Believe Me: Creative minds and The X Files

Hello Believers.It's a special edition of the show speaking to journalist, writer, poet, musician, entomologist and northern powerhouse, Gary Hartley.Gary studied journalism at the University of Sheffield before embarking on creative endeavours as a performance poet under the name Gary from Leeds, performing across the UK with shows such as Yet-I and Gary-baldi. He ran the literary magazine The Alarmist for many years before uprooting to Greece and then taking a left turn to study a masters in entomology which he talks about in the chat. He now writes as a journalist covering the natural world for outlets such as The Observer and New Scientist. Gary talks about returning to journalism, chipping away at the coalface of the spoken word circuit, why we need to love our six legged neighbours, his international outlook, northernisms and we also get time to talk about the first X Files film Fight the Future.Follow Gary on Bluesky at GaryBugsYou⁠Follow us on Instagram at ⁠believemepodx

Hello Believers.It's the Season 2 finale with writer, actor, performer, podcaster and comedian Holly Burn.Holly is an acclaimed character comedian and actor who has been described as fearless, innovative, inventive, surreal and many more things besides.Holly talks about why the internet must die, putting her shows together, what audiences want from her, running her own brilliant podcast and The X Files Season 2 Episode 25 'Anasazi'.Follow Holly on Instagram at HollyburncomedyFollow us on Instagram at believemepodx

Hello believers. Today Chris speaks to DIY and punk musician and frontman of Yawn Control and Chips for the Poor Scott Bradbury. In the chat, Scott talks about growing up in the East Midlands, how songs come together, exercising his mind and his body, his own paranormal and supernatural activities, changes in the gig scene in the UK and The X Files Season 2 Episode 24 'Our Town'. Follow Scott at chipsforthepoor Follow us at believemepodx

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to playwright, screenwriter and performer Ben Target. Ben's critically-acclaimed play LORENZO won The Scotsman’s Fringe First Award and received Off West End Award and Holden Street Theatres’ Award nominations. The show had sellout runs at Soho Theatre (London) and Summerhall (Edinburgh) and is transferring to 59E59 Theater (New York ) and Sydney Opera House Studio. For TV, Ben has written and performed for Jamali Maddix’s Clickbait (All 4), Joe Lycett’s Junk (BBC3), What-A-Cool Gadget Show (BBC 3), Comedy Marathon (BBC 3) and Performance Anxiety (Comedy Central). Ben co-wrote and co-directed the short Frank with Joe Parham (BAFTA Award winner)and co-directed The Bird starring Julia Davis (nine-time BAFTA Award nominee). In the chat, Ben talks about approaching art, comedy, clowning, his show Lozenzo, his family’s response to his chosen profession and also we get on to talking about X Files Season 2 Episode 23 Soft Light. Follow Ben on Instagram at Ben Target Follow us on Instagram at Believe Me Pod X

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to Film and TV writer, novelist and poet David Macpherson. David is the creator and writer of the Amazon Prime Original series 'The Rig'. After a series of short careers including working in the UK parliament, working for the police in the area of youth justice and working on environmental policy alongside the Scottish Government, David transitioned into writing for the screen when his spec script 'Wrath' was nominated for the Edinburgh TV Festival's New Writing Award and also made it onto the Brit List of the best unproduced screenplays in the UK. In the chat David talks about bringing the Amazon Prime show 'The Rig' to the screen, growing up on oil rigs, how he writes, the current cultural climate in Scotland and beyond, his love of science fiction and The X Files S2 Ep22 'F. Emasculata'. Follow David on Bluesky Follow us on Instagram at Believe Me Pod X The ghostly oil rig video that David talks about

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to art historian, educator and writer of 'How to Enjoy Art', Dr Ben Street. Ben is the author of several books on art for general and younger readers on the subject of art, how we respond to it and how to demystify it. He has also written for numerous publications, including museum catalogues, monographs and magazines, and has participated as an expert on TV and radio programmes for the BBC. In the chat Ben talks about his book 'How to Enjoy Art', the life and work of artist Philip Guston, returning to education, whether to stay or go when it comes to art, the differences between galleries in the states, how your approach to the same piece of art can change with age and here and The X Files S2 Ep21 'The Calusari'. Follow Ben on Instagram thebenstreet Follow us on Instagram at Believe Me Pod X

