The X-Cast: An X-Files Podcast

Patron Roundtable #3: Gillian Anderson In this supplemental episode, Tony Black hosts the third Patron-only Roundtable discussion talking all things Dana Scully herself. Alongside guests Kurt North, Jenn Ferguson and in his first ever podcast, Adam Silva, Tony leads a discussion about Gillian's Season 11 performance, her fandom and her Twitter, and whether The X-Files could survive in the future w...

3x03 'D.P.O' - Episode Analysis Our coverage of Season 3 continues as Carl Sweeney takes the hosting chair alongside guest Andrew Blaker to discuss this sparky episode... Mulder & Scully investigate a mysterious spate of deaths which correspond to lightning weather patterns and are soon faced with the strange life of Darren Peter Oswald, a disenfranchised young man in a small town with a striking...

3x02 'Paper Clip' - Episode Analysis Our coverage of Season 3 continues as Tony Black hosts the deep dive into this legendary episode, with the help of both Darren Mooney *and*, in his first full appearance on the show, Chris Knowles... Mulder is back from the dead, Scully and Skinner are at loggerheads about the MJ-12 digital tape files, and the Smoking Man is trying to stay one step ahead of a s...

Movie Inspirations on The X-Files In our first ever episode recorded live in person, in a Birmingham, UK pub, Tony Black hosts alongside Carl Sweeney to discuss The X-Files and its cinematic inspirations. Your hosts pick five movies each they feel The X-Files took a cue from which they love, including 'Ice' and The Thing, 'Pusher' and The Deer Hunter, and 'Ascension' & Moonraker - amongst many oth...

3x01 'The Blessing Way' - Episode Analysis Our coverage of Season 3 begins as Tony Black kicks off the long-awaited deep dive into the season with Darren Mooney, talking the season premiere. With Mulder presumed dead having been trapped in the boxcar under a New Mexico quarry, Scully returns to the FBI to face censure and probation from Skinner and other superiors, as suspicion grows over whether...

Tony Black briefly stops by to give you an update on all things The X-Cast. Season 3: when it starts, who's on it, what you can expect. Patron X-Clusives - the perks available for supporting the show, including sneak peeks at our Harsh Realm deep dive & commentary track for Jose Chung's 'From Outer Space'. The X-Cast Live! All the details, plus how you can donate to support the Alzheimer's Society...

Patron Roundtable #2: Season 11 Now that the final (?) season of The X-Files is over, we brought together some of our Patrons to discuss what they made of Season 11, having digested the entire season - plus we get into some extra feedback for 'My Struggle IV' we didn't get time for in the Mailbag episode. Host Carl Sweeney Guests Kurt North, Michelle Milbauer & Jenn Ferguson Production Carl Sweene...

Benjamin Van Allen, writer of 'Familiar' - interview Carl Sweeney steps into the hosting chair to talk with Benjamin Van Allen, writer of Season 11's eighth episode 'Familiar'.  They discuss Benjamin's journey into becoming a Staff Writer on The X-Files, learning from Chris Carter, the inner workings of Season 11's writing process, and how he crafted 'Familiar' from idea to script, plus much more....

Karen Nielsen, writer of 'Nothing Lasts Forever' - interview   Sarah Blair takes the hosting chair for this one as she talks to Karen Nielsen about writing 'Nothing Lasts Forever', the penultimate episode of Season 11.   They discuss Karen's journey from being an assistant through to writer, her mentoring by Glen Morgan, her success on writing internships, and how the episode came to be, plus much...

Holly Dale, director of 'Familiar' - interview   Paige Schector takes the hosting chair for this one as she talks to Holly Dale about directing 'Familiar', the eighth episode of Season 11.   They discuss Holly's X-fandom, her approach to directing the episode, her collaboration with writer Benjamin Van Allen, and much more... Host   Paige Schector   Guest   Holly Dale   Production   Carl Sweeney (...

X-Fest 2018: The Lowdown   On March 3rd, X-Philes from across the globe gathered in Illinois to attend the first X-Fest convention hosted by This Con Life, filled with guest stars from the show, panels, screenings and more.   In this episode, guest host Matt Latham talks to Paige Schector about her experience attending X-Fest, and Paige regales him with anecdotes about meeting some of the most leg...

Listener Mailbag for 'My Struggle IV'.   We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by getting into listener feedback about 'My Struggle IV'.   Carl Sweeney is joined by Chris Knowles to talk about the episode and see what you all made of it!   Host        Carl Sweeney        Guest        Chris Knowles        Production      Carl Sweeney (Editor/Producer), Tony Black (Prod...

