Art Bell interviews a former U.S. Navy submarine communications officer, identified only as " Officer X ," who reveals a harrowing incident from his time aboard the USS Ulysses S. Grant during the Libya crisis of the 1980s. When a series of equipment failures cut all communications for six hours at DEFCON 3, the crew found themselves unable to confirm whether nuclear war had begun. Officer X describes how the navigation officer, convinced the worst had happened, began rallying crew members towar...
Dec 08, 2023•2 hr 40 min•Season 1997Ep. 322
Art Bell interviews a former U.S. Navy submarine communications officer, identified only as "Officer X," who reveals a harrowing incident from his time aboard the USS Ulysses S. Grant during the Libya crisis of the 1980s. When a series of equipment failures cut all communications for six hours at DEFCON 3, the crew found themselves unable to confirm whether nuclear war had begun. Officer X describes how the navigation officer, convinced the worst had happened, began rallying crew members toward…...
Dec 08, 2023•2 hr 40 min•Season 1997Ep. 322
Art Bell opens the phone lines with a twist, dedicating a special "weird person line" to finding the strangest caller in America. The idea comes after Strange Universe invites him to judge their upcoming weird person contest, and Art wastes no time testing the waters with his own audience. The results do not disappoint. Callers include a man who manufactures and sells orgasm machines as a legitimate business, a collector who keeps a coffee can full of celebrity toenails and once followed a singl...
Dec 07, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Season 1997Ep. 321
Art Bell opens the phone lines with a twist, dedicating a special "weird person line" to finding the strangest caller in America. The idea comes after Strange Universe invites him to judge their upcoming weird person contest, and Art wastes no time testing the waters with his own audience. The results do not disappoint. Callers include a man who manufactures and sells orgasm machines as a legitimate business, a collector who keeps a coffee can full of celebrity toenails and once followed a… Full...
Dec 07, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Season 1997Ep. 321
Art Bell returns from an 18-day journey through Greece, the Greek islands, Israel, Rome, and Egypt, dedicating the broadcast to recounting his extraordinary experiences. The centerpiece is his visit to Giza, where Director of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass granted him unrestricted access to the entire plateau, including areas normally closed to visitors. Art describes watching a single worker split a five-ton granite block with only a sledgehammer in two minutes, which Hawass presented as proof of ...
Dec 07, 2023•48 min•Season 1997Ep. 320
Art Bell returns from an 18-day journey through Greece, the Greek islands, Israel, Rome, and Egypt, dedicating the broadcast to recounting his extraordinary experiences. The centerpiece is his visit to Giza, where Director of Antiquities Dr. Zahi Hawass granted him unrestricted access to the entire plateau, including areas normally closed to visitors. Art describes watching a single worker split a five-ton granite block with only a sledgehammer in two minutes, which Hawass presented as proof of…...
Dec 07, 2023•48 min•Season 1997Ep. 320
Art Bell sits down with physicist Bob Lazar and his longtime friend Gene Huff for a rare and detailed interview about Lazar's work back-engineering extraterrestrial craft at a facility called S-4, located roughly 15 miles south of Area 51 in the Nevada desert. Lazar recounts how a chance meeting with Edward Teller at Los Alamos National Laboratory eventually led to his recruitment for the classified project. Lazar describes the extensive security protocols he encountered, including signing away ...
Dec 06, 2023•2 hr 42 min•Season 1997Ep. 319
Art Bell sits down with physicist Bob Lazar and his longtime friend Gene Huff for a rare and detailed interview about Lazar's work back-engineering extraterrestrial craft at a facility called S4, located roughly 15 miles south of Area 51 in the Nevada desert. Lazar recounts how a chance meeting with Edward Teller at Los Alamos National Laboratory eventually led to his recruitment for the classified project. Lazar describes the extensive security protocols he encountered, including signing away… ...
Dec 06, 2023•2 hr 42 min•Season 1997Ep. 319
Art Bell speaks with bestselling author Guy Finley about what Finley calls the "intimate enemy," the internal psychological nature that keeps people trapped in cycles of reactive behavior. Finley, raised in a Hollywood show business family, describes how witnessing unhappiness among the wealthy and famous launched his lifelong study of self-development and higher consciousness. The conversation becomes a spirited philosophical debate as Art pushes back against Finley's position that anger is alw...
Dec 05, 2023•3 hr 4 min•Season 1997Ep. 318
Art Bell speaks with bestselling author Guy Finley about what Finley calls the "intimate enemy," the internal psychological nature that keeps people trapped in cycles of reactive behavior. Finley, raised in a Hollywood show business family, describes how witnessing unhappiness among the wealthy and famous launched his lifelong study of self-development and higher consciousness. The conversation becomes a spirited philosophical debate as Art pushes back against Finley's position that anger is… Fu...
