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S1.5E3 - MOTA Presents: The Manchildren Without Fear - The Hollow of His Hand

June 13, 2025 at 1:22 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Episode 3 of our bonus inter-season mini-arc following Daredevil: Born Again is up! After this one we're going to cover the entire rest of the show's first season in one final, fourth episode on the topic so stay tuned for that!

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Podcast Episode · Manchildren of the Atom · S1, E15 Bonus · 48m

S1 Bonus E14 - Music and X-Men (2000) feat. Cheer Captain

May 6, 2025 at 3:45 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

The Manchildren are back! We're popping out of our follow along of Daredevil: Born Again and going back to our roots to talk X-Men again - this time at the movies and in the company of @cheercaptain.wang, our theme song creator and resident music expert!

S1.5E1 - MOTA Presents: The Manchildren Without Fear - Heaven's Half Hour

April 9, 2025 at 3:58 AM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

The MOTA boys are back! We're diving into Daredevil: Born Again in our mid-hiatus miniseries MOTA Presents: The Manchildren Without Fear! And coming soon, our bonus episode revisiting the 2000 film X-Men with our theme song's composer, Cheer Captain! Stay tuned!

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After Shows Podcast · 10 Episodes · Updated Weekly

March 12, 2025 at 5:53 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

It's here! Episode 11 is a big ol' romp with tier lists, awards, the Mailbag of the Atom, and more! Here's the tier lists you heard us make (or will hear us make)!

#xmen #xmen97

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A tier list ranking chart by arc quality of characters featured in X-Men '97 Season 1

A tier list ranking chart for episodes by quality level for X-Men '97 Season 1.

February 1, 2025 at 2:29 AM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Hey folks, just FYI it's taking a bit longer than expected to get Episode 11 properly edited for release but that's in part because it is a jumbo-sized episode and one where we really play with the format in a few different ways. We appreciate your patience and hope you'll find it worth the wait!

January 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Did You Know? It takes 3,000 supervised practice hours under a board-certified instructor and a passing grade on a comprehensive exam to become a licensed Adamantium welder.

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E10 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 3

January 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

For anyone who prefers to listen on YouTube, all 10 of our main series episodes are now posted! Enjoy, but since this is not the end, we'll still see you neXt time (Ep 11 coming soon)!

#xmen #xmen97

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Podcast · Bret and Matt · Join Bret and Matt as they go episode-by-episode through the animated revival series X-Men '97, explore their histories with the X-Men franchise in its various incarnations, ...

January 24, 2025 at 3:08 AM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

As mentioned earlier, no new ep this week (we are now out of weekly releases - intermittent until Season 2) but Matt is waist deep in editing Episode 11, a tour de force with tier lists, the Manchy Awards, and the Mailbag of the Atom! Stay tuned!

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E10 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 3

January 22, 2025 at 3:04 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Season 1 finale spoiler: Unfortunately Matt and Bret have both been tossed to different points in the past and future. On the bright side, JoAnn Fabric and @cheercaptain.bsky.social are assembling as many untapped Manchildren as possible to find them!

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E10 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 3

January 21, 2025 at 4:13 AM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Matt and Bret both have a Podcast stat of 10 in their Magneto Protocol-style dossier stat sheet.

#xmen #xmen97

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Podcast Episode · Manchildren of the Atom · 15/01/2025 · 1h 21m

S1E10 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 3 — Manchildren of the Atom

January 18, 2025 at 1:50 AM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

The final episode of Season 1 of X-Men 97 is here! Listen in as the boys gush about the final battle with Bastion, count up all the cameos, and even fix the glaring issue with the finale (ie Xavier is terrible)

It’s the last episode of X-Men ‘97 Season 1 and Matt and Bret are here to ride the falling asteroid all the way down, Dr. Strangelove style! Psychic violations, pyrotechnic amputations, polymorphic lo...

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January 15, 2025 at 1:43 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Did You Know? In the X-Men '97 continuity, Jean Grey hits Mr. Sinister with bowling balls in 1997, inspiring the opening blow of the Walter Sobchak vs. Nihilists parking lot fight in the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E9 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 2

S1E9 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 2

January 13, 2025 at 9:55 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Did You Know? In addition to Asteroid M, Magneto is also the primary shareholder for 3M and sits on the GM Board of Directors. He has litigation pending with McDonald's regarding use of the Golden Arches logo as an additional M when off-planet.

#xmen #xmen97

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Podcast Episode · Manchildren of the Atom · 08/01/2025 · 1h 19m

S1E9 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 2

January 9, 2025 at 3:26 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Episode 9 is here! Bret and Matt talk about the middle chapter of the X-Men '97 season finale three-parter and plenty of other topics as well, including a very dumb game of X-MASH! So fun it'll suck the adamantium clean off your bones!

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E8 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 1

January 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Still time to get caught up on episode 8 before 9 drops this week… Season 1 is nearing its conclusion!

#xmen #xmen97

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Podcast Episode · Manchildren of the Atom · 01/01/2025 · 1h 3m

S1E8 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 1

January 7, 2025 at 4:43 AM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Don’t forget, if you love staring at a static image and maybe some captioning while listening, we’ve got you covered over on YouTube!

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E8 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 1

January 6, 2025 at 4:40 AM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Happy New Year! Start 2025 right with episode 8 of Manchildren of the Atom - we’re in the home stretch but there’s still time to guess some travel destinations from the world of the X-Men!

#xmen #xmen97

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Podcast Episode · Manchildren of the Atom · 12/25/2024 · 1h 18m

January 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Did You Know? In the X-Men ‘97 continuity Captain America’s shield will be ruled ineligible for league play by the Disc Golf Pro Tour in 2017, one year after its founding? Bishop confirms this in a deleted scene.

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E7 - Bright Eyes

December 29, 2024 at 7:08 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Episode 7 is up to make your yuletide Bright (Eyes)! Bret and Matt discuss a good episode and still leave time to try to guess some Songs in the Key of X!

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E7 - Bright Eyes

S1E6 - Lifedeath - Part 2

December 25, 2024 at 3:37 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Remember, in Shi’ar culture listening to Manchildren of the Atom is a sign of madness.

#xmen #xmen97

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Podcast Episode · Manchildren of the Atom · 12/18/2024 · 57m

December 22, 2024 at 6:52 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Episode 6 now up on YouTube… enjoy!

#xmen #xmen97

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S1E6: Lifedeath - Part 2

S1E6 - Lifedeath - Part 2

December 21, 2024 at 5:58 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

In the Muppets adaptation of Lifedeath, Statler and Waldorf play the Adversary (or the Adversaries, rather). "What, you don't like enclosed spaces? Try sitting on this balcony for decades! BA HA HA HA HA!"

#xmen #xmen97

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Podcast Episode · Manchildren of the Atom · 12/18/2024 · 57m

S1E6 - Lifedeath - Part 2

December 20, 2024 at 2:41 PM

Manchildren of the Atom

@manchildrenatom.bsky.social

Did You Know? It is illegal to force more than 3 extraterrestrials at a time into a psychic representation of a classroom in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and South Dakota. The penalty ranges from $75 to $125 USD.

#xmen #xmen97

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Podcast Episode · Manchildren of the Atom · 12/18/2024 · 57m