en Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World, episodes 301-500 https://sqpn.com/category/podcasts/akin/mysterious-world-301-500/ The next 200 episodes of Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:56:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.3 yes SQPN, Inc. false episodic SQPN, Inc. info@sqpn.com Copyright 2025 SQPN, Inc. Copyright 2025 SQPN, Inc. podcast Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World, episodes 301-500 https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sqpn_logo_600x600.png https://sqpn.com/category/podcasts/akin/mysterious-world-301-500/ TV-G Support the show with your generous gift Support the show with your generous gift ddc651db-0f20-5775-9b39-3a0b198ec6a3 Do Daleks Have Souls? Star Wars Catholicism & More Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17498764/do-daleks-have-souls-star-wars-catholicism-more-weird-questions Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=169673 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.

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]]> full 1:56:13 Time-Travel Mass Before Jesus? Jesus’s DNA, Psychic Conversion & More Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17492647/time-travel-mass-before-jesus-jesuss-dna-psychic-conversion-more-weird-questions Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=162785 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.

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]]> full 1:56:24 Can Science Show the Soul Survives Death? Join My New Courses https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17487332/can-science-show-the-soul-survives-death-join-my-new-courses Sun, 04 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=160919 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.

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]]> full 4:44 When Does Holy Water Stop Being Holy? (& More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17483854/when-does-holy-water-stop-being-holy-more-weird-questions Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=157022 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.

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]]> full 1:54:16 Could You Possess Another Human? (And More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17473152/could-you-possess-another-human-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=150203 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.

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]]> full 1:57:45 Veridical NDEs https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17465796/veridical-ndes Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=143287 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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]]> full 1:52:40 EgyptAir 990:The Crash That Gave bin Laden the Idea for 9/11 https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17445127/egyptair-990the-crash-that-gave-bin-laden-the-idea-for-9-11 Fri, 11 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=137089 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.

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]]> full 1:03:19 Klingon or Time Lord Jesus? Mary Celeste? Salem Witch Trials? And More Patron Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17439626/klingon-or-time-lord-jesus-mary-celeste-salem-witch-trials-and-more-patron-questions Fri, 04 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=129529 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.

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]]> full 1:10:04 The 100-Foot Beast an Early Christian Saw in Visions (Shepherd of Hermas) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17433483/the-100-foot-beast-an-early-christian-saw-in-visions-shepherd-of-hermas Fri, 28 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=122499 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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]]> full 1:54:07 Are Auras Real? Aura Colors, Cameras, and the Tests https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17424971/are-auras-real-aura-colors-cameras-and-the-tests Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=115946 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.

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]]> full 1:25:47 Buck Nelson, the Ozark Spaceman https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17417932/buck-nelson-the-ozark-spaceman Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=108945 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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]]> full 1:17:51 Shared Death Experiences https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17404945/shared-death-experiences Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107985 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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]]> full 1:45:17 The Devil’s Bible, Jesus Was an Alien?, Psychic Powers in Heaven, and Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17397060/the-devils-bible-jesus-was-an-alien-psychic-powers-in-heaven-and-weird-questions Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107922 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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]]> full 1:56:45 Investigating the Paranormal for 2,000 Years https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17390109/investigating-the-paranormal-for-2000-years Tue, 28 Jul 2026 15:35:11 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107816 Join Jimmy Akin this August for a four-week course on Psi and Christianity.

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]]> full 2:45 The Butterfly People of Joplin, Missouri https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17386464/the-butterfly-people-of-joplin-missouri Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107780 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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]]> full 1:08:38 Mark Twain Super-Psychic: His Shocking Telepathy & Death Dream https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17381761/mark-twain-super-psychic-his-shocking-telepathy-death-dream Fri, 17 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107704 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.

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]]> full 1:17:47 EXPOSED: The Government’s Patented Way to Put Voices in Your Head https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17375933/exposed-the-governments-patented-way-to-put-voices-in-your-head Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107624 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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]]> full 1:18:05 Joseph Williamson’s Tunnels https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17372143/joseph-williamsons-tunnels Fri, 03 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107583 A 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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]]> full 1:04:04 Mel’s Hole https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17368268/mels-hole Fri, 26 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107496 A 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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]]> full 1:18:16 What Really Happened to the Lost Ark of the Covenant? https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17363747/what-really-happened-to-the-lost-ark-of-the-covenant Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107424 The 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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]]> full 1:46:01 What Mary Knew; God’s Choices; Autism & Names in Afterlife; & More https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17359902/what-mary-knew-gods-choices-autism-more Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107370 Does a growing human population dilute demonic influence per person? Plus: the Magi's star, Mary after Pentecost, leavened Eucharist history, God's timelessness, and the serpent of Genesis 3. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer patron questions.

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]]> full 1:31:57 Pre-Sputnik Transients https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17354588/pre-sputnik-transients Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107309 Thousands of star-like flashes flicker across sky-survey plates shot 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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]]> full 1:11:25 Zombie Marriage, Holy Roman Emperors, Jesus’s DNA, and More Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17350640/zombie-marriage-holy-roman-emperors-jesuss-dna-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 29 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107251 It'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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]]> full 1:59:05 Skeleton Lake https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17346223/skeleton-lake Fri, 22 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107164 A 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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]]> full 1:10:10 Jesus’ Most Misunderstood Prophecy? The Olivet Discourse (Not the End of the World) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17336712/jesus-most-misunderstood-prophecy-the-olivet-discourse-not-the-end-of-the-world Fri, 08 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107051 Jesus' 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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]]> full 1:16:54 Scientists Confirm What the Church Always Knew: Proof of Psychic Powers & Survival After Death https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17330360/scientists-confirm-what-the-church-always-knew-proof-of-psychic-powers-survival-after-death Fri, 01 May 2026 17:33:35 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107017 Jimmy Akin is teaching Introduction to Parapsychology for the Rhine Education Center

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]]> full 2:49 The Mattress Store Conspiracy? https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17330006/the-mattress-store-conspiracy Fri, 01 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106976 There are more mattress stores in the US than McDonald's. They're almost always empty. They cluster suspiciously close together. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the internet's wildest retail conspiracy theory.

