Best The File Room Pod Podcasts (2024)

Ed and Michaela discuss their childhood fears, confess to pranks of yesteryear that they regret and how this episode still feels relevant in our current age of paranoia and fears of misinformation.By The File Room Pod

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Darin Morgan makes his X Files debut in one of the most disgusting episodes ever created for TV.By The File Room Pod

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2.1 - Little Green Men 57:20

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We’re back! The X Files reintroduces itself for the season opener, with a dishevelled Mulder, a few palm trees and a cameo for SETI. We share our love for the Arecibo Observatory.By The File Room Pod

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We've been tracking our ratings in a spreadsheet so you don't have to. We reflect on how season 1 has met our expectation in this special bonus episode.By The File Room Pod

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24 - Erlenmeyer Flask 1:10:45

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Ed makes a pitch for why you should watch a 7 hour film, and we discuss the final episode of the season featuring a healthy dose of paranoia and naked people in tanks.By The File Room Pod

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23 - Roland 59:34

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22 - Born Again 1:00:52

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What do My Little Pony, Dragonball Z and this episode of the X files have in common? Listen in to find out, plus our discussion of the rise of origami, why familiar is fine sometimes, plus pagan rituals and politics.By The File Room Pod

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21 - Tooms 56:28

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Before we get to the return of our favourite stretchy serial killer and how we feel for poor Dr Monty, we catch up on the festival of silly names and Ed starred in an observational documentary.By The File Room Pod

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20 - Darkness Falls 59:49

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We discuss how to accidentally make an environmental message, why rain sucks, and Ed shares his love of hanging around with horses.By The File Room Pod

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19 - Shapes 55:58

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This week we dig into Native American lore, why Mulder was uncharacteristically slow off the mark, and why it only takes one Gatorade to scupper credit card fraud.By The File Room Pod

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Michaela was buzzed to hear what Ed had to say about Mulder and Scully’s investigation into a faith healer. And why Jesus is Japan’s Thor.By The File Room Pod

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Michaela breaks the weather, Scully stalks a lorry, and Deep Throat educates Mulder about sharks. Oh yeah and big love for the world's favourite conspiracy theorist squad. Plus extra movie club chat (spoiler alert for The Favourite and Poor Things).By The File Room Pod

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16 - Young at Heart 1:01:31

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Existential crises, the salamander hand and the unfolding curse that is being one of Mulder’s past colleagues. If this one sounds like Michaela didn’t realise she was recording this via her laptop’s mic, that’s because that is the case.By The File Room Pod

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15 - Lazarus 1:03:36

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Freaky Friday Frankenstein cop drama, with a terrible tattoo.By The File Room Pod

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14 - Gender Bender 59:59

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Our experiences of finding magazines in bushes might differ from Brother Martin's...By The File Room Pod

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13 - Beyond the Sea 1:02:51

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The perfect episode of the X Files? And the perfect day of cleaning loos.By The File Room Pod

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12 - Fire 59:01

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We learn all sorts of things in this episode, like not to play with fire, smokers are jokers, Mulder has a totally rational fear of fire, and Ed's mum was a raver.By The File Room Pod

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11 - Eve 59:59

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Big ideas, little sips, psychotic eight year olds and a deep government conspiracy.By The File Room Pod

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10 - Fallen Angel 1:02:20

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Top secret lies, Taylor Swift conspiracies, hovering meteorites, dancers in body socks... If you're not listening for that then, we can't help you.By The File Room Pod

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9 - Space 1:00:46

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Was it ghosts? Was it aliens? We welcome a very special guest onto the show to give their verdict.By The File Room Pod

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8 - Ice 1:00:45

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This week we delve into how to cook up a perfect recipe for tension and put Mulder and Scully's relationship under the magnifying glass. Then of course there's the poop jar incident.By The File Room Pod

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A time capsule look at 90s tech, we discuss the finer points of a building's dull personality and how to turn a lunchbox into a laptop.By The File Room Pod

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From Lauren's protective ghost boss to Michaela's spooky experience with a prudish ghost, and how all it takes is 1.4 megabytes to bring down a corporate conspiracy to support terrorists.By The File Room Pod

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Womanhood, evolution, the breakdown of society. We attempt to say some things about what the episode was attempting to say things about. And Mulder draws some knockers on Big Foot.By The File Room Pod

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4: Conduit 1:00:44

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Do we really need to talk about Kevin? Ed and Michaela debate whether the writers even wanted you to believe there were aliens.By The File Room Pod

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We're already at an absolutely iconic episode with stretchy serial killer, Tooms. Ed and Michaela go head to head with childhood playtime brags.By The File Room Pod

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2: Deep Throat 59:06

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We're back and so are the government conspiracies. Or is it just Jerry from HR?By The File Room Pod

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1: Pilot 1:02:53

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It all starts here. How well does the pilot set our expectations for what's to come? We unpick every last morsel. But whose buttocks were trembling?By The File Room Pod

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Before we dive into our watch-along marathon, listen to this special episode to meet and get to know us, your hosts, Edwin and Michaela, our personal relationships to the show and what drew us to this iconic series. We'll explore the cultural backdrop that gave birth to Mulder and Scully's investigations, we'll share our hopes and fears for this am…

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2.4 - Sleepless 58:24

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2.3 - Blood 1:03:51

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2.2 - The Host 1:00:52

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2.1 - Little Green Men 57:20

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0.1 - Season 1 Recap 1:02:46

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24 - Erlenmeyer Flask 1:10:45

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23 - Roland 59:34

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22 - Born Again 1:00:52

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21 - Tooms 56:28

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20 - Darkness Falls 59:49

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19 - Shapes 55:58

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18 - Miracle Man 1:07:00

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17 - E.B.E. 1:05:02

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16 - Young at Heart 1:01:31

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15 - Lazarus 1:03:36

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14 - Gender Bender 59:59

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13 - Beyond the Sea 1:02:51

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12 - Fire 59:01

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11 - Eve 59:59

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10 - Fallen Angel 1:02:20

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9 - Space 1:00:46

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8 - Ice 1:00:45

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7 - Ghost in the Machine 1:04:01

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6 - Shadows 1:05:18

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5 - Jersey Devil 1:01:28

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4: Conduit 1:00:44

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3: Squeeze 1:01:59

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2: Deep Throat 59:06

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