Jimmy Akin Podcast

Is it just a reboot of Wrath of Khan? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the second episode of Picard, season 3, including the similarities to a particular Trek movie, scene-chewing villains, and the bigger than life return of another TNG favorite.

Direct download: SST250.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

After discussing the history and concept of dowsing with Dr. Paul Smith, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Dr. Smith talk about what the Christian faith has to say about it, what science studies have shown, and what we should make of it.

Direct download: MYS247.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

The Doctor for Lord President! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 4th Doctor story of Time Lord politics, assassination, the Matrix, and the "decayed" Master.

Direct download: WHO314.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including the Lonnie Zamora UFO incident, the spiral staircase of Loreto; Lee Harvey Oswald's 1st assassination attempt, and more.

Direct download: MYS246a.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

Season 3 of Picard is here and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss what's good and maybe not as good, including what makes this season different from the first two so far and what they expect from the rest of the season.

Direct download: SST249.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 1:01pm PDT

The practice of dowsing has been used for hundreds of years, at least, to find water, gold, oil, and more. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk to an expert on dowsing to ask what it is, what we know about it, and how it works.

Direct download: MYS246.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

The 3rd Doctor battles the Master in adventure that takes him to Atlantis. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss early 70s women's lib, his encounter with the Minotaur, and the Doctor's story of the worst day of his life.

Direct download: WHO313.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Moriarty is another familiar face in Picard, Season 2, so Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha revisit his last episode on TNG and consider the limits of AI and holograms and Sherlock Holmes' greatest foe.

Direct download: SST248.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

In the 20th century, scientists began to theorize what Christians have long held: that the universe had a definite beginning. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what is the Big Bang, what evidence points toward it, and what are its implications.

Direct download: MYS245.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

11 and 12 together! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Big Finish audio play that brings the 11th and 12th Doctors together to contemplate death, regeneration, and wallowing in loss.

Direct download: WHO312.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PDT

Data's brother, Lore, will play a role in Picard season 3, so Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Lore's first appearance on TNG and the initial setup of his antagonism and personality.

Direct download: SST247.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 4:00pm PDT

In 1901, two Englishwomen visiting the French palace of Versailles had a strange experience. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their encounters with strangely dressed people in what has become known as a time-slip and what could explain it.

Direct download: MYS244.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PDT

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