Episode 0159 · Apr 9, 1996 · 2h 44m
April 9, 1996: Open Lines - Freemen, Doom-and-Gloom News & Technology
Open lines move from the Montana Freemen and a run of doom-and-gloom news to computers, communications, and the accelerating pace of technology.
Art Bell and callers weigh political distrust against practical questions about how new tools are changing work and public life. The evening blends militia-era anxiety, predictions of social breakdown, and Art’s characteristic fascination with the technological future.
Art Bell and callers weigh political distrust against practical questions about how new tools are changing work and public life. The evening blends militia-era anxiety, predictions of social breakdown, and Art’s characteristic fascination with the technological future.