Jimmy Akin Podcast

It's a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including will we be frozen in time in heaven; did Lazarus have a Near Death Experience; why is the night sky dark; ship of Theseus; and more.

Direct download: MYS217.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Fourth Doctor Lord President. Jimmy akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that sees the 4th Doctor become Time Lord President only to seemingly turn traitor, plus we get to see a lot more of the Tardis interior.

Direct download: WHO291.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Bye Opaka. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this DS9 story highlighting the good Kai and her role as a peacemaker; the recurring Trek trope of wars that never end; and the morality of causing people's deaths to end their suffering.

Direct download: SST218.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

Psychic medium Robert Righi has a dramatic life story, including psychic abilities as a small child and helping in Catholic exorcisms as an adult. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine Righi's claims and reveal the results of Jimmy's investigation.

Direct download: MYS216.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Time loops within time loops. Jimmy Akin and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 8th Doctor Big Finish story, including a character who says he kills the Doctor in his future; the Roman cult of Mithras; and loose threads connecting to later stories.

Direct download: WHO290.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Ultimate power! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this Q story in which the powerful being plays with the Enterprise crew and lets Riker experience what it's like to have ultimate power. The results are somewhat cringey.

Direct download: SST217.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

The Bible tells us that the Jewish high priest had two mysterious objects known as the Urim and Thummin to help him receive messages from God. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore what they were, how they worked, and what we know about them.

Direct download: MYS215.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Close Encounters launched the UFO craze of the late 70s and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Salerno, and Mike Denz discuss the cultural impact, the idea of alien contact, and the connections to reported real world UFO encounters.

Direct download: SCR089.mp3
Category:Secrets of Movies and TV Shows -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

All about Missy! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Big Finish audio story featuring Missy, the Doctor's female nemesis, in which she becomes part of a TV true crime documentary ... or does she?

Direct download: WHO289.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Crossover! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Strange New Worlds season finale that essentially remakes one of the best Original Series episodes and features some of our favorite characters, plus they discuss their take on the season as a whole.

Direct download: SST216.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 1:15pm PDT

In 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brough the world the brink of nuclear war, 3 times just on one day. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how we can to the edge of Armageddon and avoided it, as well as the aftermatch and ramifications of the crisis.

Direct download: MYS214.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

The Doctor goes back to school and meddles in Clara's love life. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Doctor's animus toward soldiers, Danny's controlling behavior, and the enduring presence of Coal Hill School.

Direct download: WHO288.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Star Trek does Alien and Predator! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that looks very familiar to scifi fans, and includes characters confronting their internal conflicts and a major sacrifice among the crew.

Direct download: SST215.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

Sixty years ago, the world was locked in a 13-day crisis between the USA and Soviet Union. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis and the little-known details about how the world came within a whisker of a global nuclear war.

Direct download: MYS213.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

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