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Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious world is an exploration of the weird, the strange, the unusual, and the fascinating phenomena in the physical world around us—and beyond—from a Catholic perspective. Join Jimmy Akin and his co-host Domenico Bettinelli as they examine ancient mysteries, folk tales, urban legends, and miraculous stories with a methodical, logical, well-reasoned but not entirely skeptical eye.
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Some are convinced that an ancient clay pot found in Iraq is an electric battery made 2,000 years ago. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the claim and whether it might be advanced, ancient technology or even evidence of extraterrestrial contact.
The post The Baghdad Battery (Advanced Technology? Out of Place Artifact? OOPART?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
After hearing many stories of people reporting After Death Communications from deceased loved ones, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the reports from the faith and reason perspectives. Are they just imagination? Is it the grief talking? Could it be demons?
The post Analyzing After Death Communications appeared first on StarQuest Media.
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Millions of people report spontaneous experiences of contact with departed loved ones, hearing their voices, seeing their faces again. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what After Death Communications are, what they are like, and whether they really could be forms of contacted with our lost loved ones.
The post After Death Communications (ADCs) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
In 1909, G.E. Kinkaid found a cave in the Grand Canyon containing Egyptian and Asian artifacts. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the excavations that began at the time and then how the story vanished from the media. What is the truth of Kinkaid's cave and what did it really contain?
The post Kinkaid’s Cave (Egypt & the Grand Canyon) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: should Elrond have killed Isildur?; reported time travelers; teleportation clones and confession; Klingon baptisms; Gulf War syndrome; and more.
The post Klingon Baptisms & More Weird Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.
In 1972, a book purported to tell the tale of a Communist infiltrator at the Vatican dedicated to bringing down the Church. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss who this mysterious agent was, where he came from, and whether he really did what the books says.
The post AA-1025 (Communist Infiltration in the Church) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
When a Satanist recently asked Jimmy Akin for help with whether he might be possessed, Jimmy offered his best advice. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss that advice and explore how one could approach a similar situation with empathy, charity, and reason, while taking this kind of situation seriously.
The post A Satanist Asks for Help (Possession, Obsession, Vexation, Infestation) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover why God created dinosaurs; Dom & Jimmy's own mysterious experiences; foo fighters; and more.
The post Why Did God Create Dinosaurs? (& More Patrons’ Questions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
We're celebrating our 300th numbered episode and so Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli are discussing more of our listeners' and viewers' mysterious experiences and what Jimmy makes of what you've shared with them.
The post Your Mysterious Experiences! (300th Episode!) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
In 1972, an Italian newspaper published a photo it said was the face of Christ as shown by a machine that could view any point in history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether the photo and the machine, the Chronovisor, was real; who was the priest who claimed to create it; and who has it now.
The post The Chronovisor (Vatican, Time Travel, Time Viewer) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Some pet owners feel a special bond with their pets and at times they even seem to know what their owners are thinking. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine whether people really can have a telepathic connection to their pets and look at what the scientific evidence says.
The post Pet Telepathy (Dogs, Cats, Parrots, Jaytee, N’Kisi, Rupert Sheldrake) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
France, 1764. A terrifying and unknown beast roams the countryside killing more than 100 men, women, and children, and injuring 200 more. A royal reward is even issued for its capture or death. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what made the beast so ferocious, why it attacked so many people, and what kind of beast it actually was.
The post The Beast of Gevaudan (Cryptid) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The 2012 announcement of a papyrus fragment called the Gospel of Jesus' Wife caused a huge media sensation over the claim that Jesus did have a wife. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine what this fragment is, what it says, and whether it is an authentic, early Christian document.
The post The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife (Karen King, Walter Fritz, Forgery, Fraud, Hoax) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
One of the most pivotal poltergeist cases involved a Catholic family in New York in 1958. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the strange events, including popping bottle caps, and explore why this poltergeist case was so pivotal and what may have been responsible.
The post Popper the Poltergeist (Seaford, Catholic Family Poltergeist, RSPK, Jimmy Herrmann) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
In 1982, 7 people suddenly died in Chicago, having taken Extra Strength Tylenol just before, and police learned the pills had been tampered with. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened, who was responsible, and how these events changed American permanently.
The post 1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Each Holy Saturday, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem emerges from the tomb of Christ with the Holy Fire that goes out around the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask if the fire is lit by God or does it have a natural source and what we can learn about this historic rite.
