Still Buffering

Still Buffering: "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010)

02 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It was the first graphic novel series that Teylor ever introduced to a very small Rileigh back in the day, and now it's a whole movie that we're givin...

Still Buffering: "Grease 2" (1982)

25 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Well...it's finally here. The day Sydnee has deviously been planning for years now, the day she makes her siblings watch Grease 2 and discuss it with ...

Still Buffering: Harry Styles

19 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As Rileigh describes him, a "cultural moment for the youths," and as Sydnee describes him (I guess), "her scruffy buddy," it's Harry! Not the Prince o...

Still Buffering: "Moulin Rouge" (2001)

11 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the jukebox musical with 100% more tuberculosis than any other, it has some of the best mashups and covers of all time, and we all can't stop wat...

Still Buffering: "FernGully" (1992)

04 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's possibly the film that radicalized an entire generation to start guilting their parents into cutting those plastic soda rings and recycling, unti...

Still Buffering: iCarly 2.0

27 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Yes, we've already done iCarly, but now she's all grown up and so is Rileigh! Over a decade later, Carly made a return to the internet and now she's a...

Still Buffering: "Revolutionary Girl Utena"

20 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Pride! We love to see diversity and representation in our media, and Teylor delivered this week with one of their long-time favorite anime. Also...

Still Buffering: "Beetlejuice" (1988)

13 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's everyone's favorite demon to love to hate, the inspiration for one of the coolest and spookiest musicals in recent history, and a real creepy old...

Still Buffering: "SOUR" - Olivia Rodrigo (2021)

06 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's all the teens are listening to right now, and also all the millennials and 20-somethings and adults are listening to right now, apparently. Olivi...

Still Buffering: "But I'm a Cheerleader" (1999)

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We will admit, the description of the movie's plot doesn't make it seem like the most fun watch, but we promise it's worth it. Teylor introduced us al...

Still Buffering: "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"

22 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We all know Sydnee was a pretty big nerd back in the day (and still now, if we're being honest) but there is maybe no better example of her nerdy natu...

Still Buffering: The Circle 2021

14 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's everyone's favorite time of year: MaxFunDrive AND Circle season! Our ultimate favorite reality show on Netflix all about social media and catfish...

Still Buffering: Tegan and Sara

07 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the mooost wonderful time of the year, it's MaxFunDrive! To kick off this momentous occasion, we're exploring Teylor's secret musical obsession f...

Still Buffering: "Space Ghost Coast to Coast"

02 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It brought a young Sydnee and Justin together all those years ago, and now it's bringing us all together this week, it's Space Ghost! It's perhaps the...

Still Buffering: "Fearless (Taylor's Version)"

23 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome back to your favorite Taylor Swift fancast in which Rileigh forces her siblings to listen to yet another Taylor Swift album, slowly pushing th...

Still Buffering: "SLC Punk!" (1998)

16 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

What really is "punk?" What's the deal with posers? What CAN'T Matthew Lillard do? Why does Rileigh swallow so much gum? All this and more this week o...

Still Buffering: "Calvin and Hobbes"

11 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It was Sydnee's favorite tiny newspaper cartoon, so now we're all taking a journey back in time to revisit our old friends: Calvin and Hobbes. Why doe...

Still Buffering: "Legally Blonde" (2001)

04 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

It's the film that inspired a whole generation of girls to go to law school (Rileigh included), and we canNOT believe we haven't talked about it alrea...

Still Buffering: "Tank Girl"

28 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In this multi-media special episode, we're going back to the original Tank Girl, in both comic and movie forms! Tank Girl always meant a lot to Teylor...

Still Buffering: "Radio Free Roscoe" (2003-2005)

21 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Well, we have finally done it. We have found the birth place of modern podcasting as we know it, so since Rileigh got to discuss the roots of her futu...

Still Buffering: "iCarly" (2007-2012)

12 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Lots of shows had an impact on how Rileigh thought teen life would be like when she was still a pre-tween, but apparently none were quite as impactful...

Still Buffering: Green Day

06 Mar 2021

Contributed by Lukas

They were around back in Sydnee and Teylor's day, and they have persevered all the way into the modern era, complete with their own jukebox Broadway m...

Still Buffering: "Now and Then" (1996)

25 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sydnee has often had questionable tastes in movies *cough* Grease 2 *cough*, and this week's choice, according to the movie critics, is no different. ...

Still Buffering: "High School Musical" (2006)

12 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We're all in this one together, because we're traveling back to East High for the Spring Musical with all of the High School Musical gang! Rileigh was...

Still Buffering: "Howl's Moving Castle" (2004)

04 Feb 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Since it's that kind of year so far and we all needed a nice, relaxing break into the realm of Studio Ghibli, Teylor has brought us Howl's Moving Cast...

