The X-Files Chat Room Podcast

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 5, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S8 EP 1, Within! After Mulder’s mysterious disappearance at the end of Season 7, Scully and Skinner refuse to give up on finding him. A new FBI task force, led by skeptical Special Agent John Doggett, is assigned to the case, putting him immediately at odds with Scully. As the search moves to Arizona and new clues about Mulder’s fate emerge, Scully must decide who she can trust while desp...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 21, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP 22, Requiem! Mulder and Scully return to Bellefleur, Oregon, where they reunite with Billy Miles and investigate a new series of mysterious abductions in the local forest. Meanwhile, A dying Cigarette Smoking Man attempts to rebuild the Syndicate's conspiracy by enlisting Marita Covarrubias and Alex Krycek. This episode was written by Chris Carter and directed by Kim Manners. Do...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 6, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP23, Roland! Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of a scientist at a lab in Washington, where the evidence points to an unlikely suspect: Roland Fuller, a janitor with an intellectual disability. This episode was written by Chris Ruppenthal and directed by David Nutter. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 6, 2002! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP6, Trust No 1! Scully, caring for baby William while Mulder remains in hiding, receives an email from Mulder saying that he wants to come home. Around the same time, Doggett and Reyes tell her that a mysterious source has been trying to contact Mulder through intelligence channels. The source claims to have highly classified information about the Super Soldiers and will only give it t...

Jessica and Dini travel back to October 1, 1993! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP4, Conduit! Mulder and Scully investigate the disappearance of a young girl named Ruby, who vanishes while camping with her family near a lake where witnesses report seeing strange lights in the sky. As the investigation unfolds, Mulder becomes convinced that Ruby may have been abducted by aliens, but the case also forces him to confront his own unresolved trauma surrounding the...

Jessica and Dini travel back to December 1, 1996! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP9, Terma! Mulder is trapped in a Russian gulag, fighting to survive after being exposed to the mysterious Black Oil, while Scully fights to protect him back home. As Mulder struggles to escape and uncover the truth about the Black Oil, Scully takes on the powers that be, and Krycek discovers that being involved with the conspiracy comes with a pretty hefty price. Do you have ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to December 9, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP8, Tunguska! After investigating the mysterious deaths of two men connected to a diplomatic pouch, Mulder and Krycek follow a trail that leads them to Russia and the deadly alien “black oil.” Mulder is captured and imprisoned in a brutal gulag, where he becomes a test subject for a possible vaccine, while Scully refuses to answer formal inquiries about his whereabouts. Do you...

Jessica and Dini travel back to December 9, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP4, 4-D! Agents Doggett and Reyes investigate a brutal serial killer who appears capable of slipping between parallel realities. After Doggett is critically wounded under impossible circumstances, Reyes begins to suspect that the answers lie beyond conventional science. This episode was written by Steven Maeda and directed by Tony Wharmby. Do you have any X-Files-related theor...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 24, 2016! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S10 EP1, My Struggle! Fourteen years after the X-Files are shut down, Mulder and Scully are pulled back into a world of secrets and conspiracies when internet broadcaster Tad O'Malley presents evidence that challenges the alien-abduction narrative. As Mulder investigates claims from a woman who believes she was abducted, he begins to suspect that a powerful human conspiracy may be h...

Jessica and Dini travel back to December 15, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S3 EP11, Revelations! Mulder and Scully investigate a series of murders connected to people displaying signs of stigmata. When they meet a young boy who may possess miraculous abilities, the agents must protect him from a religious fanatic while confronting questions of faith and belief. The case challenges Scully's religious convictions and places her in the unusual role of believ...

Jess and Dini discuss SpaceCon 2026! Do you have any X-Files related theories, stories, key points or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'd love to hear from you. Please tell us how we can improve! You can find us on: Twitter @TXFChatRoomPod Instagram @TXFChatRoomPod Resources: X-Files Wiki IMDB native-land.ca

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 11, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S2 EP8, One Breath! This episode was written by James Wong and Glen Morgan. Directed by R.W. Goodwin. Scully suddenly reappears after her mysterious abduction. Found comatose in a hospital with no clear explanation for her condition, Scully hovers between life and death as Mulder refuses to accept the possibility of losing her. While Mulder channels his grief into anger and a quest...

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 9, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S5 EP2, Redux II. This episode was written by Chris Carter and directed by R.W. Goodwin. As Scully lies critically ill in the hospital, battling her cancer, Mulder finds himself under investigation by the FBI while also chasing the truth behind a vast government cover-up that may not be what it seems. When the Cigarette Smoking Man offers him a devastating choice—abandon his quest i...

