List of X-Files Podcasts
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Below is an overview of podcasts that deal with The X-Files, sorted chronologically in ascending order.[1]
X-Philes on File
first X-Files related podcast ever. Unfortunately, all episodes are now offline.
- Host: Icognitus
- started: 24 April 2008
- completed: January 5 2011
- Status: inactive
- Episodes: unknown
- http://www.viaway.com/category/2684-156822/x-phile-on-x-files
Re-Opening the X-Files Podcast
- official: http://www.digitalpodcast.com/feeds/39892-re-opening-the-x-files
- started: 21st August 2008
- finished: February 10 2012
- Host: Agent Donald and Agent Shadow, Agents Prescott
- Episodes: 57
- Status: inactive
- http://x-files.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:ReOpening_The_X-Files_podcast
The X-Files Broken Sea
- started: 4 January 2009
- finished: 4th April 2010
- Status: inactive
- Episodes: 10
- https://player.fm/series/the-x-files-podcast-feed
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-x-files-podcast-feed/id304524022?mt=2
XFN Studio at XFilesNews.com
- started: 13. October 2009
- finished: February 2012
- Episodes: 12
- Status: inactive
- https://player.fm/series/xfn-studio-at-xfilesnewscom-mp3
Agent Shadow's Field Reports (X-Files) / Snow TraX
- Host: Agent Shadow
- started: March 2, 2010
- Status: inactive
- Episodes: 66
- https://player.fm/series/agent-shadows-field-reports-x-files
- http://www.talkshoe.com/talkshoe/web/talkCast.jsp MasterID =74769&cmd=tc
- https://player.fm/series/snow-trax-x-files
The eXplodey Files
- started: March 9, 2010
- Status: inactive
- http://www.deadlantern.com/splattercast/index.php?showcode=XFIL&splatepnum=1
THE X-FILES TRUTH PODCAST
- official website: https://xfilestruth.com/
- Hosts: Agent Shadow (information) and Angela (Shipper), Agents Stone and Summer
- started: January 8, 2011
- Episodes: 125+
- Status: active
Sunset Cast - The X-Files
- started: 2011
- finished: 2012
- Status: inactive
- Episodes: 202
- https://player.fm/series/sunsetcast-the-x-files
Intro to X: This Podcast is Out There
- official website: http://www.introtox.com/
- Hosts: Spook Squad 4: Robin, Claire, Tammy, and Brad
- started: 13 October 2012
- finished: 25th of November 2016
- Episodes: 208
- Status: inactive
- http://www.digitalpodcast.com/feeds/48313-intro-to-x
Bureau 42 X-Files Retrospective
- official website: https://bureau42.com/view/category/the-x-files
- Host: W. Blane Dower
- Episodes: 105+
- started: 10th September 2013
- Status: active
The K Files | An X Files Podcast
- Hosts: Katie Moeller, Kryzzalia Lopez
- launched: November 25, 2013
- Episodes: 75
- Status: active (?)
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-k-files-an-x-files-podcast/id1039616628?mt=2
The X-Files After Show
- launched: March 27, 2014
- finished: 22nd February 2016
- Status: inactive
- Episodes: 8
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-x-files-after-show/id1078163546?mt=2
The Hey Remember ... The X-Files
- "Five Drunken Friends Look and Rate Every X-Files Episode"
- Episodes: 64
- launched: May 19, 2014
- Status: inactive (?)
- http://www.podcastchart.com/podcasts/hey-remember-the-x-files
The X-Files Files
- Host: Kumail Nanjiani
- launched: 4 June 2014
- Episodes: 57+
- Status: active (?)
- http://www.feralaudio.com/show/x-files-files/
Not Another X-Files Podcast Podcast
- Hosts: Amanda and Carolyn
- launched: 17 April 2015
- Status: active
- Episodes: 125+
- http://notanotherxfpod.libsyn.com/
Chin Stroker VS Punter
- launched: March 29, 2015
- Status: active
- Episodes: 5
- http://csvsp.libsyn.com/webpage/category/The%20X-Files
The X-Files Podcast
- Official Website: https://www.libertystreetgeek.net/?s="X-Files"
- Hosts: D. Louis Martin
- started: April 23, 2015
- Episodes: 23+
- Status: active
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-x-files-podcast/id1066085248?mt=2
The XX Files Podcast
Discussion of individual episodes
- official website: http://doublexfiles.com/
- Hosts: Allison Ross and Courtney Shrumm
- launched: June 25, 2015
- Episodes: 225
- Status: inactive
- https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-xx-files-podcast/id1018954668?mt=2&ls=1
Filed Under X - Aussie's Talking X-Files
- official website: http://www.filedunderx.com/
- launched: 4 August 2015
- Status: active
- Episodes: 90+
- https://player.fm/series/filed-under-x-aussies-talking-x-files
2 X-Philes and a Newborn Podcast
- official website: http://www.lmao-nyc.com/
- Hosts: Walt Frasier and Laurice Fattal
- started: 21st August 2015
- Status: active
- https://player.fm/series/2-x-philes-and-a-newborn-podcast
The X-Cast An X-Files Podcast
- Host: Tony Black
- launched: 10th November 2015
- Status: active
- Episodes: 94+
- http://xfcast.libsyn.com/
- https://awesound.com/@blackholemedia/playlist/the-x-cast
We Still Believe: The X-Files Podcast from Golden Spiral Media
- official website: http://www.goldenspiralmedia.com/x-files
- Host: Darrell Darnell, Chip Mims
- launched: December 14, 2015
- Status: active (?)
