Scully Nation: An X Files Rewatch Podcast
Join fresh-faced recruit Amanda and weathered, long-suffering fan Ella as we head back to the 90s to reopen the TV show The X-Files! Every week we discuss one episode in chronological order as we rediscover the thrills, chills, and spills of Mulder and Scully's investigations into the paranormal. Hop aboard our flying saucer! New episodes released every Tuesday.
Episodes
222 episodes
The X-Files: I Can't Believe It's Not Super-Soldiers (2008)
This week we are swapping heads and bodies willy-nilly while we discuss the 2008 movie “The X-Files: I Want to Believe”! We’re talking poor Scully being Mulder’s publicity agent, the inexplicable George W. Bush alien theme sting, the specter of...
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Season 9
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Episode 21
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2:31:21
(BONUS #12) New Phone, Who Doggett (and Reyes): Season 9 In Decline
This week we are pausing and taking a look back at Season 9 as a whole! We review special features, read emails, rank the episodes, share our thoughts on the season, and play a Seinfeld-related game. We’re talking our growing love for Kim Manne...
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Season 9
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Episode 20
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1:57:00
S9 E19: "We Can't Handle The Truth"
This week we are trying to discover the difference between the Seinfeld finale and this X-Files finale while we discuss “The Truth”! We’re talking Gothic heroine Knowle Rohrer, how much Mulder loves his corner, Skinner awkwardly third-whe...
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Season 9
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Episode 19
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2:30:02
S9 E18: "Sunshine Days of Interest"
This week we are teleporting into Windows screensavers while we discuss “Sunshine Days”! We’re talking some patented Vince Burnouts, Michael Emerson: TV Royalty joining the show, 0 days since the last Mulder mention, the theme of abandoning kid...
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Season 9
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Episode 18
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1:28:24
S9 E17: "Release the Dogs-ett"
This week we are wrapping up the second child storyline in as many weeks as we discuss “Release”! We’re talking Scully teaching her class for once and the real reason she’s been avoiding it, Rudolph being able to see shrimp colors, the awkward ...
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Season 9
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Episode 17
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1:47:53
S9 E16: "Sweet Willy"
This week we are foisting our alien children off on unsuspecting Wyoming couples while we discuss “William”! We’re talking how whimsical Doggett is in this one, how unbelievable it is that Spender could beat Doggett in a fight, the hysterical s...
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Season 9
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Episode 16
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1:51:31
S9 E15: "Disembark the Shark!"
This week we are wrapping up The Lone Gunmen’s story (and lives) while we discuss “Jump the Shark”! We’re talking the surprising return of Jimmy and Yves, the real reason why Chuck McGill hates Jimmy McGill, that they couldn’t let The Lon...
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Season 9
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Episode 15
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1:32:03
S9 E14: "The Scary Monsters at the End of This Show"
This week we are stranding ourselves in a snowy mountain cabin and trying to babysit while we discuss “Scary Monsters”! We’re talking Scully’s zombie horde of a class and how all she wants is just to eat her sandwich, the return of Leyla, the i...
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Season 9
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Episode 14
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1:28:25
S9 E13: "Missione: Improbable"
This week we are dodging both serial killers and potentially God while we discuss “Improbable”! We’re talking the strangely Italian everything about this episode, how much we adore Ray McKinnon’s scowl, Burt Reynolds’ charm, the lengths Robert ...
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Season 9
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Episode 13
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1:32:56
S9 E12: "No Sleep Underneath Brooklyn"
This week we are avoiding our shadow-selves while we discuss “Underneath”! We’re talking the return of Doggett’s articles, how apparently Scully is the only one around here who can solve cases, how absurd it is that a guy named Damon Kaylor is ...
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Season 9
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Episode 12
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1:35:49
S9 E11: "The Assassination of Audrey Pauley by the Coward Doctor Priors"
This week we are wandering the halls of a ghostly hospital while we discuss “Audrey Pauley”! We’re talking whether or not Doggett could love a cat, if this episode is anti-organ donation, that they’re really forcing the Doggett-Reyes lovelorn g...
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Season 9
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Episode 11
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1:25:11
S9 E10: "A Providence of One's Own"
This week we are chasing alien cults across the Canadian border while we discuss “Providence”! We’re talking Doggett sleeping his way through this entire episode, wondering why on earth Skinner sucks so badly now, shake our heads at everyone su...
