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Society & Culture
Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
by Jimmy Akin
Today: #190 in Society & Culture on our combined chart.
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| Date | Apple Podcasts |
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| Oct 3 | #180 |
About the show
Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World invites you to explore the weird, strange, and unexplained with Catholic apologist Jimmy Akin and co-host Domenico Bettinelli. Each episode examines mysterious phenomena — from UFO sightings and historical oddities to supernatural claims, urban legends, conspiracies, and listener “weird questions” — through careful reasoning, evidence-based evaluation, and thoughtful Christian reflection. The show blends curiosity with clarity: unpacking mysteries with respect for science, history, and the Catholic faith, without resorting to sensationalism. If you love encountering the unusual, asking tough questions, and appreciating the world’s mysteries through both intellect and wonder, this podcast offers engaging, insightful conversation every week.
Latest episodes
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When Does Holy Water Stop Being Holy? (& More Weird Questions)
October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 54 minDoes a blessing survive the water cycle? Could uplifted animals have souls? Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett take on tickling, Hitler's parents, Revelation's scorpion-tailed locusts and baptism before birth, with Dom Bettinelli. The post When…
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Could You Possess Another Human? (And More Weird Questions)
September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 58 minCan one human being possess another? MKUltra tried. Jimmy Akin answers that and seven more listener questions — purgatory when the world ends, fallen guardian angels, brain swaps, and whether lizards were once dragons. The post Could You…
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Veridical NDEs
September 18, 2026 · 1 hr 53 minA man with no heartbeat knew where the nurse put his dentures. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at near-death experiences that came back with facts the patient had no way to know, and ask how they got them. The post Veridical NDEs…
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EgyptAir 990:The Crash That Gave bin Laden the Idea for 9/11
September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 3 minAn EgyptAir 767 fell out of a clear sky off Nantucket in 1999, and two governments read the same black boxes and reached opposite verdicts. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh four theories and one Arabic prayer. The post EgyptAir 990:The…
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Announcing Holy Troublemakers
September 9, 2026 · 2 minAnnouncing Holy Troublemakers, a new podcast from StarQuest. In this weekly podcast host Dom Bettinelli will introduce you to the difficult people who built the Catholic Church. From mystics who argued with popes to missionaries who walked…
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Klingon or Time Lord Jesus? Mary Celeste? Salem Witch Trials? And More Patron Questions
September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 10 minCould Jesus have incarnated on a Klingon world while he walked in Galilee? Jimmy Akin takes that question and eleven more from patrons — telekinesis, the Mary Celeste, Salem, ley lines — with Dom Bettinelli. The post Klingon or Time Lord…
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The 100-Foot Beast an Early Christian Saw in Visions (Shepherd of Hermas)
August 28, 2026 · 1 hr 54 minEarly Christians read it in church beside the Gospels; a fourth-century Bible bound it in after Revelation. Then it vanished. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli open the Shepherd of Hermas — a tower, a beast, and a question about…
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Are Auras Real? Aura Colors, Cameras, and the Tests
August 21, 2026 · 1 hr 26 minColored light around every living thing, readable by anyone with the right training — or by a camera at the mall. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli follow the aura from Mesmer to the selfie app, and weigh what happened under controlled…