The Secret Cuban Missile Crisis (Mikoyan, Castro, Kennedy, Khrushchev, November 1962)

The Cuban Missile Crisis of October 1962 is well-known, but as Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss it was followed in November by a second, ... Read more

Should You Switch to Mint Mobile?

We pay a lot of money to our phone carriers. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Cory Sticha, and Joanne Mercier discuss whether low-cost Mint Mobile is really ... Read more

The Secrets of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

The 4th Indiana Jones movie has a reputation as the worst of the franchise. But Dom Bettinelli, Shelly Kelly, and Thomas Salerno discuss how ... Read more

In the Forest of the Night

After the Night at the Museum, the trees! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss this 12th Doctor story, which has a completely implausible ... Read more

Rings of Power, Episode 7: The Eye

As season 1 races toward its end, Thomas Sanjurjo, Kaitlyn Facista, Thomas Salerno, and Jeff Haecker continue to play "guess the Sauron;" ... Read more

Andor, Ep. 5: The Axe Forgets

The Axe Forgets. Angela Sealana, Andrew Hermiz & Brandon Manderson welcome Fr. Geoff Horton to the crew as they explore this deceptively "slow" ... Read more

Autumn is Here

The beautiful season has come and Dom and Melanie discuss some of the soups and stews they've been making; plus Melanie's premonition; the ... Read more

A Mathematically Perfect Redemption (LD)

When a rogue exocomp stumbles on a primitive world, it can find redemption with Starfleet. Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha look ... Read more

St. Junipero Serra

The Franciscan friar St. Junipero Serra is called the Father of California. Tom and Noëlle Crowe reveal his single-minded devotion to ... Read more

Beneath the Surface

Amnesia! Fr. Cory Sticha, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams dioscuss whether this is a classic SG-1 story with a scifi premise built around the ... Read more

Spoon Bending? (Metal Bending, Psychic, PK Parties)

In the 1970s and 80s, spoon bending and metal bending using your mind became a sensation. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how the ... Read more

Kailash Duraiswami and Fidei.email

Can we trust Big Tech? Dom Bettinelli and Thomas Sanjurjo welcome Kailash Duraiswami of Fidei.email to discuss his email service aimed at ... Read more

The Curse of Fenric

Viking, Soviets, and sea monsters! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 7th Doctor story that sees this Doctor at his ... Read more

Can Catholics Follow Astrology?

In this mysterious bonus episode, Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett discuss the origins of astrology, what it is and isn't, and whether it's ... Read more

Rings of Power, Ep. 6: Udun

Doom! Thomas Salerno, Kaitlyn Facista, and Jeff Haecker discuss the latest episode, including the question of the redeemability of orcs; ... Read more

Andor, Ep. 4: Aldhani

Is no one safe? Dive into Episode 4 of Andor and its complexity of characters, trust issues, and relationships, as Angela Sealana, Jason Eugea ... Read more

Gone From My Sight

After his dad's wake and funeral, Dom and Melanie catch up on what's been happening, including sick kids, lots of soup, good books, and ... Read more

Hear All, Trust Nothing (LD)

Back to Bajor! Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Lower Decks' return to Deep Space 9, including appearances by Kira and ... Read more

Scorched Earth

Moral dilemma! Fr. Cory Sticha, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams discuss this story that challenges SG-1 to find a solution that will benefit and ... Read more

Human-Vampire Hybrids and More Weird Questions

It's a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including secret ... Read more