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Ruth and Michelle have thinky thoughts about things that are both fascinating and frustrating. London based fandom aficionados, talk TV, books, movies, and all things fandom. We would love you to join the discussion, via our website fascinationandfrustration.com or on social media.

Fascination and Frustration


    • May 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 19m AVG DURATION
    • 154 EPISODES


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    Conversations with Dead People 7.15: End of Days (s07e21)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 68:52


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 21, End of Days.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.14: Touched (s07e20)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 68:51


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 20, Touched.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.13: Empty Places (s07e19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 66:53


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 19, Empty Places.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.12: Dirty Girls (s07e18)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 61:45


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 18, Dirty Girls.  We had some tech issues while recording this, hence why we sound like we fell down a drain pipe. We do apologise and hope you'll bear with us... Faith's in this episode! It's 100% worth it!!!  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.11: Lies My Parents Told me (s07e17)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 92:37


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 17, Lies My Parents Told Me.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.10: Storyteller (s07e16)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 69:17


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Episode 16, Storyteller.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.9: Get It Done (s07e15)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 68:15


    Join us in our conversation about the second half of Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We are discussing episode 15, Get It Done.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.9: First Date (s07e14)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 58:36


    We are back! Join us in our conversation about the second half of Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. We are starting with episode 14, First Date.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Gavin and Stacey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2025 57:44


    We are having Thinky Thoughts about Gavin and Stacey. Spoilers for the entirety of Gavin and Stacey. Got it? Tidy.   Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

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    Conversations with Dead People 7.7: Potentials (s07e12)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2024 57:35


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode 12, Potentials.  This is our halfway point. We'll be returning with the second half of Season 7 of Buffy after a little break.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.6: Bring on the Night (s07e10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 70:42


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode 10, Bring on the Night.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.5: Never Leave Me (s07e09)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2024 94:41


    Join us in our conversation about Season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode 9, Never Leave Me.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.4: Conversations with Dead People (s07e07)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2024 86:39


    In this episode we'll be discussing our podcast's namesake, and one of our favourite episodes in Season 7 of Buffy - episode 7, Conversations with Dead People.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.3: Selfless (s07e05)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2024 92:59


    Join us in our conversation about season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode 5, Selfless.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.2: Help (s07e04)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2024 64:28


    We continue our conversation about season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with episode 4, Help.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 7.1: Same Time, Same Place (s07e03)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2024 72:39


    We kick off our conversation about season 7 of Buffy the Vampire Slayer with episode 3, Same Time, Same Place.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People Enneagram: Rupert Giles

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2024 31:50


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We use the tried and tested method of online personality quizzes to get to the bottom of some of our beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters. This one's all about Rupert Giles.  Quiz from LonerWolf

    Conversations with Dead People Enneagram: Tara Maclay

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 32:13


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We use the tried and tested method of online personality quizzes to get to the bottom of some of our beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters. This one's all about Tara Maclay Quiz from LonerWolf

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 128:58


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We are having Thinky Thoughts about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2

    The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2024 115:48


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We are having Thinky Thoughts about The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1

    The Bear - Season 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2024 125:32


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter Join us as we discuss season 3 of The Bear.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.11: Grave(s06e22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 70:47


    We conclude our conversation about season 6 of Buffy, with the finale, 'Grave'.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.10: Villains (s06e20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2024 79:18


    In this episode of Conversations with Dead People, we're discussing season 6 episode 20 of Buffy, Villains. Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.9: Seeing Red (s06e19)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2024 114:43


    In this episode of Conversations with Dead People, we're discussing season 6 episode 19 of Buffy, Seeing Red. Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.8: Normal Again (s06e17)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 73:13


    In this episode of Conversations with Dead People, we're discussing season 6 episode 17 of Buffy, Normal Again. Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.7: Dead Things (s06e13)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 79:37


    In this episode of Conversations with Dead People, we're discussing season 6 episode 13 of Buffy, Dead Things. Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire PART 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2024 127:00


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We are having Thinky Thoughts about The Hunger Games: Catching fire This is Part 2 of our conversation. 

    The Hunger Games: Catching Fire PART 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2024 117:23


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We are having Thinky Thoughts about The Hunger Games: Catching fire This is Part 1 of our conversation. 

