Cold Blood
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In this 2nd part of a 2-parter, the Doctor and Amy both win and lose. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the losses incurred, a mother’s mistakes, and ultimate sacrifices.
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Feeding Our Kids
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Figuring how to overcome allergies and food aversions to make sure your kids eat healthy is a struggle for many parents. Dom and Melanie Bettinelli discuss the strategies they’ve employed over the years to feed their five children. Plus, the emotional and mental burden of seeing your own parents grow older.
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Cold Front (ENT)
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Enterprise’s temporal cold war plot returns for this episode. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha look at the the cold war arc, the subtle twist on what “enemies” do here, and the inclusion of a religious subplot involving Phlox.
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Clare Boothe Luce
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In her life, Clare Boothe Luce was a Congresswoman, ambassador, playwright, war correspondent, and advisor to presidents. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how this remarkable woman went from a dissolute socialite to a woman of deep Catholic faith brought about by a personal tragedy that caused her to re-encounter Christ.
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Remote Viewing Aliens on the Moon (Ingo Swann’s Penetration)
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Government psychic Ingo Swann claimed in a 1998 book called “Penetration” that he was asked by a secret agency to do remote reviewing experiments suggesting an alien presence on the Moon. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask what we should make of his claims of aliens on the Moon and even on Earth.
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Where Church Tech Stands in 2020
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2020 was a seismic event for Church technology that upended everything. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss where we stand and more importantly where they expect Church technology to go in the future.
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The Future of Movie-Watching
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For years, attendance at movie theaters has been dropping, but in 2020 COVID upended the whole movie business. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Chip Hines, and Andrew Hermiz look at all the changes so far, what studios and theaters have tried, and then look forward to where movie watching could be going.
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Mysterious Feedback Special
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We’ve had so much great feedback lately and so much to say about the mysteries we’ve been discussing lately that we didn’t want to shortchange listener feedback. That’s why Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli have created this special BONUS episode dedicated to your Mysterious Feedback.
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The Hungry Earth
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In part 1 of this 2-parter, Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the return of the Silurians in new Who as written by current showrunner Chris Chibnall and they appreciate the depiction of a loving dad helping a dyslexic son to read with patience.
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Crossover
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The Betts take a hike, crossover in Scouts, dig into the family tree, make enchiladas, watch Umbrella Academy, and talk about the contradictions and unexpected turns in the life of discipleship.
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Star Wars Rebels: S4, Ep. 13
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Time travel in Star Wars? Fr. Andrew, Angela, and Thomas discuss how time travel in this episode causes Ezra (and the viewer) to learn how to let go of a past preventing him from living in the present through understanding his pain; the nature of suffering; and the reality of self-sacrificial love.
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State of Flux (VOY)
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Is there a spy on board Voyager? Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the turning of Seska, the return of the Kazon and their crazy hair, and Chakotay’s vulnerability and self-doubt due to being fooled by a spy in his crew, not once, but twice. And a poison apple.
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Getting More Out of Stage 4
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After a brief break for most of August, Caroline, Lino, and Lindsay talk about staying happy and healthy during Victoria’s Stage 4 restrictions, including maintaining connections with people, helpful hobbies, doing science with children, and a couple of TV/Movie recommendations.
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A Wizard Clip (Early American Catholic Ghost Story; Early Skinwalker Ranch?)
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In 1794, a Virginia family began experiencing supernatural manifestations that did not cease until they summoned Catholic priests to help. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether it really happened, what could explain the manifestations, whether it was ghosts or demons or both or neither.
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Tech for School in 2020
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School in 2020 is going to be different than we’ve ever experienced and the right tech will be vital. Dom Bettinelli, Jack Baruzzini, and Thomas Sanjurjo get to the core of what hardware to consider, whether you’re homeschooling, remote schooling, in-person schooling, or a hybrid.
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Storm Warning
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We’ve added the 8th Doctor’s Big Finish audio plays to our rotation of Doctor reviews, starting with Storm Warning. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss how different the 8th Doctor is from the TV movie, the use of Britain’s dirigible disaster in the story; and the introduction of companion Charley.
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Unbraced
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This week, the Betts continue re-entry from vacation with appointments and school prep; free the first child from braces … finally; remember the first time they almost met; discuss the joy of having your wedding reception playlist; and talk about binding, loosing, and invalid baptisms.
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Annie Chambers Ketchum
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Annie Chambers Ketchum started life as a stereotypical antebellum Southern lady, but as Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us, by the end of her life she’d converted to Catholicism, was an accomplished poet and scientist, and had become a Dominican tertiary.
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The Passenger (DS9)
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The full-of-himself Julian Bashir gets his comeuppance when a criminal hijacks his brain. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the similarities to Jekyll and Hyde and to Les Miserables, plus the very different person that 1st-season Bashir was compared to later seasons.
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Ruby Ridge
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On August 21, 1992, federal agents engaged in firefight on Ruby Ridge, Idaho, that started an 11-day siege of the Weaver family which left a mother and her son dead. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask how the situation started, who was at fault, and how did it all go so disastrously bad.
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