438 – The Man of Harsh Business

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438 – The Man of Harsh Business

FromJay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

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59 minutes

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Jan 29, 2024

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In which Gambit knows how to make an entrance; Rogue and Gambit only have relationship conversations during superhero fights; Wolverine fights a shark; and we have opinions on how to handle certain aspects of backstory.

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Jan 29, 2024

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Titles in the series (100)

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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 peculiar pairing of book and arc; Charles Xavier has his ... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 your camera eyes; Beast takes over Blue Team; we ge... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 every word of X-Men #30 aloud, by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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. by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 different films; Storm is a fashion icon; Sabretooth ... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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276 – Wizard Problems: In which Excalibur gets a regular writer again; we judge a book against against its covers; nothing good ever comes from being sexy on Muir Isle; and the soul sword’s real power is cutting through continuity. by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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, nothing good ever happens at the Brand Corporation, by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 needs an office manager; Mothra is larger than most thing... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 getting context; Cable gets a new superpower; and Rahne Sin... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 your friend; Deathbird should not be left in charg... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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273 – The Back-End Creep (The Phalanx Covenant, Part 3 of 3): In which we have been on All the Podcasts; Full Shred Thrash is easier to say that it sounds; the Phalanx uses dial-up; Cable is a very large man; Larry Hama writes excellent banter; Cyclops has been progressively desensitized to plane crashes; Cameron... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
61 min listen
295 – The Nuclear Naked: Art by David Wynne. Wanna buy the original? Drop him a line! - In which this episode may or may not be a temporal aberration; Gambit is bad at marketing; Jubilee’s sixth birthday was probably worse than yours; Earth-295’s chronology doesn’t make that ... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 campaign for our own Multiversal designation. by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 meme. - X-PLAINED: The Puppet Master by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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. by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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; we are surprisingly into the origins of the Askani; ... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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287 – Welcome to the Age of Apocalypse: In which we enter the Age of Apocalypse! by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 to be Doug, by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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283 – Legion Quest Quest: In which Jay is writing a Cyclops one-shot; It is honestly truly almost Legion Quest; Mystique plays the long game; sometimes filler is a good thing; Havok is a geophysicist, not a geographer; Lila definitely stole it; and more stories should be set in... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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297 – Blood Is Compulsory: In which Nate Grey is a drama kid; Forge-295 is the hero we need; Mister Sinister is a graduate of the Danielle “Moonstar” Moonstar school of secret identities; and we really, really, really wish that the theater troupe had gotten the ongoing series. by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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284 – Precious Baubles, feat. Chip Zdarsky: In which we sit down with writer Chip Zdarsky to talk crossovers, continuity, metaphors, and X-Men/Fantastic Four! by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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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 universe is dubiously self-correcting; Britannic is not... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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275 – End of the Summer: In which Professor is too cool for the Phalanx; fatphobia is significantly more dangerous than Fred Dukes; Strong Guy catches a plane; Emma Frost will not let you coast; Jubilee says goodbye to the X-Men; and it’s probably for the best that we have avo... by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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280 – Business-Casual Basilisk: In which the future is not great at codenames; spot foil is cool as hell; Mountjoy is bafflingly business-themed; Bishop goes full Point Break; Jean Grey and Lorna Dane should absolutely be friends; and Jay & Miles are heading to ECCC 2020! by Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men
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438 – The Man of Harsh Business

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