X-Men Horoscopes

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. In this episode we are living our mutant fantasy with guest Chris Riley, co-founder and producer of The Uncanny Experience, an immersive convention for X-Men fans / co-host of the fantastic podcast X-Reads. This is the episode for anyone who has ever longed to be tapped on the shoulder by an X-Man and invited onto the team. We unpack Chris' superhero origin story (including some Emma Frost gender-bend cosplay) and unpack the power of found family as we tackle Uncanny X-Men 8 (July, 2013) where Magneto punches Cyclops in the face, Magik is the Magik School Bus, and one young teen learns he can control cars and promptly gets shot for it. What does Uncanny X-Men 8 say about Chris' future? Tune in to find out! Chris Riley co-founded and produces The Uncanny Experience, an immersive convention for X-Men fans. He also co-hosts X-Reads: An X-Men Experience, a podcast that connects fans with the creators behind beloved X-Men stories, revisiting classic issues. In addition, Chris is involved with Q Con, an LGBTQIA+ pop culture convention in West Hollywood, where he serves as both a producer and the Executive Producer of its podcast counterpart. His work extends across various roles at pop culture conventions, including community management, social media coordination, cosplay competition organization, diversity initiatives, and panel programming. Beyond his professional endeavors, Chris has been active in supporting non-profit organizations through organizing diversity panels, after-parties, and stage shows. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. In this episode the Znox invade Earth and only one man can fake his own death to stop them: Charles Xavier! Yes we're doing an early tale in the X-Men's history where the Original Five (alongside Polaris and Havok, who Bobby calls "Little Tin Hitler") form the VERY FIRST mutant circuit to beam love at the aliens and save the day. Also in this episode: the Punisher has committed every single homicide in NYC ever Morph from X-Men 97 has a cameo...no that's a typo he has cancer...wait maybe both Douglas' really good Fall of X theory...who is Inmate X? What does Uncanny X-Men 65 say about Douglas' future / what role does compassion have when our backs are against the wall? Tune in to find out! Douglas Wolk is a pop culture critic, teacher and writer, and the author of All of the Marvels, Reading Comics and 33 1/3: Live at the Apollo. He’s written about comics and music for magazines, newspapers and web sites including Time, The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, The Believer, Entertainment Weekly, The Los Angeles Times, The Village Voice, Slate and Pitchfork. He’s appeared in the documentaries Marvel’s Behind the Mask, Cartoon College, and Ink: Alter Egos Exposed. He’s received the Will Eisner Award for Best Comics-Related Book, and currently teaches at Portland State University while hosting the podcast Voice of Latveria. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. In this episode everyone is having a super slutty time! Friend of the pod Cassie Lilly joins our host Lodro Rinzler to discuss the Shadow King taking over Muir Island. Colossus is possessed, Gambit is a Gumbo Geek and the power of dance will save us all. Also: Forge is better than Iron Man (change my mind), the British perception of New Orleans culture and why you should NEVER date anyone who plays on the astral plane. What does Uncanny X-Men 279 say about Cassie's future/how we listeners can overcome that voice in our heads? Tune in to find out! Cassie Lilly is a truly creative person, having trained as an actress, most notably at the celebrated National Youth Theatre of London, who has also successfully dabbled in modeling and voiceover work before settling into her skills as a writer, with her first article published in 2021 detailing her perspective as a transgender girl in the modern world. She is an activist at heart, a champion for LGBTQ rights and the fight against racism, lending her voice as an educational public speaker, shedding light on the history and facts surrounding the culture war on trans people. As an avid comic book reader from an early age, Cassie is considered a “go-to” girl when it comes to comics. This lends perfectly to her super fun content coverage as a bubbly Tiktoker and across social media, diving into nerd culture, comic book characters, history and lore! You can join the discussion with @who.cassie across all social media! More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. In this GIANT SIZED episode Connor Goldsmith of the excellent Cerebro podcast joins our host Lodro Rinzler to discuss Fall of the Mutants! Yes, Connor was born during this pivotal shift in X-Men history and so we unpack his future through looking at Uncanny X-Men 227. We discuss the founding of Cerebro, Chris Claremont's newscaster girlfriend, how everyone has been mayor of NYC (at least with Wilson Fisk the subways run on time) as well as more moving themes of Madelyne Pryor as human ally and damned mutant, Claremont’s thesis on how to be a good person and the Jewish practice of atonement. What does any of that have to do with Connor's fate? Tune in to find out! Connor Goldsmith is a literary agent, podcaster, and writer. As a Senior Agent at Fuse Literary, he specializes in Nonfiction, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror. He represents influential celebrities, award-winning journalists and cultural critics, and acclaimed fiction writers. In 2020, Connor launched the independent podcast CEREBRO, a character-by-character exploration of Marvel’s X-Men comic book franchise. CEREBRO was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s 10 best podcasts of 2021, and hailed that year by Ezra Klein as one of his favorite podcasts. In 2022, Connor and his work on CEREBRO were profiled in The New York Times. You can follow more of Cerebro on Instagram and Patreon. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. The fantastic Neil D'Astolfo joins Lodro Rinzler to talk about the rebirth of PHOENIX! What do you do if an alternate reality kid from the future shows up and claims you're their mom? Which X-Man would most likely win RuPaul's Drag Race? Tune in to find out! Also in this episode: deep thoughts on the Cyclops/Jean Grey/Wolverine throuple Neil has the power to multiply your spare change Gambit is drag af Magneto is a good guy now because he almost killed a Jewish teenager the least convincing death of Professor Charles Xavier Brotherhood of Evil Mutants is just bad branding Lodro makes a bad joke about Flo Rida (again) Jean has a dead uncle named Earl Grey (Also: the fashion in this issue is amazing.) It is not just a horoscope; it is your mutant destiny decoded! Neil D’Astolfo is a New York-based actor, comedian, writer and Scorpio. Neil recently wrapped up three seasons as a series regular on Comedy Central’s Emmy-nominated Stephen Colbert Presents Tooning Out the News and recurred as Anthony Fauci on Showtime’s Our Cartoon President (also executive produced by Stephen Colbert). You may also know him from Hulu’s High Fidelity and The Path. Neil’s critically-acclaimed solo show, Mister Miss America, had its world premiere off-Broadway at Rattlestick Playwrights Theatre in Summer 2022. The New Yorker called his performance “dazzling,” and The New York Times said, “He can land a punchline with his eyes alone.” More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future...in this case YOUR future! Legendary writer and editor of X-Men Ann Nocenti joins Lodro to talk about the creation story of Longshot and Mojo! What was it like in the Marvel bullpen in the 80s punk era? How do you play editor to someone like Chris Claremont? War: what is it good for? Also in this episode: Lodro takes his top off for Ann! We talk about X-Men Legends 3, a fascinating story Ann wrote that takes place immediately after her 1980s Longshot mini-series featuring Wolverine and Kitty Pryde...at war. What does that issue say about all of US as a society? Tune in to find out! It is not just a horoscope; it is your mutant destiny decoded. Ann Nocenti is a renowned writer, editor, director and journalist. She teaches bootcamp filmmaking, most recently to at-risk teenagers in Kingston, NY, to Cherokee Native Americans at the Tulsa International Film Festival, and in Norway for the Indigenous Film Circle. Her journalism has appeared in Details, Utne, HEEB, Stop Smiling, PRINT, Filmmaker, Scenario, and more. She made a documentary about the resistance fighters in Baluchistan (with Wendy Johnson) called The Baluch and of course Ann is also known for her work in comics, writing Daredevil, editing the X-Men, and creating such iconic characters as Longshot, Typhoid, Spiral, Mojo, Blackheart and many more. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. BFF of the pod David Delcourt joins Lodro Rinzler to talk about the first appearance of the MORLOCKS! Why is Nightcrawler bathing with his sister-girlfriend? What does Angel getting kidnapped have to do with white privilege? Why does Callisto shop at Hot Topic? Also in this episode: how to establish your own island nation IRL Sebastian Shaw is shaped like a d*ck Lodro shouldn't do accents Global defense companies are run by tiny dragons Colossus isn’t smart enough to realize he has a kid It is not just a horoscope; it is your mutant destiny decoded! As Chief of Flavor of Seed Ranch Flavor and GrownAs*Foods, David Delcourt is dedicated to creating the most grin-inspiring vegan food for customers to enjoy and buyers to love. David is an entrepreneur, father, and annoying vegan who insists on telling bartenders how to make his favorite cocktail The Greenpoint. He always asks if it’s Cash Cab when he gets in a taxi. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. This bonus episode is intended as an on-ramp for new listeners/X-Men readers as we cover 60 plus years of X-Men history in the first 15 minutes. Have it all explained to you as if you were a baby...because that's who our special guest is for this episode! Ruby Rinzler is a 9 month old baby who sat down with our host/her dad to learn the full history of the X-Men and have her X-Men horoscope explained; we cover X-Men 23 (June, 2023). It is not just a horoscope; it is your mutant destiny decoded! More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com

Welcome true believers to X-Men Horoscopes where each week our host Lodro Rinzler is in conversation with a special guest to discuss the X-Men issue that aligns with a significant month and year from their life and what that issue reveals about their future. Paul Florez of Power of X-Men podcast joins our host to take a look between the sheets at Scott Summers and Madelyne Pryor's honeymoon: Storms! Sharks! Squids! What does it mean about Paul's relationship? Why is it a fun idea to date your mother's clone? Tune in to find out as we cover Uncanny X-Men 176. It is not just a horoscope; it is your mutant destiny decoded! PAUL FLOREZ is a writer and Head Auctioneer at HUNT Auctioneers. Paul has held positions at Marvel Comics, Alyson Books, Hachette Book Group and HarperCollins. His work has appeared in the Huffington Post, The Advocate, Slice Magazine, HelloGiggles, Queerty, Gay.com, Marvel Pulse Newsletter, Burrow Press, The Liar’s League, Dead Rabbits, and Wizard Magazine. He is the founder of Power of X-Men, a community and podcast dedicated to Marvel with 30,000 community members discussing why X-Men resonate with them. More of Lodro Rinzler's work can be found here and here and you can follow the podcast on Instagram at xmenpanelsdaily where we post X-Men comic panels...daily. Have a question or comment for a future episode? Reach out at xmenhoroscopes.com