- Episodes: 17
The X O Files
- Hosts: Elise Persico, Phoebe Fisher
- started: 2016
- Status: inactive (?)
- Episodes: 43
- http://soundcloud.com/thexofiles
Series Cast: X-Files
- Status: inactive (?)
- Episodes: 197
- https://player.fm/series/series-cast-x-files
Believe and Trust No 1 /// To X-Files Podcast
- official website: https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/canklowpodderspodcast
- Hosts: The Canklow Podders
- started: 2016
- Episodes: 2
- Status: inactive
- https://player.fm/series/believe-and-trust-no-1-an-x-files-podcast
X-Files Diaries (XFD)
The podcast initially was started by Agents Charlie, Nick, and Annie to discuss Season 10 of the show.
X-Files Diaries features Annie (@xfilesdiaries) & Jenn (@jennxphile), X-Philes who decided to take their shared enthusiasm and shipper perspective to a podcast!
- from the LowDown Media Group
- started: 16 January 2016
- Episodes: 39
- Status: active
- https://player.fm/series/x-files-diaries
The Truth is Out There X-Files Podcast
- official website: http://thetruthisouttherepodcast.podbean.com/
- Hosts: Mike and Barry
- started: January 23, 2016
- finished: March 3, 2016
- Episodes: 2
- Status: inactive
- https://player.fm/series/the-truth-is-out-there-x-files-podcast
X Files X Philes - The Good The Bad And The Odd explicit
- official website: http://www.thegoodthebadandtheodd.com/
- Hosts: Mark and Becky
- started: April 6, 2016
- Episodes: 23+
- Status: active
- https://player.fm/series/x-files-x-philes-the-good-the-bad-and-the-odd
The SeX Files
We chat about feminism and The X-Files. listen and rage along with us 👽♀
- Hosts: Stephee and Emilie
- Episodes: 35+
- Status: active
- https://www.stitcher.com/show/the-xx-files
Sammensværgelsen - en dansk X-Files Podcast
Host Daniel interview actors and filmmakers from the show and discusses episodes in Danish in his podcast which translates to "The Conspiracy"
- Host: Daniel Hartvig Nielsen
- Episodes: 90+
- Status: active
- https://sammensvaergelsen.libsyn.com/
I Want To Rewatch: An X-Files Podcast
Join Tori, a nerdy UFO buff, and Nic, a former UFO conspiracy theorist turned paranormal-loving scientific rationalist, as they rewatch The X-Files. Tori was a huge fan as a teen, but hasn’t seen the original episodes in over a decade. Nic watched the first season when it originally aired, but nothing beyond that. Together they'll watch one episode per week and try to figure out if the truth is still out there...
- Host: Tori
- Episodes: 38+
- Status: active
- https://anchor.fm/iwanttorewatch/
Believe Me: Creative Minds and The X Files
Join jack of all creative trades, master of at least one, Chris Boyd on a lo-fi series of encounters as he catches up with uniquely talented friends, acquaintances and strangers from the worlds of film, comedy, music and theatre to discuss how they think and how art and culture has shaped their creative process. Plus up to ten minutes of enthusiastic X Files chat.
- Official website: https://believemepodx.buzzsprout.com/
- Hosts: Chris Boyd
- started: 3 November 2023
- Episodes: 12+
- Status: Active
- https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/believe-me-creative-minds-and-the-x-files/id1715304586
The announcement and broadcast of the 10th X-Files season resulted in several new podcasts, which focus on the the six new episodes.
Black Oil and Bee Stings - An X-Files Podcast
"The Officially Unofficial podcast for The X-Files on FOX."
- started: 20 January 2016
- finished: February 23, 2016
- Status: inactive
- Episodes: 7
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/black-oil-and-bee-stings-an-x-files-podcast/id1076994492?mt=2
X-Files Addicts
"Christine and Dianne discuss the latest X-Files episodes, news, spoilers and more on this weekly show."
- Hosts: Christine and Dianne
- launched: January 22, 2016
- Episodes: 8
- Status: active (?)
- https://player.fm/series/x-files-addicts
- http://xfilesaddicts.libsyn.com/podcast
Exploring the X-Files
"A podcast that takes a look at a different X-Files episode each week, including the new 2016 series."
- official website: http://gncasts.com/exploringthexfiles/
- Host: Shawn Burns
- started: January 9, 2016
- finished: 5 March 2016
- Status: inactive
- Episodes: 7
- https://player.fm/series/exploring-the-x-files-1268203
Mulder, it's us: To X-Files Podcast
"The X-Files is back! Join Candi and Jen with a week by week rundown of Season 10 plus coverage of hard hitting topics and questions like: The pain of losing The Lone Gunmen and how to cope. Why does Skinner have such a sweet hip sway when he walks? Why did it take Candi 15 years to realize Mulder was married pre-X-Files? Why does Bill Scully hate everything?"
