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StarQuest Headlines for the week ending August 23, 2019

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Headlines for the week ending August 23, 2019:

The Wheel of Time TV Show Cast Revealed: Rand, Perrin, Mat, and More | Tor.com
A scientific breakthrough at the Florida Aquarium could save America's 'Great Barrier Reef' – CNN
Jon Favreau Unveils 'Star Wars' Series 'The Mandalorian,' Marvel Plans and a New Venture | Hollywood Reporter
Apple TV+ Has Announced Its Release Date Time Frame and Target Price, Plus a List of the Streamer's Headliner Series — GeekTyrant
How a King’s Magnificent Dedication to the Virgin Mary Became a National Holiday in Hungary

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August 23, 2019

by Domenico

Alexa Flash Briefing Starquest Headline Update

Get Your Digital Life in Order

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If you died tomorrow, who would take care of cleaning up your digital life, shutting down your social media accounts, paying your bills, preserving your photos, etc.? Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter give practical advice, whether you’re married or single, on how to prepare and not leave your loved ones scrambling in their grief.

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August 22, 2019

by Domenico

Secrets of Technology

The Mark of the Rani

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The 6th Doctor shows up at the start of the Industrial Revolution in 19th century England where the Master and a new foe, the Rani, have joined forces. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss all the scene chewing between the evil villains and the encounters with great historical figures.

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August 21, 2019

by Domenico

Doctor Who 101-300 Secrets of Doctor Who

A Special Message from StarQuest’s Dom Bettinelli

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Dom Bettinelli has an urgent message to all listeners of StarQuest shows. We need your help right now. Please listen to this brief recording and then visit sqpn.com/give today. Thank you. (If you subscribe to multiple StarQuest shows, you may receive this message more than once.)

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August 20, 2019

by Domenico

American Catholic History Catholics of Oz Let's Talk Raising the Betts Secrets Secrets of Disney Secrets of Doctor Who Secrets of Star Trek Secrets of Technology Starquest Headline Update The Pilgrim Life

Everything Jerk

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This week, Dom and Melanie celebrate their anniversary with some jerk and learn American Sign Language at Mass; Dom watches some good movies and Melanie reads some good books; and then delve into some thought-provoking listener feedback.

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August 20, 2019

by Domenico

Raising the Betts

Margaret Brent, Savior of Maryland

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Margaret Brent may have singlehandedly saved the Catholic colony of Maryland in the 17th century. Noelle and Tom Crowe look at this remarkable Catholic woman who was one of Maryland’s largest landowners in her own right and who fought the right to vote in order to save the colony.

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August 19, 2019

by Domenico

American Catholic History

Phage (Voyager)

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When a character is left debilitated and permanently disabled on Star Trek: Voyager, the other characters convince them they have plenty to live for. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how differently this would be handled today.

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August 19, 2019

by Domenico

Secrets of Star Trek Star Trek 1-100

A Special Message from Jimmy Akin to Mysterious World Listeners

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Jimmy has an urgent message for listeners to Mysterious World. We need your help right now. Please listen to this brief recording and then visit sqpn.com/give today. Thank you.

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August 19, 2019

by Domenico

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World Mysterious World 1-100

Budgeting for Your Disney Vacation

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Planning a Disney vacation can include budgeting, which Deb and Shari discuss, including how Deborah is working, saving, and “shopping” her way to her next trip. They also discuss Disney gift cards as well as apps that Deborah is using to save and earn money.

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August 17, 2019

by Domenico

Secrets of Disney

Aliens and Religion

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If intelligent life exists somewhere else in the universe and we encounter it, what would be the implications for the Christian faith? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore what religious views aliens might hold, whether we should evangelize them or if they’d need it, and whether they could even become Christians.

