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
The Man from Taured
MYS343: 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 m…
00:57:27 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Exorcism (the Old and New Rites of Exorcism)
MYS342: 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 offici…
01:49:06 |
Fri 13 Dec 2024
A Special Advent Message
This is Dom Bettinelli, CEO of StarQuest, with a special message as we approach the Christmas season.
Over the years, the StarQuest Network has continued to grow as a unique Catholic apostolate,…
00:02:43 |
Wed 11 Dec 2024
Join Jimmy and Dom for Livestream Event on 12/12/24
Jimmy Akin invites you to join him in Italy in 2025 for the Holy Year for a once-in a lifetime, 12-day pilgrimage to the mysterious shrines and holy sites of Rome, Assisi, and more.
You will jour…
00:00:40 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
The God of LEGO Men! (And More Patrons Questions)
MYS341: 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…
01:09:47 |
Fri 06 Dec 2024
What If Adam Didn’t Bite the Apple? (Weird Questions)
MYS340: 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 Sunda…
00:55:57 |
Fri 29 Nov 2024
Investigating Medjugorje
MYS339: 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…
02:29:54 |
Fri 22 Nov 2024
The Church and Medjugorje
MYS338: 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 D…
01:23:28 |
Fri 15 Nov 2024
The Mystery of Medjugorje
MYS337: 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, t…
01:12:51 |
Fri 08 Nov 2024
Baptizing Frankenstein’s Monster (Weird Questions)
MYS336: We’re back with more Halloween-related weird questions as Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live asks Jimmy Akin about topics like baptizing Frankenstein’s monster, poltergeist pheno…
00:58:05 |
Fri 01 Nov 2024
Halloween Weird Questions!
MYS335: 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; Dracul…
00:55:32 |
Fri 25 Oct 2024
The Mystery of Pontius Pilate (Biblical Mystery)
MYS334: 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 t…
01:25:31 |
Fri 18 Oct 2024
The Ascension of Isaiah (First Century Christian Apocalypse)
MYS333: 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 concer…
01:19:29 |
Fri 11 Oct 2024
Lost Scriptures: The Martyrdom of Isaiah (The Ascension of Isaiah; First Century Apocalypse)
MYS332: 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 Isaia…
00:52:18 |
Fri 04 Oct 2024
Learn with Jimmy Akin
MYS332a: Learn Introduction to Parapsychology and Religious Perspectives on Psi with Jimmy Akin as your instructor!
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00:03:53 |
Wed 02 Oct 2024
The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2001, Resurrection, Jupiter)
MYS331: 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 T…
01:27:38 |
Fri 27 Sep 2024
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The Zodiac Killer Letters [or Codes? Games?]
MYS330: 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 bi…
01:31:28 |
Fri 20 Sep 2024
The Zodiac Killer Crimes
MYS329: 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…
01:08:54 |
Fri 13 Sep 2024
George Washington’s Vision of the Virgin Mary (Patrons Questions!)
MYS328: 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…
01:09:13 |
Fri 06 Sep 2024
Neanderthals in Genesis? (Weird Questions)
MYS327: 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 …
00:55:03 |
Fri 30 Aug 2024
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