    Conversations with Dead People 6.6: Gone

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2024 55:59


    We're talking about Gone, season 6 episode 11 of Buffy, for Conversations with Dead People  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.5: Smashed & Wrecked (s06e09&10)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2024 122:37


    We're talking about Smashed and Wrecked, season 6 episodes 9 and 10, of Buffy for Conversations with Dead People  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.4: Tablua Rasa (s06e08)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2024 87:31


    We're talking about season 6 episode 8, Tabula Rasa of Buffy for Conversations with Dead People  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.3: Once More with Feeling (s06e07)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2024 125:12


    We're back with conversations with dead people for season 6 episode 7, Once More with Feeling (!!!!!) Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.2: After Life(s06e03)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 2, 2024 68:30


    We're back with conversations with dead people for season 6 episode 3, After Life.   Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 6.1: Bargaining Parts 1 & 2 (s06e01 & 02)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2024 105:27


    We're back with conversations with dead people for season 6 episodes 1 and 2, Bargaining.   Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Good Omens S2E06 Every Day

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2023 88:16


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We finish our conversation about Good Omens season 2, with Episode 6, Every Day 

    Good Omens S2E05

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2023 44:06


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We're continuing our conversation about Good Omens season 2, with Episode 5, The Ball

    Good Omens S2E04 The Hitchhiker

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2023 44:43


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We're continuing our conversation about Good Omens season 2, with Episode 4, The Hitchhiker.

    Good Omens S2E03

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2023 62:51


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We're continuing our conversation about Good Omens season 2, with Episode 3, I Know Where I'm Going.  - As mentioned in the episode: Good Omens: Lockdown

    Good Omens S2E02 The Clue

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2023 82:08


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We're continuin our conversation about Good Omens season 2, with Episode 2, The Clue.

    Good Omens S2E01 - The Arrival

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2023 57:11


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter This week we kick off with the first of our 6 episodes about Good Omens season 2.

    The West Wing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2023 81:48


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We are having Thinky Thoughts about The West Wing.  

    The Hunger Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2023 133:05


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We are having Thinky Thoughts about The Hunger Games.  Please let us know whether you enjoyed this episode and whether you would like to hear us talk about the remaining movies in this trilogy, based on the novels by Suzanne Collins.   

    Finales: The Gilmore Girls

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2023 74:14


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We talk about the last season and the finale of The Gilmore Girls Spoilers for a lot of the Gilmore Girls Listen to our episode on the pilot episode of the Gilmore Girls.

    Preparing for Good Omens Season 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2023 24:27


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We are hopping on to let you know what our plans for discussing Season 2 of Good Omens, and what you can expect from the upcoming episodes. Bottomline: We are bamboozled, and are hoping to talk it out and reach the other side a little bit less confused. Join us if you want to find out whether we can manage!   

    Conversations with Dead People - Season 4 & 5 Round Up: The College Years

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 1, 2023 57:53


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We have a brief round up of the college years of Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here.

    Conversations with Dead People Enneagram: Buffy Summers

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2023 42:36


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We use the tried and tested method of online personality quizzes to get to the bottom of some of our beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters. This one's all about the woman herself, Buffy Anne Summers. Quiz from LonerWolf

    The Bear - Season2

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2023 116:57


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter Join us as we get ready for The Bear's opening night. 

    Conversations with Dead People Enneagram: Riley Finn

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2023 30:06


    Website - Tumblr - Twitter We use the tried and tested method of online personality quizzes to get to the bottom of some of our beloved Buffy the Vampire Slayer characters. This one's all about Riley Finn.  Quiz from LonerWolf.com

    Conversations with Dead People 5.11: The Gift (s05e22)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2023 126:50


    We have reached the end of Buffy Season 5! We are discussing episode 22, The Gift, and saying goodbye to the Slayer. Beloved sister. Devoted friend. She saved the world. A lot.  Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 5.10: The Weight of the World (s05e21)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 55:51


    We're continuing our essential episodes of Buffy Season 5 with episode 21, The Weight of the World Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

    Conversations with Dead People 5.9: Spiral (s05e20)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2023 75:06


    We're continuing our essential episodes of Buffy Season 5 with episode 20, Spiral   Check out the episodes we've got coming up here. Come talk to us on Twitter and Tumblr, or email us and please review us on iTunes.

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