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August 16, 2019

by Domenico

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World Mysterious World 1-100

StarQuest Headlines for the week ending August 16, 2019

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Headlines for the week ending August 16, 2019:

Knights of Columbus announce groundbreaking of St Kateri shrine
Brewing Monks: A List of the World’s Monastic Beers – Building Catholic Culture
No More Screen Time! The Navy Reverts to Physical Throttles | WIRED
CBS/Viacom merger could see Star Trek and Mission: Impossible developments
Apple’s tap-to-use student IDs let pupils buy food and badge into their dorms – The Verge
Finding Amelia Earhart’s Plane Seemed Impossible. Then Came a Startling Clue. – The New York Times
J.D. Vance Becomes Catholic | The American Conservative

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August 16, 2019

by Domenico

Alexa Flash Briefing Starquest Headline Update

Tech Frustrations

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We all have technology frustrations those little annoyances in products we normally love to use. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about them in some podcast therapy. Plus a bill in Congress that would limit your social media time and a car owner who accidentally hacked himself.

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August 15, 2019

by Domenico

Secrets of Technology

The Poison Sky

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In the 2nd of a two-part story, The Doctor and two Companions deal with a sneaky clone, bad emissions, and a bratty dot-com genius. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the smog moralizing, the world-ending stakes, and someone else who dies in the Doctor’s place.

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August 14, 2019

by Domenico

Doctor Who 101-300 Secrets of Doctor Who

Let’s Talk about Belief in the Real Presence

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A new poll says that only a third of US Catholics believe that the Eucharist is the Body, Blood, Soul, and Divinity of Jesus Christ. Fr. Cory Sticha, Pat Scott, and Fr. Michael Gossett talk about those findings, what it means for the Church, and what we can do about it.

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August 13, 2019

by Domenico

Let's Talk

Anniversary

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This week, Dom and Melanie celebrate their wedding anniversary, try to deal with neighbor kids who want to be friends with their kids, make bread budding and fried rice with leftovers, and give their take on the Return of Mary Poppins.

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August 13, 2019

by Domenico

Raising the Betts

Fr. Patrick Peyton

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You may know Fr. Patrick Peyton as the priest who coined the phrase, “The family that prays together, stays together.” Noelle and Tom Crowe tells us that he was also strongly against atheistic communism and worked with the CIA for a time to promote the Rosary in Catholic countries to stop the ideology.

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August 12, 2019

by Domenico

American Catholic History

Comparing Babylon 5 and Deep Space 9

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Not a bash of Babylon 5 or defense of DS9 by Trekkies, but an homage by two fans of both series, Jimmy Akin and Fr. Cory Sticha, who look at what made these two series great, how they were similar, and what set them apart.

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August 12, 2019

by Domenico

Secrets of Star Trek Star Trek 1-100

The Manson Murders

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50 years ago, Charles Manson’s “family” committed the murders that made him infamous. Why did he do it? Greed? An insane plot to end the world? Or was there another more pedestrian reason? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the evil events and the theories surrounding them (without getting into the gruesome details.)

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August 9, 2019

by Domenico

Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World Mysterious World 1-100

StarQuest Headlines for the week ending August 9, 2019

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Headlines for the week ending August 9, 2019:

Tardigrades: 'Water bears' stuck on the moon after crash – BBC News
Bond 25 | FULL cast list – Rami Malek, Lashana Lynch, Ana de Armas join Daniel Craig – Radio Times
The Enterprising 19th-Century Immigrants Who Used Icebergs to Chill Their Beer | VinePair
Disney Reveals Competitively Priced Streaming Services Bundle
Harry Potter website bows to fans’ demands that it restore Taiwan to China in drop-down menu | South China Morning Post
This Man Used 4500-Year-Old Yeast To Make Bread And It Sounds Delicious
Lord of the Rings show "supposed to have 20 episodes" in first season
"Qutrit" Experiments Are a First in Quantum Teleportation – Scientific American
Unearthed Viking ‘drinking hall’ offers ‘unparalleled’ opportunity to study Norse history | The Independent
Diocese approves miracle: Vietnam vet Vincent Capodanno interceded for MS victim

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August 9, 2019

by Domenico

Alexa Flash Briefing Starquest Headline Update

Mars and Music

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While some are planning to create a permanent Mars colony, others say it will never happen. Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Fr. Michael Gossett look at the societal, biological, and moral hurdles to permanent settlements in space. Plus, a look at their past and present in music and tech.

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August 8, 2019

by Domenico

Secrets of Technology

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