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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Welcome to a new semester, students! Your professors are gearing up for this new era with a read-along of X-Men, Phoenix, and NYX #1!

Highlights of this lecture include: Mourning the era that was while celebrating the new one, things we are excited about for this era, how we're feeling about the X-line as a whole, and who will be Marvel's first gay divorce!

Content warning: some of the discussions in this episode briefly mention topics of school shootings and the dangers of young boys falling down the alt-right pipeline.

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

As always we would like to thank Ollie (@olliephresh) and Hayden (@mcuwaititi) for our music and graphic design work, respectively

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Hope you have all your memories Students! Your professors are BACK and this time they're talking about one of the great loves of their lives: Logan Wolverine and his time as the elusive Patch!

Highlights of this lecture include: Examining the issues of Orientalism surrounding Wolverine, how he fits into archetypal pop culture roles in the 20th century, exploring what it means to have a Japanese writer take these Orientalist elements, and running off into the woods!

Content warning: some of the discussions in this episode briefly mention topics of domestic abuse, the brutal killings of women, and a tangent about the Canadian government's treatment of First Nations people. Additionally, as stated in the episode, Orientalism is a complicated topic with no clear answers on how to handle it but often leads to the exploitation of the cultures and people it is discussing.

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

As always we would like to thank Ollie (@olliephresh) and Hayden (@mcuwaititi) for our music and graphic design work, respectively

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Welcome Back Students! after a brief hiatus, your favorite professors are back and ready to take office hours again. Tune into the first episode of our series Recitations, where we bring on a friend and explain a crazy X-Men plot to them! This week: The Mojoverse featuring our good friend Claire (@clairekryze)!

Highlights of this lecture include: What is the Mojoverse? How does Longshot's story and the Mojoverse as a whole function as a trans allegory? Is it possible to not even KNOW who Wolverine is? And a special performance of spoken word from Prof. Morgan!

You can follow Mutant Studies 101 on Twitter and TikTok @Mutant101POD. You can find Morgan @beakerbarnes on Twitter and TikTok and Dean strapped to the prow of a ship, slowly experiencing all of time and space at once.

As Always, we'd like to thank our friends Ollie (@olliephresh) and Hayden (@mcuwaititi) for our music and graphic design work, respectively

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Happy Pride, Students! In today's lecture, in honor of her new solo series coming this September, your professors confess their love, admiration, and slightly too convoluted feelings about one of the greatest cultural exports of mutant kind: Alison Blaire, the Disco Dazzler!

Topics in this episode include: Who is Dazzler and why should you care? What is Morgan doing that will get this show cancelled? Where does Dazzler's career stand in regards to being a flop OR having an EGOT? A brief queen-out session about Storm, and, most importantly: Which member of The New Directions is a mutant???

You can follow Mutant Studies 101 on Twitter and TikTok @Mutant101POD and your hosts Morgan (@beakerbarnes on Twitter and TikTok) and Dean (@Dean_of_X on Twitter).

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

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Welcome Back Students! In today's lecture, the first in a miniseries we will do that we are affectionately calling "Everything Is X-Men", Morgan lets Dean ramble on about one of his great loves: professional wrestling and how it is connected to the X-Men!

Topics for this episode include: What is professional wrestling? How does professional wrestling use the same storytelling techniques as comics books? What do I mean when I say heel turn? Is Daniel Bryan circa 2013 Bendis-era Cyclops, and your hosts taking a massive amount of psychic damage!

You can follow Mutant Studies 101 on Twitter @Mutant101POD and your hosts @beakerbarnes and @dean_of_x.

As Always We'd like to thank Ollie (@olliephresh) for their theme music and Hayden (@mcuwaititi) for her graphic design work.

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