Josie's new book, The Last Temptation of Beck, just dropped! And she also produced an album to accompany it filled with original songs inspired by the book's narrative, Loser Babies! So we're putting X-Men on the back burner today and focusing on this exciting news. Josie and Becca are joined by writer and musician Rachel Garrett Steele, who has two tracks on the album, to talk about being perdedoras. Or, more specifically, to go through the entire album track-by-track, discussing songwriting, Beck, and what it means for marginalized people to make art together. How has art brought these three friends together? Plus, Becca desperately tries to bring up Mr. Sinister occasionally so you don't forget that this podcast is sometimes about X-Men.

Get Loser Babies: https://afewgoodrecords.bandcamp.com/album/loser-babies-music-inspired-by-josephine-riesmans-the-last-temptation-of-beck

Get The Last Temptation of Beck: https://www.beckbook.com/

Content Warnings: Abuse

Credits:

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

Guest: Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Loser Babies available through A Few Good Records. All songs are the copyrights of their artists.

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

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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X-Men emergency! The X-Men are in the trailer for Avengers Doomsday and everybody keeps talking about it on BlueSky. What's worse: Josie isn't around to complain about it! Becca couldn't sit idly by and be angry in peace, so she fired up the time platform and summoned fan-favorite returning guest Doc, back from the Dust episode! Join Becca and Doc as they discuss the struggles of adapting Dr. Doom into other media, what's left to say about Magneto, and whatever is going on with famous actress "Other Rebecca." And now hopefully we never need to talk about this cursed cinematic universe again.

Content Warnings: Racism, fascism, parent death, child death

Next Episode's Reading: We're going to be watching along with Season 2 of X-Men 97, so prepare for an episode when the season ends!

Credits:

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

Guest: Doc (@foeyeahboi)

This Week's Editing: Becca Petunia

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

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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What, you were expecting black leather? Josie and Becca marathoned the first season of X-Men 97 to prep for July's launch of Season 2, and they had a wild ride, sugah! They're joined by Pop Heist's Brett White to discuss the ins and outs of the show, especially how it integrates Grant Morrison's writing to the world of the 90s. What happens when you remix storylines in new and weird ways? How can you discuss genocide and trauma in a show that aired on Disney Plus? How does Wolverine sound to the completely uninformed? And of course...we learn a bit about what Black Francis was singing about. Listen and get ready for Season 2!

Content Warnings: Parent death, institutionalization, genocide, trauma, parental abuse, insurrection

Next Episode's Reading: We're going to be watching along with Season 2 of X-Men 97, so prepare for an episode when the season ends!

Credits:

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

Guest: Brett White (@brettwhite)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

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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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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It's time for a little Q&A with B&J! You asked the girls about X-Men, and they're answering in this bonus episode. What characters have they changed their minds on? Can the mutant metaphor ever work? Does Becca only care about the New Mutants? All this and more in a very special bonus!

Content Warnings: Discussions of current events related to fascism

Next Month's Reading: Consider this your No Homework pass! But stay tuned!!

Credits:

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

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

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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Look, we're all living in a badly-wounded orphan universe, so strap in and get ready for some Phoenix Work. Josie and Becca are back from their holiday time-skip with the final arc of Grant Morrison's New X-Men run, the eponymous Here Comes Tomorrow! The girls explore this unfortunately-relevant arc, full of hope in the face of Sublime's fascist takeover. How do the struggles of Tom Skylark and company teach us about avoiding "doomerism" and staying hopeful? You're not going to want to miss this episode!

Content Warnings: Discussions of current events related to fascism

Next Week's Reading: Send us your questions for a Q & A episode in a few weeks!

Credits:

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

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

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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Magneto is back? Xorn isn't real??? You better believe it, kids! It's a scary new world in New York City, but luckily, Josie and Becca are joined by a real Magneto expert: writer Asher Elbein! This is an important X-Men run that redefined what Magneto could be, for good or for ill, and that means the girls have a lot to talk about. You won't want to miss our SEASON 1 FINALE: and yes, there will be a Season 2 where we WILL get to Here Comes Tomorrow.

Content Warnings: Discussions of genocide, the Holocaust, fascism, transphobia

Next Week's Reading: Enjoy your holidays, and be ready for us to cover Here Comes Tomorrow in 2026 (New X-Men #151-154)

Credits:

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

Guest: Asher Elbein (@asherelbein)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

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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We're entering the home stretch of New X-Men and things are getting intense. This week, Josie and Becca break into The World as they launch an Assault on Weapon Plus. Luckily, they're joined by longtime comics critic, Josie's good friend Tegan O'Neil, who is here to guide our girls through the perilous journey. Did this comic change Wolverine forever, or is nothing that permanent in the world of Marvel? How does this arc serve as a foil to "Dust?" And of course, it wouldn't be Here Comes Tomorrow if Becca didn't make this about being transgender!

Content Warnings: Discussions of terrorism, fascism, transphobia

Next Week's Reading: New X-Men #146-150 (Planet X)

Credits:

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

Guest: Tegan O'Neil (@teganoneil5000)

Editing: Ella Tailor (@garaktailor.com‬)

Theme Song: "Theme from 'Here Comes Tomorrow'" by Rachel Garrett Steele (@pengarr.postes.club‬) featuring Bobson Dugnutt Jr.

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

Visit herecomestomorrow.net and follow us on BlueSky @herecomestomorrow.net for more!