Author: Domenico Bettinelli

Pet Telepathy (Dogs, Cats, Parrots, Jaytee, N’Kisi, Rupert Sheldrake) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Some pet owners feel a special bond with their pets and at times they even seem to know what their owners are thinking. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine whether people really can have a telepathic connection to their pets and look at what the scientific evidence says.

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Precious Annihilation – The Secrets of Doctor Who

River Song and the 10th Doctor are back. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this audio story featuring exploding jewels, an alien ghost, and a deadly sea voyage, including the ethical dilemmas around the preservation of civilizations.

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The Best Star Trek Episodes Ever – The Secrets of Star Trek

To celebrate their 300th episode, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha give their lists of the best episodes in each of the Star Trek series, from The Original Series to Strange New Worlds. The ones they agree on are predictable, but where do they disagree?

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The Beast of Gévaudan (Cryptid) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

France, 1764. A terrifying and unknown beast roams the countryside killing more than 100 men, women, and children, and injuring 200 more. A royal reward is even issued for its capture or death. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what made the beast so ferocious, why it attacked so many people, and what kind of beast it actually was.

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The Myth Makers (1st Doctor) – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The First Doctor in the Trojan War! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the humor and history of the Doctor’s visit to Troy; the departure of Vicki; connections to the Iliad and the Odyssey; and the “true” origin of the Trojan Horse.

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Mudd’s Passion (TAS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Mudd’s back. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the animated return of con man Harry Mudd, including the eyebrow-raising content for a kid’s cartoon, the ethical problems of love potions and their portrayal in popular media, and why Rainn Wilson’s Mudd may have been the best.

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The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife (Karen King, Walter Fritz, Forgery, Fraud, Hoax)

The 2012 announcement of a papyrus fragment called the Gospel of Jesus’ Wife caused a huge media sensation over the claim that Jesus did have a wife. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine what this fragment is, what it says, and whether it is an authentic, early Christian document.

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The Robots of Death – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 4th Doctor needs to solve an Agatha Christie style set of murders. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that includes good and bad robots, a decadent culture, and a giant sand crawling transport.

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A Taste of Armageddon (TOS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Death by computer. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story’s moral implications and real-world parallels with themes of war’s human cost, technology’s role in conflict, and ethical leadership. Plus Kirk killing another megalomaniacal computer.

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Popper the Poltergeist (Seaford, Catholic Family Poltergeist, RSPK, Jimmy Herrmann) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

One of the most pivotal poltergeist cases involved a Catholic family in New York in 1958. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the strange events, including popping bottle caps, and explore why this poltergeist case was so pivotal and what may have been responsible.

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