October 2, 2015: Open Lines - I Married an Alien
Oct 2, 2015
2h 15m
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Art Bell opens the show addressing behind-the-scenes crew drama, then launches into a freewheeling open lines night with a special twist: the "I Married an Alien" line. Inspired by recent discussions with Dr. David Jacobs about alien-human hybrids living among us, Art invites listeners who suspect their spouse may not be entirely human to call in.
The calls range from deeply personal to wildly entertaining. One man describes his wife as emotionless and cold from the moment they married, while another from New Orleans claims his wife bleeds green and has alien relatives from a distant star system. A third caller recounts being taken to an alien home planet with his then-wife for a reproductive study, delivering his account with deadpan humor. Between the alien spouse calls, listeners share ghost encounters, abduction memories from childhood, and a moving story from a nurse who watched her deceased sister appear to speak after flatlining.
Art weaves the evening together with his trademark curiosity, balancing humor with genuine interest in each caller. He also fields questions about Mel's Hole, John Titor, Bob Lazar, and Colonel Philip Corso, making for one of the most varied open lines episodes of the series.
The calls range from deeply personal to wildly entertaining. One man describes his wife as emotionless and cold from the moment they married, while another from New Orleans claims his wife bleeds green and has alien relatives from a distant star system. A third caller recounts being taken to an alien home planet with his then-wife for a reproductive study, delivering his account with deadpan humor. Between the alien spouse calls, listeners share ghost encounters, abduction memories from childhood, and a moving story from a nurse who watched her deceased sister appear to speak after flatlining.
Art weaves the evening together with his trademark curiosity, balancing humor with genuine interest in each caller. He also fields questions about Mel's Hole, John Titor, Bob Lazar, and Colonel Philip Corso, making for one of the most varied open lines episodes of the series.
Key Moments
Wife bleeds green: A caller on the alien-marriage line claims his wife bleeds a baby-food green color.
Taken to the home planet: The same caller claims alien masters took the couple to a home planet to study human mating and reproduction.
Art defends Corso: Art argues that if alien technology were integrated after a crash, Corso's slow dispersal through industry and defense is how it would be done.
Flatline farewell: A caller describes asking his dying sister to return as a ghost and then seeing her mouth form words after she flatlined.