We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast

By Helen Werner and Liz Holden

Sisters, scientists, and lifelong X-Files fans. Join bioarcheologist Helen and physicist Liz each week as they discuss the science and culture behind each X-Files episode. Come for the science and

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The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.

We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast episodes:

April 18, 2025 77 - The Phlebotobuddy ("Quagmire")
Liz and Helen discuss "Quagmire," along with abnormally nice dentists, too many alligators, the green cylinder, and 50 pounds of rice.
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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56min
April 11, 2025 76 - Your Favorite Bodily System ("Avatar")
Helen and Liz discuss "Avatar," along with other media recommendations, inspirational tattoos, and an update on Helen's nails. Plus, where's Smoking Man?
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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50min
March 21, 2025 75 - Smashing Watermelons ("Jose Chung's From Outer Space")
Helen and Liz discuss "Jose Chung's From Outer Space," along with hitting each other with sticks, eating avocados recreationally, and the Feynman-Frey connection. Plus, Helen learns the truth about Communion. My meter just jumped two points!
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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52min
March 14, 2025 74 - Helen doesn't feel special ("Hell Money")
Liz and Helen discuss "Hell Money," along with blood types, the link between James Hong and Buster Bluth, and the point at which being burned alive in a crematorium becomes a public health crisis. Plus, Liz screws up a name in a way she'll never live down.
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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51min
March 07, 2025 73 - The Gravel Potluck ("Teso dos Bichos")
Helen and Liz discuss "Teso dos Bichos," along with SimCity, Helen's ideal rave, and being primed for capybaras.
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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44min
February 28, 2025 72 - Liz's Shameless Cash Grab
Liz talks about her debut novel, Mighty Millie Novak. Have you bought it yet? Go on, buy it.
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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11min
February 21, 2025 71 - The Hypnotizer ("Pusher")
Liz and Helen discuss "Pusher," along with unicorn haircuts, dog slumber parties, samurai, and a fascinating study involving psychics and schizophrenics.
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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52min
February 14, 2025 70 - Big Cesar Chavez Vibes ("Apocrypha")
Helen and Liz discuss "Apocrypha," along with boy archeologists, glowing people to death, filling Mulder and Scully with concrete, and the build-up to talking about MRI machines.
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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44min
February 08, 2025 69 - Salvage Brokers Broker Salvage ("Piper Maru")
Liz and Helen discuss "Piper Maru," along with goblin mode, flashlight tag, and the return of the series' most punchable character.
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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38min
January 31, 2025 68 - Very Poorly Lit ("Grotesque")
Helen and Liz discuss "Grotesque," along with the hole in Helen's floor, the reason for gargoyles, and the art class medium their mother would never allow.
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Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com
Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod
Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style stories here: [email protected]
Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html
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39min

FAQs about We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast:

How many episodes does We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 121 episodes available.