StarQuest Podcasts

Every sci-fi fan has thought "I want that." Dom Bettinelli and Thomas Sanjurjo sort the genre's gadget wishlist — communicators, tricorders, warp drives, transporters — into what's real, what's coming, and what stays pure fantasy.

No Christmas special. No showrunner. No production partner. The BBC has put Doctor Who out to competitive tender, and Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin weigh what the shake-up means for Billie Piper, the Timeless Child, and the show's next era.

Adultery, hidden families, and buried guilt drive Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2E3 "Secrets" — a slow, monster-light hour. Dom Bettinelli, Jeff Haecker, and Patrick Mason debate Cate's trauma and whether generational pain is the real legacy.

A deal with Crimson Dawn, a toxic-river gauntlet, and a fog that hides the most feared breath in the galaxy. Jeff Haecker, Kathryn Laffrey, and Jon Koral break down Chapter 9 of Maul: Shadow Lord and the cliffhanger that sets up the finale.

A giant green hand grabs the Enterprise — and the Greek god Apollo demands worship. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler weigh TOS S2E2's ancient-aliens premise, Kirk's defiance, and the ending that was filmed but never aired.

Dragons haunt sacred art from Genesis to Revelation, carrying meanings that shift with every century. Kathryn Laffrey and Alix Murray trace them from the Aberdeen Bestiary through saints, scripture, and the serpent that wore a woman's face.

A calm voice spoke inside a healthy woman's head, insisting she had a brain tumour — then a scan proved it right. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle unpack a baffling real medical case and the hidden power of the human brain.

Dr. Weir stays behind on the Asuran homeworld so Sheppard's team can get away with the ZPM in SGA S4E2. Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker, and Victor Lams break down the heist, the farewell, and Samantha Carter's quiet arrival.

Does a growing human population dilute demonic influence per person? Plus: the Magi's star, Mary after Pentecost, leavened Eucharist history, God's timelessness, and the serpent of Genesis 3. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli answer patron questions.

Apple's WWDC 2026 promised a new Siri, redesigned parental controls, and a platform cleanup. Dom Bettinelli, Joanne Mercier, and Pat Scott debate whether Apple Intelligence has finally arrived.

Sixty-four years ago a Scottish bodybuilder lit a cigarette and changed movies. Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Chip Hines, and Jeff Haecker break down Dr. No — the film that built the Bond template — and ask what a Catholic should make of 007.

A stowaway creature turns Outpost 18 into a horror movie while, decades earlier, a remote village's festival venerates the very Titan it should fear. Dom Bettinelli, Jeff Haecker, and Patrick Mason break down Monarch S2E2, "Resonance."

At his lowest point, Maul crawls through the dark reliving the childhood that made him. Jeff Haecker and Kathryn Laffrey trace the cycle of abuse, the painted animation, and the Crimson Dawn tease.

A lost communicator on a war-torn pre-warp world forces Archer and Reed to risk their lives over an ethic the Prime Directive hasn't invented yet. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler take on Enterprise S2E8, "The Communicator."

Can a book teach an eight-year-old who God is — or carry a couple through a lifetime of marriage? Publisher Michael Murphy talks YOUCAT with Lindsay Sant, then Caroline Knight tells the true story of voices that diagnosed a brain tumour.

A powerless Atlantis drifts toward an asteroid field with a dying leader aboard. Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker, and Victor Lams unpack a major cast shake-up and Emmy-nominated visual effects.

Thousands of star-like flashes flicker across sky-survey plates shot in the 1950s, 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.

Hardening your browser doesn't mean building a bunker — just locking the doors. Dom Bettinelli and Tom Grelinger share quick, no-jargon steps to make everyday browsing safer for you and the non-techies in your life.

Two timelines collide as Monarch returns: a present-day rescue on Kong's Skull Island and a 1957 monster hunt dripping with Lovecraftian dread. Dom Bettinelli, Patrick Mason, and Jeff Haecker unpack Season 2's premiere, S2E1 "Cause and Effect."

Tolkien called 111 "eleventy-one." For our 111th episode, we celebrateswith a six-round Tolkien trivia competition that tests our panel of Jeff Haecker, Rob Leonardi, Patrick Mason, and Robert Story, who must face host Alix Murray's toughest questions. Who will win and be crowned King Under the Trivia?

Cornered on occupied Janix, Maul is more exposed than ever — and Devon's loyalty is slipping. Thomas Salerno, Kathryn Laffrey, and Jeff Haecker weigh temptation, sacrifice, and the rising price of allegiance.

When pirates steal Voyager's computer core, Janeway's holographic Leonardo da Vinci ends up on an alien black market. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Jason Tyler debate whether John Rhys-Davies alone can save it.

Whale-shaped pulpits are real, they're Baroque, and they're loaded with theology. Kathryn Laffrey and Alix Murray trace the Jonah-Christ connection behind the most spectacular preaching platforms in Christendom.

Some days everything clicks. Other days your brain won't cooperate. A University of Toronto study traces that gap to daily shifts in mental sharpness. Caroline Knight, Lindsay Sant, and Lino Saubolle break down the science.

Atlantis faces an orbital Asuran weapon and must launch the entire city into space to survive. Jeff Haecker, Lisa Jones, and Victor Lams break down the Season 3 finale — including the introductions of Dr. Jennifer Keller and Colonel Ellis.