Erik Fuhrer is nonbinary poet, memoirist, playwright, scarf-tie aficionado, and lover of all things bold, queer, and glittery. They joined Leah to talk about Buffy the Vampire and all things 90s pop culture. We talk about sweeps week, very special musical episodes, ways to binge media and using pop culture as a writing prompt.

Keep up with Erik online

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/erikjfuhrer

Website: https://erik-fuhrer.com/

Geller Studies: https://www.spuytenduyvil.net/gellar-studies.html

Survival Kit Writing Collective: https://erik-fuhrer.com/skwc

Look for All Buffed Up coming late 2026!

Show notes

Buffering the Vampire Slayer: https://www.bufferingcast.com/

"Ode to Patrick Swayze" by Tishani Doshi: https://www.best-poems.net/tishani-doshi/ode-to-patrick-swayze.html

Are You There, God? It's Me, Margaret. by Judy Blume: https://bookshop.org/p/books/are-you-there-god-it-s-me-margaret-judy-blume/118d507e90c57dfd?ean=9781481409933

Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary: https://bookshop.org/p/books/dear-mr-henshaw-beverly-cleary/1369c9faa908f695?ean=9780380709588

TV Show shout outs

• Frasier
• I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Scream 2
• Scooby-Doo (2002)
• Baywatch (1989 TV series)
• Deal or No Deal
• Walker, Texas Ranger
• Thunder in Paradise
• Knight Rider (1982 TV series)
• MacGyver (1985 TV series)
• RoboCop (1987)
• Beverly Hills, 90210
• Family Ties
• The Cosby Show
• Friends
• Heroes
• The X-Files
• Twin Peaks
• The Sopranos
• Stranger Things
• The Good Place
• Saved by the Bell
• Freaks and Geeks
• Tori Amos
• Ghost
• Chinatown
• Jurassic Park
• Being John Malkovich
• Mean Girls (2004)
• Sixteen Candles
• Pretty in Pink
• The Pitt
• Matlock (2024 TV series)
• The Bear
• Elle
• Legally Blonde
• The Boroughs
• Ponies
• "Rasputin" by Boney M.
• The White Lotus
• Disclosure Day
• Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
• Coyote vs. Acme
• Space Jam
• Space Jam: A New Legacy

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