Dec 05, 2023•3 hr 4 min•Season 1997Ep. 318
Guy Finley shares transformative insights from the Life of Learning Foundation about personal growth, spiritual development, and the journey toward higher consciousness. His practical approach to spirituality emphasizes direct experience over intellectual understanding, providing tools for personal transformation that anyone can apply. Finley discusses the psychological barriers that prevent people from realizing their true potential and the specific techniques that can help overcome limiting be...
Dec 05, 2023•3 hr 4 min•Season 1997Ep. 318
Art Bell hosts theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku of the City University of New York for a far-reaching conversation about the scientific breakthroughs awaiting humanity over the next century. Drawing from interviews with 150 top scientists, including six Nobel laureates, Kaku outlines coming revolutions in genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, and space exploration. Kaku describes the recent isolation of genes linked to cellular aging, including telomerase, and predicts that within 2...
Dec 04, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Season 1997Ep. 317
Art Bell hosts theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku of the City University of New York for a far-reaching conversation about the scientific breakthroughs awaiting humanity over the next century. Drawing from interviews with 150 top scientists, including six Nobel laureates, Kaku outlines coming revolutions in genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, and space exploration. Kaku describes the recent isolation of genes linked to cellular aging, including telomerase, and predicts that within… ...
Dec 04, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Season 1997Ep. 317
Art Bell welcomes reverse speech researcher David John Oates , calling in from Anchorage, Alaska, for an evening of startling audio reversals found hidden in human speech. Oates explains his theory that the brain constructs two simultaneous messages when speaking: one forward from the conscious mind, and one in reverse from the unconscious. The session features reversals from public figures including Mike Tyson, whose apology after the ear-biting incident yields a childlike phrase a caller later...
Dec 03, 2023•2 hr 42 min•Season 1997Ep. 316
Art Bell welcomes reverse speech researcher David John Oates, calling in from Anchorage, Alaska, for an evening of startling audio reversals found hidden in human speech. Oates explains his theory that the brain constructs two simultaneous messages when speaking: one forward from the conscious mind, and one in reverse from the unconscious. The session features reversals from public figures including Mike Tyson, whose apology after the ear-biting incident yields a childlike phrase a caller later…...
Dec 03, 2023•2 hr 42 min•Season 1997Ep. 316
Art Bell welcomes filmmaker and documentarian Boris Said for a revealing conversation about the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and his bitter falling out with the Schor Expedition. Said, the Emmy Award-winning producer of the NBC special The Mystery of the Sphinx, shares his theory that the Great Pyramid is not a tomb but a sophisticated scientific instrument tuned to the resonant frequency of the Earth itself. He describes sonic experiments conducted by NASA consultant Tom Danley inside the King's ...
Dec 02, 2023•2 hr 45 min•Season 1997Ep. 315
Art Bell welcomes filmmaker and documentarian Boris Said for a revealing conversation about the Great Pyramid, the Sphinx, and his bitter falling out with the Schor Expedition. Said, the Emmy Award-winning producer of the NBC special The Mystery of the Sphinx, shares his theory that the Great Pyramid is not a tomb but a sophisticated scientific instrument tuned to the resonant frequency of the Earth itself. He describes sonic experiments conducted by NASA consultant Tom Danley inside the King's…...
Dec 02, 2023•2 hr 45 min•Season 1997Ep. 315
Art Bell welcomes futurist Gordon Michael Scallion for his first appearance in over a year, along with open lines and updates on Dannion Brinkley 's worsening medical condition. Scallion recounts the traumatic 1979 event that launched his career as a visionary, when he lost his voice during a business presentation and began receiving vivid holographic visions of ancient cities, future catastrophes, and a mysterious female figure who told him he had entered the time stream. Scallion explains how ...
Dec 01, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Season 1997Ep. 314
Art Bell welcomes futurist Gordon Michael Scallion for his first appearance in over a year, along with open lines and updates on Dannion Brinkley's worsening medical condition. Scallion recounts the traumatic 1979 event that launched his career as a visionary, when he lost his voice during a business presentation and began receiving vivid holographic visions of ancient cities, future catastrophes, and a mysterious female figure who told him he had entered the time stream. Scallion explains how… ...
Dec 01, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Season 1997Ep. 314
Art Bell sits down with Major Ed Dames of PsyTech for a packed evening covering the Phoenix Lights, Comet Hale-Bopp, remote viewing, and dire predictions for the near future. Dames presents his controversial conclusion that the March 1997 Phoenix Lights were a laser-generated hoax orchestrated by a television network seeking ratings, claiming his remote viewers found no physical structure in the sky above the city. The conversation takes a darker turn as Dames outlines what his technical remote ...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 1997Ep. 313
Art Bell sits down with Major Ed Dames of PsyTech for a packed evening covering the Phoenix Lights, Comet Hale-Bopp, remote viewing, and dire predictions for the near future. Dames presents his controversial conclusion that the March 1997 Phoenix Lights were a laser-generated hoax orchestrated by a television network seeking ratings, claiming his remote viewers found no physical structure in the sky above the city. The conversation takes a darker turn as Dames outlines what his technical remote…...
