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Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastPryde of the X-Men (1989)No place to hide! No place to run (no place to run)! The mutant age (The mutant age)! has now begun! X-Men (X-Men)! This is the day (This is the day) X-Men (X-Men)! Coming your way! That's right...it's the 1989 X-Men animated pilot Pryde of the X-Men with cohosts Keith Justice Hayward, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
2024-11-191h 13Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastSpider-man TAS Ep. 2.5 - Neogenic Nightmare Chapter V: Mutants' RevengeIn which the team-up between the X-Men and our friendly neighborhood Spider-man reaches its dramatic conclusion! This episode has everything: A closeted mutant! A monstrous kaiju! Wolverine making jokes! And Spider-man learning an important lesson...about FRIENDSHIP. It's Spider-man: The Animated Series, Neogenic Nightmare: Chapter 5 - Mutants' Revenge! With cohosts Matt Schrader, Keith Justice Hayward, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-11-1257 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastSpider-man TAS Ep. 2.4 - Neogenic Nightmare Chapter IV: The Mutant AgendaThe 90's X-Men guest-star on the Spider-man Animated Series! Rogue and Jubes are hot for Spidey. Wolverine is NOT. And Beast gets into hot water with an old colleague in Neogenic Nightmare: Chapter 4 - The Mutant Agenda! With cohosts Matt Schrader, Keith Justice Hayward, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-11-051h 00Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 3.13 - Savage Land, Savage Heart (Part 2)In which Storm unleashes AND apologizes, Wolverine says “shrubbery,” and Garrok gets the award for Big Modesty. Finally! It’s Savage Land, Savage Heart (Part 2) with cohosts Sarah Mucek and Drew Kunas.
2024-10-2248 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.1 - The Juggernaut ReturnsHow could we possibly have missed The Juggernaut Returns!? An unforgettable episode featuring indelible dweeb Eugene Torbut-Weiderspan, the redemption of Cain Marko, and the Power Rangers crossover no one saw coming! "MORE MUSIC! MORE DANCING!!!" With cohosts Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2024-10-1558 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.10 - Graduation DayJUMBO EPISODE! In which there can be only ONE question: "How much do YOU love Charles Xavier?" The seeds for X-Men '97 were planted here, in the SERIES FINALE of X-Men: The Animated Series, Graduation Day! With cohosts Sarah Mucek, Michael Short, and Matt Schrader.
2024-08-201h 09Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.9 - DescentIn which Old London Town yields up something...SINISTER! (Ugh...we know.) And we pose such questions as: Where did old-timey James Xavier get those MOVES? Did Dr. Nathaniel Essex just demote HIMSELF? And most importantly, would a Victorian J. Jonah Jameson want daguerreotypes of Spider-man??? All this and so much more in Season 5, Episode 9, Descent - with cohosts Sarah Mucek, Michael Short, and Matt Schrader.
2024-08-201h 00Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.8 - Hidden AgendasIn which the X-Men head to that old Kentucky home of Samuel Guthrie AKA Cannonball! And we consider such questions as: Why doesn't Professor X do anything the easy way? How many guys IS Federal Agent Kirkland anyway?? And Rogue is...Ms. LeBeau? WE SEE YOU, GIRL. All this and so much more in Season 5, Episode 8, Hidden Agendas with cohosts Drew Kunas and Sarah Mucek.
2024-08-1355 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.7 - Old SoldiersIn which we have very few questions because WOLVERINE meets CAPTAIN AMERICA and they fight RED SKULL and a pile of Nazis in WWII! It's Old Soldiers, with cohosts Aaron Gold, Drew Kunas, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-08-061h 02Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.6 - Jubilee's Fairy Tale TheaterIn which there is no other question but: "WHY." An episode this notorious needs no introduction. It's Jubilee's Fairytale Theater! With cohosts Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2024-07-301h 02Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.4 - Storm Front (Part 2)In which JUBILEE of all people is the one who sees that the guy is just not worth it. And we ask such questions as: How many puberties has Arkon gone through (our money is on 1.5)? Does Storm's bird friends make her an official Disney princess? And how many characters with legs is quite simply too many? All this and Storm is THISCLOSE to getting hitched! It's Season 5, Episode 4, Storm Front (Part 2), with cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Drew Kunas, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-07-2339 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.5 - The Fifth HorsemanWe're back in X-Men: The Animated Series to answer such questions as: Was Caliban the original before/after influencer? How many sciences does Beast know?? And what DO you call the room where a guy goes to talk to his Big Energy Boss? All this and Cortez just continuing to be the absolute worst. It's Season 5, Episode 5, The Fifth Horseman with cohosts Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2024-07-2358 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97: Ep. 1.7 - Bright EyesThe episode where Rogue chucks Cap's shield into a mountain! And we consider such questions as: Does Mr. Sinister do ALL the science? How did Bastion get that sick WFH setup? Is Morph slurping Diet Pringo his finest work yet? All this and so much more in Episode 7, Bright Eyes, with Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
2024-07-161h 00Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97: Ep. 1.10 - Tolerance is Extinction (Part 3)A season finale filled with firsts! First time hearing Forge's real name! First time Cyclops is a good dad! And best of all, first time Rogue HULK CLAPS!!! All this, plus Charles helps Magneto swim through his memories and remember HIMSELF. The end to an incredible first season is here as we discuss Tolerance is Extinction (Part 3) with cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Aaron Gold, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-07-091h 08Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97: Ep. 1.9 - Tolerance is Extinction (Part 2)Tolerance is Extinction, Part 2 races toward the season climax with such questions as: Hey, why ARE the sentinels still on? What percentage of Fatal Attractions is this? And is that...THE MUTANTCYCLE??!! Plus: Sinister doing backflips in his flappy tendril cape! All this and so much more, with cohosts Sarah Mucek, Matt Schrader, and Michael Short.
