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The 'So Called' X Files Podcast

Vanessa Cordner 54 Episodes Aug 17, 2026

Join X-Files fans, Vanessa and Peter, as they go through each season of The X Files and discuss the mythology and some of their favorite Monster of the Week episodes.

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Season 4 - Episode 14 - Conclusion and Quiz Aug 17, 2026 00:54:37 Join Vanessa, Peter and returning guest, Jamie, to discuss our overall thoughts on Season 4, our top 5 episodes and Jamie delivers another fantastic quiz.Follow us on Instagram @socalledxfiles84Find Peter, Jamie and Vanessa on The Movie Duel podcast.Find Vanessa on That's What I Call the 90s Podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 13 - Best of the Rest Monsters of the Week Aug 3, 2026 01:02:20 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the Monster of the Week episodes from Season 4 not already covered are Teliko, The Field Where I Died, El Mundo Gira, Kaddish, Unrequited and Demons.Follow us on Instagram @socalledxfilespod84Find Peter and, sometimes, Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Vanessa on That's What I Call the 90s Podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Elegy Jul 20, 2026 00:47:58 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss ghostly apparitions, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest and bowling.Follow us on Instagram @socalledxfilespod84Find Peter, and sometimes Vanessa, on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Vanessa on That's What I Call the 90s Podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Small Potatoes Jul 6, 2026 01:26:00 Join Vanessa, Peter and returning special guest, Kev Lyons, to discuss a very funny but very dark episode as we discuss shapeshifting, small town America and Star Wars.Follow Kev @eofftv on Instagram and find him on Hammer Time: A Hammer Horror PodcastFollow us on Instagram @socalledxfilespod84Find Peter and, sometimes Vanessa and occasionally, Kev, on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Vanessa on That&#

Season 4 - Episode 10 - Synchrony Jun 22, 2026 00:39:00 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss time travel, people freezing to death on pleasant nights and gin.Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Find Peter and, sometimes, Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Vanessa on That's What I Call the 90s podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Never Again Jun 8, 2026 00:47:47 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss tattoos, familiar famous voices and Mulder's Elvis obsession.Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Find Peter and, sometimes, Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Vanessa on That's What I Call the 90s podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Leonard Betts May 25, 2026 00:53:40 Join Vanessa, Peter and returning guest, Jamie, to discuss headless corpses, iodine baths and misunderstandings of the word cadaver....Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter, Vanessa and Jamie on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Paper Hearts May 11, 2026 01:03:31 Join Vanessa, Peter and returning special guest, Liam, to discuss serial killers, dreams and actors who don't age.Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Find Peter, sometimes Vanessa and Liam too, on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Vanessa on That's What I Call the 90s podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Musings of a Cigarette Smoking Man Apr 27, 2026 00:52:31 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss JFK conspiracy theories, typewriters and....Linda Lovelace as we cover this fan favourite episode.Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Find Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Vanessa on That's What I Call The '90s.

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Sanguinarium Apr 13, 2026 00:38:27 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss this very brutal episode including plastic surgery, blood sacrifice and discovering Beethoven has 2 (yes 2) X Files connections.Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Unruhe Mar 30, 2026 00:44:32 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss psychic photography, ice pick lobotomies and creepy men on stilts.Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Home Mar 16, 2026 01:07:44 Join Vanessa, Peter and very special guest, Mike Muncer, to discuss the first MOTW episode of Season 4, Home. Widely regarded as the scariest and most disturbing episode of the show, we discuss that, bizarre Babe references, Hixploitation and bizarrely Brookside.Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find M

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Mythology Part 2 Mar 2, 2026 01:11:13 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the second part of the mythology from Season 4 including bees, a tragic death, Mulder's faith being tested and Emmerdale.Episodes covered in this one are Tempus Fugit, Max, Zero Sum and Gethsemane.Follow us on Instagram at @socalledxfilespod84Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Mythology Part 1 Feb 16, 2026 01:08:24 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the first half of the mythology of Season 4 including bees, more black oil, Russian gulags and diplomatic pouches.Episodes covered in this one are Herrenvolk, Tunguska, Terma and Memento Mori.Follow us on instagram @socalledxfilespod84Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 14 - Conclusion and Quiz Dec 15, 2025 00:46:13 Join Vanessa, Peter and returning guest, Jamie, to discuss our overall thoughts on Season 3, our top 5 episodes and Jamie delivers a slightly less tricky quiz than at the end of season 2!Follow us on Facebook @ So called X FilesFollow us on Instagram @socalledxfilespod84Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter, Vanessa and Jamie on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Best of the Rest Monsters of the Week Dec 1, 2025 00:49:16 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the Monster of the Week episodes from Season 3 not already discussed on the pod in depth.Episodes covered are The List, Oubliette, Revelations, Grotesque, Teso dos Bichos, Hell Money and Avatar.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast.Email us at socalledxfilespodcast@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Wetwired Nov 17, 2025 00:41:39 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss subliminal messaging, whether violence in media causes violence and....hammocks.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X FilesEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Quagmire Nov 3, 2025 00:40:56 Join Vanessa and Peter to talk about monsters, obsessed fanatics and poor little doggies.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files.Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Jose Chung's From Outer Space Oct 20, 2025 01:19:01 Join Vanessa, Peter and returning special guest, Kevin Lyons, to discuss alien abduction, tall tales and potty mouth detectives. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X FilesEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter, Vanessa and occasionally, Liam, on The Movie Duel PodcastCheck out Kevin's website at www.eofftv.com

