The XX Files

The American Dream, is it still alive, or has it become a luxury item? This week on The XX Files, the crew dives into the reality of chasing success in today’s economy, debating whether content creation has become a more lucrative path than the traditional 9-to-5. We also break down Offset confronting a driver for allegedly manhandling a woman, the viral Kool-Aid Pineapple craze taking over social media, Knicks and Spurs fans bringing playoff energy to the streets, and which YouTube personality deserves an invite to the Memphis BBQ.

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This week on The XX Files, we sit down with filmmaker, storyteller, and 38109 Village founder Matt Robinson. We discuss the power of community, the importance of mental health awareness, and why meaningful conversations can change lives. We also debate whether society has become too emotionally fragile, break down a bizarre Florida traffic stop, and ask the questions nobody else is asking during The Interrogation.

Topics include Memphis culture, mental health, community building, emotional resilience, conspiracy theories, and the role storytelling plays in shaping a better future.

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This week on The XX Files, the crew dives into another chaotic week where reality somehow feels more unbelievable than conspiracy theories. From the alleged OnlyFans hack and gunfire outside the White House, to Ray J getting folded by Supa Hot Fire, Episode 42 moves through internet madness, political tension, and cultural exhaustion in real time.

The conversation gets heavier as the crew breaks down Tennessee’s MSCS takeover bill, a Texas attorney being confronted in court for using the N-word, and the controversy surrounding Trump signing a reported $1.8 billion compensation bill tied to allies and January 6th rioters.

For Conspiracy of the Week, the table asks the uncomfortable question: will Black Americans ever truly receive reparations for slavery or has the country already decided that debt will never be paid?

As always, the Interrogation Questions hit everything from internet addiction and fake confidence to modern society’s biggest delusions, leading to one of the most layered and unpredictable episodes yet.

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Episode 41 of The XX Files is one of them conversations that starts funny… then slowly turns into a mirror. From ChudTheBuilder’s arrest, Brad Pitt allegedly trying to shoot his shot at Mike Tyson’s wife, MAGA regret stories, church whoopings, and a debate on whether Memphis Jookin is the most influential dance style of this generation and we covered chaos, culture, memory, influence, and ego all in one episode.

We also asked whether the generation after Gen Z will even know how to socialize without technology involved, and the interrogation questions got REAL uncomfortable in the best way possible. This episode feels like a conversation about what happens when people stop thinking for themselves and start moving off programming, trends, fear, and validation.

Funny. Reflective. Unfiltered. Slightly dangerous.
Welcome back to The XX Files.

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PreauXX & R.U.D.Y. sit down with AWFM for an episode full of wild theories, uncomfortable history, Memphis perspectives, and straight bars. From Tennessee politics and declassified UFO files to hantavirus paranoia, bottled water debates, and the real story behind Pocahontas, nothing stays surface level for long. Plus the XX Files Cypher returns.

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This episode feel like one of them “we really sat down and talked” type nights. We bounce from the best hot sauce to the fall of Spirit Airlines and what that says about cheap convenience vs real value. Then we tap into the bigger picture, new laws reshaping the South, redistricting, and how decisions made above us quietly change everything around us.

We lighten it up debating the greatest TV moms of all time, but even that turns into a real convo about what “care” actually looks like. And by the end, it gets real, where do we actually go from here as a country when everybody talking but nobody listening?

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This week we get into everything from the best cereal debate to an Ice Spice squabble, and build the ultimate smoke session with legendary stoners. We talk Trump posting AI Jesus, step into the world of King of the Hill, and ask who you’d really be for a week.

Controversy heats up with the idea of Memphis being used as a test city for martial law, and the conspiracy gets real—why doesn’t Mary Jane hit the same anymore?

As always, the interrogation gets personal, the takes get honest, and the conversation stays unpredictable.

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Episode 36 of The XX Files gets into how people really be picking and choosing what matters. From LeBron and Memphis to Pooh Shiesty and Gucci Mane, we talk about how loyalty, opportunity, and timing can shift everything.
We also get into Trick Daddy showing up at an AKA convention and why certain spaces make people uncomfortable, plus what it actually means when someone gets labeled “conduct detrimental” with no real explanation.
The bigger conversation is about how people judge. Do fans actually stand on morals or just move based on who they like? And when it comes to loyalty, is it something real or just something people expect from you when it benefits them?
Interrogation gets real, opinions get tested, and the Final Thought hits on something a lot of people don’t say out loud. Sometimes it’s not about fake people, it’s about realizing you’ve been real in spaces that never deserved it.

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From a global debate around the Transatlantic Slave Trade being labeled the gravest crime against humanity, to questioning how history gets framed depending on who’s telling it—this episode opens up a bigger conversation about truth, power, and narrative.
The conversation shifts from heavy to hilarious with a debate on the worst candy bars growing up, before diving into Tiger Woods back in the headlines and what it means when patterns keep repeating.
We also get into reports of hacked emails tied to national security circles, raising a bigger question about privacy in a world where information feels more valuable than ever.
The episode closes with a Verzuz-level debate between Prince and Michael Jackson, a breakdown of propaganda in the digital age, and interrogation questions that force you to look at yourself a little differently.

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