Kumail Nanjiani's The X-Files Files

Before he was an Oscar-nominated actor for The Big Sick and a Marvel superhero in Eternals, Kumail Nanjiani was just a comedian who really, really loved The X-Files. This podcast ran from 2014 to 2016 and only produced 57 episodes, but it punches way above its weight. The format paired Kumail with a different guest each week to break down individual episodes, and the guest list was genuinely impressive — writers, directors, and actors from the show itself would stop by alongside fellow comedians and superfans. Kumail's enthusiasm is infectious without being performative; he clearly spent years thinking about these episodes and brings a fan's passion with a comedian's timing. The 4.9 rating from over 1,600 reviews makes it one of the highest-rated X-Files podcasts ever, and listener reviews years after the final episode still beg for its return. It covered through Season 6 before ending, so there is a gap in the later seasons, but what exists is genuinely entertaining and occasionally moving. The show captures something specific about what it feels like to love a piece of television so deeply that you need to talk about it with someone. The fact that someone is Kumail Nanjiani just makes it that much better.