Cultural Exchange, Fetishization, and Indigeneity: Alba Daza on "Inca Mummy Girl"

Buffering the Vampire Slayer

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🗓️ 2 July 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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When Sunnydale has a cultural exchange dance and brings an Incan Mummy to town, you know we are going to have a lot to unpack. Here is our full conversation with the one and only Alba Daza where we discuss the concept of “cultural exchange,” dig more into the history of the Incan people, bring some much-needed correction to the terminology and the dress of Inuit people, and so much more. Learn more about Alba Daza!! IN EPISODE LINKS ⁠North of North⁠ OUR BOOK! OUR BOOK! OUR BOOK IS HEEEEERE! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/book⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LOCATE YOUR HOSTS UPON THE INTERNET Jenny Owen Youngs | @jennyowenyoungs; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jennyowenyoungs.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Kristin Russo | @kristinnoeline; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠kristinnoeline.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ALL THE SHOWS WE COVER Buffering the Vampire Slayer | A Buffy the Vampire Slayer Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPOTIFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AMAZON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The eX-Files | Covering The X-Files ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPOTIFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AMAZON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Angel on Top | An Angel Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPOTIFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AMAZON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Doomcoming | A Yellowjackets Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPOTIFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠APPLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠AMAZON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ • ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Boiler Room | A My So-Called Life Podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠SPOTIFY⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ •⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ APPLE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ •⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AMAZON⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ •⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YOUTUBE⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Buffering: A Rewatch Adventure | @bufferingcast on socials MUSIC | Theme song and jingles composed and performed by Jenny Owen Youngs | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/music⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PATREON | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/bufferingcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ MERCH | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/shop⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ PODCAST SCHEDULE & EVENTS | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingcast.com/jennycalendar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Produced by: Kristin Russo, Jenny Owen Youngs, and LaToya Ferguson Edited by: Kristin Russo Logo: Kristine Thune We acknowledge that we and our team are occupying unceded and stolen lands and territories. Kristin occupies the Lenape territories of the Esopus Lenape Peoples. Jenny occupies the Wabanahkik territory of the Abenaki and Pennacook Peoples. Learn more about Land Acknowledgments + our continued anti-racist efforts at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bufferingthevampireslayer.com/justkeepfighting⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.0	And every second counts.
0:17.0	When that shows zero, this restaurant ceases operations.
0:21.8	FX is the bear.
0:23.1	New season now streaming exclusively on Disney Plus.
0:27.1	18 plus subscription required Teas and C's apply.
0:30.3	Rated T for Teen.
0:31.8	Each year, thousands of adults lose their shred.
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1:23.6	Hello.
1:24.6	Hi, Alba.
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1:31.4	It's been so long.
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