{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"The File Room","slug":"thefileroompod","podcastDescription":"An X Files rewatch podcast with Edwin Davies and Michaela Livingstone-Banks. Watch along as we delve into the dark heart of the American psyche via a TV show from the 90s. We’ll look at history, science, and maybe a bit of our own nostalgia. Whether this is your first time watching, or your tenth time watching, grab your flashlight, trust no one and strap in for the ride.","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17764989/THE_FILE_ROOM_fh3dx2.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/17764989/THE_FILE_ROOM_fh3dx2_1200x628.jpg?s=12e4b1220f3467159ef684810c3884ab&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://thefileroompod.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/thefileroompod/feed.xml","theme":"focuspod","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-93qvz-10f127d?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":30,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT+00:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":0,"text":"(GMT+00:00) Greenwich Mean Time : Dublin, Edinburgh, Lisbon, London","daylightStartTime":"Last Sunday of March +1 Hours","daylightEndTime":"Last Sunday Of October +1 Hours","timezone":"Europe/London"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":116,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"The File Room Pod","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-93qvz-10f127d-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-file-room/id1724225157","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-93qvz-10f127d?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/6qBIrwFg4d41sHAewWEPhK","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/78302436-bd68-4148-9dc1-23476e083d03","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://iheart.com/podcast/141222091","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null},{"name":"PlayerFM","link":"https://player.fm/series/3546515","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/PlayerFM.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"dark"},{"id":"Font","val":"Roboto"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"PT Sans"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#FF2C2C"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"},{"id":"EpisodePageListenOn","val":"hide"},{"id":"EpisodePageCustomizeComponent","val":"hide"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"BackgroundImage","val":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/rniwr3/website_header56d2d74d-3e2f-6042-ec16-ece970040c67.jpg"},{"id":"BackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImage","val":"/assets/focuspod-banner-dark.jpg"},{"id":"SecondaryPageBackgroundImageForMobile","val":null}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"simple-list"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":8},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#FFFFFF"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/w3vX29Iqgu83","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-jlvr9PHdpun0","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer1"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright 2023 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[{"id":"ComponentImageText-1","val":{"ComponentFontColor":"#ffffff","ComponentBackgroundColor":"#242424","ComponentImage":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/ib78ug/THE_FILE_ROOM_jpg1b033ea0-21b2-cb4c-5044-89df1a2dac07.jpg","ComponentContent":"

About the File Room

Separated by the Atlantic, but brought together by our interest in the X Files; We're Edwin Davies and Michaela Livingstone-Banks, bringing you interesting insights and a bit of our own take on the show, week by week, episode by episode. Watch along with us and get in touch to let us know your thoughts and theories!

"}}]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://thefileroompod.podbean.com","apiV2BaseUrl":"","apiCommonParams":{"t":"69cd2173","clientSignature":"7a4349fe5bd7277a4b08e6f04a14e443","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb27599024-pjctv","episode":{"id":"pb27599024","idTag":"pjctv","title":"5.11 - Kill Switch","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17764989/THE_FILE_ROOM_fh3dx2_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/17764989/THE_FILE_ROOM_fh3dx2_1200x628.jpg?s=12e4b1220f3467159ef684810c3884ab&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17764989/THE_FILE_ROOM_fh3dx2.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Michaela and Ed convene in CYBERSPACE to discuss the first episode of The X-Files written by acclaimed sci-fi authors William Gibson and Tom Maddox. They discuss the episode's place within Gibson's body of work, how its vision of A.I. looks now versus in 1998, and the many ways that The Matrix managed to make cyberpunk cool.

","publishTimestamp":1774264860,"duration":3803,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/4atrue4pena3rnx7/5-11_-_Kill_Switch.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-pjctv-1a520b0","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pjctv-1a520b0","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/511-kill-switch/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-pjctv-1a520b0?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":33,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/fjmdx3iv52h62eks/5-11_-_Kill_Switch_chapters.json","explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-pjctv-1a520b0","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1,"volume":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fthefileroompod.podbean.com%252Fe%252F511-kill-switch%252F&rts=a206ee4c43ae7813d898ad512001c094c7d88bad","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0,"widgetCommentsLoaded":false},"episode":{"id":"pb27599024","idTag":"pjctv","title":"5.11 - Kill Switch","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17764989/THE_FILE_ROOM_fh3dx2_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/17764989/THE_FILE_ROOM_fh3dx2_1200x628.jpg?s=12e4b1220f3467159ef684810c3884ab&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17764989/THE_FILE_ROOM_fh3dx2.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"