Fair Game
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Asgards! More Goa’uld! Jack, Lisa, and Victor discuss this story that introduces a slew of new bad guys and delves into more of the political intrigue and underhandedness of SG-1’s enemies.
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Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Theories (Precognition, Remote Viewing, Entropy)
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In the second part of his interview with Dr. Edwin May, who has spent more than 40 years doing parapsychological research, Jimmy Akin asks Dr. May about some his most unique views, they discuss the role of precognition, and he asks what an “entropy bomb” is.
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Search for a New Search Engine
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If you’re looking for a search engine that censors less or protects privacy more, Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter have some suggestions. Plus, stay on top of your kids’ screentime without taking down your town’s internet and is it wrong to make the Amazon driver dance for TikTok?
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The Space Museum
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The first Doctor and his Companions find a space museum where they are the exhibits. Jimmy, Dom, and Fr. Cory discuss the failing empire and how Vicki foments a rebellion among the young people as well as the early roots of the dangers of the Doctor’s time travel.
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In the Winter Woods
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After a scout camping trip, Dom and Melanie discuss their first encounter with cliques and bullying and their kids; revel in their new furniture which finally arrived; discuss a bunch of movies they’ve watched; share several new soups they’ve cooked; and discuss the glories of heaven that await us.
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Enter the Star Wars Story: Part 2, Playing an RPG
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A Chiss, a Bothan, and a Sullustan walk into a cantina: Join Thomas Sanjurjo, Fr. Andrew Kinstetter, Mike Creavey, and Andrew Hermiz as they play a Star Wars roleplaying game, making up an original creative story involving Rebels, Imperials, and the usual derring-do, having a blast in the process.
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Penance (PIC)
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Timelines! Jimmy Akin and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest episode of Star Trek: Picard, in which Q has called Picard to do penance for some sin and then shows him an alternate timeline of a fascist imperial Earth. Is this just a re-tread of all the past Mirror Universe Trek or is there something new here?
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John Boyle O’Reilly
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John Boyle O’Reilly was a soldier, a convict, a poet, and a journalist who left a lasting impact in the United States. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us how this Irishman escaped from an Australian penal colony and ended up in Boston as a champion of civil rights and editor of The Boston Pilot, the oldest continuously published Catholic newspaper in the US.
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COVID Antibodies Improve Over Time
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Getting better all the time! Caroline explains to Lindsay and Lino how the quality of antibodies from COVID-19 vaccines improve over time, what antibodies are, and what they do in us. Plus an update on a recent story about a rocket crashing into the Moon.
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Seth
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It’s an after school special about the danger of cults! Jack Baruzzini, Lisa Jones, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Victor Lams discuss this Earth-bound episode in which Teal’c makes dad jokes, Jack makes euneuch jokes, and we all laugh at the terrible infiltration plan. Plus, find someone who looks at you like Nish’ta-infected Carter looks at Seth.
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Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Research (Remote Viewing, Precognition, Telekinesis)
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Physicist Dr. Edwin May has made a career working full time in parapsychology after heading up the US gov’t psychic spying program Star Gate. Jimmy Akin sits down for an interview with Dr. May to learn what his research found, the challenges of psychic research, and his personal views on the phenomena.
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Streaming Completely Changed Music
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Is old music killing new music? Dom Bettinelli, Victor Lams, and Pat Scott discuss how streaming music up-ended the music industry, including what kinds of music people listen to; Apple’s latest Silicon announcements; wireless electric roadways; and patients left stranded when a bionic implant company closes.
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The Secrets of Blade Runner
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The original Blade Runner is a beloved blend of cyberpunk and noir detective story. Thomas Sanjurjo, Jack Baruzzini, and Thomas Salerno delve deep into this groundbreaking film, its themes of life and death and hope and despair, and the several versions released over the years.
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Deep Breath
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Back to the beginning! It’s been over 7 years since we started this podcast with the 12th Doctor’s first episode, and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha are revisiting his tenure with a fresh look at this story, including a pondering of the Doctor’s moral choices.
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Lent Is Such A Place
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Lent has begun (but is it the middle of the first week or not?) and Dom and Melanie discuss another birthday, Lenten reading, temptation, and bread in the desert. Plus, planning ahead for summer, Japanese fried chicken, and the most fun end-of-the-world movie ever.
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The Star Gazer (PIC)
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The 2nd season of Picard is here! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha dive into the new story involving Picard, time travel, and the powerful being Q; discuss revelations about Picard’s past; and consider the Borg and assimilation and forgiveness.
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The Ark and The Dove
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When Catholics arrived in Maryland in 1634, they arrived on two ship, The Ark and The Dove. Tom and Noëlle Crowe tell us the story of how the Maryland colony was founded as a safe haven for Catholics and their journey aboard those ships to St. Clement Island, where the colonists’ first Mass was offered.
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Let Us Not Grow Tired of Doing Good
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Lent 2022 has begun and Lindsay, Caroline, and Lino discuss Pope Francis’ message where he reminds us of St. Paul’s words: “Let us not grow tired of doing good.” Plus, how the quality of antibodies from COVID vaccines improve over time and what’s been entertaining the panel recently.
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Into the Fire
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Opinions divided. Jack, Lisa, Fr. Cory, and Victor discuss the season 3 premiere and they disagree on whether it was just okay or great. On the one hand, there’s lots of fun action, including a Gen. Hammond “yeehaw!” On the other, the action is not matched up with a lot of plot. What do you think?
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Baptizing Robots? Shroud of Turin? Jersey Devil? Extinct Animals? . . . & More Patrons’ Questions
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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 in a special bonus release like this one.
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