Category: Weird

Podcast: Download MYS233: Lee Harvey Oswald is most famous for the official conclusion that he was the lone assassin of John F. Kennedy. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the claim that Oswald may have made an earlier assassination attempt on a public figure, including who it was and why. Get all new episodes… Continue reading Lee Harvey Oswald’s First Assassination? (Maj. Gen. Edwin Walker)

Podcast: Download MYS234: It’s the day after Thanksgiving, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including lucid dreaming and morality; whether aliens would worship Jesus; would you die if you touched the Blessed Mother; time travel to the future and presumption; and more. Get all new… Continue reading Death Penalty for Touching Mary? (Thanksgiving Weird Questions)

Podcast: Download MYS235: 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. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode and subscribe on YouTube Help us… Continue reading De-Extinction! (And More Patron Questions)

Podcast: Download MYS236: In 1933, the world turned its attention to Loch Ness, a long, thin lake in Scotland, where a monster was reported to be living. In the years since there have many more reports, photos, and even films. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the monster sightings and the scientific surveys to… Continue reading The Loch Ness Monster! (Nessie, Scotland)

Podcast: Download MYS237: The Loch Ness Monster has been a worldwide sensation for ages. After examining the history of the mystery, Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli now analyze the theories of what it is, including the claim that a creature from the age of the dinosaurs is living in the loch. Get all new episodes… Continue reading Analyzing the Loch Ness Monster

Podcast: Download MYS238: It’s Christmas, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin Christmas weird questions from listeners, including was the Star of Bethlehem a UFO?; What’s the deal with Krampus?; What is the morality of Santa Claus?; and more. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email |… Continue reading Was the Star of Bethlehem a UFO and Christmas Weird Questions

Podcast: Download MYS239: It’s the New Year, so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin weird questions from listeners, about topics like Capt. America; Johnny Cash; St. Patrick and snakes; did Mary have two spouses?; Jesus’ wounds; and baby Jesus’ umbilical cord. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by… Continue reading Captain America, Time Travel, and Marriage (New Years’ Weird Questions)

Podcast: Download MYS240: The idea of the afterlife is universal in human history, ancient Egyptians included. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli welcome famed Egyptologist Dr. Bob Brier to discuss what the ancient Egyptians believed, including how it was similar and different from Judeo-Christian beliefs. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email… Continue reading Egyptian Afterlife (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)

Podcast: Download MYS241: Mummies have long been an object of fascination, but how they were made has been a mysterious trade secret of the “men of Anubis.” Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli continue their conversation with Dr. Bob Brier to discuss what he’s learned about mummies as one of the world’s foremost experts. Get all… Continue reading The Mystery of Mummies (Dr. Bob Brier, Ancient Egypt)

Podcast: Download MYS241a: Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including astrology, spoon bending, the secret Cuban missile crisis, and 7th Day Adventist prophet Ellen G. White, plus fan art and a poem. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Watch this episode… Continue reading Mysterious Feedback (226A-230, Spoon Bending, Secret Cuban Missile Crisis, Ellen Gould White)