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Direct links to every Art Bell Archive episode from 1999, inside the UFO / Y2K Boom (1997-1999) stretch of the archive.

117 episodes
UFO / Y2K Boom
All years
19982000
Era context ยท 1997-1999

UFO / Y2K Boom

The archive at full cultural heat: Roswell aftershocks, Hale-Bopp, remote viewing, prophecy, Y2K, and internet-age paranoia.

435 era episodes
3 years
1999 ยท 1171998 ยท 1401997 ยท 178

January 5, 1999: America's Secret Destiny - William Henry

Jan 52h 45mWilliam Henry

Art Bell interviews author William Henry about his provocative thesis that Jesus visited America 2,000 years ago to hide a powerful device and spread secret teachings, and that he will return in July 1999 in fulfillment of Nostradamus's King of Terror prophecy. Henry draws connections between Essene traditions, the Dead Sea Scrolls, Sumerian mythology, and Mayan calendars to argue that a golden pillar called the Pillar of Osiris served as a gateway between dimensions and a channel for souls to enter the Earth plane.The discussion traces this device through Egypt, France, Mexico, and Mongolia. Henry reveals that President Franklin Roosevelt sent agents to Mongolia in 1934 searching for this artifact after his Secretary of Agriculture, Henry Wallace, became convinced that Jesus had reincarnated there. He connects the placement of the Great Seal on the dollar bill in 1935 to the possible recovery of the device. Henry also links the word "terror" to Jesus through medieval Grail legends and the Hebrew linguistic connection between moon, mother, and terror.Art presses Henry on how a returning messianic figure could be taken seriously in modern cynical America and how his theories reconcile with traditional Christian theology. Henry argues that America is the prophesied New Jerusalem where a temple school will be constructed, initiating a thousand years of peace. He also hints at discovering a substance on the periodic table with cancer-curing properties through his decoding of a French parchment.

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January 6, 1999: Borderland Science Research - Michael Theroux

Jan 62h 41mMichael Theroux

Art Bell interviews Michael Theroux, director of the Borderland Sciences Research Foundation, covering a wide range of fringe science topics. The conversation begins with the conclusion of the Robert A.M. Stephens affair, as Theroux, who built Stevens's website, confirms that investigations revealed his NASA contractor and Navy SEAL claims were fabricated. Stevens ultimately admitted to the deception and asked that his site be taken down.The discussion moves to plant consciousness research, where Theroux describes recreating Cleve Baxter's polygraph experiments from the 1960s. Their four-year study confirmed that plants exhibit measurable electrical responses to human thoughts and emotions, even from distant locations. Theroux references the famous experiment in which a plant reacted violently when the scientist who had previously destroyed a lettuce re-entered the room, footage captured in the 1974 film The Secret Life of Plants. He also describes L. George Lawrence's research suggesting plants communicate at speeds exceeding light.The program covers Y2K preparedness, with Theroux taking a moderate position that problems will occur but will not be catastrophic. He discusses Nikola Tesla's suppressed wireless power transmission technology, the Taos Hum phenomenon, HAARP's military potential, anomalous SOHO satellite images, and weather modification experiments. A fax from a professional pilot claims direct involvement in government-funded weather modification programs using chemical dispersal from aircraft.

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January 7, 1999: Dates from Hell - Open Lines

Jan 72h 46m

Art Bell opens the phone lines for an all-topics evening and designates a special line for callers to share their worst dating experiences. Listeners recount tales of forgotten concert tickets, disastrous blind dates, jealous roommates, and being thrown out on Christmas Eve in a Montana snowstorm. Art also discusses the Clinton impeachment trial, Y2K preparedness letters from Nevada Power, and a Yale astronomer warning that sun-like stars can produce catastrophic super flares.Between the dating horror stories, callers weigh in on internet stock valuations, the New World Order, and a creative proposal to place a giant sun filter in orbit to control Earth's climate. Art shares news of El Nino's unexpected persistence, fire ant invasions in Southern California, and FEMA officials urging communities to prepare for potential Y2K disruptions. A caller from Canada reports that military reserves have been denied leave through March 2000 for possible riot control duties.The broadcast moves freely between the lighthearted and the serious as callers debate why humans have not returned to the moon, whether the Ouija board is dangerous, and what it means when Canadian authorities prepare for civil unrest over Y2K while their citizens remain famously calm.

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January 8, 1999: Disclosure '99 - Peter Davenport, Stephen Bassett, Joe Firmage, Dr. Steven M. Greer, Richard C. Hoagland, Peter Gersten & William J. Birnes

Jan 82h 45mPeter Davenport, Stephen Bassett, Joe Firmage, Dr. Steven M. Greer, Richard C. Hoagland, Peter Gersten, William J. Birnes

Art Bell hosts a special UFO-disclosure roundtable with Peter Davenport, Stephen Bassett, Joe Firmage, Dr. Steven M. Greer, Richard C. Hoagland, Peter Gersten, and William J. Birnes. Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center opens the show with a fresh sighting report from Paradise, California, where a pilot witnessed a massive diamond-shaped craft with a starburst center traveling west at low altitude. Bassett outlines his strategy for pressuring Congress, arguing that the end of the Clinton impeachment saga will create a political vacuum ripe for the disclosure issue.Dr. Steven M. Greer joins to announce his Witness Archive Project, an effort to record broadcast-quality testimony from nearly 200 military witnesses before they pass away. Richard C. Hoagland discusses anomalous weather radar signatures he believes reveal a covert defense system, and teases a forthcoming Fox television special linking Cydonia on Mars to a chamber beneath the Sphinx in Egypt. Attorney Peter Gersten of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy reflects on lessons learned from the Robert Stevens hoax.Throughout the evening, the guests debate whether disclosure can come through political channels or requires a civilian-led media effort to overwhelm government secrecy. Bassett suggests President Clinton, seeking a post-impeachment legacy, could become the ideal disclosure president.

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January 11, 1999: Psychic Joseph DeLouise

Jan 112h 55mJoseph DeLouise

Art Bell welcomes Joseph DeLouise, named one of America's top ten psychics by American Woman magazine, for a wide-ranging conversation about prediction, belief, and the dangers of the occult. DeLouise, also a registered financial advisor, shares his forecast that the stock market will take a significant dip in 1999 but recover quickly as billions in sidelined money rush back in. He advises listeners to watch European markets over the next few years and look to Asia after that.The conversation turns personal as DeLouise describes his decades of psychic work, including contributions to the Sharon Tate murder case and the Chappaquiddick tragedy. He explains his belief that anyone can develop predictive abilities by turning inward rather than intellectualizing, though he warns that tools like the Ouija board can become dangerously obsessive. Art shares his own unsettling experience with an ancient Ouija board left for him anonymously at a Las Vegas radio station, calling it one of the few things he refuses to discuss on air.Callers raise topics from the government's plan to develop a fungal agent to eradicate marijuana worldwide to earthquakes rumbling beneath Mount Hood in Oregon. DeLouise and Art agree that tampering with any species put on Earth by nature or a creator risks unintended and potentially catastrophic consequences.

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January 12, 1999: Y2k Power Grid Problems - Stuart Rodman

Jan 122h 54mStuart Rodman

Art Bell welcomes Stuart Rodman, a researcher who has studied the North American Electric Reliability Council's assessment of Y2K vulnerabilities in the continental power grid. Rodman explains that the real threat lies not in computers, which handle mostly billing functions, but in automated embedded chips found in voltage regulators, digital surge protectors, circuit breakers, and relay switches scattered throughout the infrastructure. Many of these mission-critical components were built without human-accessible controls and may contain date-sensitive chips that have never been tested.Rodman introduces the concept of a common mode failure, the nightmare scenario in which identical components from the same manufacturer fail simultaneously across multiple regions, defeating the grid's built-in sector isolation. He reveals that NERC's official plan calls for operating the grid in a precautionary mode during a critical transition period around the year 2000 rollover, reducing power transfers between utilities and bringing older generation equipment online as backup.Art presses Rodman on whether January 1, 2000 will be a good day or a bad day. Rodman answers that it depends on where you live, noting that midwinter weather emergencies could compound any technical failures. Callers share early Y2K glitches already surfacing, including Social Security phone outages and taxi meter failures in Singapore.

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January 18, 1999: Apocalypse Pretty Soon - Alex Heard

Jan 182h 43mAlex Heard

Art Bell welcomes Alex Heard, editor at Wired Magazine and author of Apocalypse Pretty Soon, a book exploring American subcultures driven by millennial and utopian visions of transformation. Heard describes years spent embedded with groups ranging from Christian pre-millennialists awaiting biblical prophecy to libertarians planning artificial island nations in the Pacific. He discusses Jerry Falwell's recent claim that the Antichrist is alive on Earth and likely a Jewish male, placing it in the historical context of Antichrist theorizing from Nero to Ronald Reagan.The conversation shifts to longevity research and the unsettling patent filed by lawyer Chet Fleming for a device to keep a severed human head alive on a console. Heard connects this to Dr. Robert White's monkey head transplant experiments and raises the question of who would deserve or want such preservation. Art notes that the technology may already be closer than most people realize and speculates that private labs could be conducting such work in secret.Heard shares his experience at the Monroe Institute attempting out-of-body travel and his research into earth changes prophecies from figures like Lori Toye and Gordon Michael Scallion. A ghost photograph arrives mid-broadcast from Canton, Michigan, which Art scans and posts to his website in real time, prompting an on-air call with the photographer.