2024-07-0257 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97: Ep. 1.8 - Tolerance is Extinction (Part 1)Join us for Part 1 of mind-blowing 3-parter Tolerance is Extinction to answer such questions as: Does it get more badass than Nightcrawler and Wolverine's "nine reasons"? Does it get crazier than a PORSCHE inside the BLACKBIRD?? And does it get more [REDACTED] than MAGNETO IN A SPEEDO??? All this and more with cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Sarah Mucek, and Ben Taylor.
2024-06-2653 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97: Ep. 1.6 - Lifedeath Part 2In which Deathbird has no rivals for the Bad B!@$% Award! Storm faces her fears, grows out her hair, and bests the Adversary! And Professor Charles Francis Xavier RETURNS! Plus: The Carlos Pacheco rendering of Shaara and K'ythri! All this and so much more in LifeDeath Part 2. With cohosts Rob Berliner, Natalie Lopez, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-05-0758 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97: Ep. 1.5 - Remember ItTHE EPISODE THAT NEEDS NO INTRODUCTION. With cohosts Aaron Gold and Sarah Mucek
2024-04-3055 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97 - Ep. 1.4: Motendo/Lifedeath Part 12 Episodes in One! Motendo: In which Jubillee comes of age playing ALL the X-Men video games! The most corpulent Mojo returns! And so does...Abscissa??!! Then, Lifedeath Part 1: In which Storm and Forge share a candlelit, homemade dinner! But not all is as it seems. Plus: What the eff is with this demon owl??!! All this and so much more in X-Men '97 Season 1, Episode 4. With cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Natalie Lopez, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-04-2358 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97 - Ep. 1.3: Fire Made FleshNEW EPISODE! In which one Jean has earrings and a ponytail and one does not! Mr. Sinister does baby monitor horror! And what are Rogue and Magneto doing in the Danger Room ALL NIGHT??? It's X-Men '97 Season 1, Episode 3, Fire Made Flesh. With cohosts Sarah Mucek, Michael Short, and Matt Schrader.
2024-04-161h 02Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97 - Ep. 1.2: Mutant Liberation BeginsIn which Magneto places himself on trial in order to earn humanity's trust. Plus: Rogue rolls deep in cat similes! An omega-level mutant goes into labor and Wolverine's at the wheel! And we think it's all over when: DING DONG! Who is it??!! All this and so much more in an arguably perfect episode of X-Men '97: Mutant Liberation Begins! With cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Aaron Gold, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-04-091h 04Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastX-Men '97 - Ep. 1.1 - To Me, My X-MenIn which, 27 years later, THE X-MEN RETURN! And we love every moment. With cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Drew Kunas, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-03-2658 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.3 - Storm Front (Part 1)In which Storm lives out some bodice-ripping fantasies with Arkon of Polemachus, who kinda-sorta abducts her to save his very-90's-FX planet! Cyclops brings his best yells to the party! Jubilee has a legitimately helpful idea! And Beast promises an unsuspecting bystander, "You will be compensated." Plus: How many X-Men does it take to make a Batman?? It's Season 5, Episode 4, Storm Front (Part 1) with cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Drew Kunas, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-03-191h 00Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.2 - The Phalanx Covenant (Part 2)In which Beast and Warlock enlist the help of some unexpected friends to defeat the Phalanx, and we pose such questions as: Does Banshee just hang out in his Banshee outfit? Was Warlock coded in Python? How did Magneto get SO TOTALLY JACKED? And most upsetting: How did Beast know where to look at the camera?!! All this and more in Season 5, Episode 2, The Phalanx Covenant (Part 2) with cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
2024-03-1256 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 5.1 - The Phalanx Covenant (Part 1)It's the Season 5 opener and who's there to kick it off but SELF-FRIEND WARLOCK!!! Query: Who's the bigger thirst trap - Rogue or Gambit? What is on Beast's "Jazz" record? Is Dr. Henry McCoy the World's Poorest Detective? Plus: Warlock's got Forge's back - er, LEG! All this and a strange, intergalactic techno-organic Disney romance in Season 5, Episode 1, The Phalanx Covenant (Part 1) with cohosts Charissa Bertels, Marcus Bishop-Wright, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-03-0553 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.21 - Beyond Good and Evil (Part 4)Season 4 roars to a close and no one does more roaring than the mutant behind it all: Apocalypse! 1. He threatens to do away with everything: Dinosaurs! Times Square! All of existence! 2. He double-crosses EVERYBODY but still takes a few minutes to do the exposition! 3. He does the biggest, best "Nooooooo!" this side of "Jean - Noooo!" Plus...Bender is really WHO??? Ohhh...okay. It's Season 4, Episode 21 (they don't make 'em like they used to), Beyond Good and Evil, Part 4 with cohosts Charissa Bertels, Marcus Bishop-Wright, and Sarah Mucek.
