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Episode thumbnail for October 18, 1996: Exorcism - Father Malachi Martin
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October 18, 1996: Exorcism - Father Malachi Martin

Oct 18, 1996
3h 22m

The defining Martin appearance lays out his account of exorcism and possession in sustained detail. It is the strongest listener-backed entry in the collection.

Father Malachi Martin, ex-Jesuit priest and former advisor to three popes, joins Art Bell for a sprawling conversation about the reality of demonic possession and the rituals used to combat it. Drawing on decades of performing exorcisms, Martin describes the process in chilling detail, from the initial psychiatric s...
Episode thumbnail for May 4, 1998: Vatican Murders - Father Malachi Martin
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May 4, 1998: Vatican Murders - Father Malachi Martin

May 4, 1998
2h 25m

Martin turns from individual possession to alleged intrigue inside the Vatican. The episode broadens his archive presence into institutional secrecy and Church politics.

Art Bell welcomes Father Malachi Martin to discuss the brutal murder of exorcist Father Alfred Kunz, found with his throat slashed in Wisconsin in what Martin identifies as a Satanist-inflicted killing. Martin reports a 750 percent increase in demonic possession cases since the early 1970s, including disturbing new...
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July 11, 1997: Exorcism - Father Malachi Martin

Jul 11, 1997
3h 2m

This return lets Art revisit Martin's exorcism claims after listeners had absorbed the earlier broadcasts. Its repeat engagement makes it a central follow-up.

Art Bell welcomes Father Malachi Martin, the renowned Catholic priest, author, and former Jesuit who served as advisor to two popes. Fr. Martin shares the remarkable story of his journey from Ireland to the Vatican, his work on the Dead Sea Scrolls, and the unusual arrangement by which Pope Paul VI granted him a rar...
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April 4, 1997: Exorcism - Father Malachi Martin

Apr 4, 1997
3h 9m

The April 1997 conversation deepens Martin's description of possession, ritual, and spiritual danger. It is one of the archive's most replayed occult broadcasts.

Father Malachi Martin, an Irish-born Jesuit who advised two popes and performed exorcisms for three decades, delivers one of the most harrowing accounts of spiritual warfare ever broadcast. Speaking from his Manhattan apartment, Martin describes his rigorous Jesuit training, his path to the Vatican, and the terrifyi...
Episode thumbnail for November 15, 1996: Exorcism & Remote Viewing - Father Malachi Martin & Ed Dames
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November 15, 1996: Exorcism & Remote Viewing - Father Malachi Martin & Ed Dames

Nov 15, 1996
3h 3m

Pairing Martin with Ed Dames creates an unusual bridge between spiritual warfare and psychic-intelligence claims. The contrast makes it distinct from the other exorcism programs.

Father Malachi Martin, the 76-year-old former Jesuit and Vatican insider, returns to discuss the passing of Cardinal Bernardin, the political pressures facing Pope John Paul II, and the internal battles over the future of the Catholic Church. Art Bell then engineers a remarkable meeting of minds by bringing Major Ed...

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