Manchildren of the Atom

Bret and Matt
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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, and approach it all with an irreverent sense of humor. Original music provided by Cheer Captain (https://cheercaptain.bandcamp.com/)!

  1. 06/13/2025 · BONUS

    S1.5E4 - MOTA Presents: The Manchildren Without Fear - Daredevil: Born Again Six Episode Roundup

    Matt and Bret are plunging straight ahead to the finish line, serving up discussion of episodes 4 through 9 of Daredevil: Born Again - that's the entire rest of the season for those of you keeping score! What worked? What didn't? What is a reasonable number of murders for a psycho killer? What should you do if a shit brickhouse of a man tosses you an axe and demands you fight him? Who else is on Dr. Heather Glenn's schedule this week? Mysteries revealed right here! As always, music by Cheer Captain!

    1h 53m

  2. 05/05/2025 · BONUS

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

    Matt and Bret talk about recent reading (Excalibur! Avengers! Columbine!) and the third episode of Dardevil: Born Again. Along the way they ask the hard questions, like which fictional newspaper is more famous: The Daily Bugle or The Daily Planet? All this and more! Music by Cheer Captain!

    48 min

  3. 04/09/2025 · BONUS

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

    We are joined by Graham aka Cheer Captain to talk about what makes the X-Men Animated Series theme song (and by extension our own theme song) tick and superhero media themes and scores more generally. And then we dive into our first full-length feature film discussion with a conversation about the first X-Men movie from 2000!

    1h 49m

  4. 04/04/2025

    S1.5E2 - MOTA Presents: The Manchildren Without Fear - Optics

    Matt and Bret continue their look at Daredevil: Born Again with the much improved second episode as well as talking about reading through compilation volumes of old comics and even the secret nickname of the late Dr. Stephen Hawking! Theme music by Cheer Captain!

    53 min

  5. 03/12/2025

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

    Welcome listeners to Manchildren of the Atom Presents: The Manchildren Without Fear! We are checking out Daredevil: Born Again to get a taste of following a current show as it airs (or close enough to it) in preparation for eventual release of X-Men '97 Season 2. Endure mic issues and enjoy the MOTA boys talking about their likes and dislikes of DD:BA episode 1! Theme music by Cheer Captain!

    55 min

  6. 02/01/2025

    S1 Bonus E11 - Season 1 Recap

    It's the JUMBO-sized Season 1 Recap extravaganza! Matt and Bret talk about the full first season of X-Men '97, bang out a couple of tier lists (check the Bluesky for the visual), provide live coverage from the 1st Manchildren of the Atom (Manchy) Awards, and open up the Mailbag of the Atom to answer YOUR questions! Theme by Cheer Captain! Additional sounds used with thanks from CyrelJayVillaro on pixabay.com and adriann, PeteBarry, Khaotix523, matthewHoldenSound, theshuggie, ShangusBurger, klankbeeld, and peridactyloptrix on freesound.org

    1h 53m

  7. 01/15/2025

    S1E10 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 3

    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 love proclamations... please enjoy our conversation! Music by ⁠Cheer Captain⁠!

    1h 21m

  8. 01/08/2025

    S1E9 - Tolerance Is Extinction - Part 2

    Matt and Bret discuss the middle chapter of the three-part season finale of X-Men '97 Season 1 and go way off course talking about old comics issues, filmmaking techniques, and the insane ratio of good Magneto lines to Professor X lines in this series. Then the boys get down to a little game of X-MASH and use the magic of editing to spare you listeners a hell of a lot of dead air while they think of their answers! Music by ⁠Cheer Captain⁠!

    1h 19m
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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, and approach it all with an irreverent sense of humor. Original music provided by Cheer Captain (https://cheercaptain.bandcamp.com/)!

Information

  • Creator
    Bret and Matt
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Bret and Matt
  • Show Website
    Manchildren of the Atom