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When you see a written word, do you also see colors in your mind? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the mystery of synesthesia where colors, sounds, letters, and numbers can all mix together in perception. What is synesthesia? Who has it? And what is responsible for it?
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It’s stocking stuffer time! Dom Bettinellli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Cory Sticha come up with a list of tech gifts perfect to put in those stockings hung by the chimney with care this Christmas.
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A groundbreaking war movie made by both sides in the conflict. Thomas Salerno, Dom Bettinelli, and Patrick Mason discuss this story of the attack on Pearl Harbor, its epic scale, and the moral and ethical dimensions of the attack. They also discuss how Pearl Harbor shaped the American psyche and worldview.
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StarQuest CEO Dom Bettinelli has a special message for listeners as we approach the Christmas season. We need to hear from you this Advent and Christmas at sqpn.com/give
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Two plus two equals nothing? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 14th Doctor and Donna story that takes them to edge of the universe where they encounter creepy not-things and must grapple with who they really are.
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Jimmy Akin has a special message as we approach the Christmas season. We need to hear from Mysterious World listeners this Advent and Christmas at sqpn.com/give today.
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What are Force ghosts? Angela Sealana, Patrick Mason, and Ryan Nafziger discuss these Star Wars spirit beings, their mentorship roles, and philosophical implications, drawing parallels with real-world beliefs found in Christianity and other religions.
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Are you of the Body? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of a computer-controlled society suppressing free will and individuality for peace and tranquility, including the religious allegory, the comparison to the Borg, and how the allure of a simpler life could lead to a loss of liberty.
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We were born in a time such as this to do God’s mission. Lindsay Sant reflects with Caroline Knight and Lino Saubolle on the Proclaim 23 Conference he attended where this was the message. Plus, in the science segment: starfish are just heads!
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For a Teal’c-centered story, Jack Baruzzini, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss Teal’c’s post-symbiote changes and themes of resilience and inner strength; Daniel’s continued recovery; and the influence of Peter DeLuise on the production of the show.
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We regularly give Patrons the opportunity to ask Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli their mysterious questions and make them available exclusively to Patrons first and then later to the whole audience. This time the questions cover Jesus’ suffering; demons protecting us; Adam’s wife, Lilith; and more.
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On week 2 of our Christmas Gift Guide, Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Jack Baruzzini give some ideas of tech gifts that everyone from kids to grandparents would gladly receive. Plus, a look at the latest headlines and the picks of the week.
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In this crossover of Secrets of Sacred Art and Secrets of Movies and TV Shows, Kathryn Laffrey, Alix Murray, and Thomas Salerno discuss the 2014 film Monuments Men and the true story and real sacred art involved in the daring WWII effort to rescue great works of art.
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The 14th Doctor and Donna! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the highlights of the return of the Doctor and Donna, the live action debut of the Meep (and its history), and the problematic additions to the show and what it may mean for the future.
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Al! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the stunt casting of Dean Stockwell as a guest on this episode; the story’s analogy to WW2 internment camps for Japanese-Americans; and challenging our stereotypes of others.
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Isotopes in an Alaskan woolly mammoth’s tusk have helped scientists track the probable journey of this extinct creature. Caroline Knight shares the fascinating life of Kick the Mammoth with Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle.
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Fountain of youth! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams (and their young doppelgängers) discuss this story of cloning and its ethical dilemmas; the implications of a young clone set lose in society; and the many references to other scifi works.
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It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: what if mankind fell after Adam and Eve; did Jesus know how to build an airplane; what happened with Balaam’s donkey; Ed and Lorraine Warren; and more.
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It’s the 14th Doctor like you’ve never seen him. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the first 14th Doctor story, a series of comics released over the past year, as well as the 2nd 14th Doctor story that brings him to the genesis of the Daleks in an amusing way.
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In the first part of a series on the spirituality of the Force, Robert King, Patrick Mason, and Angela Sealana explore the Dark Side, the Light Side, and Balance, as they sift through examples from Star Wars, George Lucas’ various influences, and their own head-canons to make sense of the methods and morals of the Force!
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