Hope you're ready to face the music, students! On this episode, your professors dig deep once again into Dazzler, but this time with a more cultural lens.

Topics of this lecture include: Chappell Roan and rapid rises to fame, how the mutant metaphor works (and doesn't work) in the context of fame, why we keep placing celebrities in positions to make political statements, a diatribe about the DFW venue map, and Dazzler: the Movie!

You can follow the podcast on Twitter and TikTok @Mutant101pod and Instagram @mutantstudies101 and Morgan on all socials @beakerbarnes.

As always, we'd like to thank Ollie (@OlliePhresh) and Hayden (@mcuwaititi) for our music and graphic design, respectively.

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Happy Reading, Students! This week, your professors dive into the August releases for the new X-Line, including: Exceptional X-Men 1, X-Men 2 and 3, Uncanny X-Men 1, X-Force 1, Phoenix 2, and NYX 2.

Topics of this episode include: Kitty Pryde being back in Chicago and feeling it, protecting Black children, espousing the gospel of Victor LaValle's Sabretooth work, Dean crying about Cyclops, Morgan not playing about the lesbians, and Dazzler eras!

You can follow the podcast on Twitter, TikTok, and now Instagram @Mutant101POD and Morgan all those same places @beakerbarnes!

As always, we'd like to thank our friends Ollie (@OlliePhresh) and Hayden (@mcuwaititi) for our theme music and graphic design work, respectively.

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Welcome Back To Class, Students! For todays lecture, your professors are kicking off the semester with a close reading of one of our favorite under appreciated gems of the Krakoa era: Vita Ayala, Bernard Chang, and Paco Medina's Children of the Atom!

Topics in this episode include: Who are the Children of the Atom? How can the Mutant Metaphor evolve when placed under the lens of those without an X-gene? Are the youth okay? How can someone be an ally while still perpetuating harmful views? And more!

Content Warning: Discussions in this episode briefly mention homophobia.

You can follow Mutant Studies 101 on Twitter and TikTok @Mutant101POD and Morgan @beakerbarnes!

As always, we'd like to thank Hayden (@mcuwaititi) and Ollie (@Olliephresh) for our graphic design and theme music, respectively.

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