The X-Cast: An X-Files Podcast

THE X-CAST continues with host Tony Black looking back at THE X-FILES Season 2 episode 9 - 'Firewalker', written by Howard Gordon, and directed by David Nutter. After the mysterious disappearance of legendary vulcanologist Dr. Daniel Trepkos inside Mount Avalon, where he was heading a scientific expedition with the experimental 'Firewalker' probe, Mulder & Scully--now back at work and back on the...

THE X-CAST doesn't just change pace but also show this week as Tony Black looks at MILLENNIUM, and the upcoming documentary about the show to celebrate 20 years since it premiered, Millennium After the Millennium. Talking to producers Troy Foreman & Jason Morris, Tony examines this exciting new project set to debut in 2017, featuring exclusive interviews with creator Chris Carter, star Lance Henri...

THE X-CAST continues with host Tony Black looking back at THE X-FILES Season 2 episode 8 - 'One Breath', written by Glen Morgan & James Wong, and directed by RW. Goodwin. Scully reappears in hospital, out of nowhere, in a coma and at death's door. As her family, including spiritually-minded elder sister Melissa, prepare themselves for Dana's natural passing, Mulder in his desperate bid to find the...

THE X-CAST experiments this week by presenting our first X-FILES Roundtable, featuring writers involved in the X-Cast blog answering key TXF topic questions, posed by themselves and listeners of the show. Joining host Tony Black for the first Roundtable are Carl Sweeney, Sarah Blair, Baz Greenland and Paige Schector to discuss topics including... Could The X-Files survive without Mulder & Scully?...

THE X-CAST takes a break from episodes this week as Tony Black, alongside fellow podcaster Brandon Shea-Mutala, interviews none other than the musical composer for The X-Files, Mark Snow. In this conversation, Mark talks about how he came to be involved in the series, the creation of his legendary music, and his contributions to Millennium and beyond. He also gives some insider hints about the sta...

THE X-CAST continues with host Tony Black looking back at THE X-FILES Season 2 episode 7 - '3', written by Chris Ruppenthal, Glen Morgan & James Wong, directed by David Nutter. Following the mysterious disappearance of Scully, and with the X-Files re-opened, Mulder heads to Los Angeles on the hunt for the 'Unholy Trinity', a group of killers who he has been tracking across the country, whose appea...

THE X-CAST continues with host Tony Black looking back at THE X-FILES Season 2 episode 6 - 'Ascension', written by Paul Brown & directed by Michael Lange. Following the abduction of Scully from her home by Duane Barry, Mulder and the FBI marshal their forces as a manhunt to find her begins. Mulder, driven to obsession, finds a lead that could help him intercept Duane at his destination, Skyland Mo...

THE X-CAST continues with host Tony Black looking back at THE X-FILES Season 2 episode 5 - 'Duane Barry', written and directed by Chris Carter. After escaped psychiatric patient Duane Barry takes a travel agency hostage, Mulder and new partner Alex Krycek are drafted in to aid the hostage negotiation, as Duane claims to be an alien abductee. As Mulder increasingly gears the negotiation toward expl...

THE X-CAST takes a break from episodes this week as Tony Black interviews best-selling author and The X-Files expert, John Kenneth Muir, all about his 2015 tome, The X-Files FAQ. In this conversation, John discusses his 5 Questions of X to gauge his fandom, and discusses with Tony the finer points of his book - how Chris Carter came to write the foreword, how the American political arena of the 19...

THE X-CAST continues with host Tony Black looking back at THE X-FILES Season 2 episode 4 - 'Sleepless', written by Howard Gordon & directed by Rob Bowman. After the mysterious death of a man in his apartment with no clear cause of death, Mulder--following a tip off from a new clandestine contact--begins investigating reluctantly with new FBI partner, Alex Krycek. With the aid of Scully at Quantico...

THE X-CAST continues with host Tony Black looking back at THE X-FILES Season 2 episode 3 - 'Blood', written by Glen Morgan & James Wong, with a story from Darin Morgan & directed by David Nutter. Mulder arrives in Franklin, Pennsylvania, a small town where people seem to be indiscriminately killing. He soon begins to find a connection to crop dusting and a nefarious government experiment involving...

