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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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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. The post Veridical NDEs appeared first on StarQuest Media.
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.
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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.
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