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<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/MYS393-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" />It's our annual Thanksgiving Weird Questions episode, and this time Cy Kellett is asking Jimmy Akin questions about whether the Holy Spirit has chromosomes, what sacraments angels can perform (if any), whether Zoroaster was a savior before Jesus, and what to make of the sword of St. Michael.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/11/the-sword-of-st-michael-and-more-weird-questions/">The Sword of St. Michael (and More Weird Questions)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

The Sword of St. Michael (and More Weird Questions)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Rome-post-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Jimmy Akin invites you to join him in Italy in 2025 for the Holy Year for a once-in a lifetime, 12-day pilgrimage to the mysterious shrines and holy sites of Rome, Assisi, and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/12/join-jimmy-and-dom-for-livestream-event-on-12-12-24/">Join Jimmy and Dom for Livestream Event on 12/12/24</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Join Jimmy and Dom for Livestream Event on 12/12/24

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/MYS194-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Dr. Steven Greer for years has led the "Disclosure" movement to have the US government reveal what it knows about extraterrestrials, says he's conducting diplomacy with aliens on behalf of the human race and says he can summon the peaceful aliens and can teach others to do so as well. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who is Dr. Greer, are the aliens really friendly, and can we really summon aliens?
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/02/steven-greer-summoning-aliens-cseti-ce5/">Steven Greer: Summoning Aliens? (CSETI, CE5)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Steven Greer: Summoning Aliens? (CSETI, CE5)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Patreon-banner-150x150.jpg" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />We need your help to continue to produce our great Catholic shows that explore the intersection of faith and modern culture and look at the world from a uniquely Catholic perspective.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/09/a-message-from-dom-bettinelli-of-starquest/">A message from Dom Bettinelli of Starquest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

A message from Dom Bettinelli of Starquest

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MYS385-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />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.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/10/kenneth-arnold-ufo-sighting-the-first-ufos/">Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting (The First UFOs)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Kenneth Arnold UFO Sighting (The First UFOs)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MYS134-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Merry Christmas! Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions, including whether an insane person confessing sins to a cat could result in forgiveness; whether one could baptize with tea in emergency; and whether some bodily mortification is spiritually healthy.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2020/12/confessing-to-a-cat-satanic-panic-bodily-mortification-baptismal-tea-mortification-more-weird-questions/">Confessing to a Cat? Satanic Panic? Bodily Mortification? Baptismal Tea? &#038; More Weird Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Confessing to a Cat? Satanic Panic? Bodily Mortification? Baptismal Tea? & More Weird Questions

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MYS350-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />To celebrate their 350th regular episode, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at more of listener's mysterious experiences. What have listeners reported, what could explain them, and what does Jimmy make of them? 
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/02/mysterious-experiences-3/">Mysterious Experiences 3</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Mysterious Experiences 3

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/MYS336-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />We're back with more Halloween-related weird questions as Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers Live asks Jimmy Akin about topics like baptizing Frankenstein's monster, poltergeist phenomena, children seeing ghosts, soul-sucking pumpkins, and more!
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/11/baptizing-frankensteins-monster-weird-questions/">Baptizing Frankenstein’s Monster (Weird Questions)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Baptizing Frankenstein’s Monster (Weird Questions)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/MYS173-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />For thousands of years, people have claimed supernatural or natural psychic powers. But do they really exist? What happens when parapsychologists test them? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli take tests that could reveal their own psychic functioning.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2021/09/jimmy-dom-test-their-psychic-powers/">Jimmy and Dom Test Their Psychic Powers?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Jimmy and Dom Test Their Psychic Powers?

