Podcasts · Judge John Hodgman

Juggernaut, Lest Ye Be Judged

18 Mar 2026 · 1 h 06 min · Episode 765

Patty loves the X-MEN. A lot. His mom, Cordelia, says that Patty turns every conversation into an X-MEN “lore dump.” She wants him to scale back on the X-MEN chat. But he wants to be understood! Who’s right? Who’s wrong?

We did it. We made a T-shirt in honor of Patty's stunning poem, "The sky is blue / the grass is green / I love X-MEN / and I'm gay." With gorgeous art by Sonny Ross, this shirt is available for a limited time! You have until April 3 to get this tee for yourself or the queer, Marvel-loving person in your life! Get it now at MaxFunStore.com!

Thanks to reddit user u/Admirable_Cook_5193 for naming this week’s case! To suggest a title for a future episode, keep an eye on the Maximum Fun subreddit at reddit.com/r/maximumfun!

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• https://www.sonnyross.com/
• https://maxfunstore.com/collections/judge-john-hodgman
• https://maximumfun.org/jjho
• https://www.youtube.com/@JudgeJohnHodgmanPod
• https://instagram.com/judgejohnhodgman
• https://bsky.app/profile/judgejohnhodgman.bsky.social
• https://www.reddit.com/r/maximumfun/
• https://maximumfun.org/joinjjho

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