reason.fm Top 100 Favorites Blog

We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast artwork

TV Reviews · Helen Werner and Liz Holden

We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast

by Helen Werner and Liz Holden

#173 TV Reviews
new today

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.

Latest episodes

Showing 20 · updated from the feed

114 - Suck It, Tooms! ("Kitsunegari")

Helen does not recommend "Kitsunegari." She and Liz also discuss hemodynamics, hypothetically angering Keith Ranieri, and the minotaur inside Liz's computer. Also, we hav

Oct 21
1 h 01 min

113 - And Then We See the Herring ("Emily")

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 attachme

Oct 14
1 h 07 min

112 - Not Making it Palatable ("Christmas Carol")

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 seque

Oct 7
1 h 02 min

BONUS - The Search for the Chicken

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

Oct 7
16 min

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

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

Sep 30
53 min

110 - Columbus Had a Tail! ("Detour")

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.gl

Sep 23
1 h 07 min

109 - Blackjack for Children ("Unusual Suspects")

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

Sep 16
1 h 01 min

Summer Rerun - Birthday Bogs ("Paper Hearts")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Sep 9
58 min

Summer Rerun - Liz Repeatedly Screams ("Fearful Symmetry/Agent of Chaos")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Sep 2
58 min

Summer Rerun - Wondering When the Spiders Come In ("Unruhe")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Aug 26
58 min

Summer Rerun - Have you learned NOTHING?? ("Home")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Aug 19
1 h 17 min

Summer Rerun - The Crown Prince of Russia ("Irresistible")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Aug 12
1 h 10 min

Summer Rerun - The Cheese Man is Bumming Me Out ("Tooms")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Aug 5
42 min

Summer Rerun - Worms: Fact or Fiction? ("Beyond the Sea")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Jul 29
54 min

Summer Rerun - Santa for Bad Kids ("Squeeze")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Jul 22
41 min

Summer Rerun - Oh Crap, It's Happening Again ("Wetwired")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Jul 14
1 h 00 min

Summer Rerun - Helen Doesn't Feel Special ("Hell Money")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Jul 7
52 min

Summer Rerun - The House with No Corners ("Colony")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Jun 30
1 h 06 min

Summer Rerun - Big Cesar Chavez Vibes ("Apocrypha")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Jun 23
48 min

Summer Rerun - The Hypnotizer ("Pusher")

Now with bonus content! 💚👽💚👽💚 Find more info about Helen and Liz at our podcast website: wewanttobelievepod.com Follow us on Instagram: @WeWanttoBelievePod Email us w

Jun 16
54 min

Chart trend

Position in the TV Reviews chart (US), last 90 days.

#1#100#199AugSepOct

#145

all-time peak

15

days in the top 200 since Mar 2026

Chart positions

Where We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast ranks today in each Apple Podcasts chart (US, Oct 25, 2026).

#173 NEW TV Reviews US

What listeners say

A curated, balanced selection of Apple Podcasts reviews.

Helen and Liz are the perfect hosts! They have a great rapport, are so funny together, and are both so knowledgeable about their respective fields. I honestly have only watched a few episodes of the X-Files, but I love hearing their stories and thoughts so much that it’s a blast anyways! If you’re a fan of shows like My Favorite Murder, where the hosts’ personalities and storytelling really shine, I think you’ll like this one.

natsukosuzu · May 2022

Loved it! I kept trying to interject, forgetting I was not really there! You are both such brilliant scientist but still down to earth and you make the science fun and interesting. Now I want to watch it all over again with you guys! You made me think back to when I first starting watching X-Files. I was in junior high, my mom loved the show, so she let us all watch it. We would all pile in her bed (cause we were scared) and watch it together as a family! Can’t wait for the next episode!

Kattrav · Feb 2022

Scully Effect in all it’s glory! I love that you guys bring your different scientific backgrounds to the table when dissecting (no pun intended) the episode! I have listened to a few X-files podcasts in my day, and this one felt like I was hanging out with you guys, who are now celebrities! Zach did an excellent job on sound and you guys were awesome! Looking forward to the next one!

ktravis11 · Feb 2022

We strive to present a balanced view by showing a diverse range of reviews from Apple Podcasts.

More podcasts like We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast

Popular shows in TV Reviews, for your next listen.

Browse charts by category

Daily updated Apple Podcasts rankings for the United States.

All Podcasts Spotify Ranking After Shows Alternative Health Animation & Manga Arts Astronomy Automotive Aviation Baseball Basketball Books Buddhism Business Business News Careers Chemistry Christianity Comedy Comedy Fiction Comedy Interviews Courses Crafts Cricket Daily News Design Documentary Drama Earth Sciences Education Education for Kids Entertainment News Entrepreneurship Fantasy Sports Fashion & Beauty Fiction Film History Film Interviews Film Reviews Fitness Food Football Games Golf Government Health & Fitness Hinduism History Hobbies Hockey Home & Garden How To Improv Investing Islam Judaism Kids & Family Language Learning Leisure Life Sciences Management Marketing Mathematics Medicine Mental Health Music Music Commentary Music History Music Interviews Natural Sciences Nature News News Commentary Non-Profit Nutrition Parenting Performing Arts Personal Journals Pets & Animals Philosophy Physics Places & Travel Politics Relationships Religion Religion & Spirituality Rugby Running Science Science Fiction Self-Improvement Sexuality Soccer Social Sciences Society & Culture Spirituality Sports Sports News Stand-Up Stories for Kids Swimming Tech News Technology Tennis True Crime TV & Film TV Reviews Video Games Visual Arts Volleyball Wilderness Wrestling

About We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast on Reason.fm

Here you find the Apple Podcasts chart positions of We Want To Believe: An X-Files Podcast, its latest episodes to listen to directly, and reviews from listeners. Rankings are updated daily for the United States.

Contact

Questions or issues? Reach us at hello@reason.fm

0:000:00