Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest
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Dom Bettinelli, CEO of StarQuest, has a special Advent and Christmas greetings for all listeners and an important message about the mission of StarQuest.
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The Time Meddler
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The 1st Doctor encounters an 11th-century monk who is more than he seems. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Doctor’s encounter with a time traveler and Vikings in 1066 England along with new companion Steven.
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Mysterious Feedback, November 2022
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Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including the Cuban missile crisis; Close Encounters of the Third Kind; Urim and Thummim; Robert Righi; Kabbalah; Eucharistic Miracles; and more.
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A Wedding and A Holiday
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Another Bett is married! Dom and Melanie went to another nephew’s wedding; had another near-disaster on a holiday (but everything’s OK!); gush over Andor; and talk about the meals surrounding Thanksgiving Day.
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Andor, Ep. 12: Rix Road
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How did Maarva echo God? Is freedom natural? Explore layers of the Star Wars Andor Season 1 finale from a religious & philosophical fan’s point of view, with Angela Sealana, Robert King, and Jason Eugea.
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Masquerade (PRO)
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Be yourself. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Prodigy, including its message of self-care and being happy with you are created to be, plus the surprise reveals about several characters and Okona’s outrageous behavior.
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Missionary Discipleship
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The band is back together! After struggling through colds and covid, Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle return to discuss how we can be disciples in Jesus’ Mission and Caroline shares some newly rediscovered cockroaches that are actually cute!
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Absolute Power
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If you had absolute power, could you still be a good person? Fr. Cory Sticha, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams discuss this story that illustrates that you can’t use evil means to bring about a good end and absolute power tends to corrupt.
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Death Penalty for Touching Mary? (Thanksgiving Weird Questions)
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It’s the day after Thanksgiving, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including lucid dreaming and morality; whether aliens would worship Jesus; would you die if you touched the Blessed Mother; time travel to the future and presumption; and more.
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The Ribos Operation
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The 4th Doctor is joined by his new Companion, Romana. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this heist caper that involves grifters, a deposed dictator, and a part of the Key of Time.
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Christ the King
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On Christ the King Sunday, Dom and Melanie take a walk on the beach, discuss whether published recipes can ever be modified, talk about how The Chosen’s anachronisms can be okay, and why Christ’s kingship is so different from any other king’s.
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Andor, Ep. 11: Daughter of Ferrix
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Is Andor too dark to be Star Wars? Angela Sealana, Patrick Mason & Ryan Nafziger explore the moral and spiritual side of episode 11, with laughs for good measure.
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Crossroads (PRO)
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Outrageous! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the Protostar crew’s much-anticipated encounter with Admiral Janeway and her crew that goes horribly wrong and their escape with the help of Thadium Okona, aka the Outrageous Okona.
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2010
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Ten years in their future (and 12 years in our past)! Fr. Cory Sticha, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams look at this episode that examines a dystopian possible future for our SG team and their time travel efforts to stop it.
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Lee Harvey Oswald’s First Assassination? (Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker)
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Lee Harvey Oswald is most famous for the official conclusion that he was the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the claim that Oswald may have made an earlier assassination attempt on a public figure, including who it was and why.
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Gaming on Linux
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Linux isn’t just for servers any more, but is it a good gaming platform. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Joseph Sund, and Victor Lams discuss the rise of Linux gaming, including new dedicated Linux gaming hardware. Plus, high-tech auto repair, the passkey promise, and content moderation panels.
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The Secrets of Peanuts TV Specials
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Charles Schulz’s beloved Peanuts comic strip has also been a set of beloved holiday TV specials for many decades. Thomas Salerno, Shelly Kelly, and Mike Denz discuss why these are so beloved and the Gospel message that was often able to come through before a mass audience.
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Embrace the Darkness
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The 8th Doctor in a story about aliens and preconceived notions. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how effectively this audio story deals with darkness and blindness in a typical base under siege tale.
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Mysterious Feedback, October 2022
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Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including Art’s Parts, Time Travel Prayer, Patron Questions, the Haunted House of Marin County, Harriet Tubman, Bilocation, and more.
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The Four Last Things
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It’s the time of year when the Church discusses the Four Last Things and Dom and Melanie discuss how instead of being a downer, it’s very hopeful and uplifting. Plus, the Netflix series Inside Man, a Ms. Marvel rewatch, a good YA fantasy novel, and cool trick to keep cucumbers in the fridge.
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