Jimmy Akin Podcast

Latest episode

Pre-Sputnik Transients
05/06/2026 | 1h 11 mins.
Thousands of star-like flashes flicker across sky-survey plates shot in the 1950s, before any satellite existed — some clustered, some lined up, some on famous UFO nights. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh five explanations for the pre-Sputnik transients.
Concerning Flight (VOY) - The Secrets of Star Trek
01/06/2026 | 43 mins.
When pirates steal Voyager's computer core, Janeway's holographic Leonardo da Vinci ends up on an alien black market. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler debate whether John Rhys-Davies alone can save it.
Zombie Marriage, Holy Roman Emperors, Jesus's DNA, and More Weird Questions - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
29/05/2026 | 1h 59 mins.
It's a fifth Friday, so Jimmy Akin is answering weird questions from Catholic Answers listeners, about topics like alien demons, vampire ethics, Jesus's DNA, ancient tech, how much water a priest can bless, and more.
The Siege (DS 9) - The Secrets of Star Trek
25/05/2026 | 51 mins.
The Circle falls, but the price is one hero's life. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler close the DS9 opening trilogy: duty vs. family, a holosuite trap, and the politics that end a coup.
Skeleton Lake - Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World
22/05/2026 | 1h 10 mins.
A lake in the Indian Himalayas holds hundreds of human skeletons from multiple centuries and continents. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli trace six theories, and the truth turns out to be stranger than the legend.