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The Faceless Ones – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 2nd Doctor catches a flight! Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss another lost Doctor Who story that’s been recovered through animation, this time set at London’s Gatwick Airport in the 1960s. It’s a cross between Invasion of the Body Snatchers and Airport 1970.

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People of Earth (DIS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Discovery returns to find a very different Earth than it left. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about the distinct changes in Burnham’s character, the tropes that crop up in this story, and the introduction of a new member to the crew.

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Resurrection on Mars? (And More Weird Questions!) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

On this fifth Friday of the month, Jimmy Akin answers more weird questions, including whether at the end times people will be resurrected on Mars; could we touch a rediscovered Ark of the Covenant; what was Jesus’ religion; did God create aliens; why is capybara licit in Lent; and more!

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Questions Covered (Time in the episode):

  • 02:39 – If the Ark of the Covenant were found today, would the Old Testament rule that you cannot touch it still apply?
  • 06:47 – If people move to Mars, die, and are buried there, when the end times come and they are in their glorified body, Will they be living on Mars, back on Earth with the rest of us on someplace else?
  • 10:47 – Is there anything recorded about Jesus doing any personal care of himself, like we wash, comb our hair or brush our teeth etc.
  • 13:37 – Did the two men who were crucified alongside Jesus also carry their crosses to Cavalry? Was Jesus the only one to do this?
  • 16:12 – What religion was Jesus?
  • 17:51 – Was Jesus Buddhist?
  • 21:33 – Aliens scare me. If they exist, is there a God? Did He also create them?
  • 26:50 – Is our God is part of a race of gods, like the Gnostics?
  • 28:32 – Is method acting in an evil character role generally seen as dangerous and possibly immoral, perhaps along similar lines as participating in hypnosis?
  • 31:55 – Why does capybara not count as meat during Lent?
  • 35:48 – If we’re not alone in the universe, where is everybody else?
  • 39:09 – Would Luke Skywalker have to denounce his Jedi religion in order to become Catholic?
  • 42:50 – If researchers were to identify a medical cause for hyperfertility, and a treatment could be found which could reduce fertility to “normal levels” (not eliminating fertility altogether) and make it possible for these women to successfully use NFP to avoid pregnancy, would that be a licit treatment?
  • 45:27 – Is it true that Jesus is against self-defense and that Christians are not allowed to defend themselves?

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Our Essential Doctor Who Stories – The Secrets of Doctor Who

It’s our 200th episode and Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory have a special celebration in which they discuss the Doctor Who stories–Classic and New–that they consider essential for anyone who wants to be a Whovian.

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Far From Home (DIS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

In the second episode of the new season, Discovery shows up. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory talk about macguffins and contrived constraints, as well as a clear homage to the spaghetti Westerns of old and a much more assertive Saru.

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Death at the National Hotel! (Conspiracy? Assassination? Serial Killer? Disease?) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In 1857, President-elect James Buchanan became violently ill during a stay at Washington DC’s National Hotel, as did hundreds of others, many of whom died. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine whether it was a serial killer, a mysterious disease, or perhaps a presidential assassination plot.

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The Pyramids of Mars – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The Doctor and Sarah Jane meet a being who once posed as an Egyptian god and is more than a match for the Doctor. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the ultimate power of Seth, a logic puzzle that is anything but devious, and Sarah Jane’s amazing marksmanship.

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That Hope Is You, Part 1 (DIS) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Discovery season 3 starts with a bang and 1,000 years later. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss how Burnham has become more likable, and how the fall of the Federation as a plot point creates interesting storytelling opportunities for Star Trek.

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The Apostle of the Last Times? (Fr. Michel Rodrigue, Apocalyptic Prophecy, Private Revelation, Last Days, End Times) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

For the last several years, the Canadian Fr. Michel Rodrigue has been reporting revelations of apocalyptic world events to start in October 2020. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who is Fr. Rodrigue, what does he claim, are his revelations really from God, and how likely are they to happen?

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Star Trek: Lower Decks, Season 1 – The Secrets of Star Trek

The first season of the animated Trek series “Lower Decks” is complete; Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory have discussed each episode; and they’ve compiled that discussion into one Secrets of Star Trek. Find out why they think this may be the best first season of any Trek series and why they’re looking forward to season 2.

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