Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
350 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2.4K ratingsBeyond the world we can see is a mysterious world.
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Episodes
Death Penalty for Touching Mary? (Thanksgiving Weird Questions)
November 25, 2022 12:30 - 46 minutes - 21.8 MBIt's the day after Thanksgiving, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including lucid dreaming and morality; whether aliens would worship Jesus; would you die if you touched the Blessed Mother; time travel to the future and presumption; and more. The post Death Penalty for Touching Mary? (Thanksgiving Weird Questions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Lee Harvey Oswald’s First Assassination? (Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker)
November 18, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBLee Harvey Oswald is most famous for the official conclusion that he was the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the claim that Oswald may have made an earlier assassination attempt on a public figure, including who it was and why. The post Lee Harvey Oswald’s First Assassination? (Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Mysterious Feedback, October 2022
November 16, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 44.8 MBMysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including Art's Parts, Time Travel Prayer, Patron Questions, the Haunted House of Marin County, Harriet Tubman, Bilocation, and more. The post Mysterious Feedback, October 2022 appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Miraculous Spiral Staircase (St. Joseph, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico)
November 11, 2022 12:30 - 59 minutes - 27.8 MBA group of nuns in Santa Fe, New Mexico in the late 1800s needed a special staircase built for their chapel, so they prayed a novena and a mysterious workman came and built it. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what makes the spiral staircase special, who built it, and whether it could have been St. Joseph himself. The post Miraculous Spiral Staircase (St. Joseph, Loretto Chapel, Santa Fe, New Mexico) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Lonnie Zamora UFO Incident (Socorro, New Mexico; Aliens?)
November 04, 2022 11:30 - 48 minutes - 22.8 MBIn 1964, when Officer Lonnie Zamora heard an explosion outside Soccoro, NM, what he found was an egg-shaped craft that took off into the sky. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore what the police officer saw that day and why this is one of the most intriguing UFO cases of the 1960s. The post Lonnie Zamora UFO Incident (Socorro, New Mexico; Aliens?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Testing Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophetess)
October 28, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBSeventh-day Adventist founder Ellen White reported receiving more than 2,000 visions from God and that her writings were divinely inspired. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether Ellen was a genuine prophetess and if her visions were really from God. The post Testing Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophetess) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophet)
October 21, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 28.6 MBEllen G. White was co-founder and prophetess of the Seventh-day Adventist Church. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the life of this woman and what her visions disclosed and then ask whether she was a genuine prophetess. The post Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophet) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Secret Cuban Missile Crisis (Mikoyan, Castro, Kennedy, Khrushchev, November 1962)
October 14, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 38.5 MBThe Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 is well-known, but as Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss it was followed in November by a second, secret Cuban missile crisis that the Soviets hid from the world. The post The Secret Cuban Missile Crisis (Mikoyan, Castro, Kennedy, Khrushchev, November 1962) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Spoon Bending? (Metal Bending, Psychic, PK Parties)
October 07, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBIn the 1970s and 80s, spoon bending and metal bending using your mind became a sensation. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how the phenomenon began and search for the truth. Is it really mind over matter or is it a hoax? The post Spoon Bending? (Metal Bending, Psychic, PK Parties) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Can Catholics Follow Astrology?
October 05, 2022 11:30 - 39 minutes - 18.3 MBIn this mysterious bonus episode, Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett discuss the origins of astrology, what it is and isn't, and whether it's permissible for Catholics to follow astrology. The post Can Catholics Follow Astrology? appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Human-Vampire Hybrids and More Weird Questions
September 30, 2022 11:30 - 51 minutes - 24.2 MBIt's a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including secret societies; binding demons; reenacting Catholic history; killing vampire-human hybrids; Neanderthals in the afterlife; and more. The post Human-Vampire Hybrids and More Weird Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Can Artificial Intelligence Have a Soul?
September 28, 2022 11:30 - 37 minutes - 17.7 MBDo AI have a soul? In this mysterious bonus episode, Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett discuss recent claims about artificial intelligence programs, including one at Google, that have a soul. The post Can Artificial Intelligence Have a Soul? appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Testing Edgar Cayce’s Psychic Abilities
September 23, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBContinuing their discussion of Edgar Cayce, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk about his startling claims to have genuine psychic abilities and what the evidence says about the famed "Sleeping Prophet." The post Testing Edgar Cayce’s Psychic Abilities appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Was God’s Wife Removed from the Bible?
