Jimmy Akin Podcast

On this fifth Friday of the month, Jimmy Akin answers more weird questions, including whether at the end times people will be resurrected on Mars; could we touch a rediscovered Ark of the Covenant; what was Jesus' religion; did God create aliens; why is capybara licit in Lent; and more!

Direct download: MYS125.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

It's our 200th episode and Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory have a special celebration in which they discuss the Doctor Who stories--Classic and New--that they consider essential for anyone who wants to be a Whovian.

Direct download: WHO200.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

In the second episode of the new season, Discovery shows up. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about macguffins and contrived constraints, as well as a clear homage to the spaghetti Westerns of old and a much more assertive Saru.

Direct download: SST125.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:19pm PDT

In 1857, President-elect James Buchanan became violently ill during a stay at Washington DC's National Hotel, as did hundreds of others, many of whom died. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine whether it was a serial killer, a mysterious disease, or perhaps a presidential assassination plot.

Direct download: MYS124.mp3
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The Doctor and Sarah Jane meet a being who once posed as an Egyptian god and is more than a match for the Doctor. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the ultimate power of Seth, a logic puzzle that is anything but devious, and Sarah Jane's amazing marksmanship.

Direct download: WHO199.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Discovery season 3 starts with a bang and 1,000 years later. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss how Burnham has become more likable, and how the fall of the Federation as a plot point creates interesting storytelling opportunities for Star Trek.

Direct download: SST124.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:08pm PDT

For the last several years, the Canadian Fr. Michel Rodrigue as been reporting revelations of apocalyptic world events to start in October 2020. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who is Fr. Rodrigue, what does he claim, are his revelations really from God, and how likely are they to happen?

Direct download: MYS123.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

The first season of the animated Trek series "Lower Decks" is complete; Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory have discussed each episode; and they've compiled that discussion into one Secrets of Star Trek. Find out why they think this may be the best first season of any Trek series and why they're looking forward to season 2.

Direct download: SST123.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Before he was a late night star, James Corden was a fan favorite guest star on Doctor Who. Jimmy and Dom discuss another episode the Doctor being domestic, the sweet love story that forms the backbone of the episode, and what kind of roommate the Doctor would be.

Direct download: WHO198.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Some fans call it the worst DS9 episode, but is it really? Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory also discuss the concept of a species that values games above all else as well as the practicality and fairness of a game where you have to learn the rules as you play. Allamaraine!

Direct download: SST122.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

In recent years, some authors have been discussed a proposed prophetic event called the Warning or Illumination of Conscience, even claiming it will happen in 2020. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine how accurate these claims are and whether such an event actually take place.

Direct download: MYS122.mp3
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An important thank you message and update from StarQuest's Dom Bettinelli.

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Category:general -- posted at: 11:57am PDT

The Doctor and the Master team up to save Earth from Axos. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss this 3rd Doctor story that includes a unique monster, officious government bureaucrats, and a scheming Master.

Direct download: WHO197.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

A trip to a peace conference is delayed by an encounter with energy being. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha look at another Trek story that focuses on an encounter with a being of pure energy who disrupts the ship by taking over crewmembers and appreciate Patrick Stewart's performance.

Direct download: SST121.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

Supporters of a young Earth challenge the scientific consensus on the dating of the Earth and the universe, claiming radiometric dating doesn't say what others claim and that distant starlight isn't billions of years old. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine their claims and give their bottom line.

Direct download: MYS121.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

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