Fail Again: Chris Carter Wants You To Believe

Fail Again: Chris Carter Wants You To Believe

From Fail Better with David Duchovny by Lemonada Media

March 24, 2026 · 1h 6m

About this episode

David Duchovny interviews Chris Carter about The X-Files and his career.

This episode originally aired June 3, 2025 The X-Files was always about turning something mysterious and untraceable into something known — so what better time to capture the elusive podcast interview on camera? That’s right: Fail Better is now on video, and we’re kicking off this new chapter with the one and only Chris Carter, the creator of The X-Files. And he came prepared, alien embryo and all. There’s so much to discuss about the show, and I even reveal my newfound theory about Mulder’s motivations. We also trace Chris’s labyrinthine career path from surfer to sculptor to writer, and he opens up about the critical response to the reboot — and why no one truly understood the ending, despite him leaving clues in plain sight. Fail Better is now on YouTube! Watch this episode here. Follow me on Instagram at @davidduchovny. Find more video podcasts on our YouTube channel. Stay up to date with Lemonada on X, Facebook and Instagram at @LemonadaMedia. Joining Lemonada Premium is a great way to support our shows and get bonus content. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. For a list of current sponsors and discount codes for this and every…

People in this episode

Host: David Duchovny

Guest: Chris Carter

Topics covered

  • The X-Files
  • interview
  • career path
  • podcast
  • video content

Keywords

  • Chris Carter
  • David Duchovny
  • The X-Files
  • podcast interview
  • video podcast

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Lemonada Media

Books & works: The X-Files

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