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/MYS167-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />A terrifying series of killings in NYC in 1976 included letters to police from the killer calling himself "Son of Sam". Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what happened, how David Berkowitz was arrested and confessed, and then ask did he really act alone?
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2021/08/son-of-sam-david-berkowitz-true-crime-serial-killer/">Son of Sam (David Berkowitz, True Crime, Serial Killer)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Son of Sam (David Berkowitz, True Crime, Serial Killer)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MYS309-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's the fifth episode of the month, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like how Adam and Eve relate to other early human ancestors; could dark matter and energy be angelic or demonic; can you pray for souls in hell; and more weird questions.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/04/adam-eve-and-early-humans-more-weird-questions/">Adam, Eve, and Early Humans (&#038; More Weird Questions)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Adam, Eve, and Early Humans (& More Weird Questions)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/MYS144-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />In Part 1, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discussed the explosive claims by Paul Bennewitz in the 1980s about UFOs in New Mexico. Now, they continue with how the Air Force was involved, what has happened in the intervening years, and the terrible price Paul paid.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2021/03/richard-dotys-shocking-ufo-revelations-paul-bennewitz-dulce-base-project-beta/">Richard Doty&#8217;s Shocking UFO Revelations! (Paul Bennewitz, Dulce Base, Project Beta)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Richard Doty’s Shocking UFO Revelations! (Paul Bennewitz, Dulce Base, Project Beta)

After having considered the faith perspective on whether we must believe the Earth is relatively young, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli now turn to the scientific evidence for whether Earth is young or old, including radiometric dating and changing physical constants. 
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2020/09/does-science-show-were-living-on-a-young-earth-creationism-creation-science/">Does Science Show We&#8217;re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Does Science Show We’re Living on a Young Earth? (Creationism, Creation Science)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/MYS176-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />What does the scientific and historical evidence say about the Great Flood in Genesis? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss whether there was a worldwide Flood, whether Noah was a historical person, and how we should understand the biblical passage on Noah, the Ark, and the Great Flood.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2021/10/the-great-flood-science-noahs-ark-rainbows-genesis/">The Great Flood &#038; Science (Noah’s Ark, Rainbows, Genesis)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

The Great Flood & Science (Noah’s Ark, Rainbows, Genesis)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MYS345-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />For New Year's week, Jimmy Akin is answering more weird questions posed by Cy Kellett, including whether Just War doctrine applies to a zombie apocalypse; does a transplanted organ transfer baptismal graces; do Time Lords go to heaven; and more!
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/01/just-war-zombie-apocalypses-and-more-weird-questions/">Just War Zombie Apocalypses? (and more Weird Questions)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Just War Zombie Apocalypses? (and more Weird Questions)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MYS307-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />After hearing many stories of people reporting After Death Communications from deceased loved ones, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the reports from the faith and reason perspectives. Are they just imagination? Is it the grief talking? Could it be demons?
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/04/analyzing-after-death-communications/">Analyzing After Death Communications</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Analyzing After Death Communications

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/MYS226-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including secret societies; binding demons; reenacting Catholic history; killing vampire-human hybrids; Neanderthals in the afterlife; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/09/human-vampire-hybrids-and-more-weird-questions/">Human-Vampire Hybrids and More Weird Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Human-Vampire Hybrids and More Weird Questions

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MYS275a-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Dr. Ben Carson has Jimmy AKin on his show to discuss UFOs and recent claims by retired Air Force officer David Grusch about a secret gov't UFO recovery program, as well as Jimmy's perpsective on the existence of extraterrestrial life and its compatibility with religious beliefs. 
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/09/exploring-the-ufo-phenomenon-with-dr-ben-carson/">Exploring the UFO Phenomenon with Dr. Ben Carson</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Exploring the UFO Phenomenon with Dr. Ben Carson

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MYS314-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like getting married after civilization collapses; what is Sh'ol; can Padre Pio still absolve living penitents; and more weird questions.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/05/marriage-after-civilization-is-destroyed-more-weird-questions/">Marriage After Civilization Is Destroyed (&#038; More Weird Questions)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Marriage After Civilization Is Destroyed (& More Weird Questions)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/MYS186-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's Christmas, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin Christmas weird questions from listeners, including how we would celebrate Christmas on other planets; when Christmas ends; how we got from St. Nick to Santa; and whether the 12 days of Christmas is a secret code; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2021/12/christmas-on-other-planets-when-christmas-ends-from-st-nick-to-santa-12-days-of-christmas-code-weird-questions/">Christmas on other planets, when Christmas ends, from St. Nick to Santa, 12 days of Christmas code? . . . &#038; Weird Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Christmas on other planets, when Christmas ends, from St. Nick to Santa, 12 days of Christmas code? . . . & Weird Questions