Still Buffering: "Weetzie Bat" (1989)

31 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

In a first in Still Buffering 2.0 history, we all read a whole book! With no pictures! Just words! Sydnee was very into this book from her teendom, so...

Still Buffering: TikTok

23 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Well, we've finally done it. We have all succumb to the dance-filled, confusing, wildly popular app of choice among quarantined Gen Z'ers: TikTok. Ril...

Still Buffering: StrongBad

17 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Disclaimer: Yes, we know we had an audio goof this week and Sydnee and Rileigh sound different than they usually do. We're sorry if it affects your li...

Still Buffering: "Schitt's Creek" (2015-2020)

10 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Sydnee finally discovered the key to ending the year-long Groundhog Day situation we've all been in: we all must finally watch Schitt's Creek. So, we ...

Still Buffering: "evermore" - Taylor Swift (2020)

01 Jan 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is truly the greatest gift Rileigh could have received in 2020: the chance to force her siblings to listen to not one, but two whole Taylor Swift...

Still Buffering: The Grinch Off

27 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In a twist of Still Buffering tradition to deeply discuss one piece of media, we've watched all four iterations of the story of The Grinch, and we're ...

Still Buffering: "National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation" (1989)

18 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In the Smirl family, there are very few holiday traditions, but watching Christmas Vacation and knowing every single word is the most important of the...

Still Buffering: The Princess Switch 2 Electric Switcharoo

13 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sadly, there is no new installment of the Still Buffering classic Christmas tale, The Christmas Prince, this year. BUT! We have a twice as special epi...

Still Buffering: "Animaniacs"

06 Dec 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2020 hasn't gifted us much, but it did bring us a reboot of one of Teylor's favorite childhood cartoons: Animaniacs! We watched some old classics and ...

Still Buffering: Jewel "Pieces of You" (1995)

26 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well, Sydnee finally realized what she has done in bringing Jewel to the discussion table this week. Upon Rileigh's first-ever listen and Teylor's fir...

Still Buffering: Among Us

22 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The world's current favorite game featuring those lil' astronauts that murder each other while trying to do their lil' tasks has finally made it to ou...

Still Buffering: "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" (1997-2003)

12 Nov 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's apparently the unofficial Buffy appreciation week, at least, Stacey Abrams said so, so it must be true. This show has long been a favorite of all...

Still Buffering: "Scream" (1996)

29 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

2020 is the only year in which we could long to live in a fictional serial killer's universe, and here we are. The Scream movies taught us all the rul...

Still Buffering: "Twilight" (2008)

23 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Well, the day has come. I guess we all knew we would end up here at some point, right? None of us thought it would happen in the first year, but I gue...

Still Buffering: "Jennifer's Body" (2009)

15 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for some bloody, spooky, demonic, teen horror fun! Also lots of Adam Brody appreciation...apparently.CW: brief mention of sexual assaultMusi...

Still Buffering: "Practical Magic" (1998)

11 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's the comfort food of movies, the lifetime movie with a little more death, it's Practical Magic this week on Still Buffering, now an okay milk podc...

Still Buffering: "The Nightmare Before Christmas" (1993)

02 Oct 2020

Contributed by Lukas

THIS IS HALLOWEEN THIS IS HALLOWEEN and for the next few weeks THIS IS A HALLOWEEN PODCASTMusic: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

Still Buffering: "The Execution of All Things" - Rilo Kiley (2002)

25 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This is NOT a good fish, bug, or cereal podcast. If you are looking for podcasts on those subjects, you will be sorely disappointed by this podcast. H...

Still Buffering: "Troop Beverly Hills" (1989)

19 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Beverly Hills, what a thrill! It's time for Sydnee to take us back to one of her...more unique teenage obsessions that she maybe just loved because th...

Still Buffering: "Mean Girls" (2004)

12 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Even though it's a very early 2000s classic, Rileigh has always loved the fetch-est teen movie of all time: Mean Girls! Get in losers, we're going pod...

Still Buffering: "The Bug Boy" (2004)

05 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As our first journey into the world of manga here on Still Buffering, Teylor is introducing us to one of their favorite stories from their college yea...

Still Buffering: "Veronica Mars" (2004)

31 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

As a first in Still Buffering history, both Rileigh and Sydnee are sharing their excitement over a show they both loved that Teylor has never seen: Ve...

Still Buffering: Taylor Swift "folklore" (2020)

20 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The only thing keeping Rileigh's brain at peace these past few weeks of quarantine has been the surprise Taylor Swift Album: "folklore." So of COURSE ...

Still Buffering: "The Brave Little Toaster" (1987)

16 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Before there were teen heartthrobs and boy bands and scrunchies...there were our favorite cartoons! One of Teylor's has always been the story of that ...

Still Buffering: "The Babysitter's Club" (2020)

06 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We all know and love the classic Babysitter's Club stories from many decades ago, but what if they were even better, cooler, smarter, and way more div...

