Baptizing Baby Yoda? Popes in Space? Sacraments in Space? Time Travel? Giants? (& More Weird Questions!)

Lost Scripture? Jubilees (Missing Book of the Bible?): Throughout history, there have been books some people considered scripture and others didn't. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss one of those books, Jubilees. What was does it say? Could any of it be true? What should Christians today think of it? by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

94 min listen

Deathbed Visions (Afterlife Research): A deathbed vision is a vision that someone has just before they die and they've been reported throughout history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how they're just being scientifically studied only recently, what they are, what happens in them, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

119 min listen

The Truth About Unicorns: After reviewing the history of unicorns from pre-history to today, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the reality that unicorns have existed and still exist; the basis for the historical accounts; and what the future holds for them. by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

78 min listen

Do Unicorns Exist?: Pop culture imagines unicorns as horses with a single horn in their forehead and associates them with cartoons and rainbows and social movements. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore their deep roots in history and long association with the Christian ... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

20 min listen

The Soul of Frankenstein’s Monster (& More Patron Questions): 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 audience. This time the questions cover Jesus' suffering; demons ... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

20 min listen

Marriage After Civilization Is Destroyed (& More Weird Questions): It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like getting married after civilization collapses; what is Sh'ol; can Padre Pio still absolve living penitents; and more weird... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

20 min listen

The Miracle of Calanda (Regrown Limb! Amputated Leg!): Some skeptics say that if God were real, then we'd see miracles of amputated limbs regrown and we don't. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine a reported of just that, where a young man in 17th-century Spain regrew his leg. by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

90 min listen

Terminal Lucidity (Sudden Awakenings, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, Near-Death): Sometimes, near death, a person with dementia will suddenly regain clarity and lucidity and give loved ones a chance to say goodbye. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the phenomenon called terminal lucidity, what could cause it, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

115 min listen

Joe Fisher’s Hungry Ghosts! (Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts, Guides, Mediumship, Channeling): Last time, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discussed Joe Fisher's mid-1980s experiences with spirit guides, and they continue to look at what he learned as he researched the guides and their claims and come to their own conclusions about what had entered... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

117 min listen

Joe Fisher’s Spirit Guides (Guides, Mediumship, Channeling, Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts): Joe Fisher's research into spirit guides led him to past life revelations and even a spirit romance. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how Joe was encouraged to investigate these paranormal claims, the evidence he found, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

89 min listen

Adam, Eve, and Early Humans (& More Weird Questions): It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like how Adam and Eve relate to other early human ancestors; could dark matter and energy be angelic or demonic; can you pray ... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

51 min listen

The Baghdad Battery (Advanced Technology? Out of Place Artifact? OOPART?): Some are convinced that an ancient clay pot found in Iraq is an electric battery made 2,000 years ago. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the claim and whether it might be advanced, ancient technology or even evidence of extraterrestrial contact. by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

76 min listen

Analyzing After Death Communications: After hearing many stories of people reporting After Death Communications from deceased loved ones, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the reports from the faith and reason perspectives. Are they just imagination? Is it the grief talking? by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

131 min listen

After Death Communications (ADCs): Millions of people report spontaneous experiences of contact with departed loved ones, hearing their voices, seeing their faces again. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what After Death Communications are, what they are like, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

132 min listen

Kinkaid’s Cave (Egypt & the Grand Canyon): In 1909, G.E. Kinkaid found a cave in the Grand Canyon containing Egyptian and Asian artifacts. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the excavations that began at the time and then how the story vanished from the media. by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

75 min listen

Klingon Baptisms & More Weird Questions: It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: should Elrond have killed Isildur?; reported time travelers; teleportation clones and confession; Klingon baptisms; Gulf War syndro... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

54 min listen

AA-1025 (Communist Infiltration in the Church): In 1972, a book purported to tell the tale of a Communist infiltrator at the Vatican dedicated to bringing down the Church. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss who this mysterious agent was, where he came from, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

126 min listen

A Satanist Asks for Help (Possession, Obsession, Vexation, Infestation): When a Satanist recently asked Jimmy Akin for help with whether he might be possessed, Jimmy offered his best advice. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss that advice and explore how one could approach a similar situation with empathy, charity, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

48 min listen

Why Did God Create Dinosaurs? (& More Patrons’ Questions): 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 audience. This time the questions cover why God created dinosaurs... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

77 min listen

Your Mysterious Experiences! (300th Episode!): We're celebrating our 300th numbered episode and so Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli are discussing more of our listeners' and viewers' mysterious experiences and what Jimmy makes of what you've shared with them. by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

108 min listen

The Chronovisor (Vatican, Time Travel, Time Viewer): In 1972, an Italian newspaper published a photo it said was the face of Christ as shown by a machine that could view any point in history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether the photo and the machine, the Chronovisor, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

68 min listen

Pet Telepathy (Dogs, Cats, Parrots, Jaytee, N’Kisi, Rupert Sheldrake): Some pet owners feel a special bond with their pets and at times they even seem to know what their owners are thinking. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine whether people really can have a telepathic connection to their pets and look at what the scie... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

102 min listen

The Beast of Gevaudan (Cryptid): France, 1764. A terrifying and unknown beast roams the countryside killing more than 100 men, women, and children, and injuring 200 more. A royal reward is even issued for its capture or death. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what made the beast so f... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

91 min listen

The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife (Karen King, Walter Fritz, Forgery, Fraud, Hoax): The 2012 announcement of a papyrus fragment called the Gospel of Jesus' Wife caused a huge media sensation over the claim that Jesus did have a wife. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine what this fragment is, what it says, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

70 min listen

Popper the Poltergeist (Seaford, Catholic Family Poltergeist, RSPK, Jimmy Herrmann): One of the most pivotal poltergeist cases involved a Catholic family in New York in 1958. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the strange events, including popping bottle caps, and explore why this poltergeist case was so pivotal and what may have be... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

103 min listen

1982 Chicago Tylenol Murders: In 1982, 7 people suddenly died in Chicago, having taken Extra Strength Tylenol just before, and police learned the pills had been tampered with. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened, who was responsible, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

141 min listen

The Holy Fire? (Miracle, Jerusalem, Hagion Phos) – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World: Each Holy Saturday, the Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem emerges from the tomb of Christ with the Holy Fire that goes out around the world. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask if the fire is lit by God or does it have a natural source and what we can lear... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

88 min listen

Back from Hell? Negative Near-Death Experiences (NDEs): Many reports of near-death experiences sound positive and uplifting and blissful. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss those that are reported as distinctly negative and distressing. What happens in them, what do they mean, by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

120 min listen

Can You Marry an Alien? (& More Weird Questions): It's almost New Years, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like can you marry an alien; baptizing faeries or unborn babies; what the Soul Gem or the Borg do to your soul; time travel ... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

57 min listen

Lum and Abner’s Christmas Story: One of Jimmy Akin's favorite Old Time Radio shows is Lum and Abner, featuring the general store owner in Pine Ridge, Arkansas, and his employee. Every Christmas they did a special episode that gets at the true meaning of Christmas and so Jimmy wanted t... by Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

15 min listen

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