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 2, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S5 EP1, Redux. This episode was written by Chris Carter and directed by R.W. Goodwin. Mulder and Scully attempt to uncover the truth behind a supposed alien conspiracy while dealing with a devastating personal crisis—Scully’s worsening cancer. To expose a possible cover-up within the FBI, Scully helps Mulder fake his death so he can investigate from the shadows. Meanwhile, Mulder’s ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 18, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP24, Gethsemane. This episode was written by Chris Carter and directed by R.W. Goodwin. The discovery of a preserved extraterrestrial corpse in the Canadian mountains leads Mulder to believe it could be the ultimate proof of his life's work. However, the narrative is flipped when a Department of Defense employee named Michael Kritschgau informs Mulder that the body—and the entire conc...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 7, 2018! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S11 EP6, Kitten. This episode was written by Gabe Rotter and directed by Carol Banker. When a man connected to Skinner’s Vietnam War platoon resurfaces—ranting about a deadly creature born from a secret military experiment—Mulder and Scully investigate a remote area where the government allegedly tested chemical weapons on soldiers. As bodies begin to pile up, Skinner is forced to c...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 12, 2002! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP18, Sunshine Days. This episode was written and directed by fan favorite… the legendary… Vince Gilligan. Doggett, Reyes, and Scully investigate a bizarre murder where a man was seemingly thrown through a roof. The investigation leads them to a suburban home that, on the inside, is an exact, physical replica of the house from The Brady Bunch. The house isn't just a metic...

Jessica and Dini travel back to October 7, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S2 EP4, Sleepless. This episode was written by Howard Gordon and directed by Rob Bowman. Agent Mulder investigates a series of mysterious deaths connected to a group of former U.S. soldiers who claim they haven’t slept in over 20 years due to a secret military experiment. The case introduces Mulder’s new partner, Special Agent Alex Krycek, and explores the psychological and s...

Jessica and Dini travel back to June 19, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from Part 2 of The X-Files - Fight The Future! The story follows FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully after their X-Files division is shut down. When a deadly bombing in Dallas leads to a mysterious cover-up involving alien DNA and a global conspiracy, Mulder and Scully are drawn into their most dangerous investigation yet. They uncover evidence of an alien virus buried deep in the Earth —...

Jessica and Dini travel back to June 19, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from (Part 1) of The X-Files - Fight The Future! The story follows FBI Agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully after their X-Files division is shut down. When a deadly bombing in Dallas leads to a mysterious cover-up involving alien DNA and a global conspiracy, Mulder and Scully are drawn into their most dangerous investigation yet. They uncover evidence of an alien virus buried deep in the Earth...

Jessica and Dini wrap up 2025! Tune in as we share and revisit our top 5 number one picks, our top 3 episodes of the year, and go over some quick goals for this next year! We appreciate you all and wish you the best in 2026! Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'd love to hear from you. Please tell us how we can improve! You can find us on: Bluesky, TikTok, and Instagram @...

Jessica and Dini travel back to March 14, 2018! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S11 EP9 Nothing Lasts Forever. This episode was written by Karen Nielsen and directed by James Wong. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of ritualistic murders where the victims' organs have been harvested. Their investigation leads them to a mysterious cult led by a former TV star, Barbara Beaumont, and her partner. This cult, consumed with macabre rituals, believes that consuming...

Enjoy this rerun of Ice to kick off spooky season! Bring your mittens and paranoia as we head to the top of the world! Join us this week as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP 8, Ice! After viewing a disturbing video transmission sent by a member of the Artic Ice Core Project, Mulder and Scully join up with a group of scientists to investigate what happened to a team of geophysicists stationed at an isolated Alaskan outpost. This episode was written by Glen Morgan and Jam...

We'll be seeing David Duchovny (concert) soon and to honor the man, we are rerunning an episode of ours from one of our favorite performances of Fox Mulder, Folie à Deux (S5 Episode 19). Jess and Dini travel back to May 10, 1998! Join us as we dial, smile, and discuss our top 5 moments from S5 Ep19, Folie à Deux. A giant insect, a hostage crisis, zombies, and one of the most excellent “shipper” lines of all time! When a disturbed call center employee, Gary Lambert, suspects his boss is a ...

Have a listen to our panel from the Tucson Comic Con! It was such a great experience and as always, we are grateful to those who came and you, our listeners. This wouldn't have happened without your support. After the panel, we have a short discussion on the whole experience.

