The Weekly Leo – 5 November 2025

Pope Leo XIV at the general audience

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 17 September 2025 to 5 November 2025.

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Relative Dimensions (Big Finish) – The Secrets of Doctor Who

A time-traveling fish crashes the Doctor’s Christmas reunion—what does this say about holding onto the past? With Susan, Alex, and Lucie Miller, the Eighth Doctor wrestles with family, legacy, and loss. Featuring Dom Bettinelli & Jimmy Akin.

https://youtu.be/37hUQVqxst8

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Twisted (VOY) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Can a spatial anomaly make a ship boring? In Twisted, the Voyager crew wanders endless corridors while Neelix’s jealousy hits new lows. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler critique its broken logic and wasted story potential.

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Extraterrestrial Sheep and More Weird Questions – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

It’s a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like whether Jesus said he had extraterrestrial sheep, could dogs be guardian angels; whether Jesus had opinions; and more.

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The Weekly Leo – 29 October 2025

Pope Leo greets leaders and representatives of non-Christian leaders present for Wednesday’s General Audience, which was dedicated to interreligious dialogue

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 24 October 2025 to 29 October 2025.

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Self-Help (Big Finish) – The Secrets of Doctor Who

What happens when the Master is forced into 277 years of introspection? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unravel Self-Help’s sharp critique of self-improvement culture, with big laughs, deeper lore, and some unexpected character growth.

https://youtu.be/KvY178UlA5w

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Paradise Lost (DS9) – The Secrets of Star Trek

What happens when fear hijacks Starfleet’s ideals? In “Paradise Lost,” Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler examine Admiral Leighton’s coup, changeling mind games, and the cracks in the Federation’s golden image.

https://youtu.be/qofPv1yJciU

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Spirit Communication – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

For thousands of years, people have sought to communicate with spirits in basically every culture and religion. But is all spirit communication forbidden to Christians? Jimmy Akin gets to the truth of the matter on what the Bible says, what different Christians have held, and what the Church says today.

https://youtu.be/cIVhYJVFUTg

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The Weekly Leo – 22 October 2025

Pope Leo XIV meets with those who participated in Sunday’s canonisation mass (@Vatican Media)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 1 October 2025 to 22 October 2025.

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Homefront (DS9) – The Secrets of Star Trek

What happens when fear overrides freedom? As changeling paranoia grips Earth, martial law looms and trust fractures. With Sisko and Odo at the center, Jimmy Akin, Father Jason Tyler, and Dom Bettinelli unpack the unsettling DS9 episode “Homefront.”

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