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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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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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As World Youth Day in Panama wraps up and we look forward to the next WYD in Lisbon in 2022, Fr. Cory Sticha and Marika Donders discuss what WYD is about, what it’s like to go to one, and what the next one might be like.
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The latest Star Trek Discovery brings us into an encounter with religion and that’s right in our wheelhouse. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the ideas about religion presented here, the deeper layers behind those ideas, and then how and whether they make a good story for us to enjoy.
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Join Sandy Garazar and Deborah Schaben as they talk to group travel guide and Camino expert, Rui Ribeiro from Ultreia Y Suseia. He talks about what it’s like to guide a group on the Camino and whether choosing a group experience is different than a solo trip.
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One of the most frquently requested topics has been the mystery of Dyatlov Pass. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened on the cold Siberian night in 1959 when 10 highly experienced Russian hikers died under mysterious circumstances.
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