Category: Podcasts

Below There (Big Finish) – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 9th Doctor on the edge of space! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this audio story featuring Christopher Eccleston, including its connection to a Dickens story; the moral choices the Doctor makes; and how he gives some hope.

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Aliens and Christianity with Tyler McNabb – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In this bonus episode, Tyler McNabb of Furthering Christendom welcomes Jimmy Akin on his show to discuss the topic of alien life and its implications for Christianity.

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Empathological Fallacies (LD) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Emotional damage! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this T’Lyn-focused episode, discussing telepathic diseases, justified Betazoid paranoia, and how hard it is to memorize the periodic table of elements.

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Alien Popes and More Weird Questions! – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: Could an alien be pope; the Omicron variant; could Bigfoot be an alien; conjoined twins and marriage; evolution and morality; ball lightning; and more.

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Questions in this episode:

  • 03:52 – I love these episodes! I’ve got a question for you – if humanity ever encounters another intelligent species in outer space (or the inner earth or whatnot), would someone from said species be potentially eligible to be elected Pope (assuming they met the other qualifications), or is that office explicitly limited to humans?
  • 06:52 – What are your thoughts on the Omicron Variant?
  • 14:51 – My ten-year-old brother would like to know if it’s possible that Bigfoot could be an alien
  • 21:28 – If you had conjoined male twins, could one get ordained and the other married? Does the extent of conjunction affect the answer?
  • 27:00 – I know that it is fine for Catholics to believe in evolution, and I do. But recently, I have read some academics who argue that human morality is a product of evolution. That is, people who acted in anti-social ways were ostracized by society and more likely to die, and therefore people having our current moral orientation evolved through natural selection. Can this view be reconciled with Catholic understanding, or is it in opposition?
  • 34:30 – What evidence is there for ball lightning? I saw it roughly 20 years ago and was fascinated. But at that time there were no pictures or good theories.
  • 39:43 – IF parents and Godparents can present a newborn child for Baptism…could someone, say a son, ask a priest to forgive the sins of their mother, or father, who are essentially, due to the advanced nature of Alzheimer’s babies?
  • 45:29 – There’s been a lot of talk at my work about Mercury being in retrograde and it makes everything on Earth topsy-turvy. Could this really affect things on Earth? I thought of how the Moon controls tides and people seem to act crazier when there’s a full moon.

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The Mind Robber

The 2nd Doctor in the Land of Fiction. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story, including the Master of Fiction, the clever literary references to Gulliver’s Travels and Rapunzel and more, and the battle of words.

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The Book of Revelation with Jay Aruga and Unboxing Catholicism Podcasts – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

In this bonus episode, Jimmy Akin is a guest of Jay Aruga and Unboxing Catholicism to discuss the Book of Revelation, the anti-Christ, the number of the Beast, and more.

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Study Parapsychology with Jimmy Akin – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

Jimmy Akin will be teaching a course on an Introduction to Parapsychology at the Rhine Institute starting October 2023 and you can be part of it! Check it out at http://rhineedu.org

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Something Borrowed, Something Green (LD) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Time for a wedding! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Orion pirate weddings, the difference between Orion and Ferengi, and the custom of bridal kidnapping and why the Church frowns on it.

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The Bizarre Case of Victim F (Matthew Muller, Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

The kidnapping of Victim F was like something out of a movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the bizarre details of the case and how it riveted the nation; the police investigation; and the ultimate, confounding truth behind what happened.

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This Episode is Brought to You By:
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is brought to you in part through the generous support of Rosary Army. Featuring award-winning Catholic podcasts, Rosary resources, videos, and the School of Mary online community, prayer, and learning platform. Learn how to make them, pray them, and give them away while growing in your faith at RosaryArmy.com and SchoolOfMary.com

Deliver Contacts, offering honest pricing and reliable service for all your contact lens needs. See the difference at delivercontacts.com.

Tim Shevlin’s Personal Fitness training for Catholics. Providing spiritual and physical wellness programs and daily accountability check-ins. Strengthen yourself to help further God’s kingdom. Work out for the right reason with the right mindset. Learn more by visiting fitcatholics.com.

The Grady Group, a Catholic company bringing financial clarity to their clients across the United States. Using safe money options to produce reasonable rates of return for their clients. Learn more by visiting GradyGroupInc.com.

Great Lakes Customs Law, helping importers and individuals with seizures, penalties, and compliance with U.S. Customs matters throughout the United States. Visit GreatLakesCustomsLaw.com

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Sleep No More – The Secrets of Doctor Who

The 12th Doctor battles sleep. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss human dignity and worth; found footage stories; and this Doctor Who era’s fondness for finding horror in the banal.

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