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to dancer, choreographer and Artistic Director of Dance Base, Tony Mills. Prior to taking over at Dance Base, Tony was Artistic Director of Room 2 Manoeuvre (R2M). He has worked with Freshmess Dance Company, State of Emergency, Off Kilter, Iron Oxide, Curious Seed, David Hughes Dance Productions, All or Nothing Aerial Dance Theatre, Scottish Ballet, Derevo, and the international street dance show, Blaze. He has also worked as a movement director/choreographer in theatre for companies such as Terra incognita, Cutting-Edge Theatre and commercially for high profile stars such as Martin Garrix and Kelly Rowland. In the chat, Tony talks about moving to Orkney from Ghana at a young age, briefly pursuing a career in veterinary medicine, his love of dance, horror movies and The X Files S2 Ep20 'Humbug'. Follow Dancebase on Instagram Follow us on Instagram at ⁠Believe Me Pod X

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to theatre producer and Festival Manager, Ailie Crerar-Blythe. Ailie is based in Glasgow and currently works for the National Theatre of Scotland and has worked on shows such as Exodus by Uma Nada-Rajah, Thrown by Nat McCleary, and June Carter Cash: The Woman, Her Music and Me by Charlene Boyd. She has worked with Mascarade Opera Studio, Glasgow International, Paisley Opera, Soundplay Projects, Wonder Fools Theatre Company, Brite Theater, Puppet Animation Scotland, and Festivals Edinburgh. In the chat Ailie talks about how theatre shows are made, the challenges with finding funding, touring shows in Scotland, the joy of dancing, freelancing and The X Files S2 Ep19 'Død Kalm'. Check out Ailie's website here on Instagram Follow us on Instagram at Believe Me Pod X

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to Scarborough based drummer and fabric maker, Rosie Martin. Follow Rosie on her instagram account for lots of brilliant things that she makes and updates on her DIY band Orchard who currently have a tape out on Cruel Nature Records. Rosie is also the author of No Patterns Needed: DIY Couture from Simple Shapes which offers a straightforward route into making your own clothes. In the chat Rosie talks about the shifting sands of living in London, moving to Yorkshire, making music and sustainable fashion, Utopian art chat, sewing, wild swimming and The X Files S2 Ep18 'Fearful Symmetry'. Follow Rosie on Instagram at DIY Couture Follow us on Instagram at Believe Me Pod X Some links Orchard No Pattern Needed

Hello Believers.  Today marks the return to the podcast of comics writer, artist and warped visionary Jon Chandler. Jon has some new work out at the moment so do check that out via his website, if you’re hard enough. Jon talks about UFO sightings, the landmark Betty and Barney Hill incident, James Earl Jones, Remote Viewing and why Jon won't be becoming a psychic spy any time soon, his own brushes with the paranormal, 90s Channel 4 and naturally The X Files Season 2 Episode 17 'Endgame'.   Follow Jon on X at @newmancruise Follow us on X at @believemepodx   Some links C4 Remote Viewing documentary That Ford Mondeo advert Betty and Barney Hill

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to voiceover artist, writer, musician and podcaster Mark Restuccia. Mark is an award-winning audiobook narrator under the name of Dan Calley with over 200 audiobooks under his belt. He also wrote, produced and sound designed the award-winning Best in Galaxy podcast where he voiced over twenty characters over five seasons. In the chat, Mark talks about living in Essex and navigating the Billericay Facebook page, work as a voiceover artist, many a war story from his background in stand-up, the dark web, his love of star wars, narrating alien romance novels and of course we get time to speak about The X Files S2 Ep16 Colony. Follow us on X at @believemepodx Follow Mark on X at @markrestuccia Some links Mark's VoiceOver work Best In Galaxy Podcast Cobra

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to Edinburgh based magician scientist Kevin Quantum. Kevin has wowed audiences on Faking It, Britain's Got Talent and his own 90 Minute special which aired to 7 million people across the UK. He has been trained by Penn & Teller and runs the Edinburgh International Magic Festival alongside performing magic all across the globe. In the chat, Kevin talks finding his voice on stage, social media and its uses, Faking It the TV show, Britain’s Got Talent, ghostly campsite sightings, The Masked Magician - remember that - and The X Files S2 Ep15 'Fresh Bones'. Follow us on Instagram at @believemepodx Follow Kevin on Instagram at @kevinquantum Some links: Edinburgh International Magic Festival Kevin on BGT The Hexham Heads