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]]> full 1:08:49 Ancient Christian Ghosts https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17324639/ancient-christian-ghosts Fri, 24 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106878 Early Christians were no exception in ancient beliefs in ghosts. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss reports of ghostly encounters in the ancient Church, what theologians thought of them, and how Jimmy would evaluate these cases today.

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]]> full 1:23:57 The Shocking Secret Manuscript of the Anna Ecklund Exorcism https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17320700/the-shocking-secret-manuscript-of-the-anna-ecklund-exorcism Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106756 The story of the exorcism of "Anna Ecklund" in Earling, Iowa, in 1928 as Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli recounted last time was only the beginning. Because there was an account of the exorcism contained in a secret manuscript that was kept private... and Jimmy has a copy. What does it reveal about the real-life Anna Ecklund and about this remarkable case?

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]]> full 1:57:18 The Earling Exorcism https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17316889/the-earling-exorcism Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106643 In 1928, an exorcism unfolded in a tiny Iowa convent. It inspired a 2016 movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the public account and a never-published secret manuscript of the Earling Exorcism. Part 1 of 2.

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]]> full 1:09:41 George Adamski: Alien Contactee! https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17311471/george-adamski-alien-contactee Wed, 01 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106550 In 1952, a self-taught philosopher near Palomar Mountain walked into the California desert and claimed to meet a being from Venus. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the remarkable story of George Adamski, the first UFO contactee.

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]]> full 1:35:28 The Kentucky Meat Shower https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17307310/the-kentucky-meat-shower Fri, 27 Mar 2026 09:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106495 In 1876, raw meat rained from a clear sky over a Kentucky farm, leaving the whole county and big city newspapers confounded. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli work through the proposed explanations to find the most likely culprit, and there's one part they still can't fully explain.

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]]> full 1:44:15 The Mystery of Radiation https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17302503/the-mystery-of-radiation Fri, 20 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106414 From 1895 to 1900, a burst of discoveries transformed science's understanding of matter itself. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli trace the full arc of radiation's discovery — from Röntgen's X-rays to Becquerel's uranium rays to Marie Curie naming radioactivity — and examine its dangers, benefits, and significance.

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]]> full 1:38:13 The Book of Revelation https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17298662/the-book-of-revelation Fri, 13 Mar 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106346 The most controverial book in the Bible is also the perhaps the most mysterious. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Book of Revelation, the prominent theories for how to interpret it, and what the book actually means.

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]]> full 1:34:13 The Library of Alexandria and More Patron Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17294506/the-library-of-alexandria-and-more-patron-questions Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106295 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, we have questions on the Shroud of Turin, the Library of Alexandria, the "heavens", and more.

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]]> full 1:19:34 Exposing the MYTH of the Zodiac Killer! https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17284968/exposing-the-myth-of-the-zodiac-killer Fri, 27 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106198 Zodiac hoax—or real killer? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli test 7 “must-explain” clues: the calls, letters, cipher, costume symbol, car-door message, and Stine shirt scrap. Could a multi-person hoax really hold?

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]]> full 1:43:14 The MYTH of the Zodiac Killer? https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17279968/the-myth-of-the-zodiac-killer Fri, 20 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106140 Did the Zodiac Killer ever exist? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli analyze the crimes, letters, and evidence behind a bold claim: the Zodiac was a hoax. Are the links real—or carefully constructed?

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]]> full 1:11:35 The Ghost of the Banta Inn https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17275702/the-ghost-of-the-banta-inn Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106080 A historic California inn. A dead owner who never left. Are flying ashtrays, stacking coins, and an unplugged jukebox proof of survival after death? Jimmy Akin interviews investigator Lloyd Auerbach as they examine one of America’s strongest ghost cases.

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]]> full 1:22:53 Kentucky Goblins! Kelly-Hopkinsville UFO Encounter https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17271324/kentucky-goblins-kelly-hopkinsville-ufo-encounter Fri, 06 Feb 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106014 A Kentucky farmhouse, glowing figures, and bullets that didn’t work—what really happened in 1955? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli assess witness fear, skeptical explanations, and the case for something truly strange in the Kelly–Hopkinsville UFO encounter.

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]]> full 1:51:20 Study with Jimmy Akin: Religion and Parapsychology https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17269916/study-with-jimmy-akin-religion-and-parapsychology Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:18:52 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=106006 Ancient faiths and modern psi research come together in this course to be taught by Jimmy Akin. The online course, Religion & Parapsychology, will explore how Christianity, Buddhism, Islam, and more have grappled with ESP, miracles, and the afterlife—and why serious evidence may challenge both skeptics and believers alike: What if psi research strengthens, rather than weakens, core religious claims about the soul, revelation, and the spiritual world?

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]]> full 2:55 Hitler’s Marriage (and More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17266717/hitlers-marriage-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105895 It's a fifth Friday, so Jimmy Akin is answering weird questions from Catholic Answers listeners, about topics like Hitler's marriage in the Fuhrerbunker; getting married on a desert island; what demons can posses; how salvation would work in a multiverse; and more.

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]]> full 1:47:42 Ghost Pets! (Animal After Death Communications, ADCs) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17261357/ghost-pets-animal-after-death-communications-adcs Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105820 Do pets reach back after death? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli assess new scientific studies on animal after-death communications. Can warning apparitions, shared sightings, and sensory details offer evidence for animal life after death?

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]]> full 1:52:52 Mysterious Experiences! https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17254642/mysterious-experiences Fri, 16 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105769 What if your strangest moment carried meaning? On their 400th episode, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli tackle more listener stories of healings, visions, dreams, and UFOs—asking: coincidence, psychology, or something more?

