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Jimmy Akin"s Mysterious World

Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World invites you to explore the weird, strange, and unexplained with Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin and co-host Domenico Bettinelli. Each episode examines mysterious phenomena — from UFO sightings and historical oddities to supernatural claims, urban legends, conspiracies, and listener “weird questions” — through careful reasoning, evidence-based evaluation, and thoughtful Christian reflection. The show blends curiosity with clarity: unpacking mysteries with respect for

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1:54:07

The 100-Foot Beast an Early Christian Saw in Visions...

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2026/08/28

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.The post The 100-Foot Beast an Early Christian Saw in Visions (Shepherd of Hermas) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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Investigating the Paranormal for 2,000 Years

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2026/07/28

Join Jimmy Akin this August for a four-week course on Psi and Christianity.The post Investigating the Paranormal for 2,000 Years appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:31:57

What Mary Knew; God’s Choices; Autism & Names in...

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2026/06/12

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.The post What Mary Knew; God’s Choices; Autism & Names in Afterlife; & More appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:16:54

Jesus’ Most Misunderstood Prophecy? The Olivet...

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2026/05/08

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?The post Jesus’ Most Misunderstood Prophecy? The Olivet Discourse (Not the End of the World) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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2:55

Study with Jimmy Akin: Religion and Parapsychology

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2026/02/04

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? The post Study with Jimmy Akin: Religion

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2:23:24

Interview: Grimoires & the Occult

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2025/09/19

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.The post Interview: Grimoires & the Occult appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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2:21:37

John F. Kennedy Assassination Hearings (Lee Harvey...

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2025/07/11

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.The post John F. Kennedy Assassination Hearings (Lee Harvey Oswald? Conspiracy? CIA? Coverup?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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2:58

Study with Jimmy Akin!

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2025/04/30

Learn more and sign up for the course: https://rhineedu.org/The post Study with Jimmy Akin! appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:34:57

The Amityville Horror

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2025/04/01

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.The post The Amityville Horror appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:49:06

Exorcism (the Old and New Rites of Exorcism)

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2024/12/13

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.The post Exorcism (the Old and New Rites of Exorcism) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:19:29

The Ascension of Isaiah (First Century Christian...

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2024/10/11

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.The post The Ascension of Isaiah (First Century Christian Apocalypse) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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New Course with Jimmy Akin: Christianity and...

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2024/07/18

TO SIGN UP FOR THE COURSE, GO TO: www.RhineEdu.orgThe post New Course with Jimmy Akin: Christianity and Parapsychology appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:29:57

The Miracle of Calanda (Regrown Limb! Amputated Leg!)

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2024/05/24

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.The post The Miracle of Calanda (Regrown Limb! Amputated Leg!) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:55:10

Terminal Lucidity (Sudden Awakenings, Dementia,...

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2024/05/17

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. The post Terminal Lucidity (Sudden Awakenings, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Near-Death) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:57:20

Joe Fisher’s Hungry Ghosts! (Siren Call of the Hungry...

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2024/05/10

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. The post Joe Fisher’s Hungry Ghosts! (Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts, Guides, Mediumship, Channeling) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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Klingon Baptisms & More Weird Questions

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2024/03/29

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.The post Klingon Baptisms & More Weird Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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2:06:17

AA-1025 (Communist Infiltration in the Church)

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2024/03/22

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.The post AA-1025 (Communist Infiltration in the Church) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:31:19

The Beast of Gevaudan (Cryptid)

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2024/02/09

France, 1764. A terrifying and unknown beast roams the countryside killing more than 100 men, women, and children, and injuring 200 more. A royal reward is even issued for its capture or death. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what made the beast so ferocious, why it attacked so many people, and what kind of beast it actually was. The post The Beast of Gevaudan (Cryptid) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:09:59

The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife (Karen King, Walter Fritz,...

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2024/02/02

The 2012 announcement of a papyrus fragment called the Gospel of Jesus' Wife caused a huge media sensation over the claim that Jesus did have a wife. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine what this fragment is, what it says, and whether it is an authentic, early Christian document. The post The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife (Karen King, Walter Fritz, Forgery, Fraud, Hoax) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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1:42:54

Popper the Poltergeist (Seaford, Catholic Family...

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2024/01/26

One of the most pivotal poltergeist cases involved a Catholic family in New York in 1958. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the strange events, including popping bottle caps, and explore why this poltergeist case was so pivotal and what may have been responsible. The post Popper the Poltergeist (Seaford, Catholic Family Poltergeist, RSPK, Jimmy Herrmann) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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