September 21, 2022 11:30 - 24 minutes - 11.8 MBGod had a wife? In this mysterious bonus episode, Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett discuss recent claims by some on social media that God originally had a wife, but that she was eventually removed from the Bible. The post Was God’s Wife Removed from the Bible? appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Edgar Cayce, The Sleeping Prophet
September 16, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBIn the mid-20th century, Edgar Cayce became known as the Sleeping Prophet for the psychic readings he gave while in hypnotic trances. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss Cayce, called the most famous psychic of the 20th century and father of alternative medicine and of the New Age movement. The post Edgar Cayce, The Sleeping Prophet appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Spring-Heeled Jack (Victorian Mystery!)
September 09, 2022 11:30 - 47 minutes - 22 MBIn 19th century London, residents reported a ghostly figure in outrageous costumes would accost them, sometimes bellowing blue flame in their faces, and then vanish in the night. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who was Spring-Heeled Jack and did he really exist. The post Spring-Heeled Jack (Victorian Mystery!) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Mysterious Feedback Special, September 2022
September 07, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 46.5 MBMysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including the Green Children of Woolpit, Blue Panic Orbs, animal afterlife, Isdal Woman, How We Found the Universe, UFO/UAP Hearings, and more. The post Mysterious Feedback Special, September 2022 appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Mandela Effect, the Full Moon effect, the Third Secret of Fatima, & More Patrons’ Questions
September 02, 2022 11:30 - 56 minutes - 26.5 MBWe 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. The post The Mandela Effect, the Full Moon effect, the Third Secret of Fatima, & More Patrons’ Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Shadow People! (Aliens? Ghosts? Demons? Something Else?)
August 26, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 36.4 MBEver thought you saw a shadowy figure out of the corner of your eye? Or the shadowy silhouette of a person directly in front of you? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Shadow People, what they are, and where they come from. The post Shadow People! (Aliens? Ghosts? Demons? Something Else?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Eucharistic Miracles!
August 19, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 34.2 MBPeople have reported witnessing miracles involving the Holy Eucharist for centuries, including the Eucharist appearing to turn into visible flesh and blood. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the truth of these reports and what we should make of them. Do they represent genuine miracles? The post Eucharistic Miracles! appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Kabbalah: Secret Teachings (Jewish Mysticism; Secret Teachings; Esoteric Judaism; Qabala)
August 12, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 40.2 MBKabbalism is a school of Jewish mysticism that's made a celebrity splash. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli continue a conversation with Dr. Justin Sledge about the controversial millennia-old Kabbalah teachings about God, the creation of the world, the origin of evil, and the afterlife. The post Kabbalah: Secret Teachings (Jewish Mysticism; Secret Teachings; Esoteric Judaism; Qabala) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
You Can Tell the Vatican What You Think
August 08, 2022 23:32 - 55 seconds - 934 KBJimmy has been contacted by the Vatican's Dicastery for Communications and was asked to ask for your help with a brief survey. The post You Can Tell the Vatican What You Think appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Kabbalah! Secret Origins (Jewish Mysticism; Secret Teachings; Esoteric Judaism; Qabala)
August 05, 2022 11:30 - 56 minutes - 26.3 MBKabbalah is a school of Jewish mysticism that has been around for centuries, experiencing a revival in popularity. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss with Dr. Justin Sledge the controversies surrounding Kabbalah and its origins and history. The post Kabbalah! Secret Origins (Jewish Mysticism; Secret Teachings; Esoteric Judaism; Qabala) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Frozen Heaven, Lazarus Near Death Experience, Night Sky Paradox, Unfallen Children (Weird Questions)
July 29, 2022 11:30 - 52 minutes - 24.3 MBIt's a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including will we be frozen in time in heaven; did Lazarus have a Near Death Experience; why is the night sky dark; ship of Theseus; and more. The post Frozen Heaven, Lazarus Near Death Experience, Night Sky Paradox, Unfallen Children (Weird Questions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Investigating Robert Righi (Psychic Medium? Exorcism? Ted Bundy?)
July 22, 2022 11:30 - 2 hours - 56.5 MBPsychic medium Robert Righi has a dramatic life story, including psychic abilities as a small child and helping in Catholic exorcisms as an adult. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli welcome Kenny Biddle to examine Righi's claims and reveal the results of their investigation. The post Investigating Robert Righi (Psychic Medium? Exorcism? Ted Bundy?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
What Were the Urim and Thummim? (Messages from God?)
