS S1E5 Never Kill a Boy on the First Date
Last Wednesday at 7:00 AM

Buffy has a date with a cute boy in her class but, aw man, it's the same night as the apocalypse! Can she balance her double life, or will millions of people die by her negligence? Tune in to find out!


BtVS S1E4 Teacher's Pet
06/04/2025

Xander's been bit by the love bug, but its for his teacher! Who's also a literal bug and is going to bite his head off. Teen crushes are tough, man.


Listener Thoughts
05/28/2025

We are discussing your thoughts on the show, Dr Who, which member of the New Directions would be a Slayer, and the Master serving.


BtVS S1E3 The Witch
05/21/2025

Remember your one friend in high school who's parent was way too overbearing and controlling over their life? And remember that one time when their parent took up witchcraft and swapped bodies with them leading to a malicious Freaky Friday? And then their parent in your friends body tried to poison and then axe murder you? That's what this episode is.


BtVS S1E2 The Harvest
05/14/2025

Buffy and co work to thwart the Master's master (get it?) plan to walk above ground, Xander struggles to kill his best friend turned vampire, and the Master and Luke are definitely hooking up


BtVS S1E1 Welcome to the Hellmouth
05/07/2025

NEW SHOW NEW PODCAST! We're leaving the halls of McKinley and heading to Sunnydale High as we talk about our history with Buffy, what we love about the Scoobies, and Darla being an uninformed citizen.


The Last Episode of Recovering Gleek
04/16/2025

A check in and a few listener emails while we prep to release SLAY!!! A Queer Buffy Podcast


The One Where We Find Out What's Happening Next
04/02/2025

OKAY WE'RE FINALLY ANNOUNCING WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE POD AND PUTTING THINGS IN MOTION GET EXCITED. Also talking Smosh and Ian's experience in Matilda the Musical.


Amicable Exes
03/19/2025

The gabbers gab about Mayhem, Survivor, dating each other, and more


Sick Brain
03/12/2025

Lena and an ill Ian read an email and talk about the Traitors finale


That's Such a Good Thought
03/05/2025

We're reading listener emails about saying goodbye to Glee!


Final Gleewind: Recovering Gleek Pilot
02/19/2025

For the end of our Glee era we are going back to the beginning. We are relistening to the first episode of Recovering Gleek: A Glee Podcast and reflecting on how we've changed, how our feelings about the show have changed, and what we hope the future brings. Thank you all for joining us these past few years!


Sporty Spice in the Chat
02/12/2025

GO ELGSES! We're talking about the Super Bowl and reading listener emails about favorite Glee episodes


Gleewind: Our Favorite Episodes
02/05/2025

As we wrap up our time with Glee, we are talking about our FOUR FAVORITE EPISODES. Glee's peak (in our opinion), what Glee is to us, the plot lines we think about the most frequently.

Ian's picks:
Pilot, Duets

Lena's picks:
Laryngitis, The Hurt Locker Part 2


Becoming Each Other's Beards
01/29/2025

This week we are falling in love with each other by doing (an incredibly abridged version of) 36 Questions to fall in love. As well as some listener emails about yearning after people who don't want us back and what the best New Directions setlist is.


Gleewind: National Show Choir Competition
01/22/2025

This week we are taking a look back at the New Directions' 66% losing record as we visit the best and worst set lists, original songs, and rank all12 competition episodes

Episodes discussed this week are
New York
Nationals
City of Angels


I Feel Shame and Embarrassment
01/15/2025

This week we are talking extensively about reality TV old and new, and getting into an indepth analysis of which characters in Les Mis are or are not divas.


Gleewind: Diva Offs ft Andrew McGuire
01/08/2025

Gleek of the Week's own song showdown professional Andrew McGuire joins to determine who won each of the 13 diva offs over the course of Glee and compare rankings of diva offs, best to worst


2024 Wrapped
01/01/2025

Baby New Year and Father Time are here to take a look back at some of our favorite songs, movies, tv shows, and more from the last year


Gleewind: Christmas Episodes
12/25/2024

Christmas day will always be just as long as we have GLEE.

We queen out over the highs and lows of Glee's Christmas specials, what songs we wish they had covered, what songs we wish they hadn't covered, and Quinn texting and driving in every universe.

Episodes covered in this week are
A Very Glee Christmas
Extraordinary Merry Christmas
Glee Actually
Previously Unaired Christmas


Rachel Survivor 47 Winner Truther
12/18/2024

We chat about our Survivor Finale predictions, Blaine not reporting the rock salt slushee to the police, and our memories of Christmas past


Gleewind: Alfonso Stans Only Pt 2
12/11/2024

We're giving our fave Glee director his deserved Academy Award, Emmys be damned, as we talk about the last 4 episodes directed by Alfonso Gomez Rejon.

