The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST. In this episode, to celebrate Christmas, Carl Sweeney and Tony Black introduce the former's coverage of The X-Files Season 5 episode 'Christmas Carol', with guest Chris Knowles, as we Re-Open that file from 2019. Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a prosperous New Year! Host / Editor / Show Producer Carl Sweeney Co-Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Guest Chris Knowles Show Producers Sarah Blair / Kurt Nor...
Dec 25, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 658
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we conclude our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. In this episode, after similar explorations of the seventh and eighth seasons, Carl Sweeney is joined by Cathy Glinski & Cortlan Waters Bartley to discuss the scripts of the ninth season and compare the page to screen... Host / Editor / Show Producer Carl Sweeney Guests Cathy Glinski / Cortlan Waters Bartley Show Producers Sarah Blair / Kurt North Executive Pro...
Dec 15, 2023•1 hr 47 min•Ep. 657
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. In an episode delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike, Cortlan Waters Bartley sits down with Jolie Jenkins, aka Agent Leyla Harrison from Season 8's 'Alone' and Season 9's 'Scary Monsters', to discuss her memorable and meaningful FBI character... Host / Editor Cortlan Waters Bartley Special Guest Jolie Jenkins Show Producers Sarah Blair / Kurt North / Carl Sweeney Exec...
Dec 08, 2023•41 min•Ep. 656
The Truth is in Here... quite literally this time! Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our Season 9 coverage of The X-Files. Carl Sweeney is joined by co-host Kurt North, and recurring guests Darren Mooney & Cathy Glinski, to talk about the original series finale, 9x19/20 'The Truth' and to discuss your feedback... Host / Editor / Show Producer Carl Sweeney Co-Host / Show Producer Kurt North Guests Darren Mooney / Cathy Glinski Show Producer Sarah Blair Executive Pr...
Dec 01, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 655
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our Season 9 coverage of The X-Files. Sarah Blair is joined by co-hosts Kurt North & Carl Sweeney to talk about 9x18 'Sunshine Days' and to discuss your feedback... Host / Editor / Show Producer Sarah Blair Co-Host / Show Producers Kurt North / Carl Sweeney Executive Producer Tony Black Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on social media: Twitter: @TheX_Cast Facebook/Instag...
Nov 24, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Ep. 654
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our Season 9 coverage of The X-Files. Kurt North is joined by co-host Sarah Blair to talk about 9x17 'Release' and to discuss your feedback... Host / Editor / Show Producer Kurt North Co-Host / Show Producer Sarah Blair Show Producer Carl Sweeney Executive Producer Tony Black Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on social media: Twitter: @TheX_Cast Facebook/Instagram: The X-Cast...
Nov 17, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 653
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our Season 9 coverage of The X-Files. Cortlan Waters Bartley is joined by recurring guest Clara Cook to talk about 9x16 'William' and to discuss your feedback... Host / Editor Cortlan Waters Bartley Guest Clara Cook Show Producers Carl Sweeney / Sarah Blair / Kurt North Executive Producer Tony Black Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on social media: Twitter: @TheX_Cast Facebo...
Nov 10, 2023•1 hr 50 min•Ep. 652
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. In a break from episode coverage, hosts Tony Black & Carl Sweeney are joined by special guest Darin Morgan, writer of some of the most beloved X-Files comedy episodes of all time. We chat to Darin about everything from 'Humbug' to 'The Lost Art of Forehead Sweat', his PhileFest experience, his views on modern televison, the X-File he never ended up making, and ...
Nov 03, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Ep. 651
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we discuss all things THE X-FILES. In this short episode, Tony Black & Carl Sweeney react to breaking news about a new X-Files novel due in July 2024, and set after the revival series, called 'Perihelion', written by Claudia Gray... Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Co-Host / Show Producer Carl Sweeney Show Producers Sarah Blair / Kurt North Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-C...
Nov 02, 2023•22 min•Ep. 650
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we conclude our Lone Gunmen October, a month of episodes dedicated to our three favourite funky poachers. Carl Sweeney is joined by Sarah Blair & Tony Black to talk about 9x15 'Jump the Shark' and to discuss your feedback... Host / Editor / Show Producer Carl Sweeney Co-Hosts / Show Producers Sarah Blair / Tony Black Show Producer Kurt North Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on socia...
