The File Room

The File Room

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.

Episodes

July 21, 2025 69 mins

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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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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July 7, 2025 21 mins

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"

"In...

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June 30, 2025 57 mins

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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June 23, 2025 62 mins

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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June 16, 2025 64 mins

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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June 9, 2025 62 mins

Mulder and Scully go in search of a lake monster, and Michaela and Ed interrogate '90s nostalgia.

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June 2, 2025 63 mins

We discuss male psychology and Eurovision in this Women in Sci-Fi special episode.

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Michaela and Ed undergo hypnosis to tackle one of the most beloved episodes of The X-Files, and say goodbye for now to Darin Morgan.

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May 19, 2025 58 mins

Michaela and Ed discuss an episode that packs some real star power in the supporting cast, the limits of representation, and Ed's latest gaming addiction.

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May 12, 2025 56 mins

Michaela and Ed discuss an episode that very soberly tries to address colonialist extraction...but gets derailed by a bunch of kitty cats.

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May 5, 2025 61 mins

Ed and Michaela discuss Ryan Coogler reboot rumours, whether the roots of Breaking Bad are on show in this episode, and failed holiday plans.

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April 28, 2025 63 mins

Michaela and Ed discuss dogs, gross oil stuff, and how well this episode wraps up one best two-parters in the entirety of the X-Files.

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April 21, 2025 60 mins

Black oil. 'nuff said.

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April 14, 2025 61 mins

Michaela and Ed talk about camping and trivia, as well as an extremely moody episode of The X-Files that invokes Poe, Dostoevsky and Nietzsche, and mostly gets away with it.

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April 7, 2025 62 mins

A young, blockbuster mega-star Ryan Reynolds features in this 90s teen drama send-up. We discuss Mystic Meg, stealing our parents' liquor and whether this episode was made to poke the 'shippers.

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March 31, 2025 60 mins

Bugs are driving everyone crazy in Massachusetts in another fun Darin Morgan-penned episode. Michaela and Ed enjoy the mania, and also talk about getting stuck in things. Also, apologies to Bobbie Phillips, who Ed mistakenly calls "Bonnie Phillips" at one point.

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March 24, 2025 60 mins

Scully struggles with her faith, Michaela loses her faith in the local football team, and Ed has hopes for contenders.

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March 17, 2025 61 mins

This episode has it all: tense cat and mouse games on a train, a big-ass explosion, and Limp Bizkit talk.

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March 10, 2025 66 mins

Is the Mythology still on the tracks? Michaela and Ed politely disagree, chat Whales and divisive film-makers.

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