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Xena: Warrior Podcast
Hosted by Vera, Katie, and Livy · EN
Xena: Warrior Podcast is a weekly show where three film school grads (Vera, Katie, and Livy) over-analyze the Hades out of Xena: Warrior Princess. This 90's classic deserves more critical attention and appreciation within the television canon, and that's where we come in. Watch along with us as we revisit Xena from the beginning.
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63: 4x20 "Endgame"
Mar 12, 201801:36:53Tap to summarizeIn our village, every Monday we listen to a new episode of XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST! Vera, Katie, and Livy play for keeps with 4x20 "Endgame," where shit gets real and major characters who've been part of the show for YEARS get killed...in the teaser!? We discuss how they done Ephiny dirty, the final Brutus and his sexual chemistry with Gabrielle (at least according to Renée), Amarice's hat, Pompey the capitalist, can Gabrielle be a pacifist and an Amazon queen?, Xena's many surrenders, plus Phil the French Bulldog weighs in with his opinions on the episode. The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast Website: xenawarriorpodcast.com ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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62: 4x18-19 "The Convert" & "Takes One to Know One"
Mar 5, 201801:57:39Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, get your aloe vera ready because the Queen of Sick Burns is back! Vera, Katie, and Livy go up against Najara again in 4x18 "The Convert," discussing her Greatest Hits and whether her characterization in this episode is consistent with the woman we met in "Crusader," plus actual character development for Joxer, vines!?, and Gabrielle working through her emotions via bad salads. Next, it's 4x19 "Takes One to Know One," which tries to solve the mystery of 'how many Clue jokes is too many?' One! One is plenty! The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast Website: xenawarriorpodcast.com ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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61: 4x17 "The Play's the Thing"
Feb 26, 201801:51:03Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, all the world's a stage! Vera, Katie, and Livy go to the theater in 4x17 "The Play's the Thing," the show's most meta episode yet. The writers waste no time in sending up the just-finished India arc and the still-underway pacifism arc, while also making light of every criticism ever made of Xena; from its skimpy costumes and hot tubs to its gratuitous violence and subpar acting, the show claps back with a gleeful vengeance, while also interrogating its own choices and history. We discuss the importance of examining Gabs's character through a humorous lens at this critical stage of her journey; Zehra, Milo, and this episode's debt to meta-theatrical movies; thespians!!!; why Spartacus is SO GOOD; a salute to foley; and Buffus the Bacchae Slayer, which you may have heard is playing just across the street. The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast Website: xenawarriorpodcast.com ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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60: 4x16 "The Way"
Feb 19, 201802:31:16Tap to summarizeWatch out, because this week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST we are armed and dangerous! Vera, Katie, and Livy have found 4x16 "The Way," the final episode of the India arc, and it is SOMETHING ELSE. We discuss the backlash that led to this ep's temporary removal from syndication, and the cultural identity issues and prejudices on both sides of the debate. Something tells us we're gonna need a bigger Problematic Jar for this one... But despite its missteps, we agree that "The Way" is a bold, transporting, ultra-ambitious exploration of Hinduism and spiritual truth-seeking in general, as Xena and Gabrielle look for guidance in how to live correctly in a violent world. We discuss the Hindu epics that inspired the plot, David Blaine??, King Solomon, Gabrielle's open heart, Hanuman's secret identity, the many kinds of religious pluralism, Heidi Klum??, and too many arms! The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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59: 4x15 "Between the Lines"
Feb 12, 201801:54:10Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, karma's a bitch! Vera, Katie, and Livy move on to the second episode of the India arc, 4x15 "Between the Lines," and good mother, we're afraid we don't understand a lot of this. So many questions, like how does the mendhi work? Like really, how does it work? What happens to Arminestra and Shakti's consciousnesses when Xena and Gabrielle inhabit their bodies? What is Naiyima's deal? What is Alti's favorite Terminator movie? How is the female gender symbol going to help Xena and Gabs recognize each other in the next life? Who will be the next New Zealand's Hottest Home Baker? But who cares about any of this when we have the show's greatest, most brutal fight scene yet, climaxing with, oh yeah, GABRIELLE GETTING A HAIRCUT. The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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58: 4x14 "Devi"