2024-02-2747 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.20 - Beyond Good and Evil (Part 3)Cable and the X-Men take the fight to Apocalypse's pyramid in Ancient Egypt! Plus: Did the X-Men start the Late Bronze Age collapse? Is Death really a horseman if he doesn't have a horse? Did Cable just tell Professor X he's boring to his face??!! All this and cohost Drew demands to know: Is any given character more or less effective than a broken elevator? All this and more in Season 4, Episode 20, Beyond Good and Evil, Part 3 with cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Sonia Nam.
2024-02-2040 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.19 - Beyond Good and Evil (Part 2)Our favorite 90's X-Men couples shows up just in time for Valentine's Day: Archangel and Psylocke! Plus: What are those tubes on Deathbird's costume about? Is a young Tim Curry the best or the VERY best possible Mr. Sinister? And are Cable/Tyler the beefiest father-son duo in 3999?? Not to mention: Shard and Bishop! Sabretooth and Mystique! And ENTER MAGNETO!!! This 4-partner continues to have absolutely everything. It can only be Season 4, Episode 19, Beyond Good and Evil (Part 2) with cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Sonia Nam.
2024-02-131h 05Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 3.18 - Beyond Good and Evil (Part 1)In the words of Stefon, "This place has everything": Nasty Boys + Vertigo! Scott and Jean getting married (again)! Cable channeling Raiders of the Lost Ark! Apocalypse telling Sinister what to do! And Bishop, getting pissed at a Jim Carrey rip-off at the Axis of Time! It's Season 4, Episode 18, the first part of what was supposed to be the series finale until it wasn't: Beyond Good and Evil Part 1! With cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Sarah Mucek, and Michael Short.
2024-02-0653 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 3.17 - Have Yourself a Morlock Little ChristmasThe Christmas special we guess someone, somewhere must have asked for! In which Storm serves up cool winter lewks! The team encounters the Morlocks at Rockefeller Center and Annalee serves up a guilt trip! And Gambit, serving Christmas dinner, informs us, "Dis need a little Gambit magic!" All this and who's the girl who's the webby little girl who hasn't heard of miracles?! It's Season 4, Episode 17, Have Yourself a Morlock Little Christmas. With cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Sarah Mucek, and Michael Short.
2024-01-3059 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.16 - Weapon X, Lies, and VideotapeWolverine: His past - revealed! Silver Fox: Bada$$ Boss B@#$*! Maverick: German As Expected! Sabretooth: Deserving of sympathy??! All this and Dr. Henry McCoy, MD, PhD, Designated Driver! It's Season 4, Episode 16, Weapon X, Lies, and Videotape - the episode that made us ask "Who is this title FOR?" With cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Sonia Nam.
2024-01-2338 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.15 - Lotus and SteelWOLVERINE GOES TO JAPAN! And we have SO many questions, including: is Professor X the world's worst employer/therapist? How many candles should you put on Wolverine's birthday cake? Are the X-Men paid in X-Bucks? And will Logan FINALLY enjoy some requited love?! Plus: Enter the Silver Samurai! It's Season 4, Episode 15, Lotus and Steel with cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Sonia Nam!
2024-01-1658 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.14 - BloodlinesThe return we've all been waiting for: Kurt Wagner AKA NIGHTCRAWLER! Plus: Rogue and Nightcrawler: Sibs? Why doesn't Nightcrawler punch Graydon Creed a little bit more? And is this THE most satisfying ending for a villain in all of XMTAS??! All this and more in the second of the one-two punch of mutant family drama that is Bloodlines with cohosts Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2024-01-1152 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.13 - Family TiesThe character debut we've all been waiting for: BOVA THE COW NANNY!!! Plus: Magneto seeks his wife! Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch seek their true parents! And the High Evolutionary seeks EVERYBODY'S DNA! Also, a final fight that we can only describe as "bonkers." It's Family Ties (Sha-la-la-la) with cohosts Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2024-01-0957 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.12 - Proteus (Part 2)In which poor, omnipotent Kevin MacTaggert just wants a father's love! Plus: Natalie coins the term "incog-BEAST-o"! We go on a lengthy Star Trek tangent! And WOLVERINE RUNS AWAY??!! All this and, honestly, isn't Banshee just the best? It's Proteus, Part 2 with cohosts Natalie Lopez, Sarah Mucek, and Sonia Nam.
2024-01-0448 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.11 - Proteus (Part 1)Crashing waves + bagpipes! XMTAS returns to the Muir Island Research Center, where Moira MacTaggert has been keeping a terrible secret! Plus: Rogue fights tiny versions of herself! Wolverine gets liquified! Xavier makes it about himself (again)! All this and who is the angsty, Scottish energy blob at the heart of the matter?!! It's Proteus, Part 1 with cohosts Natalie Lopez, Sarah Mucek, and Sonia Nam.
2024-01-0252 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.10 - One Man's Worth (Part 2)One Man's Worth comes to a heartbreaking conclusion and we explore such questions as: Why did Master Mold make sentinels with abs? Why did it take the better part of 2 episodes for them to say Bantam's name? And did Fitzroy REALLY need 8 seconds and 2 camera angles to drain Charles Xavier's energy? All this and more with cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Michael Short.
2023-12-2953 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.9 - One Man's Worth (Part 1)IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE: X-Men Style! In which Wolverine, Storm, Bishop, and Shard come together from different realities to save a young Charles Xavier from Fitzroy! Plus: Storm is Mrs. Wolverine! Sarah talks waaay too much about her love of Age of Apocalypse! An unexpected cameo from Marlon Brando! And Bantam is "the LeFou to Fitzroy's Gaston"?? It's One Man's Worth (Part 1)! With cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Michael Short.
2023-12-2458 min
X-Reads: An X-Men ExperienceEp 114: Generation X #4 Holiday Spectacular, X-MAS: A Merry Mutant Musical! w/ special guest Sarah MucekJoin Chris and Chandler as they team up with Sarah Mucek, the creative force behind 'X-MAS: A Merry Mutant Musical' and co-host of 'Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series Podcast', to explore Generation X #4 Holiday Spectacular, penned by Scott Lobdell with art by Chris Bachalo. In this issue, our heroes unravel the mystery surrounding the “mutant” Eliot and battle the Orphan Maker.Get your hot cocoa ready, snuggle up, and immerse yourself in a mutant holiday celebration. Expect X-Mas tunes and a nostalgic journey through mutant lore.
2023-12-201h 15Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.8 - NightcrawlerIntroducing everyone's favorite blue-furred swashbuckling mutant, NIGHTCRAWLER! And we explore: How many ways has Wolverine been Australian over the years? Did Nightcrawler grow up inside a production of Spring Awakening?? Is Paul Bunyan an American Kaiju?!! All this and Kurt Wagner tells the villages, "Do your wurst." It's Season 4, Episode 8, Nightcrawler, the most spiritual 20 minutes of Saturday morning television to ever hit the airwaves (remember airwaves??) with cohosts Aaron Gold, Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
Note: This episode was recorded before the revelations re: Kurt's heritage in X-Men Blue: Origins - check it out!
2023-12-071h 09Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.7 - Secrets, Not Long BuriedIt's a Cyclops 1-shot and we have so many questions! Like: Who the hell is this "Taylor Prescott"? What band was SOLAR a part of before turning to villainy? And the Oscar goes to...CHET?!! All this and references to Parseltongue and Shirley Jackson's The Lottery! It's Season 4, Episode 7, Secrets, Not Long Buried with cohosts Charissa Bertels, Marcus Bishop-Wright, and Sarah Mucek
2023-11-291h 02Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.6 - CourageIn which Morph returns to face off with Master Mold's giant head (literally)! Plus: Cyclops is caught off-guard by a party! Storm slays in fierce civilian duds! And our hosts get to the bottom of the greatest mystery in XMTAS: Why ARE Morph and Wolverin BFFs??? All this and so much more in Season 4, Episode 6, Courage. With cohosts Sarah Mucek, Matt Schrader, and Michael Short.
2023-11-2446 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.5 - Xavier RemembersIn which we all remember the Marvel Swimsuit Specials of the 1990's! Plus: Professor X and the Shadow King fight as giant astral kaijus! Cyclops begs an unconscious Professor X not to leave him! We learn an important life lesson (Never Trust Space Face)! And...a LIGHTSABER BATTLE??!! All this and so much more in Season 4, Episode 5, Xavier Remembers, with cohosts Sarah Mucek, Matt Schrader, and Michael Short.
2023-11-1559 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 4.4 - Sanctuary (Part 2)Part 2 of Sanctuary, in which MAGNETO LIVES!! Plus: Somebody's been foolin' with the missiles! Rogue and Wolverine go Black Ops! And Fabian Cortez has 99 problems, but all of them are Fabian Cortez! All this and more with cohosts Sarah Mucek, Sonia Nam, and Michael Short.
2023-11-0852 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 4.3 - Sanctuary (Part 1)In which Magneto busts into the U.N. to announce his Big Mutant Party in the Sky, aka Asteroid M! Plus: the President gives Professor X special dispensation to attend said party, the Prof's, er, EX, Amelia Voght makes her XMTAS debut, and Fabian Cortez is, honestly, just the absolute worst. All this and more in Sanctuary, Part 1! Featuring cohosts Sarah Mucek, Sonia Nam, and Michael Short.
