web02.fireside.fm Tue, 19 May 2026 06:24:37 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Normies Like Us - Episodes Tagged with “Series Retrospective” https://normieslikeus.fireside.fm/tags/series%20retrospective Tue, 19 May 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 396: X-Men (2000) | Mutant Review | Normies Like Us Podcast https://normieslikeus.fireside.fm/396 edebd922-8416-49f4-8f07-64c7ebb4a432 Tue, 19 May 2026 00:00:00 -0700 Normies Like Us full 9 Normies Like Us We activate our "Mutant Gene" and begin the evolution of our long form series with the first entry into the historic X-men franchise with the Fox original "X-Men" form 2001 on Normies Like Us! 2:10:37 yes <p>X-Men (2000) - Ep. 396 Mutants, magnetism, and black leather superhero suits - this week the Normies travel back to the year 2000 to revisit X‑Men, the film that launched a new era of blockbuster superhero cinema. From Hugh Jackman’s star-making turn as Wolverine to Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen’s legendary rivalry, the hosts break down the movie’s legacy, its surprising influence on everything that followed, and whether the first cinematic mutant team-up still holds up over two decades later. So pop those claws, cue up the Cerebro helmet, and join the Normies as they ask the age-old question: what happens to a toad when it gets struck by lightning? </p> <p>To Me, My Normies</p> <p>Insta @Normies_Like_Us <a href="https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/</a></p> <p>@<em>j</em><em>a</em><strong>c</strong><em>o</em><em>b</em> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/_j__a___c___o__b_/" target="_blank" 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_has_insta/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://www.instagram.com/mike_has_insta/</a></p> <p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/</a></p> <p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/</a></p> <p><a href="https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/</a></p> X-men, 2000, Mutant, Comics, Comic, Marvel, superhero, movie, review, wolverine, hugh jackman, storm, halle berry, xavier, patrick stewart, magneto, ian mckellen, cyclops, james marsden, new york, rogue, anna paquin, jean grey, famke janssen, x-men 97, disney, fox, doomsday, normies like us, entertainment, 2026 X-Men (2000) - Ep. 396 Mutants, magnetism, and black leather superhero suits - this week the Normies travel back to the year 2000 to revisit X‑Men, the film that launched a new era of blockbuster superhero cinema. From Hugh Jackman’s star-making turn as Wolverine to Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen’s legendary rivalry, the hosts break down the movie’s legacy, its surprising influence on everything that followed, and whether the first cinematic mutant team-up still holds up over two decades later. So pop those claws, cue up the Cerebro helmet, and join the Normies as they ask the age-old question: what happens to a toad when it gets struck by lightning?

To Me, My Normies

Insta @Normies_Like_Us https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/

@jacob https://www.instagram.com/_j__a___c___o__b_/

@Mike_Has_Insta https://www.instagram.com/mike_has_insta/

https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/

https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/

https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/

]]> X-Men (2000) - Ep. 396 Mutants, magnetism, and black leather superhero suits - this week the Normies travel back to the year 2000 to revisit X‑Men, the film that launched a new era of blockbuster superhero cinema. From Hugh Jackman’s star-making turn as Wolverine to Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen’s legendary rivalry, the hosts break down the movie’s legacy, its surprising influence on everything that followed, and whether the first cinematic mutant team-up still holds up over two decades later. So pop those claws, cue up the Cerebro helmet, and join the Normies as they ask the age-old question: what happens to a toad when it gets struck by lightning?

To Me, My Normies

Insta @Normies_Like_Us https://www.instagram.com/normies_like_us/

@jacob https://www.instagram.com/_j__a___c___o__b_/

@Mike_Has_Insta https://www.instagram.com/mike_has_insta/

https://letterboxd.com/BabblingBrooksy/

https://letterboxd.com/hobbes72/

https://letterboxd.com/mikejromans/

]]>