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January 20, 1999: Prophecy - Arvol Looking Horse

Jan 202h 42mArvol Looking Horse

Art Bell welcomes Chief Arvol Looking Horse, the 19th generation keeper of the sacred White Buffalo Calf Pipe and spiritual leader of the Lakota, Dakota, and Nakota nations. At just 12 years old, Looking Horse inherited this sacred responsibility based on his grandmother's prophetic dream, making him the youngest keeper in history.The conversation moves through Lakota spiritual beliefs, including the four stages of life, the spirit releasing ceremony, and the profound significance of four white buffalo calves born since 1994, fulfilling ancient prophecy. Chief Looking Horse describes attending a NASA workshop on climate and earth changes, where scientists sought indigenous perspectives on environmental shifts already visible in unusual weather patterns, burning sun, and ecological disruption.Art and the Chief discuss the prophecy of a coming black cloud, the crisis of youth suicide across communities, and the suppression of Native spiritual practices from 1890 until the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978. Looking Horse calls for a global World Peace and Prayer Day on June 21st, urging collective spiritual energy to heal Mother Earth.

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January 25, 1999: Chemtrails, HAARP, Other Topics - William Thomas

Jan 252h 34mWilliam Thomas

Art Bell is joined by investigative journalist William Thomas, who reports on unusual aerial spraying patterns observed across 18 U.S. states. Thomas describes formations of multi-engine aircraft flying in grid-like patterns, leaving trails that do not dissipate like normal contrails but instead spread into milky overcast skies, accompanied by reports of cobweb-like filaments drifting to the ground.Thomas presents HAARP patent documentation from inventor Bernard Eastland, including U.S. Patent 4686605, which references using directed energy beams exceeding one billion watts for altering upper atmospheric wind patterns. He connects this to a U.S. Air Force paper titled "Weather as a Force Multiplier: Owning the Weather in 2025," confirming military interest in weather modification through ionospheric manipulation and aerial seeding.Callers from across the country report severe respiratory illnesses, hospitals overwhelmed with patients, and mysterious fibrous material falling from the sky. Thomas notes that subscribers to the Environmental News Service have nearly doubled since his reporting, with new sign-ups traced to FAA, Pentagon, and National Security Agency addresses.

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January 26, 1999: Terminator Seed Technology - Patrick Roy Mooney

Jan 262h 54mPatrick Roy Mooney

Art Bell speaks with Patrick Roy Mooney of the Rural Advancement Foundation International about a jointly developed technology between the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Delta and Pine Land Company that genetically alters plants so the seeds they produce are sterile. Mooney, who coined the term "Terminator" for this technology, explains how it forces farmers to repurchase seed every season rather than saving harvested seed for replanting.The discussion reveals that 1.4 billion people worldwide depend on farm-saved seed for survival. Mooney warns that pollen from Terminator crops could spread to neighboring fields, potentially sterilizing crops of farmers who never purchased the engineered seed. A University of Chicago study suggests genetically altered plants are 20 times more likely to outcross with natural varieties, raising the specter of widespread unintended crop failure.Mooney details how 34 related patents are pending or granted across major agrochemical corporations, with an estimated 80 percent of commercial seed projected to carry Terminator traits by 2010. He urges listeners to write Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman demanding the technology be shelved before it reaches the global marketplace.

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January 29, 1999: Remote Viewing Satan - Ed Dames

Jan 292h 53mEd Dames

Art Bell reconnects with Major Ed Dames, a former military intelligence officer and trained remote viewer, who has spent five weeks in seclusion on the Big Island of Hawaii attempting to remote view Satan. Dames reports that Satan is a distinct entity separate from the devil, describing it as a glorious but cold crystalline white light being whose mind remains active on Earth through communication with subordinate forces.Dames distinguishes between Satan, who exists far from Earth, and the devil, whom he identifies as a powerful angel operating as commander-in-chief of dark forces on the planet. He describes the devil's primary strategy as catalyzing war and hatred among humanity, exploiting extremism to maximize the destruction of human souls. According to his sessions, these entities cannot steal souls directly but work to engineer conditions where people extinguish their own through chronic sin.The discussion turns to the Antichrist, which Dames says has shifted from a general field effect to a specific individual, a male child born the previous year under horrific circumstances. Dames also reveals current satanic strategies involving a Middle Eastern assassination plot and a biological warfare facility that the devil appears to oversee as a personal project.

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February 2, 1999: Hide Your Assets, Detective Work - Ed Pankau

Feb 23h 14mEd Pankau

Art Bell is joined by private investigator Ed Pankau, author of the forthcoming book "Hide Your Assets and Disappear," who draws on decades of experience tracking fugitives to explain how someone could vanish and start over. Pankau, ranked among the nation's top ten private investigators, reveals that only about one in four or five people who attempt to disappear actually succeed long-term.The conversation covers practical realities of modern surveillance, from credit bureau tracking to airline records and electronic communications monitoring. Pankau explains that countries like Belize and Honduras welcome Americans with modest savings, offering citizenship and passports for deposits as low as fifty thousand dollars. He notes that retirees living on Social Security can stretch their income significantly in such locations, enjoying a better quality of life at half the cost.Art and Pankau discuss the fine line between privacy and criminality, the role of technology in modern investigation, and how the Unabomber evaded capture for years by living completely off the grid. Pankau emphasizes the cardinal rule of disappearing: three can keep a secret if two of them are dead, meaning anyone who brings others along dramatically increases their chances of being found.

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February 4, 1999: NDEs, Sarah's Hell - Dr. Jeffrey Long & Trisha McGill

Feb 42h 41mDr. Jeffrey Long, Trisha McGill

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Jeffrey Long, a radiation oncologist and near-death experience researcher, alongside licensed clinical psychologist Trisha McGill to examine the rarely discussed phenomenon of frightening near-death experiences. Dr. Long reveals that up to 15 percent of NDEs may be terrifying rather than blissful, yet experiencers seldom speak about them due to shame and fear of judgment.The broadcast features an extraordinary firsthand account from a woman named Sarah, who was struck by a pickup truck while bicycling home from church and flatlined five times over three days. She describes passing through a tunnel of clouds containing doorways to different realms, including a hellish landscape of torment, a world of isolated wandering souls, a luminous paradise she could not enter, and ultimately a place of pure light and joy. Her account stands as one of the most detailed negative NDE testimonies ever shared on the program.Dr. Long then shares his own frightening experience for the first time publicly, discussing how prophetic dreams and a terrifying vision transformed his understanding of consciousness. Both guests emphasize that frightening NDEs hold equal potential for profound personal transformation as their blissful counterparts.

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February 7, 1999: Alien Abductions - Budd Hopkins

Feb 71h 52mBudd Hopkins

Art Bell sits down with renowned abduction researcher Budd Hopkins, author of Intruders, Missing Time, and Witnessed, for a wide-ranging discussion on the alien abduction phenomenon. The program opens with Linda Moulton Howe reporting on mysterious livestock deaths in Ash Fork, Arizona, coral reef die-offs in the Florida Keys, and unexplained bird deaths in Louisiana before Hopkins takes the microphone.Hopkins draws on over two decades of research and more than 650 individual cases to outline what he believes is a systematic genetic breeding program conducted by non-human intelligences. He describes the mechanics of screen memories, where abductees recall seeing owls, car accidents, or other false images implanted to mask the true experience. He shares striking cases of apparent invisibility during abductions, including a woman whose presence failed to trigger electric eye sensors at an airport.The conversation turns to the NOVA documentary that Hopkins says suppressed all conscious recollection evidence and physical traces while claiming there was no proof. He and Art also discuss government knowledge, the motives of the visitors, and the growing media interest in the subject.

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February 9, 1999: Biblical Prophecy - Hal Lindsey

Feb 92h 37mHal Lindsey

Art Bell welcomes Hal Lindsey, bestselling author of The Late Great Planet Earth and one of the most recognized prophecy teachers in the world, for a sweeping conversation about biblical end-times scenarios and their apparent alignment with current events. Lindsey shares his personal journey from tugboat captain in New Orleans to prophecy scholar after a transformative encounter with the New Testament.The discussion covers the prophesied revival of a Roman-style European superpower, the significance of Israel's rebirth as a nation in 1948, and the characteristics the Bible attributes to the coming Antichrist, whom Lindsey believes must already be alive. Art presses him on timelines, cloning ethics, near-death experiences, the Y2K threat, and whether extraterrestrial life conflicts with scripture. Lindsey responds that nothing in the Bible precludes the existence of alien life.Callers challenge Lindsey on topics ranging from abortion and deals with the devil to whether Christianity holds exclusive claim to truth. Throughout, Lindsey maintains that the convergence of wars, earthquakes, plagues, and extreme weather mirrors the biblical pattern of birth pangs increasing in frequency and intensity as a prophesied climax approaches.

