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
Dowsing (Divining Rods, Pendulums, Radiesthesia, Rhabdomancy, Water Witching)
MYS246: The practice of dowsing has been used for hundreds of years, at least, to find water, gold, oil, and more. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk to an expert on dowsing to ask what it is, what w…
01:21:28 |
Fri 17 Feb 2023
Starts With A Bang! The Big Bang (Science & Faith)
MYS245: In the 20th century, scientists began to theorize what Christians have long held: that the universe had a definite beginning. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what is the Big Bang, what evid…
01:22:24 |
Fri 10 Feb 2023
The Versailles Time-Slip (Moberly-Jourdain Incident, An Adventure)
MYS244: In 1901, two Englishwomen visiting the French palace of Versailles had a strange experience. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their encounters with strangely dressed people in what has b…
01:24:57 |
Fri 03 Feb 2023
Giants! (Biblical Giants, Goliath, Nephilim, Tallest Man Ever, Robert Wadlow)
MYS243: Giants have been part of history and mythology all over the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what giants are, how big humans can get, what’s responsible for giants, and the …
01:15:47 |
Fri 27 Jan 2023
Rainmaker Charles Hatfield (San Diego Flood!)
MYS242: In 1915, during a particularly bad drought, San Diego hired rainmaker Charles Hatfield, who gave them more than they bargained for. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli get to know Hatfield, how he …
01:31:59 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Mysterious Feedback (226A-230, Spoon Bending, Secret Cuban Missile Crisis, Ellen Gould White)
MYS241a: Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including astrology, spoon bending, the secret Cuban missile crisis, and 7th Day Advent…
01:22:43 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
The Mystery of Mummies (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)
MYS241: Mummies have long been an object of fascination, but how they were made has been a mysterious trade secret of the “men of Anubis.” Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli continue their con…
00:54:35 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Egyptian Afterlife (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)
MYS240: The idea of the afterlife is universal in human history, ancient Egyptians included. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli welcome famed Egyptologist Dr. Bob Brier to discuss what the ancient Egyptia…
00:46:38 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
Captain America, Time Travel, and Marriage (New Years’ Weird Questions)
MYS239: It’s the New Year, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like Capt. America; Johnny Cash; St. Patrick and snakes; did …
01:00:33 |
Fri 30 Dec 2022
Alone Together for Christmas 2022
MYS238b: In a new Christmas tradition, Jimmy Akin welcomed everyone, especially those who might alone, to join him for a livestream festive gathering on Christmas day where he answered many questions…
04:00:26 |
Thu 29 Dec 2022
The Meaning of the Book of Revelation
MYS238a: It’s another bonus episode, this time of Jimmy Akin‘s recent guest appearance on The Catholic Talk Show to discuss the Book of Revelation, how to interpret, and what most people get wrong ab…
01:06:10 |
Wed 28 Dec 2022
Was the Star of Bethlehem a UFO and Christmas Weird Questions
MYS238: It’s Christmas, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin Christmas weird questions from listeners, including was the Star of Bethlehem a UFO?; What’s the deal w…
00:55:53 |
Fri 23 Dec 2022
Analyzing the Loch Ness Monster
MYS237: The Loch Ness Monster has been a worldwide sensation for ages. After examining the history of the mystery, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli now analyze the theories of what it is, including the …
01:05:35 |
Fri 16 Dec 2022
Mysterious Feedback, December 2022
MYS236a: Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including Shadow People, Patron questions, Spring-Heeled Jack, Edgar Cayce, God’s Wife,…
00:58:27 |
Wed 14 Dec 2022
A Special Advent Message from Jimmy Akin
Jimmy Akin has a special message as we approach the Christmas season. If you enjoy Mysterious World and want it to continue, it’s very important that we hear from you this Advent and Christmas.
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00:01:43 |
Mon 12 Dec 2022
The Loch Ness Monster! (Nessie, Scotland)
MYS236: In 1933, the world turned its attention to Loch Ness, a long, thin lake in Scotland, where a monster was reported to be living. In the years since there have many more reports, photos, and ev…
00:38:47 |
Fri 09 Dec 2022
De-Extinction! (And More Patron Questions)
MYS235: 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…
01:02:14 |
Fri 02 Dec 2022
Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest
Hi everyone, This is Dom Bettinelli, CEO of StarQuest, with a special message as we approach the Christmas season.
This past year, the StarQuest Network has continued to expand our mission of explor…
This past year, the StarQuest Network has continued to expand our mission of explor…
00:01:07 |
Thu 01 Dec 2022
Mysterious Feedback, November 2022
MYS234a: Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including the Cuban missile crisis; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Urim and Thummi…
01:02:46 |
Wed 30 Nov 2022
Death Penalty for Touching Mary? (Thanksgiving Weird Questions)
MYS234: It’s the day after Thanksgiving, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including lucid dreaming and morality; whether aliens would w…
00:46:34 |
Fri 25 Nov 2022
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