Nov 30, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 1997Ep. 313
Art Bell welcomes medium James Van Praagh for a wide-ranging conversation about psychic ability, life after death, and communication with the spirit world. The episode opens with a replay of the previous night's extraordinary moment when a frantic Area 51 caller was cut off as the broadcast satellite lost Earth lock, an event GE AmeriCom confirmed had never occurred before. Van Praagh describes how his mediumistic abilities emerged in his early twenties and explains his work as a survival eviden...
Nov 29, 2023•2 hr 48 min•Season 1997Ep. 312
Art Bell welcomes medium James Van Praagh for a wide-ranging conversation about psychic ability, life after death, and communication with the spirit world. The episode opens with a replay of the previous night's extraordinary moment when a frantic Area 51 caller was cut off as the broadcast satellite lost Earth lock, an event GE AmeriCom confirmed had never occurred before. Van Praagh describes how his mediumistic abilities emerged in his early twenties and explains his work as a survival… Full ...
Nov 29, 2023•2 hr 48 min•Season 1997Ep. 312
Art Bell opens a special phone line for current and former Area 51 employees willing to share their secrets. The evening begins with a heartfelt hospital room interview with Dannion Brinkley , who describes his battle with three brain aneurysms and the healing power of prayer and love he received from listeners during his crisis. Callers on the Area 51 line deliver a range of extraordinary claims. One self-described former employee says he lived at the S4 facility and was ordered to disclose inf...
Nov 28, 2023•3 hr 15 min•Season 1997Ep. 311
Art Bell opens a special phone line for current and former Area 51 employees willing to share their secrets. The evening begins with a heartfelt hospital room interview with Dannion Brinkley, who describes his battle with three brain aneurysms and the healing power of prayer and love he received from listeners during his crisis. Callers on the Area 51 line deliver a range of extraordinary claims. One self-described former employee says he lived at the S4 facility and was ordered to disclose… Ful...
Nov 28, 2023•3 hr 15 min•Season 1997Ep. 311
Art Bell opens with encouraging news that Dannion Brinkley 's three brain aneurysms have stopped bleeding and surgery may no longer be necessary. He credits the prayers of listeners and discusses CNN's recent reporting on the power of prayer, noting that placebos work 70 to 90 percent of the time through faith alone. Art also announces that his book " The Quickening " has debuted at number 22 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and number six on the business list. Callers respond to...
Nov 27, 2023•2 hr 55 min•Season 1997Ep. 310
Art Bell opens with encouraging news that Dannion Brinkley's three brain aneurysms have stopped bleeding and surgery may no longer be necessary. He credits the prayers of listeners and discusses CNN's recent reporting on the power of prayer, noting that placebos work 70 to 90 percent of the time through faith alone. Art also announces that his book "The Quickening" has debuted at number 22 on the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list and number six on the business list. Callers respond to… F...
Nov 27, 2023•2 hr 55 min•Season 1997Ep. 310
Art Bell assembles a panel to examine new evidence connecting Roswell to modern technology. Linda Moulton Howe reports on a former Bell Labs consultant who claims the transistor was not invented through normal research but was back-engineered from technology recovered at the 1947 Roswell crash site. The consultant asserts the Army delivered alien switching devices made of silicon and arsenic to Bell Labs in September 1947 and that a cover story was manufactured under President Truman's orders. T...
Nov 26, 2023•2 hr 48 min•Season 1997Ep. 309
Art Bell assembles a panel to examine new evidence connecting Roswell to modern technology. Linda Moulton Howe reports on a former Bell Labs consultant who claims the transistor was not invented through normal research but was back-engineered from technology recovered at the 1947 Roswell crash site. The consultant asserts the Army delivered alien switching devices made of silicon and arsenic to Bell Labs in September 1947 and that a cover story was manufactured under President Truman's orders.… ...
Nov 26, 2023•2 hr 48 min•Season 1997Ep. 309
Art Bell welcomes back engineer and author Albert Taylor , whose book "Soul Traveler" is being developed into a feature film by four major studios. Taylor, who helped design the stealth fighter, the B-1 bomber, and components for the International Space Station, describes his lifelong out-of-body experiences and explains how sleep paralysis serves as a gateway to conscious soul travel. He offers practical techniques for listeners struggling to break through the fear barrier. Taylor describes ver...
Nov 25, 2023•2 hr 55 min•Season 1997Ep. 308
