Chances are, you haven't heard of X-Men: Mad Avenue, but that changes today. Becca and Josie are pleased to welcome Riley Thomas to the podcast to talk about the X-Men musical he created! X-Men Mad Avenue is a new musical designed to be performed in schools, and Josie and Becca love talking about X-Men, theater, and schools, so this had to happen. Why does the X-Men work so well as a musical? What are the benefits of teaching the X-Men in schools? And what happens when you commit to race-blind and gender-blind casting in theater? Children are the future, and here comes tomorrow!

Plus: Check out the soundtrack to X-Men: Mad Avenue!

Content Warnings: Minor discussions of racism, transphobia, discrimination

Next Episode's Reading: We're diving into X-Men 97 for a bit, so watch through Season 1!

Credits:

Hosting and Production: Josephine Riesman (@josie.zone) & Becca Petunia (@tallgirlpetunia.bsky.social)

Guest: Riley Thomas (https://www.rileythomaswriter.com/)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

This Week's Theme Song by Riley Thomas

Podcast Art: Pencils & Inks by Chris Burnham (@theburnham.bsky.social), Colors by Tamra Bonvillan (@tamrabonvillain.bsky.social), Logo by Jodie Troutman (@longtalljodie.com)

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