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Spock confronts his identity and Pike confronts a pirate. Jimmy Akin and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the show’s attempt a cultural issue discussion in the midst of a pirate attack and also mention the re-introduction of controversial character from the movies.
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Space bucket list! Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle discuss 8 tourist destinations that any future tourist on Mars will want to visit, from the obvious (Olympus Mons) to the weird and mysterious (Medusae Fossae).
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Brain-tagged! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams discuss one of the fan favorite episodes, starring Dom DeLuise as the annoying, yet lovable AI implanted in SG-1’s brains to garner the team’s life experiences.
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Harriet Tubman is famous as the escaped slave who became a conductor on the Underground Railroad to freedom. But Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli also explore her reported visions and paranormal experiences and what could have caused them.
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The story of St. Thomas More came to the big screen in a classic 1996 film. Dom Bettinelli, Mike Creavey, and Mike Denz discuss the movie and how it portrays the great saint of conscience in public service, including how his example still applies today.
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The 5th Doctor’s farewell to Nyssa. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the 2nd story of the Black Guardian trilogy, the connection to Norse mythology, and what really caused the Big Bang.
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Leia is captured … again! Dom, Mike C., Mike D., Angela, Andrew, and Thomas discuss the parallels to A New Hope; how young Leia is growing on them; and why this is a story of Kenobi’s healing from betrayal and failure.
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What if a civilization would thrive for as long as one person had to suffer on their behalf. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story that includes moral absolutes and a challenge to Pike’s conscience.
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After a long (involuntary) break, Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle are back to discuss Pope St. John Paul II’s address to Aboriginals in 1986; chat about future tourist destinations on Mars; and discuss of Obi-wan Kenobi and Star Trek, plus more.
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Space court! Jack Baruzzini, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss the trial of a system lord, the debate over who owns a host body, the Goa’uld Klorel or his unwilling host Skaara, and inevitable treachery.
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Is TV ghost hunting anything like the real thing? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli are joined by parapsychological investigator Loyd Auerbach to discuss his work and in particular about a haunted house in Marin County, California.
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Not only do billions of people use Apple tech, they have a huge influence on the industry. Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Jack Baruzzini discuss Apple’s announcements, particularly those that would appeal to this audience.
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Bookending their look at the Blade Runner films, Thomas Sanjurjo, Thomas Salerno, and Jack Baruzzini discuss the sequel and its continued exploration of what it means to be human, including whether replicants and AIs can have souls.
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Sssshhhh! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the 12th Doctor’s obsession with a theoretical creature capable of perfect hiding, how Danny Pink and Clara fail to listen, and the elephant-in-the-room loose thread of Orson Pink.
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This week, Dom and Melanie introduce their older girls to the fun of flea markets; extol the virtue of brine and pickling juice as an ingredient in dishes; discuss the return of the Orville and the 2020 Emma film; and relate the joy of packed multilingual church on Pentecost.
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Confrontation! Thomas Sanjurjo, Mike Creavey, and Mike Denz discuss Part IIi of the Kenobi series, including that duel, but also wonder if this series undermines other parts of canon, if Vader is too brutal, and how those tunnels work.
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Freaky Friday, Star Trek-style! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Spock’s body swap with his fiancée in which hijinks ensue; plus Enterprise bingo and other fun comedy bits.
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Fr. Francis Sampson was chaplain with the 101st Airborne who jumped over France on D-Day, 1944. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us of the selfless exploits of this Catholic priest who some believe should have received the Medal of Honor for his actions.
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Telescopes have now given us our first image of the supermassive black hole at the center of our galaxy. Caroline Knight tells us how we discovered there was a black hole there and the amazing story of how this incredible image was made.
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SG-1 takes a twist on the base-under-siege and bodysnatcher tropes. Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Henley Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss how the story subverts expectations making the good guys into bad and vice versa.
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