Oct 27, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 649
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our Lone Gunmen October, a month of episodes dedicated to our three favourite funky poachers. Tony Black is joined by recurring guest Darren Mooney to discuss The Lone Gunmen TV series spin-off, including the series finale, Skinner & Mulder's guest appearances, 'Jump the Shark' & lots of your feedback. Part 2 of 2. Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Guest Darren Mooney Show Producers Carl Swe...
Oct 20, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 648
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our Lone Gunmen October, a month of episodes dedicated to our three favourite funky poachers. Tony Black is joined by recurring guest Darren Mooney to discuss The Lone Gunmen TV series spin-off, including conception, context, that spooky 'Pilot' episode and much more. Part 1 of 2. Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Guest Darren Mooney Show Producers Carl Sweeney / Kurt North / Sarah Blair Support The...
Oct 13, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 647
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our Lone Gunmen October, a month of episodes dedicated to our three favourite funky poachers. Tony Black introduces a re-opened file from 2021, as Kurt North, Sarah Blair & Carl Sweeney discuss the Gunmen-centric episode, Season 6's 'Three of a Kind'... Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Host / Show Producer Sarah Blair Co-Hosts / Show Producer Carl Sweeney / Kurt North Support The X-Cast on Patr...
Oct 06, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep. 646
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we begin our Lone Gunmen October, a month of episodes dedicated to our three favourite funky poachers. Tony Black introduces a re-opened file from 2019, as Sarah Blair is joined by Darren Mooney to discuss the Gunmen's origin story, in Season 5's 'Unusual Suspects'... Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Host Sarah Blair Guest Darren Mooney Show Producers Carl Sweeney / Kurt North Support The X-Cast on Patreon: ww...
Oct 03, 2023•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 645
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we conclude a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! Following a Rolling Stone article ranking The X-Files in order, Tony Black is joined by Carl Sweeney, Sarah Blair & Kurt North to discuss the top 20, bottom 20 and a few in the middle, as they challenge the list. https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/the-x-files-every-episode-ranked-from-worst-to-best-1234809514/ Plus! Sara...
Sep 29, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Ep. 644
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! Almost the hosts assemble - Tony Black, Kurt North & Sarah Blair - for a special commentary track for Season 5 episode, 'Detour'. They are joined by the enormously special guest that is... Frank Spotnitz! He returns to the podcast to sit and enjoy the episode with us (one has never previously done a commentary for), reminisce, tell us stor...
Sep 22, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 643
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! Tony Black here is joined by Dr. Bethan Jones, the author of brand new critical analysis The Truth is Still Out There: Thirty Years of The X-Files. We discuss her chapters in detail, covering everything from politics, gender and fandom, talk about PhileFest and her panel, and she gets to answer the vaunted 5 Questions of X... Host / Editor / E...
Sep 15, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 642
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! As PhileFest comes to an end, a very exhausted Kurt North & Sarah Blair are joined by Cortlan Waters Bartley & Cathy Glinski to chat through an incredible weekend. From Melinda McGraw's powerful oration, to Darin Morgan's true plan for 'Quagmire', via Kurt's adventure with a group of X-Files legends, all the stories are here... Hosts /...
Sep 13, 2023•33 min•Ep. 641
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! Tony Black introduces roving reporting from PhileFest on Day 2 by Kurt North & Sarah Blair, who speak to a number of X-Files fans, the event organiser, and more acting and writing legends - including both Chris Carter & Frank Spotnitz together! Stay tuned for more PhileFest reportage soon! Hosts / Editor Kurt North / Sarah Blair / Tony...
Sep 12, 2023•44 min•Ep. 640
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! Tony Black introduces roving reporting from PhileFest on Day 2 by Kurt North, who speaks to a number of X-Files acting and writing legends - plus a cameo by someone very well known, and also someone very dear to the X-Cast... Stay tuned for more PhileFest reportage soon! Hosts / Editor Kurt North / Tony Black Special Guests Darin Morgan / Jerr...
