+Religion – Jimmy Akin

The U.S. government holds real patents for putting voices in people’s heads — and thousands say it’s happening to them. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli separate the real physics from psychiatry, internet lore, and outright fraud.

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Chapters:

0:00 – MYS425
0:43 – Hook: what if the voice in your head is real?
1:39 – The real origin of the tinfoil hat (Julian Huxley’s "The Tissue Culture King")
3:25 – Meet the targeted individuals (TIs)
4:31 – Case study: Timothy Trespas (*New York Times*, 2016)
6:02 – Case study: Harlan Girard and "the voices" (*Washington Post Magazine*, 2007)
10:54 – More TI accounts: a Phoenix mother and Dr. John Hall
12:54 – What is V2K, and where does the name come from?
14:22 – Related terms: microwave auditory effect, synthetic telepathy, silent sound, LRAD
15:59 – The Frey effect: Allan Frey’s 1962 discovery
18:13 – From clicks to speech: the 1973 Walter Reed demonstration
19:41 – The Moscow Signal and Project Pandora
23:08 – MKUltra and the precedent for non-consensual research
25:16 – Three key patents: Brunkan, O’Loughlin/Loree, and Lowery
30:02 – The Army’s own "voice to skull" thesaurus entry
32:00 – Other programs: BioEffects, Medusa, Active Denial System, and LRAD
34:20 – "Voice of God" operations and the Waco proposal
36:14 – Can the microwave auditory effect be weaponized? (Foster et al., 2021)
38:16 – Thank you to Patrons
38:47 – Sponsor: The Grady Group
40:08 – Reason Perspective: five theories of what’s really happening
41:17 – …what the physics actually permits
43:22 – …what the documentary record does and doesn’t establish
44:44 – …could silent sound technology explain it?
45:56 – …could LRAD explain it?
47:22 – …conventional medical and psychiatric explanations
49:51 – …gang stalking and the Sheridan and James study
52:08 – …when belief turns to violence: Aaron Alexis and Myron May
54:14 – …how widespread is this really?
57:23 – …why so many people believe it’s happening to them
59:53 – Faith Perspective: is it ever moral to use V2K?
1:03:14 – …how to respond when someone says they’re hearing voices
1:04:44 – ★ – Bottom Line
1:06:27 – ★ – Further Resources
1:07:21 – ★ – Mysterious Feedback: #414 Ancient Christian Ghosts
1:14:43 – ★ – Your mysterious feedback
1:15:18 – ★ – Thank you to Oasis Studio 7
1:15:32 – ★ – Jimmy’s YouTube channel
1:16:19 – ★ – Next Time: Mark Twain, Super Psychic
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1:17:38 – ★ – Outro

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The Weekly Leo – 8 July 2026

jeffmiller — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 22:17:29 +0000

Pope Leo blessing a child (ANSA)

This version of The Weekly Leo covers material released in the last week, from 25 June 2026 to 8 July 2026.

Angelus

5 July 2026 – Angelus

Homilies

4 July 2026 – Pastoral Visit of His Holiness Pope Leo XIV to Lampedusa’ Holy Mass

Letters

Messages

Prayers

2 July 2026 – Pray with the Pope Video – July 2026’ For Respect for Human Life

Speeches

3 July 2026 – Acceptance of the Liberty Medal of the National Constitution Center (USA)