MYS314: Marriage After Civilization Is Destroyed (& More Weird Questions)
Release Date: 05/31/2024
Death to the Daleks - The Secrets of Doctor Who
Jimmy Akin Podcast
An AI-run Exxilon city kills power, forcing Humans and Daleks into a fraught pact for a plague cure. With Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin, we ask: Is AI a false god? Do ends justify Galloway’s means?
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New Life and New Civilizations (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Jimmy Akin Podcast
Cosmic destiny or narrative shortcut? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin test the SNW S3 finale’s bold claims—Batel’s fate, Vezda stakes, and a Kirk–Spock mind meld that sparks big questions. Are godlike foes killing drama?
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Interview: Demons & Magic - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jimmy Akin Podcast
Are demons just fallen angels—or something more? Jimmy Akin joins Alexander Eth of Glitch Bottle to unpack Catholic teaching on magic, exorcism, grimoires, and the “clerical necromantic underworld.” Can holiness itself drive demons out?
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Ghosts (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
Jimmy Akin Podcast
Holograms or hauntings? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin weigh the 10th Doctor and River in Ghosts: AI survival, memory firewalls, and a chilling choice—is ending a holo-life “death”? How much mystery should writers leave?
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Terrarium (SNW) - the Secrets of Star Trek
Jimmy Akin Podcast
Can empathy with a Gorn change Trek’s future? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler unpack “Terrarium”—Metrons, La’an’s shot, and Ortegas’ trauma—plus fiery feedback on Trek comedy.
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The Capuchin Bone Church and More Patrons’ Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jimmy Akin Podcast
From bones turned into art to relics made of game consoles, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer questions from participants on their recent Italy pilgrimage on faith, death, relics, simulation theory, saints, and even gelato. The first live recording of Mysterious World with a studio audience!
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The Gunfighters - The Secrets of Doctor Who
Jimmy Akin Podcast
A tuneful, messy OK Corral? Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin assess the First Doctor’s “Gunfighters”—ballads, comedy, and history-bending choices. Are Dodo and Doc Holliday the real standouts?
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Four-and-a-Half Vulcans (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Jimmy Akin Podcast
Identity, ethics, and comedy collide as SNW turns the crew Vulcan. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin ask: Is logic a skill or a serum? Was Uhura’s mind-meld fair play?
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Could Catholics Colonize Mars? (And More Weird Questions) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Jimmy Akin Podcast
It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like what we will be doing after the Resurrection; the morality of Catholics colonizing Mars; why Lucifer rebelled; and more.
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What Is Starfleet? (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Jimmy Akin Podcast
Is Starfleet an empire in disguise—or humanity’s best defense? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler unpack Strange New Worlds’ What is Starfleet? as a documentary questions militarism, morality, and the Federation’s true nature.
info_outlineIt'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 questions.