Episodes covered this week are
Asian F
Michael
Britney 2.0
The Break Up


A Bit of Whimsy
12/04/2024

This week we are talking about reality TV, Christmas traditions, and millennial school games


Gleewind: Alfonso Stans Only Pt 1
11/27/2024

This Gleewind is super sized as we talk about the 8 episodes directed by our fave, Alfonos Gomez Rejon. This week we tackle his first 4 and discuss why Laryngitis means so much to us, Alfonso's understanding of the world of Glee, and pretend we know anything about film theory.

Episodes covered this week are
Laryngitis
Grilled Cheesus
A Very Glee Christmas
Born This Way


Let's Make Judith Hoag Gay Famous
11/20/2024

HAPPY WICKED WEEK! We are chatting about Ian's SNL experience (and SNL crush), the drag personas of the New Directions, and GOING HEAD TO HEAD IN THE ULTIMATE FICTIONAL SHOW CHOIR SHOW DOWN.


Gleewind: Gleegionals
11/13/2024

It's Regionals for Regionals. Did Glee peak with Journey to Regionals? How do Marley's original songs stack up against Rachel's? Is Candles the worst number every performed at a competition? How does Lena feel about On My Way after watching it for the third time in a matter of weeks? All this and more! (more being discussion of seeing Darren Criss' new broadway show and even more thoughts on Spelling Bee)

Episodes discussed are
Journey to Regionals
Original Song
On My Way
All or Nothing


They're Parentifying Her!
11/06/2024

This week we've got EMAILS EMAILS EMAILS! We talk Broadway, why Glee didn't have more Halloween episodes, and create fantasy Glee Clubs


Gleewind: HOLIDAY SPECIAL(s)
10/30/2024

Pink goes good with Glee!
This week we're talking how Glee tackles every holiday that doesn't involve a jolly old elf (maybe stay tuned for Christmas specials?) We chat about Glee's winning streak of Valentine's specials, change our tune on the Rocky Horror Glee Show, and plan our perfect season 3 Halloween special that never was.
Episodes discussed are
The Rocky Horror Glee Show
Silly Love Songs
Heart
Thanksgiving
I Do


Harshing the Vibe
10/23/2024

Halloween comes early as we discuss horror movies, our holiday plans (or lack thereof), and the best iteration of the Addams Family


Gleewind: Mash Off
10/16/2024

It's a mash off smack down for the crown (the crown being nonexistent and the winner never once being declared) as we discuss the annual New Directions Boys vs Girls Mash Off.
Episodes discussed are
Vitamin D
Never Been Kissed
Mash Off
Boys (and Girls) on Film


Moon 2
10/09/2024

Reading our charts from Cafe Astrology and learning a little about life, the stars, and each other in the process. Also Ian thought the new Aubrey Plaza movie was about the age of dilemma of would you fight or **** your clone.


Gleewind: Western Ohio Sectionals
10/02/2024

We're revisiting ever Western Ohio Show Choir Sectionals to talk the best songs, funniest competition, most exciting plotlines, and that one time Quinn tried to report Shelby for sleeping with a student and everyone acted like she was insane for doing so???

Episodes discussed this week are
Season 1 Sectionals
Season 2 Special Education
Season 3 Hold On to Sixteen
Season 4 Thanksgiving
Season 6 We Built This Glee Club


And You Did It At My Birthday
09/25/2024

Chatting about everything from the passage of time to unplanned bowel movements.


Gleewind: Not Gonna Teach Your Podcast How to Dance With You
09/18/2024

Get your corsage's and have your dates home by midnight because we are talking about all the McKinley High school dances! We discuss who was the best dressed, which dance we would most like to attend ourselves, and how it all peaked with Prom Queen.
Episodes discussed this week are
Season 2 Prom Queen
Season 3 Promasaurus
Season 4 Sadie Hawkins
Season 5 Tina in the Sky with Diamonds


Anna Nalick and a Yap
09/11/2024

Join us as we hang out, read some emails, and chat about what books we've been reading, Cats: The Jellicle Ball, and the greatest song of all time


Gleewind: Coming Out
09/04/2024

Lena and Ian compare and contrast the coming out stories of our main queer characters (namely Kurt, Santana, Blaine, Brittany, Unique, Karofsky, and Beiste) by reexamining season 1's Preggers, season 3's I Kissed a Girl On My Way, and Saturday Night Gleever, and Season 6's Jagged Little Tapestry and Transitioning.


The Return: where the hell have you been???
08/28/2024

Remember this podcast? It's back.

We’re back from hiatus and back into the halls of McKinley High! This week we give updates on our lives, talk about the future of the podcast, and see what Glee characters we are four years later


Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 3
02/28/2024

We bid farewell to our Season 4 newbies, as well as additional Glee Clubbers added along the way (Sugar, Joe, Rory, Lauren). A lot is said about the Glee Project.


Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 2
02/21/2024

We say goodbye to Sam, Blaine, Will, Emma, and Sue by discussing their arcs, inconsistencies, and songs


Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 1
02/14/2024

We take a look back at our OG New Directioners and discuss what went well with their plotlines, what went wrong, and which of their songs we think of most