Jimmy Akin Podcast
Episodes
The Homecoming (DS9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
11 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A legend built on a lie. Or is it? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss DS9's first three-parter, Li Nalas's complicated myth, the ...
Jesus' Most Misunderstood Prophecy? The Olivet Discourse (Not the End of the World) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
08 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Jesus' most misunderstood prophecy has sent readers down the wrong path for centuries. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the Olivet Discourse: wha...
Coming of Age (TNG) - The Secrets of Star Trek
04 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Loyalty tests and entrance exams collide when the abrasive Remmick investigates the Enterprise while Wesley competes for a Starfleet Academy spot. Dom...
Scientists Confirm What the Church Always Knew: Proof of Psychic Powers & Survival After Death
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Starting Wednesday, May 6th, Jimmy Akin is teaching Introduction to Parapsychology for the Rhine Education Center—8 weeks of live online classes (We...
The Mattress Store Conspiracy? - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
01 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There are more mattress stores in the US than McDonald's. They're almost always empty. They cluster suspiciously close together. Jimmy Akin and Dom Be...
The Orion Pirates (TAS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Spock is dying and the only cure is in the hands of Orion pirates willing to blow up an asteroid to protect their neutrality. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Ak...
Ancient Christian Ghosts: REAL Apparitions from Bible to the Saints - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
24 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Early Christians were no exception in ancient beliefs in ghosts. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss reports of ghostly encounters in the ancient Ch...
Friday's Child (TOS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
20 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A woman who hates her unborn child. A scheming Klingon. A Prime Directive that's barely an idea yet. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin u...
The Shocking Secret Manuscript of the Anna Ecklund Exorcism - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
17 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The story of the exorcism of "Anna Ecklund" in Earling, Iowa, in 1928 as Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli recounted last time was only the beginning. Bec...
The Seventh (ENT) - The Secrets of Star Trek
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
She erased the memory. The guilt came back anyway. T'Pol hunts a Vulcan fugitive on an icy moon — and relives a killing she'd had ritually purged fr...
The Earling Exorcism - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
10 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1928, an exorcism unfolded in a tiny Iowa convent. It inspired a 2016 movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the public account and a never-p...
Parturition (VOY) - The Secrets of Star Trek
06 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Tom Paris and Neelix crash on Planet Hell and are forced to care for a newly-hatched alien creature — and finally put their rivalry over Kes to rest...
George Adamski: Alien Contactee! - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1952, a self-taught philosopher near Palomar Mountain walked into the California desert and claimed to meet a being from Venus. Jimmy Akin and Dom ...
Crossfire (DS9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
30 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In DS9's "Crossfire," Odo's longing for Kira collides with First Minister Shakaar's confidence. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin ask: i...
The Kentucky Meat Shower - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
27 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In 1876, raw meat rained from a clear sky over a Kentucky farm, leaving the whole county and big city newspapers confounded. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettin...
The Hunted (TNG) - The Secrets of Star Trek
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
TNG's "The Hunted" is a Vietnam allegory that rarely gets its due. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler examine what works, what doesn't, a...
The Mystery of Radiation
20 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
From 1895 to 1900, a burst of discoveries transformed science's understanding of matter itself. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli trace the full arc of ra...
Rubincon (SFA) - The Secrets of Star Trek
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Federation goes on trial in Starfleet Academy's season finale. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler weigh Nus Braka's cheapened backsto...
The Book of Revelation - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The most controverial book in the Bible is also the perhaps the most mysterious. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Book of Revelation, the pro...
12-Year Retrospective - The Secrets of Doctor Who
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
After 445 episodes and nearly 12 years, Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin take stock: real download data, favorite Doctors and companions, an honest look ...
300th Night (SFA) - The Secrets of Star Trek
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is Starfleet Academy finally finding its footing? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin weigh Caleb's family choice, Sam's stronger new edge...
The Library of Alexandria and More Patron Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patro...
The Tenth Planet (Revisited) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The first regeneration arrives! As Mondasian Cybermen threaten Earth, Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack early body-horror Cybermen, Cold War parano...
The Life of the Stars (SFA) - The Secrets of Star Trek
03 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Starfleet Academy turns trauma recovery into theater—smart therapy tool or off-model Trek? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler weigh Our...
