WHO394: A metal scarce planet, a metal-rich one, and a dictator. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this 4th Doctor and Romana story, especially the humor and clever wordplay, the problematic creature design, and economic themes..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:* Leave us a review on...

WHO393: The 8th Doctor in dystopia. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this story of an Orwellian society, memory manipulation, state-enforced happiness, manipulated rebellion, and a twist that could only occur in an audio story..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:* Leave us a review on...

WHO392: 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..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at...

WHO391: The 5th Doctor encounters psychic snails and a human colony on the edge of extinction. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss Turlough’s evolution from whiny traitor to capable companion; the destruction of the Tardis; and the Doctor’s moral stance on intervening in human history..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

WHO390: Romana and the 4th Doctor in Paris! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this Parisian romp that featured excellent guest stars and light-hearted, witty dialogue with some very timey-wimey elements..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:* Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * You...

WHO389: The 3rd Doctor in a Welsh coal mine! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this story of AI run amok, environmental disaster, and corporate corruption, plus a Companion leaves and we get the first female Doctor?.Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:* Leave us a review on Apple...

WHO388: The 2nd Doctor and the Ice Warriors. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this story of an invasion via the Moon and themes of hubris and overreliance on technology; redemption for prior cowardice and treason; and dynamic between Jamie and Zoe..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:*...

WHO387: The 11th Doctor and Kazran Sardik caught up in the a giant tree. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this audio story featuring a colossal tree in space, acidic sap, space insects, and human castaways making a most odd ecology..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:* Leave us a...

WHO386: The 1st Doctor and Stephen end up in the midst of France’s Wars of Religion. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the religious background of the Catholics and Huguenots; the significance of the Doctor’s double; and how the story ended up as audio-only..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...

WHO385: The 4th Doctor and a regenerated Romana return to Skaro. Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the conundrum of getting caught between two robot-like enemies and how their logic drives a stalemate and how self-sacrifice confounds them..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:* Leave us a...

WHO384: The 8th Doctor and Charley in the Divergent Universe! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss their encounter with the termite-like Kromon whose society has been modeled on a soulless corporate bureaucracy and the resistance to their tyranny by the normally peaceful C’Rizz, a new Companion..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at...

WHO383: Missy is back in this audio story as discussed by Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin. This is capricious and malevolent Missy, manipulating and exploiting others for personal profit, but also amusement in a cautionary tale of dehumanization and cruelty.Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...

WHO382: Six and Ten together! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this audio story that brings David Tennant and Colin Baker together to face the Weeping Angels and a possible bootstrap paradox with all the fun banter you’d expect..Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube.Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode:* Leave us a review on...

WHO381: Reenactment gone awry! Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss this 5th Doctor story of an ancient alien evil feeding off psychic energy in a small village, including parapsychological elements and the capacity for violence by otherwise reasonable people. . Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

WHO380: The 4th Doctor wraps up the Key to Time story. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss Romana I’s final appearance, the introduction of the Black Guardian; and the immoral illogic of mutually assured destruction. Get all new episodes automatically and for free:Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

WHO379: The Daleks want the planet! Dom Bettinelli and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this 3rd Doctor story and the themes of courage, survival, and self-sacrifice that are found throughout, as well as the warnings against glorifying war and violence. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...

WHO378: The 2nd Doctor takes on The Krotons! Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss this story of world where humans have been bred to be a fuel source for aliens, harvesting the most intelligent for their mental energy and how the Doctor almost accidentally ignites a rebellion. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at...

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WHO377: Does the 15th Doctor’s season finale provide a satisfying conclusion? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the resolution of the season-long story arcs and the connections to classic Who lore, plus lots of feedback and a farewell. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this...

WHO376: Who is Ruby? And who is the One Who Waits? Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the answer we get to one of those questions, as well as all the misdirections and dives into the deep lore of Doctor Who in this penultimate episode of the season. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

WHO375: On the latest episodes of the 15th Doctor, Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the cautionary tale of social media bubbles and class/race insularity as well as the Doctor’s jaunt in Regency England with an awkward, sudden relationship. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links...

WHO374: Ruby on her own. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the latest 15th Doctor-less Doctor Who story that touches upon the folk horror genre and spins up an intriguing mystery that be related to Ruby’s true identity. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...

WHO373: The 15th Doctor and Ruby land in a minefield. Dom Bettinelli, Jimmy Akin, and Fr. Cory Sticha discuss the stories complex attitude toward faith (both positive and negative) and the exploitation of war for profit as well as the mysterious actor who keeps showing up in different roles. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at...

WHO372: The 15th Doctor’s season begins and Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin discuss the first two episodes, discussing how this Doctor echoes and differs from the 9th; the building mystery of Ruby Sunday; and the potential for a big “Twist” in the season. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and subscribe on YouTube. Help us continue to offer the Secrets of Doctor Who. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give...