Happy Easter from StarQuest
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From all of us at StarQuest, we wish you a Happy and Blessed Easter with this brief message from our chaplain, Fr. Cory Sticha.
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We’re All In This Together
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Happy Easter! Lino Saubolle joins Lindsay, Caroline, and Gerry for laughs and light-hearted discussion around the virtual Easter table on advice for home-working from a priest and an astronaut; an astrophysicist who had a magnet accident when bored; and Pope Francis’ recent Urbi et Orbi blessing.
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Let’s Talk about Good Friday with Mike Creavey and Andrew Hermiz (April 10, 2020)
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On this Let’s Talk, Dom Bettinelli is joined by Mike Creavey and Andrew Hermiz to talk about Good Friday and Holy Saturday, what will be different this year, and how we can participate in our homes.
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Reincarnation (& Bridey Murphy)
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Reincarnation has been a part of many cultures for millennia and became popular in America in the 1950s due to one dramatic story. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the claims about reincarnation, the evidence proffered for it, and the 1950s Bridey Murphy craze.
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Quibbling with Quibi
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In this unusual Holy Week, Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter discuss ways we can enter into the Triduum remotely, plus Facebook helps faith communities; trying to understand Quibi; phone tracking increases; Minecraft colleges; and you can now buy from Amazon on Apple devices.
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Let’s Talk about Holy Thursday with Joanne Mercier and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter (April 9, 2020)
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On this Let’s Talk, Dom Bettinelli is joined by Joanne Mercier and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter to talk about Holy Thursday, what will be different this year, and how we can participate in our homes.
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The Two Doctors
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The 6th Doctor and the 2nd Doctor cross paths in Spain to save the Earth from a Sontaran plot. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the story’s setting in Spain, seeing the 2nd Doctor and Jamie together again for the first time in decades, and more.
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Let’s Talk with Noëlle Hiester Crowe (April 8, 2020)
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On the latest Let’s Talk, Dom Bettinelli is joined by Noëlle Hiester Crowe and they talk Spy Wednesday, virtual Holy Week, baseball in Arizona, and 12 Angry Men.
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Palm-less Sunday
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The Betts have a Palm Sunday without (fresh) palm branches, are cutting their own hair, and pondering the effects of self-isolation on the kitchen ninjas. Plus contemplating how our priests miss us and that while we’re all in a Good Friday of lockdown, an Easter Sunday of freedom is inevitably coming.
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Let’s Talk with Dom Bettinelli (April 7, 2020)
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On this Let’s Talk, Dom Bettinelli talks about upcoming SQPN shows and some resources for your Holy Week. Join us every weekday morning around the virtual watercooler for some fun conversation about what’s entertaining or enlightening us. Be part of the discussion at facebook.com/starquestmedia 10:30am ET/7:30am PT (and 12:30am the next day in Melbourne!).
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Breaking the Ice (ENT)
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The Enterprise crew is excited to find a comet, but the Vulcans are looking over their shoulders. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how the crew literally break the ice of the comet and break the icy relationship with their Vulcan crewmate.
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Let’s Talk with Lindsay Sant and Thomas Sanjurjo (April 6, 2020)
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On the latest Let’s Talk, Dom Bettinelli was joined by Lindsay Sant, once again joining us from Australia, and Thomas Sanjurjo to talk about where God is in our suffering and how stoicism relates to Christian virtues. Join us every weekday morning around the virtual watercooler for some fun conversation about what’s entertaining or enlightening us. Be part of the discussion at facebook.com/starquestmedia 10:30am ET/7:30am PT (and 12:30am the next day in Melbourne!).
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Yogi Berra
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Yogi Berra was perhaps the greatest catcher in baseball history, but he might almost be better known for “Yogi-isms,” his homespun, head-scratching bit of wisdom. As Tom and Noëlle Crowe discuss Yogi was also a Catholic who was devoted to his faith and freely shared it with others.
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Let’s Talk with Noëlle Hiester Crowe (April 3, 2020)
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On the latest Let’s Talk, Dom Bettinelli was joined by Noëlle Hiester Crowe, who shared her amazing story of driving from Paris to Rome for Pope St. John Paul II’s funeral and then to Normandy to celebrate her WWII hero grandfather.
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David Hahn, the Radioactive Boy Scout
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Outside Detroit in August 1994, teenage Boy Scout David Hahn was discovered to have gathered a dangerous cache of radioactive materials. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore why David was stockpiling these materials, how he got his hands on them, and how the adults in his family and in authority reacted when they found out.
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Technology and April Fools 2020
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This year, some tech companies thought April Fools pranks would be in bad taste, but Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Joanne Mercier agree that laughter is the best medicine right now. Plus, avoiding zoombombing, potential delays in new tech products, and Microsoft 365.
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The Passion of the Christ
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Mel Gibson’s movie starring Jim Caviezel became an immediate classic upon release in 2004. Dom Bettinelli, Mike Creavey, Mike Denz, and Andrew Hermiz examine Gibson’s vision of the Passion and discuss the hidden layers and deeper meanings as they prepare for Holy Week.
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Let’s Talk with Fr. Andrew Kinstetter and Mike Denz (April 2, 2020)
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On the latest Let’s Talk, Dom Bettinelli was joined by Mike Denz and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter, aka Fr. Fett, where they discussed the 15th anniversary of the death of Pope St. John Paul, the Passion of the Christ, and the Amazin Race, among other things.
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The Next Doctor
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A companionless 10th Doctor meets a Victorian Doctor. Could he be his next regeneration? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 2008 Christmas special that was a throwback to Dickens and featured a fakeout for fans expecting to see David Tennant’s replacement.
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Let’s Talk with Andrew Hermiz (April 1, 2020)
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On this Let’s Talk, Dom Bettinelli was joined by Andrew Hermiz to talk about April Fool’s Day in 2020, The Secrets of The Passion of the Christ, Star Wars Clone Wars, and the value of comic books, including The Vision.
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