Exposing the MYTH of the Zodiac Killer! - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Zodiac hoax—or real killer? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli test 7 "must-explain" clues: the calls, letters, cipher, costume symbol, car-door message,...
The Smugglers - The Secrets of Doctor Who
25 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Pirates, betrayal, and a cursed treasure test the First Doctor's moral compass. As Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack The Smugglers, one question st...
Ko'Zeine (SFA) - The Secrets of Star Trek
24 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is Ko'Zeine a bold reimagining of Amok Time—or a hollow echo? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin debate duty vs. desire, weak consequen...
The MYTH of the Zodiac Killer? - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Did the Zodiac Killer actually exist? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli analyze the crimes, letters, and evidence behind a bold claim: the Zodiac was a ho...
Logopolis (Revisited) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Entropy threatens the universe—and the Doctor's life. As Logopolis falls and the Master seizes control, the Fourth Doctor faces destiny. Jimmy Akin ...
Series Acclimation Mil and Come, Let's Away (SFA) - The Secrets of Star Trek
17 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Two stories, two very different tests of Starfleet discussed by Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler. First, a photonic cadet investigates ...
The Ghost of the Banta Inn - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
13 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A historic California inn. A dead owner who never left. Are flying ashtrays, stacking coins, and an unplugged jukebox proof of survival after death? J...
Planet of the Spiders (Revisited) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
11 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A defining farewell for the Third Doctor turns spiders, crystals, and monks into a meditation on fear, ambition, and renewal. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy...
Star Trek: What Might Have Been - The Secrets of Star Trek
09 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Big ideas, lost arcs, and unrealized futures take center stage as Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler mark episode 400 by asking: which ab...
Kentucky Goblins! Kelly-Hopkinsville UFO Encounter - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
06 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A Kentucky farmhouse, glowing figures, and bullets that didn't work—what really happened in 1955? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli assess witness fear,...
The War Machines - The Secrets of Doctor Who
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when logic replaces conscience? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin tackle The War Machines, a chilling First Doctor story about AI tyranny, co...
Study with Jimmy Akin: Religion and Parapsychology - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ancient faiths and modern psi research come together in this course to be taught by Jimmy Akin. The online course, Religion & Parapsychology, will exp...
Vox in Excelso (SFA) - The Secrets of Star Trek
03 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What does honor mean when survival is on the line? A Klingon refugee crisis sparks debate, brotherhood, and a controversial solution, as Dom Bettinell...
Hitler's Marriage (and More Weird Questions) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
30 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's a fifth Friday, so Jimmy Akin is answering weird questions from Catholic Answers listeners, about topics like Hitler's marriage in the Fuhrerbunk...
The Keeper of Traken - The Secrets of Doctor Who
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if a society built on goodness is its greatest weakness? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack Traken's fragile utopia, Kassia's downfall, and the...
Vitus Reflux (SFA) - The Secrets of Star Trek
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can a prank war teach future Starfleet officers real lessons? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin highlight the humor, character beats, an...
Ghost Pets! (Animal After Death Communications, ADCs) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Do pets reach back after death? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli assess new scientific studies on animal after-death communications. Can warning appariti...
Lucie Miller and To The Death - The Secrets of Doctor Who
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when the Doctor arrives too late? As Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack Lucy Miller / To the Death, they confront Dalek plague warfare,...
Kids These Days and Beta Test (SFA) - The Secrets of Star Trek
20 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Is Starfleet Academy smart Trek—or just stylish noise? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss what it gets right as well as its pol...
Mysterious Experiences! - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What if your strangest moment carried meaning? On their 400th episode, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli tackle more listener stories of healings, visions...
The Legend of Baba Yaga (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when folklore fights back? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin break down The Legend of Baba Yaga, belief-powered reality, and the Fugitive Doc...
Star Trek and Faith with Mark Hansard - The Secrets of Star Trek
13 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Can Star Trek challenge belief—or strengthen it? Author Mark Hansard joins Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler to explain how Trek shape...
Alone Together for Christmas 2025 - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are Ouija boards really paranormal? Does God know what time it is? And is dark matter real — or is gravity wrong? Continuing his Christmas tradition...