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Pusher Oct 6, 2025 01:01:39 Join Vanessa, Peter and returning special guest, Liam, to discuss mind control, hypnosis and BBC's finest hospital drama, Casualty.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X FilesEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter, Vanessa and occasionally, Liam, on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Syzygy Sep 22, 2025 00:50:49 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss astrology, satanic panic and the weirdest vodka and orange concoction ever seen.....Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X FilesEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast

Season 3 - Episode 7 - War of the Coprophages Sep 8, 2025 00:51:00 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss cockroaches, mass hysteria and poo....Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X FilesEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast

Season 3 - Episode 6 - The Walk Aug 25, 2025 00:42:32 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss gulf war syndrome, revenge and some narly body horror.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files PodcastEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 5 - 2Shy Aug 11, 2025 00:41:19 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss fat sucking vampires, online dating and what pubs and clubs smelled like post smoking ban.Follows us on Facebook @ So Called X FilesEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose Jul 28, 2025 00:57:29 Join Vanessa, Peter and special returning guest, Jamie, to discuss fortune tellers, predicting death and fate.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files PodcastEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter, Vanessa and Jamie on The Movie Duel Podcast.Also, as referenced in the show, Jamie has recently appeared on The Alien Effect podcast. Vanessa and Peter have also previously appeared - check

Season 3 - Episode 3 - DPO Jul 14, 2025 00:49:01 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss lightning, good soundtracks and Playboy...and a mention of PMS.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X FilesEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Mythology Part 2 Jun 30, 2025 01:07:50 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the second part of the mythology of Season 3 including black oil, illicit affairs, ice skating and water skiing.Episodes covered in this one are Piper Maru, Apocrypha and Talitha Cumi.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files PodcastEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Mythology Part 1 Jun 16, 2025 01:04:31 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the first 4 mythology episodes of Season 3.Episodes covered are The Blessing Way, Paperclip, 731 and Nisei.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast.Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 2 - Episode 14 - Conclusion and Quiz Apr 14, 2025 00:59:24 Join Vanessa, Peter and returning guest, Jamie, to discuss our overall thoughts on Season 2, our top 5 episodes and Jamie delivers a very tricky quiz.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X FilesEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter, Vanessa and Jamie on The Movie Duel Podcast.

Season 2 - Episode 13 - Best of the Rest Monsters of the Week Mar 31, 2025 01:06:54 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the Monster of the Week episodes from Season 2 not already discussed in depth.Episodes covered are 3, Firewalker, Excelsis Dei, Aubrey, Fearful Symmetry, Dead Kalm and F Emasculata.Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast.Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel PodcastFind Peter on 3 Men and a Mixtape podcast

Season 2 - Episode 12 - Our Town Mar 17, 2025 00:48:55 Join Vanessa, Peter and recurring guest, Tarquin, to talk about small towns, cannibalism and Kentucky Fried Chicken.Follow us on Facebook: So Called X Files PodcastEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Vanessa, Peter and Tarquin on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Peter on 3 Men and a Mixtape podcast.

Season 2 - Episode 11 - Soft Light Mar 3, 2025 00:37:28 Join Vanessa and Peter to talk about dark matter, blackholes and spontaneous human combustion.Follow us on Facebook: So Called X Files PodcastEmail us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.comFind Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast.Find Peter on 3 Men and a Mixtape podcast.

Season 2 - Episode 10 - The Calusari Feb 17, 2025 01:17:21 Join Vanessa, Peter and very special guest Kevin Lyons to discuss exorcism in the X Files. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast Find Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast. Movie Duel is also on Patreon. Find Peter on 3 Men and a Mixtape. Find Kev on EOFFTV - EOFFTV - The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Film and Television

Season 2 - Episode 9 - Humbug Feb 3, 2025 01:24:48 Join Vanessa, Peter and special guest, Becky Darke, to talk about the funniest episode of the show thus far. High smut warning for a tangent about how hot Scully is! Follow us on Facebook: So Called X Files Podcast Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com Find Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast. Find Peter on 3 Men and a Mixtape podcast.

Season 2 - Episode 8 - Fresh Bones Jan 20, 2025 00:37:22 Join Vanessa and Peter to talk all things voodoo. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com Find Peter and Vanessa on The Movie Duel Podcast on all podcast platforms. You can also find Movie Duel on Patreon for extra content. Find Peter on 3 Men and a Mixtape, also on all good podcast platforms.