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]]> full 1:50:46 Alone Together for Christmas 2025 https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17249930/alone-together-for-christmas-2025 Fri, 09 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105720 Are Ouija boards really paranormal? Does God know what time it is? And is dark matter real — or is gravity wrong? Continuing his Christmas tradition of spending the holiday with those spending it alone, Jimmy Akin tackles these and many more questions posed by listeners with reason, faith, and curiosity.

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]]> full 4:02:35 Can Psychopaths Be Saved? And More Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17245418/can-psychopaths-be-saved-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 02 Jan 2026 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105641 For New Year's week, Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions posed by Cy Kellett, including whether psychopaths who feel no remorse can be saved; what happened to the saints who rose at the Resurrection; who was Peter's wife; and more!

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]]> full 1:01:23 How Many Souls Do Twins Have? And More Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17241912/how-many-souls-do-twins-have-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105553 It's Christmas week so we're bringing you a special weird questions episode where Jimmy Akin answers questions like: Can identical twins share a soul? What happens if you’re excommunicated unfairly? Could a living soul possess someone else? Are demons capable of repentance? Are we insignificant in a vast universe—or still uniquely special?

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]]> full 1:02:20 The Calvine UFO Sighting https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17231212/the-calvine-ufo-sighting Fri, 12 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105467 In 1990, two men in Calvine, Scotland took photos of a strange object in the sky that would become the clearest UFO photos ever. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what really happened in Calvine, what happened to the two men, and what was the flying object they photographed?

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]]> full 1:37:56 The Eye of Providence and More Patrons’ Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17223623/the-eye-of-providence-and-more-patrons-questions Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105382 Is lying ever moral? Why did God create Satan—and dinosaurs? What is the eye of Providence? From purgatory to AI ethics, Jimmy Akin fields more questions from fellow pilgrims during his recent Italy pilgrimage.

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]]> full 1:27:41 The Sword of St. Michael (and More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17218609/the-sword-of-st-michael-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 28 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105323 It's our annual Thanksgiving Weird Questions episode, and this time Cy Kellett is asking Jimmy Akin questions about whether the Holy Spirit has chromosomes, what sacraments angels can perform (if any), whether Zoroaster was a savior before Jesus, and what to make of the sword of St. Michael.

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]]> full 1:02:56 Marita Lorenz and the JFK Assassination https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17214309/marita-lorenz-and-the-jfk-assassination Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105267 Did the CIA kill JFK? A mysterious woman's testimony at 1985 libel trial apparently indicated CIA agents were in Dallas with operatives and weapons on the night before the assassination. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the credibility of the claims and counter-claims.

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]]> full 1:14:01 Howard Hunt & the JFK Assassination https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17209157/howard-hunt-the-jfk-assassination Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105198 After President John F. Kennedy was assassinated, theories abounded and some accused CIA agent E. Howard Hunt. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the 1985 lawsuit by Hunt against some of his accusers and what was revealed in the courtroom about the CIA's possible role.

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]]> full 1:04:40 St. Albert the Great & Magic https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17204949/st-albert-the-great-magic Fri, 07 Nov 2025 10:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105135 How do science and magic intersect? St. Albert the Great wanted to understand. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli, joined by Dr. Justin Sledge, unpack St. Albert the Great’s mystical side—his writings on magic, alchemy, and the hidden powers of nature.

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]]> full 1:25:06 Extraterrestrial Sheep and More Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17200450/extraterrestrial-sheep-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 31 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105067 It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like whether Jesus said he had extraterrestrial sheep, could dogs be guardian angels; whether Jesus had opinions; and more.

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]]> full 1:08:24 Spirit Communication https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17192571/spirit-communications Fri, 24 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=105002 For thousands of years, people have sought to communicate with spirits in basically every culture and religion. But is all spirit communication forbidden to Christians? Jimmy Akin gets to the truth of the matter on what the Bible says, what different Christians have held, and what the Church says today.

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]]> full 1:21:21 The Tennessee Prophet John Hendrix https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17188051/the-tennessee-prophet-john-hendrix Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104963 A mysterious Tennessee farmer who received startling visions of the future no one believed. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli revisit the story of John Hendrix with new information about his incredible claims and their connection to a big event in American history.

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]]> full 1:13:32 The Nephilim (Bible Mystery: Aliens? Angels? Something Else?) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17182837/the-nephilim-bible-mystery-aliens-angels-something-else Fri, 10 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104912 Were the Nephilim of Genesis 6 aliens or human-alien hybrids? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli re-visit one of the strangest passages in the Bible to consider some more theories about who they were.

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]]> full 1:32:25 Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting (The First UFOs) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17177437/kenneth-arnold-ufo-sighting-the-first-ufos Fri, 03 Oct 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104838 Was Kenneth Arnold’s 1947 sighting evidence of extraterrestrial craft? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli revisit the case, weigh rival explanations, and assess why his measurements still unsettle skeptics.

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]]> full 1:11:03 Demons: Ask Me Anything https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17171999/demons-ask-me-anything Fri, 26 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104778 Are demons real beings or just symbols of evil? Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live tackle questions on their nature, powers, why they fell, and how to resist them. Possession, oppression, obsession—what’s the difference?

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]]> full 1:53:44 Interview: Grimoires & the Occult https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17166420/interview-grimoires-the-occult Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104721 Are demons liars who can never be trusted? Can possession stem from more than the demonic? Jimmy Akin continues his conversation with Alexander Eth from Glitch Bottle podcast and tackles grimoires, exorcism, Hermetic texts, divine hiddenness, and how the Catholic faith understands magic.

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]]> full 2:23:24 Interview: Demons & Magic https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17142435/interview-demons-magic Sat, 13 Sep 2025 01:21:42 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104686 Are demons just fallen angels—or something more? Jimmy Akin joins Alexander Eth of Glitch Bottle to unpack Catholic teaching on magic, exorcism, grimoires, and the “clerical necromantic underworld.” Can holiness itself drive demons out?

