We got us a heap of trouble with this one: Mulder and Scully are called into a Haitian refugee camp to investigate some mysterious shenanigans... which means that we need to talk about Haitian Voudon. To do that, we needed some help from someone who knows what he's talking about. We have special guest Madene Presley on to investigate the history and culuturally prescient aspects of this bizarre episode, and we hope you enjoy the conversation!

Cohosts:

Bill Eldridge (he/him)

Madene Presley (he/him)

John Watson (they/them)

Mae Barnes (she/her)

This is the second half of the Duane Barrie saga in a nutshell: Scully gets abducted by Duane, and then Duane lets the aliens abduct Scully for like, another episode. Meanwhile we investigate the meaning of art criticism, interrogate the thesis of this show, and also make jokes about what a demon twink Krycek is. We dub Skinner "The People's Daddy," too.

Cohosts:

John Watson (they/them)

Bill Eldridge (he/him)

Mae Barnes (she/her)

Oh, Duane, you poor guy. Getting abducted will ruin your life, apparently, and then one day, you get fed up and start a hostage situation in a travel agency so your psychiatrist will FINALLY listen. #relateable. Anyways, this is the first of a two parter, very plot heavy, so we just kind of roll with it and enjoy the ride.

Your hosts:

John Watson (they/them)

Bill Eldridge (he/him)

Mae Barnes (she/her)

Oh boy, another day, another deceptively dark episode of the X-files... this time guest starring Tony Todd of Candyman fame! A string of murders with unusual circumstances leads to Mulder and new """friend""" Alex Krycek to uncover a Vietnam-era experimental program to eliminate soldiers' ability to sleep, leading to Todd as a kind of psychic Freddy Krueger, or perhaps more accurately, DC villain Dr. Destiny. In the process, we tackle topics such as the My Lai Massacre, Vietnam as cultural artifact, racial politics and religious allegory, and a lot more.

CW: discussion of brutal violence in the My Lai section.

My Lai section begins: 12:16

My Lai section ends: 26:54

Cohosts:

John Watson (they/them)

Bill Eldridge (he/him)

Mae was unable to join this week.

X-Files sure is a show, huh? Because you can go from a campy, monster-filled romp in the sewers with a worm mutant one week... and then a harrowing, poorly handled, and frankly disturbing take on American mass shootings the next. The gang tries to take it more seriously this week, because this is some heavy content. CW for anyone with trauma involving mass shootings, because this episode really dives into the topic.

Cohosts:

John Watson (they/them)

Bill Eldridge (he/him)

Mae Barnes (she/her)

THE EPISODE YOU (HAVEN'T) BEEN WAITING FOR IS HERE! That's right, we're talking about the infamous episode with hideous, mind-scarring FlukeMan! There's some weird stuff going on in the sewers, and Mulder is sent to scenic New Jersey to investigate. What follows is a disgusting and visceral experience that warped our fair hosts into the people they are today. Enjoy!

Cohosts:

Mae Barnes (she/her)

John Watson (they/them)

Bill Eldridge (he/him)

While Mae is gone, Bill takes the helm this week as we venture forth into the Ozarks for a real hootenanny of an episode. I say "hootennanny," because what I really mean is "an extremely racist piece of hot garbage." Bill and John go down the rabbithole of Arkansan lore, unnecessary orientalism and racism against Polynesian peoples, and some finger-licking good cannibalism.

Your Cohosts:

Bill Eldridge (he/him)

John Watson (they/them)

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 Barnes (She/her)

Bill Eldridge (he/him)

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:

John Watson (they/them)

Mae Barnes (she/her)

Bill Eldridge (he/him)