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Sep 26, 2025 • 1h 54min
Demons: Ask Me Anything - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Are demons real beings or just symbols of evil? Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live tackle questions on their nature, powers, why they fell, and how to resist them. Possession, oppression, obsession—what’s the difference?

Sep 23, 2025 • 3min
Introduction to Parapsychology (October 2025) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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Sep 19, 2025 • 2h 23min
Interview: Grimoires & the Occult - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Are demons liars who can never be trusted? Can possession stem from more than the demonic? Jimmy Akin continues his conversation with Alexander Eth from Glitch Bottle podcast and tackles grimoires, exorcism, Hermetic texts, divine hiddenness, and how the Catholic faith understands magic.

Sep 17, 2025 • 33min
Death to the Daleks - The Secrets of Doctor Who
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?

Sep 15, 2025 • 51min
New Life and New Civilizations (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
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?

Sep 12, 2025 • 2h 20min
Interview: Demons & Magic - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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?

Sep 10, 2025 • 29min
Ghosts (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
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?

Sep 8, 2025 • 53min
Terrarium (SNW) - the Secrets of Star Trek
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.

Sep 5, 2025 • 1h 36min
The Capuchin Bone Church and More Patrons’ Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
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!

Sep 3, 2025 • 39min
The Gunfighters - The Secrets of Doctor Who
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?