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The Forrest Gump of early 19th-century US Catholics? Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us about this priest who seemed to know every important US Catholic of his time and yet is almost unheard of. So why was Fr. Samuel Cooper so important?
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Celebrating International Women’s Day, Caroline Knight and Lindsay Sant discuss some of Australia’s greatest scientists who happen to be women, Cathy Foley, Anne Kelso, Elizabeth Blackburn, Michele Simmons, and Fiona Ward.
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In a mastery of self-parody, Stargate SG1 creates a show-within-a-show to celebrate its 100th episode. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss what makes this work, including the show’s ability to laugh at itself while still telling a good story.
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The Thylacine or Tasmanian tiger lived in Australia for thousands of years, but went extinct in 1936. Or so they thought. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore the reports that there are still thylacines in the wild as well as efforts to bring them back through DNA technology.
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You can get a lot of free software as alternatives to the pricey commercial apps, so Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Jack Baruzzini discuss options across many categories that work on Linux, Windows, and Mac.
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Play ball! Fr. Cory Sticha, Shelly Kelly, and Noëlle Crowe discuss this classic sports movie and the women’s pro baseball league of the 40s and 50s that was nearly forgotten until the movie came out. they delve into its themes and the classic quotable lines.
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Mercy is the key to unlocking the mystery of the Daleks as Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 2nd-part of a two-parter featuring the 12th Doctor, Clara, and Missy, and an apparently repentant Davros.
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Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including a sestina; AI songs; spherification; Loch Ness; Tobit; Santa Claus; the tilma of Guadalupe; hurting God; Captain America; and evolution, plus more.
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It’s Tolkien reading day and Thomas Salerno, Kaitlyn Facista, Jeff Haecker, and Thomas Sanjurjo offer up their favorite passages on the theme of travel and adventure, from the darkest depths to the hopeful highs.
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While Din and Bo-Katan arise from the living waters, Robert King, Kathryn Laffrey, Jason Eugea, and Jon Koral catch up with Dr. Pershing in his search for redemption in a New Republic with echoes of the old Empire and Children of the Watch preserving their traditions.
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Because of St. Patrick’s Day, Dom and Melanie heard an unusual song at church, which prompted an unusual reaction from Dom, which they discuss. Plus lots of ending and beginning TV, some new books, a pledge to cook out of cookbooks, and the blind man at the pool.
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The surprise return of a TNG character gives Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha lots to discuss, plus the evolution of Changelings, Vulcan criminals, and how adherence to duty is not a substitute for morality.
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The Rite of Election is a key step for those entering the Church at Easter, and Lindsay Sant and Caroline Knight discuss the Rite of Christian Initiation, then move on to discuss Australia’s great women scientists; then talk about The Mandalorian and Star Trek Picard.
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An X-Files episode in Stargate! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the story of a 1-percenter using alien tech for his own benefit, plus corrupt and shady gov’t agents, Russian operatives, and more.
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After World War II, Nazi leader Rudolph Hess was imprisoned in Germany’s Spandau prison. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss whether the man in Spandau was Hess or an impostor and whether he died by suicide or was murdered and who would have done it.
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What basic steps can you take to protect your computer, phone, and tablet from hacks, malware, and ransomware? Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter discuss software and best practices for basic security.
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Missy is back! Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 12th Doctor story that teams up Missy and Clara to find the Doctor, who’s preparing for his end as he meets up with his oldest foes.
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Why are The Mandalorian ‘living waters’ so pivotal? Dive into the deeper meanings with Angela Sealana, Andrew Hermiz, Kathryn Laffrey & Jason Eugea as they discuss Din’s faith, Bo Katan’s lack of faith, and R5D4’s pivotal contribution to Star Wars.
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Water wells show up a lot in the Bible and Dom and Melanie discuss why as they talk about the Gospel of the woman at the well. Plus, keeping a bored boy busy; cooking French onion soup and bagels; and watching Willow, The Map of Tiny Perfect Things, Prometheus, and The Last of Us.
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Riker is going through an existential crisis. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Riker’s despair, the afterlife, and how Picard and Shaw man up, put aside their differences, and get to work. Is this one of the best Star Trek episodes ever?
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