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]]> full 2:20:21 The Capuchin Bone Church and More Patrons’ Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17136520/the-capuchin-bone-church-and-more-patrons-questions Fri, 05 Sep 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104594 From bones turned into art to relics made of game consoles, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer questions from participants on their recent Italy pilgrimage on faith, death, relics, simulation theory, saints, and even gelato. The first live recording of Mysterious World with a studio audience!

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]]> full 1:35:39 Could Catholics Colonize Mars? (And More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17129543/could-catholics-colonize-mars-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 29 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104528 It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like what we will be doing after the Resurrection; the morality of Catholics colonizing Mars; why Lucifer rebelled; and more.

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]]> full 1:04:17 Can You Ordain Yourself on a Desert Island? (And More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17124225/can-you-ordain-yourself-on-a-desert-island-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 22 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104495 Could a layperson on a desert island take on the role of a priest? It's time for more listener weird questions with Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live, including topics like aerial toll booths in the afterlife, whether Balaam's donkey had a rational soul, whether God could have become incarnate as multiple races in Middle Earth, and more.

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]]> full 1:05:13 Honobia Bigfoot Siege https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17120079/honobia-bigfoot-siege Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104421 A rural Oklahoma family faced nightly terror—food theft, rock attacks, and prowlers peering in windows. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh Bigfoot vs. bear, hidden motives, and eerie mimicry. Could this siege change what we believe?

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]]> full 2:01:25 Feeling the Future (Precognition, Daryl Bem, Psi Research) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17113745/feeling-the-future-precognition-daryl-bem-psi-research Fri, 08 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104371 Can we sense the future—before it happens? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli confront the scientific chaos sparked by Daryl Bem’s mind-bending 2011 precognition study and unpack the data, the fury, and what it all means.

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]]> full 1:18:31 The Hell House of Martinez https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17109603/the-hell-house-of-martinez Fri, 01 Aug 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104275 Fireballs. Scorch marks. Dizzy spells. A haunted house—or something worse? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and paranormal expert Lloyd Auerbach unravel the shocking truth behind a 1980s California mystery.

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]]> full 1:35:22 Bigfoot Biology (Sasquatch, Cryptid, Cryptozoology) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17103591/bigfoot-biology-sasquatch-cryptid-cryptozoology Fri, 25 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104102 If Bigfoot exists, what kind of animal would it be? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli analyze eyewitness reports, biological clues, and statistical patterns to sketch the creature's anatomy and behavior.

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]]> full 1:28:36 The Oakville Blobs – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17099160/the-oakville-blobs-jimmy-akins-mysterious-world Fri, 18 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104073 Gelatinous blobs fell from the sky in Oakville, Washington—then people got sick. Was it rain, jellyfish, or a secret government bioweapon test? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli dissect the evidence and theories.

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]]> full 1:08:48 John F. Kennedy Assassination Hearings (Lee Harvey Oswald? Conspiracy? CIA? Coverup?) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17091129/john-f-kennedy-assassination-hearings-lee-harvey-oswald-conspiracy-cia-coverup Fri, 11 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=104060 The 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been investigated time and again, but in 2025, the US Congress held new hearings on the latest release of government files. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss whatwas revealed including new testimony from 6 witnesses.

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]]> full 2:21:37 The Drake Equation (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Aliens, UFOs) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17074773/the-drake-equation-search-for-extraterrestrial-intelligence-aliens-ufos Fri, 04 Jul 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103968 Is Earth alone? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack the Drake Equation’s quest to count alien civilizations. Is 50 million potential galactic neighbors realistic—or just hopeful math?

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]]> full 1:24:33 The Telepathy Tapes https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17064665/the-telepathy-tapes Fri, 27 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103852 Telepathy among non-speaking autistic kids? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack the claims from the #1 podcast The Telepathy Tapes, from spelling boards to psychic abilities, how credible are the claims that are made?

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]]> full 1:55:54 Facilitated Communication & Spelling to Communicate (Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Nonverbal) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17060190/facilitated-communication-spelling-to-communicate-autism-autism-spectrum-disorder-nonverbal Fri, 20 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103716 For some people who have profound difficulties speaking, alternative communications systems known as Facilitated Communication and Spelling to Communicate have been developed and the results appear miraculous. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the methods, the claimed results, and the controversy surrounding them.

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]]> full 2:20:42 St. Malachy’s Prophecy of the Popes https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17050939/st-malachys-prophecy-of-the-popes Fri, 13 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103668 Did the 12th century Irish bishop St. Malachy predict the popes through the end of the world? And did we just get the last one? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the prophecy of the popes, its accuracy, and what light that recent events shed on it.

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]]> full 1:24:44 Buried Pirate Treasure and More Patron Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17046114/buried-pirate-treasure-and-more-patron-questions Fri, 06 Jun 2025 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103563 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 first answers questions from Patrons' children and then more from the Patrons themselves.

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]]> full 1:20:41 Round Meat? Square Bread? And More Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17041438/round-meat-square-bread-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 30 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103468 It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like whether AI is a demonic illusion; Jewish Nazarene Christians; Alfred E. Newman; time travel and the natural law; and more.

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]]> full 59:03 Animal End-of-Life Experiences (Pets, Last Goodbyes, Last Rallies, Crisis Apparitions, Terminal Lucidity, Deathbed Visions, Precognition, etc.) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17036588/animal-end-of-life-experiences-pets-last-goodbyes-last-rallies-crisis-apparitions-terminal-lucidity-deathbed-visions-precognition-etc Fri, 23 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103361 While scientists for years have been studying unusual experiences that happen to people as they approach death, they've only just begun studying whether animals have End-of-Life Experiences. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss whether they do, what kinds of experiences they have, and how they compare to human experiences.

