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Jimmy Akin Podcast
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Persistence of Vision (VOY) - The Secrets of Star Trek
3w ago00:52:24Tap to summarizeA powerful alien telepath locks Voyager's crew in private hallucinations and then vanishes without explanation. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin on whether "Persistence of Vision" earns its mystery.
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EXPOSED: The Government's Patented Way to Put Voices in Your Head - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
3w ago01:18:05Tap to summarizeThe 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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SST421: Return to Grace (DS9)
4w ago00:53:03Tap to summarizeWhen Klingons destroy the conference she was headed to, Kira ends up teaching guerrilla tactics to a demoted Dukat. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin unpack DS9 S4E14's moral complexity, Damar's debut, and whether Dukat is tragic or just evil.
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Joseph Williamson's Tunnels - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
4w ago01:04:05Tap to summarizeA Liverpool merchant spent 30 years tunneling beneath his own neighborhood and never said why. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh seven theories about Joseph Williamson and his mysterious underground labyrinth.
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The High Ground (TNG) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Jun 2900:55:22Tap to summarizeA separatist leader kidnaps Beverly Crusher and makes arguments the Enterprise crew can't quite answer. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler on TNG's toughest terrorism episode: "The High Ground" (S3E12).
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Mel's Hole - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jun 2601:18:16Tap to summarizeA bottomless pit in central Washington, 80,000 feet deep and impossible to fill. In 1997, one phone call to Art Bell turned a piece of local folklore into a national mystery. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate Mel's Hole.
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Bem (TAS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Jun 2200:34:11Tap to summarizeAn alien observer who detaches his own body parts puts Kirk and Spock through their paces in TAS S2E2. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler weigh whether "Bem" earns its strange premise — and how this episode named James Tiberius Kirk.
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What Really Happened to the Lost Ark of the Covenant? - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jun 1901:46:01Tap to summarizeThe most famous lost object in history — the Ark of the Covenant — vanished from Scripture before 586 BC and was never seen again. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine what it was, trace its history, and weigh nine theories for where it went.
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Doctor Who Cancelled? - The Secrets of Doctor who
Jun 1800:23:44Tap to summarizeNo Christmas special. No showrunner. No production partner. The BBC has put Doctor Who out to competitive tender, and Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin weigh what the shake-up means for Billie Piper, the Timeless Child, and the show's next era.
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Who Mourns for Adonais? (TOS) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Jun 1500:49:49Tap to summarizeA giant green hand grabs the Enterprise — and the Greek god Apollo demands worship. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler weigh TOS S2E2's ancient-aliens premise, Kirk's defiance, and the ending that was filmed but never aired.
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