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Season 9
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Episode 10
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1:23:32
S9 E9: "A Provenance of One's Own"
This week we are smuggling alien writings on our cool motorcycles while we discuss “Provenance”! We’re talking Neal McDonough’s icy blue eyes, how much we miss Machete Scully, that Elvira should be Kersh’s secretary, how boring Toothpick Man is...
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Season 9
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Episode 9
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1:27:22
S9 E8: "It'll Be A Coal Day in Hell(bound)"
This week we are untangling our reincarnated souls and their crimes while we discuss “Hellbound”! We’re talking our excitement about the inclusion of some coal mines, that Doggett has apparently seen TONS of skinned bodies in New York (tons!), ...
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Season 9
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Episode 8
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1:24:32
S9 E7: "John D (Like in Severance)"
This week we are wandering the Mexican desert without our memories while we discuss “John Doe”! We’re talking drug lord charm bracelets, our new fave the Mexican Cigarette Smoking Man, whether Doggett is experiencing a hangover from Skinner’s N...
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Season 9
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Episode 7
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1:36:57
S9 E6: "Trust No 1? More Like Trust Every 1!"
This week we are checking our 90s emails while we discuss “Trust No 1”! We’re talking the Windows Movie Maker montage that starts this episode, go into hysterics about the melodramatic email, celebrate the return of Terrance Quinn, get excited ...
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Season 9
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Episode 6
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1:40:03
S9 E5: "Cap'n Cook of the Flies"
This week we are standing still and letting ants crawl all over us while we discuss “Lord of the Flies”! We’re talking yet another Kim Manners bug episode, the very-bizarre and distracting Skyrim music, the star of the episode Dr. Rocky Branzin...
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Season 9
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Episode 5
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1:47:09
S9 E4: "Playing 4-D Parcheesi"
This week we are hopping between parallel universes while we discuss “4-D”! We’re talking the unexpected delight of Skinner and Brad’s team-up, Doggett’s favorite Polish sausage stand (do NOT call them hot dogs), how Monica’s favorite move is w...
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Season 9
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Episode 4
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1:42:59
S9 E3: "A Little Bit of Daemonicus in My Life"
This week we are decoding secret demonic messages while we discuss “Daemonicus”! We’re talking how disgusting it is to cheat at Scrabble, Professor Scully, how much quippy Doggett really doesn’t work, the continuing saga of Scully emailing and ...
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Season 9
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Episode 3
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1:34:53
S9 E2: "Nothing Important Happened In This Episode, Either"
This week we are uncovering what must be the two-dozenth secret conspiracy at the FBI while we discuss “Nothing Important Happened Today II”! We’re talking how you just can’t tell your coworkers to zip it and cooperate, Brad and his squeaky cha...
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Season 9
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Episode 2
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1:31:19
S9 E1: "Nothing Incriminating Happened Today (According to Kersh)"
This week we are taking a swim with Lucy Lawless while we discuss “Nothing Important Happened Today I”! We’re talking Doggett and Reyes tummy sleepers lore, how much Cary Elwes is struggling his way through that American accent, how disgusting ...
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Season 9
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Episode 1
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1:43:29
(BONUS #11) Wastin' Away at Topgolf: Season 8 (and The Lone Gunmen) in Gestation
This week we are doing something a little different and taking a look back at Season 8 and The Lone Gunmen as a whole! We argue about whether or not sloughing off all your skin would be relaxing or not, add Chris Owens to the Famous Ch...
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Season 8
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Episode 22
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2:29:29
S8 E21: "Existence Is Futile"
This week we are joining an alien cult to witness the birth of Scully’s baby while we discuss “Existence”! We’re talking aliens parachuting out of a ship in race cars like in The Fast and the Furious, Skinner getting karate chopped in the head ...
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Season 8
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Episode 21
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1:54:18
TLG E12: "Never Meet Your Captain Tobys" & E13: "The Spies Who Went Into the Vault"
This week we are wrapping up The Lone Gunmen while we discuss “The Cap’n Toby Show” and “All About Yves”! We’re talking your classic hot dog mascot costume mixup, how grim it is that Jimmy is now living in their creepy warehouse with t...
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Season 8
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Episode 21
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2:15:12
S8 E20: "Eau de X-Files: The Essence of Scully"
This week we are attending a species reveal party for Scully’s baby while we discuss “Essence”! We’re talking Margaret and Scully getting into mortal combat, karate chop decapitation, fake “friends” and “family” at this baby shower, Doggett con...
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Season 8
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Episode 20
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1:57:45