False Gods - The Secrets of Doctor Who
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when Time Lords become gods? A lost Gallifreyan student inspires Egyptian myth, fractures history, and forces the Doctor into an impossib...
The Jihad (TAS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
05 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A stolen "Soul" that prevents a galaxy-wide jihad—what could go wrong? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler weigh TAS "The Jihad": bold p...
Can Psychopaths Be Saved? And More Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For New Year's week, Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions posed by Cy Kellett, including psychopaths who feel no remorse can be saved; what ha...
Metamorphosis (TOS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
30 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if eternal life costs your humanity? This week, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler wrestle with love, consent, and immortality in Me...
How Many Souls Do Twins Have? And More Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Christmas week so we're bringing you a special weird questions episode where Jimmy Akin answers questions like: Can identical twins share a soul?...
Marauders (ENT) - The Secrets of Star Trek
23 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When a bullied mining colony needs help, Archer steps in—but can a paint-by-numbers caper stand up to The Seven Samurai legacy? Dom Bettinelli, Jimm...
The Amazing Sea-Monkeys! - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Starting in 1960, comic books began advertising mail order pets known as sea monkeys, the brainchild of inventor Harold von Braunhut. Jimmy Akin and D...
Warriors Gate - The Secrets of Doctor Who
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the best thing to do… is nothing at all? A collapsing void, enslaved lion-men, and cryptic mirrors challenge the Fourth Doctor and Romana. J...
Random Thoughts (VOY) - The Secrets of Star Trek
16 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are violent thoughts as dangerous as actions? A telepathic society says yes—and wants to erase B'Elanna's memories. Jimmy Akin, Fr. Jason Tyler, and...
The Calvine UFO Sighting - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1990, two men in Calvine, Scotland took photos of a strange object in the sky that would become the clearest UFO photos ever. Jimmy Akin and Dom Be...
The Monster of Peladon - The Secrets of Doctor Who
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when a medieval society joins a galactic superpower? The 3rd Doctor and Sarah Jane face war profiteers, fake gods, and class rebellion. D...
In the Hands of the Prophets (DS9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A school lesson turns explosive—literally—as Bajoran religious politics collide with Federation ideals. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason ...
The Eye of Providence and More Patrons' Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is lying ever moral? Why did God create Satan—and dinosaurs? What is the eye of Providence? From purgatory to AI ethics, Jimmy Akin fields more ques...
The Light Keepers (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
03 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is coerced labor still virtuous if it saves the universe? Dorium Maldovar returns as the 11th Doctor faces a cosmic light imprisoned in a robotic ligh...
Home Soil (TNG) - The Secrets of Star Trek
02 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is it arrogance or ignorance that leads to war with a microscopic lifeform? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler unpack TNG's "Home Soil," ...
This Advent, Help StarQuest Continue the Mission
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Advent is a season of anticipation—the Church preparing to receive the greatest gift. At StarQuest Media, we explore modern culture through the lens...
The Sword of St. Michael (and More Weird Questions) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's our annual Thanksgiving Weird Questions episode, and this time Cy Kellett is asking Jimmy Akin questions about whether the Holy Spirit has chromo...
The Savages - The Secrets of Doctor Who
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A utopia built on exploitation. In The Savages, what happens when a society thrives by draining others' life force? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpa...
The Eye of the Beholder (TAS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Super-intelligent elephant slugs who are telepathic zookeepers and vague off-screen resolutions—are humans just amusing pets? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy ...
Marita Lorenz and the JFK Assassination - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
21 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did the CIA kill JFK? A mysterious woman's testimony at 1985 libel trial apparently indicated CIA agents were in Dallas with operatives and weapons on...
State of Decay - The Secrets of Doctor Who
19 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Vampires, rebels, and ancient Time Lord enemies clash in this gothic Fourth Doctor tale. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack Adric's shaky debut, und...
Catspaw (TOS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
18 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A haunted castle, mysterious aliens, and Star Trek's first Halloween-themed story! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler unpack the spooky f...
Howard Hunt & the JFK Assassination - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
14 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, theories abounded and some accused CIA agent E. Howard Hunt. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at t...
A Night in Sickbay (ENT) - The Secrets of Star Trek
11 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is A Night in Sickbay the worst Star Trek episode ever? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler rip into its bizarre writing, inappropriate se...
