Fox in the Hell House

You thought it was done? You fool. We have so much more to say about the season premiere of X-Files season 2! This time, we attempt to give Dana Scully her flowers as "The Only One On the Show Who Gets Things Done." We discuss feminist theory, spycraft, and all sorts of other wonderful things. Join us on the queerest X-files podcast of all time. Cohosts: John Watson (they/them) Mae Barne...

We're back! The second half of our discussion on the season 2 premiere of the X-Files, in which we talk about Skinner, the Cancer Man, and all kinds of conspiratorial intrigue. Cohosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae Barnes (she/her)

WE'RE BACK, BABY! New season, hot and fresh! We start off with the season premiere: the X-files are closed, and Mulder and Scully are picking up the strands of the existing conspiracies that drew them together. Mulder takes a trip to Puerto Rico and gets evidence of extraterrestrial contact. We had to split this up into 2 parts, so stay tuned for the THRILLING CONCLUSION, NEXT WEEK! Cohosts: J...

Since we finished season 1, we needed a palate cleanser, so we decided to watch a really excellent southern gothic noir thriller from the fifties: Night of the Hunter, starring Robert Mitchum! A false preacher terrorizes a couple children for the location of stolen money. In the ensuing fracas, we discuss the many sins of American flavored evangelicalism, racism, patriarchy, and the darkness that...

What a long strange ride it's been... In the season 1 finale, Scully and Mulder get set on the hunt for a person who has been infused with alien DNA. Monkeys were involved. Multiple east coast cities were disparaged. I'm pretty sure we went to Spencer's Gifts at some point in the episode, because this prop work is top notch. Everything comes up to a thrilling climax, and makes us ask:...

CW: this episode contains discussions about self harm/suicide It's a tale as old as time: Girl is grieving the loss of her father figure boss, and wouldn't you know it, his ghost is protecting her from muggers and handsy employers. Don't worry, Mulder and Scully are on the case to do... well, not much of anything, save offer some theories about either paranormal psychic events, or polt...

The gang takes on perhaps the most terrifying topic of all time: Gender?? In this episode, Scully and Mulder are on the hunt for a gender-morphing serial killer, and in the process, investigate a sect of totally-not-Amish people called the Kindred. In the process, we go into the politics of gender, the exploitation of religious communities, and also anti-Luddism. We go a lot of places, is the thin...

You know that paranoid feeling you get when you feel like you're on the edge of something great, only for the rug being pulled out from under you? That's what watching this episode feels like. The gang talk about a Syndicate episode involving everything from internet weirdos to Gulf War syndrome, and the multiple red herrings on offer. I wondered why it smelled like fish in here. Cohosts:...

This week, the gang looks at a genuinely good, plot-twist filled episode: EVE. There really is an absurd amount of chaotic content in the episode. From cattle mutilation, nuclear weapons, fracking, the Boys from Brazil, cloning, eugenics, and the popular sentiments towards autism and vaccines... look, it's a lot. We're here to explore and explain it all, if you are willing to go on a ride...

This is the second half of our conversation about a very strange, yet deeply moving episode about death, the hereafter, grief, and Mulder being punished for trying to be skeptical. Enjoy! Cohosts: Bill Eldridge (he/him) John Watson (they/them) Mae Barnes (she/her)

We are back with the first half of a two-parter! The holiday season is upon us, so why not get a bit Dickensian with it and talk about the potential psychic blowback of the spirit world--starring famous character actor Brad Dourif. We discuss the impact of grief, death, life, David Lynch, dream-logic, and whether or not Dourif has more than one character type in his repertoire. We'll return ne...

On this episode the gang analyzes and discusses just about every possible thing you could imagine when it comes to AI, transhumanism, and the philosophical implications of artificial entities. Also there's an episode of X-Files that approaches the topic with... less philosophical rigor. But that's what we're for!

This week, we go to the great state of Wisconsin with Fox Mulder, channelling his inner Jason Bourne, and Dana Scully, channelling her inner exasperated 3rd-grade schoolteacher. While we debate the finer points between divorced vs. incel energy (whatever that means) we explore what happens when we take the Fox method seriously: shouting the truth at people who know better, and those people not act...

This week, the gang kind of just loses it watching perhaps the most 90s episode of the X-files ever made: The Jersey Devil! Yes, bring your moisturizer as we examine Mulder and Scully's adventures in the pine barrens of New Jersey, Mulder's great homelessness weekend, and Scully's terrible dating life. Look, this episode is a mess, and while there is something to be said for what they...

This week, the gang takes a look at another monster-of-the-week episode--this one a little more religion flavored. Mulder and Scully head on down south to investigate a faith healer who may be tied to a series of wrongful deaths. Is it murder most foul? Is it divine intervention? And how does it all tie in to our larger conversation about conspiracy? Hang on to your prayer shawls, it's going t...

This week, the gang goes to Iowa to investigate the weird stuff going on at Lake Okobogee. Okobogee. Okobogee. That's so much fun to say. Anyways, A girl disappears, a little boy hears messages in the TV static, and aliens are most likely involved. Good times! Your hosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae Forrest Barnes (she/her)

This week on Fox in the Hell House, John takes Bill and Mae into the deepest unknown: Idaho! They explore the episode "Deepthroat," make some ribald jokes, and talk a bit about the historical and real-world conspiracy lore surrounding UFOs and the militaries who love them. Your cohosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae Forrest Barnes (she/her)

A prologue, of sorts, in which we discuss stigmatized knowledge, a basis from which we will analyze the show, and our own history with conspiratorial thinking. No episode discussion, but a useful foundation for what the show will be. Your hosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae Forrest Barnes (she/her)

We kick off the rewatch, for real this time! Mulder and Scully investigate a disappearance that might be an alien abduction. Basically a thesis statement for the kind of monster-of-the-week mystery vibe that we all know an love. Cohosts: John Watson (they/them) Bill Eldridge (he/him) Mae Forrest Barnes (she/her)