2023-11-0158 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 4.2 - A Deal with the DevilIn which: Omega Red gets to phone a friend and his friend is...Wolverine?! Plus: Storm and Wolvie at the mercy of their enemy inside a submarine! Our cohosts do poorly in a game of "which cities are biggest"! And Drew coins the military campaign slogan, "Colonel for General!" All this and so much more in Season 4, Episode 2, A Deal with the Devil! Featuring cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
2023-10-241h 02Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.19 - Love in VainIn which Rogue's first love Cody emerges from his coma...completely jacked?! Plus: An unsuspecting Logan plays host to an insectoid alien race, Professor X gives Rogue s#$% for wanting to take PTO, and we meet the Acanti, giant space fish, the first curious sentients in the cosmos! All this and so much more in Season 3, Episode 19, Love in Vain with cohosts Sarah Mucek and Matt Schrader.
2023-10-1236 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 3.18 - Orphan's EndIn which Cyclops discovers Corsair's true identity - and isn't happy about it (until he is!). Plus: Matt and Sarah discuss what they shouldn't be allowed to do onstage, how eyeliner really makes Shi'ar Colonel Raknar's eyes pop, and Storm "SHALL SEE YOU AT THE MONORAIL!!!" It's Season 3, Episode 18, Orphan's End with cohosts Sarah Mucek and Matt Shrader.
2023-10-1153 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 3.17 - The Fate of the PhoenixThe conclusion of (probably) the greatest X-Men story of all time, THE DARK PHOENIX SAGA! In which: Our heroes face off with the Imperial Guard in the Blue Area of the moon! Jean leaves it all on the dance floor! And the Shi'ar cruiser "blasts 'er good"! All this and learn about the cohosts' collective tummy troubles and why Lilandra is the Boss Babe we all need right now. It's Season 3, Episode 17, The Fate of the Phoenix! With cohosts Natalie Lopez, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
2023-10-0341 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.16 - The Dark PhoenixNEW EPISODE! The Dark Phoenix Saga continues! In which Jean has a stuffed Cyclops in her childhood bedroom, Beast has a monkey bar in the X-Mansion dining room, and the Shi'ar have an Earth-produced fire extinguisher on their cruiser! All this and the Dark Phoenix gets EXTRA DARK in the episode first-time viewer Natalie Lopez calls "SO MUCH." Also featuring cohosts Sarah Mucek and Matt Schrader.
2023-09-2750 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.15 - The Inner CircleTHE DARK PHOENIX SAGA CONTINUES as we meet that most extra of exclusive cabals, The Hellfire (er, Circle) Club! Jean Grey, deep under Mastermind's spell, sports big-time Janeway Season 1 hair! Wolverine eats a turkey leg, takes a ride in a dumbwaiter, and does his best Dirty Harry! Sebastian Shaw gratuitously destroys his own shirt in the name of manly pecs! All this and the DARK PHOENIX REVEALED! With cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and 'Saved by the Bellini' author John deBary, whose Dark Phoenix cocktail is the best accompaniment to this episode.
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2023-09-2051 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.14 - DazzledThus begins arguably the greatest X-Men story of all-time...THE DARK PHOENIX SAGA! Including such moments as: Wolverine using his claws to make a sandwich. Storm getting hoodwinked by the old, 'Can I have a glass of water?' ploy. Cyke and Gambit hittin' da club. A performance by Alison Blaire aka Dazzler. And...Jean gets MARRIED??? All this and our cohosts discuss whether Jason Wyngarde is actually hot or just supposed to be. Featuring cohosts Drew Kunas, Sarah Mucek, and John DeBary, author Saved by the Bellini (which features a Dark Phoenix cocktail recipe!).
2023-09-1959 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.9 - ObsessionWarren Worthington III is back, and he's not gonna rest 'til Apocolypse is, "until he breathes blood and rolls over, split, broken - FINISHED!" Plus: Gambit is unexpectedly the voice of reason! Apocalypse has a "heck of a bass boat"! And Whitney Houston was wrong: the greatest love of all turns out to be between a mutant and...one highly suggestive spaceship??! It's Season 3, Episode 9, OBSESSION, with cohosts Drew Kunas, Natalie Lopez, and Sarah Mucek.
2023-09-0857 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.8 - No Mutant Is an IslandFearless leader Cyclops gets his very own episode! In which he goes back to visit the orphanage, and we pose such key questions as: Did Jean actually know his hame? Why is Killgrave's mansion 90% foyer? How is the news reporter broadcasting for EVERY channel?? All this plus: Rusty! Skids! Boom-boom! Wiz-kid! Mandatory Reporting and Good Samaritan laws! And co-host Drew Kunas coins the term, "Side-boob of the eye." Plus Natalie Lopez and Sarah Mucek.
2023-08-291h 04Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.11 Cold ComfortBobby...Bobby baby...Bobby bubbe! Er...Bobby Drake makes his XMTAS debut! Jubilee thirsts for the (ice)man just out of reach! Cyclops and his (secret) baby bro 'rassle! And the hands-down-best X-Factor lineup! All this plus every musical reference we can think of. It's Season 3, Episode 11, Cold Comfort, with cohosts Charissa Bertels, Sarah Mucek, and Michael Short.
2023-08-2256 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.10 - LongshotIn which Sarah learns that Longshot ISN'T a mutant! Michael wants to talk about literally anything except this episode! Charissa wonders why anyone would let Rogue be a chaperone! All this and Jubilee is thirsty AF when she meets the heartthrob of the Mojoverse. Plus Gog N'MaGog, Warwolves, and Spiral! It's Season 3, Episode 10: Longshot.
