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We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast

We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast

Written by: Helen Werner and Liz Holden
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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 90s nostalgia, stay for the detours into absurdity.

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Episodes
  • BONUS - The Search for the Chicken

    BONUS - The Search for the Chicken
    Oct 7 2026

    Want something less serious than Episode 112 about "Christmas Carol"? Enjoy 17 minutes of Liz searching her house for the green glass chicken that Helen hid there. There IS a resolution at the end!
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    17 mins
  • 112 - Not Making it Palatable ("Christmas Carol")

    112 - Not Making it Palatable ("Christmas Carol")
    Oct 7 2026

    Helen and Liz discuss "Christmas Carol," a serious, high-quality episode of the X-Files. Other than tangents about the green glass chicken and Liz's hatred of dream sequences, they keep it pretty focused! You'll also enjoy hearing Helen's two voices!
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 111 - Where do the eggs go? ("Post-Modern Prometheus")

    111 - Where do the eggs go? ("Post-Modern Prometheus")
    Sep 30 2026

    Liz and Helen talk about "The Post-Modern Prometheus," along with Lord Byron, surprise casting decisions, and the line they draw for listener emails. Plus, Liz frightens Helen with her lack of knowledge of her own biology.

    Recommendations

    Song: "Lovers Forever" by Cher (it's about vampires!)

    TV: Interview with the Vampire (2022)

    Documentary: How to Survive a Plague

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    Find more info about Helen and Liz on our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com

    Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod

    Email us with your questions, thoughts, or your own spooky X-files-style experiences here: wewanttobelievepod@gmail.com

    Support Helen and Zach's charity, The Marigold Foundation: https://www.themarigoldfoundation.org/

    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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    53 mins
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