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]]> full 1:42:28 The Mystery of the Year https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17032043/the-mystery-of-the-year Fri, 16 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103265 What is a year, and how did we learn to track it? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli chart the evolution of calendars, from lunar to Gregorian, and even ponder timekeeping on Mars, with insights from history, religion, and science.

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]]> full 1:32:43 Lost Scriptures: 1 Esdras https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17026722/lost-scriptures-1-esdras Fri, 09 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103164 How could a “lost scripture” one day be recognized by Catholics? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack 1 Esdras—its dramatic tale, canonical debates, and what it reveals about faith, history, and unity.

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]]> full 1:44:48 Christianity and Near-Death Experiences https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17020578/christianity-and-near-death-experiences Fri, 02 May 2025 09:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103044 Are near-death experiences compatible with Christianity? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli break down key data, dispel myths about reincarnation and universalism, and highlight Jesus’ unique role in NDEs.

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]]> full 1:52:25 Study with Jimmy Akin! https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17019340/study-with-jimmy-akin Wed, 30 Apr 2025 17:47:03 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=103038 Learn more and sign up for the course: https://rhineedu.org/

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]]> full 2:58 Naming Jack the Ripper (Ripper Suspects) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17014465/naming-jack-the-ripper-ripper-suspects Fri, 25 Apr 2025 05:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102917 Jack the Ripper killed 5 women in 1888 and was never caught and became the most famous serial killer of all time. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the potential suspects and then Jimmy reveals who he thinks the evidence most strongly points toward.

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]]> full 1:18:39 Jack the Ripper https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17009839/jack-the-ripper Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102824 Jack the Ripper’s brief reign of terror gripped 1888 London. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli dissect the five canonical murders, chilling letters, and psychological clues, setting the stage to reveal who the killer might be.

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]]> full 1:18:15 The Mystery of Parapsychology https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/17003896/the-mystery-of-parapsychology Fri, 11 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102700 What is parapsychology? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unravel this misunderstood science—from ESP and PK to life after death—while Jimmy shares the 9 foundational principles that summarize this field of research.

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]]> full 1:24:24 The Fouke Monster (Arkansas Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Legend of Boggy Creek) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16998963/the-fouke-monster-arkansas-bigfoot-sasquatch-legend-of-boggy-creek Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102638 A terrifying 1971 encounter in Fouke, Arkansas left two families rattled and a local legend born. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli break down the facts, theories, and shifting views on Bigfoot in this kickoff to a new look at Sasquatch sightings.

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]]> full 1:23:38 The Amityville Horror https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16996341/the-amityville-horror Tue, 01 Apr 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102588 What really happened at the infamous house on Ocean Avenue? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unfold the unsettling tale as they analyze the chilling events behind the Amityville Horror through the lenses of faith and reason. Get a compelling look at one of America’s most talked-about supernatural cases.

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]]> full 1:34:57 The Rapture (Millennium, Tribulation, Premillennial, Pretribulation, Posttribulation, End of Days) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16993985/the-rapture-millennium-tribulation-premillennial-pretribulation-posttribulation-end-of-days Fri, 28 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102551 Many Christians believe in the Rapture, a mysterious event in which all sincere believers will suddenly vanish. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the concept of the Rapture, why it is controversial, and what the Bible has to say about it.

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]]> full 2:02:23 The Zodiac Killer’s Hidden Victims https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16988908/the-zodiac-killers-hidden-victims Fri, 21 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102494 The true body count of the Zodiac Killer of the 1960s and 70s may be far higher than previously believed. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli analyze hidden victims, early crimes, and chilling patterns that suggest a longer reign of terror.

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]]> full 1:18:59 UFO Observables (Unidentified Flying Objects, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, UAPs) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16983402/ufo-observables-unidentified-flying-objects-unidentified-aerial-phenomena-uaps Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102437 Strange things are flying in our skies, and the US government has been studying them for years. What are the 5 observables of UFOs—and the mysterious 6th? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli break down Luis Elizondo’s revelations and the tech that might explain them.

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]]> full 1:20:24 Would Santa Go to Heaven? (Patrons’ Children’s Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16978862/would-santa-go-to-heaven-patrons-childrens-questions Fri, 07 Mar 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102369 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 first questions from Patrons' children and then more from the Patrons themselves.

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]]> full 53:55 The Ghost of the USS Hornet (Museum, Investigation, Paranormal, Haunting, Ghosts) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16973041/the-ghost-of-the-uss-hornet-museum-investigation-paranormal-haunting-ghosts Fri, 28 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102283 In this second part of our look at the USS Hornet, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli welcome paranormal expert Loyd Auerbach to discuss his investigation of the reports of apparitions and ghost-like phenomena and what he discovered.

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]]> full 1:36:17 The USS Hornet (Museum, Investigation, Paranormal, Haunting, Ghosts) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16967960/the-uss-hornet-museum-investigation-paranormal-haunting-ghosts Fri, 21 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102227 The US Navy aircraft carrier USS Hornet played an important role in WWII, the Cold War, and the Space Race, but there's much more to its story. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the history of this fascinating ship and the mysteries connected with it.

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]]> full 1:27:17 Immaculate Constellation UFO Program https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16962592/immaculate-constellation-ufo-program Fri, 14 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102152 In November 2024, Congress held more UFO hearings, which revealed a secret government program called Immaculate Constellation. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what this program is, what it does, and what it all reveals is really happening with UAPs.

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]]> full 1:59:36 Mysterious Experiences 3 https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16958098/mysterious-experiences-3 Fri, 07 Feb 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102090 To celebrate their 350th regular episode, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at more of listener's mysterious experiences. What have listeners reported, what could explain them, and what does Jimmy make of them?

