The X-Files Chat Room Podcast

Jessica and Dini travel back to December 16, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP5, Lord of the Flies! This episode was written by Thomas Schnauz and directed by Kim Manners.  Scully, Doggett and Reyes investigate the bizarre death of a teenager who seemingly died during a dangerous stunt for a local cable TV show called "Dumbass." His fatal injuries appear t...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 1, 2016! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S10 EP3, Mulder and Scully Meet The Were-Monster! This episode was written and directed by Darin Morgan. Mulder and Scully investigate a series of killings in Oregon that appear to be the work of a monster. Mulder, struggling with doubt about the paranormal, approaches the case with skeptism - u...

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 19, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S8 EP3, Patience! This episode was written and directed by Chris Carter.  Scully and Dogett investigate a series of murders in a small Idaho town. The killings appear to be the work of something with bat-like features. As they dig deeper, they uncover connections to a local legend about a “man-...

Jessica and Dini travel back to September 24, 1993! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP3, Squeeze! This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong. Directed by Harry Longstreet.  Mulder and Scully investigate a series of baffling murders in Baltimore where the victims are killed in sealed rooms with their livers removed. Mulder connects the killings to similar unsolv...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 9, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP21, Field Trip! This episode was written by Frank Spotniz (story), John Shiban, and Vince Gilligan (teleplay). Directed by Kim Manners.  Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious deaths of a couple found in a field in North Carolina. As they delve into the case, they experience strange halluc...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 17, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP9, S.R. 819! This episode was written by John Shiban and directed by Daniel Sackheim.  Assistant Director Walter Skinner collapses during a boxing match and is hospitalized. Soon after, he receives a mysterious phone call informing him that he has only 24 hours to live. Mulder and Scully ra...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 16, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP8, The Amazing Maleeni! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan, John Shiban, and Frank Spotnitz. Directed by Thomas J. Wright.  Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of a magician, The Amazing Maleeni, who appears to be decapitated after a performance. However, the case tak...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 21, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP 14, Gender Bender! This episode was written by Larry and Paul Barber. Directed by Rob Bowman.  Mulder and Scully investigate a series of murders linked by sexual encounters. Their investigation leads them to the Kindred, an isolated, Amish-like community in Massachusetts. The agents discov...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 27, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S2 EP 14, Die Hand Die Verletzt! This episode was written by Glen Morgan and James Wong.  Directed by Kim Manners.  Mulder and Scully investigate a case in a small New Hampshire town where a group of high school faculty members secretly practice Satanism. When a student is found dead in a suspec...

Jessica and Dini travel back to April 16, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP18, Brand X! This episode was written by Steven Maeda and Greg Walker. Directed by Kim Manners.  Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious death of a man involved in a tobacco company lawsuit. The victim appears to have been killed by flesh-eating insects found in his lungs, which were lin...

Jessica and Dini wrap up 2024! Tune in as we share and revisit our top 5 number one picks, our top 3 episodes of the year, and dive into your questions and comments! We appreciate you all and wish you the best in 2025!  Do you have any X-Files-related theories, stories, key points, or podcast feedback?  Please email us at TheXFilesChatRoomPodcast@gmail.com  We'd love to hear from you. Please...

Jessica and Dini travel back to March 10, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 from S2 EP19, Død Kalm! This episode was written by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa. Directed by Rob Bowman.  In “Død Kalm,” Mulder and Scully investigate a Navy ship whose crew mysteriously aged decades in weeks. Aboard the eerie vessel, they too begin to rapidly age, with Scully blaming contaminated water and Mulder sus...

Jessica and Dini travel back to May 5, 2002! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP 17, Release! This episode was written by David Amann (Teleplay), John Shiban and David Amann (Story). Directed by Kim Manners.  After Doggett discovers the body of an unidentified murder victim, an FBI cadet in Scully’s class eerily presents the how and why of the attack, which eventually leads...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 7, 2001! Join us as we discuss our top 5 from S8 EP8, Surekill! This episode was written by Greg Walker and directed by Terrance O’Hara.  After a man is mysteriously murdered while in police custody, Doggett and Scully’s investigation leads them to a rat extermination company run by two brothers, one of which Scully comes to suspect has X-ray vision.  Do you...

