03: 1x05-06 "The Path Not Taken" & "The Reckoning"

On this week’s XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST, we confront Xena’s ultimate weakness: hot tubs! Xena’s penultimate weakness, btw, is men with well-muscled arms, which makes this pair of episodes, 1x05, “The Path Not Taken” and 1x06, “The Reckoning,” quite the trial for her. (Not a trial for Vera, Katie, and Livy, though; we loved every minute of these two very strong stories.) Join us as we discuss misogyny as comedy device, the twelve-step program that is the warrior’s path to redemption, and why Ares is totally the Christian Grey of the Xenaverse (though his Red Room is a bit green...screened).

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02: 1x03-04 "Dreamworker" & "Cradle of Hope"

What dreams may come in this week’s XENA: WARRIOR PODCAST! Vera, Katie, and Livy venture through the dreamscape of 1x03, “Dreamworker,” which lays the foundations of one of the show’s biggest emotional arcs: Gabrielle realizes that becoming a warrior might not be all fun and games, while Xena wrestles with her dark side...literally. Next, we lighten things up with 1x04, “Cradle of Hope,” an episode that raises pressing questions like, “How high can a warrior princess throw a baby?” and “Is Xena a good dancer?" (But really, is she??)

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01: 1x01-02 "Sins of the Past" & "Chariots of War"

Walk alongside our horse as we begin this wild and magical ride through Ancient Greece. It's the very first episode of Xena: Warrior Podcast! This week, Vera, Katie, and Livy explore the humble beginnings of our dear Warrior Princess on parent show Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, before moving on to the good stuff with XWP Ep 1, "Sins of the Past," and Ep 2, "Chariots of War." We discuss the tragic significance of Xena burying her armor and weapons, pay our respects to one of the greatest TV moms you'll ever meet (LOVE YOU, CYRENE!), alternately laugh and weep for sweet baby angel Gabrielle, and puzzle over Ep. 2's sudden and confusing influx of heterosexuality. Not just one but two BFOTWs (BFOTW=Boyfriend of the Week). Whaaaaaat?

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A World in Turmoil Cried Out for a Podcast!

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. The power, the passion, the podcast!

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