

Jimmy Akin Podcast
An AWESOME podcast by Jimmy Akin! The EPIC podcast journey begins . . .
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Aug 11, 2025 • 46min
Shuttle to Kenfori (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
From Klingon honor to Ortegas’ mutiny, we debate Strange New Worlds’ take on moral duty, PTSD, and withheld truths. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin & Fr. Jason Tyler dissect zombie tropes, Spock’s mind-meld, and Number One’s sidelining.

Aug 11, 2025 • 44min
A Space Adventure Hour (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Is A Space Adventure Hour bold homage or tired holodeck retread? Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin debate TOS nostalgia, meta-humor, and a mystery that may miss the mark.

Aug 8, 2025 • 1h 19min
Feeling the Future (Precognition, Daryl Bem, Psi Research) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Can we sense the future—before it happens? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli confront the scientific chaos sparked by Daryl Bem’s mind-bending 2011 precognition study and unpack the data, the fury, and what it all means.

Aug 4, 2025 • 36min
Wedding Bell Blues (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Is this character truly a Q? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler unpack revelations about continuity, canon, and character growth—while also debating marriage law, PTSD symbolism, and why Spock’s heartbreak hits harder than ever.

Aug 4, 2025 • 44min
Hegemony, Part II (SNW) - The Secrets of Star Trek
Should Starfleet risk war to save Earth colonists outside its borders? Pike faces impossible orders, Scotty doubts himself, and Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler debate morality, canon, and faith in a tense Gorn standoff.

Aug 1, 2025 • 1h 35min
The Hell House of Martinez - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Fireballs. Scorch marks. Dizzy spells. A haunted house—or something worse? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and paranormal expert Lloyd Auerbach unravel the shocking truth behind a 1980s California mystery.

Jul 30, 2025 • 36min
An Earthly Child (Big Finish) - The Secrets of Doctor Who
Susan’s reunion with the Doctor sparks deep questions—can post-Dalek Earth be trusted to stand on its own? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack the politics, alien paranoia, and family tension in An Earthly Child.

Jul 25, 2025 • 1h 29min
Bigfoot Biology (Sasquatch, Cryptid, Cryptozoology) - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
If Bigfoot exists, what kind of animal would it be? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli analyze eyewitness reports, biological clues, and statistical patterns to sketch the creature's anatomy and behavior.

Jul 18, 2025 • 1h 9min
The Oakville Blobs - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
Gelatinous blobs fell from the sky in Oakville, Washington—then people got sick. Was it rain, jellyfish, or a secret government bioweapon test? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli dissect the evidence and theories.

Jul 14, 2025 • 59min
Year of Hell (VOY) - The Secrets of Star Trek
What if your obsession could rewrite reality—but never restore what you love most? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss how Voyager faces a year of hell in a broken timeline, and Janeway matches wits with a temporal zealot.