X-Men: The Audio Drama

This is not a discussion podcast. X-Men: The Audio Drama is a full-cast production that retells the Uncanny X-Men saga from the very beginning, using the original comic book stories as a foundation while modernizing the dialogue and pacing for audio. Karl Dutton produces the entire thing, and the result is something closer to a radio play than a typical podcast. Season One covers the First Class era, Season Two handles the All New All Different period, and recent seasons have pushed into later storylines including a Mojoworld arc. The voice work is genuinely impressive for an independent production, and the sound design creates atmosphere that makes you forget you are listening to a fan project. With 57 episodes and a 4.8 rating from 745 reviews, this is one of the most beloved X-Men podcasts on Apple Podcasts despite its relatively small episode count. The catch is the release schedule, which is notoriously inconsistent. Gaps of four to six months between episodes are common, and some listeners have waited even longer. But every time a new episode drops, the reviews section lights up with appreciation. If you want to experience X-Men stories as immersive audio fiction rather than analysis and commentary, this is the only game in town, and it is remarkably good at what it does.