StarQuest Media https://sqpn.com/ Leading the Way Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:41:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 SQPN, Inc. false episodic SQPN, Inc. info@sqpn.com SQPN Inc. - All Rights Reserved SQPN Inc. - All Rights Reserved podcast StarQuest Media https://sqpn.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/sqpn_logo_600x600.png https://sqpn.com/episode-archive/ TV-G The Tide Is Turning: Archbishop Comensoli on Melbourne’s Catholic Surge https://sqpn.com/2026/06/the-tide-is-turning-archbishop-comensoli-on-melbournes-catholic-surge/ Sat, 20 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107442 Young Australians are returning to faith at rates nobody predicted. Archbishop Peter A. Comensoli tells Lindsay Sant, Caroline Knight, and Lino Saubolle what's behind it, and what St Patrick's Cathedral has to do with it.

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]]> full 1:03:12 Stargate SG-1 Complete Series Retrospective https://sqpn.com/2026/06/stargate-sg-1-complete-series-retrospective/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107434 The new Stargate series is dead — Amazon pulled the plug right before they hit record. Victor Lams, Lisa Jones, and Jeff Haecker hold a wake, then celebrate all ten seasons of SG-1. 214 episodes. No regrets.

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]]> full 1:03:44 What Really Happened to the Lost Ark of the Covenant? https://sqpn.com/2026/06/what-really-happened-to-the-lost-ark-of-the-covenant/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107424 The most famous lost object in history — the Ark of the Covenant — vanished from Scripture before 586 BC and was never seen again. Jimmy Akin and Dom Bettinelli examine what it was, trace its history, and weigh nine theories for where it went.

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]]> full 1:46:01 The Sci-Fi Tech We Wish Were Real https://sqpn.com/2026/06/the-sci-fi-tech-we-wish-were-real/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107438 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.

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]]> full 1:11:59 Doctor Who Cancelled? https://sqpn.com/2026/06/doctor-who-cancelled/ Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107430 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.

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]]> full 23:44 Monarch, S2: Secrets https://sqpn.com/2026/06/monarch-s2-secrets/ Wed, 17 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107418 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.

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]]> full 40:27 Maul – Shadow Lord, Chapter 9: Strange Allies https://sqpn.com/2026/06/maul-shadow-lord-chapter-9-strange-allies/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107414 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.

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]]> full 37:08 Who Mourns for Adonais? (TOS) https://sqpn.com/2026/06/who-mourns-for-adonais-tos/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107392 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.

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]]> full 49:48 Here There Be Dragons! https://sqpn.com/2026/06/here-there-be-dragons/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107380 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.

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]]> full 1:37:57 Her Brain Told Her She Was Dying — and It Was Right https://sqpn.com/2026/06/her-brain-told-her-she-was-dying-and-it-was-right/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107330 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.

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]]> full 18:54 Lifeline (SGA) https://sqpn.com/2026/06/lifeline-sga/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107376 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.

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]]> full 31:54 What Mary Knew; God’s Choices; Autism & Names in Afterlife; & More https://sqpn.com/2026/06/what-mary-knew-gods-choices-autism-more/ Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107370 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.

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]]> full 1:31:57 Apple Intelligence: Is It Really Here This Time? https://sqpn.com/2026/06/apple-intelligence-is-it-really-here-this-time/ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107388 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.

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]]> full 1:03:58 The Secrets of Dr. No https://sqpn.com/2026/06/the-secrets-of-dr-no/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107366 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.

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]]> full 1:05:15 Monarch, S2: Resonance https://sqpn.com/2026/06/monarch-s2-resonance/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107362 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."

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]]> full 45:38 Maul – Shadow Lord, Chapter 8: The Creeping Fear https://sqpn.com/2026/06/maul-shadow-lord-chapter-8-the-creeping-fear/ Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107358 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.

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]]> full 34:34 The Communicator (ENT) https://sqpn.com/2026/06/the-communicator-ent/ Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107343 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."

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]]> full 35:47 The Yellow Book That Outsold Everything but the Bible https://sqpn.com/2026/06/the-yellow-book-that-outsold-everything-but-the-bible/ Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107325 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.

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]]> full 1:15:48 Adrift (SGA) https://sqpn.com/2026/06/adrift-sga/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107315 A powerless Atlantis drifts toward an asteroid field with a dying leader aboard. In Stargate Atlantis S4E1 "Adrift," Lisa Jones, Jeff Haecker, and Victor Lams unpack a major cast shake-up and Emmy-nominated visual effects.

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]]> full 40:56 Pre-Sputnik Transients https://sqpn.com/2026/06/pre-sputnik-transients/ Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:00:00 +0000 https://sqpn.com/?p=107309 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.

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