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]]> full 1:09:33 Is AI A Demonic Illusion? (and More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16952434/is-ai-a-demonic-illusion-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 31 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=102041 It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like whether AI is a demonic illusion; Jewish Nazarene Christians; Alfred E. Newman; time travel and the natural law; and more.

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]]> full 57:50 The Kardashev Scale https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16946306/the-kardashev-scale Fri, 24 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101964 Humanity has come a long way in the last few thousand years, but we still have a long way to go. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask, as we continue to progress, is there a way of classifying our civilization and making reasonable predictions? Some scientists have come up with a scale to do just that.

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]]> full 1:32:16 Lost Scriptures: The Death of Adam & Eve https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16941903/lost-scriptures-the-death-of-adam-eve Fri, 17 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101927 The ancient book The Life of Adam and Eve was popular in ancient times and tells a compelling story. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the second part of the work which tells the story of how Adam and Eve died and what happened after.

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]]> full 1:15:14 Alone Together for Christmas 2024 https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16938122/alone-together-for-christmas-2024 Sat, 11 Jan 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101881 Continuing his annual tradition, Jimmy Akin held a marathon 4-hour livestream on his YouTube channel on Christmas Day, hanging out and answering questions for anyone who came by. And now we're sharing it with our podcast audience as well. Merry Christmas!

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]]> full 4:04:59 Lost Scriptures: The Life of Adam & Eve https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16937493/lost-scriptures-the-life-of-adam-eve Fri, 10 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101853 While Genesis gives a short description of the life of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss another "lost scripture" that tells of their life after the Fall and the hidden secrets of their lives together.

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]]> full 1:13:44 Just War Zombie Apocalypses? (and more Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16932982/just-war-zombie-apocalypses-and-more-weird-questions Fri, 03 Jan 2025 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101801 For New Year's week, Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions posed by Cy Kellett, including whether Just War doctrine applies to a zombie apocalypse; does a transplanted organ transfer baptismal graces; do Time Lords go to heaven; and more!

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]]> full 58:41 Inserting Yourself Into the Bible (Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16928583/inserting-yourself-into-the-bible-weird-questions Fri, 27 Dec 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101665 During Christmas week, we're bringing you another round of weird questions for Jimmy Akin posed by Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live, including time travel and inserting yourself into the Bible, Adam and Eve and belly buttons, lost letters of St. Paul, Jimmy's most wanted lost books of history, and more.

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]]> full 1:00:59 The Man from Taured https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16925176/the-man-from-taured Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101583 In Japan, 1954, a man arrives at airport customs with a passport from country that doesn't exist. He's arrested, but then vanishes. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who was the man from Taured and could have come from a parallel world as some claim?

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]]> full 57:27 Exorcism (the Old and New Rites of Exorcism) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16920086/exorcism-the-old-and-new-rites-of-exorcism Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101502 For hundreds of years, the Catholic Church has had a variety rites to expel evil spirits from people who are possessed by them. But in 1614 and again in 1998, the Church published official rites for the procedure, and in this episode Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what the rites actually say.

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]]> full 1:49:06 The God of LEGO Men! (And More Patrons Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16912901/the-god-of-lego-men-and-more-patrons-questions Fri, 06 Dec 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101412 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 LEGO minifigs; cryptids; tulpas; D.D. Home; AI; language acquisition, and more.

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]]> full 1:09:47 What If Adam Didn’t Bite the Apple? (Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16901935/what-if-adam-didnt-bite-the-apple-weird-questions Fri, 29 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101317 It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like the serpent in the Garden of Eden; Time Lords and Sunday obligation; Adam and the apple; and more weird questions

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]]> full 55:57 Investigating Medjugorje https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16894145/investigating-medjugorje Fri, 22 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101270 The Vatican has said that nothing obstructs the faithful from having a devotion to Medjugorje, but hasn’t specified whether the phenomenon is of supernatural or natural origin. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the arguments for and against and come to their own conclusions.

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]]> full 2:29:54 The Church and Medjugorje https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16887578/the-church-and-medjugorje Fri, 15 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101200 In 1981, six young people in Medjugorje reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary. In the following 43 years, the Church at all levels has looked at whether they are authentic. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Vatican's ultimate decision on the apparitions.

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]]> full 1:23:28 The Mystery of Medjugorje https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16879851/the-mystery-of-medjugorje Fri, 08 Nov 2024 12:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101154 The Virgin Mary has reportedly been appearing to 6 young people in Medjugorgje in Bosnia-Herzegovina since 1981. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli begin a 3-part look at what is happening, the Vatican's long-awaited decision on the phenomena, and whether the apparitions are genuinely supernatural.

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]]> full 1:12:51 Baptizing Frankenstein’s Monster (Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16872601/baptizing-frankensteins-monster-weird-questions Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101065 We're back with more Halloween-related weird questions as Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers Live asks Jimmy Akin about topics like baptizing Frankenstein's monster, poltergeist phenomena, children seeing ghosts, soul-sucking pumpkins, and more!

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]]> full 58:05 Halloween Weird Questions! https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16865270/halloween-weird-questions Fri, 25 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=101007 We're on the verge of Halloween, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners about Halloween topics like Samhain, favorite candies; Dracula; Annabelle; and Addams Family or Munsters; and more.

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]]> full 55:32 The Mystery of Pontius Pilate (Biblical Mystery) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16858314/the-mystery-of-pontius-pilate-biblical-mystery Fri, 18 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100951 Pontius Pilate may be the most famous Roman governor because of his role in Jesus' death. But who was he? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look into who Pilate was and competing claims as to whether he was a villain or a saint.

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]]> full 1:25:31 The Ascension of Isaiah (First Century Christian Apocalypse) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16840772/the-ascension-of-isaiah-first-century-christian-apocalypse Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100914 In this "lost scripture" called the Ascension of Isaiah, the prophet gets a tour of the heavens. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what Isaiah sees, including what sees concerning Jesus, and what it means for us today.

