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Sometimes the monsters we perceive aren’t really monsters after all. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery where the message finds expression in several ways.
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Join Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Gerry Trapnell for a discussion of the surprising conversion of former Australian politician (and former atheist) Bill Hayden. Caroline also gives some info on the Chinese Space Agency’s mission to the ‘dark side of the moon’ and Lindsay shares his personal reflection on the birth of his second son, Alexander, who became a part of the Sant family 9 years after their first son was born. Also some surprising ways in which gaming apps can help to build supportive communities.
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Some people claimed to have died and come back to life and reported strange experiences of life after death. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the claims, the scientific evidence, and the implications for faith of these near-death experiences.
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Our panel of Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss what would it take for them to switch to an electric or autonomous car? Then they discuss AT&T’s 1993 predictions of future tech and how well those predictions were fulfilled.
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Continuing their series on the Jurassic Park movies, Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Michael Gossett, and Thomas Sanjurjo come to the third installment, which is the first without Spielberg at the helm. Could it be best of them all? Does the return of Dr. Alan Grant mean a return to the fun of the first film?
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The 2nd Doctor travels to Scotland in the aftermath of the Battle of Culloden. Will he and his companions be hung as Scottish spies? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this last of the Doctor Who pure historicals that survives now only in audio form.
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St. Valentine may the one Catholic saint that non-Catholics know and celebrate (apart from St. Nicholas). But what do we know about him? Fr. Cory Sticha, Barb Gilman, and Mike Creavey talk about the saint of romance and ways that Catholics (and others) can celebrate the true spirit of his day.
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How does a Greek myth about the afterlife relate to this episode of Star Trek Discovery? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss what an obol is, who Charon is, and the three-fold connection to this story.
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Americans endured over 26 billion robocalls last year. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Michael Gossett, and Thomas Sanjurjo discuss what should be done at the government, corporate, and individual levels to deal with them. Then they discuss censorship by social media platforms and who gets to decide what is acceptable speech.
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After more than than 40 years, the disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa stills has a hold on the popular imagination. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the mystery of the disappearance of this former Teamster boss and the purported confession of the man who claimed responsiblity.
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The First Doctor encounters a race of telepathic beings in conflict with humans, but it’s the internal conflicts of the Sensorites that will put the Doctor and his Companions in danger. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this classic episode from the first season.
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We just celebrated the feast of St. John Bosco, an 18th century priest known for his care of children and teaching them the faith. Fr. Cory Sticha, Mike Denz, and Fr. Chip Hines discuss the saint and the lessons from his life that are still relevant today.
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What are the points of light? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Star Trek Discovery, including how the title, “Point of Light,” relates to each of the three sub-plots in the story.
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In this episode, Lindsay, Caroline, and Gerry share their responses to the Australian Catholic Bishops’ 2020 Plenary Council (and song!). Caroline shares some fascinating insights into the New Horizon’s interplanetary probe mission, and a rare behind-the-scenes tour of the WETA workshop movie F/X company in New Zealand. Plus spoiler-free reviews of Aquaman and Mary Poppins Returns.
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Do parallel universes exists and if they do what implications do they have for us, for God, and for the problem of evil? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli tackle this mystery and discuss some unusual theories about the multiverse.
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Headlines for the week ending February 1, 2019:
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On this episode, Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the recent story of a young woman who was saved in part by police surveillance cameras and another about the rise of the delivery robots. Plus picks of the week.
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In the future, traffic jams will take forever… literally. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha look at the 10th Doctor story, Gridlock, in which David Tennant’s Doctor and Martha Jones must find out why people spend their entire lives in an unending commute in far future New York.
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