- official website: http://mulderitsus.blogspot.com/
- Hosts: Candi and Jen
- started: January 24, 2016
- finished: 9th March 2016
- Episodes: 8
- Status: inactive
- https://player.fm/series/mulder-its-us-an-x-files-podcast
X-RATED: The X-Files Podcast - POST / POP PODCASTS
"Jed & Daniela from the SMEGHEADS podcast, turn their attention to the new Season of X-Files for a limited edition run of 6 episodes! As well as discussing the episodes, at the end of every one, they speak to David Lieve Hart from 'Tim & Eric Awesome Show Great Job!' about his experiences being abducted by aliens."
- Hosts: Jed & Daniela from the SMEGHEADS podcast
- Episodes: 6
- Status: inactive
- https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/x-rated-the-x-files-podcast-post-pop-podcasts/id1080198795
Rethinking The X Files
"A companion podcast to the TV show 'The X Files'."
- Episodes: 6
- Status: inactive
- https://player.fm/series/rethinking-the-x-files
Believe the Lie - X-Files Recap & Review
"Excited for the 2016 reboot of X-Files? Yeah, we are too. Each week we discuss the latest episode. This is a podcast for those fans who like to speculate, dissect story, and get into the nitty gritty of what makes the X-Files so great."
- official website: [1]
- Hosts: Ryan and Ashley
- Episodes: 6
- Status: inactive
- https://player.fm/series/believe-the-lie-x-files-recap-review
The Truth Is Out There: The Unofficial The X-Files Podcast
"The Truth Is Out There is the unofficial The X-Files internet radio show exclusively on PapiChuloRADIO.com. During each episode, the co-hosts are going to recap, review and dissect the latest episode of the hit FOX series. The co-hosts are also going to deliver directly to you the biggest news regarding The X-Files."
- official website: http://www.papichuloradio.com/
- Episodes: 6
- Status: inactive
- https://player.fm/series/the-truth-is-out-there-the-unofficial-the-x-files-podcast-1430922
X Casts the Pod
"A podcast discussing the return of The X-Files."
- official website: http://xcaststhepod.blogspot.com/
- Episodes: 6
- Status: inactive
the x files - Legion
- Hosts: Duncan, Bo
- Episodes: 6
- Status: inactive
- https://player.fm/series/the-x-files-legion
Gin & Topics Podcast
- Hosts: Kristen (spelling?) and Jenn
- Episodes: 3+
- Status: active
- https://soundcloud.com/ginandtopicspodcast
Fox Mulder Is A Maniac
"Gather around and hear the story of Fox Mulder: TV's greatest lunatic. In this inaugural episode of Fox Mulder Is A Maniac, hosts Dave and Tom lay out the thesis and format for the podcast, as well as dive into the many acts of insanity within very first episode of The X-Files."
- Host: David Bell and Tom
- Episodes: 24
- started: January 2019
- https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLe8oFvcAOy3NK-ub375ZEtuw987Z0TugZ
Other Podcasts
Chillpak Hollywood Hour
The approximately one-hour broadcast is co-hosted by Langly actor Dean Haglund and filmmaker Phil Leirness since 2007, covering current issues in the film and television industry. Former companions and colleagues (including Tucker Smallwood) are occasionally guests.
- official website: http://www.chillpakhollywood.com/?tag=the-x-files
- started: 2007
- Status: active
- highly recommended episodes:
- Issue # 424 Visual Movie Analysis of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Part 1: http://www.chillpakhollywood.com/?p=2793
- Issue # 425 Visual Movie Analysis of The X-Files: I Want to Believe, Part 2: http://www.chillpakhollywood.com/?p=2799
- Issue # 525 with guests Bruce Harwood and Tom Braidwood: http://www.chillpakhollywood.com/?p=3560
- Issue # 139 Interview with Bruce Harwood and Tom Braidwood: http://www.chillpakhollywood.com/?p=718
- Issue # 122 and # 123: Interview with Vince Gilligan: http://www.chillpakhollywood.com/?p=594 and http://www.chillpakhollywood.com/?p=582
- Issue # 127: Live from the X-CON convention[2]
recommended single episodes of podcasts
- Nerdist Podcast with Gillian Anderson: http://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-gillian-anderson/
- Nerdist podcast with David Duchovny: http://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-david-duchovny/
- Nerdist Podcast with Vince Gilligan: http://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-vince-gilligan/
- Nerdist Podcast with Robert Patrick: http://nerdist.com/nerdist-podcast-robert-patrick/
- Steve Kiziak tells in the Slack Single Servings Podcast how he was as discovered as a photo double for David Duchovny in Vancouver
Links / Further Reading
- http://myx-filestruth.blogspot.com/2014/06/podcasting-x-files.html
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast