Episode 177 - The Less You Know

==Episode Description==
In which we discuss several Very Special Issues; the real cautionary tale is not to trust Hank McCoy; horses are vehicles of lies and heartbreak; the X-Men shill for a state fair; whatever you’re doing, Cyclops is here to stop you; smoking is a gateway to some really weird vices; and we want YOU to design the latest X-Men PSA!
== X-Plained ==
* The alternate-timeline terrible choices of Hank McCoy
* Our wholly unfounded theories about Spongebob Squarepants
* 
* VHS tapes
* Blockbuster KidPrint
* Mariano Nicieza
* Some Fundamental Problems With Superhero PSAs
* A man who may or may not be D-Man
* Terrence
* Why Cable should deliver more PSAs
* Why D.A.R.E. doesn’t work
* Varying coherent cautionary tales
* 
* A tragic lack of carnies
* Danny the centaur and his very intense feelings about horses
* Several exciting attractions at the State Fair of Texas
* Big Tex
* Activities
* 
* Bret Jackson
* Some of the lesser-known danger of smoking
* Whether Danny Rand can turn into a centaur
* Hanging out and other gateways to delinquency
* The South Side Social Club
* Jake
* Etiquette of following teenagers around
* A villainous plan so ineffective that it’s actually kind of sad
* X-Men you should hire for your PSAs
* Our thoughts on the Disney/Fox merger
* Where to find Bloodstorm
* Baby Jumping
Ed. note: The results of the listener challenge announced in this episode were announced here between episodes 192 and 193.
== Listener Questions ==
* What do you think of the idea of Disney buying Fox and thus the X-Men becoming part of the MCU. Good idea? Bad idea?
* Where can I learn more about my new favorite X-Men Blue character, Bloodstorm? She's the coolest! I was so mad when she died I skipped the issue where she came back, but I'm really happy to see her on the current Cross-Time Caper story.
Category:Podcast episodes