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February 12, 1999: Psychic Powers - Sylvia Browne

Feb 1217mSylvia Browne

Art Bell welcomes psychic and author Sylvia Browne for an intimate conversation covering the nature of the afterlife, spirit guides, guardian angels, and the distinction between ghosts and spirits. Browne explains that ghosts are souls who have not made the transition and remain unaware they have died, while spirits are those who crossed over successfully and can return to comfort the living.The discussion moves into deeply personal territory as Browne describes her work counseling AIDS patients in their final moments, drawing parallels to Dannion Brinkley's hospice work with veterans. She recounts guiding a dying man through his last breaths by telling him to lift out of his body the way a plane lifts off a runway. Art and Sylvia explore the idea of life contracts made before birth, the role of guardian angels, and the nature of dark entities and spiritual possession.Callers raise questions about reaching their guardian angels, children who see balls of light, and whether making a pact with evil forces condemns a soul permanently. Browne insists that God is all-loving and all-forgiving, arguing that even those who believe they have bargained with darkness were always destined to find their way back to the light.

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February 17, 1999: Earth Changes - Gordon Michael Scallion

Feb 172h 2mGordon Michael Scallion

Art Bell welcomes futurist and visionary Gordon Michael Scallion, editor of the Earth Changes Report, for a detailed examination of planetary upheaval and the forces driving accelerating weather catastrophes. Scallion recounts the health crisis in the late 1970s that triggered his prophetic abilities, when a mysterious woman appeared in his hospital room and showed him visions of future earthquakes in Mexico and San Francisco that later came to pass.The conversation delves into Scallion's theory that the core of the Earth has shifted, forcing magma into new pathways and releasing heat into the oceans, which he identifies as the true cause of El Nino. He connects this internal process to the intensifying solar cycle, predicting solar flux counts reaching 500 and warning that massive flares could trigger a magnetic pole shift. He forecasts record-breaking tornadoes, unprecedented floods, and hailstorms with softball-sized stones for the year ahead.Scallion also addresses geopolitical predictions, warning that political unrest in Turkey will escalate into a broader conflict engulfing the Middle East and Europe. He discusses Y2K vulnerabilities, the symbiotic relationship between solar activity and Earth's magnetic field, and his belief that while humanity has passed the fail-safe point for preventing global changes, localized communities can still prepare and adapt.

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February 18, 1999: Miami Circle Saved | Chemtrails - William Thomas

Feb 182h 17mWilliam Thomas

Art Bell welcomes investigative journalist William Thomas to examine disturbing reports of unusual aerial spraying across the United States. Thomas presents evidence of persistent contrails, which he calls chemtrails, that linger for hours and spread into cloud banks rather than dissipating like normal contrails. He details lab findings of ethylene dibromide, a banned carcinogen, in ground samples and connects widespread respiratory illness to spraying patterns across 41 states.Thomas traces the precedent for open-air biological testing back to the 1950s, citing Senate testimony confirming that 239 American cities were sprayed with various agents. He identifies pseudomonas and mycoplasm as potential pathogens linked to the mysterious ailments, noting that antibiotics prove ineffective against the illness. Callers from across the country report matching symptoms and sightings of grid-pattern contrails over their communities.The program opens with breaking news that the Miami-Dade County Commission has voted 10 to 1 to save the Miami Circle through eminent domain, a victory Art credits to listener activism. No separate Miami Circle guest segment follows; the remainder of the broadcast is the William Thomas interview and listener calls.

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February 22, 1999: Atheist Hotline - Dr. Albert Taylor

Feb 222h 46mDr. Albert Taylor

Art Bell welcomes back Albert Taylor, author of Soul Traveler and former NASA engineer who trained astronauts at Johnson Space Center. Taylor reveals he held back roughly 40 percent of his experiences from his first book, including detailed accounts of reincarnation and what he calls "the game," a set of rules for living that he discovered through his out-of-body journeys. He shares how a catastrophic travel mishap on his way to Greece led to a meaningful encounter that confirmed his philosophy of remaining available to life's unexpected redirections.The conversation shifts to reincarnation, with Taylor and Art debating whether consciousness carries forward between lives. Taylor argues that past life experiences shape present behavior even without conscious recall, while Art challenges the value of reincarnation without continuity of memory. They discuss the historical removal of reincarnation from Christian teachings and its implications for spiritual control.Art opens an atheist hotline, inviting non-believers to call and engage directly with Taylor. Several atheists share their perspectives, with Taylor responding that he never seeks to prove his experiences but simply shares them. Art poses the famous question from the film Contact, asking a caller to prove his love for his mother, drawing a parallel to proving the existence of the soul.

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February 25, 1999: A Woman's Viewpoint of Y2K - Lia Marie Danks

Feb 252h 40mLia Marie Danks

Art Bell welcomes Lia Marie Danks, author of Building Your Arc, to discuss Y2K preparedness from a practical, household perspective. Danks, a Texas native living in rural Arkansas, shares that her research began three years earlier when a college professor handed her an early draft of Ed Yourdon's Time Bomb 2000. She rates her personal concern between a five and a nine on a ten-point scale, explaining that the uncertainty itself drove her to write a survival guide for everyday families.Danks offers detailed advice on water storage and purification, recommending expedition-grade filters over cheap store-bought models and explaining that boiling works for temporary situations but cannot remove heavy metals. She shares creative tips, including freezing water in two-liter bottles to both preserve frozen food during outages and provide drinking water as they thaw. She also suggests burying an old refrigerator in the backyard as an improvised root cellar to keep food cool without electricity.The discussion turns to food storage strategies for people at every income level, from pre-packaged nitrogen-sealed meals to bulk beans and grains stored with oxygen absorber packets. Danks addresses the difficult moral questions of sharing limited supplies, health care vulnerabilities, and the pharmaceutical industry's unreadiness, citing a Senate report that 64 percent of hospitals had no plans to test their Y2K fixes.

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February 26, 1999: Trumbull County UFO Sightings - Kenny Young

Feb 262h 40mKenny Young

Art Bell welcomes UFO researcher Kenny Young, who presents the complete, unedited 911 dispatch recordings from a December 1994 mass UFO sighting in Trumbull County, Ohio. Young explains that he stumbled onto the case by accident when a wrong phone number from directory assistance connected him to the wrong Liberty Township police department, where officers had their own extraordinary account to share. He later received the full dispatch tapes from a 911 center employee who discovered his internet report and felt the story deserved public attention.The recordings capture multiple civilian callers and police officers describing a large, silent object with blue-green and red pulsating lights hovering as low as 50 feet above homes along Samson Drive. Officers observe the object through binoculars, noting it changes colors and remains stationary for extended periods before slowly moving away. The FAA tower operator confirms nothing appears on radar within a 60-mile radius of Youngstown, leaving dispatchers without any conventional explanation to relay to units in the field.Young highlights that a local television reporter from Channel 33 in Youngstown monitored the entire event on a police scanner and even called the dispatch center, yet the station never aired a story. He contrasts the raw evidence with the dismissive conclusion offered on NBC's Confirmation special, where a skeptic attributed the sightings to twinkling stars.

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March 2, 1999: UFO Sightings - Dr. Roger Leir & Peter Davenport | Miami Circle Update - Richard C. Hoagland

Mar 21h 0mDr. Roger Leir, Peter Davenport, Richard C. Hoagland

Art Bell speaks with Dr. Roger Leir and Peter Davenport about a remarkable UFO sighting witnessed by approximately 40 people at the International UFO Congress in Laughlin, Nevada. Both men describe watching star-like objects arranged in a triangular formation begin moving in ways that defied conventional aircraft behavior, darting and stopping with a quality Davenport compares to tropical fish in an aquarium. The objects gradually dimmed as they drifted toward the corona of a nearly full moon before disappearing entirely.Dr. Leir recounts the emotional weight of the experience, noting the crowd fell into complete silence rather than the expected excitement. He describes a distinct feeling that the objects were acknowledging the observers before departing. Davenport, normally a self-described scientific skeptic, confirms this was among the strangest things he has witnessed in a decade. Neither man was able to photograph the event, as the objects appeared only as faint star-intensity lights impossible to capture with standard cameras.Richard C. Hoagland joins later with an update on the Miami Circle, reporting that the site remains protected by court order while multiple lawsuits entangle the county, the city, and the developer. He connects the archaeological find to a broader theory of a prior sophisticated civilization, citing hieroglyphic panels at the Temple of Seti I at Abydos depicting what appear to be technological devices carved thousands of years ago.