Sep 11, 2023•36 min•Ep. 639
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! All the hosts assemble - Tony Black, Carl Sweeney, Kurt North & Sarah Blair - for a special commentary track for Season 1 finale, 'The Erlenmeyer Flask'. They are joined by the enormously special guest that is... Chris Carter! He returns to the podcast to sit and enjoy the episode with us (one has never previously done a commentary for), r...
Sep 10, 2023•59 min•Ep. 638
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! Tony Black introduces roving reporting from PhileFest on Day 1 by Kurt North, who speaks to a number of X-Files acting and writing legends. Stay tuned for more PhileFest reportage soon! Hosts / Editor Kurt North / Tony Black Special Guests Annabeth Gish / Frank Spotnitz / William B. Davis / Tom Braidwood / Bruce Harwood / Pat Skipper / Steve R...
Sep 09, 2023•46 min•Ep. 637
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we begin a month of celebrations as The X-Files hits the grand old age of 30! All the hosts assemble - Tony Black, Carl Sweeney, Kurt North & Sarah Blair - to discuss their thoughts & feelings at such a big anniversary, hear feedback from listeners of their X-Files memories & experiences, and tease some exciting celenrations to come over September... Host / Editor / Executive Producer Tony Black Co-Hosts / Show...
Sep 01, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 636
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. Your host Carl Sweeney, alongside co-hosts Kurt North & Sarah Blair, discuss 9x14, 'Scary Monsters', and get into your feedback... Host / Editor / Producer Carl Sweeney Co-Hosts Sarah Blair / Kurt North Executive Producer Tony Black Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on social media: Twitter: @TheX_Cast Facebook/Instagram: The...
Aug 25, 2023•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 635
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. Your host Sarah Blair, alongside recurring guest Annie Flowers, discuss 9x13, 'Improbable', and get into your feedback... Host / Editor / Producer Sarah Blair Guest Annie Flowers Executive Producer Tony Black Show Producers Kurt North / Carl Sweeney Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on social media: Twitter: @TheX_Cast Facebook/I...
Aug 18, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 634
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we take a break from our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. Hosts Sarah Blair, Kurt North & Cortlan Waters Bartley preview the PhileFest 2023 event coming in September... Host / Editor / Producer Sarah Blair Co-Hosts Kurt North / Cortlan Waters Bartley Executive Producer Tony Black Show Producer Carl Sweeney Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on social media: Twitter: @TheX_Ca...
Aug 15, 2023•48 min•Ep. 633
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. Your host Cortlan Waters Bartley, alongside recurring guest Cathy Glinski, discuss 9x12, 'Underneath', and get into your feedback... Host / Editor Cortlan Waters Bartley Guest Cathy Glinski Executive Producer Tony Black Show Producers Kurt North / Carl Sweeney / Sarah Blair Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on social media: Twitt...
Aug 11, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 632
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we take a break from our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. Host Sarah Blair is joined by Cortlan Waters Bartley & Annie Flowers as they report about the X-Files Preservation Collection Fan Fest event in July... Host / Editor / Producer Sarah Blair Guests Cortlan Waters Bartley / Annie Flowers Executive Producer Tony Black Show Producers Carl Sweeney / Kurt North Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/t...
Aug 04, 2023•49 min•Ep. 631
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we continue our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. Your host Sarah Blair, alongside recurring guest Cortlan Waters Bartley, discuss 9x11, 'Audrey Pauley', discuss your feedback, and are joined no less by special guest, Annabeth Gish... Host / Editor / Show Producer Sarah Blair Guest Cortlan Waters Bartley Special Guest Annabeth Gish Executive Producer Tony Black Show Producer Kurt North / Carl Sweeney Support The X...
Jun 23, 2023•56 min•Ep. 630
The Truth is in Here... Welcome back to THE X-CAST: AN X-FILES PODCAST as we take a break from our coverage of the 9th season of THE X-FILES. Host Sarah Blair is joined by Jim & Keilly from the X-Files Museum to discuss their upcoming Fan Fest event & what to expect... Host / Editor / Producer Sarah Blair Guests Jim & Keilly Executive Producer Tony Black Show Producers Carl Sweeney / Kurt North Support The X-Cast on Patreon: www.patreon.com/thexcast Follow X-Cast on social media: Twi...
May 30, 2023•24 min•Ep. 629