Hello believers. Today Chris speaks to model maker, animator, illustrator and filmmaker Cat Johnston. Cat studied animation in Wales before moving to London, Portland and now Hastings. Her work is influenced by folk art, nature and childhood memories. Her illustration clients include Penguin, the Financial Times and Linda McCartney Foods. Cat talks about her folkloric influences, the cult of facebook, life in Portland Oregon and Hastings England, Leonora Carrington, Jack of the Green, the film Possession and The X Files Season 2 Episode 14 'Die Hand Die Verletzt'.Follow us on X at @BelieveMePodX Follow Cat on Instagram at @catjohnstonnIt's an X Files podcast... sort of. See you out there. Some linksThat subway scene from PossessionMore on Leonora CarringtonThe mysterious Jack of the Green

Hello believers. Today Chris speaks to film critic, writer, podcaster and essayist Kat Hughes. Kat is a UK based writer with an enthusiasm for genre cinema. She is a member of the Online Film Critics Society and has written for Arrow Films, Film Stories, Movie Marker and many others.  Kat talks talks about changing trends in horror cinema, genre filmmakers and their obsession with the 1980s, the rise of influencers and its effect on film writing, making ends meet, staying mentally well in a world of whatsapp, being introduced to scary material at a young age and The X Files S2 Ep13 'Irresistible'.  Follow us on X at @BelieveMePodX Follow Kat on X at @GizmoShikari It's an X Files podcast... sort of. See you out there.  Some links:Kat's WritingMovies with Mummy Podcast 

Hello believers. Today Chris speaks to severe weather historian Carly Anna Sisson. Carly is the creator of CarlyAnnaWX, a Youtube channel dedicated to remembering devastating weather events and the effects on their communities. She also runs Two Storms, an apparel store which aims to bring awareness of storm anxiety and natural disaster-induced traumas with a good chunk of the profits going to mental health and severe weather relief charities. Carly talks tornadoes, growing up in ...

Hello believers. Today Chris speaks to therapist, writer and stand-up Gerry Howell. Not that we're defined by what we do but Gerry is a BACP Registered Psychotherapist who uses humanistic, psychodynamic and cognitive behavioural in his work. Gerry is also an award-winning comedian, actor and writer known for his brilliantly inventive and surreal wordplay. Gerry talks about being a person and not a job, writing and performing, navigating the comedy industry, Steve Marti...

Hello believers. Today Chris speaks to Cinema & Projects Manager at Manchester’s Cultplex Cinema and Founder of MoshFilm Fest, Greg Walker. Greg has also worked for Festivals such Manchester Animation Festival. Sheffield Doc Fest and and Pilot Light TV Festival. Greg talks about programming rep cinema, new audiences discovering cult films, growing up in Barrow in Furness, building your own field of dreams, why metal will never die, whether we need a content festival, com...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to award-winning chef and restaurateur Dan Ashmore. Dan is the owner and head chef of the Leith based fine dining restaurant Askr and has worked at a number of prestigious restaurants and chefs in his career including Dean Banks, Gleneagles, The Pompadour by Galvin, Number One at The Balmoral, Restaurant Tom Aikens, The Square and Fischers at Baslow Hall. Dan talks about striking out on his own, the philosophy behind Askr, what food means to him...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to Scottish writer and paranormal psychologist Evelyn Hollow. Evelyn is also an expert for various TV shows and podcasts — most recently the smash-hit BBC shows The Battersea Poltergeist , The Witch Farm, and Uncanny. She is also seen in the Warner Bros. TV shows Spooked Scotland and Spooked Ireland, which stream on Discovery Channel+. Evelyn gives guest talks on paranormal history and the quantum physics of anomalous phenomena. In the epi...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to writer, filmmaker and critic Robyn Adams. Robyn is based near the Peak District and is the writer, director and star of the short films Katie & Joan Go to the Museum (2023) and The Estrogen Gospel (2024) which screened as part of SOHOME Horror Pride 2024. Robyn talks about The North (of England), folk horror, telling new stories, the welcome embrace of the horror community, the importance of Doctor Who and The X Files S2 Ep7 'No.3'....

