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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  • Halloween Weird Questions!

    Halloween Weird Questions!

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  • The Mystery of Pontius Pilate (Biblical Mystery)

    The Mystery of Pontius Pilate (Biblical Mystery)

    Pontius Pilate may be the most famous Roman governor because of his role in Jesus’ death. But who was he? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look into who Pilate was and competing claims as to whether he was a villain or a saint.

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  • The Ascension of Isaiah (First Century Christian Apocalypse)

    The Ascension of Isaiah (First Century Christian Apocalypse)

    In this “lost scripture” called the Ascension of Isaiah, the prophet gets a tour of the heavens. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what Isaiah sees, including what sees concerning Jesus, and what it means for us today.

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  • Lost Scriptures: The Martyrdom of Isaiah (The Ascension of Isaiah; First Century Apocalypse)

    Lost Scriptures: The Martyrdom of Isaiah (The Ascension of Isaiah; First Century Apocalypse)

    This “lost scripture” focuses on the biblical prophet Isaiah and contains traditions about Jesus not recorded in the Gospels. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Ascension of Isaiah, when it was written, what it says, and its relationship to the Bible.

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  • Learn with Jimmy Akin

    Learn with Jimmy Akin

    Learn Introduction to Parapsychology and Religious Perspectives on Psi with Jimmy Akin as your instructor!

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  • The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2001, Resurrection, Jupiter)

    The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles (2001, Resurrection, Jupiter)

    Over the course of years and in dozens of cities across the world, strange tiles with bizarre messages began showing up affixed to streets. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the Toynbee Tiles, the bizarre ideas they convey, and who is behind them.

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  • The Zodiac Killer Letters [or Codes? Games?]

    The Zodiac Killer Letters [or Codes? Games?]

    We continue our examination of the Zodiac killer who terrorized California in the late 60s. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at this extensive correspondence with newspapers and his bizarre claims ask why he wanted so much attention.

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  • The Zodiac Killer Crimes

    The Zodiac Killer Crimes

    The Zodiac Killer struck fear into the heart of San Francisco in the late ‘60s, leaving a trail of cryptic letters, chilling ciphers, and unsolved murders. Who was this self-named killer, and what drove him to taunt the police and the public with his gruesome…

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  • George Washington’s Vision of the Virgin Mary (Patrons Questions!)

    George Washington’s Vision of the Virgin Mary (Patrons Questions!)

    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. This time the questions cover George Washington’s reported vision of the Virgin Mary; whether…

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  • Neanderthals in Genesis? (Weird Questions)

    Neanderthals in Genesis? (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 mechanical telepathy; Neanderthals in Genesis; aliens in the afterlife; convert popes; and more weird questions.

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  • Remote Viewing Experiment! (Outbounder Protocol)

    Remote Viewing Experiment! (Outbounder Protocol)

    We’ve talked about remote viewing, but now Jimmy Akin has taken part in a remote viewing experiment and discusses his experience with Dom Bettinelli. What was his role? What did the study do? And what were the results?

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  • Guardian Angels

    Guardian Angels

    People have lots of questions about guardian angels and they often get posed to Jimmy Akin, so in this episode Jimmy and Dom Bettinelli discuss what the Bible and other ancient Jewish and Christian literature and Church teaching say about guardian angels.

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