The post The Holy Fire? (Miracle, Jerusalem, Hagion Phos) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Many reports of near-death experiences sound positive and uplifting and blissful. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss those that are reported as distinctly negative and distressing. What happens in them, what do they mean, and what are their implications?
The post Back from Hell? Negative Near-Death Experiences (NDEs) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
It's almost New Years, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like can you marry an alien; baptizing faeries or unborn babies; what the Soul Gem or the Borg do to your soul; time travel and alternate universes; and more weird questions.
The post Can You Marry an Alien? (& More Weird Questions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
One of Jimmy Akin's favorite Old Time Radio shows is Lum and Abner, featuring the general store owner in Pine Ridge, Arkansas, and his employee. Every Christmas they did a special episode that gets at the true meaning of Christmas and so Jimmy wanted to share it with the listeners in a bonus episode.
The post Lum and Abner’s Christmas Story appeared first on StarQuest Media.
In what has become an annual tradition, Jimmy Akin spends a few hours on Christmas in a livestream, hanging out and answering questions, in particular for those who don't have anyone to be with for the holiday.
The post Alone Together for Christmas 2023 appeared first on StarQuest Media.
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I read Ariel Sabar's article in The Atlantic several years ago but not the book. It was shocking. I enjoy detective stories, but never expected such a crazy thing. I love the fact that Jimmy is telling this story. People should read it and (in this case) listen to it. Awesome episode. Thanks very much.
What a phenomenal episode. Only way to explain this mystery is through faith and beliefs of the miraculous. This was the blessed Virgin Mary. I know this because Jimmy Akin is one of the most trustworthy Christian apologists. He goes out of his way to debunk things if they are untrue. Our Lady of Zeitoun is legit. This was our blessed Mother. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to people of good will. Amen.
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You can't summon aliens. But you can summon demons. That is what they are.
We need a Freemasonry episode or three...
While listening to this episode I heard you recommend we also listen to episode #91 the Government Acid Conspiracy. Talk about synchronicity since I was on my way to work at the city Water Department. You really opened my eyes to what's been going on here all along, and I am ready to spill the beans. Yes we pump millions of gallons of the stuff into our distribution system every day. There I said it and I'm glad. I just hope I still have a job tomorrow. Thanks Jimmy and Dom for the opportunity to get it off my chest. O look there's my boss and he doesn't look happy... gotta go.
loved the answer about d&d, my thoughts exactly. alignment is a problem, though I know some people that will just play without it, but it doesnt remove the problem of playing immoral characters (and not being able to see it as immoral). another issue ive seen is the polytheism of most d&d settings. this is the story more than the game itself, but the more official d&d settings will all have a pantheon of gods, which puts the entire game in a polytheistic lens, rather than a universe more like reality
Astronomy isn't my thing, but I'm sad the only thing Sagittarius got was schizophrenia
You've got two empty halves of coconut and you're banging 'em together.
Really? Larry Silverstein was paid handsomely for what he pulled off. There is overwhelming evidence of corruption. Building 7 too. No offense, but this episode sounds more like a paid Apologist.
You've hooked me, Jimmy! I have increasingly found many other podcasts either boring, reductive, or just flat out crude and lewd (reflecting the culture as if they have no intellectual filter). Thank you for sharing your interest in the strange and unusual with intelligence and faith, and for your apostolate. I'm becoming a supporter, and send you blessings!
no Jimmy! you are not going to Rick roll me this time!
This is better than the vast majority of true crime shows. Well done Dom and Jimmy!
Enjoying listening to all the episodes. Love this podcast a lot. I introduced this podcast to my uncle who was a Catholic until he learned about aliens, and who is fascinated almost about everything. I often hear my uncle listen to the podcast privately at night after work I have this feeling that he is going back to Catholic faith. :D -- listening from the Philippines :)
this is my number 1 podcast.
This is such a well done and fascinating podcast! I have listened to every episode.
Excellent podcast. As a doctoral student I find it intellectually stimulating.
Excellent podcast - I highly recommend it.
A thought occurred to me. You mentioned that Hitler's mother married a relative. Could he have been her (step)brother? If so, a case could be made that he was born of a sister, but not a nun, thereby opening the possibility that he was the Anti-Christ. Maybe?
I studied ancient Egyptian religion in college so all this talk of their gods and history brings back memories.