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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!
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 Support this podcast: patreon.com/recoveringgleek
Follow us! @rgpresents_podcast
 Support this podcast: patreon.com/recoveringgleek
Episodes
- 2025 / 5 / 14BtVS S1E2 The HarvestBuffy 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
- 2025 / 5 / 7BtVS S1E1 Welcome to the HellmouthNEW 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.
- 2025 / 4 / 16The Last Episode of Recovering GleekA check in and a few listener emails while we prep to release SLAY!!! A Queer Buffy Podcast
- 2025 / 4 / 2The One Where We Find Out What's Happening NextOKAY 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.
- 2025 / 3 / 19Amicable ExesThe gabbers gab about Mayhem, Survivor, dating each other, and more
- 2025 / 3 / 12Sick BrainLena and an ill Ian read an email and talk about the Traitors finale
- 2025 / 3 / 5That's Such a Good ThoughtWe're reading listener emails about saying goodbye to Glee!
- 2025 / 2 / 19Final Gleewind: Recovering Gleek PilotFor 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...
- 2025 / 2 / 12Sporty Spice in the ChatGO ELGSES! We're talking about the Super Bowl and reading listener emails about favorite Glee episodes
- 2025 / 2 / 5Gleewind: Our Favorite EpisodesAs 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,...
- 2025 / 1 / 29Becoming Each Other's BeardsThis 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...
- 2025 / 1 / 22Gleewind: National Show Choir CompetitionThis 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 episodesEpisodes discussed this week areNew...
- 2025 / 1 / 15I Feel Shame and EmbarrassmentThis 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.
- 2025 / 1 / 8Gleewind: Diva Offs ft Andrew McGuireGleek 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
- 2025 / 1 / 12024 WrappedBaby 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
- 2024 / 12 / 25Gleewind: Christmas EpisodesChristmas 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...
- 2024 / 12 / 18Rachel Survivor 47 Winner TrutherWe chat about our Survivor Finale predictions, Blaine not reporting the rock salt slushee to the police, and our memories of Christmas past
- 2024 / 12 / 11Gleewind: Alfonso Stans Only Pt 2We'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 areAsian FMichaelBritney 2.0The...
- 2024 / 12 / 4A Bit of WhimsyThis week we are talking about reality TV, Christmas traditions, and millennial school games
- 2024 / 11 / 27Gleewind: Alfonso Stans Only Pt 1This 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...
- 2024 / 11 / 20Let's Make Judith Hoag Gay FamousHAPPY 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.
- 2024 / 11 / 13Gleewind: GleegionalsIt'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...
- 2024 / 11 / 6They're Parentifying Her!This week we've got EMAILS EMAILS EMAILS! We talk Broadway, why Glee didn't have more Halloween episodes, and create fantasy Glee Clubs
- 2024 / 10 / 30Gleewind: HOLIDAY SPECIAL(s)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...
- 2024 / 10 / 23Harshing the VibeHalloween comes early as we discuss horror movies, our holiday plans (or lack thereof), and the best iteration of the Addams Family
- 2024 / 10 / 16Gleewind: Mash OffIt'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 areVitamin...
- 2024 / 10 / 9Moon 2Reading 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...
- 2024 / 10 / 2Gleewind: Western Ohio SectionalsWe'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...
- 2024 / 9 / 25And You Did It At My BirthdayChatting about everything from the passage of time to unplanned bowel movements.
- 2024 / 9 / 18Gleewind: Not Gonna Teach Your Podcast How to Dance With YouGet 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...
- 2024 / 9 / 11Anna Nalick and a YapJoin 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
- 2024 / 9 / 4Gleewind: Coming OutLena 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...
- 2024 / 8 / 28The Return: where the hell have you been???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...
- 2024 / 2 / 28Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 3We 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.
- 2024 / 2 / 21Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 2We say goodbye to Sam, Blaine, Will, Emma, and Sue by discussing their arcs, inconsistencies, and songs
- 2024 / 2 / 14Series Wrap Up Character Review Pt 1We 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
- 2024 / 2 / 14Series Wrap Up Pt 2 Character ReviewWe 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
- 2024 / 2 / 7Series Wrap Up Superlatives w/Former GuestsOur podcast will not go gentle into that good night as we begin our multi-part series wrap up. This week we give our series wide superlatives for best/worst episode, best/worst plotline, and best/worst song,...
- 2024 / 2 / 7Series Wrap Up Pt 1 w/Former GuestsOur podcast will not go gentle into that good night as we begin our multi-part series wrap up. This week we give our series wide superlatives for best/worst episode, best/worst plotline, and best/worst song,...
- 2024 / 1 / 31Season 6 Wrap Up w/ Alex AllredEnemy of the podcast Alex Allred makes one final visit to celebrate officially having seen every episode of Glee, discuss the highs and lows of season 6, and give us his pitch for the Gleeboot
- 2024 / 1 / 24SPECIAL High School Musical 2A little SNEAK PEEK at our Patreon exclusive episode on High School Musical 2. If you would like to hear the full episode join our patreon at patreon.com/recoveringgleek
- 2024 / 1 / 17S6E13 Dreams Come TrueIT'S THE SERIES FINALE!! Ryan, Ian, and Brad throw all realism and stakes out the window and go on a wish fulfillment fun ride for an hour. Almost everyone comes back, but almost none of them speak. We flash...
- 2024 / 1 / 10S6E12 2009EP Tiff is back to join us on a trip back to the pilot. Get ready to see a lot of things you didn't realize you missed like Kurt's basement bedroom! Sheets N' Things! MATT RUTHERFORD????? It's mostly a...
- 2023 / 12 / 20S6E11 We Built This Glee ClubIt's the final competition episode! Sue is on the warpath, the New Directions have four entire coaches, and JESSE ST JAMES IS BACK.
- 2023 / 12 / 13S6E10 The Rise and Fall of Sue Sylvester w/ Zach FaustWE'RE FINALLY BACK BABYYYY. Zach Faust (@suesylvestertiktok) joins us to discuss Geraldo Rivera, the return of Carol Burnett, and the absolute least climactic way the writers could've solved the New...
- 2023 / 7 / 19S6E9 Child StarThe newbies finally get to talk, Billie Eilish's brother joins the cast, and Sue gets bossed around by a 13 year old
- 2023 / 7 / 3Minisode 111 I Upload Therefore I am a Bad BitchListener thoughts on the double wedding, Abuela being invited to the wedding, and Burt's relationship with Brittany
- 2023 / 6 / 28S6E8 A WeddingIt's a double wedding for the gays!!! Blaine finally has a mom, the show continues to embarrass Tina, and Quinn is nowhere to be found
- 2023 / 6 / 21S6E7 TransitioningCoach Beiste is back at McKinley after transitioning, Rachel throws a house party with all her students, and the writers make these kids cheat on each other again
- 2023 / 6 / 19Minisode 110 Objectifying Our MindsListener's have thoughts on the situation with Abuela and Brittany, Samchel, and our beautiful brains