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]]> full 1:19:29 Lost Scriptures: The Martyrdom of Isaiah (The Ascension of Isaiah; First Century Apocalypse) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16833901/lost-scriptures-the-martyrdom-of-isaiah-the-ascension-of-isaiah-first-century-apocalypse Fri, 04 Oct 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100838 This "lost scripture" focuses on the biblical prophet Isaiah and contains traditions about Jesus not recorded in the Gospels. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Ascension of Isaiah, when it was written, what it says, and its relationship to the Bible.

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]]> full 52:18 Learn with Jimmy Akin https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16831619/learn-with-jimmy-akin Wed, 02 Oct 2024 14:13:26 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100847 Learn Introduction to Parapsychology and Religious Perspectives on Psi with Jimmy Akin as your instructor!

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]]> full 3:53 The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2001, Resurrection, Jupiter) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16823859/the-mystery-of-the-toynbee-tiles-2001-resurrection-jupiter Fri, 27 Sep 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100782 Over the course of years and in dozens of cities across the world, strange tiles with bizarre messages began showing up affixed to streets. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Toynbee Tiles, the bizarre ideas they convey, and who is behind them.

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]]> full 1:27:38 The Zodiac Killer Letters [or Codes? Games?] https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16815234/the-zodiac-killer-letters-or-codes-games Fri, 20 Sep 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100710 We continue our examination of the Zodiac killer who terrorized California in the late 60s. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at this extensive correspondence with newspapers and his bizarre claims ask why he wanted so much attention.

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]]> full 1:31:28 The Zodiac Killer Crimes https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16808045/the-zodiac-killer-crimes Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100661 The Zodiac Killer struck fear into the heart of San Francisco in the late ‘60s, leaving a trail of cryptic letters, chilling ciphers, and unsolved murders. Who was this self-named killer, and what drove him to taunt the police and the public with his gruesome game? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli delve into the mind of Zodiac to piece together clues that could finally reveal his identity.

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]]> full 1:08:54 George Washington’s Vision of the Virgin Mary (Patrons Questions!) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16795675/george-washingtons-vision-of-the-virgin-mary-patrons-questions Fri, 06 Sep 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100599 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 George Washington's reported vision of the Virgin Mary; whether demons can reveal your confessed sins; the Taotaomo'na spirits from Guam; and more.

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]]> full 1:09:13 Neanderthals in Genesis? (Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16788947/neanderthals-in-genesis-weird-questions Fri, 30 Aug 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100544 It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like mechanical telepathy; Neanderthals in Genesis; aliens in the afterlife; convert popes; and more weird questions.

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]]> full 55:03 Remote Viewing Experiment! (Outbounder Protocol) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16780709/remote-viewing-experiment-outbounder-protocol Fri, 23 Aug 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100456 We've talked about remote viewing, but now Jimmy Akin has taken part in a remote viewing experiment and discusses his experience with Dom Bettinelli. What was his role? What did the study do? And what were the results?

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]]> full 1:04:28 Guardian Angels https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16772924/guardian-angels Fri, 16 Aug 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100408 People have lots of questions about guardian angels and they often get posed to Jimmy Akin, so in this episode Jimmy and Dom Bettinelli discuss what the Bible and other ancient Jewish and Christian literature and Church teaching say about guardian angels.

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]]> full 1:08:51 Lost Scriptures: The Book of the Watchers (1 Enoch, Nephilim) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16767030/lost-scriptures-the-book-of-the-watchers-1-enoch-nephilim Fri, 09 Aug 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100338 Some believe the ancient Book of Enoch is a book of Scripture and so Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli continue their discussion of the book, focusing on the first known as the Book of the Watchers, which focuses on angels, fallen angels and demons.

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]]> full 1:27:42 Lost Scripture: The Book of Enoch https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16760256/lost-scripture-the-book-of-enoch Fri, 02 Aug 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100263 Who was Enoch, what is his book, and why is it a "lost scripture"? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the mysterious Enoch, the references to him in the New Testament, and what makes his book so fascinating and mysterious.

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]]> full 1:03:02 New Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Apparitions, Visions, Eucharistic Miracles, Catholic, Vatican, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16754209/new-rules-for-evaluating-supernatural-phenomena-apparitions-visions-eucharistic-miracles-catholic-vatican-dicastery-for-the-doctrine-of-the-faith Fri, 26 Jul 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100177 The Vatican has released new rules for evaluating reports of supernatural phenomena. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli conclude their two-part discussion by looking at the rules themselves; the possible categories; and how the investigations are to be carried out.

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]]> full 1:43:57 Why the Vatican Changed Its Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Apparitions, Visions, Eucharistic Miracles, Catholic, Vatican, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16748147/why-the-vatican-changed-its-rules-for-evaluating-supernatural-phenomena-apparitions-visions-eucharistic-miracles-catholic-vatican-dicastery-for-the-doctrine-of-the-faith Fri, 19 Jul 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100081 In May 2024, the Vatican issued new norms for how to evaluate reports of supernatural phenomena. In the first of a two-part discussion, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine how the new rules radically change the way these phenomena are classified.

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]]> full 1:01:36 New Course with Jimmy Akin: Christianity and Parapsychology https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16747343/new-course-with-jimmy-akin-christianity-and-parapsychology Thu, 18 Jul 2024 14:16:03 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=100091 TO SIGN UP FOR THE COURSE, GO TO: www.RhineEdu.org

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]]> full 2:58 Whitley Strieber’s Communion (Aliens, UFOs, Visitors, Abduction) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16741841/whitley-streibers-communion-aliens-ufos-visitors-abduction Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:30:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=99791 Whitley Strieber's 1987 book Communion told his story of alien abductions and became a bestselling book and movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine Strieber's claims about the Visitors he describes and ask what really happened.

