Jimmy Akin’s

Mysterious World

Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World is an exploration of the weird, the strange, and the unusual. Join Jimmy Akin and co-host Domenico Bettinelli for a fascinating look at ancient mysteries, folk tales, urban legends, crimes, conspiracies, and the supernatural from the twin perspectives of faith and reason.

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  • Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting (The First UFOs)

    Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting (The First UFOs)

    Was Kenneth Arnold’s 1947 sighting evidence of extraterrestrial craft? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli revisit the case, weigh rival explanations, and assess why his measurements still unsettle skeptics.

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  • Demons: Ask Me Anything

    Demons: Ask Me Anything

    Are demons real beings or just symbols of evil? Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live tackle questions on their nature, powers, why they fell, and how to resist them. Possession, oppression, obsession—what’s the difference?

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  • Introduction to Parapsychology (October 2025)

    Introduction to Parapsychology (October 2025)

    Can science prove psychic abilities and survival after death? Jimmy Akin announces his Introduction to Parapsychology course with the Rhine Education Center, unpacking evidence for telepathy, apparitions, near-death experiences, and more.

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  • Interview: Grimoires & the Occult

    Interview: Grimoires & the Occult

    Are demons liars who can never be trusted? Can possession stem from more than the demonic? Jimmy Akin continues his conversation with Alexander Eth from Glitch Bottle podcast and tackles grimoires, exorcism, Hermetic texts, divine hiddenness, and how the Catholic faith understands magic.

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  • Interview: Demons & Magic

    Interview: Demons & Magic

    Are demons just fallen angels—or something more? Jimmy Akin joins Alexander Eth of Glitch Bottle to unpack Catholic teaching on magic, exorcism, grimoires, and the “clerical necromantic underworld.” Can holiness itself drive demons out?

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  • The Capuchin Bone Church and More Patrons’ Questions

    The Capuchin Bone Church and More Patrons’ Questions

    From bones turned into art to relics made of game consoles, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer questions from participants on their recent Italy pilgrimage on faith, death, relics, simulation theory, saints, and even gelato. The first live recording of Mysterious World with a studio…

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  • Could Catholics Colonize Mars? (And More Weird Questions)

    Could Catholics Colonize Mars? (And More Weird Questions)

    It’s a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like what we will be doing after the Resurrection; the morality of Catholics colonizing Mars; why Lucifer rebelled; and more.

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  • Can You Ordain Yourself on a Desert Island? (And More Weird Questions)

    Can You Ordain Yourself on a Desert Island? (And More Weird Questions)

    Could a layperson on a desert island take on the role of a priest? It’s time for more listener weird questions with Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live, including topics like aerial toll booths in the afterlife, whether Balaam’s donkey had a…

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  • Honobia Bigfoot Siege

    Honobia Bigfoot Siege

    A rural Oklahoma family faced nightly terror—food theft, rock attacks, and prowlers peering in windows. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh Bigfoot vs. bear, hidden motives, and eerie mimicry. Could this siege change what we believe?

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  • Feeling the Future (Precognition, Daryl Bem, Psi Research)

    Feeling the Future (Precognition, Daryl Bem, Psi Research)

    Can we sense the future—before it happens? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli confront the scientific chaos sparked by Daryl Bem’s mind-bending 2011 precognition study and unpack the data, the fury, and what it all means.

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  • The Hell House of Martinez

    The Hell House of Martinez

    Fireballs. Scorch marks. Dizzy spells. A haunted house—or something worse? Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and paranormal expert Lloyd Auerbach unravel the shocking truth behind a 1980s California mystery.

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  • Bigfoot Biology (Sasquatch, Cryptid, Cryptozoology)

    Bigfoot Biology (Sasquatch, Cryptid, Cryptozoology)

    If Bigfoot exists, what kind of animal would it be? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli analyze eyewitness reports, biological clues, and statistical patterns to sketch the creature’s anatomy and behavior.

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