Podcasts by Prophecy Guys
Two divinity students (Sam Koekkoek and Jordan Magill) look at the modern classic Buffy the Vampire Slayer through the lenses of theology, philosophy and artistry!
Further podcasts by Prophecy Guys: The Gospel According to Buffy
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Season 1 Take 2 Part 1 (feat. Danaya Darling) from 2021-04-02T23:35:22
This week we have a new guest host with some fresh takes on some old episodes! Hope you enjoy!
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Revelations (The Lost Episode) from 2021-02-26T19:55:33
Jordan bit the bullet and edited the lost episode.
Sam tackles themes around trust and manipulation, while Jordan unpacks the nature of revelation.
COVID Check In 2 & the Wh*don Allegations from 2021-02-17T08:49:53
The Prophecy Guys come out of hiatus to address the abuse allegations against Buffy's creator, and to talk about the show's future.
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Covid-19 Check In from 2020-04-20T21:33:44
Hey all you cool cats and kittens! Ya boys are back for a quick Covid-19 check in! We miss you and hope to get some new episodes out ASAP!
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Band Candy from 2020-01-21T02:08:06
This week we eat the candy and discuss season 3 episode 6, Band Candy!
Sam talks the dangers of franchise media consumption while Jordan invokes his inner child!
The boys also lis...
Homecoming from 2019-11-18T06:36:34
This week we're (sort of) back from a long break to talk about season 3 episode 4, Homecoming! How apropos!
Sam takes a Marxist reading of the episode (and the season) while Jordan talks c...
Beauty and the Beasts from 2019-03-24T23:54:55
This week we're just in it for the chase with Buffy season 3 episode 4 Beauty and the Beasts!
Sam tackles the nature of masculinity itself while Jordan explains the monster god debate and ...
Faith, Hope and Trick from 2018-11-08T06:58:46
This week we’re five-by-five as we meet our new slayer in Faith, Hope and Trick!
Jordan and special guest Marlie Miller discuss trauma, closure and therapy!
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Dead Man's Party from 2018-09-15T07:47:30
This week we throw a hootenanny with season 3 episode 2, Dead Man’s Party!
Sam and Jordan discuss communication and unveiling, and somebody changes their mind! GASP!
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Season 2 Wrap (feat. Marlie Miller) from 2018-07-08T09:18:47
This week we're again joined by friend-of-the-show, sister, and all-around badass Marlie Miller, who schools us on what we missed/got wrong from the second season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We go...
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Becoming Part 3 from 2018-07-01T01:52:15
In honor of the last day of Pride month, Jordan is sharing his story with this amazing Prophecy community.
Note: This is not a Buffy review. Our discussion touches on themes from Becoming ...
Bonus Episode: Harriet the Spy from 2018-06-23T07:26:17
This week we take a closer look at 1996 film Harriet the Spy!
Jordan talks about the stories we tell and how they shape the realities we experience, and Marlie explains collective forgiven...
Becoming Parts 1 & 2 (feat. Hannah Martin) from 2018-04-21T06:37:25
This week we close our eyes as we discuss Buffy’s 2-part, season 2 finale, Becoming! We’re joined by Seattle School student (and friend of Sam!) Hannah Martin, and the three of us discuss becoming ...
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Interview - Kevin T. Porter from 2018-03-30T05:38:24
This week HOLY S&#T we’re joined by comedy writer/podcast host extraordinaire Kevin T. Porter (Gilmore Guys, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Goys, Good Christian Fun) who shares his Guestimony, and how p...
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I Only Have Eyes for You from 2018-03-16T04:48:22
This week WHY DID IT HAVE TO BE SNAKES?!? as we discuss Buffy season 2 episode 19, I Only Have Eyes for You!
We switch it up a little this week as Sam brings you some fresh-out-of-the-oven...
Killed by Death from 2018-03-09T05:40:53
This week we save our cousin from falling boulders as we discuss season 2 episode 18 Killed by Death!
Sam and Jordan both use this episode, about the death of children and the adults who w...
Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered from 2018-02-16T14:26:33
Happy Noxonian Valentine's Day! Enjoy the swift punch, right in the feels, of Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered!
Sam stresses the importance of consent, while Jordan tackles perverse des...
Bonus Episode: 2017 in Review from 2018-01-20T09:08:01
This week we return from our holiday break with a bonus episode reviewing our first year of podcasting! We talk interviews, guests, games, and goals for the next year!
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Surprise/Innocence Part 2 from 2017-12-29T22:20:57
This week we say goodnight, my love, as we wrap up our conversation about Surprise/Innocence.
All stray observations, all the time!
Sam:
The Oh Hellos Family Christmas Album
Surprise/Innocence Part 1 from 2017-12-16T05:30:52
This week we feel the searing sting of betrayal as we discuss Buffy season 2 episodes 13 and 14, Surprise and Innocence!
SPOILERS! SPOILERS! SPOILERS!
We lumped the two-parter tog...