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to musician, songwriter, producer and artist Andrew Hung. Andy is one of the founding members of electronic drone band Fuck Buttons. He has released three solo LPS: Realisationship, Devastations and most recently Deliverance. He co-wrote and co-produced Beth Orton's album Kidsticks and composed the soundtracks for the films The Greasy Strangler and An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn. Andy talks about keeping up momentum, how he approa...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to film distribution and exhibition consultant and now head of Metis Films, Ben Metcalf. Ben has worked at companies such as Curzon/Artificial Eye, Momentum, eOne and Altitude on hits such as Nightcrawler, Mr, Turner, and I, Daniel Blake, record breaking horror film Talk To Me, and awards winners Spotlight, 12 Years A Slave and 1917. He has recently set up Metis Films, a distribution company, consultancy and development house. Metis Films first film ...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to comedian, actor, writer, musician and mega myth Nick Helm. You'll know Nick from his ferocious stand-up work in shows such as Keep Hold of the Gold, the Fosters Edinburgh Comedy Award nominated Dare to Dream, This Means War and There Is Nothing You Can Do To Me That I Haven’t Already Done To Myself. You might have his albums Nick Helm is F*cking Amazing and Hot ‘n’ Heavy. You've seen him on the TV on Uncle, Nick Helm’s Heavy Entertainment, 8 ...

Hello Believers. In this episode, Chris speaks to classical musician, teacher and (his) former comedy partner, Tom Davies. Tom studied music at The University of Sheffield and regularly performs with classical groups and bands in and around the Steel city including The Sheffield Beatles Project. Tom talks growing up in Stoke on Trent, identifying traits in his family that he sees in himself, surviving the Edinburgh Fringe, approaching life like music, the TV presenter and actor Ma...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to writer, journalist and Guardian Fashion and Lifestyle editor Morwenna Ferrier. Morwenna has written about travel, fashion and culture for Grazia, Metro, The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Guardian amongst others. Morwenna talks about needing to be good, her route into journalism, being motivated by revenge, a unique approach to the fashion industry, therapy, scary movies and The X Files Season 2 E1 'The Host’. Follow us on X at @...

Hello Believers and welcome back. Today Chris speaks to fan culture academic, writer and X Files expert Dr Bethan Jones. Bethan is a research fellow with @mediacymru_, an honorary research fellow with @AmgueddfaCymru, on the board of @FanStudies, co-chair of @scmsFaAS, a @tandf_popcomm editor and author of the brilliant book The Truth is Still Out There: Thirty Years of The X Files about the show’s enduring legacy. Bethan talks about folklore, growing up in Wales...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to Head of Cinema Events and musician Michael Garrad. Michael was assistant manager at London's much loved Close-Up Film Centre and volunteered at Resonance FM before becoming Head of Events for Curzon Cinemas. Alongside this he is the guitarist in the band Chips for the Poor and has a disconcerting number of copies of Ulysses by James Joyce. Michael talks about loving The Fall, the lack of solidarity between alternative culture crowds, tr...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to film marketing director, film PHD and Bruce Springsteen fan, Irene Musumeci Klein. Irene currently works for the cinema streaming service MUBI as Director of Marketing for Europe. Prior to that, she worked at Curzon and as part of the teams at London’s Elefest and documentary film distributor Dogwoof. Irene talks about getting the word out about arthouse cinema, moving back to Bologna, Proust, looping fashion trends, watching Tark...

Hello Believers. Today's conversation is with the late, great UK comic Darren Maskell. Darren sadly passed away earlier this year and was a much loved presence on the UK open-mic scene with his unique brand of kitchen sink absurdism and bedazzling fishmongery. In the chat, Darren talks about growing up in Croydon, dealing with fish and the general public, his trademark coat hanger routine, anxiety, AI film posters, zombies, True Detective, the documentary film he made about ...

Hello Believers. Today Chris speaks to Suffolk based comics, novels and screenplay writer and artist Jon Chandler. Jon's visionary work perches on the precipice of degenerate dystopian dreams and tech noir bodily nightmares with uncategorisable outputs such as John's Worth and Another Rude World. After stints in London and Tokyo, Jon studied film under Tony Hill and Martine Thoquenne before moving on to work in comics and drawing, and became associated with the Famicon arts collective. ...

Hello Believers. On today's episode, Chris speaks to UK based graphic designer Natalie Clay.Natalie has been a designer for the best part of two decades and works with a massive range of clients from the Premier League to NHS, book publishers and city councils to Puma. Natalie talks about avoiding labels, bad careers advice, falling in love with type, moving to the midlands (or is the North?), soldiering on, networking opportunities at kids parties, the beautiful game and naturally we speak a...

