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StarQuest CEO Dom Bettinelli has a special message for listeners as we approach the Christmas season. We need to hear from you this Advent and Christmas at sqpn.com/give

I need to ask for your help, but first I want to thank you for listening to StarQuest and supporting our mission of exploring the intersection of faith and pop culture. Over the past five years–since 2018–StarQuest has grown by leaps and bounds, more than at any time in our previous 12 years. With more than a dozen programs and hundreds of thousands of listeners and viewers each month, we are able to bring the Gospel to the world in a unique and entertaining way. This summer, we marked the 5th anniversary of our most popular show, Jimmy Akin’s Mysterious World, whose success is emblematic of StarQuest’s own growth. The show has grown beyond its beginnings as an audio podcast to include a video version that adds so much more to the experience of the program. This is because we’ve been able to hire the talented video editors at Oasis Studio 7, John and Jessica Beyer, a young couple whose talents have been placed at the service of the Gospel. Your donations make that possible. We want to bring video to even more of our shows to reach the growing YouTube audience and to bring video to other platforms like Spotify and Rumble. We have plans for even more shows covering areas like sacred art, history, and books, as well as more entertainment franchises whose themes resonate with the truth, goodness, and beauty found in Revelation. Your gift will make this a reality. If you value StarQuest, we need to hear from you now. If you’re not yet one of our monthly patrons, please become one. And if you’re already a patron, please consider increasing your monthly donation. There are many special patron benefits we’d like to give you, and you can learn about them by going to SQPN.com/give and clicking “Become a Patron.” Your support at this time is crucial. This is because, over time, non-profits like StarQuest need to have new and existing donors step up to provide support that used to be provided by donors who have died or encountered difficulties. That’s why it’s very important that we hear from you. God bless you, and please go to SQPN.com/give today.