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March 3, 1999: SETI - Dr. Paul Shuch

Mar 32h 43mDr. Paul Shuch

Art Bell welcomes Dr. H. Paul Shuch, executive director of the SETI League, for a deep exploration of the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Dr. Shuch, a former aerospace engineer who designed the world's first commercial home satellite TV receiver, explains how amateur radio enthusiasts can convert their backyard satellite dishes into functional radio telescopes capable of scanning the skies for alien signals.The conversation covers the science behind choosing optimal listening frequencies, particularly the "waterhole" region between the hydrogen and hydroxyl spectral lines at 1.3 to 1.7 gigahertz. Dr. Shuch details how the SETI League's Project Argus aims to do what even NASA could not afford, organizing a grassroots all-sky survey using hundreds of volunteer-operated stations worldwide to complement the SETI Institute's targeted search.Art and Dr. Shuch share their common roots in early satellite television, bond over ham radio, and walk listeners through the surprisingly affordable equipment needed to join the search. The episode also touches on the Monica Lewinsky interview, military urban warfare exercises, and reports of mysterious contrails over the San Fernando Valley.

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March 4, 1999: Hale-Bopp - Whitley Strieber | NASA & Weather - James McCanney & Earl Crockett

Mar 41h 17mWhitley Strieber, James McCanney, Earl Crockett

Art Bell hosts Whitley Strieber alongside Millennium Group members James McCanney and Earl Crockett for a provocative discussion challenging mainstream astrophysics. McCanney, a physicist fired twice from Cornell for his unconventional theories, argues that comets are not dirty snowballs but rocky bodies generating massive electrical plasma discharges as they interact with the sun's solar wind.The group presents evidence that the sun functions as an electrical generator, producing more energy electromagnetically than through visible light. They connect this theory to intensifying weather patterns on Earth, claiming that Hale-Bopp spent six years electrically connected to the sun, pumping energy into it and contributing to extreme storms. They also allege that NASA suppresses data from the SOHO satellite and Hubble Space Telescope because it contradicts established models of the solar system.The conversation takes a dramatic turn when the guests revisit the Hale-Bopp companion controversy, alleging that the photograph labeled fraudulent was actually genuine and that the debunking itself was orchestrated. They claim Hale-Bopp's nucleus was planet-sized and suggest NASA hides these findings because they point to catastrophic solar events capable of sterilizing Earth.

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March 5, 1999: Larry King Live - Art Bell

Mar 526mLarry King, Art Bell

Art Bell appears as a guest on Larry King Live for a wide-ranging interview covering his career, beliefs, and the phenomena he investigates nightly. Art traces his path from rock and roll radio to late-night talk, explaining why the nighttime audience possesses a uniquely open and attentive quality that makes his show possible. He shares his views on crop circles, ghosts, and alien abduction with characteristic balance, presenting himself as a reporter rather than a believer.The interview takes a personal turn when Art recounts his out-of-body experience in Paris, describing a spontaneous separation from his physical body that left him floating above the city in a state of total ecstasy. He also describes witnessing a massive silent triangular craft pass over his car near Area 51, an encounter he says defied all known principles of aerodynamic flight.Art presents Larry King with a sample of bismuth and magnesium allegedly retrieved from the Roswell crash site, noting that no lab has been able to reproduce its composition. He also addresses the Hale-Bopp photograph controversy, the Miami Circle preservation effort, and his philosophy that the paranormal is simply the unexplored dimension of ordinary life.

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March 8, 1999: Richard C. Hoagland Heart Attack - Stephen Bassett

Mar 830mStephen Bassett

Art Bell opens with sobering news that his close friend Richard C. Hoagland has suffered a massive heart attack in Miami and is in critical condition on life support, facing emergency open heart surgery. Art describes Hoagland's relentless work ethic as a serious Type A personality and connects the health crisis to months of unrelenting personal attacks from critics he considers engaged in deliberate character assassination.Art reads a chilling letter from an unnamed scientist who warned Hoagland that investigating Tesla-based weather radar technology posed mortal danger, with the scientist estimating his own life expectancy at only months. The letter warns Hoagland to pull back or risk meeting a sudden end. Art presents this alongside the heart attack without drawing a definitive conclusion, leaving the audience to weigh the possibilities.UFO lobbyist Stephen Bassett joins from Washington to deliver an impassioned defense of Hoagland and a broader indictment of infighting within the research community. Bassett argues that personal attacks and orchestrated smear campaigns are destroying people's health and careers while playing directly into the hands of those in government determined to suppress disclosure. He calls on the field to unite around its responsibility to the public.

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March 10, 1999: Division of Consciousness - Peter Novak

Mar 102h 40mPeter Novak

Art Bell welcomes researcher Peter Novak, whose book The Division of Consciousness proposes a unified theory of the afterlife built on the psychological distinction between the conscious and unconscious mind. Novak, driven by the tragic suicide of his young wife, spent ten years studying hundreds of cultures' afterlife traditions, near-death experiences, ghost reports, and past-life regressions, concluding that a single mechanism explains them all.Novak argues that at death, the conscious and unconscious minds separate. The conscious mind, stripped of all memory and emotion, enters a state of total amnesia before eventually reincarnating with no recollection of prior lives. The unconscious mind, cut off from rational thought, retreats into an automatic review of its stored memories, generating its own heaven or hell based on moral self-judgment.The theory elegantly accounts for commonly reported phenomena, from the emotionless calm of early near-death experiences to the repetitive behavior of haunting ghosts. Art also shares an update that Richard C. Hoagland survived his surgery, reads a dismissive response from NASA's SOHO team about solar super flares, and takes a remarkable call from a grandmother whose three-year-old granddaughter described memories of a previous life and death in vivid detail.

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March 11, 1999: Phoenix Lights 2nd Anniversary - Peter Davenport

Mar 111h 55mPeter Davenport

Art Bell welcomes Peter Davenport, director of the National UFO Reporting Center, alongside MUFON investigator Robert Fairfax to discuss a landmark case near Mount St. Helens. Fourteen forestry workers witnessed a small disc-shaped craft descend toward a herd of elk, lift one adult animal off the ground, and rise until it vanished into the sky. Davenport and Fairfax detail their in-person interviews with three of the witnesses, describing them as sober, reluctant to seek publicity, and entirely credible.The conversation shifts to breaking reports from the Chicago area, where a teenager and her mother independently observed a massive, silent triangular craft over Lamont, Illinois. Minutes later, a similar object was reported near Sandusky, Ohio. Davenport also shares audio from a former LAPD officer's wife describing a luminous split object seen below cloud cover near Los Angeles.On the second anniversary of the Phoenix Lights, Art and Davenport revisit audio from that historic night and discuss the government's continued silence on UFO phenomena. Davenport expresses alarm at the increasing frequency and boldness of sightings nationwide, calling the official denial the biggest lie on the planet.

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March 12, 1999: Remote Viewing - Ed Dames

Mar 122h 2mEd Dames

Art Bell is joined by Major Ed Dames, former operations and training officer for the military's classified remote viewing unit, calling from his new base in Maui. Dames explains technical remote viewing as a trainable method of extracting information from what he calls the collective unconscious, describing how his company SciTech has refined the protocols originally developed for military intelligence collection against strategic targets in Russia and China.Dames delivers stark warnings about an approaching series of catastrophic solar events he calls the "kill shot," predicting coronal mass ejections that could penetrate Earth's atmosphere and cause widespread destruction. He explains this is why SciTech relocated from California to Hawaii, citing the islands as a safer zone based on remote viewing data. He also discusses the use of a nuclear weapon on the Korean Peninsula as a precursor event.The conversation takes a darker turn as Dames outlines what he calls the Devil's Workshop, describing an Iraqi biological weapons facility near Mosul and a plan to covertly release anthrax over Jerusalem using sun-dried gel containers. He closes with optimistic news about Project Starman, his effort to make contact with extraterrestrial civilizations using projected time-space windows.

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March 15, 1999: Cancer Recovery - Dr. Lorraine Day

Mar 153h 22mDr. Lorraine Day

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Lorraine Day, a former orthopedic trauma surgeon who spent 15 years at the University of California San Francisco Medical School and served as chief of orthopedic surgery at San Francisco General Hospital. Dr. Day describes her confrontation with the AIDS crisis in the late 1980s, her controversial push to test surgical patients, and her eventual departure from mainstream medicine after developing a massive cancerous tumor.Dr. Day explains how she refused chemotherapy and radiation, instead adopting a rigorous natural healing plan that included a vegan diet, fresh vegetable juicing, sunlight exposure, exercise, stress reduction, and spiritual practice. She details consuming the juice of 35 pounds of carrots and dozens of other vegetables weekly. After reaching the point where she was not expected to survive the night, she recovered fully within 18 months. She also claims knowledge of 300 individuals who reversed their HIV-positive status through similar methods.Art candidly admits his own unhealthy lifestyle of coffee dependence, meat consumption, overnight hours, and minimal sleep. Dr. Day warns that anger is the true leading cause of death in America and shares how she applied the same program to cure her 85-year-old mother's autoimmune disease, eliminating all medications within weeks.