Still Buffering: Glee (2009-2015)

31 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

When a young Rileigh was in middle school, all she wanted was to be in a show choir like the one full of thirty-year-olds on her favorite show: Glee. ...

Still Buffering: Weezer

25 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The band we all know and love for its nerd rock aesthetic and its hits like "Buddy Holly" and "Say it Ain't So" was a crucial moment in music media fo...

Still Buffering: Archie Comics

18 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

HAPPY MAXFUNDRIVE! To kick off this most wonderful and momentous time of year, we're diving into the wonderfully innocent world of Archie comics. They...

Still Buffering: "Adventure Time" (2010-2018)

13 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

One of Rileigh's first favorite cartoons of her adolescence was all about a post-apocalyptic world full of princesses, stretchy dogs, and penguins...l...

Still Buffering: "Edward Scissorhands" (1990)

02 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

What would your hands be made out of if they were made to help with your biggest hobby? Paintbrush hands like Teylor? Phone hands like Rilo? Or Podcas...

Still Buffering: To All the Characters That Made Us Queer

27 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Pride! To celebrate, we're venturing a little off the usual path here at Still Buff to look at all the fictional characters throughout our young...

Still Buffering: "Dawson's Creek" (1998-2003)

20 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sydnee finally convinced her siblings to watch one of her all time favorite teen dramas: Dawson's Creek. We're headed to Capeside this week to explore...

[FEED DROP] FANTI: Tired. (With Special Guest Dr. Joy Degruy)

15 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

(A feed drop of our fellow MaxFun show: FANTI)This week, Tre’vell and Jarrett move slightly away from format to discuss the recent events surroundin...

Still Buffering: "The Hunger Games" (2012)

30 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Some tweens were Harry Potter kids, some were Twilight kids, but Rileigh was always a Hunger Games kid, through and through. So, of course she has to ...

Still Buffering: "Daria" (1997-2002)

25 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We all know and love that smart, sarcastic, brunette girl from our favorite early 2000s cartoon, so let's talk about her and all her friends, and mayb...

Still Buffering: "The Princess Bride" (1987)

16 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We've finally reached Sydnee's favorite movie/book/thing of literally all time, so what else is there to say? Let's get to it, shall we?Music: "Baby Y...

Still Buffering: "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (2015-2019)

10 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rileigh has always been a sucker for some good satirical, musical comedy, so of course she wants to introduce her sisters to Crazy Ex-Girlfriend! It's...

Still Buffering: Fiona Apple (1999)

03 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Fiona Apple was a favorite artist of both Sydnee and Teylor back in the day, despite her "angsty piano playing," as some have described it. To make he...

Still Buffering: "Josie and The Pussycats" (2001)

24 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Sydnee has always loved this movie, and to be fair, Teylor and Rileigh like it too. But Sydnee couldn't figure out why it got so much hate and bad rev...

Still Buffering: "Animal Crossing: New Horizons" (2020)

18 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We played the animal game. What else do you need to know to listen? Music: "Baby You Change Your Mind" by Nouvellas

Still Buffering: "Invader Zim" (2001)

10 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A classic, creepy cartoon straight from the early 2000s has a place in the hearts of all three Smirls, but Teylor especially. Who doesn't love talking...

Still Buffering: "Romeo + Juliet" (1996)

04 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

We all know that old, boring, Shakespeare stuff. This week, we're going full cool teen Shakespeare, complete with the best costumes to ever exist and ...

Still Buffering: "Miss Americana" (2020)

26 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rileigh has been one of Taylor Swift's biggest fans since her first album came out when Rilo was but a babe in elementary school. Now, there's a docum...

Still Buffering: Veruca Salt "Eight Arms to Hold You" (1997)

23 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Teylor has brought forth some music this week that challenges the other two-thirds of the trio to explore a genre they may not have otherwise revisite...

Still Buffering: "Friends" (1994)

12 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

So no one told you Friends was going to be popular a whole 26 years since its first airing...and no one expected it either. This week, we're diving in...

Still Buffering: "To All The Boys I've Loved Before" (2018)

05 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Rileigh has yet to expose our trio to a teen rom-com movie of this generation, so she's starting with one of her favorite books and movies: "To All Th...

Still Buffering: "Hey Arnold!" (1996)

29 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're discussing a cartoon that ALL of the Smirl siblings were exposed to at some point in their childhood: Hey Arnold! It meant a lot to T...

Still Buffering: "Jagged Little Pill" (1995)

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

IT'S OUR 200TH EPISODE! To celebrate, we're talking about one of Syd's favorite albums of her day, "Jagged Little Pill" by Alanis Morissette. Also, th...

