Category: Weird

Podcast: Download MYS181: Fifty years ago, Dan Cooper boarded a short flight to Seattle and then hijacked the plane. After getting $200,000 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… Continue reading D.B. Cooper: The Hijacker Who Got Away

Podcast: Download MYS178: It’s a fifth Friday so Cy Kellett of Catholic Answers Live is asking Jimmy Akin more weird questions from listeners, including what guardian angels would do for superheroes; where the Ark of the Covenant is; whether Judas is in Hell; are there pizza rolls in heaven, what role Neanderthals played in Creation;… Continue reading Superhero Guardian Angels, Ark of the Covenant, Judas in Hell & More Weird Questions

Podcast: Download MYS179: After 19th-century astronomers said Mars has a worldwide network of canals, people speculated there was not just life but a civilization there. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore whether there is life on Mars, and if so, how it got there and what it is like. Get all new episodes automatically and… Continue reading Canals on Mars? (Martian Life, Alien Life, Extraterrestrials, Exobiology)

Podcast: Download MYS180: For centuries, people have wondered whether there is life on Mars and NASA’s 1970s-era rovers seemed to prove there was, but then doubts arose. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at whether there is life on Mars, how it would have got there, what it would be like. Get all new episodes… Continue reading Life on Mars (Martian Life, Alien Life, Extraterrestrials, Exobiology)

Podcast: Download MYS158: 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 in a special bonus release. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow using the RSS feed | Follow using Apple Podcasts | Follow using… Continue reading FTL Travel, Crying, Eye of Sahara, Shroud of Turin, St. Brendan the Navigator, and More Patron Questions

Podcast: Download MYS159: Zombies have become a staple of pop culture, but as Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss, they are a real and recognized phenomenon in the nation of Haiti. What are these zombies, what causes them, and are they really the dead brought back to life? Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading Zombies! (Real, Haitian Zombies!)

Podcast: Download MYS160: Are Haitian zombies just mentally ill people or is there something more sinister going on? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli explore reports that Haitian sorcerers are turning people into zombies using a combination of magic and poisons. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow using the RSS feed | Follow using Apple Podcasts | Follow… Continue reading Zombies, Sorcery, and Secret Societies! (Haitian Zombies)

Podcast: Download MYS161: The US gov’t released a long-expected report on Unidentified Aerial Phenomena in June 2021. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the unclassified, public version and look at what it does and doesn’t say; what we read between the lines; and what the future holds for UFO study. (This episode is available… Continue reading Government UFO Report (UAPs, Pentagon, Intelligence, Defense Department)

Podcast: Download MYS162: Pauline Dakin’s family moved a lot and her mom would only say she’d explain when Pauline was older. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli look at the odd childhood Pauline experienced and the surprising reason Pauline’s mother gave for why they kept moving around the country. Get all new episodes automatically and for… Continue reading Pauline Dakin’s Secret Childhood

Podcast: Download MYS163: When Pauline Dakin’s mother finally revealed why she’d had such a bizarre childhood it explained so much. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli reveal that this was only the beginning however, and what she would subsequently find out would change everything again. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email… Continue reading Pauline Dakin & the Weird World