Jimmy Akin Podcast

Ferengi who? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Trek veteran-laden story that sees the Ferengi show up long before Farpoint in a Die Hard-style battle of wits with the Enterprise crew.

Direct download: SST246.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

Giants have been part of history and mythology all over the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what giants are, how big humans can get, what's responsible for giants, and the report of giant people in legends and the Bible.

Direct download: MYS243.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

How do you forgive someone who has something so evil? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that sees Neelix struggle with forgiveness for someone who has done much evil to him and in general and now appears repentant.

Direct download: SST245.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

In 1915, during a particularly bad drought, San Diego hired rainmaker Charles Hatfield, who gave them more than they bargained for. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli get to know Hatfield, how he tried to make it rain, and what happened in San Diego.

Direct download: MYS242.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including astrology, spoon bending, the secret Cuban missile crisis, and 7th Day Adventist prophet Ellen G. White, plus fan art and a poem.

Direct download: MYS241a.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Humanizing the monster. Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this DS9 episode where Kira is confronted with a humanized view of Gul Dukat, a man who did unspeakable evil to her people and the idea of setting aside old wounds for a common good.

Direct download: SST244.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

Mummies have long been an object of fascination, but how they were made has been a mysterious trade secret of the "men of Anubis." Jimmy Akin continues his conversation with Dr. Bob Brier discuss what he's learned about mummies as one of the world's foremost experts.

Direct download: MYS241.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Prime directive! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of the advanced alien species being mistaken for gods. What are the ethics of the Prime Directive? Does Picard go too far in what he says about religious belief?

Direct download: SST243.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

The idea of the afterlife is universal in human history, ancient Egyptians incuded. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli welcome famed Egyptologist Dr. Bob Brier to discuss what the ancient Egyptians believed, including it was similar and different from Judeo-Christian beliefs.

Direct download: MYS240.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Prodigy season 1 has ended and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the season finale, where the next season might go, and their thoughts on Prodigy as a whole.

Direct download: SST242.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

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