Author: Domenico Bettinelli

How We Caught the Golden State Killer – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

How We Caught the Golden State Killer

A year ago, police announced they’d caught the notorious Golden State Killer using an entirely new method. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the decades-long hunt for the killer and why the method used may make it harder for other criminals to get away with their crimes.

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Blink – The Secrets of Doctor Who

Blink

Many fans rank Blink as the greatest Doctor Who story. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha don’t necessarily disagree and they have great fun discussing the Weeping Angels, the Doctor-less story, and writer Steven Moffat’s two-fold inspiration for it.

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Such Sweet Sorrow, Part 2 – The Secrets of Star Trek

In the 2nd season finale of Star Trek: Discovery, an epic battle sets up a surprising 3rd season possibility and brings resolution to some characters. But there were also plotholes the size of wormholes. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha review the good and not-so-good of this episode.

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The Resurrection of Jesus – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

The Resurrection of Jesus

Easter is a holy day for billions of people where we celebrate the Resurrection of Jesus. But is belief in the resurrection just a matter of faith or is there evidence for it? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the theories for what happened that first Easter.

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Vengeance on Varos – The Secrets of Doctor Who

Vengeance on Varos

The 6th Doctor visits a totalitarian world where the residents vote through their TVs on whether the leaders should be totured and prisoners should be executed. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the similarities to other dystopian stories and the morality of such a system.

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Such Sweet Sorrow – The Secrets of Star Trek

Such Sweet Sorrow

It’s the penultimate episode of Discovery’s 2nd season and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the long (long!) goodbyes, the hints at future plotlines, and the problem of an all-powerful AI that is going to get more powerful.

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The Mystery of Skinwalker Ranch – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Skinwalker Ranch

A mysterious ranch in southeast Utah, where numerous unexplained weird phenomena have occurred that has scientist study them. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss Skinwalker Ranch, the incredible stories of bizarre events and what their source could be.

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Family of Blood – The Secrets of Doctor Who

Family of Blood

In this 2nd of 2 parts, the Doctor in 1913 still thinks he’s human and is dealing with alien predators hunting him. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Doctor’s temptation and his punishment of the Family of Blood.

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Through the Valley of Shadows – The Secrets of Star Trek #43

Through the Valley of Shadows

On the latest Star Trek Discovery, Pike must be willing to pay a price for a time crystal and Spock and Burnham confront a ghost ship. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the biblical reference in the episode title and how it could apply to the themes of the show.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls Treasure Map (The Copper Scroll) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

The Dead Sea Scrolls Treasure Map

Of all the Dead Sea Scrolls, one stands out because it’s made of copper and contains directions for finding a huge secret cache of treasure. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk about the origins of the scroll, what it says, and Jimmy’s own unique theory for why it exists.

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