Into the Buffyverse with Amber Benson (Buffy), and J August Richards and Stephanie Romanov from Angel

Into the Buffyverse with Amber Benson (Buffy), and J August Richards and Stephanie Romanov from Angel

From On The Rocks: Where Celebrities & Cocktails Mix by Straw Hut Media

June 5, 2026 · 1h 22m

About this episode

The episode features a discussion with actors from Buffy and Angel about their careers and representation in media during Pride Month.

On this episode of On the Rocks, we kick off Pride Month with a trip to the Buffyverse with some of your favorite actors – Amber Benson from Buffy, and J August Richards and Stephanie Romanov from Angel. We talk about their careers, their time on these fan favorite shows, some behind-the-scenes stories from set, we chat about queer and Black representation on screen, and we talk about their appearance at this year’s West Hollywood Pride and their roles as allies and as part of the LGBTQ community. Make sure to catch On the Rocks on the scene with these fabulous actors at Hellmouth Con on June 13th and 14th at Torrance High School aka Sunnydale High in Southern California...with co-host, model and musician Steven Dehler and Alexander Rodriguez, your sassy host with the sassy most. Raise a glass and let the drinks begin, it’s On the Rocks! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Steven Dehler, Alexander Rodriguez

Guests: Amber Benson, J August Richards, Stephanie Romanov

Topics covered

  • Pride Month
  • Buffyverse
  • queer representation
  • Black representation
  • behind-the-scenes stories
  • LGBTQ community
  • fan favorite shows

Keywords

  • Buffy
  • Angel
  • Pride Month
  • queer representation
  • Black representation
  • Hellmouth Con
  • Amber Benson
  • J August Richards
  • Stephanie Romanov

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: On The Rocks

Places: West Hollywood, Sunnydale High, Southern California

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