Jessica and Dini travel back to April 11, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP17, Trevor. This episode was written by Jim Guttridge and Ken Hawryliw. Directed by Rob Bowman. Mulder and Scully investigate a mysterious prison break in Mississippi. A convict named Pinker Rawls, who was sentenced to solitary confinement during a tornado, disappears, and the warden is found gruesomely murdered. The agents soon discover that Rawls has gained the seemingly supernat...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 4, 19994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP15, Lazarus. This episode was written by Alex Gansa and Howard Gordon. Directed by David Nutter. An FBI agent and former boyfriend of Scully’s, Jack Willis, is shot during a bank robbery. At the same moment, the robber is also fatally shot. In the hospital, Willis is revived—but begins to exhibit the personality and behavior of the dead criminal. Mulder believes that the crimi...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 16, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP15, Kaddish. This episode was written by Howard Gordon and directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate the murder of a Jewish man in Brooklyn who appears to have risen from the grave to exact revenge on the neo-Nazis responsible for his death. As they delve deeper, the case intersects with Jewish mysticism and the legend of the Golem, a mythical creature made from cla...

Jessica and Dini travel back to March 18, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP18, Miracle Man! This episode was written by Chris Carter and Howard Gordon. Directed by Michael Lange. Mulder and Scully investigate a faith healer named Samuel Hartley, who, as a child, seemingly brought a severely burned man back from the dead. Years later, Samuel is the star of his father's evangelical ministry, but a string of mysterious deaths occurs after his "healings." The...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 10, 2018! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S11 EP2, This! This episode was written and directed by Glen Morgan. Mulder and Scully are contacted by a seemingly digital version of Richard Langly, leading them into a conspiracy involving the uploading of human consciouness into a simulated reality. Mulder and Scully must work to uncover the truth behind this project, evade mysterious Russian assassins, and ultimately try to shut ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 23, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP16, Unrequited! This episode was written by Howard Gordon and Chris Carter (Teleplay). Directed by Michael Lange. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of seemingly impossible assassinations of military officials. The killer appears to be a Vietnam War veteran who possesses the uncanny ability to become invisible to the naked eye. As they delve deeper, Mulder and Scully uncov...

100th X-Files Recap Episode!! Jessica and Dini travel back to April 27, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP21, Zero Sum! This episode was written by Frank Spotnitz and Howard Gordon. Directed by Kim Manners. The Cigarette Smoking Man blackmails Skinner into covering up a mysterious death caused by genetically altered bees carrying a deadly virus. Skinner deletes evidence and obstructs Mulder’s investigation in an effort to help find a cure for Scully’s ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 22, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP3, Triangle! This episode was written and directed by Chris Carter. Mulder finds himself adrift in the Bermuda Triangle and is rescued by a British luxury liner. However, he quickly discovers that the year is 1939, on the brink of World War II, and the ship is under siege by Nazi forces searching for a mysterious weapon. As Mulder navigates this bizarre and dangerous reality, ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 18, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP17, E.B.E.! This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Directed by William Graham. Mulder and Scully investigate a trucker's report of a UFO sighting in Tennessee, uncovering what appears to be a government conspiracy to transport an "Extraterrestrial Biological Entity." As they dig deeper, the agents meet with The Lone Gunmen, a trio of eccentric conspiracy theori...

Jessica and Dini travel back to December 16, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP5, Lord of the Flies! This episode was written by Thomas Schnauz and directed by Kim Manners. Scully, Doggett and Reyes investigate the bizarre death of a teenager who seemingly died during a dangerous stunt for a local cable TV show called "Dumbass." His fatal injuries appear to be caused by an inexplicable swarm of flies that attacked him from the inside. As the agents delve...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 1, 2016! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S10 EP3, Mulder and Scully Meet The Were-Monster! This episode was written and directed by Darin Morgan. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of killings in Oregon that appear to be the work of a monster. Mulder, struggling with doubt about the paranormal, approaches the case with skeptism - until he meets Guy Mann, a lizard-like creature who claims a human bit him and now invoulnatrily...

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 19, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S8 EP3, Patience! This episode was written and directed by Chris Carter. Scully and Dogett investigate a series of murders in a small Idaho town. The killings appear to be the work of something with bat-like features. As they dig deeper, they uncover connections to a local legend about a “man-bat” creature dating back to 1956. While Doggett approaches the case skeptically, Scully t...

