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PODCAST

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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All Episodes

40:48

REVIEW DAY: Is Robert Smith the Jersey Devil?

We Want To Believe ·

2025/01/03

Liz is sick, and it's the week of New Year's Day, so we're taking a break from recording this week, and instead sharing one of our first episodes. In this one, Helen talks Liz through X-Files season 1 episode 5, "The Jersey Devil," and Liz is nearly destroyed by laughter when shown a key drawing from the episode.

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59:28

Episode 66: A Violent Suitcase-throwing Machine

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2024/12/28

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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59:35

Episode 65: God Doesn't Square Numbers

We Want To Believe ·

2024/12/21

Liz and Helen discuss "Revelations," along with Helen's childhood fear of stigmata, Liz's obsession with Jason Mantzoukas, the Crunchers, science history, and vending-machine egg salad sandwiches.

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55:06

Stupid Little Ears

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2024/12/13

Helen and Liz discuss "731," along with the Rolling Stones, turquoise bacteria, Liz's shin, and Mr. Hansen and his disease research facility. Plus, of course, sea lions.

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61:34

Episode 63: Venmo Helen

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2024/12/06

Liz and Helen discuss "Nisei," along with objet d'arts, the chicken dance, and our upcoming episode with guest star Mallory Marlowe (author of Love and Other Conspiracies)! Plus, more about Muskrat Love. Helen's Venmo is @Helen-Werner88. (The 88 is solely because she was born in 1988.)

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52:29

Episode 62: Big, Cold Bucket of Urine

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2024/11/29

Helen and Liz discuss "Oubliette," along with physics riddles, terrible presentations, the disappearing kayaker, and, obviously, the aforementioned bucket.

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75:03

REVIEW DAY: The Worst Capri-Sun

We Want To Believe ·

2024/11/22

It’s a review day, class! We're taking a one-week break, so enjoy this "review day," and hear our discussion of the Season Two episode "Three." (This is the terrible, terrible vampire episode. It's basically Liz ranting for an hour straight.)

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65:10

Episode 61: "Is it not possible...?"

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2024/11/15

Liz and Helen discuss "The Walk," along with our favorite horror movies, haunted televisions Part Two, and Liz's attempt to astrally project.

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72:22

Episode 60: Muskrat Love

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2024/11/08

Helen and Liz discuss "2Shy." Plus, bad dates, bad screen names, and bad songs. And: snuggles?

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45:06

Episode 59: The Autopser

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2024/11/01

Liz and Helen discuss "The List," along with their proposed "Jesus: The Revenge" action movie, the X-Files fake maggot budget, and the cutest dog in the world. Plus, find out if Liz can count to five!

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47:00

Episode 58: Uranus Unlimited

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2024/10/25

Helen and Liz discuss X-Files season 3 episode 4, "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose." They also talk about ways psychics have lied to them, people who are ghost-adjacent, and what your Zodiac sign says about your investment strategy.

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72:07

Episode 57: Lightning Boy

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2024/10/18

Liz and Helen are back! Today they discuss X-Files Season 3 Episode 3, "DPO," along with the threat of coprnices, fly eyes, Helen's foray into Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and people they don't care for.

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67:46

Episode 56: Bottom Thirties

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2024/05/10

Our season finale! Liz and Helen discuss "Paper Clip," plus they consider 'man vs bear' question, have fun with statistics in the Monty Hall problem, and recall a classic story of an old friend, a random family, and a tree that did not serve as a good hiding spot.

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58:55

Episode 55: Chicago!

We Want To Believe ·

2024/05/03

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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56:22

REVIEW DAY: Listener Questions

We Want To Believe ·

2024/04/19

It's a review day, class! We're taking a two-week break, so enjoy this "review day," and hear our answers to listener questions from two years ago. (This is the origin of the idea of Liz hoping she could learn to dunk a basketball.) Also, submit your questions for us, for a future episode!

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44:36

Annoying White Women

We Want To Believe ·

2024/04/12

Helen and Liz discuss "The Blessing Way," plus the Peewee Herman hypnosis experiment, inspirational posters, and the name Turtle.

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49:17

The Haunted Piano

We Want To Believe ·

2024/04/05

Liz and Helen discuss "Anasazi." Plus, some linguistics update, Louie the raccoon, the question Helen won't ask a friend's brother, and the reason Liz got married.

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64:01

Spongy Brain Bad

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2024/03/29

Helen and Liz discuss the X-Files episode "Our Town," along with talking yourself into fatal insomnia, sinister rock tumblers, and determining when it's safe to eat your friends. Plus, Helen's haunted hotel experience.

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63:11

The Brain Suck

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2024/03/22

Helen and Liz discuss "Soft Light," plus unicorns made of dark matter, coatimundis ruining the vibe, and two separate occasions of drunk science education.

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70:00

Mars! 50th episode special

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2024/03/15

All about Mars, with our guest Dr. Matt Siegler. Plus, space cocktails, the best type of fake dirt, and Vegemite.

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