Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

Some claim that UFOs and extraterrestrials are always manifestations of demonic activity. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the prominent hypotheses supporting this view and consider the question of whether it's always alien-demons. The post It’s Always Alien-Demons? (UFOs, Extraterrestrials, Demonology) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In 1896 and 1897, Mystery Airships were reported from California to the Mississippi, which some believed were alien ships. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli eliminated many theories about the airships, and now address the final mystery: what were the airships, who made them, and was the government involved? The post Secret Origin of the Mystery Airships! (Phantom Airships, Ghost Airships, UFOs, 1896, 1897) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In the late 1890s, there was a wave of sightings over the US of mysterious airships displaying unusual flight characteristics. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss these unusual airships and the theories that they were aliens, hoaxes, or maybe something else. The post Airship Mystery of 1896 and 1897 (Mystery Airships, Phantom Airships, Ghost Airships, UFOs) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In this bonus episode, Tyler McNabb of Furthering Christendom welcomes Jimmy Akin on his show to discuss the topic of alien life and its implications for Christianity. The post Aliens and Christianity with Tyler McNabb appeared first on StarQuest Media.

It's time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: Could an alien be pope; the Omicron variant; could Bigfoot be an alien; conjoined twins and marriage; evolution and morality; ball lightning; and more. The post Alien Popes and More Weird Questions! appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In this bonus episode, Jimmy Akin is a guest of Jay Aruga and Unboxing Catholicism to discuss the Book of Revelation, the anti-Christ, the number of the Beast, and more. The post The Book of Revelation with Jay Aruga and Unboxing Catholicism Podcasts appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Jimmy Akin will be teaching a course on an Introduction to Parapsychology at the Rhine Institute starting October 2023 and you can be part of it! Check it out at http://rhineedu.org The post Study Parapsychology with Jimmy Akin appeared first on StarQuest Media.

The kidnapping of Victim F was like something out of a movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the bizarre details of the case and how it riveted the nation; the police investigation; and the ultimate, confounding truth behind what happened. The post The Bizarre Case of Victim F (Matthew Muller, Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Last time, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli looked at what parapyschologists have found in studying reincarnation and this time they examine the question of reincarnation. Do we truly live again or is there another explanation? The post Reincarnation Theories (Ian Stevenson and Others) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

We need your help to continue to produce our great Catholic shows that explore the intersection of faith and modern culture and look at the world from a uniquely Catholic perspective. The post A message from Dom Bettinelli of Starquest appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Dr. Ben Carson has Jimmy AKin on his show to discuss UFOs and recent claims by retired Air Force officer David Grusch about a secret gov't UFO recovery program, as well as Jimmy's perpsective on the existence of extraterrestrial life and its compatibility with religious beliefs. The post Exploring the UFO Phenomenon with Dr. Ben Carson appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Belief in reincarnation is found in multiple world religions, but it is also studied from a scientific perspective today as well. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what parapsychologists have found about cases of the reincarnation type and ask what could explain their findings. The post Reincarnation Research (Ian Stevenson) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In this bonus episode, we bring you this discussion between Emerson Green and Jimmy Akin about ten common objections to UFO phenomena and alien visitations. Thank you to Emerson for letting us share this show with our audience. The post Alien Apologetics with Emerson Green appeared first on StarQuest Media.

We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover the blood of St. Januarius, ultraterrestrials, Mary Suratt, RPGs, the Beloved Disciple, and more. The post The Blood of Saint Januarius (And Other Patron Questions) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In this bonus episode, we bring you this discussion between Michael Lofton of Reason & Theology and Jimmy Akin about the idea of the three days of darkness, where it comes from, and whether it is a legitimate prophecy. Thank you to Michael for letting us share this show with our audience. The post Will There Be Three Days of Darkness? appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Some ancient sources report snakes that had wings and could fly, including Herodotus and even the Bible. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the ancient Greek historian's reports, what Isaiah had to say, and whether there really could have been ancient flying snakes. The post Flying Snakes! (Herodotus, Isaiah, Bible, Fossils, Uraeus, Wadjet, Serpent, Cobra) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In 1885, when Leo Taxil, a former Freemason, reverted to the Catholic Church, he made some startling revelations about Freemasonry. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine who Taxil was, what he revealed, and how he was embraced by Church leaders, including Pope Leo XIII. The post Leo Taxil’s Masonic Revelations (Freemasonry, Satanism) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