Jessica and Dini travel back to September 24, 1993! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP3, Squeeze! This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Directed by Harry Longstreet. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of baffling murders in Baltimore where the victims are killed in sealed rooms with their livers removed. Mulder connects the killings to similar unsolved cases from decades past and theorizes the killer is a mutant who can squeeze through im...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 9, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP21, Field Trip! This episode was written by Frank Spotniz (story), John Shiban, and Vince Gilligan (teleplay). Directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious deaths of a couple found in a field in North Carolina. As they delve into the case, they experience strange hallucinations and altered perceptions of reality. Unbeknownst to them, they have been trapped b...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 17, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP9, S.R. 819! This episode was written by John Shiban and directed by Daniel Sackheim. Assistant Director Walter Skinner collapses during a boxing match and is hospitalized. Soon after, he receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he has only 24 hours to live. Mulder and Scully race against time to identify the cause of Skinner’s rapidly deteriorating condition. This e...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 16, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP8, The Amazing Maleeni! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz. Directed by Thomas J. Wright. Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of a magician, The Amazing Maleeni, who appears to be decapitated after a performance. However, the case takes a twist when Maleeni seemingly reappears alive. The agents go on to uncover a complex s...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 21, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP 14, Gender Bender! This episode was written by Larry and Paul Barber. Directed by Rob Bowman. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of murders linked by sexual encounters. Their investigation leads them to the Kindred, an isolated, Amish-like community in Massachusetts. The agents discover that the Kindred possess a unique ability to change between male and female forms, and th...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 27, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S2 EP 14, Die Hand Die Verletzt! This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate a case in a small New Hampshire town where a group of high school faculty members secretly practice Satanism. When a student is found dead in a suspected ritual killing, the agents uncover that the faculty’s dabbling in the occult may ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to April 16, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP18, Brand X! This episode was written by Steven Maeda and Greg Walker. Directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of a man involved in a tobacco company lawsuit. The victim appears to have been killed by flesh-eating insects found in his lungs, which were linked to experimental genetically engineered tobacco. The investigation leads them to a ...

Jessica and Dini wrap up 2024! Tune in as we share and revisit our top 5 number one picks, our top 3 episodes of the year, and dive into your questions and comments! We appreciate you all and wish you the best in 2025! Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'd love to hear from you. Please tell us how we can improve! You can find us on: Bluesky, TikTok, and Instagram @TXFCha...

Jessica and Dini travel back to March 10, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 from S2 EP19, Død Kalm! This episode was written by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. Directed by Rob Bowman. In “Død Kalm,” Mulder and Scully investigate a Navy ship whose crew mysteriously aged decades in weeks. Aboard the eerie vessel, they too begin to rapidly age, with Scully blaming contaminated water and Mulder suspecting time displacement. The ghost ship setting amplifies isolation and dread, drawing on ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 5, 2002! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP 17, Release! This episode was written by David Amann (Teleplay), John Shiban and David Amann (Story). Directed by Kim Manners. After Doggett discovers the body of an unidentified murder victim, an FBI cadet in Scully’s class eerily presents the how and why of the attack, which eventually leads Doggett back to the unsolved murder case of his son. Do you have any X-Files-related...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 7, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 from S8 EP8, Surekill! This episode was written by Greg Walker and directed by Terrance O’Hara. After a man is mysteriously murdered while in police custody, Doggett and Scully’s investigation leads them to a rat extermination company run by two brothers, one of which Scully comes to suspect has X-ray vision. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 21, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP3, Hungry! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Kim Manners. Mulder and Scully investigate a murder case where the victim’s brain was neatly removed from his skull. In time, Mulder begins to suspect the killer is a young fast-food employee named Rob Roberts. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to April 29, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP22, Born Again! This episode was written by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and directed by Jerrold Freedman. While investigating the strange and sudden death of a New York detective, Mulder comes to believe the lead suspect in the case is an 8-year-old girl who may be the reincarnation of a murdered police officer named Charlie Morris. Do you have any X-Files-related theori...

In this episode, we sit down with YouTube reaction creator Arelzzy, who’s been making waves with his passionate reactions to The X-Files. Arelzzy shares his deep love for the iconic sci-fi series and his thoughts on the unforgettable dynamic between Mulder and Scully — including his growing frustration with their endless “will they, won’t they” tension. Join us as we dive into his favorite moments, the highs and lows of The X-Files, and how his reactions have resonated with us. Whether you...

In this episode we are joined by special guests Jessica and Emma from The MSR Files Podcast. Have a listen as we take a deep dive into the latest installment of The X-Files, Perihelion (book). We tackle various topics and go off topic quite a bit. Get an iced cold snack and hit play! Don't forget to head over to The MSR Files Podcast for Parts I & III. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gma...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 27, 2002! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP8, Hellbound! This episode was written by David Amann and directed by Kim Manners. Agent Reyes enlists the help of Scully and Doggett after she finds herself mysteriously drawn to a series of murder cases where each of the victims is skinned alive. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChat...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 20, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP 12, X-Cops! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Michael Watkins. While investigating a paranormal case in Los Angeles County, Mulder and Scully find themselves in the middle of a live taping of the reality series, COPS. As the cameras roll, local law enforcement scramble to make sense of the events allegedly being caused by an entity that feeds on fear....