July 15, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 38 MBThe Bible tells us that the Jewish high priest had two mysterious objects known as the Urim and Thummin to help him receive messages from God. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore what they were, how they worked, and what we know about them. The post What Were the Urim and Thummim? (Messages from God?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Secrets of Close Encounters of the Third Kind
July 14, 2022 16:00 - 1 hour - 45.7 MBClose Encounters launched the UFO craze of the late 70s and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Salerno, and Mike Denz discuss the cultural impact, the idea of alien contact, and the connections to reported real world UFO encounters. The post The Secrets of Close Encounters of the Third Kind appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Edge of Armageddon (Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy, Khrushchev)
July 08, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBIn 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis brough the world the brink of nuclear war, 3 times just on one day. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how we can to the edge of Armageddon and avoided it, as well as the aftermath and ramifications of the crisis. The post The Edge of Armageddon (Cuban Missile Crisis, Kennedy, Khrushchev) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Cuban Missile Crisis! (Nuclear War; Kennedy, Khrushchev, 1962)
July 01, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 37.8 MBSixty years ago, the world was locked in a 13-day crisis between the USA and Soviet Union. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis and the little-known details about how the world came within a whisker of a global nuclear war. The post The Cuban Missile Crisis! (Nuclear War; Kennedy, Khrushchev, 1962) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Mysterious Feedback Special, July 2022
June 29, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 36.2 MBMysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including Bill Ray, Our Lady of Kibeho, Steven Greer, Poltergeists, Dr. Edwin May, Inflation, and Ghost Bride. The post Mysterious Feedback Special, July 2022 appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Mystery of Bilocation (Sacred? Psychic? Two Places at Once? Padre Pio? Remote Viewing?)
June 24, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 38.7 MBBilocation is a mysterious phenomenon in which someone appears to be in two or more locations at once. It's been reported for thousands of years, including among some Catholic saints. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what bilocation is and what is really going on. The post The Mystery of Bilocation (Sacred? Psychic? Two Places at Once? Padre Pio? Remote Viewing?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad)
June 17, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 42.2 MBHarriet Tubman is famous as the escaped slave who became a conductor on the Underground Railroad to freedom. But Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli also explore her reported visions and paranormal experiences and what could have caused them. The post Harriet Tubman (Underground Railroad) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Haunted House of Marin County (Ghosts, Hauntings, Apparitions)
June 10, 2022 11:30 - 2 hours - 57.4 MBIs TV ghost hunting anything like the real thing? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli are joined by parapsychological investigator Loyd Auerbach to discuss his work and in particular about a haunted house in Marin County, California. The post Haunted House of Marin County (Ghosts, Hauntings, Apparitions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Psychedelic Machine Elves, Bible Code, Bilocation, Twin Souls, Pagan Gods, and More Patrons’ Questions
June 03, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 30.4 MBWe 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. The post Psychedelic Machine Elves, Bible Code, Bilocation, Twin Souls, Pagan Gods, and More Patrons’ Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Mysterious Feedback Special
May 31, 2022 17:16 - 1 hour - 39.7 MBMysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including Marian apparitions, D.B. Cooper, aphantasia and synesthesia, Pearl Harbor, demons, and the Hindenburg. The post Mysterious Feedback Special appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Time Travel Prayer? (Praying Across Time)
May 27, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 35.8 MBPrayer is a human universal, but can you pray for something that's already happened? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at prayer and time and God's relationship to time, with a big twist in the reason perspective. The post Time Travel Prayer? (Praying Across Time) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
UFO Crash Debris! (Art’s Parts)
May 20, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBFor as long as people have seen UFOs in the sky, they've claimed to have salvaged materials from them. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what these materials are, where they come from, why is the government studying them, and what tests have revealed. The post UFO Crash Debris! (Art’s Parts) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Congressional UFO/UAP Hearings
May 18, 2022 14:41 - 1 hour - 40.1 MBIn a special bonus episode, Jimmy Akin gives a brief overview of Congressional hearings in May 2022 on UFOs/UAPs and then includes the entire hearing for listeners to hear for themselves. The post Congressional UFO/UAP Hearings appeared first on StarQuest Media.