THE X-CAST continues with host Tony Black looking back at THE X-FILES Season 2 episode 2 - 'The Host', written by Chris Carter & directed by Daniel Sackheim. Called off his stakeout to investigate what appears to be a suspicious death but he considers a punishment by the FBI, Mulder soon comes to realise, with Scully's help, that he may be dealing with a parasitic lifeform called 'the Flukeman' th...

Season 2 of THE X-CAST begins with host Tony Black looking, appropriately, at THE X-FILES Season 2 premiere - 'Little Green Men', written by Glen Morgan & James Wong, and directed by David Nutter. With the X-Files shut down, FBI Special Agent Fox Mulder is ready to quit before a connection in Congress tips him off about an alien transmission he has a 24 hour window to recover. As Mulder hunts the...

In another surprise interview, THE X-CAST returns as Tony Black speaks to comic-book artist & writer, Matthew Dow Smith - currently drawing not only The X-Files IDW Publishing tie-in comics, but the co-creator of brand new mini-series comic, The X-Files: Origins. Matthew talks about how he got into the comic book world, in which he's drawn many established franchises (including his beloved Doctor...

In advance of our season premiere of Season Two, THE X-CAST returns for another special interview, as Tony Black this time talks to IDW Editor, Denton J. Tipton - one of the team responsible for IDW's recent THE X-FILES comics. Denton discusses the details behind how the IDW comics come together, from the ideas stage through to Chris Carter's input, all the way through the drawing & finally releas...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'The Erlenmeyer Flask', the 24th episode of The X-Files, and the final episode of Season One, and of the first run of this podcast. Once again, host Tony Black is joined by Andrew Brooker to dissect the episode. Along the way they also discuss their Top and Bottom 3 episodes of Season One, and give the season a ranking out of 10. Plus Brooker gets to take on the X-Q...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'Roland', the 23rd episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is joined once again by Andrew Brooker to dissect the episode. Plus Brooker gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he beat his previous score? Find out, just remember... trustno1... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheX_Cast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/The-X-Cast-930414780360852/ ARTWORK BY: J.J. Lendl BUY T...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'Born Again', the 22nd episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is joined once again by Andrew Brooker to dissect the episode. Along the way he asks Brooker the question, Do You Believe In... Reincarnation? Plus Brooker gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he beat his previous score? Find out, just remember... trustno1... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheX_Cast FACEBOO...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'Tooms', the 21st episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is rejoined by semi-regular guest Andrew Brooker to dissect the episode. Plus Brooker gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he equal his top score? Find out, just remember... trustno1... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheX_Cast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/The-X-Cast-930414780360852/ ARTWORK BY: J.J. Lendl...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'Darkness Falls', the 20th episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is joined once again by Zach Moore to dissect the episode. Along the way he asks Zach the question, Do You Believe In... Ancient Organisms? Plus Zach gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he beat his previous score? Find out, just remember... trustno1... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheX_Cast FACEBOOK:...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'Shapes', the 19th episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is joined once again by Zach Moore to dissect the episode. Along the way he asks Zach the question, Do You Believe In... Werewolves? Plus Zach gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he beat his previous score? Find out, just remember... trustno1... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/TheX_Cast FACEBOOK: https://www.fa...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'Miracle Man', the 18th episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is joined for once again by Wayne Talbot, comic-book writer & co-host of The Irish Pubcast. Tony also asks Wayne the question Do You Believe In... Miracles? Plus Wayne gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he beat his previous score? Find out, but just remember... trustno1... TWITTER: https://twitter.com/...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'E.B.E', the 17th episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is once again joined by guest Matt Lambourne. They talk through the episode and Tony also asks Matt the question, Do You Believe In... Extra Terrestrial Biological Entities? Plus Matt gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he equal his previous score? Find out, but just remember... trustno1... TWITTER: https://t...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'Young at Heart', the 16th episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is once again joined by regular X-Phile partner in crime, Andrew Brooker. They talk through the episode and Tony also asks Brooker the question, Do You Believe In... Salamander Hands? Or stopping aging? It's really not very clear... Plus Brooker gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he equal his top sc...

THE X-CAST focuses this time on 'Lazarus', the fifteenth episode of The X-Files, as host Tony Black is once again joined by regular X-Phile partner in crime, Andrew Brooker. They talk through the episode and Tony also asks Brooker the question, Do You Believe In... Near Death Experiences? Plus Brooker gets to take on the X-Quiz - can he beat everyone's score? Find out, but just remember... trustno...