Russell Targ and Paul Smith discuss remote viewing from their backgrounds in the government's psychic espionage programs. Targ, a physicist who helped develop remote viewing protocols at SRI, explains the scientific methodology behind this trained psychic ability. Smith, a military remote viewer, shares his experiences in the operational unit conducting intelligence-gathering missions. The conversation examines how remote viewing works, training procedures, and the surprisingly consistent result...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 2001Ep. 727
Art Bell hosts physicist Russell Targ and military remote viewer Paul H. Smith , two pioneers of the government's psychic espionage program at Stanford Research Institute. Together they discuss the upcoming 2001 Remote Viewing Conference in Las Vegas and reveal details about the CIA-funded program that operated for over two decades at Fort Meade, Maryland. Targ and Smith explain how remote viewing works through non-local consciousness, describing how trained viewers can perceive distant targets ...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 2001Ep. 727
Art Bell hosts physicist Russell Targ and military remote viewer Paul H. Smith, two pioneers of the government's psychic espionage program at Stanford Research Institute. Together they discuss the upcoming 2001 Remote Viewing Conference in Las Vegas and reveal details about the CIA-funded program that operated for over two decades at Fort Meade, Maryland. Targ and Smith explain how remote viewing works through non-local consciousness, describing how trained viewers can perceive distant targets… ...
Nov 24, 2024•1 hr 17 min•Season 2001Ep. 727
Art Bell welcomes Reverend Bob Larson , an expert on cults, the occult, and the supernatural who has lectured in more than 80 countries. Larson presents audio clips from seven actual exorcisms performed in public conferences across America, each featuring disturbing voices and encounters with what he identifies as demonic entities. The discussion covers the nature of possession, how individuals become susceptible through generational curses, sexual abuse, substance use, and occult involvement. L...
Nov 23, 2024•2 hr 47 min•Season 2001Ep. 726
Art Bell welcomes Reverend Bob Larson, an expert on cults, the occult, and the supernatural who has lectured in more than 80 countries. Larson presents audio clips from seven actual exorcisms performed in public conferences across America, each featuring disturbing voices and encounters with what he identifies as demonic entities. The discussion covers the nature of possession, how individuals become susceptible through generational curses, sexual abuse, substance use, and occult involvement.… F...
Nov 23, 2024•2 hr 47 min•Season 2001Ep. 726
Art Bell welcomes back Matthew Alper , author of The God Part of the Brain, now in its fifth edition, following Newsweek's cover story validating his thesis that humans are neurologically wired for spiritual belief. Alper distinguishes between two separate brain mechanisms: a spiritual impulse seated in the frontal and parietal lobes that produces feelings of cosmic unity during meditation, and a religious impulse in the temporal lobe that drives adherence to doctrine, ritual behavior, and group...
Nov 22, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 2001Ep. 725
Art Bell welcomes back Matthew Alper, author of The God Part of the Brain, now in its fifth edition, following Newsweek's cover story validating his thesis that humans are neurologically wired for spiritual belief. Alper distinguishes between two separate brain mechanisms: a spiritual impulse seated in the frontal and parietal lobes that produces feelings of cosmic unity during meditation, and a religious impulse in the temporal lobe that drives adherence to doctrine, ritual behavior, and group…...
Nov 22, 2024•2 hr 2 min•Season 2001Ep. 725
Art Bell hosts Dr. David Livingston , whose doctoral dissertation examined the business prospects of space tourism, for a discussion on the future of commercial spaceflight in the wake of Dennis Tito's historic trip to the International Space Station. Livingston recounts how his research journey began after discovering Richard C. Hoagland 's work, leading him to propose a space tourism dissertation that was nearly rejected by his conservative business school and only approved by a single vote. L...
Nov 21, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Season 2001Ep. 724
Art Bell hosts Dr. David Livingston, whose doctoral dissertation examined the business prospects of space tourism, for a discussion on the future of commercial spaceflight in the wake of Dennis Tito's historic trip to the International Space Station. Livingston recounts how his research journey began after discovering Richard C. Hoagland's work, leading him to propose a space tourism dissertation that was nearly rejected by his conservative business school and only approved by a single vote.… Fu...
Nov 21, 2024•2 hr 53 min•Season 2001Ep. 724
Art Bell speaks with Michael Heiser , a doctoral candidate specializing in divine beings in ancient Semitic texts, about the intersection of ufology, theology, and ancient languages. Heiser presents his novel The Facade, which explores what would happen if intelligent extraterrestrial life were revealed to mainstream Western religions, and argues that the Hebrew Bible contains a divine council of multiple beings beneath a singular supreme God. Heiser challenges Zecharia Sitchin 's translations o...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2001Ep. 723
Art Bell speaks with Michael Heiser, a doctoral candidate specializing in divine beings in ancient Semitic texts, about the intersection of ufology, theology, and ancient languages. Heiser presents his novel The Facade, which explores what would happen if intelligent extraterrestrial life were revealed to mainstream Western religions, and argues that the Hebrew Bible contains a divine council of multiple beings beneath a singular supreme God. Heiser challenges Zecharia Sitchin's translations of…...