Hello Believers. On today's episode, Chris speaks to book blogger and proprietor of the Cosy Book Cult, Cara Fielder. Cara has moved from animal management to alt modelling, emo music videos to bookselling and now runs her own online store alongside reviewing the best in genre books. It's quite a shape-shifting journey. Cara talks about modelling in the days of Myspace, dealing with exotic animals, chronic fatigue syndrome, the positive influence of heavy music, Frankenstein...

Hello Believers. On today's episode, Chris speaks to San Francisco based artist and musician Dan Davis. Dan studied at Goldsmiths College and has had solo exhibitions at Bass & Reiner in San Francisco and the FOLD Gallery in London. In addition, he has participated in the group exhibitions Pyramid Scheme (2023) and The Long Look (2019) at Bass & Reiner, Either Those Curtains (2016) at FOLD Gallery, and London Summer Mix (2015) at Turps Gallery in London. Dan talks about growing up in ...

Hello Believers. On today's episode, Chris speaks to Isle of Lewis born visual artist Emma Macleod. Emma's work explores absurd and uncanny qualities in a variety of ways through sculpture, video, performance, photography, drawing and model-making. Emma has exhibited at The Neverending Glen, Art Walk Porty, Hidden Door Festival, Sett Studios, Royal Scottish Academy, Talbot Rice Gallery amongst others and has achieved several awards for her work. Emma talks growing up o...

Hello Believers. On today's episode, Chris speaks to UK comedian, writer and podcaster, Hatty Ashdown. Hatty is a regular on the London & UK comedy circuit. She co-wrote and created the Comedy Central sitcom 'Give Out Girls', started in BBC radio 4 Sitcom 'Romance and Adventure'. She presents the Funny Mummies Podcast and hosts Screaming with Laughter comedy club. Hatty talks about trying to keep it all together as a performer and a parent, clowning, break-ups, grief chat, sofa ...

Hello Believers. On today's episode, Chris speaks to civil servant, former advertising creative, educator, guitarist, Dad of 5 and former bandmate, Tom McCaskill-Baxter. Lazarus is right! Originally from Guildford, Tom studied American Studies before winning a D&AD young creatives competition at an early stage in his career. Tom then went on to teach English, play guitar in the London punk band Pipes (great band) and now lives and works in Manchester with his family including triple...

Hello Believers. On today's episode, Chris speaks to arts, theatre and film comms professional, X Files fan and esteemed colleague, Joe Crerar-Blythe. Joe is at the coalface of championing the transformative power of culture and has worked all over the Scottish cultural sector from running the doors at Glasgow gig nights to working with some of the country’s leading cultural organisations such as National Theatre of Scotland, Glasgow Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, The Arches...

Hello Believers and welcome back to the show. On today's episode, Chris speaks to Glasgow based actor and producer Simon Weir. Simon has appeared in over 50 television shows from High Road, River City, Monarch of the Glen and Target to Crime, Guilt and Patrick Melrose. You'll have seen him in films such as The Football Factory, The Acid House and T2 Trainspotting as well as on stage in a multitude of roles. Simon talks about treating acting jobs like football, typecasting, shifts in the ...

Hello Believers. On today's episode, Chris speaks to Surrey-born, LA based games publicist Tom Green. Alongside an appreciation for wrestling and action cinema, Tom has worked on a whole range of major entertainment releases from comics to studio flagship film titles and now some of the biggest games on the market. We chat about how to launch a new game, life in California, accessing filth in the early days of the internet, dogs, dealing with anxiety, and unsurprising we speak a lot about how...

Hello Believers. In today’s episode, Chris speaks to Canadian performer, cabaret host, online cocktail connoisseur and all round trash fan, Trixie Malicious. Trixie has been a mainstay on the cabaret scene in London, working out of Bethnal Green Working Mens and is the mastermind and MC of SLEAZE Cabaret Clubnight, a brilliantly enthusiastic b-movie reviewer, internationally loved burlesque dancer and model. She talks about growing up uncensored, Canadian public access TV, Bad taste versus go...

