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Trackers, smartwatches, rings, earbuds: fitness wearables have claimed every corner of the body. Dom Bettinelli, Tom Grelinger, and Fr. Joseph Sund break down every category from $30 clip-ons to $3,200 Garmins.
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Jack Duquesne with rebar. Angela Del Toro in the White Tiger medallion. Karen with a gun. Jeff Haecker, Patrick Mason, and Rob Leonardi break down Daredevil: Born Again S2 Eps 2-3 — prison break, BB’s double life, and Fisk’s cracking inner circle.
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Tolkien’s “Leaf by Niggle” gets a full panel reading — purgatory, sub-creation, and the eternal weight of creative work. Thomas Salerno leads Kathryn Laffrey, Rob Leonardi, and Robert King through this haunting, personal story.
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Tom Paris and Neelix crash on Planet Hell and are forced to care for a newly-hatched alien creature — and finally put their rivalry over Kes to rest. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler break down the Voyager episode Parturition. Stranded together, Paris and Neelix must cooperate to care for a newly-hatched creature. The panel examines Neelix’s controlling jealousy, Janeway’s command style, plot logic holes, and the writers’ deliberate choice to finally resolve the Paris-Neelix tension.
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The tilma’s stars play a song. Reflections in Our Lady’s eyes show up to 12 figures. Kathryn Laffrey and Alix Murray unpack the hidden science and 3,000-year-old Mesoamerican prophecy woven into the miraculous image of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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CRISPR-engineered fungi that grow 88% faster and use 70% less land than chicken farming? Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle break down the science of mycoprotein — and make the case for “Meat-shroom.”
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“Talion” sends Teal’c on a brutal revenge mission after a Jaffa summit is bombed. Jeff Haecker, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams break down the tonal whiplash, Arkad’s rushed villain arc, and Bra’tac’s emotional farewell.
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Ryland Grace wakes alone on an interstellar ship with no memory — and the fate of Earth on his shoulders. Dom Bettinelli, Jeff Haecker, and Patrick Mason unpack Project Hail Mary’s themes of reluctant heroism, self-sacrifice, unexpected friendship, faith under pressure, and what it really means to find home.
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Season 2 opens with Daredevil underground, Fisk running a city under martial law, and Bullseye rescuing the last person he should want to save. Jeff Haecker, Patrick Mason, and Rob Leonardi break down the Born Again premiere.
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In 1952, a self-taught philosopher near Palomar Mountain walked into the California desert and claimed to meet a being from Venus. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the remarkable story of George Adamski, the first UFO contactee.
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Secrets of Movies and TV Shows is splitting into two shows, and this short special explains what that means. Secrets of Movies continues as before, and a new spinoff called Secrets of Television is now available for listeners who want deeper, dedicated TV coverage.
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In DS9’s “Crossfire,” Odo’s longing for Kira collides with First Minister Shakaar’s confidence. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Jason Tyler, and Jimmy Akin ask: is Odo’s emotional rigidity protecting him — or guaranteeing heartbreak?
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Is a cathedral restoration a luxury or a mission? Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle make the case for Melbourne’s $190M “Light into the City” campaign — then turn to CRISPR-engineered mushroom protein and why scientists should never name products.
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A NAS isn’t just a storage box — it’s your own private cloud. Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier unpack network-attached storage: what it is, who needs one, and how to get started without a computer science degree.
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A thousand people in stasis. A secret sacrifice that kept them alive. A moral reckoning that arrives too late. Jack Barruzini, Jeff Haecker, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams break down what “The Ark” gets right — and what it leaves unresolved.
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In 1876, raw meat rained from a clear sky over a Kentucky farm, leaving the whole county and big city newspapers confounded. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli work through the proposed explanations to find the most likely culprit, and there’s one part they still can’t fully explain.
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No clear heroes in Dune: Prophecy — just power, betrayal, and a Rasputin-like soldier who can kill through fear. Jeff Haecker, Patrick Mason, and Thomas Sanjurjo unpack the full first season.
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TNG’s “The Hunted” is a Vietnam allegory that rarely gets its due. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler examine what works, what doesn’t, and how stronger dramatic choices could have made it truly great.
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Priestly vestments carry layers of theology, history, and craft. Kathryn Laffrey and Alix Murray trace their Roman roots, unpack every layer from amice to cope, and uncover the extraordinary medieval embroidery still surviving today.
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Before Australia had modern crocs, ancient “drop crocs” climbed trees and ambushed prey from the canopy. Caroline Knight and Lindsay Sant unpack a 55-million-year-old eggshell discovery that rewrites the story of these forgotten predators.
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