St. Albert the Great & Magic - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How do science and magic intersect? St. Albert the Great wanted to understand. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli, joined by Dr. Justin Sledge, unpack St. ...
Relative Dimensions (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Twisted (VOY) - The Secrets of Star Trek
04 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Extraterrestrial Sheep and More Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Self-Help (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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-impro...
Paradise Lost (DS9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when fear hijacks Starfleet's ideals? In "Paradise Lost," Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler examine Admiral Leighton's coup...
Spirit Communication - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For thousands of years, people have sought to communicate with spirits in basically every culture and religion. But is all spirit communication forbid...
Homefront (DS9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What happens when fear overrides freedom? As changeling paranoia grips Earth, martial law looms and trust fractures. With Sisko and Odo at the center,...
The Tennessee Prophet John Hendrix
17 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A mysterious Tennessee farmer who received startling visions of the future no one believed. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli revisit the story of John He...
Catch-1782 (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Is Eleanor a glitch in time? Did Hallam fake the death record? History works without aliens. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin debate laudanum, class, and...
The Defector (TNG) - The Secrets of Star Trek
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A tense moral chess match. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin ask: Was Picard right to cross the Neutral Zone? Cold War stakes, Henry V e...
The Nephilim (Bible Mystery: Aliens? Angels? Something Else?) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Were the Nephilim of Genesis 6 aliens or human-alien hybrids? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli re-visit one of the strangest passages in the Bible to con...
The Caves of Androzani (Revisited) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A ruthless tycoon, a masked fanatic, and Spectrox stakes. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss whether "Caves of Androzani" is good send-off—does t...
The Slaver Weapon (TAS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A shape-shifting "soft weapon," Kzinti honor, and billion-year tech—are some powers too dangerous to exist? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin connect TA...
Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting (The First UFOs) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
03 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Was Kenneth Arnold's 1947 sighting evidence of extraterrestrial craft? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli revisit the case, weigh rival explanations, and a...
Full Circle - The Secrets of Doctor Who
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What if the "colonists" aren't who they think they are? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin assess e-Space, Adric's rocky debut, mistfall's biology, and the...
Dead Stop (ENT) - The Secrets of Star Trek
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A sinister "free" fix hides a brutal price. Is brain-harvesting the real currency? Too cheap can be deadly. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason ...
Operation -- Annihilate! (TOS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Parasites, pain, and ethics: Was McCoy's cure a betrayal? Should Kirk have tried talking to a hive mind bent on torture? Dom Bettinelli, Father Jason ...
Demons: Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are demons real beings or just symbols of evil? Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live tackle questions on their nature, powers, why they ...
Introduction to Parapsychology (October 2025) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
23 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Interview: Grimoires & the Occult - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are demons liars who can never be trusted? Can possession stem from more than the demonic? Jimmy Akin continues his conversation with Alexander Eth fr...
Death to the Daleks - The Secrets of Doctor Who
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An AI-run Exxilon city kills power, forcing Humans and Daleks into a fraught pact for a plague cure. With Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin, we ask: Is AI...
New Life and New Civilizations (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cosmic destiny or narrative shortcut? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin test the SNW S3 finale's bold claims—Batel's fate, Vezda stake...
Interview: Demons & Magic - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
12 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Are demons just fallen angels—or something more? Jimmy Akin joins Alexander Eth of Glitch Bottle to unpack Catholic teaching on magic, exorcism, gri...
Ghosts (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Holograms or hauntings? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin weigh the 10th Doctor and River in Ghosts: AI survival, memory firewalls, and a chilling choice—...
Terrarium (SNW) - the Secrets of Star Trek
08 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can empathy with a Gorn change Trek's future? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler unpack "Terrarium"—Metrons, La'an's shot, and Ortegas'...
The Capuchin Bone Church and More Patrons' Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From bones turned into art to relics made of game consoles, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer questions from participants on their recent Italy pil...
The Gunfighters - The Secrets of Doctor Who
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A tuneful, messy OK Corral? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin assess the First Doctor's "Gunfighters"—ballads, comedy, and history-bending choices. Are ...
Four-and-a-Half Vulcans (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
01 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Identity, ethics, and comedy collide as SNW turns the crew Vulcan. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin ask: Is logic a skill or a serum? W...