Eve of the Daleks

The best Doctor's New Year's Eve yet? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 13th Doctor special, especially its fun ... Read more

Plague House

The virus has finally hit the Bett house and while the symptoms are relatively mild, Dom and Melanie explain how it has had very bad timing. ... Read more

The Book of Boba Fett: Chapter 1: Stranger in A Strange Land

Boba Fett is reborn! For this first episode of the new series, Angela Sealana & Mike Creavey dive into Book of Boba Fett's ties to Westerns, ... Read more

Fusion (ENT) – The Secrets of Star Trek

Unusual Vulcans! Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss how this episode plays with our expectations and sympathies; reveals more about Vulcan ... Read more

Touchstone

Rapid weather changes for Krippendorf's tribe! Jack, Fr. Cory, Lisa, and Victor talk about the expansion of the ongoing homegrown threat of the ... Read more

Dinos in heaven, Jesus’ DNA, lying angels, rebooted universe, marrying aliens? & More Weird Questions

It's New Year's Eve, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, including are there dinosaurs ... Read more

Big Brother on the Shelf

Is the Elf on the Shelf teaching kids bad privacy hygiene? Dom Bettinelli, Jack Baruzzini, and Thomas Sanjurjo discuss some security experts ... Read more

Mawdryn Undead

The Brigadier is back again. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the return of Lethbridge-Stewart with the 5th Doctor; the ... Read more

Bett the Halls

The Betts make up for lost time with all kinds of cooking for Christmas; have another water-related disaster with their Christmas tree; open ... Read more

Christmas 2021 Mysterious Livestream Special

On Christmas 2021, Jimmy Akin welcomed everyone to his YouTube channel for a special Livestream gathering, especially for those who might be ... Read more

Faces (VOY)

Evil twins and body horror. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about this Voyager story in which B'Elanna gets split in human ... Read more

The Carmelites of Port Tobacco

The first women's religious community in the US was the Carmel of Port Tobacco, Maryland, and Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us about the Catholic ... Read more

The Science of Christmas Food

Why do we feel so sleepy after eating that holiday meal of turkey? Caroline tells Lindsay and Lino that it's not as simple as tryptophan making ... Read more

Spirits

Mining rights in dispute! Jack, Lisa, Fr. Cory, and Victor discuss the most laid-back alien ever; the clear analogy of oppression of native ... Read more

Christmas on other planets, when Christmas ends, from St. Nick to Santa, 12 days of Christmas code? . . . & Weird Questions

It's Christmas, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin Christmas weird questions from listeners, including how we would ... Read more

Notification Distraction

With so many beeps and dings from our devices, Dom, Fr. Andrew, and Pat discuss the distraction problem and strategies for mitigating them, ... Read more

The Secrets of Christmas TV Specials

Christmas TV specials include animated stories, variety shows, and Christmas episodes of regular shows, and Dom, Joanne, Mike, and Thomas ... Read more

Hide

The Doctor goes ghost hunting. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha talk about the 11th Doctor's search for answers to the mystery ... Read more

Moving In

Twas the week before Christmas and the Betts were moving back into their home, plus the wonders of amaretto; gingerbread and fruitcake; a ... Read more

State of Star Wars: End of 2021

What Star Wars project are you most looking forward to? Fr. Andrew, Thomas, and Angela are joined by the "Boss Mass" himself, Dom Bettinelli, ... Read more