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Rhine-Promo-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Jimmy Akin will be teaching a course on an Introduction to Parapsychology at the Rhine Institute starting October 2023 and you can be part of it! Check it out at http://rhineedu.org
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/09/study-parapsychology-with-jimmy-akin/">Study Parapsychology with Jimmy Akin</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Study Parapsychology with Jimmy Akin

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-Advent-Giving-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />StarQuest needs your support to continue our mission of bringing faith and culture together in ways that educate, inspire, and entertain with all of our shows.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/12/a-special-advent-message/">A Special Advent Message</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

A Special Advent Message

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/MYS344-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />During Christmas week, we're bringing you another round of weird questions for Jimmy Akin posed by Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live, including time travel and inserting yourself into the Bible, Adam and Eve and belly buttons, lost letters of St. Paul, Jimmy's most wanted lost books of history, and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/12/inserting-yourself-into-the-bible-weird-questions/">Inserting Yourself Into the Bible (Weird Questions)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Inserting Yourself Into the Bible (Weird Questions)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/MYS198-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />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.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/03/dr-edwin-may-psychic-theories-precognition-remote-viewing-entropy/">Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Theories (Precognition, Remote Viewing, Entropy)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Dr. Edwin May, Psychic Theories (Precognition, Remote Viewing, Entropy)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/MYS129-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />For this US Thanksgiving holiday weekend, Jimmy Akin answers more weird questions, including whether Star Trek transports are murder machines, what history would be like without Jesus, is the Holy Grail special, a Good God vs. an Evil God, and the eschatological implications of space colonies.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2020/11/are-transporters-murder-machines-more-weird-questions/">Are Transporters Murder Machines? (&#038; More Weird Questions)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Are Transporters Murder Machines? (& More Weird Questions)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MYS310-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Joe Fisher's research into spirit guides led him to past life revelations and even a spirit romance. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss how Joe was encouraged to investigate these paranormal claims, the evidence he found, and what he eventually concluded.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/05/joe-fishers-spirit-guides-guides-mediumship-channeling-siren-call-of-the-hungry-ghosts/">Joe Fisher’s Spirit Guides (Guides, Mediumship, Channeling, Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Joe Fisher’s Spirit Guides (Guides, Mediumship, Channeling, Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/MYS273a-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />In this bonus episode, we bring you this discussion between Michael Lofton of Reason &#038; Theology and Jimmy Akin about the idea of the three days of darkness, where it comes from, and whether it is a legitimate prophecy. Thank you to Michael for letting us share this show with our audience.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/08/will-there-be-three-days-of-darkness/">Will There Be Three Days of Darkness?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Will There Be Three Days of Darkness?

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/MYS152-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including whether the pope would be Bishop of Rome if humans left Earth; the practicalities of sacraments in space; could Grogu (aka Baby Yoda) be baptized?; what are the giants in the Bible?; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2021/04/baptizing-baby-yoda-popes-in-space-sacraments-in-space-time-travel-giants-more-weird-questions/">Baptizing Baby Yoda? Popes in Space? Sacraments in Space? Time Travel? Giants? (&#038; More Weird Questions!)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Baptizing Baby Yoda? Popes in Space? Sacraments in Space? Time Travel? Giants? (& More Weird Questions!)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MYS383a-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />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.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/09/introduction-to-parapsychology-october-2025/">Introduction to Parapsychology (October 2025)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Introduction to Parapsychology (October 2025)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/MYS362a-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Learn more and sign up for the course: https://rhineedu.org/
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/04/study-with-jimmy-akin/">Study with Jimmy Akin!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Study with Jimmy Akin!