Nov 20, 2024•1 hr 10 min•Season 2001Ep. 723
Art Bell interviews Kent Walker , author of the national bestseller Son of a Grifter, about growing up with one of America's most notorious con artists. Walker describes how his mother, Sante Kimes, trained him to shoplift at age six, stole cars from dealerships, committed at least twelve arsons for insurance money, and was convicted of enslaving household workers through intimidation and locked doors. Walker recounts how his mother possessed extraordinary intelligence and charisma, could fool l...
Nov 19, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 722
Art Bell interviews Kent Walker, author of the national bestseller Son of a Grifter, about growing up with one of America's most notorious con artists. Walker describes how his mother, Sante Kimes, trained him to shoplift at age six, stole cars from dealerships, committed at least twelve arsons for insurance money, and was convicted of enslaving household workers through intimidation and locked doors. Walker recounts how his mother possessed extraordinary intelligence and charisma, could fool… F...
Nov 19, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 722
Art Bell welcomes brain researcher Neil Slade for a wide-ranging discussion on the untapped potential of the human brain. The conversation centers on an extraordinary video of a Taoist physician in Indonesia known as "Dynamo Jack," who generates electricity from his own body, delivers shocks to a film crew, and sets a newspaper ablaze using only the energy from his hands. Slade explains how the amygdala and focused mental training allow individuals to harness incredible abilities, drawing parall...
Nov 18, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 721
Art Bell welcomes brain researcher Neil Slade for a wide-ranging discussion on the untapped potential of the human brain. The conversation centers on an extraordinary video of a Taoist physician in Indonesia known as "Dynamo Jack," who generates electricity from his own body, delivers shocks to a film crew, and sets a newspaper ablaze using only the energy from his hands. Slade explains how the amygdala and focused mental training allow individuals to harness incredible abilities, drawing… Full ...
Nov 18, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 721
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Patch Adams , the physician and social activist whose life inspired the Robin Williams film, for a wide-ranging conversation about health care, compassion, and American society. Adams, founder of the Gesundheit Institute, describes his 30-year mission to provide free medical care and his plan to build a full-scale hospital in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, where doctors and nurses would work for $3,000 a year. Adams shares his personal history, from growing up on army ba...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 2001Ep. 720
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Patch Adams, the physician and social activist whose life inspired the Robin Williams film, for a wide-ranging conversation about health care, compassion, and American society. Adams, founder of the Gesundheit Institute, describes his 30-year mission to provide free medical care and his plan to build a full-scale hospital in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, where doctors and nurses would work for $3,000 a year. Adams shares his personal history, from growing up on army… Fu...
Nov 17, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Season 2001Ep. 720
Art Bell welcomes journalist Leslie Keane, who reports on a new study by retired NASA scientist Richard Haynes documenting over 100 cases where pilot UFO sightings affected aviation safety. TWA Captain Phil Schultz described a round silver craft with portholes that descended from above and nearly collided with his aircraft in 1981, writing "spaceship" in his official report. Keane discusses the systemic ridicule that prevents pilots from reporting encounters and the resistance she faces publishi...
Nov 16, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 719
Art Bell welcomes journalist Leslie Keane, who reports on a new study by retired NASA scientist Richard Haynes documenting over 100 cases where pilot UFO sightings affected aviation safety. TWA Captain Phil Schultz described a round silver craft with portholes that descended from above and nearly collided with his aircraft in 1981, writing "spaceship" in his official report. Keane discusses the systemic ridicule that prevents pilots from reporting encounters and the resistance she faces… Full sh...
Nov 16, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 719
Art Bell welcomes Reverend Howard Storm , a former atheist and art professor who describes his harrowing near-death experience during a medical emergency in Paris in 1985. After a perforation in his small intestine went untreated for hours in a French hospital with no surgeon available, Storm found himself standing beside his own body, feeling more alive than ever, with heightened senses and full physical presence. Shadowy beings in a dim hallway beckoned him to follow, leading him on what felt ...
Nov 15, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Season 2001Ep. 718
Art Bell welcomes Reverend Howard Storm, a former atheist and art professor who describes his harrowing near-death experience during a medical emergency in Paris in 1985. After a perforation in his small intestine went untreated for hours in a French hospital with no surgeon available, Storm found himself standing beside his own body, feeling more alive than ever, with heightened senses and full physical presence. Shadowy beings in a dim hallway beckoned him to follow, leading him on what felt… ...
