Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
Daunted by complex continuity? Can’t tell a mutate from a warpie? We are here for you. We have trained for this responsibility for decades. We have the backissues, the calluses, and a really detailed map of the Summers family tree.
We’ve been explaining the X-Men informally for years–to our friends and family, to the Internet, and, occasionally, to patient strangers on the street. Now, we’re making it official, with Jay and Miles X-Plain the X-Men: a weekly podcast dedicated to unpacking the weird, wonderful world of our favorite superhero soap opera for newcomers and die-hard fans alike.
- Update frequency
- every 9 days
- Average duration
- 57 minutes
- Episodes
- 537
- Years Active
- 2014 - 2025
272 – Children of the Phalanx (the Phalanx Covenant, Part 2 of 3)
In which Ship was inside Cable all along; Life Signs is the Two Towers of the Phalanx Covenant (but only in the bad ways), it’s lucky that the Phalanx doesn’t have WiFi; Nightcrawler embraces chaos; …
01:02:16 |
Mon 11 Nov 2019
271 – Abs for Days (The Phalanx Covenant, Part 1 of 3)
In which we’re finally both back in the virtual studio; Generation X is the new Inferno; the Phalanx Covenant begins; we’re not talking about Hickman in our coverage of this story; Banshee is the adu…
01:01:36 |
Mon 04 Nov 2019
270 – X-Ray Goggles and Mail-Order Lizards (feat. Steve Stokes)
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which we hear from two generations of Stokeses for the price of one, buying comics for your son is a great way to rationalize reading …
00:50:35 |
Sun 27 Oct 2019
269 – NYCC 2019 Sofa Special: Double Dactyl, feat. Seanan McGuire
In which Seanan and Jay break down their favorite X-Villains; technically everyone is always cosplaying Mystique; Magneto remains the gold standard; and we have some concerns about Eye Boy.
01:11:42 |
Mon 21 Oct 2019
268 – Disquettes
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Excalibur addresses a number of dangling plot threads, Britanic finally gets (somewhat) interesting, Kitty really wants Douglock…
01:01:49 |
Mon 14 Oct 2019
267 – The Saddest Joyride
In which Emma Frost is a better Iceman than Bobby Drake; Generation X is aggressively foreshadowed; Malcolm and Randall are the Rosencrantz and Guildenstern to Bishop’s Hamlet; and we launch a campai…
00:56:45 |
Tue 08 Oct 2019
266 – They’re Good Dogs, Miles
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Havok goes surfing; Malice eats a poodle; Strong Guy’s ex is a big jerk; Sinister’s gotta Sinister; and Miles learns about a mem…
00:50:24 |
Mon 30 Sep 2019
265 – Rude Awakenings
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Glen Danzig was the most popular Wolverine fancast for a weirdly long time; breasts have physical mass; the Shi’ar empire is not…
01:04:52 |
Mon 23 Sep 2019
264 – Autotune the Phalanx
In which we celebrate our 100th episode with producer Matt Hunter; you should always be kind to robots; Stryfe has a lot of very petty contingency plans; Britanic is bad at helping; we explore a pecu…
00:50:21 |
Mon 16 Sep 2019
263 – The Oldest Teens of Them All
In which Cable and Domino may or may not be very old teenagers; disguises are not Dani Moonstar’s strong suit; Empath remains awful; Shatterstar probably talks exactly like a telenovela; X-Force need…
00:53:38 |
Mon 09 Sep 2019
262 – Science Fiction Double Feature
In which the Phalanx would make pretty fun novelty candy; “B-Plot” implies that we only have 26; nobody will take Jubilee to the movies; Repo Man and Repo: The Genetic Opera are in fact two entirely …
00:59:47 |
Mon 02 Sep 2019
261 – Out of the Subtext, Live from FlameCon with Vita Ayala!
In which we return to our favorite convention; writer Vita Ayala remains an absolute legend; everything was always already queer; and nobody should ever have to wait 37 years for a kiss.
00:55:47 |
Mon 26 Aug 2019
260 – Professor Power’s Prodigal Podcast
In which we explore the aftermath of Multiple Man’s death; X-Factor has a lot of feelings; it probably sucks to grieve with Charles Xavier; neither power nor responsibility is particularly fun; we fi…
01:02:04 |
Mon 19 Aug 2019
259 – Kwannon Leap
In which fix-it fic goes canon (or vice versa); Psylocke is a complicated individual and/or individuals; assassins have complicated personal lives; it is probably ethical to tell your teammates about…
01:01:36 |
Mon 12 Aug 2019
258 – True Believers, Opportunists, and Crooks (feat. Lisa Winters)
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Lisa Winters pinch-hits for Jay, we take a trip to the newspaper funnies and back, Spider-Man and Beast are natural BFFs, nothin…
01:04:01 |
Sun 04 Aug 2019
257 – The Adventures of Rachel Summers in the 37th Century
In which Rachel Summers’ continuity somehow becomes even more complicated; X-Men: Phoenix is pretty much a Star Wars (minus the stars); cultural appropriation remains a problem in the distant future;…
00:57:37 |
Mon 22 Jul 2019
256 – Mullets of Time and Space
In which you raised a lot of money for Trans Lifeline; we continue to miss Alan Davis; Rory Campbell should not be narrating a climactic event; Daytripper needs to dial up her eldritch patter; the un…
01:00:15 |
Mon 15 Jul 2019
255 – Rules of the Game
In which the Upstarts are the worst at Calvinball; Moonstar remains a non-mystery; Speedball gets a new costume; Shinobi Shaw never gets to finish a bath; Gamesmaster comes perilously close to gettin…
00:57:42 |
Mon 08 Jul 2019
254 – Carry Each Other
Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line!
In which Nicole Miller is fashion designer to Earth-1218 and Earth-616, Jay rejects the word “bestest”, we kind of want to just read ever…
01:02:57 |
Mon 01 Jul 2019
253 – Autumn in the Uncanny Valley
In which an engagement begins; Jean Grey’s Walden Puddle counterpart is definitely Nicole; Cyclops is the telepathic equivalent of a pit trap with spikes at the bottom; Charles Xavier’s subconscious …
00:59:32 |
Mon 24 Jun 2019
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