2023-08-1757 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.7 - Child of LightThe Phoenix Saga Mega-Conclusion! In which D'Ken becomes a big ol' crystal of himself, the Professor is waaay too smug about the X-Men's prowess given the situation, and Jean locks lips with Cyclops as Wolverine looks on (what else is new?). Speaking of smoochies, what's going on inside Gladiator's cloak??? All this and more in Season 3, Episode 7 Child of Light. Introducing cohost Drew Kunas alongside Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2023-08-101h 06Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.6 - StarjammersThe Phoenix Saga - Part 4! In which we FINALLY see the fabled M'Kran Crystal, Rogue kicks some major Imperial Guardsmen butt, and we meet Marvel's #1 crew of space pirates: The STARJAMMERS! Corsair! Raza! Hebzibah! Ch'od AND Sikorski! (And yes, it IS pronounced "chode.") All this and so much more in Season 3, Episode 6, Starjammers! Featuring cohosts Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2023-08-1053 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.5 - Cry of the BansheeThe Phoenix Saga - Part 3! In which Moira and Sean make out while Xavier is tormented by space visions! Juggernaut squeezes Erik the Red so hard we can hear it! And we find out that the Phoenix has a job?!! All this and arguably the greatest entrance in all of X-Men: The Animated Series...GLADIATOR!!! It's Cry of the Banshee, featuring cohosts Charissa Bertels, Marcus Bishop-Wright, and Sarah Mucek.
2023-06-2748 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp 3.4 - The Dark ShroudTHE PHOENIX SAGA CONTINUES! In which Jean convalesces in a "small, private hospital on the city's upper east side," Beast invites Logan to "a Manhattan nightspot," and the Professor meets his soulmate, Shi'ar royal Lilandra Neramani! All this and Gambit is looking for some (NSFW) action! It's Season 3, Episode 4, The Dark Shroud! Featuring cohosts Charissa Bertels, Marcus Bishop-Wright, and Sarah Mucek.
2023-06-201h 03Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 3.3 - SacrificeThe moment we've all been waiting for - THE PHOENIX SAGA! Jump on board for the Greatest X-Men Story of Ever Told! In which the Professor sends the X-Men on a mystery mission to the Eagle 1 Space Station! They're greeted by the Shi'ar's #1 leather daddy Erik the Red! And in a perilous escape back to Earth, Jean Grey STEPS THE EFF UP. Featuring cohosts Rob Berliner and Sarah Mucek.
2023-06-0844 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 3.2 - Out of the Past (Part 2)Season 3 Premiere - The Conclusion! In which Wolverine must save Jubilee, Lady Deathstrike, and the Reavers from the alien Spirit Drinker! Professor X's wheelchair hood is used as a gurney! The ending goes up in actual flames (FLAMES)! All this and more in Out of the Past, Part 2! With cohosts Rob Berliner and Sarah Mucek. (And yes, a LOT of sirens went by our apartments while recording.)
2023-06-0249 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 3.1 - Out of the Past (Part 1)Season 3 Premiere! In which the X-Men are finally broadcast in Prime Time! There's a spaceship in the sewers under NYC! Wolverine comes face-to-face with his former love, the lethal Lady Deathstrike! And Wolvie and Gambit get oiled up for the ultimate thirst trap! It's Out of the Past, Part 1! With cohosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
2023-05-2459 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.13 - Reunion (Part 2)In which Mister Sinister tells Scott and Jean he wants to "create" with them! Wolverine's all, 'No powers, no problem'! And Gambit tells Rogue the words he's never said to anyone before! All this and Best Brother Tiger Zabu in Reunion, Part 2, featuring co-hosts Marcus Bishop-Wright, Sarah Mucek, and Matthew A. Schrader.
2023-05-171h 06Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.12 - Reunion Part 1Season 2 Finale (Part 1)! In which the Savage Land Jungle Bros storyline reaches its dramatic conclusion! Jean gets carried away on a plane with ribs! And Morph is in a play! All this and Cyclops yells the title of this podcast!! Featuring cohosts Matt Schrader, Sarah Mucek, and Ben Taylor.
2023-05-0348 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.11 - MojovisionNew episode! In which the X-Men are TV-kidnapped through by none other than MOJO! Plus: Longshot takes a star turn, Spiral fold all 6 of her arms, and Wolverine and Jean headline 'I Dream of Jean'! All this and a review of our all-time favorite episodes of Looney Tunes! Featuring cohosts Sarah Mucek, Matt Schrader, and Ben Taylor.
2023-04-241h 05Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.10 - Beauty and the BeastIn which sweet medical patient Carly crushes HARD on her attending physician, Dr. Henry McCoy! And Logan goes undercover as "John Logan" to take out the Friends of Humanity! And Graydon Creed deals with a projection of dear o'l dad! All this and more in cohost Erin Murray Quinlan's least favorite episode of X-Men: The Animated Series: Beauty and the Beast. Also featuring Natalie Lopez and Sarah Mucek.