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]]> full 1:55:26 Lost Scripture? Jubilees (Missing Book of the Bible?) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16734973/lost-scripture-jubilees-missing-book-of-the-bible Fri, 05 Jul 2024 11:30:18 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=99672 Throughout history, there have been books some people considered scripture and others didn't. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss one of those books, Jubilees. What was does it say? Could any of it be true? What should Christians today think of it?

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]]> full 1:33:39 Deathbed Visions (Afterlife Research) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16728159/deathbed-visions-afterlife-research Fri, 28 Jun 2024 11:30:29 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=63543 A deathbed vision is a vision that someone has just before they die and they've been reported throughout history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how they're just being scientifically studied only recently, what they are, what happens in them, and what they might tell us about the afterlife.

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]]> full 1:59:04 The Truth About Unicorns https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16721591/the-truth-about-unicorns Fri, 21 Jun 2024 11:30:12 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=63421 After reviewing the history of unicorns from pre-history to today, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the reality that unicorns have existed and still exist; the basis for the historical accounts; and what the future holds for them.

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]]> full 1:17:34 Do Unicorns Exist? https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16714446/do-unicorns-exist Fri, 14 Jun 2024 11:30:30 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=63366 Pop culture imagines unicorns as horses with a single horn in their forehead and associates them with cartoons and rainbows and social movements. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore their deep roots in history and long association with the Christian faith and whether there could be real unicorns.

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]]> full The Soul of Frankenstein’s Monster (& More Patron Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16707471/the-soul-of-frankensteins-monster-more-patron-questions Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:30:58 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=63282 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 Jesus' suffering; demons protecting us; Adam's wife, Lilith; and more.

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]]> full Marriage After Civilization Is Destroyed (& More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16699767/marriage-after-civilization-is-destroyed-more-weird-questions Fri, 31 May 2024 11:30:25 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=63254 It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like getting married after civilization collapses; what is Sh'ol; can Padre Pio still absolve living penitents; and more weird questions.

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]]> full The Miracle of Calanda (Regrown Limb! Amputated Leg!) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16692789/the-miracle-of-calanda-regrown-limb-amputated-leg Fri, 24 May 2024 11:30:19 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=63139 Some skeptics say that if God were real, then we'd see miracles of amputated limbs regrown and we don't. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine a reported of just that, where a young man in 17th-century Spain regrew his leg.

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]]> full 1:29:57 Terminal Lucidity (Sudden Awakenings, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Near-Death) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16685540/terminal-lucidity-sudden-awakenings-dementia-alzheimers-near-death Fri, 17 May 2024 11:30:38 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=63078 Sometimes, near death, a person with dementia will suddenly regain clarity and lucidity and give loved ones a chance to say goodbye. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the phenomenon called terminal lucidity, what could cause it, and whether it tells us anything new about the brain, soul, and consciousness.

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]]> full 1:55:10 Joe Fisher’s Hungry Ghosts! (Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts, Guides, Mediumship, Channeling) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16678463/joe-fishers-hungry-ghosts-siren-call-of-the-hungry-ghosts-guides-mediumship-channeling Fri, 10 May 2024 11:30:40 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=63055 Last time, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discussed Joe Fisher's mid-1980s experiences with spirit guides, and they continue to look at what he learned as he researched the guides and their claims and come to their own conclusions about what had entered Joe's life.

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]]> full 1:57:20 Joe Fisher’s Spirit Guides (Guides, Mediumship, Channeling, Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16672498/joe-fishers-spirit-guides-guides-mediumship-channeling-siren-call-of-the-hungry-ghosts Fri, 03 May 2024 11:30:37 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62936 Joe Fisher's research into spirit guides led him to past life revelations and even a spirit romance. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how Joe was encouraged to investigate these paranormal claims, the evidence he found, and what he eventually concluded.

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]]> full 1:28:56 Adam, Eve, and Early Humans (& More Weird Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16665537/adam-eve-and-early-humans-more-weird-questions Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:30:07 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62862 It's the fifth episode of the month, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like how Adam and Eve relate to other early human ancestors; could dark matter and energy be angelic or demonic; can you pray for souls in hell; and more weird questions.

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]]> full 51:28 The Baghdad Battery (Advanced Technology? Out of Place Artifact? OOPART?) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16655006/the-baghdad-battery-advanced-technology-out-of-place-artifact-oopart Fri, 19 Apr 2024 11:30:32 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62774 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.

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]]> full 1:15:39 Analyzing After Death Communications https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16648747/analyzing-after-death-communications Fri, 12 Apr 2024 11:30:56 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62713 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?

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]]> full 2:10:53 After Death Communications (ADCs) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16642499/after-death-communications-adcs Fri, 05 Apr 2024 11:30:28 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62645 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.

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]]> full 2:11:34 Kinkaid’s Cave (Egypt & the Grand Canyon) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16636900/kinkaids-cave-egypt-the-grand-canyon Mon, 01 Apr 2024 11:30:28 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62619 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?

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]]> full 1:14:35 Klingon Baptisms & More Weird Questions https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16635006/klingon-baptisms-more-weird-questions Fri, 29 Mar 2024 11:30:08 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62588 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.

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]]> full 53:41 AA-1025 (Communist Infiltration in the Church) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16628281/aa-1025-communist-infiltration-in-the-church Fri, 22 Mar 2024 11:30:29 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62514 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.

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]]> full 2:06:17 A Satanist Asks for Help (Possession, Obsession, Vexation, Infestation) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16620816/a-satanist-asks-for-help-possession-obsession-vexation-infestation Fri, 15 Mar 2024 11:30:19 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62472 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.

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]]> full 47:38 Why Did God Create Dinosaurs? (& More Patrons’ Questions) https://feeds.sqpn.com/link/23929/16606234/why-did-god-create-dinosaurs-more-patrons-questions Fri, 08 Mar 2024 12:30:53 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=62416 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.

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