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March 16, 1999: Richard C. Hoagland Heart Attack Interview

Mar 1636mRichard C. Hoagland

Art Bell reconnects with Richard C. Hoagland, former advisor to Walter Cronkite and NASA consultant, just hours after his release from the hospital following emergency open-heart bypass surgery. Hoagland recounts waking in his Miami hotel room with crushing chest pain radiating down both arms, managing to call for paramedics just before collapsing. He describes the nitroglycerin temporarily relieving his pain before the full cardiac event struck in the ambulance.Hoagland reveals that doctors found a single, precisely located arterial blockage while all surrounding blood vessels showed remarkable health and elasticity. Medical staff repeatedly expressed surprise at the vitality of his cardiovascular system, a finding he considers deeply anomalous. He had been in Miami investigating NEXRAD radar anomalies and the Miami Circle archaeological site when the attack occurred, days after a scientist friend warned him his research could prove fatal.Both Art and Hoagland credit the seventh mass consciousness experiment with aiding his rapid recovery, noting that Hoagland could physically feel the energy shift when listeners focused healing intentions toward him. Hoagland declares he will not back down from his investigations, interpreting the event as a deliberate attack using advanced scalar technology.

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March 17, 1999: Chemtrails - Linda Moulton Howe & William Thomas

Mar 172h 55mLinda Moulton Howe, William Thomas

Linda Moulton Howe and investigative journalist William Thomas join Art Bell for a two-part investigation into chemtrails, anomalous contrails, and silver-sphere reports across the United States. Howe reports witnessing massive X-shaped trails over Sedona, Arizona, and interviews an Albuquerque resident who observed through binoculars a silver sphere moving within a contrail before shooting straight upward at extraordinary speed. Art connects this to his own sighting of a silver disc in a contrail two years earlier and a matching photograph from Missouri.Investigative journalist William Thomas then presents his findings from eight weeks of research spanning 43 states and over 400 witnesses. He explains that KC-135 and KC-10 tanker aircraft have been identified laying persistent trails that spread into overcast skies rather than dissipating like normal contrails. A signed letter from Major General Barlow confirms these tankers operate below contrail-forming altitudes. Thomas describes witnesses observing trails being switched on and off and substances falling as gel-like material.Thomas reveals lab results from researcher Joe Burton showing amino acid poisons and trifluoronitrosomethane, an ingredient in EPA-registered pesticides, along with ethylene dibromide found in fuel samples. He references congressional investigations confirming decades of open-air biological and chemical testing on American cities, drawing parallels between current symptoms and Gulf War illness.

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March 18, 1999: Children's Past Lives - Carol Bowman

Mar 182h 45mCarol Bowman

Art Bell welcomes researcher Carol Bowman, author of Children's Past Lives, to discuss the startling phenomenon of young children who spontaneously recall details from previous lifetimes. Bowman shares how her own son Chase, at age five, described vivid memories of being a soldier on a battlefield, complete with details about his uniform, a field hospital, and a cannon. Remarkably, chronic eczema on the same wrist where he described being shot disappeared within days of the memory surfacing, along with his phobia of loud noises.The conversation digs into how children as young as two years old casually describe prior lives before societal conditioning teaches them otherwise. Art reads listener accounts of toddlers making statements no small child could fabricate, describing former families, deaths, and historical details with unsettling accuracy. Bowman explains the difference between fantasy and genuine past life memory in children.Callers share their own extraordinary stories of children revealing apparent memories of previous existences. The discussion considers whether reincarnation was once part of early Christian doctrine and how these spontaneous childhood memories represent some of the most compelling evidence for the continuation of consciousness beyond death.

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March 21, 1999: Witchcraft - Ramona Bell interviews Dr. Evelyn Paglini

Mar 2143mRamona Bell, Dr. Evelyn Paglini

Ramona Bell hosts alongside Dr. Evelyn Paglini, a practitioner from a thousand-year lineage of magic, for a special Dreamland episode dedicated to the practical traditions of witchcraft. Paglini describes methods of spiritual protection, including environmental cleansing with sage, sulfur, and sea salt, as well as the use of reverse candles and uncrossing oils to return negativity to its source. The discussion covers how to identify and address psychic attacks on finances, relationships, and health.The two women explore image candle magic and the principles of imitative and sympathetic magic, explaining how practitioners use colored candles, personal items, and essential oils to influence attraction, love, and healing. Paglini distinguishes between the stages of magical work, warning listeners about the consequences of rushing love spells before confirming compatibility with a potential partner.Art Bell's wife Ramona draws on her own knowledge of the craft as the conversation turns to practical herbalism and preparedness. Paglini recommends growing medicinal herbs and learning their properties, predicting that herbal knowledge will become a valuable bartering commodity in coming times of upheaval. The episode closes with guidance on magical dos and donts for beginners.

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April 01, 1999: Psychedelic Substances - Terence McKenna

Apr 12h 40mTerence McKenna

Art Bell welcomes ethnobotanist and philosopher Terence McKenna from his home on the slopes of Mauna Loa in Hawaii for a wide-ranging conversation about psychedelic substances, consciousness, and the nature of time. McKenna argues that cultures selectively stigmatize certain substances while glorifying others, and that altering consciousness is as old as humanity itself. He describes his current work cataloging hallucinogenic botany and discusses DMT, a compound produced naturally in the human brain, and its potential connection to near-death experiences and deep dream states.The discussion shifts to McKenna's theory of novelty, which holds that the universe is a system that produces and conserves increasing complexity over time. He draws parallels between Art's concept of "the quickening" and his own notion of concrescence, both pointing toward an accelerating series of climactic transformations in human civilization. McKenna cites the Italian Renaissance and the Greek Enlightenment as historical spikes of concentrated novelty.Persistent power outages throughout the broadcast provide an unintended demonstration of technological fragility as the two discuss Y2K preparedness. McKenna advises listeners in dense urban areas to consider temporary relocation, estimating roughly 72 hours of social breakdown before systems could be restored.

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April 02, 1999: Politics of the Crucifixion - Dr. Glenn Kimball

Apr 21h 48mDr. Glenn Kimball

Art Bell welcomes scholar Glenn Kimball for an Easter-themed exploration of the hidden political forces behind the crucifixion of Jesus. Drawing from ancient manuscripts across Hindu, Roman, and early Christian traditions, Kimball presents evidence that the crucifixion was driven not by religious persecution but by a blackmail scheme. He describes how the Sadducees, the only Jewish faction allied with Rome, threatened to expose the secret political relationship between Pontius Pilate and the Roman conspirator Sejanus unless Pilate executed Jesus.Kimball reveals that Jesus held status as a Roman citizen through his foster father Joseph of Arimathea, who was named Noblest of Curio by Tiberius Caesar. He describes how Pilate and Jesus shared a connection through the Druid universities of ancient Britain, and how Pilate ultimately converted to Christianity after reportedly encountering the resurrected Jesus in the streets. Kimball notes that early Christians celebrated Pilate's birthday as a religious holiday for two centuries and that he remains a saint in Byzantine and Coptic traditions.The conversation extends to the political aftermath of the crucifixion, including accounts of the dead rising in both Jerusalem and Rome, the preservation of temple artifacts by Roman forces, and speculation about the current location of the Ark of the Covenant. Callers and Art share personal reflections on visiting biblical sites in the Holy Land.

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April 08, 1999: Cosmology and EMP Weapons - Dr. Brian Greene

Apr 82h 46mDr. Brian Greene

Art Bell welcomes Columbia University physicist Dr. Brian Greene for a conversation spanning the Big Bang, string theory, nuclear weapons, and the possibility of extraterrestrial contact. Greene explains how everything in the universe, including space and time themselves, emerged from a point smaller than a quark, and describes how string theory has revealed that tears in the fabric of space are theoretically possible, potentially allowing for wormholes and interstellar travel. He pushes back against physicist Lawrence Krauss's definitive claim that aliens have not and will not visit Earth.The discussion turns to the physics of destruction as Art asks Greene about reported electromagnetic pulse weapons used in the Kosovo conflict. Greene confirms awareness of non-nuclear EMP device research but cannot detail the mechanisms behind them. He also reflects on the legacy of Oppenheimer, arguing that scientists must remain vigilant about the applications of their discoveries rather than simply delivering products to policymakers. Greene expresses optimism that humanity will ultimately survive its discovery of nuclear power.Art and Greene debate the likelihood of advanced civilizations existing elsewhere in the universe, with Greene acknowledging that life could take forms radically different from anything on Earth. The conversation touches on unified field theory and the energy contained within the strings that permeate even the vacuum of space.

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April 13, 1999: Yugoslavia War - Jeffrey Nyquist

Apr 132h 1mJeffrey Nyquist

Art Bell welcomes back author and geopolitical analyst Jeffrey Nyquist to discuss the escalating NATO bombing campaign against Yugoslavia and its dangerous implications for U.S.-Russia relations. Nyquist details how Russian leaders, including Boris Yeltsin, have issued direct threats of global war over the conflict, while calling up 170,000 new troops and deploying advanced nuclear submarines. He outlines Russia's extensive anti-ballistic missile network and first-strike capabilities that challenge the assumption of mutual assured destruction.The conversation examines how NATO's offensive action violates its own defensive charter, and how the bombing has empowered Russian communists while uniting the Russian public against the West. Nyquist argues that America's arrogant assumption that economic leverage neutralizes Russia's military threat is dangerously misguided, pointing to historical precedents where Russia fought and won wars while on the brink of starvation.Callers weigh in on the geopolitical fallout, raising concerns about simultaneous threats from North Korea, China, and the Middle East stretching American forces dangerously thin. Nyquist warns that inserting 200,000 ground troops into Yugoslavia could trigger NATO's disintegration and a catastrophic wider conflict.