2023-04-1846 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.9 - A Rogue's TaleIn which the X-Men's Southern Belle takes center stage! Who is the woman stalking Rogue? Why does she seem so familiar?? Like we've seen a blockbuster movie with her in the MCU?!! And what is Mystique up to?? All this and more in Ep. 2.9 A Rogue's Tale! Featuring cohosts Natalize Lopez, Sarah Mucek, and Erin Murray Quinlan.
2023-04-111h 05Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.8 - Time Fugitives (Part 2)Part 1 of 2! Bishop and Cable bring the muscles, the guns, and a thirst for righting the timeline to the 90's! Key questions: Who's the big bad? What's nepo baby Graydon Creed up to? And is Cable's son in 3999 AD really named "Tyler"? All this and more in Time Fugitives! Featuring cohosts Charissa Bertels, Aaron Gold, and Sarah Mucek.
2023-04-0757 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.7 - Time Fugitives (Part 1)Part 1 of 2! Bishop and Cable bring the muscles, the guns, and a thirst for righting the timeline to the 90's! Key questions: Who's the big bad? What's nepo baby Graydon Creed up to? And is Cable's son in 3999 AD really named "Tyler"? All this and more in Time Fugitives! Featuring cohosts Charissa Bertels, Sarah Mucek, and Erin Murray Quinlan.
2023-04-071h 00Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.6 - X-Ternally YoursIn which the Ragin' Cajun heads back to the Bayou to save his brother! And Belladonna is 'desperate enough to become Mrs. Gambit' (again)! It's t'ieves vs. 'sassins + a big dose of X-Ternal tithing in Season 2, Episode 6, X-Ternally Yours! Featuring cohosts Rob Berliner, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
2023-03-301h 00Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.5 - Repo ManAnswering such questions as: How did Wolverine get his adamantium skeleton? What does the ol' Canuck have in common with Disney's Belle? And would YOU back Jerry Orbach as Wolvie in the MCU??? The answers may surprise you in Ep. 2.5 - Repo Man. Featuring cohosts Rob Berliner, Sarah Mucek, and Matt Schrader.
2023-03-211h 09Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.4 - Red DawnIn which Omega Red wreaks havoc in the former Soviet Union! Colossus seeks to save "Leetle Snowflake" Illyana from Omega Red's tentacles! And Jubes tells the X-Men, "Dinner's in the freezer!" All this and more in Season 2, Episode 4, Red Dawn! Featuring cohosts Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2023-03-1950 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.3 - Whatever It TakesIn which Storm's past with the Shadow King comes back with a vengeance! And we meet Storm's godson, Mjnari, while Professor X and Magneto meet DINOSAURS! All this and more in Season 2, Episode 3, Whatever It Takes! Featuring cohosts Sarah Mucek and Michael Short.
2023-03-1457 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.2 - 'Til Death Do Us Part (Part 2)Featuring Mr. Sinister's Nasty! Nasty Boys! And his gross plant lab! And a tubular creature with teeth that harvests your genetic material! And Cyclops's fury when he howls, "STAY AWAY FROM MY FRIENDS!" All this and more in 'Til Death Do Us Part, Part 2! With cohosts Aaron "Gold Medal" Gold, Sarah "Silver" Mucek, and Matthew A. "Big Bronze Boy" Schrader!
2023-03-0350 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 2.1 - 'Til Death Do Us Part (Part 1)The Season 2 Premiere! Scott and Jean get hitched - or do they? Magneto sends a distress call to Professor X - or does he? And Rogue tells Gambit it's kissin' time - OR DOES SHE?! Someone's messing with the X-Men, and it's not just Friends of Humanity's Graydon Creed. All this and more in 'Til Death Do Us Part (Part 1)! With cohosts Sarah Mucek, Matthew Schrader, and Aaron Gold.
2023-02-2855 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.13 - The Final DecisionSeason 1 Finale! The X-Men ally themselves with Magneto to take on Master Mold! Wolverine loses his shirt! Rogue finally smooches Gambit (sort of)! All this and more in Episode 1.13, The Final Decision! Featuring Sarah Mucek and Natalie Lopez.
2023-02-201h 00Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.12 - Days of Future Past Part 2New episode! In which Bishop accuses Gambit of assassinating...someone! Wolverine babysits! Jubilee naps during a stakeout! And the fight we've all been waiting for: Gambit vs. Gambit! ...er, Mystique! It's Days of Future Past Part 2 with cohosts Sarah Mucek, Michael Short, and Charissa Bertels.
2023-02-161h 00Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.11 - Days of Future Past Part 1In which "rookie" Bishop takes on "old man" Wolverine to save the future! And we answer such questions as: What will it take for good boy Cyclops to get Professor X's approval? IS Bishop Creepy? And where are those harmonicas coming from??! All this and more in the time-traveling spectacle, Days of Future Past Part 1!
2023-02-1357 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.10 - Come the ApocalypseIn which Warren Worthington III assumes the mantle of Apocalypse's horseman, Death! Rogue figures out what's fishy about Dr. Adler! And Apocalypse has a SPACESHIP under STONEHENGE?! All this and more in Ep. 1.10 - Come the Apocalypse! Featuring cohosts Sarah Mucek and Erin Murray Quinlan.