Interview - Tyler Huckabee from 2017-11-10T07:04:02
This week our wildest dreams come true, as we have the ABSOLUTE HONOR of interviewing pop culture writer Tyler Huckabee (Relevant Magazine, IGN, The Week, Washington Post).
Tyler is a lon...
Bonus Episode: Over the Garden Wall from 2017-10-31T08:16:05
This week we follow a candy trail through the Unknown with Cartoon Network's 2014 miniseries, Over the Garden Wall!
We deep dive into atonement theology, childlike faith, and fear vs coura...
What's My Line (Parts 1 & 2) from 2017-10-14T06:25:09
This week we check "yes" in the shrub box as we discuss the first true two-parter of BtVS, What's My Line (S2E9-10)!
Sam looks at how our emotions give us strength while Jordan talks theol...
The Dark Age from 2017-10-08T06:01:36
This week we squirm through season 2 episode 8 The Dark Age!
We improvise our way through a conversation about guilt, past selves, the myth of the self-made man/woman and more!
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Halloween (feat. Hailey Eckerdt & Tony Scarcello) from 2017-09-15T09:00:20
This week we don our rocker chick gear (but is it a costume?) for Buffy season 2 episode 6 Halloween!
For our last episode sans-Sam, we're joined by Jesus Take the Reel's Tony Scarcello an...
Bonus Episode: Buffy the Vampire Slayer (1992) from 2017-09-02T08:47:05
This week we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Buffy movie by giving it the Prophecy Guys treatment, which in this case means goofing on it the whole time a la Rifftrax or Mystery Science Theat...
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Inca Mummy Girl/Reptile Boy (feat. Marlie Miller) from 2017-08-26T17:38:45
This week we lie to Giles (GASP) and sneak off to a party with alcohol (DOUBLE GASP) as we discuss season 2 episodes 4 and 5, Inca Mummy GIRL and Reptile BOY.
Jordan - Permissible evil in ...
Interview - Lani Diane Rich from 2017-08-18T11:19:06
This week we geek out with the Notorious LDR herself, Lani Diane Rich (Chipperish Media)! She schools us on the importance of stories, the Mystery behind the universe, and which Buffy character is ...
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School Hard from 2017-08-12T20:37:01
This week we try not to disappoint you (again) with our review of season 2 episode 3, School Hard!
Sam and Jordan both talk about balancing our priorities and our passions with our vocatio...
Some Assembly Required from 2017-08-05T05:29:49
This week we dissect the second episode of Buffy's second season, Some Assembly Required!
Sam discusses the relationship between an artist and her work while Jordan talks about scientific ...
When She Was Bad from 2017-07-21T20:53:06
We're back!
After an unexpected hiatus between seasons, we return to discuss season 2 episode 1, When She Was Bad!
Sam talks Greek tragedy while Jordan explains spiritual trauma a...
Bonus Episode: Sense8 from 2017-06-26T13:41:45
In our first bonus episode (of many to come!), we give the Prophecy Guys treatment to one of our favorite shows, the gone-too-soon Sense8.
For our show we specifically review events from ...
Season 1 Wrap Up (feat. Marlie Miller) from 2017-06-09T15:05:04
We did it! We finished a whole season of Prophecy Guys, reviewing and discussing a full season of Buffy!
After every season we'll do a wrap-up show to discuss everything we left out of the...
Prophecy Girl from 2017-05-28T12:53:43
This week we discover our destinies with Buffy's season 1 finale, Prophecy Girl!
Sam explains the Big Bad trope in serialized storytelling and Jordan talks about, what else, prophecy!
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Out of Mind, Out of Sight (feat. Chelsea Taylor) from 2017-05-20T12:39:48
This week our friend Chelsea Taylor joins us as we set our sights on Buffy season 1 episode 10: Out of Mind, Out of Sight!
Sam talks about representation in media and Jordan unpacks the do...
Nightmares from 2017-05-10T15:54:21
This week we face our fears with Buffy season 1 episode 10 Nightmares!
Sam tries to investigate what makes for a good child-actor performance and Jordan talks fear of God: yea or nay?
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I Robot, You Jane/Puppet Show from 2017-04-23T05:43:21
This week we get jacked in with a double-feature, I Robot, You Jane (1.08) and The Puppet Show (1.09)! Jordan talks idol worship and how it can affect our relationships, while Sam stresses the need...
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Teacher's Pet/Never Kill a Boy on the First Date from 2017-04-01T08:20:50
This week we make the most out of two fluff episodes, tackling Teacher's Pet (Sam talks about carnality getting in the way of creativity) and Never Kill a Boy on the First Date (Jordan addresses "A...
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Welcome to the Hellmouth/The Harvest from 2017-03-17T05:06:38
This week we look at Buffy's two-part pilot, Welcome to the Hellmouth and the Harvest! Sam tells us about the subverting jumpcut and Jordan introduces the vampire-as-other metaphor in Western spiri...
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Episode 1 - Intros from 2017-03-11T00:35:49
Prophecy Guys: The Gospel According to Buffy episode 1 - introductions.
Sam Koekkoek and Jordan Magill talk Buffy the vampire slayer through the lenses of theology, philosophy and artistry!