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The File Room

The File Room Pod

An X Files rewatch podcast with Edwin Davies and Michaela Livingstone-Banks. Watch along as we delve into the dark heart of the American psyche via a TV show from the 90s. We’ll look at history, science, and maybe a bit of our own nostalgia. Whether this is your first time watching, or your tenth time watching, grab your flashlight, trust no one and strap in for the ride.

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All Episodes

62:36

4.16 - Unrequited

The File Room ·

2025/10/27

Michaela finds dogs and an Alien in some dude's house in London, and we discuss whether this episode is an effective snapshot of 90s America with Ed's Historian Help.Apologies for the echo-y audio - we had some microphone issues that weren't apparent until after we had recorded.

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64:17

4.15 - Kaddish

The File Room ·

2025/10/20

Ed and Michaela discuss a very emotionally and thematically rich episode, one which draws upon Jewish folklore and mysticism for a story that remains potent almost 30 years later.

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67:58

4.14 - Memento Mori

The File Room ·

2025/10/13

Should we be calling this a 'Messology' episode? We catch up with Scully's cancer journey, some more hybrids, PLUS Ed has a time in an airport carpark.

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61:03

4.13 - Never Again

The File Room ·

2025/10/06

Ed is back from traveling seemingly the entirety of the UK by train, so he and Michaela catch up before talking about a very fun episode of The X-Files that came close to being a very different kind of episode entirely.

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58:12

4.12 - Leonard Betts

The File Room ·

2025/09/29

Michaela and Ed tackle the most-watched episode of The X-Files ever, a fact which is very funny when you consider what the episode is actually about. They also talk about whether the episode's blending of monster of the week and mythology might be a good blueprint for the new X-Files.

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62:16

4.11 - El Mundo Gira

The File Room ·

2025/09/22

In the ignominious tradition of "Jersey Devil", this episode finds The X-Files taking a popular cryptid (in this case the Chupacabra) and just using the name to do something else entirely. Michaela and Ed discuss problems with striking the right tone, the X-Files' clumsy attempts at social commentary, and what a good job the special effects department did on all that fungus.

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60:36

4.10 - Paper Hearts

The File Room ·

2025/09/15

Vince Gilligan uses a manipulative serial killer to distort central X Files canon, but does it work? Join Ed and Michaela as we discuss this and more, plus catch up on our indulgences or attempts to moderate.Apologies for the rougher-than-usual audio in this episode.

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60:37

4.9 - Terma

The File Room ·

2025/09/08

"Tunguska" left Mulder stranded in a gulag and asked 'how will he get out?' This episode replies 'Surprisingly easily.' Michaela and Ed discuss the ever-growing number of problems with the mythology, and the dangers of trying to set up the plot for a movie that isn't going to come out for two years.Also, sorry that the audio is a little rough in this episode.

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60:25

4.8 - Tunguska

The File Room ·

2025/09/01

Ed has a nice cup of tea, and we discuss the punchability of faces, the road to the X Files movie, and why black oil is so compelling.

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01:05:29

4.7 - Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man

The File Room ·

2025/08/25

It's a fun one this week as The X-Files delves into the (possibly all false) back story of one of its most iconic and mysterious characters, while Michaela and Ed talk about the very notion and purpose of conspiracy theories.

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59:58

4.6 - Sanguinarium

The File Room ·

2025/08/18

Ed and Michaela try to stomach this episode, have a disappointing revelation and even disagree...

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58:11

4.5 - The Field Where I Died

The File Room ·

2025/08/11

Mulder regresses through his past lives and Michaela and Ed struggle to stay awake.Dreadlocked - As mentioned in the intro, here is the funny little "documentary" that Michaela and Ed made at university about Michaela getting her dreadlocks cut off for charity. (It's a bit slow for the first two minutes but then it gets silly.)

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01:05:49

4.4 - Unruhe

The File Room ·

2025/08/04

The mechanics of mystery are picked over in this week's especially creepy episode, plus, at what point does Mulder's leaps become 'a bit much'? All this, plus Ed's 4th of July menu for your listening delectation.

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58:15

4.3 - Teliko

The File Room ·

2025/07/28

Michaela and Ed spend way too long talking about taxes at the start of this episode, which is a pretty good indicator of how exciting "Teliko" is.

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01:09:22

4.2 - Home

The File Room ·

2025/07/21

Infamous. Audacious. Kinda gross. This week, Michaela and Ed dig into an episode that shocked a nation. Michaela’s fresh-from-the-spa glow doesn't survive the Peacock brothers, and Ed worried about tinnitus. Join us as we dissect the horror, the humour, and the cultural lean of this iconic hour of TV.

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01:13:01

4.1 - Herrenvolk

The File Room ·

2025/07/14

Michaela and Ed dig into season four of The X-Files by discussing advances in data storage. They also debut a podcast within a podcast, Millennium Moment. Spoilers for the end of 28 Years Later

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21:06

Bonus: R.I.P. Mark Snow

The File Room ·

2025/07/07

Mark Snow, composer for The X-Files and hundreds of other TV shows and movies, died on July 4th, 2025, at the age of 78. Michaela and Ed discuss the importance of Snow's work to the success of The X-Files, why his use of synths stood out in the TV landscape of the 1990s, and why his work - particularly the iconic theme - resonates to this day.Music clips used in this episode, all composed by Mark Snow: "X-Files Theme" "Slimed" "Insequi" "Deverbero" "X-Files Theme (Terrestrial Mix)" "Secret Desires"

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57:04

0.3 - Season 3 Recap

The File Room ·

2025/06/30

The highs, the disappointments, and a long list of excellent guest stars. Join us once again for a spreadsheet extravaganza to top out season 3, as Ed and Michaela discuss striking the balance between competence and creative risk-taking.

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01:02:10

3.24 - Talitha Cumi

The File Room ·

2025/06/23

Ed and Michaela try to figure out what the fuck is going on with the mythology, with mixed results. Also they make possibly the first podcast in history to reference both Irish pop band The Corrs and the Brothers Karamasov.

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01:04:43

3.23 - Wetwired

The File Room ·

2025/06/16

A classic X Files conspiracy episode with two-for-one Mulders, which feels a little too prescient round contemporary media fears.

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