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April 21, 1999: Hilly Rose Hosts Cold Fusion & Oil Company Coverup - Dr. Eugene Mallove

Apr 212h 38mHilly Rose, Dr. Eugene Mallove

Guest host Hilly Rose welcomes Dr. Eugene Mallove, editor of Infinite Energy magazine and MIT-trained engineer, to discuss the suppressed science of cold fusion ten years after the landmark Pons and Fleischmann announcement. Mallove explains how the two electrochemists demonstrated excess heat from a simple electrochemical cell using heavy water and palladium, only to be ridiculed and driven from the scientific establishment by hostile physicists who dismissed the results without proper investigation.Mallove reveals that a Department of Energy panel stacked with skeptics produced a negative report that discouraged even oil companies like Amoco from pursuing research despite their own positive results. He describes how MIT researchers allegedly altered their own data to show null results, and how the institutional bias of the academic-government complex has blocked progress for a decade. Multiple private companies, including Clean Energy Technologies and Blacklight Power, have since confirmed excess heat production.The discussion covers recent breakthroughs by Dr. Les Case involving catalytic fusion that produces measurable helium, the nuclear byproduct skeptics had long demanded as proof. Mallove argues that cold fusion could eliminate fossil fuel dependency entirely, noting that one cubic mile of ocean contains enough fusion fuel to equal all known oil reserves on Earth.

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May 4, 1999: Remote Viewing - Ed Dames

May 42h 50mEd Dames

Art Bell returns from a three-week personal absence to sit down with Major Ed Dames, founder of the private remote viewing firm PSI TECH, now celebrating its tenth anniversary. Dames discusses contrails, revealing that his remote viewing sessions identified three distinct categories: normal condensation trails, atmospheric chemistry research missions flown by agencies like NASA and NOAA studying ozone depletion, and a classified defense initiative involving material falling from the sky that he cannot fully disclose but suggests may protect the public in a national emergency.The conversation shifts to the devastating F5 tornadoes that ravaged Oklahoma and Kansas, which Dames had predicted months earlier on the show. He links the increasing severity of storms to accelerating ozone loss, warning that the problem is far worse than publicly acknowledged and will fundamentally alter how humanity grows food and inhabits the planet. Dames also announces PSI TECH's Operation Guiding Light, donating remote viewing training tapes to American high schools in the wake of the Columbine tragedy.Art and Dames explore deep philosophical territory, including the nature of consciousness, the mechanics of teleportation, and the distinction between mind and soul. Dames describes PSI TECH's new Transluminonics division working on wireless quantum teleportation switching devices and warns that 1999 will bring events of biblical proportions that will eclipse Y2K concerns.

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May 5, 1999: Caving - Bonnie Crystal

May 52h 40mBonnie Crystal

Art Bell interviews Bonnie Crystal, a Silicon Valley CEO and pioneering technologist who co-founded the first woman-led company to go public on NASDAQ. Crystal invented video noise reduction technology that revolutionized satellite television and developed a new flat-panel display called High Gain Emissive Display. But the heart of the conversation centers on her lifelong passion for exploration speleology, the science of venturing deep into the Earth's uncharted cave systems.Crystal describes vertical caving expeditions reaching thousands of feet below the surface, where teams of four navigate pitch-black passages using specialized rope techniques and carry three of every essential piece of equipment. She details her invention of through-the-rock cave radio communications using low-frequency magnetic energy at 185 kilohertz, allowing contact with the surface from deep underground. The discussion covers remarkable discoveries including blind fish, spiders as large as a fist, bipedal lizard tracks from an unknown species weighing up to 20 pounds, and microbes found in Lechuguia Cave that NASA scientists study as analogs for potential extraterrestrial life.Art and Bonnie discuss plans for her upcoming month-long expedition to a remote area of the Andes Mountains in South America, where limestone formations suggest caves could reach depths approaching 15,000 feet. They agree to attempt a live ham radio link from the expedition's base camp during the trip.

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May 6, 1999: Chemtrails - William Thomas

May 62h 25mWilliam Thomas

Art Bell brings back investigative journalist William Thomas for an in-depth examination of the growing chemtrail phenomenon that has generated thousands of eyewitness reports since their initial broadcast. Thomas presents new lab results from a government-certified laboratory that found Pseudomonas fluorescens bacteria, a restricted DNA-cutting enzyme called bacillus, and streptomyces fungus in brown gel samples collected from buildings in two separate states nearly a year apart, with matching results that alarmed the lab technicians.A Boeing senior flight test engineer calls in to argue that the unusual sky patterns are simply test flight contrails, but Thomas counters with evidence that the cross-hatching occurs far from major airways and navigation beacons. An airline pilot with 15 years of experience at Continental confirms he has never seen contrails cover an entire sky. William Wallace, the original witness whose report launched the investigation, describes repeated low-altitude spraying over his property that left him and his wife chronically ill with joint pain and Epstein-Barr virus.Thomas connects the symptoms to mycoplasma infections linked to Gulf War illness research and reveals correspondence from a high-ranking Air Force officer whose own inquiries into the spraying resulted in his security classification being elevated. Multiple callers from Salt Lake City report hazmat teams rushing to clean up brown deposits falling from aircraft, incidents confirmed by local news coverage that same day.

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May 11, 1999: Bigfoot & the Florida Panther - James McMullen

May 112h 44mJames McMullen

Art Bell welcomes James McMullen, a naturalist and independent tracker who has spent 23 years in the Florida Everglades pursuing the endangered Florida panther. McMullen describes how he verified 64 individual panthers in a region where experts declared them virtually extinct, earning the trust of Seminole elders and old-time swamp dwellers along the way.The conversation shifts to Bigfoot when McMullen reveals that his decades of panther tracking also led him to unexplained encounters with an unknown creature. He details his August 1997 sighting of a large, upright, chocolate-brown figure standing 35 feet away in a tree line, breathing visibly, with dark caramel skin and long hair-covered arms ending in clearly defined fingers. He compares and contrasts the creature with the famous Patterson film footage.McMullen discusses the physical evidence he has gathered, including plaster casts of massive footprints with dermal ridges, strange vocalizations heard at close range, and his philosophy of naturalistic observation over capture or killing. He argues that a skilled tracker can build a case for an unknown species without ever harming one, and urges protection for the creature he believes has inhabited the Everglades for generations.

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May 12, 1999: Lawsuit - Peter Gersten | Citizens Against UFO Secrecy - Michael Cremo

May 122h 55mPeter Gersten, Michael Cremo

Art Bell speaks with attorney Peter Gersten, founder of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy, about his ongoing legal battle to force government disclosure of UFO-related documents. Gersten describes his dismissed FOIA lawsuit against the Army over records referenced in Colonel Philip Corso's book and outlines his active case demanding Department of Defense information on flying triangle sightings. He calls on listeners to submit affidavits and photographic evidence to support future legal proceedings.In the second half, researcher Michael Cremo joins to discuss evidence of extreme human antiquity that challenges conventional archaeology. He describes metallic spheres found in South African mineral deposits dated to roughly two billion years ago, with machined precision that metallurgists cannot explain as natural formations. He also reveals stone tools and human skeletal remains discovered deep inside California gold mines beneath layers of rock dating back tens of millions of years.Cremo recounts the fierce resistance his work has provoked from the scientific establishment, including campaigns to pressure NBC into canceling a television special featuring his findings and a petition to the FCC demanding the network be fined and forced to issue public apologies for airing the program.

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May 14, 1999: UFO Crash - Whitley Strieber & Bill McDonald

May 142h 2mWhitley Strieber, Bill McDonald

Guest host Whitley Strieber interviews forensic artist and investigator Bill McDonald, who presents a detailed composite description of the Roswell spacecraft assembled from multiple independent military witnesses. McDonald describes a craft resembling a diamond-shaped stingray, approximately 32 feet long and 25 feet wide, constructed as a single integrated unit that appeared grown rather than assembled. Its outer skin functioned as its engine through magneto-aero-electrodynamics, propelling the vehicle through atmosphere and water alike.McDonald details the interior layout of seven seats arranged around a bell-dome reactor, with crew stations that merged seamlessly into the occupants' bodies. He describes the alien occupants as childlike humanoids with screen-mesh skin who absorbed nutrients and oxygen through their tissue while immersed in a ballistic fluid. The craft's layered hull contained patterns resembling neural ganglia that functioned like massive microprocessors.The discussion covers the craft's multiple flight modes, including atmospheric flight using cambered lift, underwater submersion as a neutrally buoyant vessel, and the theory that lightning caused the crash. McDonald also addresses the secrecy surrounding recovered alien technology and the gradual transfer of that technology from military to private sector control.

