The File Room
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.
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.
Episodes
Sep 15, 2025
4.10 - Paper Hearts
Sep 15, 2025
Sep 15, 2025
1hr 36 sec
Vince Gilligan uses a manipulative serial killer to distort central X Files canon, but does it work? Join Ed and Michaela as we discuss this and more, plus catch up on our indulgences or attempts to moderate.
Apologies for the rougher-than-usual audio in this episode.
Sep 8, 2025
4.9 - Terma
Sep 8, 2025
Sep 8, 2025
1hr 37 sec
"Tunguska" left Mulder stranded in a gulag and asked 'how will he get out?' This episode replies 'Surprisingly easily.' Michaela and Ed discuss the ever-growing number of problems with the mythology, and the dangers of trying to set up the plot for a movie that isn't going to come out for two years.
Also, sorry that the audio is a little rough in this episode.
Sep 1, 2025
4.8 - Tunguska
Sep 1, 2025
Sep 1, 2025
1hr 25 sec
Ed has a nice cup of tea, and we discuss the punchability of faces, the road to the X Files movie, and why black oil is so compelling.
Aug 25, 2025
4.7 - Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man
Aug 25, 2025
Aug 25, 2025
1hr 5 min
It's a fun one this week as The X-Files delves into the (possibly all false) back story of one of its most iconic and mysterious characters, while Michaela and Ed talk about the very notion and purpose of conspiracy theories.
Aug 18, 2025
4.6 - Sanguinarium
Aug 18, 2025
Aug 18, 2025
59 min
Ed and Michaela try to stomach this episode, have a disappointing revelation and even disagree...
Aug 11, 2025
4.5 - The Field Where I Died
Aug 11, 2025
Aug 11, 2025
58 min
Mulder regresses through his past lives and Michaela and Ed struggle to stay awake.
Dreadlocked - As mentioned in the intro, here is the funny little "documentary" that Michaela and Ed made at university about Michaela getting her dreadlocks cut off for charity. (It's a bit slow for the first two minutes but then it gets silly.)
Aug 4, 2025
4.4 - Unruhe
Aug 4, 2025
Aug 4, 2025
1hr 5 min
The mechanics of mystery are picked over in this week's especially creepy episode, plus, at what point does Mulder's leaps become 'a bit much'? All this, plus Ed's 4th of July menu for your listening delectation.
Jul 28, 2025
4.3 - Teliko
Jul 28, 2025
Jul 28, 2025
58 min
Michaela and Ed spend way too long talking about taxes at the start of this episode, which is a pretty good indicator of how exciting "Teliko" is.

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!





