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Betty & Barney Hill UFO Encounter (The Evidence) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Fifty-eight years ago, a New England couple was driving home when they sighted something strange in the sky, an event which eventually made Betty and Barney Hill the first widely reported UFO abduction. In the first of two episodes, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli review the evidence regarding their experience.

Links for this episode:

Karl Pflock’s 2007 book (about 2000 symposium), “Encounters at Indian Head: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Abduction Revisited”
Kathleen Marden & Stanton Friedman’s 2007 book, “Captured: The Betty and Barney Hill UFO Experience”
John Fuller’s 1966 book, “The Interrupted Journey”
Kathleen Marden’s web site on Betty and Barney Hill
Wikipedia on Betty and Barney Hill
Betty’s original, hand-drawn star map
Marjorie Fish’s interpretation of the star map
Barney’s original, hand-drawn sketch of the alien leader (with cap)
Painting of the alien made with the Hills’ input
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Silence in the Library – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The first part of this two-part story introduces us to Dr. River Song and sets up yet another creepy scenario by script writer Stephen Moffat. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha explain why this two-part story is among their favorite New Who episodes.

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I, Borg (TNG) – The Secrets of Star Trek

With Hugh the re-humanized Borg rumored to be coming back in Star Trek Picard, Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory take a look at this TNG episode that introduced the character and perhaps get a glimpse at what he will be doing in the new show.

“Becoming Superman,” by J. Michael Straczynski

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La Salette Apparition – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In 1846, two French children reported an apparition of the Virgin Mary, who gave them warnings for the world and secrets for the children. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the approval of the apparition by the local bishop and the controversy that has continued to this day.

Links for this episode:

Bishop William Ullathorne’s book “The Holy Mountain of La Salette”
Sandra Zimdars-Swartz’s book “Encountering Mary”
The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith’s 1978 document on evaluating apparitions
Vatican document “The Message of Fatima”
Catholic Encyclopedia article on La Salette
Our Lady of La Salette
Melanie Calvat
Maximin Giraud
Shrine of Our Lady of La Salette
Missionaries of La Salette
The Original Secrets of La Salette
1879 Modified Version of Melanie’s Secret
Jimmy Akin’s article “La Salette: Sorting Fact from Fiction”
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The Invisible Enemy – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 4th Doctor takes an incredible journey into his brain to fight the Swarm. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about how the episode plays off other “shrink and travel into the body” stories as well as the introduction of a beloved canine companion.

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Star Trek III: The Search for Spock – The Secrets of Star Trek

Star Trek III is funny, poignant, and action-packed, which Dom, Jimmy, and Fr. Cory conclude makes for a great Trek movie with Leonard Nimoy as the director, the original Enterprise in her swan song, and Christopher Lloyd as a great Klingon.

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Mind-Control Parasites – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Mind-control parasites have been a staple of science fiction for decades. But Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli reveal that not only do they exist in real life, they sometimes affect humans!

Links for this episode:

Kathleen McAuliffe’s book “This Is Your Brain on Parasites”
Wikipedia on Symbiosis
Behavior-Altering Parasite
Lancet Liver Fluke (victim: ants)
Horsehair Worm (victim: crickets)
Leucochloridium Paradoxum (victim: snails)
Leucochloridium Pardoxum causing snail’s eyestalks to pulse
Jewel Wasp (victim: cockroaches)
Toxoplasma Gondii (victim: rats)
Dinocampus Coccinellae (victim: lady bugs)
Sacculina barnacles (victim: crabs)
Rabies
Red Queen Hypothesis
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The Unicorn and the Wasp – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The Doctor and Donna encounter Agatha Christie and, of course, a murder-mystery ensues. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha enjoy the fun detective tropes, but also make some comparisons with a later episode that features a real-life artist, “Vincent,” and see how differently they come out.

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The Enemy Within (The Original Series) – The Secrets of Star Trek

The first Trek transporter accident splits Kirk into good and bad versions of himself. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss this Jekyll and Hyde story and its examination of whether our positive and negative traits are simple divisions of good and evil.

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The Mad Gasser of Mattoon – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In the midst of WWII, the people of Mattoon, Illinois, were terrorized by a madman using gas to disable his victims. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine this 75-year-old unsolved mystery and the theories about it, and then offer up a dramatic twist to the story you may not expect.

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