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
Astrophysics & Cosmic Salvation – Pints with Jack
MYS289a: In this bonus episode, Jimmy Akin is a guest on the Pints with Jack podcast hosted by David Bates, where they discuss C.S. Lewis’ scientific mistakes and the consequences for Christianity of…
01:12:20 |
Wed 20 Dec 2023
The Tomb of Christ (Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Garden Tomb, Talpiot Tomb, Others)
MYS289: Jesus of Nazareth is the most pivotal figure in world history and after his crucifixion he was buried for 3 days and rose from the dead. But where was he buried? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli…
01:47:25 |
Fri 15 Dec 2023
The Mystery of Synesthesia (Letters, Numbers, Colors, Sounds, Perception, Psychic)
MYS288: When you see a written word, do you also see colors in your mind? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the mystery of synesthesia where colors, sounds, letters, and numbers can all mix toget…
01:40:19 |
Fri 08 Dec 2023
A special message from Jimmy Akin
Jimmy Akin has a special message as we approach the Christmas season. We need to hear from Mysterious World listeners this Advent and Christmas at sqpn.com/give today.
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00:02:24 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
How Much Did Jesus Suffer? (& More Patrons’ Questions)
MYS287: 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…
01:05:55 |
Fri 01 Dec 2023
Could Jesus Build an Airplane? Balaam’s Donkey, Asmodeus, Ed and Lorraine Warren, & More Weird Questions
MYS286: It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: what if mankind fell after Adam and Eve; did Jesus know how to build a…
00:58:12 |
Fri 24 Nov 2023
UFO Nuclear Missile Shootdown (Big Sur UFO Incident)
MYS285: In 1964, the US Air Force was conducting tests of nuclear weapons off the coast of Big Sur, California. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the claim that a UFO shot down one of those missi…
01:23:19 |
Fri 17 Nov 2023
The Questing Beast (King Arthur, Medieval Mystery)
MYS284: The tales of King Arthur are filled with mysterious creatures, including one called the Questing Beast. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this strange and mysterious cryptid, whether it w…
01:13:34 |
Fri 10 Nov 2023
Our Lady of Zeitoun (Egyptian Apparition, Coptic Church)
MYS283: Christianity has a long and fruitful history in Egypt, and when witnesses reported apparitions of the Virgin Mary at a Coptic church in Cairo suburb of Zeitoun in 1968, thousands of people ca…
01:51:10 |
Fri 03 Nov 2023
Announcing Dreams (Unborn Children, Pre-Birth Communications, Related Experiences)
MYS282: Some mothers and fathers report having dreams before the birth or even conception of their baby in which they are told about the child or even talk to the baby himself. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bet…
01:26:16 |
Fri 27 Oct 2023
It’s Always Alien-Demons? (UFOs, Extraterrestrials, Demonology)
MYS281: Some claim that UFOs and extraterrestrials are always manifestations of demonic activity. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the prominent hypotheses supporting this view and consider the …
02:28:56 |
Fri 20 Oct 2023
Secret Origin of the Mystery Airships! (Phantom Airships, Ghost Airships, UFOs, 1896, 1897)
MYS280: In 1896 and 1897, Mystery Airships were reported from California to the Mississippi, which some believed were alien ships. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli eliminated many theories about the air…
01:56:07 |
Fri 13 Oct 2023
Airship Mystery of 1896 and 1897 (Mystery Airships, Phantom Airships, Ghost Airships, UFOs)
MYS279: In the late 1890s, there was a wave of sightings over the US of mysterious airships displaying unusual flight characteristics. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss these unusual airships and…
01:31:55 |
Fri 06 Oct 2023
Aliens and Christianity with Tyler McNabb
MYS278a: In this bonus episode, Tyler McNabb of Furthering Christendom welcomes Jimmy Akin on his show to discuss the topic of alien life and its implications for Christianity.
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00:29:49 |
Wed 04 Oct 2023
Alien Popes and More Weird Questions!
MYS278: It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: Could an alien be pope; the Omicron variant; could Bigfoot be an alien;…
00:59:35 |
Fri 29 Sep 2023
The Book of Revelation with Jay Aruga and Unboxing Catholicism Podcasts
MYS277a: In this bonus episode, Jimmy Akin is a guest of Jay Aruga and Unboxing Catholicism to discuss the Book of Revelation, the anti-Christ, the number of the Beast, and more.
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01:19:22 |
Wed 27 Sep 2023
Study Parapsychology with Jimmy Akin
Jimmy Akin will be teaching a course on an Introduction to Parapsychology at the Rhine Institute starting October 2023 and you can be part of it! Check it out at http://rhineedu.org
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00:02:23 |
Tue 26 Sep 2023
The Bizarre Case of Victim F (Matthew Muller, Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn)
MYS277: The kidnapping of Victim F was like something out of a movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the bizarre details of the case and how it riveted the nation; the police investigation; an…
01:43:34 |
Fri 22 Sep 2023
Reincarnation Theories (Ian Stevenson and Others)
MYS276: Last time, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli looked at what parapyschologists have found in studying reincarnation and this time they examine the question of reincarnation. Do we truly live again…
02:09:13 |
Fri 15 Sep 2023
A message from Dom Bettinelli of Starquest
I need to ask for your help, but first I want to thank you for listening to StarQuest and supporting our mission of exploring the intersection of faith and pop culture.
Over the past five years–sinc…
Over the past five years–sinc…
00:02:10 |
Thu 14 Sep 2023
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