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May 18, 1999: The Brain - Neil Slade | Pole Shift & Earth Changes - Stewart Best

May 182h 40mNeil Slade, Stewart Best

Art Bell opens with brain researcher Neil Slade to discuss the remarkable true story of Mike the Headless Chicken, a rooster that survived four and a half years after decapitation in 1945. Scientists at the University of Utah determined the farmer's cut left the brain stem intact, preserving all instinctual behaviors including walking, preening, and attempting to crow. Slade connects this to his research on the amygdala and the untapped potential of the human frontal lobes.The program shifts to author and former corporate jet pilot Stewart Best, who presents his case that Earth is approaching a catastrophic pole shift. Best describes the mechanics of such an event, where the planet's surface moves rapidly while the atmosphere lags behind, generating winds of 800 miles per hour or more and drawing super-cold upper atmosphere air to the surface. He points to escalating tornado violence, magnetic pole fluctuations, disrupted bird migration patterns, and the earthquake swarm at Mammoth Lakes as warning signs.Best ties these geological predictions to biblical prophecy, describing a timeline that converges with predictions from Nostradamus, Hopi elders, and modern remote viewers. He warns that the NATO campaign in Yugoslavia is systematically pushing Russia, China, and Islamic nations into the alliance foretold in scripture as a precursor to global conflict.

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May 19, 1999: Miami Circle Update - Richard C. Hoagland

May 1918mRichard C. Hoagland

Art Bell checks in with Richard C. Hoagland, who is recovering from a severe heart attack in Miami, for an update on two developing stories. Hoagland reports that the Miami Circle archaeological site has been saved from demolition through an eminent domain proceeding, with the county winning a key hearing against the developer. He announces that Senator Bob Graham has introduced a bill to incorporate the 2,000-year-old site into the national park system and urges listeners to fax their senators in support.The conversation turns to a revelation from NASA when Hoagland reports that the Hubble Space Telescope photographed the lunar surface on April 16, 1999, despite years of official claims that the moon was too bright for the instrument. He details how NASA officials, including the head of public affairs at the Space Telescope Institute, had repeatedly stated on record that even the earthlit portion of the moon would damage the telescope. Hoagland theorizes that honest insiders may be working to expose a deceptive element within the agency.Hoagland also discusses new magnetic striping discoveries on Mars from the mapping orbit, addresses the personal attacks he endured during his recovery including accusations that he faked his heart attack, and hints at upcoming revelations connected to the Taurid meteor stream and NASA's hidden research into potential Earth impacts.

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May 19, 1999: Time Travel - Dr. Bruce Goldberg

May 192h 2mDr. Bruce Goldberg

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Bruce Goldberg, a hypnotherapist and author who has regressed over 11,000 patients into past and future lives, to discuss one of Art's favorite subjects: time travel. Dr. Goldberg outlines four methods of traveling through time, from physical time machines based on exotic matter and warp drive theory to teleportation and fifth-dimensional out-of-body techniques that listeners can practice themselves.The conversation covers mathematical models proposed by physicists like Kip Thorne and Miguel Alcubierre, the grandfather paradox resolved through parallel universes, and Dr. Goldberg's claimed encounters with Traxa, a time traveler from the 36th century whose name spelled backward reads "Ask Art." He also reveals what he describes as Art's past life as an Atlantean quantum physicist named Drako who predicted a catastrophic earthquake 50,000 years ago.Dr. Goldberg shares predictions for the next thousand years, including anti-gravity cars, telepathic communication, and free energy through cold fusion. He also presents alleged cases of spontaneous teleportation, from a 16th-century Spanish soldier appearing in Mexico City to his own claimed trip to Montego Bay, Jamaica from his Baltimore living room.

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May 20, 1999: Intuitive - Kevin Ryerson

May 202h 40mKevin Ryerson

Art Bell is joined by Kevin Ryerson, an acclaimed intuitive and trance channel in the tradition of Edgar Cayce and Jane Roberts, whose abilities were featured in Shirley MacLaine's bestselling books. They examine the crisis of collective consciousness as school shootings, ecological disasters, and political dishonesty signal what Kevin describes as humanity entering an "event horizon" of profound change.Kevin discusses the breakdown of emotional intelligence in modern society, tracing the problem to Descartes' philosophy of pure rationalism that stripped away the capacity for empathy. He connects this to Jung's monitoring of collective dreams before World War II and argues that humanity faces a choice between ecological collapse and a new era of collective awareness. The conversation touches on the hundredth monkey effect, the harmonic convergence's role in the fall of the Berlin Wall, and whether focused group consciousness can alter weather patterns and global events.Art shares his own caution about conducting mass consciousness experiments on the air, expressing genuine fear about unintended consequences. Kevin offers perspective on crop circles, the nature of good and evil, reincarnation, and the psychic bonds that connect all living beings to the planet itself.

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May 25, 1999: Rods - Jose Escamilla

May 251h 58mJose Escamilla

Art Bell presents what he calls broadcast history as researcher Jose Escamilla returns to discuss rods, mysterious elongated creatures captured on video that appear to coexist with humans on Earth. For the first time, Art simultaneously streams Jose's rod footage via internet video while broadcasting the radio discussion, allowing online viewers to see the evidence in real time.Jose describes how he first discovered rods in 1994 near Roswell, New Mexico, while filming UFO activity. After five years of research, he explains that these creatures propel themselves using undulatory wave fins similar to a cuttlefish, effectively swimming through the atmosphere at speeds reaching 200 miles per hour. The evidence includes footage from a Mexican cave system, National Geographic underwater video from the Yucatan Peninsula, and shots of rods maneuvering around human subjects without contact. Even skeptic Philip Klass declined to debunk the findings.Callers who watched the streaming video share their reactions, confirming the footage is unlike anything depicting ordinary insects or birds. Jose reveals that rods appear in every environment, from oceans to living rooms, and that birds and cats seem able to perceive them. He appeals for scientific funding to mount an expedition to a Mexican cave where rods are consistently present.

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May 26, 1999: Lawsuit - Peter Gersten | Flying Triangles, Various Topics - Jeffrey Mishlove

May 262h 43mPeter Gersten, Jeffrey Mishlove

Art Bell opens with the troubling news that his friend Terence McKenna is reportedly gravely ill in a Honolulu hospital, then welcomes attorney Peter Gersten of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy to discuss his ongoing Freedom of Information lawsuit against the Department of Defense regarding flying triangle craft. Peter describes how the DOD claims to have zero records on the triangles despite decades of sightings, and reveals plans to subpoena Dr. Steven M. Greer for the names of his reported 200 military witnesses.The conversation shifts to broader questions about technology as a possible "virus in reality," with Peter arguing that advanced technology introduced around 1947 disrupted humanity's natural evolutionary progression. Art shares his own close encounter with a silent, gravity-defying triangle and confirms he has provided notarized affidavits of the sighting to support the legal case.In the second half, Dr. Jeffrey Mishlove joins to explore consciousness, the nature of God, and whether mass focused attention can produce measurable physical effects. He describes documented quantum-level deviations during events like the Olympics and Princess Diana's funeral, and discusses whether UFO phenomena might originate from human consciousness itself rather than external sources.

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May 27, 1999: Internet Defamation - Art's Secret

May 271h 53m

Art Bell devotes this deeply personal broadcast to addressing a nightmare that has consumed his life for over a year. He introduces his attorney, Gerald Fox of Fox, Sigler and Spillane in Los Angeles, to explain two major defamation lawsuits filed on Art's behalf. The first targets Ted Gunderson, David Hinkson, and shortwave station WWCR in Nashville for broadcasting false claims that Art was indicted for child molestation and bribed officials to cover it up.The second lawsuit, filed that same day in Los Angeles Superior Court, targets David John Oates and Robert A.M. Stevens for fabricating claims that Art was arrested for trafficking in pornography. Jerry Fox details how independent investigation, including records from the Monterey County clerk and the Monterey Herald, confirmed every allegation to be completely false. The complaint includes six counts ranging from slander and conspiracy to intentional infliction of emotional distress.Art reveals that these attacks connect to an undisclosed family tragedy from December 1997 that prompted his sudden departure from the air. He and Jerry discuss the lack of accountability on the internet, the difference between free speech and defamation, and the devastating personal toll of being publicly branded with the worst accusation imaginable. Art promises that the full story will become public within the week.

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June 3, 1999: NDEs - Dr. Jeffrey Long & Tricia McGill

Jun 32h 1mDr. Jeffrey Long, Tricia McGill

Art Bell welcomes back Dr. Jeffrey Long, a radiation oncologist, and Dr. Tricia McGill, a licensed clinical psychologist, to discuss near-death experiences and share a stunning update on their previous guest Sarah. The doctors reveal they were approached by a European group proposing to induce cardiac arrest in prisoners to study NDEs, an experiment they refused on ethical grounds. Art also asks Dr. Long about Terrence McKenna's grim brain tumor diagnosis.The conversation takes a remarkable turn when Tricia reveals that past-life regression work on Sarah uncovered a connection to a Tibetan Buddhist monk who was beheaded during the Chinese invasion of Tibet. Despite Sarah having no knowledge of Tibetan Buddhism in her current life, her NDE closely mirrored descriptions found in the Tibetan Book of the Dead, raising profound questions about how prior lifetimes may shape the afterlife experience.A second NDE experiencer named Karen then shares her account of a car accident she had foreseen in a premonition dream months earlier. Karen describes being told she was dead, receiving a life review, and being shown her own funeral and her son's future. Her deep grief over leaving her infant son ultimately led to her return, despite her guides insisting she was not meant to come back.

