Secrets of Star Trek – An Overview of The Original Series

Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha start their exploration of Star Trek with the show that started it all, giving their overall impressions of The Original Series featuring Kirk, Spock, and McCoy.

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Secrets of Doctor Who – Reviewing Peter Capaldi’s Doctor

Reviewing Peter Capaldi's Doctor

As we close out the era of Peter Capaldi’s Doctor, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha review the 12th Doctor’s 40 episodes over 3 seasons to find the best, the worst, and our overall assessment.

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Secrets of Star Trek – On Being a Star Trek Fan

On Being a Star Trek Fan

Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha reboot the Secrets of Star Trek podcast after 6 years by looking at how they became Star Trek fans and what Trek fandom means to them.

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Secrets of Doctor Who – Smith and Jones

Smith and Jones

Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the first appearance of the 10th Doctor’s companion, Martha Jones. Is she just another girlfriend for the Doctor or does she have something unique to contribute? Plus, what’s with the Doctor’s fascination with hospital lobby shops?

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Secrets of Doctor Who – Four to Doomsday

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the 5th Doctor story, Four to Doomsday, which features frog-men, Australian aborigines, ancient Greeks, and the Pink Panther’s Kato.

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Secrets of Doctor Who – The Runaway Bride

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the 2006 Christmas special, The Runaway Bride, featuring once and future companion Donna Noble and the change of atmosphere she brings to Doctor Who.

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Secrets of Doctor Who – The Ark in Space

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha consider this 4th Doctor (Tom Baker) adventure that brings them to a future space station where cryogenic humans are confronted by their own extinction at the hands of those they caused to die off.

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Secrets of Doctor Who – Army of Ghosts and Doomsday

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the 2nd season finale of New Who and the departure of Rose Tyler. Does it live up to the hype or it is just emotional manipulation of the audience?

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Secrets of Doctor Who – Doctor Who and the Silurians

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha delve into the 3rd Doctor story, Doctor Who and the Silurians, the first appearance of the underground dwelling dinosaur descendants who present some unique moral quandaries.

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Secrets of Doctor Who Special – The 2018 Comic-Con Trailer

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Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha react to the Series 11 trailer released for the San Diego Comic-con, including the emphasis on all that’s new: faces, places, and times, and what’s not emphasized.

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