Hello Believers. In today’s episode, Chris speaks to Australian broadcaster, comedian and artist Madeleine Culp. If you’ve travelled across Oz you may have seen Madeleine’s I Heart Art TV programme or seen her pop up as a roving presenter for CTV Plus or heard her on Radio Triple J. Reviews of her stand-up shows have called her like Fark where she’s been described as 'genre-busting' and 'shambolically charming'. Two things which we very much embrace on this podcast. Madeleine talks hairy torn...

Hello Believers. In today’s episode, Chris speaks to viral sensation, content creator, filmmaker and comedian, Matthew Highton. Matt has performed comedy all over the world, he is a member of a the Weirdos comedy collective who have in past years performed alternative pantomimes and shows on ice, you may have seen his very popular mashup videos where he splices together aspects of recent and retro popular culture. Recently he has been hosting panel events at comic conventions which has b...

Hello Believers and Happy New Year. In today’s episode, Chris speaks to UK comedian and national treasure, Nathaniel Metcalfe. Nathaniel's wonderfully constructed hour shows have made him a much loved presence on the UK comedy scene and you'll no doubt have heard him on various podcasts and radio shows including Nick and Nat’s Fan Club and recently ‘Springleaf’. Nathaniel talks writing, on-stage personas, stand-up comedy war stories, searching for your voice and X Files S1 Ep8 'Ice'. Seek out...

Hello Believers and Merry Christmas. In today’s episode, Chris speaks to product designer, football coach and very good friend, Russ Brown. On his website Russ describes himself as someone who also writes about design and productivity and makes music. He ends that short paragraph by saying 'That’s it' but he is being very modest there as he’s one of the most energetic and energising people. We talk about artificial intelligence, serviceable metaphors, work / life balance and appropriately eno...

Hello Believers. In today’s episode, Chris has a very frank and funny conversation with comedian, filmmaker and podcaster, Stuart Laws. You will know Stuart from his many stand-up shows both at the Edinburgh Fringe and touring the UK, he’s been a tour support for James Acaster and you may have seen any of the myriad of brilliantly funny twitter videos, his online comedy series and his short films. He also runs his own production company called Turtle Canyon Comedy and is generally a very busy...

Hello Believers. In this episode, Chris speaks to Calder Valley’s finest: the artist, educator and horror fanatic Jodie Goddard. Jodie talks to us about escaping Blackpool, David Icke, early 2000s art school experiences, attending a seance and we will be speaking about The X Files Season 1 Episode 5 entitled Jersey Devil. You can follow Jodie's work on instagram at @the_devils_cauldron_ Follow us on X at @BelieveMeXFiles It's an X Files podcast... sort of. See you out there. Send us a text

Hello Believers. In this episode, Chris speaks to filmmaker and scriptwriter Tiago Teixeira. If you've been to a horror film festival or a short film festival recently, chances are you have seen one of Tiago's brilliantly unsettling offerings. Tiago has written for HBO and won numerous awards for his work including 'Dog Skin', 'Wrong Number' and 'Molar'. His first feature film 'Custom' is currently in post-production. Tiago talks to us about feeling connected to Brazil, how to get a film made...

Hello Believers. In this episode, Chris speaks to award-winning photographer, designer and cat connoisseur Ed Moore. Ed has photographed everyone. Full stop (consensually). He talks to us about how his experiences at boarding school shaped him, how he captures the essence of performers on stage, the greatest segue of all time and we’ll be speaking about The X Files S1 Ep3 entitled Squeeze. You can follow Ed on Twitter / X at @edshots Follow us on X at @BelieveMeXFiles It's an X Files podcast....

Hello Believers. In this episode, Chris has a swift chat with UK writer and musician Danielle Goldstein. Danielle writes for The Guardian, Time Out, NME and Loud & Quiet. She is the Deputy Editor of Jewish Renaissance, regularly DJs around the UK and sings and writes music with the band Collars. And we also chat a bit about S1 Ep2 of The X Files titled 'Deep Throat'. We do not make a joke about the title so take your smut elsewhere. You can follow Danielle on Twitter / X at @Goldbar...

Hello Believers. In this episode, Chris speaks to comedy promoter, old friend, writer, exec producer and all round good egg, Henry Widdicombe.The former grocery based comedian talks us through how he does what he does which currently also includes being the founder the excellent Machynlleth and Aberystwyth Comedy Festivals. And we also chat a bit about S1 Ep1 of The X Files handily titled 'Pilot'. You can follow Henry on Twitter / X at @henrywiddicombe Follow us on X at @BelieveMeXFiles It's ...