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June 8, 1999: Overcoming Negativity - Alan Mesher

Jun 82h 42mAlan Mesher

Art Bell welcomes spiritual healer and author Alan Mesher to discuss his book The T-Zone and the concept that humanity has entered a prolonged dark period at the end of a 500-year cycle. Mesher explains that the world is experiencing a massive discharge of collective negativity, and that increasing instability, violence, and social breakdown are symptoms of an energetic shift occurring on the planet. He argues that individuals have the power to shorten this dark period by taking personal responsibility and healing their inner wounds.Mesher shares striking cases from his 25 years as a healer, including a woman whose cervical cancer traced back to a past life in Nazi Germany where she was attacked for smuggling Jews to safety, and a man whose testicular cancer connected to his castration and death during the Inquisition. These accounts illustrate his view that unresolved trauma from prior lifetimes lodges in the body and manifests as disease until it is consciously confronted and released.The discussion turns to how collective healing could reshape civilization. Mesher describes his discovery of healing through a gifted woman named Eleanor Moore and explains that the energy he channels comes from a higher source. He and Art explore whether mass consciousness and directed prayer could alter planetary outcomes during this turbulent transitional era.

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June 9, 1999: Crop Circles, Chemtrails - Linda Moulton Howe

Jun 92h 0mLinda Moulton Howe

Art Bell is joined by investigative reporter Linda Moulton Howe for a wide-ranging discussion that begins with a remarkable eyewitness account from Holland. A 19-year-old named Robert watched from his bedroom window as a small pinkish-purple light expanded into a disc-shaped object over a farm field, emitted electrical discharges, and left behind two fresh crop circles. Linda details biophysicist W.C. Levengood's hypothesis that a spinning plasma vortex containing microwave energies may be responsible for the genuine formations.The conversation shifts to the chemtrail phenomenon as Linda introduces Charles Warren, a New Jersey resident whose photographs of unusual grid-pattern contrails over Philadelphia prompted him to create a website. Warren reveals that military and government agencies including Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, NASA Langley, Lawrence Livermore, and the Air Force Combat Climatology Center have been making repeat visits to his site. Art reads a letter from a listener in New Hampshire reporting persistent rashes coinciding with heavy contrail activity.Linda also reports on Dr. James Baker's discovery of nanobomb technology at the University of Michigan, an oily water substance capable of destroying anthrax and other pathogens on contact. The three discuss whether government dispersal testing of similar substances could explain the unusual aerial activity and the oily residues reported by witnesses across North America.

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June 10, 1999: Ghost to Ghost | Open Lines

Jun 102h 41m

Art Bell opens the phone lines for his beloved Ghost to Ghost edition, inviting listeners to share their most chilling encounters with the unexplained. A Navy veteran from World War II recounts waking aboard his ship near Okinawa at 3 a.m. to the unmistakable scent of his Aunt Melanie's floral bathing powder, only to later learn she had died at that exact moment. A caller reports a shadowy figure with glowing red eyes lurking beneath her son's bed, while a cemetery photographer describes being led telepathically by a spirit to a freshly dug grave.The stories grow increasingly bizarre as a parapsychology researcher at a university sleep lab describes watching a translucent apparition of an elderly woman in a flower-print dress float through walls and pass directly through his sleeping research subject. A commercial pilot flying a Cessna over Northern California at night recounts hearing a disembodied voice say "check your six," then watching a phantom World War II flying boat pull alongside before vanishing. He later identified it as the Philippine Clipper, which crashed in the Ukiah area decades earlier.A mother shares how her three-year-old son's imaginary friend Irving turned out to be a real person buried in the community cemetery, confirmed when the child pointed directly to Irving Riggs' headstone during a walk. Years later, a photograph of the great-grandfather matched the figure her son had described visiting him at night.

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June 14, 1999: Wicca - Hilly Rose & Lady Amber Maeve

Jun 143h 22mHilly Rose, Lady Amber Maeve

Guest host Hilly Rose welcomes the Reverend Lady Amber Maeve Shemansky, High Priestess of the Grove of the Winged Scarab and public information officer for the Covenant of the Goddess, to explore the rapidly growing Wiccan religion. With witchcraft ranking as the number one interest among teenage girls in a recent poll of 60 topics, and the U.S. Army now sanctioning Wiccan practice at multiple bases including Fort Hood and Fort Polk, Hilly digs into what this ancient faith actually teaches.Amber explains that the word witch derives from an Anglo-Saxon term meaning "wise one" and that Wicca is a pre-Judeo-Christian, nature-based religion centered on the balance of male and female energies. She describes the faith as matriarchal, empowering women to stand on their own while maintaining balance with their male counterparts. The discussion covers rituals, the use of ceremonial blades called athames, and the Wiccan Rede's central command to harm none. Amber firmly distinguishes Wiccans from Satanists and Goths, calling the Church of Satan a reverse Christianity that defiles all spiritual belief.Hilly presses Amber on Congressman Bob Barr's objections to military Wiccans and asks how practitioners reconcile their faith with combat duty. Amber cites the self-defense provision within Wiccan law and describes her unsuccessful attempts to secure a meeting with Barr. Callers weigh in with curiosity and concern as Amber directs seekers to metaphysical bookstores and community resources for further exploration.

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June 15, 1999: NIDS Investigations, Brookings Report - Colm Kelleher

Jun 152h 2mColm Kelleher

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Colm Kelleher of the National Institute for Discovery Science to discuss a groundbreaking Roper survey on public attitudes toward extraterrestrial contact. The poll reveals that 80% of influential Americans believe the government would suppress evidence of alien life, while significant gaps emerge between how people think they would handle contact versus how they expect others to react.Kelleher details NIDS field investigations at undisclosed hotspots in the American Southwest, including cattle pathology cases with inexplicable findings such as a shredded heart inside an intact pericardium. He shares a never-before-reported account of investigators using Generation 3 night vision to observe a dark humanoid figure crawling out of a glowing tunnel of light suspended above the ground.The conversation turns to surveillance cameras at a monitored site where wiring was violently ripped from a pole, yet footage from a camera aimed directly at the location captured nothing. Art and Kelleher discuss the implications for contact, the role of media in shaping public reaction, and whether humanity possesses the spiritual maturity to handle such a revelation.

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June 16, 1999: Goodbye Terence McKenna | Comet Lee - Stewart Best

Jun 163h 25mTerence McKenna, Stewart Best

Art Bell opens with an emotional conversation with Terence McKenna, who reveals he has been diagnosed with a stage four glioblastoma, the fastest-moving brain tumor known to medicine. McKenna describes his seizure, the gamma knife procedure that destroyed roughly 90% of the tumor, and the doctors' prognosis of six to nine months. He reflects on love, mortality, and consciousness existing beyond the body, while Art announces the Terence McKenna Research Foundation for listener support.The program shifts to Comet Lee, recently discovered by amateur astronomer Stephen Lee in Australia. Earl Crockett and Gary Goodwin of the Millennium Group challenge NASA's dismissal of any potential Earth effects, arguing that comets are plasma discharge objects rather than dirty snowballs. They contend that electromagnetic interactions between the comet, the sun, and planetary alignments in September 1999 could trigger significant solar events and extreme weather.Stewart Best then connects Comet Lee to Nostradamus prophecies about a great king of terror arriving from the sky in the seventh month of 1999. He links the comet's trajectory through the constellation Cancer and its timing near the August 11th solar eclipse to specific quatrains, while also noting Bible code references to September 1999 upheavals.

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June 22, 1999: Art's Lawsuit - Peter Gersten | Remote Viewing - Ed Dames

Jun 223h 22mPeter Gersten, Ed Dames

Art Bell speaks with attorney Peter Gersten, director of Citizens Against UFO Secrecy, about his pending FOIA lawsuit against the Department of Defense concerning V-shaped triangular craft. Gersten reveals his plan to subpoena and depose both Peter Davenport and Dr. Steven M. Greer, seeking the identities of government insiders who have privately confirmed the reality of UFOs. Art wrestles with the ethical dilemma of forcing disclosure from researchers who promised confidentiality to their sources.Major Ed Dames of the PsyTech Corporation joins to discuss remote viewing and the significance of NIDS research at an undisclosed hotspot in the Southwest. Dames describes his own past discovery of UFO hotspots through military remote viewing sessions he conducted covertly as training exercises. He connects his findings to Jacques Vallee's concept of a control system, arguing that the phenomena at these sites are projections designed to test human intelligence and readiness.Dames asserts that Bigfoot sightings, chupacabra encounters, and cattle mutilations are temporary projections created by this system as coded messages. He contends that genuine contact will only occur when researchers demonstrate a fundamental shift in understanding, moving beyond the desire to capture technology and toward recognizing the deeper nature of the intelligence behind the phenomena.

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