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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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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.
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You don’t have to be a super-geek to build your own computer. Dom Bettinelli, Victor Lams, and Fr. Joseph Sund discuss the pros and cons, benefits and potential pitfalls of building your own computer from individual components.
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The first summer blockbuster, Jaws has had wide impact on our cultures, our attitudes about sharks and open water, and on films in general. Dom Bettinelli, Mike Denz, and Thomas Salerno discuss this Spielberg classic.
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The 4th Doctor and Sarah Jane are in Renaissance Italy. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the court intrigue, the pagan worship in Catholic Italy, and how the Doctor thwarts an alien presence from conquering Earth.
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When should you tip outside of a restaurant situation? Dom and Melanie discuss an awkward moment for Dom and the conundrum of when service deserves a tip. Plus, a big-family size Instant Pot; a modern Russian novel with a surprising faith sensibility; and more.
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Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including Marian apparitions, D.B. Cooper, aphantasia and synesthesia, Pearl Harbor, demons, and the Hindenburg.
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Kenobi! Dom Bettinelli, Isabella Bettinelli, Mike Denz, and Thomas Sanjurjo discuss the plethora of announcements at Star Wars Celebration and then dive into the first two episodes of the new Kenobi series.
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Dive, dive, dive! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this submarine battle episode that explore more of La’an’s background, brings back the Gorn, and shows all the ways that broken Starfleet tech can contribute to a plot.
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Capt. Andre Cailloux was a black free man and a hero of the Civil War. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how this Catholic family man joined the Union Army as one of its first black officers and became a hero that inspired generations with his patriotism and bravery.
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Do we count this one as a win for Apophis or not? Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams conclude this two-parter of SG-1’s descent in hell with a laugh-filled discussion of the mind manipulation; the utility of Jaffa weapons; and whether the Tok’ra are good guys.
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Prayer is a human universal, but can you pray for something that’s already happened? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at prayer and time and God’s relationship to time, with a big twist in the reason perspective.
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For most of us, our presence is all over the internet after years of using it. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss how we can remove ourselves or even just reclaim a little bit of our privacy by removing our data from the Internet.
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