The Oakville Blobs – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World

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 The Oakville Blobs – Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World appeared first on StarQuest Media.

The 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy has been investigated time and again, but in 2025, the US Congress held new hearings on the latest release of government files. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss whatwas revealed including new testimony from 6 witnesses. The post John F. Kennedy Assassination Hearings (Lee Harvey Oswald? Conspiracy? CIA? Coverup?) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Is Earth alone? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack the Drake Equation’s quest to count alien civilizations. Is 50 million potential galactic neighbors realistic—or just hopeful math? The post The Drake Equation (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence, Aliens, UFOs) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Telepathy among non-speaking autistic kids? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli unpack the claims from the #1 podcast The Telepathy Tapes, from spelling boards to psychic abilities, how credible are the claims that are made? The post The Telepathy Tapes appeared first on StarQuest Media.

For some people who have profound difficulties speaking, alternative communications systems known as Facilitated Communication and Spelling to Communicate have been developed and the results appear miraculous. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine the methods, the claimed results, and the controversy surrounding them. The post Facilitated Communication & Spelling to Communicate (Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Nonverbal) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Did the 12th century Irish bishop St. Malachy predict the popes through the end of the world? And did we just get the last one? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss the prophecy of the popes, its accuracy, and what light that recent events shed on it. The post St. Malachy’s Prophecy of the Popes appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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 first answers questions from Patrons' children and then more from the Patrons themselves. The post Buried Pirate Treasure and More Patron Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.

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 Round Meat? Square Bread? And More Weird Questions appeared first on StarQuest Media.

While scientists for years have been studying unusual experiences that happen to people as they approach death, they've only just begun studying whether animals have End-of-Life Experiences. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli discuss whether they do, what kinds of experiences they have, and how they compare to human experiences. The post Animal End-of-Life Experiences (Pets, Last Goodbyes, Last Rallies, Crisis Apparitions, Terminal Lucidity, Deathbed Visions, Precognition, etc.) appeared first on StarQuest Media.

What is a year, and how did we learn to track it? Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli chart the evolution of calendars, from lunar to Gregorian, and even ponder timekeeping on Mars, with insights from history, religion, and science. The post The Mystery of the Year appeared first on StarQuest Media.