Spying, assassinations, and useless brown paper wrappers, Jessica and Dini travel back to November 17, 1996! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP7, Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man! Mulder and Scully meet with TLG after Frohike claims to have discovered information about the Cigarette Smoking Man’s past, including his involvement in the assassinations of JFK and Martin Luther King Jr. This episode was written by Glen Morgan and directed by James Wong. Do you...

Reincarnation, maggots, and a beheading via a putty knife. Ouch. Jessica and Dini travel back to October 20, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S3 EP5, The List! Before his execution, a death row inmate vows to take revenge on the five men who wronged him. Mulder and Scully launch an investigation after a prison guard is murdered, which leads them to confront the claims that the killer has come back from the dead to make good on his promise. This episode was w...

Mulder is Morris, Scully is thirsty and Grandmas are missing their fighter jets. Jessica and Dini travel back to December 6, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP5, Dreamland II! This is the conclusion to the body swap episode. Will Mulder remain Morris and Morris remain Mulder? Will Scully succumb to her deepest, darkest, desires? Do aliens exist? Will we get answers? This episode was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotniz. Directed by Michael...

It’s like” Freaky Friday” but with UFOs. Jessica and Dini travel back to November 29, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP4, Dreamland! While on a road trip to meet an informant near the infamous Area 51, Mulder and Scully experience a strange event involving a UFO that eventually causes Mulder to bodyswap with a Man In Black named Morris Fletcher. This episode was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotniz. Directed by Rob Bowman? Kim Manners?&nb...

What are these “dinoflagellates” you speak of? Creepy kid clones, exsanguinations, and Mulder wants to know what a girl is. Jessica and Dini travel back to December 10, 1993! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP11, Eve! Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious murders of two fathers, living thousands of miles apart, who died in the same way at the exact same time. As their investigation progresses, they discover the sinister reason behind it all. Do ...

Would you say your hair is normal or dry? Actually, don’t answer that. Jessica and Dini travel back to January 13, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S2 EP13, Irresistible! Mulder and Scully are brought into a case involving a desecrated body that progresses into a hunt for a serial killer (categorized as a death fetishist) who preys on women to collect pieces of them post-mortem. This episode was written by Chris Carter and directed by David Nutter. D...

Forget about hunting moose. Cross your fingers and consider trading in your root beer for iced tea. Join us as we travel back to January 1995 and discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP21, Tooms! Mulder and Scully continue their investigation of serial killer, Euguene Victor Tooms, after he’s released from custody against Mulder’s wishes. As Scully deals with some push-back from the FBI, Mulder is determined to apprehend the suspect on crimes dating back to 1903. This episode wa...

Beware of the banana slug! Watch your back (literally), and stay away from Roadrunner Bus Lines! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S8 EP4, Roadrunners! When Scully goes solo to investigate a bizarre murder in rural Utah, she finds herself trapped in a location surrounded by cultists who prey on strangers. After she goes missing, Doggett tries to locate her with the help of local law enforcement and his recent knowledge of past X-Files cases. This episode was writte...

A wicked car crash, a floating hospital, and a homicidal doctor. What could possibly go wrong? Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP11, Audrey Pauley! After Reyes is injured in a car accident, she falls into a coma and wakes up in a hospital mysteriously located in the mind of a patient aide named Audrey Pauley. While Scully believes Reyes will never recover, Doggett does everything he can to bring her back. This episode is written by Steve Maeda and direc...

Put down your Dr. Wuzzle Book and lawn darts. We’re going “squatchin!” Join us as we discuss our top 5 moments from S11 EP4, The Lost Art Of Forehead Sweat. “Foxy and Skulls” are drawn into a case where the Mandela Effect takes center stage when they encounter a man named Reggie, who claims to be the originator of the X-Files. This episode was written and directed by Darin Morgan. Do you have any X-Files related theories, stories, key points or podcast feedback? Please ema...

We’re going on a magic carpet ride and wish we were cool like the Fonz! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP21, Je Souhaite! Mulder and Scully investigate a case that leads them to a mysterious woman who claims to be a 500-year-old Djinn. After Mulder releases her, he’s granted three wishes of his own. This episode was written and directed by Vince Gilligan. Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback? Please ...

Bring your mittens and paranoia as we head to the top of the world! Join us this week as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP 8, Ice! After viewing a disturbing video transmission sent by a member of the Artic Ice Core Project, Mulder and Scully join up with a group of scientists to investigate what happened to a team of geophysicists stationed at an isolated Alaskan outpost. This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Directed by David Nutter. Do you hav...

