Podcast

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

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Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World invites you to explore the weird, strange, and unexplained with Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin and co-host Domenico Bettinelli. Each episode examines mysterious phenomena — from UFO sightings and historical oddities to supernatural claims, urban legends, conspiracies, and listener “weird questions” — through careful reasoning, evidence-based evaluation, and thoughtful Christian reflection. The show blends curiosity with clarity: unpacking mysteries with respect for science, history, and the Catholic faith, without resorting to sensationalism. If you love encountering the unusual, asking tough questions, and appreciating the world’s mysteries through both intellect and wonder, this podcast offers engaging, insightful conversation every week.

Documentary chart
#55
Episodes
302
Releases
Weekly
Typical length
1 hr 26 min
On air since
2022
Latest episode
4 days ago

Episodes

302 episodes, newest first

  1. Did the Virgin Mary Invent Chili? (& More Weird Questions)

    Show notes

    Could a confession made through a remote-controlled robot body be valid? Jimmy Akin takes listener questions with Cy Kellett, from the Lady in Blue and chili to time in purgatory, vampire cops and the dirt Adam was made from.

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    2 hr 2 min
  2. Could a Pagan God Convert and Go to Heaven? (& More Weird Questions)

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    Could a pagan god meet Jesus, repent, and go to heaven? Jimmy Akin answers listener Weird Questions with Cy Kellett, from angels outrunning light to an alternate timeline's pope, Atlantis, the mark of Cain, and bison in tornadoes.

    The post Could a Pagan God Convert and Go to Heaven? (& More Weird Questions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 59 min
  3. Do Daleks Have Souls? Star Wars Catholicism & More Weird Questions

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    Is every prayer a kind of telepathy? On Halloween, Jimmy Akin takes listener questions with Cy Kellett, from ghosts who never ask for Masses to Star Wars' religious roots, time travel, and whether Daleks have souls.

    The post Do Daleks Have Souls? Star Wars Catholicism & More Weird Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 56 min
  4. Time-Travel Mass Before Jesus? Jesus’s DNA, Psychic Conversion & More Weird Questions

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    Could a priest who traveled back in time say Mass before the Last Supper? Jimmy Akin takes listener questions on Catholic Answers Live with Cy Kellett, from Mary's DNA to Malachi Martin and the Michigan Melon Heads.

    The post Time-Travel Mass Before Jesus? Jesus’s DNA, Psychic Conversion & More Weird Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 56 min
  5. Can Science Show the Soul Survives Death? Join My New Courses

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    Can science show the soul survives death? Jimmy Akin announces two fall courses for the Rhine Education Center: one on near-death experiences and reincarnation-type cases, and Introduction to Parapsychology.

    The post Can Science Show the Soul Survives Death? Join My New Courses appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    5 min
  6. When Does Holy Water Stop Being Holy? (& More Weird Questions)

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    Does a blessing survive the water cycle? Could uplifted animals have souls? Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett take on tickling, Hitler's parents, Revelation's scorpion-tailed locusts and baptism before birth, with Dom Bettinelli.

    The post When Does Holy Water Stop Being Holy? (& More Weird Questions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 54 min
  7. Could You Possess Another Human? (And More Weird Questions)

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    Can one human being possess another? MKUltra tried. Jimmy Akin answers that and seven more listener questions — purgatory when the world ends, fallen guardian angels, brain swaps, and whether lizards were once dragons.

    The post Could You Possess Another Human? (And More Weird Questions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 58 min
  8. Veridical NDEs

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    A man with no heartbeat knew where the nurse put his dentures. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at near-death experiences that came back with facts the patient had no way to know, and ask how they got them.

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    1 hr 53 min
  9. EgyptAir 990:The Crash That Gave bin Laden the Idea for 9/11

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    An EgyptAir 767 fell out of a clear sky off Nantucket in 1999, and two governments read the same black boxes and reached opposite verdicts. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh four theories and one Arabic prayer.

    The post EgyptAir 990:The Crash That Gave bin Laden the Idea for 9/11 appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 3 min
  10. Announcing Holy Troublemakers

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    Announcing Holy Troublemakers, a new podcast from StarQuest. In this weekly podcast host Dom Bettinelli will introduce you to the difficult people who built the Catholic Church. From mystics who argued with popes to missionaries who walked into places nobody sane would go, every episode tells one of their stories.

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    2 min
  11. Klingon or Time Lord Jesus? Mary Celeste? Salem Witch Trials? And More Patron Questions

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    Could Jesus have incarnated on a Klingon world while he walked in Galilee? Jimmy Akin takes that question and eleven more from patrons — telekinesis, the Mary Celeste, Salem, ley lines — with Dom Bettinelli.

    The post Klingon or Time Lord Jesus? Mary Celeste? Salem Witch Trials? And More Patron Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 10 min
  12. The 100-Foot Beast an Early Christian Saw in Visions (Shepherd of Hermas)

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    Early Christians read it in church beside the Gospels; a fourth-century Bible bound it in after Revelation. Then it vanished. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli open the Shepherd of Hermas — a tower, a beast, and a question about forgiveness.

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    1 hr 54 min
  13. Are Auras Real? Aura Colors, Cameras, and the Tests

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    Colored light around every living thing, readable by anyone with the right training — or by a camera at the mall. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli follow the aura from Mesmer to the selfie app, and weigh what happened under controlled testing.

    The post Are Auras Real? Aura Colors, Cameras, and the Tests appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 26 min
  14. Buck Nelson, the Ozark Spaceman

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    A flashlight, three discs over a Missouri ranch, and a ray that cured fifteen years of back pain. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli follow Buck Nelson from Ozark farmer to saucer celebrity — and to a twist that isn't funny at all.

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    1 hr 18 min
  15. Shared Death Experiences

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    You are sitting with someone as they die, and the room fills with a light that is not from this earth. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine shared death experiences — the cases where a perfectly healthy bystander sees it too.

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    1 hr 45 min
  16. The Devil’s Bible, Jesus Was an Alien?, Psychic Powers in Heaven, and Weird Questions

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    A monk who sold his soul to write a book in one night, the naked man fleeing Jesus' arrest, and whether Jesus was just an alien with good technology: Jimmy Akin takes on eleven listener weird questions with Cy Kellett and Dom Bettinelli.

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    1 hr 57 min
  17. Investigating the Paranormal for 2,000 Years

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    Join Jimmy Akin this August for a four-week course on Psi and Christianity.

    The post Investigating the Paranormal for 2,000 Years appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    3 min
  18. The Butterfly People of Joplin, Missouri

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    Dozens of unrelated children said shining, winged figures stood over them as an EF5 tornado destroyed Joplin. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh cryptids, trauma, folklore, and guardian angels behind the butterfly people.

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    1 hr 9 min
  19. Mark Twain Super-Psychic: His Shocking Telepathy & Death Dream

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    He spent his career debunking fake mesmerists and mediums — then dreamed his brother's funeral weeks before it happened. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli trace Mark Twain's strange turn toward telepathy and ask what the Catholic has to say about it.

    The post Mark Twain Super-Psychic: His Shocking Telepathy & Death Dream appeared first on StarQuest Media.

    1 hr 18 min
  20. EXPOSED: The Government’s Patented Way to Put Voices in Your Head

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    The U.S. government holds real patents for putting voices in people's heads — and thousands say it's happening to them. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli separate the real physics from psychiatry, internet lore, and outright fraud.

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    1 hr 18 min