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Die hand Die Verletzt Jan 6, 2025 01:04:26 Join Vanessa, Peter and special guest, Liam, to talk about satanic cults, the PTA and, bizarrely, even The Simpsons. Follow us on Facebook: So Called X Files Podcast Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com Find Vanessa and Peter on The Movie Duel Podcast, available on all good podcast platforms. Find Peter on 3 Men and A Mixtape, available on all good podcast platforms.

Season 2 - Episode 6 - Irresistible Dec 23, 2024 00:46:49 Join Peter and Vanessa to talk about one of the creepiest villains in all of The X Files. This episode is very creepy and there is a discussion on necrophilia as it's a central theme of the episode. Follow us on Facebook @So Called X Files Podcast Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com Find Peter and I over on The Movie Duel Podcast on all podcast platforms. You can also find Movie Duel on Patreo

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Sleepless Dec 9, 2024 00:49:54 Join Vanessa and Peter to talk about secret military experiments, sleep and the late great Tony Todd. Follow us on Facebook :So called X Files Podcast Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Blood Nov 25, 2024 00:47:07 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the first monster of the week episode we are covering from season 2 - Blood. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast Follow us on X @ The So Called X Files Podcast Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com

Season 2 - Episode 3 - The Host Nov 11, 2024 00:43:16 Join Vanessa and Peter to talk fluke worms, sewars and amazing prosthetics. Follow us on Facebook @So Called X Files Podcast. Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Mythology Part 2 Oct 28, 2024 01:15:24 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the second part of the mythology from Season 2. Episodes covered are Red Museum, Colony, End Game and Anasazi. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast. Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Mythology Part 1 Oct 14, 2024 01:12:04 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the first 4 mythology episodes of Season 2. Episodes covered are Little Green Men, Duane Barry, Ascension and One Breath. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast. Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com

Season 1 - Episode 14 - Conclusion and Quiz Aug 15, 2024 00:51:03 Join Vanessa and Peter for the first part of the episode to discuss Season 1 overall and their top 5 episodes of the season. In the second part of the episode guest, Liam, plays quizmaster on the inaugural So Called X Files Podcast quiz on season 1 with surprising results..... Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast. Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com

Season 1 - Episode 13 - Best of the Rest Monsters of the Week Aug 9, 2024 00:53:05 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the Monster of the Week episodes from Season 1 not already discussed in depth. Episodes covered are The Jersey Devil, Ghost in the Machine, Space, Gender Bender, Lazarus, Born Again and Roland. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast. Email us at socalledxfilespod@gmail.com

Season 1 - Episode 12 - Darkness Falls Jul 25, 2024 00:51:17 Join Vanessa, Peter and guest Tarquin as we head into the woods. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast

Season 1 - Episode 11 - Shapes Jul 11, 2024 00:44:53 Join Vanessa and Peter to talk about werewolves. Follow us on Facebook @So Called X Files Podcast

Season 1 - Episode 10 - Miracle Man Jun 24, 2024 00:42:12 Join Vanessa and Peter to talk about faith healers and charlatans. Follow us on Facebook @So Called X Files Podcast

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Young at Heart Jun 10, 2024 00:32:14 Join Vanessa and Petr to talk about this underrated gem. Follow us on Facebook @So Called X Files Podcast

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Beyond the Sea May 27, 2024 01:03:20 Join Vanessa, Peter and special guest, Jamie, to talk about this much beloved episode. Follow us on Facebook @ So Called X Files Podcast

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Fire May 13, 2024 00:45:34 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss some fire fuelled antics. Follow us on Facebook - Facebook

Season 1 Episode 6 - Eve Apr 29, 2024 01:00:42 Join Vanessa, Peter and their first guest, Nicole, to discuss creepy little clones. Follow us on Facebook - Facebook

Season 1 Episode 5 - Ice Apr 16, 2024 00:54:56 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the chilly season 1 episode, Ice. Follow us on Facebook - Facebook

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Shadows Apr 1, 2024 00:39:54 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the first MOTW episode Shadows. Follow us on Facebook: Facebook

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Squeeze and Tooms Mar 18, 2024 00:54:48 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the first MOTW episode Squeeze and its follow up Tooms. Follow us on Facebook: Facebook

Season 1 - Episode 2 - Season 1 Mythology Mar 4, 2024 01:05:16 Join Vanessa and Peter to discuss the mythology of Season 1. Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555663037039

Season 1 Episode 1 - Pilot Feb 20, 2024 00:55:52 Join Peter and Vanessa on their first proper episode in which they discuss the Pilot episode of the show. Follow us on Facebook Facebook

Introduction to The 'So Called' X Files Podcast Feb 5, 2024 00:31:29 Join Vanessa and Peter on this Introduction episode in which we detail our plans for the Podcast and delve into our own history with the show. Follow us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61555663037039

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