Let’s go back to 2002! Join us as we revisit the adventures of the one they call, “Señor un zapato” and discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP7, John Doe! Agent Doggett finds himself in Mexico with no recollection of who he is or how he got there. While he searches for answers, he teams up with a couple of shady locals who know the truth behind his sudden memory loss. Meanwhile, Skinner, Scully, and Reyes do their best to bring Doggett home. This episode was written by Vince Gill...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 23, 1996 - where cerulean blue and whammies are all the rage! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S3 EP17, Pusher! When Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of a police officer, they piece together clues left behind by a contract killer named Robert Patrick Modell, who calls himself “Pusher” because of his apparent ability to talk his victims into killing themselves. This episode was written by Vince Gilligan and direc...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 11, 1997! Join us, little spies, as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 Ep23, Demons! Ketamine not included. After Mulder wakes up in a motel room with no recollection of where he’s been, he contacts Scully admitting he’s covered in blood that’s not his own. Local law enforcement believes he’s the main suspect in a double homicide. As Mulder struggles to find answers while experiencing debilitating flashbacks from his childhood, Scully goe...

Jessica and Dini travel back to March 19, 2000! Buckle up for the road trip from hell! Join us as we discuss our top 5 moments from S7 EP15, En Ami! When a terminally ill young boy in Virginia claims he was healed by angels, Mulder and Scully receive anonymous tips about the case. After Scully speaks to the boy and his family, she discovers CSM is behind the tips and the child’s miraculous recovery. CSM then convinces Scully to go on a road trip with him, claiming he wants her to inhe...

Jessica and Dini travel back to April 30, 2000! Grab yourself a tofurkey sandwich and join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP19, Hollywood A.D.! When Skinner’s old college buddy, a screenwriter named Wayne Federman, comes to D.C. to observe Mulder and Scully’s investigative procedures for an upcoming film, he witnesses a paranormal event while tagging along on a case involving a senior member of the Catholic Church, a former “yippie” who claims to be Jesus Christ, and a ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 19, 1993! It’s like the Roswell cover-up all over again! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP10, Fallen Angel! After Deep Throat tips Mulder off about a UFO crash near Townsend, Wisconsin, Mulder ventures out on his own to investigate and eventually gets apprehended by the military. While in lockup, he meets a fellow detainee: a UFO enthusiast and conspiracy theorist named Max Fenig. When Scully joins Mulder on the case, they w...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 9, 1997! Pick out something black and sexy and prepare to do some funky poaching. Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP14, Memento Mori! After Scully reveals her cancer diagnosis to Mulder, they revisit an old case involving multiple women, purported abductees, who’ve developed similar symptoms after having a metal implant removed from the base of their necks. When Scully meets with the remaining survivor, Penny Northern, ...

Jessica and Dini travel back to April 14, 1995! Ghosties and beasties and twins, oh my! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S2 EP21, The Calusari! When Mulder and Scully investigate the accidental death of a two-year-old named Teddy Holvey, Mulder suspects poltergeist activity is to blame. Scully rejects his theory and looks into the medical history of Teddy and his older brother, Charlie., and comes to believe the siblings are victims of Munchausen Syndrome. As the c...

Happy New Year! We are recapping our 2023 and saying hello to 2024. We discuss our top 5 and so much more! Have a listen and we wish you an amazing new year! Do you have any X-Files related theories, stories, key points or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'd love to hear from you. Please tell us how we can improve! You can find us on: Twitter @TXFChatRoomPod Instagram @TXFChatRoomPod TikTok @TXFChatRoomPod Resources: X-Files Wiki I...

Jess and Dini travel back to January 17, 2018! ATTHS. Twice. Join us as we discuss our Top 5 moments from S11 EP 3, Plus One! Doppelgangers, a deadly game of hangman, and some serious afterglow. Mulder and Scully head to Virginia to investigate a case that leads them to take a closer look at twin siblings, Judy and Chucky Poundstone, as the possible suspects in a string of murders that may be caused by psychic phenomena. This episode was written by Chris Carter and directed by Kevin H...

Reyes receives a round of applause, Scully opens fire on a door, and God dances a cha-cha-cha to a classic Cuban tune. Jessica and Dini travel back to April 7, 2002! Grab a 7&7 and a pack of Morleys and join us as we discuss our top 5 moments from S9 EP13, Improbable! When Reyes discovers a connection between a recent homicide and a series of unsolved murders using numerology as her guide, the search for the “Triple Zero Killer” gets underway. While Doggett and Scully try to h...

Jessica and Dini travel back to March 31, 2002! We were relieved to clock out of this episode. Join us as we discuss our top 5 moments from S9 EP12, Underneath! Scully finds proof of planted evidence, Reyes comes up with some wild theories, and Doggett gets his heart broken. Doggett heads to New York City after he’s told DNA evidence has allowed for the release of a convicted killer named Bob Fassl. Thirteen years prior, Doggett arrested Fassl for the gruesome murder of a family livin...

