Podcast

We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast

Science, TV & Film, TV Reviews

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.

Episodes
150
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
59 min
On air since
2022
Latest episode
6 days ago

Episodes

150 episodes, newest first

  1. 115 - The Orchard Man ("Schizogeny")

    Season 5, Episode 8

    Show notes

    Liz and Helen discuss "Schizogeny," along with digging up graves, Liz's haunted house theory, and the non-existent Tooms prequel. Hey, go buy our merch! The link to our Teepublic shop is below.

    Recommendations:

    TV: Widow's Bay

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

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

    Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod

    Buy our merch: http://teepublic.com/user/we-want-to-believe-podcast-merch

    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: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    58 min
  2. 114 - Suck It, Tooms! ("Kitsunegari")

    Season 5, Episode 7

    Show notes

    Helen does not recommend "Kitsunegari." She and Liz also discuss hemodynamics, hypothetically angering Keith Ranieri, and the minotaur inside Liz's computer. Also, we have merch! Go buy it! You can find the shop on our website and at the link in our Instagram bio.

    Recommendations:

    Book: House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski

    Podcast: We Want to Believe Episode 87: "Celebratory Fluke Noises"

    (for Helen's excellent assessment of a Flukeman vs. Pusher match-up)

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz on our podcast website: http://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: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 2 min
  3. 113 - And Then We See the Herring ("Emily")

    Season 5, Episode 6

    Show notes

    Liz and Helen discuss "Emily," along with the Barbuda Triangle, clones of Gillian Anderson, and the importance of college friends. Plus, Liz sends Helen an email attachment. It's surprising the two of them are so normal looking!

    Recommendations

    Book: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

    Movie: The Mummy (1999)

    App: Stay Focused

    Clothes for the Hypermobile: Jelly Bend

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz on our podcast website: http://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: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 7 min
  4. 112 - Not Making it Palatable ("Christmas Carol")

    Season 5, Episode 4

    Show notes

    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!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz on our podcast website: http://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: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 3 min
  5. BONUS - The Search for the Chicken

    Season 5, Episode 5

    Show notes

    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!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz on our podcast website: http://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: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    17 min
  6. 111 - Where do the eggs go? ("Post-Modern Prometheus")

    Season 5, Episode 3

    Show notes

    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

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz on our podcast website: http://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: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    53 min
  7. 110 - Columbus Had a Tail! ("Detour")

    Season 5, Episode 2

    Show notes

    Helen and Liz talk about "Detour," along with rumors we want spread, office furniture, and glow ups. Also, Helen is learning geography!

    Listener Survey: https://forms.gle/e6QGYw6TtqLuBYBD6

    Recommendations:

    Movie: Basic Instinct

    Book: London Falling by Patrick Raddan Keefe

    TV: Not Just Bikes (on YouTube)

    Websites: Geoguessr, Wikipedia

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz on our podcast website: http://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: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 8 min
  8. 109 - Blackjack for Children ("Unusual Suspects")

    Season 5, Episode 1

    Show notes

    Helen and Liz are back! They're talking about "Unusual Suspects," along with elves, twin beds, an X-Files/Arrested Development crossover, and Liz's similarity to opossums.

    Take our listener survey here and be entered to win a book! https://forms.gle/e6QGYw6TtqLuBYBD6

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz on our podcast website: http://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: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 2 min
  9. Summer Rerun - Birthday Bogs ("Paper Hearts")

    Season 4, Episode 50

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    59 min
  10. Summer Rerun - Liz Repeatedly Screams ("Fearful Symmetry/Agent of Chaos")

    Season 4, Episode 49

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    59 min
  11. Summer Rerun - Wondering When the Spiders Come In ("Unruhe")

    Season 4, Episode 48

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    58 min
  12. Summer Rerun - Have you learned NOTHING?? ("Home")

    Season 4, Episode 47

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 17 min
  13. Summer Rerun - The Crown Prince of Russia ("Irresistible")

    Season 4, Episode 46

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 11 min
  14. Summer Rerun - The Cheese Man is Bumming Me Out ("Tooms")

    Season 4, Episode 45

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    42 min
  15. Summer Rerun - Worms: Fact or Fiction? ("Beyond the Sea")

    Season 4, Episode 44

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    55 min
  16. Summer Rerun - Santa for Bad Kids ("Squeeze")

    Season 4, Episode 43

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    41 min
  17. Summer Rerun - Oh Crap, It's Happening Again ("Wetwired")

    Season 4, Episode 42

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 1 min
  18. Summer Rerun - Helen Doesn't Feel Special ("Hell Money")

    Season 4, Episode 41

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    53 min
  19. Summer Rerun - The House with No Corners ("Colony")

    Season 4, Episode 40

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    1 hr 6 min
  20. Summer Rerun - Big Cesar Chavez Vibes ("Apocrypha")

    Season 4, Episode 39

    Show notes

    Now with bonus content!

    πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’šπŸ‘½πŸ’š

    Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: http://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

    Buy Liz's young adult novel, Mighty Millie Novak, anywhere you buy books, or start here: http://elizabeth-holden.com/millie.html

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

    Now you can leave us a voice message! Just click here!

    48 min