Chris Carter & Season 11 after 'My Struggle IV' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing Chris Carter & Season 11 in the wake of 'My Struggle IV'. Tony Black is joined by Darren Mooney to talk about the divisive creator of the series and the season as a whole... Host   Tony Black   Guest   Darren Mooney   Production   Tony Black (Editor/Producer), Kurt Nort...

Everyone else in 'My Struggle IV' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing William, Skinner, the Cigarette-Smoking Man, Monica Reyes, Kersh, Erika Price, Mr Y & anyone else we may have missed in 'My Struggle IV'. Tony Black is joined by Darren Mooney to talk about all of the supporting characters in the episode... Host   Tony Black   Guest   Darren Mooney  ...

Mulder & Scully in 'My Struggle IV' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing Agents Mulder & Scully in 'My Struggle IV'. Tony Black is joined by Darren Mooney to talk about our agents in the season finale... Host   Tony Black   Guest   Darren Mooney   Production   Tony Black (Editor/Producer), Kurt North (Patron), Michelle Milbauer (Patron), Jenn Ferguson (...

Listener Mailbag for 'Nothing Lasts Forever'. We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by getting into listener feedback about 'Nothing Lasts Forever'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Clara Cook to talk about the episode and see what you all made of it! Host   Carl Sweeney   Guest   Clara Cook   Production   Carl Sweeney (Editor/Producer), Kurt North (Patron), Michelle Milbaue...

Karen Nielsen & James Wong of 'Nothing Lasts Forever' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing writer Karen Nielsen & director James Wong of 'Nothing Lasts Forever'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Darren Mooney to talk about the writer and director of this episode... Host   Carl Sweeney   Guest   Darren Mooney   Production   Carl Sweeney (Editor/Producer), Kurt...

Barbara Beaumont & the Cult in 'Nothing Lasts Forever' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing Barbara & her Cult in 'Nothing Lasts Forever'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Darren Mooney to talk about the cannibalistic, vampiric cult leader & her people... Host   Carl Sweeney   Guest   Darren Mooney   Production   Carl Sweeney (Editor/Producer), Kurt North (Pat...

Mulder & Scully in 'Nothing Lasts Forever' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing Agents Mulder & Scully in 'Nothing Lasts Forever'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Darren Mooney to talk about our agents in the penultimate episode of the season... Host   Carl Sweeney   Guest   Darren Mooney   Production   Carl Sweeney (Editor/Producer), Kurt North (Patron), Mic...

Listener Mailbag for 'Familiar'. We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by getting into listener feedback about 'Familiar'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Kelechi Ehenulo to talk about the episode and see what you all made of it! Host   Carl Sweeney   Guest   Kelechi Ehenulo   Production   Carl Sweeney (Editor/Producer), Kurt North (Patron), Michelle Milbauer (Patron), Jenn...

Benjamin Van Allen, Holly Dale and 'Familiar' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing writer Benjamin Van Allen & director Holly Dale of 'Familiar'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Andrew Blaker to talk about the first time writer and director on the show and the episode they developed... Host   Carl Sweeney   Guest   Andrew Blaker   Production   Carl Sweeney (E...

Mr Chuckleteeth & the Townsfolk in 'Familiar' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing Mr Chuckleteeth & the Townsfolk in 'Familiar'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Andrew Blaker to talk the creepiest TV character in a long while and the mass hysteria of a town corrupted by evil... Host   Carl Sweeney   Guest   Andrew Blaker   Production   Carl Sweeney (Editor/P...

Mulder & Scully in 'Familiar' We continue our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by discussing Agents Mulder & Scully in 'Familiar'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Andrew Blaker to talk our two lead characters in the midst of a dark small town mystery... Host Carl Sweeney   Guest Andrew Blaker   Production Carl Sweeney (Editor/Producer), Kurt North (Patron), Michelle Milbauer (Patron),...

Shannon Hamblin, co-writer of 'Rm9sbg93zxjz' - interview   Do not adjust your podcast feed. There is nothing wrong with your picture. We have just moved to a new style of metadata, doing away with an episode numbering system, and introducing a few more creative titles to our episodes in places. We hope you enjoy it.   Sarah Blair takes the hosting chair for this one as she talks to Shannon Hamblin...

THE X-CAST continues our coverage of the brand new Season 11 of The X-Files, by talking through listener feedback on 'Rm9sbg93zxjz'. Carl Sweeney is joined by Russ Hugo to talk through what many of you made of Kristen Cloke-Morgan, Shannon Hamblin & Glen Morgan's episode... Listen in! Just remember... trustno1... FACEBOOK TWITTER EMAIL ITUNES Next time... Sarah Blair returns to interview co-writer...