Jan 29, 201801:41:57Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, the power of Eli compels you! Vera, Katie, and Livy take a passage to India in 4x14 "Devi," the lushly produced first stop on Xena and Gabrielle's tour of the subcontinent. Ready the Problematic Jar because we kick it off with a whole montage of Indian stereotypes as Xena and Gabs do their best impressions of ignorant tourists, and a white lady becomes a savior only to find out that the real savior is (gasp!) a white man. But hey, despite its missteps this episode still manages to be really effing fun. We discuss the sneaky irreverence of Eli's first appearance, priest Vikram's sexy voice, buying Ganges water on the Internet, and, the main attraction, Renée's magnificently vampy performance as the Hindu demoness Tataka. MY PEARLS! The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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57: 4x13 "Paradise Found"
Jan 22, 201802:29:53Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, the real you is bleeding through! Vera, Katie, and Livy do their best sun salutations in 4x13 "Paradise Found," a sexy, thinky yogafest that kicks off the India arc with its own unique mix of Hinduism, Taoism, and New Age esotericism--with some Sapphic massage and freaky body horror thrown in. This ep is a lot, you guys! We discuss director Rob Tapert's actor-focused approach, the many visual references from Maxfield Parrish to Alice in Wonderland to Buddhist art, and how lighting, camera placement, and sound design externalize Xena and Gabrielle's internal struggles. Plus: Xena breaks the hair scale, Aidan's abuses of power, 69-ing on the yin-yang bed, Gabrielle's 'hot little number,' so many baths, lotus symbolism, and the most psychologically fraught scene in all of Xena. It's a TORTOISE, Vera! The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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56: 4x12 "If the Shoe Fits"
Jan 15, 201800:56:13Tap to summarizeOnce upon a time, there was a beautiful podcast called XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST. And on this podcast there were three maidens named Vera, Katie, and Livy who lived in a little house in the woods where they did nothing all day except watch episodes of Xena and talk about them. One day, they watched 4x12 "If the Shoe Fits" and had a lot of things to say about it. They talked about the relative merits of outdoor showers, why Xena sleeps with rope, Gabrielle's excellently tailored sack, everybody's Freudian issues, Alesia's bizarre speaking voice, the launching of one of the show's greatest ships, and how obvious it is that the script was written in just one night. And once they were finished talking about this episode, the three maidens never had to watch it again, so they lived happily ever after! The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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55: 4x11 "Daughter of Pomira"
Jan 8, 201801:02:15Tap to summarizeThis week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, it's the child custody battle of the century in 4x11 "Daughter of Pomira." Vera, Katie, and Livy discuss this episode's major cinematic influence, The Searchers, and the ways in which this episode fails to live up to the moral nuance and ambivalence of that seminal American Western. We talk about the subtextual reemergence of Gabrielle's Hope issues, Vanessa's blue dress of domesticity, and Milo, who is just the worst. So many coins in the Problematic Jar!!! The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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Minisode 04: "Hercules & Xena: The Animated Movie"
Jan 1, 201800:46:17Tap to summarizeCome with us across the sea of time this week on XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST as we tackle Hercules & Xena: The Animated Movie - The Battle for Mount Olympus! Vera, Katie, and Livy have a lot of questions about this feature length animated spectacular, and most of them can be boiled down to: "WHY?" Like, why are their faces this way? Why is Xena's hair red in splotches? Why is Gabrielle a bird? Why doesn't anyone talk about the romantic Arthurian/Sleeping Beauty imagery and subtexty goodness of "Xena's Song?" Why are the Titans the worst? Why is this happening?? Why was this an idea???! Etc. Boom shaka laka laka boom boom, everyone! The power, the passion, the podcast! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/xenawarriorpodcast iTunes: http://apple.co/2f0NAIM Twitter: @xenawarriorpod Tumblr: xenawarriorpodcast.tumblr.com Facebook: facebook.com/xenawarriorpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/xenawarriorpodcast ———————————————————————— Vera: (@hollywoodgrrl) Katie: (@katetocci) Livy: (@PonderousLivy) Music: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/A_Hawk_and_a_Hacksaw/
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