Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious world is an exploration of the weird, the strange, the unusual, and the fascinating phenomena in the physical world around us—and beyond—from a Catholic perspective. Join Jimmy Akin and his co-host Domenico Bettinelli as they examine ancient mysteries, folk tales, urban legends, and miraculous stories with a methodical, logical, well-reasoned but not entirely skeptical eye.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 78 minutes
- Episodes
- 310
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Richard Doty’s Shocking UFO Revelations! (Paul Bennewitz, Dulce Base, Project Beta)
MYS144: In Part 1, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discussed the explosive claims by Paul Bennewitz in the 1980s about UFOs in New Mexico. Now, they continue with how the Air Force was involved, what h…
01:31:17 |
Fri 05 Mar 2021
Paul Bennewitz & Alien Invasion (Dulce Base, Project Beta, Richard Doty)
MYS143: Back in the 80s, Paul Bennewitz became deeply alarmed at evidence of an alien presence on Earth. He reported his discoveries to officials who took them seriously. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinell…
01:22:29 |
Fri 26 Feb 2021
10 Commandments of Antichrist? (The Georgia Guidestones)
MYS142: For 40 years, people have wondered who was the mysterious Robert Christian who commissioned the Georgia Guidestones and the meaning of the 10 principles inscribed on it. Jimmy Akin and Dom Be…
01:24:16 |
Fri 19 Feb 2021
The Georgia Guidestones (Mystery Solved!)
MYS141: In 1980, a massive granite monument was unveiled in a small Georgia town, bearing 10 principles for the future guidance of humanity. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Guidestones̵…
00:53:09 |
Fri 12 Feb 2021
When Were the Gospels Written? (The Dates of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
MYS140: The four Gospels have been a primary source of information about Jesus Christ for 2,000 years, but in recent times, some skeptics have said they were written so late after Jesus, they aren…
01:15:55 |
Fri 05 Feb 2021
Baby Yoda? Artificial Intelligence & Souls? Prime Directive? Vampires? (& More Weird Questions!)
MYS139: It’s a fifth Friday so Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions from listeners, including whether Baby Yoda needs to fast; do AIs have souls?; is the Prime Directive ethically defensible?…
00:50:30 |
Fri 29 Jan 2021
What is the Mark of Beast? (RFID, chip, vaccine?)
MYS138: The Book of Revelation describes a terrifying beast with the number 666 and that people had to take the mark of the beast on themselves. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli consider what the mark i…
01:20:25 |
Fri 22 Jan 2021
Communication with the Dead (Séances, Mediums, Channelers, Spiritism, Spiritualism)
MYS137: Throughout the ages, grieving people have sought contact with the dead, including through the use of mediums. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether mediums really can contact the dead, wh…
01:22:59 |
Fri 15 Jan 2021
What Is the Great Reset? (Davos and the World Economic Forum)
MYS136: The World Economic Forum has proposed to use the Covid-19 pandemic as an opportunity to have a “Great Reset” to fundamentally transform the way the world works. Jimmy Akin and Dom…
01:37:24 |
Fri 08 Jan 2021
Alien Demons, Alien Souls, Cremated Incorruptibles, Unintentional Indulgences & More Weird Questions
MYS135: Happy New Year! Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions, including whether indulgences can be retroactively applied; if UFO aliens could be demons; what happens to cremated saints who sh…
00:51:47 |
Fri 01 Jan 2021
Confessing to a Cat? Satanic Panic? Bodily Mortification? Baptismal Tea? & More Weird Questions
MYS134: Merry Christmas! Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions, including whether an insane person confessing sins to a cat could result in forgiveness; whether one could baptize with tea in e…
00:49:37 |
Fri 25 Dec 2020
Randonautica and Randonauting (Paranormal Journeys with Your Phone?)
MYS133: The Randonautica phone app promises to take you on a magical, mystery journey. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore whether there is anything paranormal about these random journeys or if it&…
01:33:42 |
Fri 18 Dec 2020
Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest
StarQuest (SQPN) wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
This is Dom Bettinelli, CEO of SQPN, with a special message. In 2020, the StarQuest Network has continued to fulfill our mission of e…
This is Dom Bettinelli, CEO of SQPN, with a special message. In 2020, the StarQuest Network has continued to fulfill our mission of e…
00:02:39 |
Tue 15 Dec 2020
Carlos Castaneda: Godfather of the New Age (Death Cult?)
MYS132: In the late 1960s, Carlos Castaneda claimed to reveal the drug-fueled, mystical teachings of a Native American sorcerer, launching the New Age movement. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore …
01:16:00 |
Fri 11 Dec 2020
Civil War Gold, EVP, Holy Fire, X-37B, Ark of the Covenant, Writing of Jesus and more Patron Questions
MYS131: 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 audi…
00:47:43 |
Mon 07 Dec 2020
Lie Detectors! (How Do They Work, How Accurate Are They, and Can They Be Beaten?)
MYS130: Human beings have been telling lies since the dawn of history and finding ways to detect them has been a high priority. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the polygraph machine, how reliab…
01:22:27 |
Fri 04 Dec 2020
Are Transporters Murder Machines? (& More Weird Questions)
MYS129: For this US Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Jimmy Akin answers more weird questions, including whether Star Trek transporters are murder machines, what history would be like without Jesus, is t…
00:45:14 |
Fri 27 Nov 2020
Calvin Parker, Charles Hickson UFO Abduction (Pascagoula 1973)
MYS128: Continuing their discussion of the reported 1973 abduction of two Mississippi men by a UFO, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the theories and evidence from a reason perspective, includin…
01:14:08 |
Fri 20 Nov 2020
Pascagoula UFO Abduction (1973, Calvin Parker, Charles Hickson)
MYS127: In October 1973, two fishermen in Pascagoula, Mississippi, say they were taken on board a mysterious craft by strange creatures in one of the most famous UFO abduction cases in history. Jimmy…
01:08:54 |
Fri 13 Nov 2020
Curses!
MYS126: Throughout history, people have been fascinated by curses, suspected others have been cursed, have wanted to curse their enemies, and wanted curses removed. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask …
01:36:14 |
Fri 06 Nov 2020
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