Still Buffering: "The Circle" (2020)

14 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Even though this is technically Rileigh's week, this is a show that all the Smirl have fallen in love with: The Circle! It's a reality show on Netflix...

Still Buffering: "Sailor Moon" (1992)

06 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In our first anime/cartoon episode of this new show, we're diving fully into Teylor's first favorite: Sailor Moon! It's long been a staple of all of t...

Still Buffering: "Rent" (1996)

31 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for our first musical of this year, courtesy of our oldest Smirl, Rent! The magic of Rent has spanned decades, and it taught all of us some ...

Still Buffering: NikkieTutorials

24 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's back to our youngest sibling this week, and she's sharing another YouTuber with all of you! We're switching to the beauty world this week, and go...

Still Buffering: "The Killing Joke" (1988)

17 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's Teylor's turn this week, and they've brought the first written piece of culture so far to the show this week with their old favorite comic, "The ...

Still Buffering: "High Fidelity" (2000)

10 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

This week, it's Sydnee's first go at bringing an item to the metaphorical table, and she went with a movie from her teens that she felt needed to be r...

Still Buffering: "Human" by dodie

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's time for a reboot! We're starting this new decade with a new version of our show, designed to more easily grow as we go, especially our babiest s...

Still Buffering: How to Christmas Prince 3 (Live from Candlenights!)

23 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In this year's Candlenights holiday special, the sisters sing. Yes, they sing in this one. They also dissect one of this year's hit films that keeps t...

Still Buffering: How to Booksmart

09 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It doesn't happen all the time, but occasionally our sisters will all three watch something that they all just love and relate to, and Booksmart is on...

Still Buffering: How to TikTok

26 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's the new Vine, the newest trend sweeping the globe and taking over the minds of the newest generation: TikTok. Rileigh has become obsessed with th...

Still Buffering: How to Cereal

21 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's CEREAL TIME here at Still Buffering, and the Smirl sisters are diving headfirst into a bowl of sugary goodness with you to figure out the BEST ce...

Still Buffering: How to Sketch Comedy

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Very few pieces of culture seem to be able to transcend all boundaries of time and generational differences, but somehow Saturday Night Live is one of...

Still Buffering: How to VSCO Girl

11 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

We just skimmed the surface of what it means to be a "VSCO Girl" in our last live episode, and now we're going ALL in. But what we really want to know...

Still Buffering: How to Pictures (Live from Brooklyn!)

28 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Aaaand we're back! After a whirlwind weekend away in the greatest city in the world, the sisters are proud to present their most recent live show from...

Still Buffering: How to Mental Health

14 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

CW: mental illness, self harm, suicide This is a serious episode, if any talks of mental illness will be hard to listen to or upsetting for your own m...

Still Buffering: How to Sweepstakes

07 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Rileigh used to be a BIG fan of sweepstakes contests growing up like that Danimals one where you could meet Zack and Cody, you know? So the sisters ar...

Still Buffering: How to Convenience

30 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The older sisters realized that life got a lot more convenient for teens in Rileigh's generation with things like food delivery and ride service apps ...

Still Buffering: How to Astrology

23 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A Virgo, an Aries, and a Capricorn are dissecting how astrology affects our lives as teens and how we view ourselves based on our signs, and boy is it...

Still Buffering: How to Stress

15 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's a stressful time of year for students as the school year begins to pick up and everyone starts having their first tests and exams, but are adults...

Still Buffering: How to Teachers/Professors

08 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As Rileigh begins her second year of college, she's realized that professors in college are a lot different than the teachers she got used to in high ...

Still Buffering: How to Tell Scary Stories in the Dark

28 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

There was a chill in the air this week (even if it only lasted for about 6 hours), and to celebrate all three of the sisters saw a new scary movie bas...

Still Buffering: How to Back to School Fashion Update

23 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Our babiest Smirl is about to embark on her sophomore year of college, and the sisters have realized they haven't talked fashion in over three years. ...

Still Buffering: How to Crafts

18 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Oh, the wonderful world of Pinterest and YouTube DIY videos. This week, we're taking a trip into the rabbit hole that is crafting and DIYing as a teen...

Still Buffering: How to Drink Responsibly (Featuring Neat! The Boozecast)

09 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week, the sisters made a special crossover episode with Neat! The Boozecast while on Island Time straight from a sports themed bedroom with only ...

Still Buffering: How to Summer Blockbusters

28 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The sisters have island time on the mind as they're all about to go on their annual family beach trip, so they're taking a look back at all of the hit...

Still Buffering: How to Nickelodeon

21 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

So, Sydnee gets a monthly box full of Nickelodeon merch from all the old, classic cartoons, and we figured that's something we can talk about, right? ...

Still Buffering: How to Fourth of July

12 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's America's (belated) birthday! To celebrate, we're talking about all of the pretty dumb things we do with fireworks and fire crackers and just fir...