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MYS323-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Who was Enoch, what is his book, and why is it a "lost scripture"? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the mysterious Enoch, the references to him in the New Testament, and what makes his book so fascinating and mysterious.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/08/lost-scripture-the-book-of-enoch/">Lost Scripture: The Book of Enoch</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Lost Scripture: The Book of Enoch

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/MYS253-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: whether time travel interferes with God's plans; could an alien 2,000 light years away see Jesus on Earth; the origin of coal and the Great Flood; ghost hunting TV shows; and whether vampires could commit suicide to protect others.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/04/vampire-suicide-more-weird-questions/">Vampire Suicide and More Weird Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Vampire Suicide and More Weird Questions

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/MYS308-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Some are convinced that an ancient clay pot found in Iraq is an electric battery made 2,000 years ago. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the claim and whether it might be advanced, ancient technology or even evidence of extraterrestrial contact.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/04/the-baghdad-battery-advanced-technology-out-of-place-artifact-oopart/">The Baghdad Battery (Advanced Technology? Out of Place Artifact? OOPART?)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

The Baghdad Battery (Advanced Technology? Out of Place Artifact? OOPART?)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MYS364-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />How could a “lost scripture” one day be recognized by Catholics? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack 1 Esdras—its dramatic tale, canonical debates, and what it reveals about faith, history, and unity.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/05/lost-scriptures-1-esdras/">Lost Scriptures: 1 Esdras</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Lost Scriptures: 1 Esdras

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MYS382-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />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?
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/09/interview-demons-magic/">Interview: Demons &#038; Magic</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Interview: Demons & Magic

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/MYS311-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Last time, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discussed Joe Fisher's mid-1980s experiences with spirit guides, and they continue to look at what he learned as he researched the guides and their claims and come to their own conclusions about what had entered Joe's life.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/05/joe-fishers-hungry-ghosts-siren-call-of-the-hungry-ghosts-guides-mediumship-channeling/">Joe Fisher’s Hungry Ghosts! (Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts, Guides, Mediumship, Channeling)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Joe Fisher’s Hungry Ghosts! (Siren Call of the Hungry Ghosts, Guides, Mediumship, Channeling)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023-Advent-Giving-Jimmy-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Jimmy Akin has a special message as we approach the Christmas season. We need to hear from Mysterious World listeners this Advent and Christmas at sqpn.com/give today.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/12/a-special-message-from-jimmy-akin-2/">A special message from Jimmy Akin</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

A special message from Jimmy Akin

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/MYS181-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Fifty years ago, Dan Cooper boarded a short flight to Seattle and then hijacked the plane. After getting $200,00 in ransom, he parachuted out of the plane, never to be seen again. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask who he really was, how he pulled off the plot, and what happened to him after.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2021/11/d-b-cooper-the-hijacker-who-got-away/">D.B. Cooper: The Hijacker Who Got Away</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

D.B. Cooper: The Hijacker Who Got Away

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/MYS230-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Seventh-day Adventist founder Ellen White reported receiving more than 2,000 visions from God and that her writings were divinely inspired. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli ask whether Ellen was a genuine prophetess and if her visions were really from God.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/10/testing-ellen-gould-white-seventh-day-adventist-prophetess/">Testing Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophetess)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Testing Ellen Gould White (Seventh-Day Adventist Prophetess)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/MYS383-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />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.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/09/interview-grimoires-the-occult/">Interview: Grimoires &#038; the Occult</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Interview: Grimoires & the Occult

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MYS277-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />The kidnapping of Victim F was like something out of a movie. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the bizarre details of the case and how it riveted the nation; the police investigation; and the ultimate, confounding truth behind what happened.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/09/the-bizarre-case-of-victim-f-matthew-muller-denise-huskins-aaron-quinn/">The Bizarre Case of Victim F (Matthew Muller, Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

The Bizarre Case of Victim F (Matthew Muller, Denise Huskins, Aaron Quinn)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MYS289a-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />In this bonus episode, Jimmy Akin is a guest on the Pints with Jack podcast hosted by David Bates, where they discuss C.S. Lewis' scientific mistakes and the consequences for Christianity of finding intelligent life on other planets.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/12/astrophysics-cosmic-salvation-pints-with-jack/">Astrophysics &#038; Cosmic Salvation &#8211; Pints with Jack</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Astrophysics & Cosmic Salvation – Pints with Jack

