Jimmy Akin Podcast

Jimmy Akin has a special message for all listeners and supporters of Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World.

Direct download: Jimmy_2024_Summer_message.mp3
Category:general -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

A deathbed vision is a vision that someone has just before they die and they've been reported throughout history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how they're just being scientifically studied only recently, what they are, what happens in them, and what they might tell us about the afterlife.

Direct download: MYS318.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PST

Does the 15th Doctor's season finale provide a satisfying conclusion? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the resolution of the season-long story arcs and the connections to classic Who lore, plus lots of feedback and a farewell.

Direct download: WHO377.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

The Kelvin reboot of Star Trek gave fans alternate versions of their favorite characters. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the movie, the decision to make it an alt-history reboot, and what they like and dislike about the changes.

Direct download: SST317.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

After reviewing the history of unicorns from pre-history to today, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the reality that unicorns have existed and still exist; the basis for the historical accounts; and what the future holds for them.

Direct download: MYS317.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PST

Who is Ruby? And who is the One Who Waits? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the answer we get to one of those questions, as well as all the misdirections and dives into the deep lore of Doctor Who in this penultimate episode of the season.

Direct download: WHO376.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

Khan! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the introduction Khan Noonian Singh; his magnetic (and improbable?) ability to sway Marla McGivers; and Dr. McCoy's surprisingly cool response to Khan's threat of physical harm.

Direct download: SST316.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

Pop culture imagines unicorns as horses with a single horn in their forehead and associates them with cartoons and rainbows and social movements. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore their deep roots in history and long association with the Christian faith and whether there could be real unicorns.

Direct download: MYS316.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PST

On the latest episodes of the 15th Doctor, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the cautionary tale of social media bubbles and class/race insularity as well as the Doctor's jaunt in Regency England with an awkward, sudden relationship.

Direct download: WHO375.mp3
Category:Secrets of Doctor Who -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

Did the writers take shore leave too? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this Enterprise entry which seemed to have all side plots and no main plot without any meaningful character or dramatic development. But Porthos was cute!

Direct download: SST315.mp3
Category:Secrets of Star Trek -- posted at: 12:00pm PST

We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover Jesus' suffering; demons protecting us; Adam's wife, Lilith; and more.

Direct download: MYS315.mp3
Category:Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World -- posted at: 7:30am PST

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