Charisma Carpenter on Cordelia, Buffy and Fighting For a Safer Hollywood

Battlestar React-ica: Katee Sackhoff's First Watch of BSG

Katee Sackhoff - Starbuck from Battlestar Galactica

After Shows, Tv & Film, Tv Reviews

4.9 • 522 Ratings

🗓️ 16 September 2025

⏱️ 103 minutes

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Happy Tuesday, Everyone! Buffy was one of those shows that genuinely inspired me to become an actor. I have been such a fan and admirer of Charisma Carpenter ever since her iconic performance as Cordelia Chase on Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel and it was a treat to sit down with her for a longer conversation. And this was a LONG conversation— in fact, we had so much fun talking, we had Charisma come back and record a second day just so I could ask all the questions I had for her! Charisma is passionate about everything she does and her passion is infectious. We talk about hard lessons she's learned over a long career, how to advocate for yourself on set and how to create healthy conversations around body image with kids. It's a conversation that goes deep fast, and it's also full of laughter! Charisma has a new podcast called The Bitch Is Back, where she is re-watching Buffy and Angel for the first time and reflecting on how her life has changed since those iconic shows first aired. I can't wait to check it out! Be sure to stick around after the interview for a quick Hindsight with my producer Jeph where we talk about this great conversation! Send me an email thesackhoffshow@gmail.com Produced by Rabbit Grin Productions Mail Sack Song by Nicolas @producer_sniffles Join us on Patreon! http://patreon.com/thesackhoffshow ----------------------------------------------------- Support our Sponsors: New EveryPlate customers can enjoy a special offer of only $1.99 a meal. Go to everyplate.com/podcast and use code katee199 to get started. Applied as discount on first box, limited time only. Get 15% off OneSkin with the code SACKHOFF at https://www.oneskin.co/ #oneskinpod Listeners of The Sackhoff Show are eligible for 3 months of unlimited premium wireless from Mint Mobile for $15/mo at MINTMOBILE.com/SACKHOFF. Upfront payment of $45 required (equivalent to $15/mo.). Limited time new customer offer for first 3 months only. Speeds may slow above 35GB on Unlimited plan. Taxes & fees extra. See MINT MOBILE for details.

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0:00.0	Hey, everyone. Welcome to The Sackoff Show. Thank you so much for joining us on this beautiful Tuesday. I want to remind all of you if you are at YouTube or wherever you're watching or listening to this podcast, make sure you subscribe. Hit that bell, hit that thing, do the whatever, just subscribe. Please, it's the only way you're going to get alerted that we exist. I am so excited about today's
0:24.1	guest. It is none other than the extraordinary charisma carpenter. If you don't know who charisma is,
0:32.6	she played Cordelia on Buffy and Angel. She is just a wonderful, wonderful person. She has a
0:40.2	Buffy rewatch show right now called The Bitches Back. We talk a bit about that. We really get
0:46.2	into it in this episode. One of the things you're going to notice in this episode is that
0:49.3	charisma and I both love to talk. So we recorded this over two interviews. We put the best of all of it
0:57.7	together, and that's why you may notice we're in two different outfits. I'm just going to stop
1:02.5	talking and get out of your way so you can get to know my wonderful friend, Charisma Carpenter,
1:07.6	a little bit better.
1:35.5	Hi. In my ears. It's working. How are you? I'm good. I'm going to make you bigger.
1:44.2	I know. I had to do the little thumbnail. The sack off show. I know. I know. How long have you been doing this?
1:45.2	Super professional.
1:50.6	We started two years ago.
1:51.6	Oh.
1:57.5	Two years ago. So, oh my gosh. 50 episodes?
2:07.9	Maybe. 30, 40? Do you love it? I do. It's a really interesting medium. I love people too. I love talking. I want to talk about the meat and potatoes. I want to get into the nitty gritty of life and what makes
2:13.2	you tick and, you know, what are your, what are your survival tactics? What do your sanity
2:20.4	tactics? What are your line memorization tactics? What is, you know, your parenting tactics?
2:26.3	You know, like I love talking to people about all their stuff. All of it. You literally covered like
2:30.8	four of my questions. Okay, let's go. You literally did. So I think part of it was that when I brought you up to my producers and I said, I really want to have charisma on. He was like, do you know her? And I was like, no, not really. I mean, we've met at conventions. We've said hi. We've sat next to each other and had a glass of wine, but we've never actually
2:51.5	really met met, you know what I mean? Like, gone to the meat and the potatoes. And I was like,
2:56.3	and that's why I want to, I want to get to know you better. And I want to spend, you know, an hour,
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