April 2, 2005: Voices of the Dead - Brendan Cook & Barbara McBeath

Brendan Cook and Barbara McBeath of the Ghost Investigators Society join Art Bell to present voices-of-the-dead electronic voice phenomena recordings after Art's opening reflections on Pope John Paul II, rising oil prices, and Yucca Mountain nuclear waste data. He notes Goldman Sachs predictions that oil could reach $100 per barrel and concerns over falsified data at the nuclear waste project.

The GIS members explain their transition from analog tape to digital recording equipment, noting that EVP results have continued undiminished regardless of the recording medium. They present voices captured at the Inn on Capitol Hill in Salt Lake City, including a gruff male voice saying "very feisty" in apparent response to a discussion about a former resident's wife. Additional recordings from their own homes capture a woman with an English accent, a voice pleading "let me go," and another demanding "why can't they shut up."

Art and the investigators discuss the nature of these voices, considering whether they represent spirits trapped on earth, residual electromagnetic imprints, or communications from another dimension. The GIS emphasizes that their work is entirely self-funded, with no books, donations, or profit motive behind their research.