Jimmy Akin Podcast

A-koo-chee-moya! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Dom Bettinelli discuss this Chakotay story featuring guest star Aron Eisenberg, including themes of fatherhood and cultural identity, as well as the missed narrative opportunities while praising the twist ending.

Direct download: SST303.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

We're celebrating our 300th numbered episode and so Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli are discussing more of our listeners' and viewers' mysterious experiences and what Jimmy makes of what you've shared with them.

Direct download: MYS300.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

The 3rd Doctor on the frontier! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of conflict between Earth and the Draconian Empire, manipulated by the Master and the Daleks, including the Cold War themes, political prisoners, and Jo's character development.

Direct download: WHO361.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Up periscope! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of the USS Defiant in a submarine-like battle. They discuss Kyra's faith, Quark's business acumen, and Worf's leadership style as the crew fights to survive the Jem-Hadar and the environment.

Direct download: SST302.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

In 1972, an Italian newspaper published a photo it said was the face of Christ as shown by a machine that could view any point in history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether the photo and the machine, the Chronovisor, was real; who was the priest who claimed to create it; and who has it now.

Direct download: MYS299.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

UNIT's origin. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 2nd Doctor story of a Cyberman invasion of Earth featuring the Brigadier. They discuss the ethical dilemmas of technology raised, as well as parallels to some contemporary figures in society.

Direct download: WHO360.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Poor Geordi. Dom Bettinellli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this TNG story that combines a ticking clock story with Geordi's awkward romantic track record and a strange holodeck encounter, plus discussion of AI in Trek and Picard's leadership.

Direct download: SST301.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Some pet owners feel a special bond with their pets and at times they even seem to know what their owners are thinking. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine whether people really can have a telepathic connection to their pets and look at what the scientific evidence says.

Direct download: MYS298.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

River Song and the 10th Doctor are back. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this audio story featuring exploding jewels, an alien ghost, and a deadly sea voyage, including the ethical dilemmas around the preservation of civilizations.

Direct download: WHO359.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

To celebrate their 300th episode, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha give their lists of the best episodes in each of the Star Trek series, from The Original Series to Strange New Worlds. The ones they agree on are predictable, but where do they disagree?

Direct download: SST300.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT