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
Naming Jack the Ripper (Ripper Suspects)
MYS362: 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 r…
01:18:39 |
Fri 25 Apr 2025
Jack the Ripper
MYS361: 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 stag…
01:18:15 |
Fri 18 Apr 2025
The Mystery of Parapsychology
MYS360: 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 th…
01:24:24 |
Fri 11 Apr 2025
The Fouke Monster (Arkansas Bigfoot, Sasquatch, Legend of Boggy Creek)
MYS359: 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 i…
01:23:38 |
Fri 04 Apr 2025
The Amityville Horror
MYS358: 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 t…
01:34:57 |
Tue 01 Apr 2025
The Rapture (Millennium, Tribulation, Premillennial, Pretribulation, Posttribulation, End of Days)
MYS357: 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 con…
02:02:23 |
Fri 28 Mar 2025
The Zodiac Killer’s Hidden Victims
https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/sqpn01/MYS356.mp3MYS356: 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…
01:18:59 |
Fri 21 Mar 2025
UFO Observables (Unidentified Flying Objects, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, UAPs)
MYS355: 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 …
01:20:24 |
Fri 14 Mar 2025
Would Santa Go to Heaven? (Patrons’ Children’s Questions)
MYS354: 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…
00:53:55 |
Fri 07 Mar 2025
The Ghost of the USS Hornet (Museum, Investigation, Paranormal, Haunting, Ghosts)
MYS353: 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 gh…
01:36:17 |
Fri 28 Feb 2025
The USS Hornet (Museum, Investigation, Paranormal, Haunting, Ghosts)
MYS352: 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…
01:27:17 |
Fri 21 Feb 2025
Immaculate Constellation UFO Program
MYS351: 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…
01:59:36 |
Fri 14 Feb 2025
Mysterious Experiences 3
MYS350: 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…
01:09:33 |
Fri 07 Feb 2025
Is AI A Demonic Illusion? (and More Weird Questions)
MYS349: 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 Chri…
00:57:50 |
Fri 31 Jan 2025
The Kardashev Scale
MYS348: 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 o…
01:32:16 |
Fri 24 Jan 2025
Lost Scriptures: The Death of Adam & Eve
MYS347: 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 sto…
01:15:14 |
Fri 17 Jan 2025
Alone Together for Christmas 2024
MYS346a: 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 no…
04:04:59 |
Sat 11 Jan 2025
Lost Scriptures: The Life of Adam & Eve
MYS346: 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 …
01:13:44 |
Fri 10 Jan 2025
Just War Zombie Apocalypses? (and more Weird Questions)
MYS345: 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 tran…
00:58:41 |
Fri 03 Jan 2025
Inserting Yourself Into the Bible (Weird Questions)
MYS344: 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…
01:00:59 |
Fri 27 Dec 2024
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