December 19, 2004: Predictions for 2005 - Part 1
Callers then begin registering numbered predictions for 2005. Contributions range from 100,000 additional troops in Iraq to a free energy breakthrough, from the death of Johnny Carson to a major earthquake west of Los Angeles in August. Art presses each caller on whether their prediction comes from a genuine psychic center or is merely a political opinion disguised as prophecy, rejecting several entries that fail his standard.
The predictions grow darker as the night progresses. An Israeli strike on Iran triggering wider war, a Bigfoot discovery in Alaska, a Chernobyl-style meltdown near Cleveland, and a semi-truck explosion in a major city all find their way into the Bell Family Vault. Art reflects on why nearly all predictions skew negative, drawing a parallel to the relentless negativity of mainstream news coverage.
Key Moments
Red Sox World Series prediction nailed: Reviewing 2004 predictions, Art celebrates a listener who correctly predicted the Red Sox would win the World Series, breaking the 86-year curse.
Caller dreams of coordinated April terrorist attack: A Canadian caller predicts a coordinated April 2005 terrorist attack on five or more major U.S. and Canadian cities during early-morning rush hour, based on recurring vivid dreams.
Art on his own precognitive experience: Art shares that he had one profound precognitive experience in his life, citing it as proof that humans can occasionally know the future, validating the predictions tradition.
Caller predicts Russian invasion of Alaska: A Washington State caller predicts Russia will invade Alaska in 2005, followed by a submarine cruise-missile attack on the East Coast and a Chinese ground push from Mexico - Art pushes back hard, calling it World War III.
Caller warns of forced microchip implantation: A caller predicts a manufactured food-security crisis along the Canamex corridor will force Americans to accept VeriChip implants approved by the FDA, citing slave-labor implantation already underway in China.