Our insightful guest Neoshia leads the conversation on the X Files. We get into the origins of the term 'shipping,' how TV got more gory and technical during its 'golden age' and how the X Files set the bar for the enduringly popular genre of crime procedurals. Tangents include...  - the ability of television to start conversations about social, political and even existential realities  - the haven of 'blerd' (black nerd) spaces  - the danger of rom-coms teaching young women their happiness is predicated on finding love, especially if they used to treat you poorly (ew!)    Neoshia is a 'consultant' on the Rom-Com Detectives podcast: https://www.romcomdetectives.com/ She previously hosted the Cafe Flamingo podcast: https://soundcloud.com/ajscafeflamingo?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGn8x8Bqran6FkqAHLo5PeTLtBPIF3dn8t7OCI4oawLy2-Gj74PbIe9I5pDqVY_aem_FIkasJMShEaGlox4LMF_NQ