Jessica and Dini travel back to April 12, 1996! Listeners, be thou not afraid. No harm will come unto thee. Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S3 EP20, Jose Chung’s 'From Outer Space'! Aliens are abducted, Scully fangirls out, and Mulder eats an entire sweet potato pie. Mulder and Scully investigate a case involving the alleged alien abduction of two teenagers. Local law enforcement, Mulder, and Scully struggle to get to the truth of the matter after each of the wit...

Jess and Dini travel back to January 26, 1996! Welcome to the land of the horny beast. Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S3 EP13, Syzygy! Evil teenage girls, a cosmic “G” spot, and the world’s most disgusting screwdriver. Mulder and Scully go to New Hampshire to assist a local detective with a case involving the mysterious murders of high school boys. Uncorroborated eyewitness accounts of demonic rituals being conducted usher in a panic, which leads the townspeople...

Jess and Dini travel back to April 19, 1998! Buckle up, stinkies! We’re going to Delaware. Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S5 Ep16, Mind’s Eye! O.J. Simpson references, a murder suspect with top-tier snarkiness, and Mulder gets labeled as a skeptic. Mulder and Scully head to Wilmington, DE to meet with a blind young woman named Marty Glenn who is being accused of murdering a local drug dealer. After Scully discovers a bloody glove at the crime scene, she travels ...

Jess and Dini travel back to December 14, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S5 Ep7, Emily! Scully discovers the reason why she’s unable to conceive a child, alien-human hybrids make a return, and Mulder bitch slaps a doctor. In the conclusion of this two-parter, Scully tries to fight for the life and care of her recently discovered daughter, Emily. Mulder joins her in San Diego and goes on a search for answers that could potentially save the child’s life,...

Jess and Dini travel back to December 7, 1997! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from the S5 Ep 6, Christmas Carol! Tis’ the season for uncomfortable conversations, DNA tests, and dreams of the dead. While Scully visits with family in San Diego, she receives a mysterious phone call that leads her to a case involving a child that could possibly be the daughter of Scully’s deceased sister, Melissa. This episode was written by Vince Gilligan, Frank Spotnitz, and John Shiba...

Part 2 of Philefest 2023! Jess and Dini discuss Philefest layout, other Philes, unexpected wins, and what went wrong. Please enjoy us fanning over this spectacular event! Do you have any X-Files related theories, stories, key points or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'd love to hear from you. Please tell us how we can improve! You can find us on: Twitter @TXFChatRoomPod Instagram @TXFChatRoomPod Resources: X-Files Wiki IMDB native-l...

Jess and Dini discuss Philefest 2023! Please enjoy part 1! We go over panels and autographs and also share a few interviews we got with our fellow philes. Do you have any X-Files related theories, stories, key points or podcast feedback? Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com We'd love to hear from you. Please tell us how we can improve! You can find us on: Twitter @TXFChatRoomPod Instagram @TXFChatRoomPod Resources: X-Files Wiki IMDB native-land.ca

Jess and Dini travel back to January 4, 1998! It’s Fox hunting season in the XF universe. Join us as we discuss our top 5 moments from S5 Ep8, Kitsunegari! A familiar nemesis returns, a prosecutor is murdered, Mulder gets suspended, and Scully appears to shoot herself. After serial killer, Robert Patrick Modell, escapes from a Virginia prison, Skinner, Mulder, and Scully work together to try to capture him before he picks up where he left off. During their investigation, Mulder begins ...

Jess and Dini travel back to May 10, 1998! Join us as we dial, smile, and discuss our top 5 moments from S5 Ep19, Folie à Deux. A giant insect, a hostage crisis, zombies, and one of the most excellent “shipper” lines of all time! When a disturbed call center employee, Gary Lambert, suspects his boss is a zombie-creating monster, he responds by taking his co-workers and Mulder hostage. As the tense situation unfolds, Mulder is shocked and horrified when he realizes he can see the monster too...

Jess and Dini travel back to February 18, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 moments from S8 Ep13, Per Manum. Every doctor is a creep, Scully asks Mulder to be her baby daddy, and Doggett gets woken up in the middle of the night for a conversation that could’ve been an e-mail. When a man named Duffy Haskell comes to Doggett and Scully with the claim his wife was murdered by doctors after she gave birth to an alien, Scully realizes one of the doctors in question is hers. As Sc...

Jess and Dini travel back to February 28, 2018! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S11 Ep7, Followers (Rm9)! Robot sushi chefs, a personal massager, Scully’s house tries to kill her, and Mulder can’t find his way out of DC without a map. When a group of A.I. service workers becomes dissatisfied with Mulder and Scully’s interactions with them, they unleash a technological hell on the agents causing them to run for their lives. This episode was written by Shannon Hambli...

