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Jay & Miles X-Plain the X-Men

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A long-running podcast where Jay Edidin and Miles Stokes recap and explain the uncanny history of the X-Men comics, exploring story arcs, characters, and continuity in depth.

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Mar 30, 2026

519 – Beautiful People With Incredible Powers

Illustration by David Wynne In which we start the Morrison Run; Professor X gets his hands on Chekhov’s gun; Cassandra Nova raises X-villains to a new level of weird; and humanity is running on borrow...

Mar 16, 2026

518 – Mapping the X-Gene

In which Dr. Jey McCreight joins us to discuss all things X-Genetics! X-PLAINED: The genetics and taxonomy of Marvel’s merry mutants NEXT EPISODE: The Morrison run begins! Follow Dr. Jey on Bluesky, a...

Mar 09, 2026

517 – Sliding Scale Ransom

In which we totally forgot to record a cold open (sorry); a lot of characters die (but not in Earth-616); Vampires may already be in command of America’s atomic arsenal; and we revisit a favorite. X-P...

Mar 02, 2026

516 – The Evolution of Magneto (feat. Asher Elbein)

In which Asher Elbein joins us to discuss the complicated intersections between Magneto, big feelings, and international politics. X-PLAINED: Some complicated intersections between Magneto, big feelin...

Feb 16, 2026

515 – Origins

In which we do a thing and are not even sorry. X-PLAINED: X-Men Origins: Wolverine Next Episode: Magneto, with Asher Elbein! Check out the visual companion to this episode on our blog. Find us on Appl...

Feb 09, 2026

514 – Plan 9 From Westchester

In which we provide some inroads to resisting fascism in your community; pacifism has amazing abs; Cyclops and Wolverine play revolutionary chicken; Amelia Voght fails to live up to her narrative pote...

Feb 02, 2026

513 – Eve of Destruction

In which Jay and Miles make an announcement; the X-Men are down to bare bones; Cyclops and Corsair are stunningly bad at feelings; Trish Tilby is stunningly bad at journalism; Magneto says goodbye to...

Jan 19, 2026

512 – You Can Get Anything You Want at Stryfe’s Restaurant

In which it’s rude to eat in a helmet; Cable does his best villain bit; Bishop is clearly unfamiliar with early X-Force; we’re pretty sure clones still count as people; and Stryfe is the surprise MVP...

Jan 12, 2026

511 – Night Science

In which we unapologetically ship Gambit and Bishop; pelicans are deeply alarming birds; Charles Xavier watches your sex dreams; the Witness is a Whole Continuity Thing; and the T’ieves Guild is reall...

Jan 05, 2026

510 – Giant-Size Special #14 (feat. Alex Paknadel)

In which we attempt an all-Cyclops Winter special; X-Men are bad at processing grief; writer Alex Paknadel X-Plains his upcoming Cyclops miniseries; every character (except Cameron Hodge) is someone’s...