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/MYS291-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's almost New Years, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like can you marry an alien; baptizing faeries or unborn babies; what the Soul Gem or the Borg do to your soul; time travel and alternate universes; and more weird questions.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/12/can-you-marry-an-alien-more-weird-questions/">Can You Marry an Alien? (&#038; More Weird Questions)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Can You Marry an Alien? (& More Weird Questions)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MYS302-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />When a Satanist recently asked Jimmy Akin for help with whether he might be possessed, Jimmy offered his best advice. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss that advice and explore how one could approach a similar situation with empathy, charity, and reason, while taking this kind of situation seriously.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/03/a-satanist-asks-for-help-possession-obsession-vexation-infestation/">A Satanist Asks for Help (Possession, Obsession, Vexation, Infestation)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

A Satanist Asks for Help (Possession, Obsession, Vexation, Infestation)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/MYS204-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including whether robots are members of the undead; whether vampires go to hell; could vampires receive the Blood of Christ; and whether demons can read our thoughts; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/04/vampires-and-the-blood-of-christ-robots-and-the-undead-demons-and-telepathy-weird-questions/">Vampires and the Blood of Christ, Robots and the Undead, Demons and Telepathy (Weird Questions!)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Vampires and the Blood of Christ, Robots and the Undead, Demons and Telepathy (Weird Questions!)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/MYS206-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />How did humanity come to know the world around us, the structure of our planet, our solar system, and the universe. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the mystery of the nature of the universe and the historical figures who found the answers we have today.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/05/how-we-found-the-universe-science-and-faith/">How We Found the Universe (Science and Faith)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

How We Found the Universe (Science and Faith)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MYS347-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />The ancient book The Life of Adam and Eve was popular in ancient times and tells a compelling story. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the second part of the work which tells the story of how Adam and Eve died and what happened after.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/01/lost-scriptures-the-death-of-adam-eve/">Lost Scriptures: The Death of Adam &#038; Eve</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Lost Scriptures: The Death of Adam & Eve

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/MYS351-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />In November 2024, Congress held more UFO hearings, which revealed a secret government program called Immaculate Constellation. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss what this program is, what it does, and what it all reveals is really happening with UAPs.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/02/immaculate-constellation-ufo-program/">Immaculate Constellation UFO Program</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Immaculate Constellation UFO Program

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/MYS389-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like whether Jesus said he had extraterrestrial sheep, could dogs be guardian angels; whether Jesus had opinions; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/10/extraterrestrial-sheep-and-more-weird-questions/">Extraterrestrial Sheep and More Weird Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Extraterrestrial Sheep and More Weird Questions

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/MYS265-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: The Nephilim and Og; asking obscure saints for intercession; Padre Pio and time travel prayer; Captain Kirk, transporters, and the sacraments; Agents of Shield, AI, and the soul; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/06/captain-kirk-transporters-and-more-weird-questions/">Captain Kirk, Transporters, and More Weird Questions!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Captain Kirk, Transporters, and More Weird Questions!

Do AI have a soul? In this mysterious bonus episode, Jimmy Akin and Cy Kellett discuss recent claims about artificial intelligence programs, including one at Google, that have a soul.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/09/can-artificial-intelligence-have-a-soul-2/">Can Artificial Intelligence Have a Soul?</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Can Artificial Intelligence Have a Soul?

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MYS304-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It’s time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: should Elrond have killed Isildur?; reported time travelers; teleportation clones and confession; Klingon baptisms; Gulf War syndrome; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/03/klingon-baptisms-more-weird-questions/">Klingon Baptisms &#038; More Weird Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Klingon Baptisms & More Weird Questions

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/2022-Advent-Giving-Jimmy-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" />Advent begins. Help StarQuest bring faith and reason to the world. Become a $10/month patron (or increase your current donation by $10 per month) and be among the first 400 donors to receive a Mysterious World sticker signed by Jimmy and Dom. Your gift is matched up to $15,000.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/11/this-advent-help-starquest-continue-the-mission/">This Advent, Help StarQuest Continue the Mission</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

This Advent, Help StarQuest Continue the Mission

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/SCR089-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Close Encounters launched the UFO craze of the late 70s and Jimmy Akin, Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Salerno, and Mike Denz discuss the cultural impact, the idea of alien contact, and the connections to reported real world UFO encounters.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/07/the-secrets-of-close-encounters-of-the-third-kind/">The Secrets of Close Encounters of the Third Kind</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