Jess and Dini travel back to April 22, 2001! Snuggle up with your creepiest doll, grab a slice of your favorite pizza, and join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S8 EP11, Empedocles! Scully is rushed to the hospital, Reyes has a vision, and Doggett wants to kick Mulder’s ass. Called to New Orleans to investigate a suspected satanic ritual murder, Reyes has a paranormal experience that may be connected to the tragic death of Doggett’s son, Luke. Tensions run high when Do...

Jess and Dini travel back to November 26, 1996! We discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S3 Ep21, Avatar! Skinner’s no choir boy and hooks up with a sex worker, Mulder is stressed AF, and Scully discovers possible evidence of a succubus. A soon-to-be divorced Walter Skinner has a one-night stand with a woman he meets at a local bar. When he wakes up in a hotel room bed next to her dead body, Skinner becomes the number one suspect in her murder. With his reputation and career on the l...

Jess and Dini travel back to November 14, 1994! Grab a glass of red wine and a slice of your favorite blood filled bread as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments of the S2 E7, 3! Scully is missing, a trio of serial killers are loose in L.A., and Mulder hooks up with a vampire. Mulder resumes his work on the X-Files during a solo trip to California where he goes in pursuit of a bloodthirsty group known as The Unholy Trinity. This episode was written by Chris Ruppenthal, Glen Morgan, and ...

Jess and Dini travel back to March 28, 1999! Sticking with our Top 5 Format, we discuss the moments that stood out to us the most from Season 6 - Episode 16, Alpha. There is a killer dog on the loose, Mulder has dad jokes aplenty, and Scully confronts a woman with lupus... because she is such an asshole in this episode (why?) We’d like this episode to be tranquilized. Stat! Mulder and Scully head to California to further investigate a dog attack that resulted in the deaths of two mercha...

Jess and Dini travel back to October 4, 1996! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments of the season four premiere, Herrenvolk! Mysterious farmland, child clones, copious amounts of bees (‘eh), and an unforgettable murder. As the Alien Bounty Hunter pursues his target, Jeremiah Smith, Mulder accompanies the hybrid clone to Alberta in order to see his sister, Samantha. Meanwhile, back in D.C., Scully and Agent Pendrell uncover the data being tracked by the Smiths’ was being used ...

Jess and Dini travel back to May 17, 1996! We discuss our top 5 favorite moments of season 3 - episode 24, Talitha Cumi. Season 3 comes to a close with tons of drama, intrigue, revelations, and one very memorable parking lot brawl! As Scully investigates a witness with apparent healing powers named Jeremiah Smith, Mulder searches for answers surrounding his mother’s recent stroke after she meets with CSM. In time, Mulder discovers Jeremiah Smith and the conspiracy behind the upcoming al...

Jess and Dini travel back to December 3, 2000! We discuss our top 5 favorite moments of season 8 - episode 5, Invocation. Every kid in the X-Files universe should stay away from any outdoor activity involving playground equipment. It just doesn’t end well. Doggett and Scully go to Oklahoma to investigate the mysterious return of a little boy who went missing in 1990. Although a decade has passed since his disappearance, Billy Underwood hasn’t aged a day. As Scully presents the possible ...

Jess and Dini travel back to January 7, 1994! We discuss our top 5 favorite moments of season 1 - episode 13, Beyond The Sea. Drama ahoy! Spirits make their presence known, Mulder gets shot, and Scully threatens to kill someone. Don’t you just love the holidays? As Scully tries to deal with the sudden death of her father, she joins Mulder on a case involving two missing college students. At the heart of the case is a serial killer on death row named Luther Lee Boggs, who claims to have ...

Q&A Part II! In this special crossover event with The MSR Files Podcast, we sit down with the hilarious Emma and Jessica and answer listener questions, which were fantastic submissions by the way. Questions range from favorite shipper moment, to favorite episode, all the way to if our friends and family know we have a podcast. You won't want to miss this modern day chat room, talking about a 30 year old TV show. Grab a drink and have a listen. Special shout out to all those who sub...

Jess and Dini travel back to October 29, 1993! We discuss our top 5 favorite moments of Season 1 - Episode 7, Ghost In The Machine. Scruffy minds don’t commit murder, but a pissed-off operating system certainly can. Mulder’s former partner returns, there’s elevator drama, and Scully thinks Mulder needs to go to therapy. After a CEO of a Fortune 500 tech company is murdered, Mulder and Scully assist in the investigation at the request of Mulder’s former partner, Agent Jerry Lamana. As S...