It's our 5th anniversary and to celebrate this milestone, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli have collected amazing mysterious experiences from our listeners to share some of them and then discuss them from the faith and reason perspectives. The post Your Mysterious Experiences! (5th Anniversary) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Can we speak with the dead? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the question of speaking with departed human souls; whether it is permitted by Church teaching; and what cautions we must consider; and they ask if Fr. Nathan Castle's unique ministry to "stuck souls" is permissible. The post Speaking with the Dead? (Visions, Apparitions, Saints, Spirits, Ghosts, Prayer, Intercession, Mediums, Seances, Necromancy) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Here's more of Jimmy Akin's conversation with Fr. Nathan Castle that didn't fit in our previous episode, but which Jimmy thought was interesting enough to offer as a bonus to our audience. The post More With Fr. Nathan Castle appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Suppose you had a dream of a stranger who died and is calling out to you for help from the afterlife? This is the situation that confronted Fr. Nathan Castle. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk to Fr. Castle about how he began receiving these dreams and what he has done about them. The post Helping Stuck Souls! (Purgatory, Fr. Nathan Castle, OP) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

A woman in London began hearing mysterious voices and what they told her changed her life. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the story of Annabelle and the mysterious voices in her head that probably saved her life. The post Mysterious Voices! (Medical Diagnosis? Hallucination? Psychosis? Spirits?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Two popular books held Lakota medicine man Black Elk as an icon of native American spirituality. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the truths those books suppressed about Nicholas Black Elk, especially his conversion and devout Catholic faith. The post Nicholas Black Elk (Lakota Medicine Man, Catholic Saint?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Black Elk was a Native American medicine man who had paranormal visions and participated in some of the pivotal events in 19th-century US history. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss his remarkable life and the hidden truths about him. The post Black Elk (Lakota/Sioux Medicine Man) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

It's time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: The Nephilim and Og; asking obscure saints for intercession; Padre Pio and time travel prayer; Captain Kirk, transporters, and the sacraments; Agents of Shield, AI, and the soul; and more. The post Captain Kirk, Transporters, and More Weird Questions! appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Cameron Bertuzzi invited Jimmy Akin on his show recently to discuss the latest UAP whistleblower, David Grusch, and all things related to Christianity and UAPs. Now Cameron has graciously allowed us to bring this video to you. The post UFO Whistleblower Revelations appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including patron questions, Rudolph Hess, Guadalupe tilma, Thylacines, theistic evolution, Emperor Norton, and more. The post Mysterious Feedback (249-252) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

The DC Beltway Snipers case in 2002 resulted in the capture of the perpetrators, but there was another side to the case that the public didn't know. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli talk to Pam Coronado, the psychic detective who helped police solve the crime. The post Pam Coronado, Psychic Detective (DC Beltway Snipers Case) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

A year after the 9/11 attacks, the Washington DC area was rocked by a series of random sniper attacks that left 10 people dead. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the shootings, the men behind them, how police caught them, and why they went on their murder spree The post How We Caught the D.C. Beltway Snipers (Beltway Snipers, John Muhammad, Lee Malvo) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including fan art, private revelations, the Versailles Time-Slip, the Big Bang, dowsing, and more. The post Mysterious Feedback (244-248) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

The Rosenhan Experiment rocked the psychology profession 50 years ago. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the study's look into how mental health patients were treated, why the study was so important, and what it revealed about the human mind. The post The Rosenhan Experiment (Psychology, Psychiatry, Sanity, Insanity, Schizophrenia, Fraud) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover Angelic possession, Hollow Moon, Genesis flood, Younger Dryas, Philadelphia experiment, Ouija boards, King Arthur, Nation of islam, and more. The post Angelic Possession (And More Patrons’ Questions!) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In 2013, an 11-year-old by was having an inexplicable effect on electronic devices around him, including poltergeist activity. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli interview John G. Kruth who was called in to investigate and dubbed the case the "21st century poltergeist." The post 21st Century Poltergeist! (Psychokinesis? Telekinesis? Ghosts?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including fan art, the lost planet Vulcan, weight loss, Dyatlov Pass, lie detectors, Ehyptian afterlife and nummies, rainmaker Charles Hatfield, giants and more. The post Mysterious Feedback (20, 21, 24, 130, 240-243) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Could the human soul ever be scientifically detected? Could it even be weighed? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinellil discuss a series of experiments that claimed to detect the departure of the soul at death, whether that's possible, and what other researchers have found. The post Weighing the Soul? (Scientific evidence for the human soul? Spirit? Life after death?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In early 1933, a group of men dubbed the "Murder Trust" conspired to kill Irishman Mike Malloy, who proved very difficult to kill. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the aftermath when they were finally able to kill Mike after 9 attempts, including whether they were ever brought to justice for the murder of Iron Mike. The post The Murder Trust (Iron Mike Malloy; Mike the Durable) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Michael Malloy was an Irishman living in NYC in the 1930s who left a mysterious legacy. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss his unbelievable death-defying story that earned him the nickname "Iron Mike" and "Mike the Durable." The post The Amazing Story of “Iron Mike” Malloy (Michael Malloy, Mike the Durable, Murder Trust) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

