StarQuest Podcasts

Nov 05 2024 99 ep. 55 mins 49

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SQPN produces programs at the intersection of faith and modern culture for an international audience, including Secrets of Star Trek, Secrets of Doctor Who, Secrets of Movies and TV, Jimmy Akin's Mysterious World, Secrets of Technology, Catholics of Oz, Secrets of Stargate, Secrets of Star Wars, Secrets of Sacred Art, Secrets of Middle Earth, and Let's Science.

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SME075: Rings of Power Season 2 Wrap Up

Now that season 2 of Rings of Power is complete, Thomas Salerno, Jeff Haecker, Patrick Mason, and Alix Murrary discuss its themes, character arcs, and story deveopment, including some critiques on Galadriel and the Harfoots arc.

SSW212: Star Wars: Droids

Nov 05 2024 61 mins

Before Clone Wars there was the classic 1985 animated series Star Wars Droids. Thomas Salerno and Patrick Mason discuss its nostalgic appeal, unique characters, humor, and themes like C3PO's quest for a worthy master and some 80s=style moral lessons.

SST335: The Best Exotic Nanite Hotel (LD)

Nov 04 2024 37 mins

Mariner relationship woes and Boimler undercover. Dom Bettinellli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler discuss the latest Lower Decks, including Boimler's development, passive-aggressive breakups, and a possible interdimensional rift season arc.

SSA026: Menagerie in the Margins

Nov 04 2024 75 mins

There are animals everywhere in sacred art, so Kathryn Laffrey and Alix Murray explore the symbolism, history, and signifance of animal imagery, from cranes and peacocks to lions and serpents, in Christian art, and especially Celtic art like the Insular Gospels.

COZ127: He Loved Us

Nov 02 2024 66 mins

We're back from break and so Lindsay Sant and Lino Saubolle unpack Pope Francis' new encyclical, Dilext nos, on turning to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, plus they also explore the science of shepherding octopi and do some TV reviews.

SSG181: Letters from Pegasus (SGA)

Nov 01 2024 34 mins

A clip show that isn't. Victor Lams, Lisa Jones, and Jeff Haecker discuss the moral dilemma faced by Sheppard and Teyla; the balance of humor and tragedy; and learning more about some secondary characters.

MYS336: Baptizing Frankenstein’s Monster (Weird Questions)

Nov 01 2024 58 mins

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!

TEC276: The Write Stuff: Top Tools for Writing Projects

Oct 31 2024 74 mins

When you need to write more than a brief note, what tools can you turn to? Dom Bettinellli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Fr. Joseph Sund discuss the top word processors, grammar checkers, writing organizers, and other writing tools to help you express yourself.

WHO392: A Life of Crime (Big Finish)

Oct 30 2024 29 mins

The 7th Doctor in a heist caper! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the turn of Mel and her relationship with Doctor given her crime connection; the unique alien crime bosses; the moral ambiguity in Lefty's journey; and how the Doctor chooses mercy and compassion even for monsters.

SME074: Mordor and the Fell Lands of Middle Earth

Oct 29 2024 95 mins

For our Halloween episode, Thomas Salerno, Patrick Mason, and Jeff Haecker delve into Tolkien’s “fell lands”—dark regions of Middle-Earth brimming with sinister elements, inclluding Utumno, Angmar, and Mordor, focusing on their roles in Tolkien’s mythology, blending humor and lore, reflecting on both well-known settings and obscure places filled with werewolves and ancien