Nov 15, 2024•2 hr 52 min•Season 2001Ep. 718
Art Bell welcomes Professor Peter D. Ward , a geological sciences professor at the University of Washington, to discuss his book Rivers in Time and the search for clues to Earth's mass extinctions. Ward presents evidence from ice core records showing that catastrophic climate shifts can occur in as little as ten years, with the potential to plunge Europe into a devastating ice age through disruption of Atlantic Ocean circulation patterns. Ward explains how global warming could paradoxically trig...
Nov 14, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Season 2001Ep. 717
Art Bell welcomes Professor Peter D. Ward, a geological sciences professor at the University of Washington, to discuss his book Rivers in Time and the search for clues to Earth's mass extinctions. Ward presents evidence from ice core records showing that catastrophic climate shifts can occur in as little as ten years, with the potential to plunge Europe into a devastating ice age through disruption of Atlantic Ocean circulation patterns. Ward explains how global warming could paradoxically… Full...
Nov 14, 2024•2 hr 54 min•Season 2001Ep. 717
Art Bell welcomes Richard C. Hoagland for an update on the mysterious events unfolding in Antarctica, including the strange rescue flight from the South Pole and the revelation that the NSA has maintained a presence on the continent for decades. Hoagland also discusses the Dennis Tito space tourism controversy, NASA's resistance to civilian access, and the suspicious simultaneous crash of all space station computers just before Tito's arrival. The conversation turns to the Mars Odyssey spacecraf...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 716
Art Bell welcomes Richard C. Hoagland for an update on the mysterious events unfolding in Antarctica, including the strange rescue flight from the South Pole and the revelation that the NSA has maintained a presence on the continent for decades. Hoagland also discusses the Dennis Tito space tourism controversy, NASA's resistance to civilian access, and the suspicious simultaneous crash of all space station computers just before Tito's arrival. The conversation turns to the Mars Odyssey… Full sho...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 716
Alan Mesher discusses psychic healing techniques before Richard C. Hoagland provides updates on Antarctica and Mars. Mesher explains methodologies for channeling healing energy and the mind-body connection in alternative therapeutic approaches. The conversation explores documented cases of psychic healing and scientific attempts to measure these phenomena. Hoagland continues tracking mysterious Antarctic activities and analyzes new Mars imagery. The discussion connects ancient knowledge about hu...
Nov 13, 2024•2 hr 51 min•Season 2001Ep. 716
Art Bell hosts Dr. Scott Mandelker and David Wilcock for an expansive discussion on what they call the Time of Global Shift. Wilcock presents data showing a 230 percent increase in the sun's magnetic field strength since 1901, a 500 percent rise in worldwide volcanic activity since 1875, and a 400 percent increase in significant earthquakes since the mid-1970s. The guests connect these physical changes to the Bermuda Triangle and its Pacific counterpart, the Devil's Triangle off Japan, arguing t...
Nov 12, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Season 2001Ep. 715
Art Bell hosts Dr. Scott Mandelker and David Wilcock for an expansive discussion on what they call the Time of Global Shift. Wilcock presents data showing a 230 percent increase in the sun's magnetic field strength since 1901, a 500 percent rise in worldwide volcanic activity since 1875, and a 400 percent increase in significant earthquakes since the mid-1970s. The guests connect these physical changes to the Bermuda Triangle and its Pacific counterpart, the Devil's Triangle off Japan, arguing… ...
Nov 12, 2024•2 hr 48 min•Season 2001Ep. 715
Art Bell brings back Richard C. Hoagland for a focused discussion on the deepening mystery surrounding Antarctica's Lake Vostok. A former Navy radio operator who served at McMurdo in the early 1970s writes in to confirm that winter crew illness is essentially unheard of, casting doubt on official explanations for the emergency medical evacuations. Hoagland reveals that Raytheon's general manager has confirmed two American personnel are in critical but stable condition at Christchurch Hospital in...
Nov 11, 2024•20 min•Season 2001Ep. 714
Art Bell brings back Richard C. Hoagland for a focused discussion on the deepening mystery surrounding Antarctica's Lake Vostok. A former Navy radio operator who served at McMurdo in the early 1970s writes in to confirm that winter crew illness is essentially unheard of, casting doubt on official explanations for the emergency medical evacuations. Hoagland reveals that Raytheon's general manager has confirmed two American personnel are in critical but stable condition at Christchurch Hospital… F...
Nov 11, 2024•20 min•Season 2001Ep. 714
