app02 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:47:02 +0000 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Normies Like Us - Episodes Tagged with “First Class” https://normieslikeus.fireside.fm/tags/first%20class Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Each week our hosts do a deep dive on everything pop culture from niche to normie! We examine everything from movies, comics and video games as we try to figure out how it entered into the cultural zeitgeist! en-us episodic The Podcast that reminds you that It's Hip to be Square! Normies Like Us Each week our hosts do a deep dive on everything pop culture from niche to normie! We examine everything from movies, comics and video games as we try to figure out how it entered into the cultural zeitgeist! yes Podcast, Normies Like Us, Video Game Podcast, Comics Podcast, Movie Podcast, Movie Review, Video Game Review, Comics Review, Marvel Podcast, Star Wars Podcast, Pop Culture Podcast, New Podcast, Comedy Podcast, Nostalgia Podcast, Podcasters, Normies, Normies Like Us normieslikeus@gmail.com Episode 412: X-Men: First Class | Mutant Review | Normies Like Us Podcast https://normieslikeus.fireside.fm/412 1ce91048-23e0-4550-9928-bbafaa3e9476 Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Normies Like Us full 9 Normies Like Us Class is in session as we return to the origin of everyone's favorite academy for gifted youngsters with "X-men: First Class" on Normies Like Us! 1:51:48 yes <p><strong>X-Men: First Class - Ep. 412</strong> Suit up, Normies, because class is officially in session! Your hosts travel back to 1962 to witness the beginning of the X-Men in X-Men: First Class. Before Professor X and Magneto were bitter enemies, Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr were two friends with very different ideas about the future of mutantkind.</p> <p>We’re talking James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender stepping into two iconic roles, Kevin Bacon chewing scenery as Sebastian Shaw, January Jones bringing the diamond-hard attitude as Emma Frost, and a young team of mutants learning to control their powers just in time to prevent World War III. Does Matthew Vaughn’s stylish prequel still rank among the best films in the X-Men franchise? How well does the friendship between Charles and Erik hold up? And just how much does this movie care about the continuity of the films that came before it?</p> <p>Grab your yellow-and-blue uniform, fire up Cerebro, and remember — peace was never an option — on this mutant-filled episode of Normies Like Us!</p> <p>Insta @Normies_Like_Us <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normies%5C_like%5C_us/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/normies\_like\_us/</a></p> <p>@_j__a___c___o__b_ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/%5C_j%5C_%5C_a%5C_%5C_%5C_c%5C_%5C_%5C_o%5C_%5C_b%5C_/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/\_j\_\_a\_\_\_c\_\_\_o\_\_b\_/</a></p> <p>@Mike_Has_Insta <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mike%5C_has%5C_insta/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/mike\_has\_insta/</a></p> <p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/</a></p> <p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/</a></p> <p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/" rel="nofollow noopener">https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/</a> </p> X-men, First Class, Wolverine, 2011, Mutant, Comics, Comic, Marvel, superhero, movie, review, wolverine, michael fassbender, james mcavoy, rose byrne, moira mactaggert, professor x, charles xavier, zoe kravits, angel, riptide, kevin bacon, jennifer lawrence, mystique, nicholas hoult, beast azazel, emma frost, january jones, mutant, sebastian shaw, havok, banshee, x-men 97, disney, fox, doomsday, normies like us, entertainment, 2026 X-Men: First Class - Ep. 412 Suit up, Normies, because class is officially in session! Your hosts travel back to 1962 to witness the beginning of the X-Men in X-Men: First Class. Before Professor X and Magneto were bitter enemies, Charles Xavier and Erik Lehnsherr were two friends with very different ideas about the future of mutantkind.

We’re talking James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender stepping into two iconic roles, Kevin Bacon chewing scenery as Sebastian Shaw, January Jones bringing the diamond-hard attitude as Emma Frost, and a young team of mutants learning to control their powers just in time to prevent World War III. Does Matthew Vaughn’s stylish prequel still rank among the best films in the X-Men franchise? How well does the friendship between Charles and Erik hold up? And just how much does this movie care about the continuity of the films that came before it?

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We’re talking James McAvoy and Michael Fassbender stepping into two iconic roles, Kevin Bacon chewing scenery as Sebastian Shaw, January Jones bringing the diamond-hard attitude as Emma Frost, and a young team of mutants learning to control their powers just in time to prevent World War III. Does Matthew Vaughn’s stylish prequel still rank among the best films in the X-Men franchise? How well does the friendship between Charles and Erik hold up? And just how much does this movie care about the continuity of the films that came before it?

Grab your yellow-and-blue uniform, fire up Cerebro, and remember — peace was never an option — on this mutant-filled episode of Normies Like Us!

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