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Jimmy Akin Podcast
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An AWESOME podcast by Jimmy Akin! The EPIC podcast journey begins . . .
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The Communicator (ENT) - The Secrets of Star Trek
1w ago00:35:48Tap to summarizeA lost communicator on a war-torn pre-warp world forces Archer and Reed to risk their lives over an ethic the Prime Directive hasn't invented yet. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler take on Enterprise S2E8, "The Communicator."
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Pre-Sputnik Transients
2w ago01:11:26Tap to summarizeThousands of star-like flashes flicker across sky-survey plates shot in the 1950s, before any satellite existed — some clustered, some lined up, some on famous UFO nights. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh five explanations for the pre-Sputnik transients.
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Concerning Flight (VOY) - The Secrets of Star Trek
2w ago00:43:32Tap to summarizeWhen pirates steal Voyager's computer core, Janeway's holographic Leonardo da Vinci ends up on an alien black market. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler debate whether John Rhys-Davies alone can save it.
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Zombie Marriage, Holy Roman Emperors, Jesus's DNA, and More Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
3w ago01:59:06Tap to summarizeIt's a fifth Friday, so Jimmy Akin is answering weird questions from Catholic Answers listeners, about topics like alien demons, vampire ethics, Jesus's DNA, ancient tech, how much water a priest can bless, and more.
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The Siege (DS 9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
3w ago00:51:06Tap to summarizeThe Circle falls, but the price is one hero's life. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler close the DS9 opening trilogy: duty vs. family, a holosuite trap, and the politics that end a coup.
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Skeleton Lake - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
4w ago01:10:11Tap to summarizeA lake in the Indian Himalayas holds hundreds of human skeletons from multiple centuries and continents. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli trace six theories, and the truth turns out to be stranger than the legend.
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The Circle (DS9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
May 1800:46:03Tap to summarizeMinister Jaro is the Circle — and he's willing to torture Kira to keep it that way. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler dig into Part 2 of DS9's season-opening trilogy.
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Crisis Apparitions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
May 1501:56:21Tap to summarizeSomething happens at the moment of death. Sometimes the living sense it from miles away. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine 140 years of research into crisis apparitions: who experiences them, what the science says, and what the faith says.
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The Homecoming (DS9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
May 1100:40:46Tap to summarizeA 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 rise of the Circle, and a father-son scene that carries more weight than it first appears.
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Jesus' Most Misunderstood Prophecy? The Olivet Discourse (Not the End of the World) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
May 801:16:55Tap to summarizeJesus' most misunderstood prophecy has sent readers down the wrong path for centuries. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the Olivet Discourse: what did Jesus actually predict, and did it happen?
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