How We Found the Universe (Science and Faith)
May 13, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 41.6 MBHow did humanity come to know the world around us, the structure of our planet, our solar system, and the universe. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the mystery of the nature of the universe and the historical figures who found the answers we have today. The post How We Found the Universe (Science and Faith) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Isdal Woman (Cold War Mystery)
May 06, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 41.9 MBIn 1970, a woman's body was found in a remote valley in Norway. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli delve into the international investigation that was touched off and the mystery that remains to this day as to the Isdal Woman's identity and how she died. The post Isdal Woman (Cold War Mystery) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Vampires and the Blood of Christ, Robots and the Undead, Demons and Telepathy (Weird Questions!)
April 29, 2022 11:30 - 50 minutes - 23.8 MBIt's a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including whether robots are members of the undead; whether vampires go to hell; could vampires receive the Blood of Christ; and whether demons can read our thoughts; and more. The post Vampires and the Blood of Christ, Robots and the Undead, Demons and Telepathy (Weird Questions!) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
All Dogs Go to Heaven? (Ghost Dogs! Animal Afterlife?)
April 22, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 47 MBMany people have wondered or hoped that beloved animals that die continue to live on in heaven, but a common opinion is that they don't. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at that claim and ask if there is any evidence that animals do, in fact, survive death. The post All Dogs Go to Heaven? (Ghost Dogs! Animal Afterlife?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Blue Panic Orbs! (Skinwalker Ranch! Fatal Attack!)
April 15, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 34.5 MBUFO researchers have often talked about encountering mysterious floating orbs, including at Skinwalker Ranch. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the blue orbs that induce fear and may even be causing harm and what may explain them. The post Blue Panic Orbs! (Skinwalker Ranch! Fatal Attack!) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Green Children of Woolpit
April 08, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 31.3 MBIn an English village in the 1100s, two green-skinned children appeared one day and some have claimed they were aliens or fairies. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli consider who were the green children of Woolpit, where did they come from, and why were they green? The post The Green Children of Woolpit appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Ghost Bride! (John Seybold, Sarah, Nellie Moore, Medium, Séance, Wedding, Marriage)
April 01, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 31.7 MBIn the 1920s, widowed farmer John Seybold sought to end his loneliness by contacting the world of the spirits. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk about how he met a ghost named Sarah and ended up marrying her. But were they able to find happiness together? The post Ghost Bride! (John Seybold, Sarah, Nellie Moore, Medium, Séance, Wedding, Marriage) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
The Mystery of Inflation (Pocketbook Pain!)
March 25, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 37.7 MBListeners have noticed that when Jimmy Akin mentions how much something cost in the past, he says it's due to "inflation the government has caused." Now he and Dom Bettinelli are going to explain why he says that, what inflation is, why it happens, and why Jimmy says the government is responsible. The post The Mystery of Inflation (Pocketbook Pain!) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Theories (Precognition, Remote Viewing, Entropy)
March 18, 2022 11:30 - 1 hour - 50.2 MBIn the second part of his interview with Dr. Edwin May, who has spent more than 40 years doing parapsychological research, Jimmy Akin asks Dr. May about some his most unique views, they discuss the role of precognition, and he asks what an "entropy bomb" is. The post Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Theories (Precognition, Remote Viewing, Entropy) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Research (Remote Viewing, Precognition, Telekinesis)
March 11, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 32.4 MBPhysicist Dr. Edwin May has made a career working full time in parapsychology after heading up the US gov't psychic spying program Star Gate. Jimmy Akin sits down for an interview with Dr. May to learn what his research found, the challenges of psychic research, and his personal views on the phenomena. The post Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Research (Remote Viewing, Precognition, Telekinesis) appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Baptizing Robots? Shroud of Turin? Jersey Devil? Extinct Animals? . . . & More Patrons’ Questions
March 04, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 30.2 MBWe 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 in a special bonus release like this one. The post Baptizing Robots? Shroud of Turin? Jersey Devil? Extinct Animals? . . . & More Patrons’ Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.
Poltergeists! (Noisy Ghosts? Psychokinesis? Spirits? Demons?)
February 25, 2022 12:30 - 1 hour - 40 MBFor centuries, people have reported strange phenomena of objects moving on their own, flying into walls, even injuring and killing people. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk about the phenomenon of poltergeists, what they are what causes them, and what the latest research reveals about them. The post Poltergeists! (Noisy Ghosts? Psychokinesis? Spirits? Demons?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.