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
56 – Death by Crossover
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/17/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which nothing comes between Sam Guthrie and his classic sci-fi allusions; Sunspot tr…
00:44:20 |
Mon 11 May 2015
55 – How Nightcrawler Got His Groove Back
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/10/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Secret Wars II ruins everything (more) (again) (forever); Rachel Summers hates…
00:39:45 |
Sun 03 May 2015
54 – Who You Gonna Call? (feat. Elle Collins)
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 5/3/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which the X-Men get their third ongoing series; Elle drops in to x-plain the Defender…
00:38:11 |
Sun 26 Apr 2015
53 – Sometimes They Come Back
Rachel screwed up and accidentally gave David material for episode 54 instead of 53, so there's no illustration this week. Instead, we offer both our sincere apologies and this photo of Miles dressed…
00:44:13 |
Mon 20 Apr 2015
52 – Previously on Rachel and Miles X-Plain the X-Men…
Art by David Wynne.
In which we recap a year’s worth of podcasts--and 23 years’ worth of X-Men--in under an hour.
X-PLAINED:
Rachel & Miles X-Plain the X-Men, Episodes 1-51
Uncanny X-Men #1-20…
00:40:07 |
Mon 13 Apr 2015
51 – The X-Istentialists, Featuring Kris Anka, Marguerite Bennett, Kieron Gillen, and Peter Nguyen
Art by David Wynne. We're not selling prints of this one, but you can still hit David up for the original!
In which Rachel and Miles go to Emerald City Comicon; six people try to share one microphon…
00:42:14 |
Mon 06 Apr 2015
50 – The People Vs. Erik Lehnsherr
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/29/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Magneto makes an official alignment shift; Claremont does a court drama; Profe…
00:42:45 |
Mon 30 Mar 2015
49 – Of Mullets and Miracles
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/29/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we meet Miles’s favorite X-Man; Longshot is Secret Wars II done right; we are …
00:52:46 |
Mon 23 Mar 2015
48 – Guitar Solos of the Gods
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/22/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Asgardian Wars occupies the precise intersection of Miles’s favorite things; M…
00:59:22 |
Mon 16 Mar 2015
47 – The Price of Power (feat. Elisabeth Allie)
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/15/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Emergency Backup Co-Host Elisabeth Allie saves the day; the Berserkers are not…
01:00:58 |
Mon 09 Mar 2015
46 – Shadows Over Cairo
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 3/8/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we bid a fond farewell to Bill Sienkiewicz; Secret Wars II continues to ruin ev…
00:45:39 |
Sun 01 Mar 2015
45 – A Woman Who Could Fly
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 3/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we discard our regularly scheduled programming to focus on Storm …
00:41:47 |
Sun 22 Feb 2015
44 – Assembling Legion, with Si Spurrier
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 2/22/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Legion grows from setting to protagonist; Rachel is a master of …
00:52:09 |
Mon 16 Feb 2015
43 – It’s Not a Secret If It’s in the Title
Art by David Wynne. Prints, cards, and travel mugs available until 2/15/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we cover 21 issues in one episode; Secret Wars is a toy commerci…
00:46:56 |
Mon 09 Feb 2015
42 – A Firestar Is Born
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 2/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Miles has a brush with nostalgia; Angelica Jones is secretly a Thomas Hardy pro…
00:37:19 |
Sun 01 Feb 2015
41 – Hated and Feared
Art by David Wynne. Prints and cards available until 2/1/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Nimrod is probably an honorary Summers by this point; Claremont hits a centenni…
00:46:12 |
Sun 25 Jan 2015
40 – Give Them Something to Punch (With G. Willow Wilson)
Art by David Wynne. Prints available until 1/25/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which writer G. Willow Wilson joins us to talk about her new run on X-Men; the Future is rea…
00:43:47 |
Mon 19 Jan 2015
39 – Forever Alone Together
Art by David Wynne. Prints and travel mugs available until 1/11/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which Miles and his Doom voice return triumphant; we reach an understanding re…
00:48:58 |
Mon 12 Jan 2015
38 – Welcome to Murderworld (Feat. Chris Sims)
Art by David Wynne. Prints and travel mugs available until 1/11/2015 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we welcome back Emergency Backup Co-Host Chris Sims; comics writers are …
00:45:45 |
Mon 05 Jan 2015
37 – Giant-Size Special #1
Art by David Wynne. Prints available until 1/15 in the shop, or contact David for the original.
In which we launch our first-ever giant-size special; God Loves, Man Kills is the definitive X-Men sto…
01:52:02 |
Sun 28 Dec 2014
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