St. Toribio Romo was born to a poor family in Mexico and became a priest in a time when the Church was being persecuted. He was eventually martyred. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the saint's life and death and the strange mystery that surrounds him today. The post The Mystery of St. Toribio Romo (El Padre Pollero, El Santo Coyote) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In the 19th century, secret societies were all the rage and the Knights of the Golden Circle were among the most famous. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss their origin and aims, their role in the Civil War, and the mysteries surrounding them. The post The Knights of the Golden Circle (Secret Society, Civil War, John Wilkes Booth, Abraham Lincoln, Confederate Gold, Rebels, Slavery) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

In 1980, two women and a boy had a frightening encounter with a UFO blazing light and fire. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the event, the health effects it had, the women's battle with the US gov't over it, and what could be responsible for it all. The post The Cash-Landrum UFO Incident (Radiation? Government Experiment? Cover-Up?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

It's time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: whether time travel interferes with God's plans; could an alien 2,000 light years away see Jesus on Earth; the origin of coal and the Great Flood; ghost hunting TV shows; and whether vampires could commit suicide to protect others. The post Vampire Suicide and More Weird Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Joshua Abraham Norton had an amazing life and was a titan among men. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the story of Norton's life in the 1800s, with his rise from humble circumstances to wealth and power to humility and back again, and learn what made him so amazing. The post Joshua Abraham Norton (First American Emperor, Emperor Norton) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Can Catholic believe theistic evolution? Michael Lofton welcomes Jimmy Akin onto his show to discuss this topic, as well as old vs. young earth and monogenism vs. polygenism, all from a Catholic perspective. The post Can Catholics Believe Theistic Evolution? appeared first on StarQuest Media.

The Thylacine or Tasmanian tiger lived in Australia for thousands of years, but went extinct in 1936. Or so they thought. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the reports that there are still thylacines in the wild as well as efforts to bring them back through DNA technology. The post The Hunt for the Thylacine (Tasmanian Tigers, Tasmanian Wolves, Cryptids) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including a sestina; AI songs; spherification; Loch Ness; Tobit; Santa Claus; the tilma of Guadalupe; hurting God; Captain America; and evolution, plus more. The post Mysterious Feedback (235 – 239) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

After World War II, Nazi leader Rudolph Hess was imprisoned in Germany's Spandau prison. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss whether the man in Spandau was Hess or an impostor and whether he died by suicide or was murdered and who would have done it. The post Was Rudolf Hess Murdered? (Nazi Hess Conspiracies) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

During WWII, Rudolph Hess, a close aide to Hitler, made a secret flight to Scotland, where he was imprisoned. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss who Hess was, why he crossed enemy lines, and the allegations of conspiracies involving British and Nazi leaders. The post The (Nazi) Hess Conspiracies (Rudolf Hess) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. We cover topics such as cryptoterrestrials, crop circles, demoniacs in the Gospels, and more. The post Ancient Human Aliens? (Pre-Adamites & More Patrons’ Questions!) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

After discussing the history and concept of dowsing with Dr. Paul Smith, Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Dr. Smith talk about what the Christian faith has to say about it, what science studies have shown, and what we should make of it. The post Dowsing, Faith, and Reason (Divining Rods, Pendulums, Radiasthesia, Rhabdomancy, Water Witching) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including the Lonnie Zamora UFO incident, the spiral staircase of Loreto; Lee Harvey Oswald's 1st assassination attempt, and more. The post Mysterious Feedback (231-234, Lonnie Zamora UFO, Spiral Staircase, Oswald’s 1st Assassination) appeared first on StarQuest Media.