RTB198: Join Dom and Melanie as they discuss their kids seeing real fireworks for the first time; their latest homeowner challenges; a better Taco Bell Mexican pizza; Sanderson and Butcher novels; Nick Fury’s return; and a special announcement about the podcast. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Adventure Kit Sale Opt – InventrKits * Taco Bell Mexican Pizza Remake – Kent Rollins * Pressure Cooker Mexican Pork Stew With Summer Vegetables – DadCooksDinner * The Aeronaut’s Windlass: The Cinder Spires, Book 1, by Jim Butcher * Mistborn Trilogy Boxed Set: The Final Empire, The Well of Ascension, The Hero of Ages by Brandon Sanderson * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB197: On Sunday, St. Paul declared us “enemies” of Christ who yet died for our sins, so Dom and Melanie unpack the enormity of that truth, and discuss this week’s message of mission. Plus a good recipe that failed to win over the kids, more homeowner woes, and books and TV. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Caramelized Pork with Orange and Sage Recipe * Extraction 2 | Netflix * Mrs. Davis | Peacock * A Tale of Time City, by Diana Wynne Jones * Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians, by Brandon Sanderson * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB196: The story of a Eucharistic miracle gives new insight into the Feast of Corpus Christi for Dom and Melanie, who also discuss a book by a Japanese Christian; a new Bond-like spy series; Midway; two quick chicken recipes; and red skies. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Instant Pot Chicken Cacciatore Recipe * Sticky Coconut Chicken and Rice recipe * The Eagle’s Claw: A Novel of the Battle of Midway, by Jeff Shaara * Project Hail Mary, by Andy Weir * Silence and Beauty: Hidden Faith Born of Suffering, by Makoto Fujimura * National Eucharistic Revival: A Grassroots Response to God’s Invitation * Possible Eucharistic Miracle In Connecticut Under Vatican Investigation | Franciscan Media * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB195: In yet another cooking mishap, Dom got a face full of a fireball, but he’s okay. He and Melanie discuss what else they’ve been cooking: some new shows and old movies they’re watching, new and old books they’ve read, and a Trinity Sunday homily that doesn’t stray into accidental heresy. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Gentian Hill, by Elizabeth Goudge * Tom Clancy Flash Point, by Don Bentley * Rosticciana (Tuscan Grilled Pork Ribs) | Cook’s Illustrated Recipe * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB194: An amazing trilingual Pentecost Mass shakes the rafters of Dom and Melanie’s parish church and leave them in awe of its beauty; the kids are taking karate; Melanie loves CODA while Dom loves Babylon 5; and together they love Thai grilled pork skewers. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Thai Grilled Pork Skewers (Moo Ping) Recipe * CODA — Official Trailer | Apple TV+ – YouTube * Fugitive Telemetry (The Murderbot Diaries Book 6), by Martha Wells * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB193: Their oldest turning 17 and getting a senior citizen discount combine to make Dom feel old. Meanwhile, Melanie has found her new favorite novel. Plus they reflect on the news of the passing of a good man as well as the quite grounded First Communion homily at Mass this week. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Easy Mahi Mahi Recipe with Lemon Garlic Sauce – The Forked Spoon * Otafuku Okonomiyaki Flour * Network Effect (Murderbot #5), by Mary Wells * The Scent of Water, by Elizabeth Goudge * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB192: After a weekend with Scouts learning about wilderness search and rescue, including bloodhounds, Dom and Melanie talk about Pillsbury biscuit donuts, the books The Last Green Valley and Game of Kings, and the movies Dungeons & Dragons, Howl’s Moving Castle, and the classic Cinderella. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * The Last Green Valley: A Novel, by Mark Sullivan * The Game of Kings: Book One in the Legendary Lymond Chronicles, by Dorothy Dunnet * Ted Kooser – Wikipedia * Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves * Howl’s Moving Castle * Cinderella * Grilled Chicken Fajitas with Cilantro-Lime Sour Cream | Cook’s Country Recipe * Spiced-Sugar Doughnuts Recipe – Pillsbury.com * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB191: Are novels frivolous? Dom and Melanie discuss an essay that argues that fiction is vital to creating understanding and empathy and return mystery to our lives. Plus, an anti-Narnia children’s book, the new series Silo, and an easy BBQ beef sandwich recipe. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Is Reading Fiction a Waste of Time by Kathleen A. Mulhern * Yucatan-Style Chicken, Lime, And Orzo Soup * EASY BBQ Beef Sandwiches – YouTube * The Wonder (2022) * The Quiet Girl (2022) * Ghosted (AppleTV+) * Silo (AppleTV+) * Elidor, by Alan Garner * Star Trek: Strange New Worlds: The High Country * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB190: How much should a family of 7 spend on food? Dom and Melanie discuss their menu planning and food budgeting; discuss how art is a response to trauma and how the art of Kintsugi compares to the wounds of Christ; and talk about how we all journey on the road to Emmaus. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * Moroccan Chicken Skewers * USDA Food Plans: Cost of Food Reports (monthly reports) | Food and Nutrition Service * Fujimura & Gioia: “Can Beauty Save the World” – YouTube * An Army at Dawn: The War in North Africa (1942-1943): The Liberation Trilogy, Volume 1, by Rick Atkinson * Stone Book Quartet (Harper Perennial Modern Classics), by Alan Garner * Reynard’s Tale: A Story of Love and Mischief, by Ben Hatke * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.

RTB189: With a brief glimpse of summer weather, Dom and Melanie went on a brief adventure to Cape Cod and a military cemetery; visit with family for Easter and Divine Mercy; discuss Wakanda Forever; and talk about not-so-doubting Thomas. Get all new episodes automatically and for free: Follow by Email | Listen to this episode and follow at YouTube. Help us continue to offer Raising the Betts. Won’t you make a pledge at SQPN.com/give today? Links for this episode: * The Whispering Knights, by Penelope Lively * Tom’s Midnight Garden, by Philippa Pearce * Velvet Pound Cake Recipe | King Arthur Baking * Cherry Almond Pound Cake – Katie’s Cucina * Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! * Melanie’s blog: The Wine-Dark Sea * Dom’s blog: Bettnet * Join the conversation at the StarQuest Facebook page. * Send us your feedback or comments at [email protected] * Be part of the StarQuest Discord community at SQPN.com/discord Want to Sponsor A Show? Support StarQuest’s mission to explore the intersection of faith and pop culture by becoming a named sponsor of the show of your choice on the StarQuest network. Click to get started or find out more.