2023-02-0846 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.9 - The CureIn which a tormented Rogue seeks out a guy who looks suspiciously like Albert Einstein! Angel is the worst date a girl could ask for! And Cable's got a speedboat! All this and more in The Cure! Featuring Sarah Mucek and Erin Murray Quinlan.
2023-02-0758 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.8 - The Unstoppable JuggernautIn which we meet "tall hunk of mutant" Colossus, Wolverine chooses an unusual time to change clothes, and we don't tell co-host Natalie Lopez who Cain Marko's "brother" is! All this and more in Ep. 1.8, The Unstoppable Juggernaut!
2023-02-0358 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.7 - Slave IslandStorm, Gambit, and Jubilee are captured by Genosha's "The Leader"! There are so many guest stars in the labor camp! Gambit is a traitor to the X-Men...or is he?! All this and the "Wild Man of Borneo" aka Nathan Dayspring Summers aka Cable! It's Ep. 1.7 - Slave Island.
2023-01-301h 02Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.6 - Cold VengeanceFinally...Wolverine vs. Sabretooth! Answering such questions as: What does Sabretooth do when he's not hunting Wolvie? Is Wolvie trying to Single White Female his new Inuit friend? And does this episode contain maybe the best booty shot in XMTAS? We've got the answers for Cold Vengeance! Featuring Matt Schrader and Ben Taylor.
2023-01-2634 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.5 - Captive HeartsThe episode that BREAKS THE INTERNET! Wolverine lays in bed, tormented, tenderly touching a photograph of Cyclops and Jean Grey. Does anything else happen? Lots! Do we care? Not unless they make a legendary meme of it. This is Captive Hearts!
2023-01-231h 02Jean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.4 - Deadly ReunionsWho let Jubilee babysit Sabretooth? How many Jokers did Magneto create at Metro Chemical? What's with the weird wall box with coffee in it? All this and Rogue suggestively tells Cyclops, "I won't tell Jean." It's Season 1, Ep. 4, Deadly Reunions!
2023-01-1736 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.3 - Enter MagnetoIn which Magneto's completely OBSESSED with Xavier! Storm narrates her own actions while fainting! The medbay has a nipple machine? All this and Beast's understatement of the century: "I don't believe we've met." It's Season 1, Ep. 3, Enter Magneto!
2023-01-1047 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.2 - Night of the Sentinels: Part 2In which we discuss Season 1, Episode 2 of X-Men: The Animated Series, including how Morph turns part of himself into a GUN, we (finally) get a Lady POTUS, and Wolverine wins the Oscar for most Most Anguished. Featuring co-hosts Sarah Mucek, Matthew A. Schrader, and Michael Short.
2022-12-3144 minJean - Noooo! An X-Men: The Animated Series PodcastEp. 1.1 - Night of the Sentinels: Part 1In which we discuss the series pilot of X-Men: The Animated Series, Night of the Sentinels: Part 1, including whether Wolverine is wearing underwear in the opening, whether Jubilee deserves an Oscar for her externalized internal monologue, and gosh, Sabretooth really chucked that car, didn't he? Featuring co-hosts Sarah Mucek, Matthew A. Schrader, and Michael Short.
2022-12-3155 min
Do It TodayToday Steve Wallace Is Composing 'Animal Farm: The Musical'Kara talks to composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Steve Wallace about his day. Big moments include working on the arrangements for a new musical adaptation of Animal Farm, how he avoids over-analyzing and gets stuff done, the faith that guides his creative vision, and more.More about Steve: https://stevewallacemusic.com/Twitter: @stevewstudioInstagram: @stevewstudio1 A developmental production of Animal Farm: The Musical — music by Steve Wallace, lyrics by Daniel Abrahamson, book by Sarah Mucek — is running at the BMCC Tribeca Performing Arts Center from Nov. 16-20 in New York City. More info...
2022-11-1819 min
The Hero ProjectCan Man vs. Mr. BleachIn this episode: Can we update a character a ten-year-old TMNT-obsessed Michael came up with for a modern mature audience? Of course! It's Can Man, not Can't Man, and he's the hero New York needs. Featuring Sarah Mucek and Michael Short!
2020-11-0956 minThe Hero ProjectRailroad Anteater vs. the Vantpire QueenIn this episode: We enter the Railroad-verse as we meet Railroad Anteater, the cartoon universe's version of Railroad Man! Who is Railroad Man? Who cares! Also, if you know what Michael is describing with the train, please let us know. Featuring Michael Short and Sarah Mucek.
2020-10-1955 minThe Hero ProjectBeholder vs. the Midgard SerpentIn this episode: A passing reference to the Gowanus turns into the setting for our story, plus we make use of a list of Nordic names one of hosts just happened to have had handy. Meet the Beholder, a modern woman empowered by Viking magic! When will non-tenured archaeology professors stop picking up strange ancient artifacts they find washed up on shore? Never, we hope! Also, did we accidentally create Lady Thor? Only sort of no! Featuring Michael Short and Sarah Mucek!
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