Secrets of Doctor Who
Hosted by Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin and Fr Chip Hines · SQPN, Inc.
4.7from 174 ratings
- 376
- Episodes
- 81
- Transcribed
- 174
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
About Secrets of Doctor Who
The Secrets of Doctor Who explores the ideas, themes, and deeper meanings behind Doctor Who across its history. Instead of simple recaps or reviews, each episode dives into storytelling, character arcs, symbolism, and the cultural and philosophical questions embedded in the series. From regeneration and identity to justice and hope, the show invites thoughtful conversation about what Doctor Who reveals about life, imagination, and the human experience. Whether you’re a longtime fan or new to the series, this podcast offers fresh insight into one of sci-fi’s most beloved universes.
- Publisher
- SQPN, Inc.
- Category
- fiction · tv & film · tv & film
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Aug 2018
- Latest episode
- 9 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
81 of 376 episodes have a transcript.
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Announcing Holy Troublemakers
Published 9 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I'll start with Saint Peter, a married fisherman from Bethsaida who walked off his boat one morning, denied his lord three times in a courtyard before sunrise, and died upside down in Rome. I take you to the places where it actually happened. The house in Capernaum, plastered floor to ceiling and covered in pilgrim graffiti in four languages, with a Byzantine church built right on top of it. The pagan shrine at Caesarea Philippi that people called the Gates of Hades, which is where Jesus asked, Who do you say that I am? The charcoal fire in the high priest's courtyard, where Peter got the answer wrong, and the second charcoal fire on a beach in Galilee, where Jesus asked him the same question three times. and you'll hear those fires. […]
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 127 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.5 / 5
- 47 ratings
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- 70
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 67
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Dom Bettinelli and Jimmy Akin and Fr Chip Hines host the show. Published by SQPN, Inc..
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