October 10, 2013: Open Lines
Callers bring a wild assortment of stories. A truck driver in New Mexico describes an eight-foot-tall, dark-haired figure crossing the road at 3 a.m. A pipe welder recounts having a shiny stainless steel cylinder removed from his shoulder by doctors who refused to let him examine it. A listener in Arizona describes an enormous, nearly transparent craft traveling along the curvature of the Earth. Others ask about Mel's Hole, John Titor, and the forgotten Dallas Thompson.
Art reveals details about his five-acre loop antenna, which generates a mysterious 330-volt charge even on calm, clear days with no wind and no connection to local power lines. He tests Skype for the first time, successfully connecting with a listener in Melbourne, Australia. He also reflects on the spiritual nature of animals after a caller describes hearing his deceased cat's unmistakable meow just hours after she was put to sleep.
Key Moments
FDIC tipster: 20 banks per weekend: Art reads an email from a verified FDIC employee saying the agency is internally floating a number of 20 bank failures per weekend if the U.S. defaults, with the possibility one of the too-big-to-fail banks could go down.
Art's antenna pulls voltage from a clear sky: Art describes his five-acre, 13-tower double-loop antenna: it carries at least 330 volts of mixed AC and DC even on a windless, cloudless day, has destroyed three radios, throws purple plasma balls off the towers before storms, and has never been struck by lightning despite 15+ years up.
Bigfoot crossing in New Mexico: A truck driver describes seeing an eight-foot, dark-haired figure walk across the highway between Santa Rosa and Las Vegas at 3 a.m., spotted first as a shadow moving across a lit white house and barn.
Art turns down the devil's $25,000: When a caller laments needing $25,000 to finish his aerobatic plane, Art proposes the classic devil's-bargain test - horns, glowing red eyes, soul on the line - and flatly refuses on his own behalf and anyone else's: 'I'm crazy, but I'm not stupid.'
Calling John Titor across the timeline: A caller asks whether Art thought John Titor was real or a Phil Hendrie-style hoax. Art calls Titor 'probably the strongest case' of a time-traveler claimant and broadcasts an open invitation: if Titor crosses this timeline, come on Sirius XM.