Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World

Thousands of star-like flashes flicker across sky-survey plates shot before any satellite existed — some clustered, some lined up, some on famous UFO nights. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli weigh five explanations for the pre-Sputnik transients. The post Pre-Sputnik Transients appeared first on StarQuest Media.

It's a fifth Friday, so Jimmy Akin is answering weird questions from Catholic Answers listeners, about topics like alien demons, vampire ethics, Jesus's DNA, ancient tech, how much water a priest can bless, and more. The post Zombie Marriage, Holy Roman Emperors, Jesus’s DNA, and More Weird Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.

A lake in the Indian Himalayas holds hundreds of human skeletons from multiple centuries and continents. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli trace six theories, and the truth turns out to be stranger than the legend. The post Skeleton Lake appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Something happens at the moment of death. Sometimes the living sense it from miles away. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine 140 years of research into crisis apparitions: who experiences them, what the science says, and what the faith says. The post Crisis Apparitions! appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Jimmy Akin is teaching Introduction to Parapsychology for the Rhine Education Center The post Scientists Confirm What the Church Always Knew: Proof of Psychic Powers & Survival After Death appeared first on StarQuest Media.

There are more mattress stores in the US than McDonald's. They're almost always empty. They cluster suspiciously close together. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the internet's wildest retail conspiracy theory. The post The Mattress Store Conspiracy? appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Starting in 1960, comic books began advertising mail order pets known as sea monkeys, the brainchild of inventor Harold von Braunhut. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli investigate the whimsical creatures, their creator, and a series of disappointing revelations connected to them. The post The Amazing Sea-Monkeys! appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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 Introduction to Parapsychology (October 2025) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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 special message from Jimmy Akin appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Some claim that UFOs and extraterrestrials are always manifestations of demonic activity. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the prominent hypotheses supporting this view and consider the question of whether it's always alien-demons. The post It’s Always Alien-Demons? (UFOs, Extraterrestrials, Demonology) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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 Study Parapsychology with Jimmy Akin appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Jimmy Akin has a special message as we approach the Christmas season. If you enjoy Mysterious World and want it to continue, it's very important that we hear from you this Advent and Christmas. The post A Special Advent Message from Jimmy Akin appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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 The Secrets of Close Encounters of the Third Kind appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Mysterious feedback! Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer your mysterious feedback on recent episodes, including Bill Ray, Our Lady of Kibeho, Steven Greer, Poltergeists, Dr. Edwin May, Inflation, and Ghost Bride. The post Mysterious Feedback Special, July 2022 appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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 Steven Greer: Summoning Aliens? (CSETI, CE5) appeared first on StarQuest Media.