November 27, 2015: Open Lines - Anything Goes
Nov 27, 2015
2h 21m
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Art Bell opens with breaking news about fast radio bursts detected at the Parkes Radio Telescope in Australia, including an unprecedented double signal that astronomers compare to the famous Wow signal. He discusses the potential for extraterrestrial origins and notes this is the second major discovery within a month, following the ongoing mystery of Tabby's Star.
Before taking calls, Art addresses the shooting incident and death threat targeting him and his family at his desert studio, describing three separate events since October that have disrupted his broadcasts. He also covers the Chicago police shooting controversy, the Blue Origin rocket landing, and a dome-shaped anomaly photographed on Mars. The open lines segment features four special caller categories: weird addictions, people who hate Art Bell, soulless individuals, and shape-shifters.
Callers share a range of stories, from post-apocalyptic obsessions and Dungeons and Dragons addiction to a man in Japan collecting thousands of photos of an idol singer. A caller from Switzerland discusses the Australian signal, a Virginia ham radio enthusiast shares remote viewing memories from the fax era, and a caller from Tokyo describes his vintage video game collection. The night closes with continued speculation about the newly detected radio bursts.
Before taking calls, Art addresses the shooting incident and death threat targeting him and his family at his desert studio, describing three separate events since October that have disrupted his broadcasts. He also covers the Chicago police shooting controversy, the Blue Origin rocket landing, and a dome-shaped anomaly photographed on Mars. The open lines segment features four special caller categories: weird addictions, people who hate Art Bell, soulless individuals, and shape-shifters.
Callers share a range of stories, from post-apocalyptic obsessions and Dungeons and Dragons addiction to a man in Japan collecting thousands of photos of an idol singer. A caller from Switzerland discusses the Australian signal, a Virginia ham radio enthusiast shares remote viewing memories from the fax era, and a caller from Tokyo describes his vintage video game collection. The night closes with continued speculation about the newly detected radio bursts.
Key Moments
Double fast-radio burst: Art opens with newly detected fast radio bursts, including an unprecedented double signal with possible alien-origin speculation.
Compared to the Wow signal: The Parkes Observatory discovery is compared with the famous 1977 Wow signal.
Weird addiction line: Art introduces a weird-addiction line by admitting he ate erasers in high school.
Dome on Mars: Art says he is watching a dome-like anomaly on Mars and calls it likely artificial.