Jessica and Dini travel back to November 21, 1999! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP3, Hungry! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Kim Manners.  Mulder and Scully investigate a murder case where the victim’s brain was neatly removed from his skull. In time, Mulder begins to suspect the killer is a young fast-food employee named Rob Roberts.  Do you...

Jessica and Dini travel back to April 29, 1994! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP22, Born Again! This episode was written by Howard Gordon and Alex Gansa and directed by Jerrold Freedman.  While investigating the strange and sudden death of a New York detective, Mulder comes to believe the lead suspect in the case is an 8-year-old girl who may be the reincarnation of a mu...

In this episode, we sit down with YouTube reaction creator Arelzzy, who’s been making waves with his passionate reactions to The X-Files . Arelzzy shares his deep love for the iconic sci-fi series and his thoughts on the unforgettable dynamic between Mulder and Scully — including his growing frustration with their endless “will they, won’t they” tension. Join us as we dive into his favorite moment...

In this episode we are joined by special guests Jessica and Emma from The MSR Files Podcast. Have a listen as we take a deep dive into the latest installment of The X-Files, Perihelion (book). We tackle various topics and go off topic quite a bit. Get an iced cold snack and hit play! Don't forget to head over to The MSR Files Podcast for Parts I & III. Do you have any X-Files-related theo...

Jessica and Dini travel back to January 27, 2002! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S9 EP8, Hellbound! This episode was written by David Amann and directed by Kim Manners.  Agent Reyes enlists the help of Scully and Doggett after she finds herself mysteriously drawn to a series of murder cases where each of the victims is skinned alive.  Do you have any X-Files-related theories...

Jessica and Dini travel back to February 20, 2000! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S7 EP 12, X-Cops! This episode was written by Vince Gilligan and directed by Michael Watkins.  While investigating a paranormal case in Los Angeles County, Mulder and Scully find themselves in the middle of a live taping of the reality series, COPS. As the cameras roll, local law enforcement sc...

Spying, assassinations, and useless brown paper wrappers, Jessica and Dini travel back to November 17, 1996! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S4 EP7, Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man!  Mulder and Scully meet with TLG after Frohike claims to have discovered information about the Cigarette Smoking Man’s past, including his involvement in the assassinations of JFK and Martin Lu...

Reincarnation, maggots, and a beheading via a putty knife. Ouch. Jessica and Dini travel back to October 20, 1995! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S3 EP5, The List!  Before his execution, a death row inmate vows to take revenge on the five men who wronged him. Mulder and Scully launch an investigation after a prison guard is murdered, which leads them to confront the claims t...

Mulder is Morris, Scully is thirsty and Grandmas are missing their fighter jets. Jessica and Dini travel back to December 6, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP5, Dreamland II! This is the conclusion to the body swap episode. Will Mulder remain Morris and Morris remain Mulder? Will Scully succumb to her deepest, darkest, desires? Do aliens exist? Will we get answers?...

It’s like” Freaky Friday” but with UFOs. Jessica and Dini travel back to November 29, 1998! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S6 EP4, Dreamland! While on a road trip to meet an informant near the infamous Area 51, Mulder and Scully experience a strange event involving a UFO that eventually causes Mulder to bodyswap with a Man In Black named Morris Fletcher. This episode was wri...

What are these “dinoflagellates” you speak of? Creepy kid clones, exsanguinations, and Mulder wants to know what a girl is. Jessica and Dini travel back to December 10, 1993! Join us as we discuss our top 5 favorite moments from S1 EP11, Eve!  Mulder and Scully investigate the mysterious murders of two fathers, living thousands of miles apart, who died in the same way at the exact same time. As th...