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We Want To Believe

Helen Werner and Liz Holden

Join us each week while we re-watch the X-Files and discuss the science and culture behind each episode and how much we still love Mulder and Scully (spoiler: a lot).

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26:23

Episode 80: Bonus! Helen and Liz in Munich

We Want To Believe ·

2025/07/25

We're in Munich, and we have updates! Goldhorn, ShipGoo001, and a lack of space algae. Plus, a surprise for Helen about the summer reruns. Also, Liz edited this episode; don't blame Zach.

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61:17

Summer Rerun: A Violent Suitcase-Throwing Machine...

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2025/07/18

SUMMER RERUN: Helen and Liz talk with author Mallory Marlowe about her 2024 paranormal romance, Love and Other Conspiracies, along with "War of the Coprophages," a demonic horse statue, unsettling candy bar analogies, and jazz hands. And, yes, Liz continues talking about "Muskrat Love."

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56:33

Summer Rerun: Liz Repeatedly Screams (Episode 45)

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2025/07/04

SUMMER RERUN: Liz and Helen very briefly discuss "Fearful Symmetry," but mostly it's time to talk about "Agent of Chaos," the young adult novel about a teenage Mulder, which came out in 2017. Also, recommendations for shorts, bone arrows, and a video game Liz is NOT okay with.

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59:44

Summer Rerun: Chicago! (Episode 55)

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2025/06/20

SUMMER RERUN: Helen and Liz hit the road! A trip to the famously haunted Drake Hotel in Chicago involves the typical nonsense, including blocking the closet door with a chair-ironing-board-shelf-cushion combo, deciding who we'd most like to be haunted by, and Liz swearing at Chicago traffic.

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65:47

Summer Rerun: Where's Nebraska? (Episode 39)

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2025/06/06

SUMMER RERUN: Liz and Helen discuss the episode "Aubrey," the Mysterious Ghost, werewolf lights, bone identification, and the one person/mouse allowed to call someone "Little Sister." Plus, some struggles with geography.

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46:53

Summer Rerun: The Applefest Conspiracy (Episode 30)

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2025/05/23

SUMMER RERUN: Liz and Helen discuss dubious chemistry, a town chock full of blood drives, the "boss," plus Helen's plumber shows up.

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73:29

Episode 79: The Plural of Lemur

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2025/05/09

Liz and Helen are live! We livestreamed our discussion of "Talitha Cumi," so you'll get to hear listener questions and opinions throughout the episode, along with our discussion of secret neighborhood tunnels, animal mascots, and glueing bones together. Plus, 1.5 people shame Helen about movies.Also, oops, let the record show that it was Liz's friend Cori who came up with the idea of an Empire Records live experience, not her friend Sandi.

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55:15

Episode 78: Oh crap, it's happening again.

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2025/05/02

Helen and Liz discuss "Wetwired," along with a new Loch Ness Monster theory, horse milk, our declining ability to speak, and the link between deceased senator Ted Stevens and Whitby, England. Plus, JOIN US LIVE, Tuesday, May 6, at 2pm Central, for the recording of our Season 3 finale. We'll be discussing "Talitha Cumi," answering questions, and surely going off on plenty of tangents. Grab the link for the livestream in our Instagram bio, or just copy and paste this:

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55:50

Episode 77: The Phlebotobuddy

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2025/04/18

Liz and Helen discuss "Quagmire," along with abnormally nice dentists, too many alligators, the green cylinder, and 50 pounds of rice.

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49:37

Episode 76: Your Favorite Bodily System

We Want To Believe ·

2025/04/11

Helen and Liz discuss "Avatar," along with other media recommendations, inspirational tattoos, and an update on Helen's nails. Plus, where's Smoking Man?

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51:33

Episode 75: Smashing Watermelons

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2025/03/21

Helen and Liz discuss "Jose Chung's From Outer Space," along with hitting each other with sticks, eating avocados recreationally, and the Feynman-Frey connection. Plus, Helen learns the truth about Communion. My meter just jumped two points!

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50:34

Episode 74: Helen doesn't feel special

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2025/03/14

Liz and Helen discuss "Hell Money," along with blood types, the link between James Hong and Buster Bluth, and the point at which being burned alive in a crematorium becomes a public health crisis. Plus, Liz screws up a name in a way she'll never live down.

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43:50

Episode 73: The Gravel Potluck

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2025/03/07

Helen and Liz discuss "Teso dos Bichos," along with SimCity, Helen's ideal rave, and being primed for capybaras.

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10:57

Episode 72: Liz's Shameless Cash Grab

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2025/02/28

Liz talks about her debut novel, Mighty Millie Novak. Have you bought it yet? Go on, buy it.

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51:39

Episode 71: The Hypnotizer

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2025/02/21

Liz and Helen discuss "Pusher," along with unicorn haircuts, dog slumber parties, samurai, and a fascinating study involving psychics and schizophrenics.

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43:34

Episode 70: Big Cesar Chavez Vibes

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2025/02/14

Helen and Liz discuss "Apocrypha," along with boy archeologists, glowing people to death, filling Mulder and Scully with concrete, and the build-up to talking about MRI machines.

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37:38

Episode 69: Salvage Brokers Broker Salvage

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2025/02/08

Liz and Helen discuss "Piper Maru," along with goblin mode, flashlight tag, and the return of the series' most punchable character.

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38:38

Episode 68: Very Dimly Lit

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2025/01/31

Helen and Liz discuss "Grotesque," along with the hole in Helen's floor, the reason for gargoyles, and the art class medium their mother would never allow.

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56:43

Episode 67: Things That Die in the Woods

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2025/01/24

Liz and Helen discuss "Syzygy," along with dog skeletons, Helen's lingering Elijah Wood issue, and a terrible combination of the Monty Hall and the trolley problems.

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37:11

REVIEW DAY: Helen Werner, Slightly Psychic

We Want To Believe ·

2025/01/10

Review Day! We're still taking a break for the holidays, so today you can listen to our old episode about X-Files season 1 episode 23, "Roland." Plus you can enjoy some brand-new audio of Liz mangling the very few sentences she has to read during the intro.

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