Jimmy Akin Podcast
Zodiac hoax—or real killer? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli test 7 “must-explain” clues: the calls, letters, cipher, costume symbol, car-door message, and Stine shirt scrap. Could a multi-person hoax really hold?
Direct download: MYS406.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 5:00am PDT

Pirates, betrayal, and a cursed treasure test the First Doctor’s moral compass. As Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack The Smugglers, one question stands out: Is the Doctor obligated to fix every injustice he encounters?
Direct download: WHO444.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Is Ko’Zeine a bold reimagining of Amok Time—or a hollow echo? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin debate duty vs. desire, weak consequences, and whether Starfleet Academy gives us characters worth caring about.
Direct download: SST402.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

Did the Zodiac Killer actually exist? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli analyze the crimes, letters, and evidence behind a bold claim: the Zodiac was a hoax. Are the links real—or carefully constructed?
Direct download: MYS405.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 10:00am PDT

Entropy threatens the universe—and the Doctor’s life. As Logopolis falls and the Master seizes control, the Fourth Doctor faces destiny. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli could ask: Was this the perfect regeneration?
Direct download: WHO443.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Two stories, two very different tests of Starfleet discussed by Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler. First, a photonic cadet investigates Benjamin Sisko’s legacy and wrestles with destiny, identity, and love. Then a routine away mission turns deadly as pirates strike, forcing hard choices about sacrifice, leadership, and the Federation’s moral strength.
Direct download: SST401.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

A historic California inn. A dead owner who never left. Are flying ashtrays, stacking coins, and an unplugged jukebox proof of survival after death? Jimmy Akin interviews investigator Lloyd Auerbach as they examine one of America’s strongest ghost cases.
Direct download: MYS404.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 2:00am PDT

A defining farewell for the Third Doctor turns spiders, crystals, and monks into a meditation on fear, ambition, and renewal. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack how Planet of the Spiders reshapes regeneration and quietly changes Doctor Who forever.
Direct download: WHO442.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Big ideas, lost arcs, and unrealized futures take center stage as Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler mark episode 400 by asking: which abandoned Star Trek stories could have reshaped the franchise—and which are better left untouched?
Direct download: SST400.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 1:00pm PDT

A Kentucky farmhouse, glowing figures, and bullets that didn’t work—what really happened in 1955? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli assess witness fear, skeptical explanations, and the case for something truly strange in the Kelly–Hopkinsville UFO encounter.
Direct download: MYS403.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 2:00am PDT

What happens when logic replaces conscience? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin tackle The War Machines, a chilling First Doctor story about AI tyranny, companion shakeups, and why this 1966 tale still feels uncomfortably relevant.
Direct download: WHO441.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 8:00am PDT

Ancient faiths and modern psi research come together in this course to be taught by Jimmy Akin. The online course, Religion & Parapsychology, will explore how Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and more have grappled with ESP, miracles, and the afterlife—and why serious evidence may challenge both skeptics and believers alike: What if psi research strengthens, rather than weakens, core religious claims about the soul, revelation, and the spiritual world? Visit RhineEdu.org to learn more about Jimmy's dynamic course! https://RhineEdu.Org
Direct download: MYS402a.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:19am PDT

What does honor mean when survival is on the line? A Klingon refugee crisis sparks debate, brotherhood, and a controversial solution, as Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler weigh whether symbolic victory can truly save a culture.
Direct download: SST399.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

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