The Secrets of Close Encounters of the Third Kind

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MYS367-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's a fifth Friday, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like whether AI is a demonic illusion; Jewish Nazarene Christians; Alfred E. Newman; time travel and the natural law; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/05/round-meat-square-bread-and-more-weird-questions/">Round Meat? Square Bread? And More Weird Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Round Meat? Square Bread? And More Weird Questions

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/MYS222-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />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.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/09/the-mandela-effect-the-full-moon-effect-the-third-secret-of-fatima-more-patrons-questions/">The Mandela Effect, the Full Moon effect, the Third Secret of Fatima, &#038; More Patrons’ Questions</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

The Mandela Effect, the Full Moon effect, the Third Secret of Fatima, & More Patrons’ Questions

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/2022-Advent-Giving-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Dom Bettinelli, CEO of StarQuest, has a special Advent and Christmas greetings for all listeners and an important message about the mission of StarQuest.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2022/12/blessed-advent-merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-starquest-2/">Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MYS278-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />It's time for another set of weird questions posed by Cy Kellet of Catholic Answers to Jimmy Akin, including this time: Could an alien be pope; the Omicron variant; could Bigfoot be an alien; conjoined twins and marriage; evolution and morality; ball lightning; and more.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2023/09/alien-popes-and-more-weird-questions/">Alien Popes and More Weird Questions!</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Alien Popes and More Weird Questions!

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/MYS374-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Gelatinous blobs fell from the sky in Oakville, Washington—then people got sick. Was it rain, jellyfish, or a secret government bioweapon test? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli dissect the evidence and theories.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/07/the-oakville-blobs-jimmy-akins-mysterious-world/">The Oakville Blobs &#8211; Jimmy Akin&#8217;s Mysterious World</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

The Oakville Blobs – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/MYS346-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />While Genesis gives a short description of the life of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss another "lost scripture" that tells of their life after the Fall and the hidden secrets of their lives together.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2025/01/lost-scriptures-the-life-of-adam-eve/">Lost Scriptures: The Life of Adam &#038; Eve</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Lost Scriptures: The Life of Adam & Eve

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/2020-Christmas-giving-message-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />StarQuest (SQPN) wishes you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! We are grateful for all your support in 2020 whether by listening to our programs, sharing them with your friends, or providing financial support. Please consider supporting our media apostolate with a US tax-deductible gift and help us continue making the programs you love.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2020/12/blessed-advent-merry-christmas-and-happy-new-year-from-starquest/">Blessed Advent, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from StarQuest</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/MYS322-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />The Vatican has released new rules for evaluating reports of supernatural phenomena. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli conclude their two-part discussion by looking at the rules themselves; the possible categories; and how the investigations are to be carried out.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/07/new-rules-for-evaluating-supernatural-phenomena-apparitions-visions-eucharistic-miracles-catholic-vatican-dicastery-for-the-doctrine-of-the-faith/">New Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Apparitions, Visions, Eucharistic Miracles, Catholic, Vatican, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

New Rules for Evaluating Supernatural Phenomena (Apparitions, Visions, Eucharistic Miracles, Catholic, Vatican, Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith)

<img width="150" height="150" src="https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/MYS130-post-150x150.png" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail wp-post-image" alt="" decoding="async" loading="lazy" />Human beings have been telling lies since the dawn of history and finding ways to detect them has been a high priority. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the polygraph machine, how reliable it is, whether it can be beaten, historical methods of lie detection, and whether you should ever take a lie detector test.
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2020/12/lie-detectors-how-do-they-work-how-accurate-are-they-and-can-they-be-beaten/">Lie Detectors! (How Do They Work, How Accurate Are They, and Can They Be Beaten?)</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.

Lie Detectors! (How Do They Work, How Accurate Are They, and Can They Be Beaten?)

Learn Introduction to Parapsychology and Religious Perspectives on Psi with Jimmy Akin as your instructor!
The post <a href="https://sqpn.com/2024/10/learn-with-jimmy-akin/">Learn with Jimmy Akin</a> appeared first on <a href="https://sqpn.com">StarQuest Media</a>.