Just Start the Tape: An Interview With the Vampire Rewatch Podcast
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THE VAMPIRE LESTAT: One Night Only Concert & "Detroit" Reaction
Jun 8, 2026
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The End, The Beginning
Jan 8, 2026
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F**k These Vampires
Dec 30, 2025
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Our Love, Our Light
Dec 23, 2025
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The Titular Episode (pt. 2)
Dec 15, 2025
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| 6/8/26 | THE VAMPIRE LESTAT: One Night Only Concert & "Detroit" Reaction | This week on Just Start the Tape, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam recount their experience at THE VAMPIRE LESTAT: One Night Only concert in NYC and react to Season 3 Episode 1 of THE VAMPIRE LESTAT, Detroit. Lestat is now our narrator, retroactively recounting the events of his tour and the documentary that Daniel is now making about him in a collection of albums called The Failures. In this episode, we begin our journey with The Vampire Lestat and his band on tour, making a pitstop in Detroit, MI. In this episode, we see how Lestat's band was formed, we learn about regional vampires, and meet a very *interesting* person in Lestat's life. Join our coven by following the show on all socials:Instagram: @juststartthetapeX: startthetapepodYoutube: @JustStartTheTapeFor business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.com | — | ||||||
| 1/8/26 |  The End, The Beginning | The end…the beginning. This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 2 Episode 8 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “And That's the End of It. There's Nothing Else.” Louis goes crazy on the coven (RIP BOZOS), Louis and Lestat reunite, and Daniel begins a new chapter of his life. Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 12/30/25 |  F**k These Vampires | YURI BELIEVERS, IT’S SO OVER! This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 2 Episode 7 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “I Could Not Prevent It.” Louis, Claudia, and Madeleine are brought to trial for the attempted murder of Lestat. Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 12/23/25 |  Our Love, Our Light | YURI BELIEVERS, WE’RE SO BACK! This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 2 Episode 6 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “Like the Light by Which God Made the World Before He Made Light.” Claudia reveals her vampiric nature to her lover, Madeleine, and the two decide to spend eternity together. Discussions include Claudia and Madeleine…that’s it, nothing else. Only positive lesbian moments, we ignore the horrors. Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 12/15/25 |  The Titular Episode (pt. 2) | The episode of all time (again). This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit the second part of Season 2 Episode 5 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “Don’t Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape.” An episode so good that we needed two episodes to talk about it. Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 12/9/25 |  The Titular Episode (pt. 1) | The episode of all time. This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 2 Episode 5 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “Don’t Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape.” An episode so good that we need two episodes to talk about it. Discussions include screaming about the greatest TV fight of all time. Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) Kelli's S2E5 post mortemKelli's interview with JacobFor business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 11/24/25 |  Go Bang! | Sometimes you just have to...go bang. This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 2 Episode 4 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “I Want You More Than Anything in the World.” Louis and Armand establish their (alleged) relationship while Claudia and Madeleine reconnect after two years. Discussions include Claudia’s disappointment with her infantilizing role within the Théâtre des Vampires, Armand gives his tragic origin story, and Louis says goodbye to Dreamstat. Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok)Kelli’s interview with Delainey Kelli’s interview with JacobFor business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 11/14/25 |  Fanfiction | Is it fact or is it fiction? Who knows? Memory is a monster. This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 2 Episode 3 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “No Pain.” Armand tells the story of how Théâtre des Vampires came to be and his torrid love affair with Lestat while Claudia is officially inducted into the coven (with a major catch). Discussions include Armand’s recollection of his relationship with Lestat, Claudia and Louis getting their story straight with the coven, and Daniel continuing to dive deep into the information provided to him by the Talamasca. Special thank you to Matt Stevens for making this episode sound crystal clear!Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 11/5/25 |  Wrestling Time to the Ground | Bienvenue à Paris! This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam head to the city of (vampire) love and revisit Season 2 Episode 2 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “Do You Know What It Means to Be Loved by Death.” Claudia and Louis have made it to Paris and have been introduced to the Théâtre des Vampires, a theater troupe/coven led by the Vampire Armand. Discussions include the new role that race and racism play in this season, Claudia and Louis exploring new love, and the fact that this show’s amazing makeup design lost an Emmy to a light blush on Olivia Cooke. Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 10/27/25 |  You and Me, Me and You | They’re back! This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam dive back into the depths of the vampiric deep and revisit Season 2 Episode 1 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “What Can the Damned Really Say to the Damned?” The story picks back up as Louis and Claudia traverse a war-torn Romania as they chart out their new life. Discussions include the contentious and complex relationship between Claudia and her fatherbrother Louis, Armand’s involvement (officially) in the interview, and the inner workings of human-vampire relations. Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT/Substack@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | — | ||||||
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| 10/15/25 |  Bonus Episode: SDCC & NYCC The Vampire Lestat Trailer Reaction (ft. Rose Dommu & Kaiya Shunyata) | There was much ado about vampires at San Diego and New York Comic Con, so we’re back with a bonus episode to give you all our thoughts on The Vampire Lestat trailer. We’re joined by author Rose Dommu and critic Kaiya Shunyata as we react to the new footage, give our predictions for where the season will go, and discuss how we need sex, drugs, vampires, and rock n’ roll. Bang bang.Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow our guests: @rosedommu (X) Rose’s SubstackGet Rose’s debut novel, Best Woman@kaiyashunyata (X) Kaiya's websiteFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)Links to Kelli’s recent interviews: https://www.tvinsider.com/show/interview-with-the-vampire/@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 7/11/25 |  Desperately Alive and Desperately Fragile | It’s the Season 1 finale, “The Thing Lay Still,” and it’s the end of the unholy family as we know it as Claudia and Louis carry out the plot against Lestat in New Orleans. In Dubai, the truth starts to unravel. We look back on what this rewatch experience has done for us personally and as a trio and look ahead to our next season after a brief hiatus. The end, the beginning.Links to Kelli’s recent interviews with Jacob, Sam & Delainey: https://www.tvinsider.com/show/interview-with-the-vampire/Join our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT@kellixboyle (X, IG, and BlueSky)@kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 7/4/25 |  Endure, Endure, Endure | Content warning: This episode contains minimal discussion of suicide, sexual assault and domestic violence (resources linked below). This week, we discuss one of the most nuanced episodes of the series, Season 1 Episode 6, “Like Angels Put in Hell by God.” Claudia, Louis, and Lestat explore and endure a new chapter of their family dynamic. Claudia and Louis begin to plot Lestat’s demise. National Domestic Violence HotlineUjimaThe Mental Health CoalitionJoin our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT@kellixboyle (X, IG) @kamrynsfilm (X, IG, and TikTok) For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 6/25/25 |  Woe | Content warning: This episode contains discussion of sexual assault and domestic violence. Links to resources referenced in the episode below. This week, we discuss one of the most difficult episodes of the series, Season 1 Episode 5, “A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart.” Claudia leaves home after the unhappy aftermath of Charlie’s death. When she returns, the family reaches a tipping point.National Domestic Violence HotlineUjimaThe Mental Health CoalitionKelli’s interview referenced in episode: TV InsiderJoin our coven on socials:IG: @juststartthetape | X, TikTok, BlueSky: @startthetapepodFollow your hosts:@hiimbobbi (X), @hiimbobbiii (IG), Culture Kitsch on YT@kellixboyle@kamrynsfilmFor business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License | — | ||||||
| 6/11/25 |  We Love You, Claudia! | This week, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam finally meet their light, their redemption, their Claudia! They revisit Season 1 Episode 4, “The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood with All a Child's Demanding.” Discussions include Claudia, Claudia, and more Claudia. The girls cherish the good ole days when the unholy family was happy and chat about girlhood and coming of age stories on screen.Join our coven by following the show on all socials:Instagram: @juststartthetape X: startthetapepodBobbi: @hiimbobbi on Twitter @hiimbobbiii on InstagramCulture Kitsch on YTKam: @kamrynsfilms on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTokKelli: @kellixboyle on Twitter and InstagramFor business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comLink to Kelli’s interview with Sam:https://www.tvinsider.com/1188953/cast-of-interview-with-the-vampire-tv-series-season-2-lestat-rockstar-sam-reid/Episode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | — | ||||||
| 6/2/25 |  Les-GET A FRIEND-stat | Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 1 Episode 3, “Is My Very Nature That of the Devil?” We pick-up several years since our last episode as Louis and Lestat continue to navigate their immortal life together, and all the challenges that come with living for eternity. Discussions include Loustat’s lack of communication, Lestat’s need for a friend, Louis’ ongoing struggle of self-acceptance, and iconic moments and line deliveries the girls (and the internet) obsess over. The girls share their hot takes in “Start Your Take” and gush over how refreshing it is to see a show truly respects the medium of television.Join our coven by following the show on all socials:Instagram: @juststartthetapeX: startthetapepodBobbi:@hiimbobbi on Twitter@hiimbobbiii on InstagramCulture Kitsch on YTKam:@kamrynsfilms on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTokKelli:@kellixboyle on Twitter and InstagramFor business, please email: mailto:juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comCheck out Martine Thompson’s article on Sinners and Interview With the Vampire for Elle:https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a64593151/sinners-black-vampire-stories-film-books/Episode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | — | ||||||
| 5/27/25 |  Meet Me in St. Louis | Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 1 Episode 2, “After the Phantoms of Your Former Self.” We join Louis post-vampire transformation as he adjusts to his new immortal life. Discussions include the mindful handling of race-bending Louis, the resulting intersectionality of Louis and Lestat’s relationship, and more, and Bobbi shares the catharsis of seeing a Black vampire depicted on-screen in this way. The girls share their hot takes in “Start Your Take” and collectively lose their minds over how much Lestat would love the 1944 film “Meet Me in St. Louis” and “The Trolley Song.”Join our coven by following the show on all socials:Instagram: @juststartthetapeX: startthetapepodBobbi: @hiimbobbi on Twitter@hiimbobbiii on InstagramCulture Kitsch on YTKam: @kamrynsfilms on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok Kelli: @kellixboyle on Twitter and Instagram For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | — | ||||||
| 5/19/25 |  Just Restart the Tape | This week on Just Start the Tape, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam finish their revisit of Season 1 Episode 1, “In Throes of Increasing Wonder.” We pick up with the end of Grace’s wedding and the tragic events that follow. Discussions include why no one will ever forgive Lestat for the fate of our beloved Miss Lily, the scene that should’ve gotten Jacob Anderson an Emmy, and why we consider this episode one of the best TV pilots of all time. We end with our first edition of a segment called “Start Your Take,” where we have one minute to highlight details that didn’t make it into the episode discussion.This episode discusses themes of suicide. Listener discretion is advised. For resources on suicide prevention, please visit 988lifeline.org.Join our coven by following the show on all socials:Instagram: @juststartthetapeX: startthetapepodBobbi: @hiimbobbi on Twitter@hiimbobbiii on InstagramCulture Kitsch on YTKam: @kamrynsfilms on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok Kelli: @kellixboyle on Twitter and Instagram For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | — | ||||||
| 5/12/25 |  Don't Be Afraid...Just Start the Tape | This week on Just Start the Tape, Bobbi, Kelli, and Kam revisit Season 1 Episode 1 of AMC’s Interview With the Vampire, “In Throes of Increasing Wonder.” This series premiere introduces the titular vampire, Louis de Pointe du Lac as he tells his life story to journalist Daniel Molloy. We are transported back to 1910s New Orleans where Louis meets the vampire Lestat de Lioncourt.Discover why we consider this not only one of the best episodes of the show, but one of the best television pilots of all time. An episode so good, we had to split it into two. Part 2 drops next week!Join our coven by following the show on all socials:Instagram: @juststartthetapeX: startthetapepodBobbi: @hiimbobbi on Twitter@hiimbobbiii on InstagramCulture Kitsch on YTKam: @kamrynsfilms on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok Kelli: @kellixboyle on Twitter and Instagram For business, please email: juststartthetapepodcast@gmail.comEpisode Credits:Intro Music: Vibing Over Venus Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ | — | ||||||
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17 placements across 15 markets.
Chart Positions
17 placements across 15 markets.