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January 4, 2007: Extreme Climate Change - Whitley Strieber

Jan 42h 37mWhitley Strieber

Art Bell welcomes author Whitley Strieber to discuss the accelerating pace of extreme climate change. Before the interview, Art replays the legendary recording of a man who flew his homemade Long-EZ airplane directly into restricted Area 51 airspace in 1997, narrating the encounter live as an F-16 scrambled to intercept him.Strieber explains that what the media calls global warming is more accurately described as sudden climate change, the phenomenon they predicted in their co-authored novel Superstorm. He points to January tornadoes in Louisiana, record winds in Montana reaching 167 miles per hour, snowless Alps, and 70-degree temperatures in New Jersey as evidence that weather systems have become chaotic. Strieber reveals that 10 of the 12 great ocean currents driving the Gulf Stream have stopped flowing, with only two remaining active.The conversation turns to Peruvian glaciers where scientists found temperate plants quick-frozen in under five minutes, still green 5,200 years later, suggesting sudden catastrophic climate shifts have occurred before. Strieber also discusses his personal experiences with the Greys, noting that the encounters stopped when he moved from New York, and considers the possibility that these beings may be visitors from humanity's own future.

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January 6, 2007: God & Light - T. Lee Baumann

Jan 62h 36mT. Lee Baumann

Dr. T. Lee Baumann, a physician and author of God at the Speed of Light, joins Art Bell to discuss God, light, science, spirituality, and near-death experiences after open lines. Art opens with listener calls covering topics from the Travis Walton abduction case to the Spiricom device that allegedly enabled real-time communication with the dead. He also discusses a Colorado avalanche, record January warmth across the East Coast, and the anniversary of Ramona Bell's passing.Baumann describes how his journey toward spirituality began when he pronounced a patient dead only to have them revive 30 minutes later. He discusses Raymond Moody's near-death experience research and shares accounts of patients returning from clinical death angry at being resuscitated, having experienced profound peace on the other side.The core of the interview centers on Baumann's thesis that God and light are literally connected, not merely metaphorically. He explains the double-slit experiment, in which light appeared to alter its behavior before reaching modified endpoints, suggesting an awareness that physicists themselves described using the word consciousness. Baumann argues that since time stops at the speed of light, as Einstein proved, light operates outside the boundaries of time, placing it in a realm consistent with how every major world religion has described the divine.

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January 7, 2007: The Science of Intention - Lynne McTaggart

Jan 72h 37mLynne McTaggart

Art Bell welcomes journalist and author Lynne McTaggart to discuss her groundbreaking research into the science of intention. McTaggart explains how her investigation into the zero-point field led her to discover a quantum web connecting all living things, and how frontier scientists across the globe are overturning conventional laws of biology, chemistry, and physics with their experiments.The conversation centers on published scientific studies showing that human consciousness can affect matter, from single-celled organisms to complex biological systems. McTaggart describes evidence of remote healing, where individuals in one part of the country successfully influenced the health of people thousands of miles away. She details how living beings constantly transmit and receive light, creating an ongoing information exchange that provides a mechanism for intention to work.Art and Lynne explore the implications of quantum physics for understanding phenomena like spiritual healing and homeopathy. McTaggart shares her findings that directed thought registers across every aspect of a receiver's body, affecting heart rate, brain activity, and skin conductance. The program also features open lines with callers discussing near-death experiences, hollow Earth theories, and the Area 51 caller incident.

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January 14, 2007: UFOs and Crop Circles - Ed Sherwood & Kris Sherwood

Jan 142h 34mEd Sherwood, Kris Sherwood

Art Bell is joined by crop circle researchers Ed Sherwood and Kris Sherwood, who bring more than 30 years of combined experience studying the worldwide crop circle phenomenon. The couple, based in Santa Monica, California, report having videotaped over 40 daylight UFO sightings above their apartment since June of the previous year, capturing spheres, tubular white objects, and formations of bright orbs on camera.Ed describes filming a large white opaque object for 30 minutes as it moved against the wind before dissolving into multiple bright spheres that flew away in formation. The Sherwoods explain their practice of synchronized global meditation, during which they invite benevolent extraterrestrial intelligences to participate in Earth healing visualizations. They note that many of their sightings occur during or shortly after these meditation sessions, raising questions about whether consciousness plays a role in initiating contact.The discussion also covers UFO sightings reported over Iranian nuclear facilities, with Art speculating these could be secret American surveillance technology. Callers share stories including a ghost encounter in Las Vegas, dolphin beachings along the Atlantic coast, and observations about the ready.gov preparedness campaign.

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January 20, 2007: Parallel Universes and Quantum Science - Charles Seife

Jan 202h 35mCharles Seife

Art Bell interviews science journalist and mathematician Charles Seife about the nature of information as a fundamental property of the universe. Seife explains how Claude Shannon's mid-20th century discovery of the laws of information created a third great scientific revolution, revealing that information behaves according to rules as strict as those governing thermodynamics and energy.The conversation takes a deep look at quantum entanglement, the phenomenon Einstein called "spooky action at a distance," where paired particles respond to each other instantaneously regardless of the distance between them. Seife explains why, despite this apparent faster-than-light connection, scientists have proven it impossible to send actual messages through entangled particles. He and Art discuss how information theory connects to Einstein's relativity and quantum mechanics, providing a unifying framework for understanding the cosmos.Art presses Seife on parallel universes, the origins of the Big Bang, and the possibility that our universe was created by a particle collider in another reality. Seife acknowledges that an intelligent designer cannot be ruled out by science and shares how physicist David Deutsch theorizes that quantum computers may one day tap computational resources from parallel universes.

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January 21, 2007: Approaching Catastrophes - John Jay Harper

Jan 212h 37mJohn Jay Harper

Art Bell speaks with retired electronics engineer and mental health counselor John Jay Harper about the approaching Solar Cycle 24 and its potential impact on climate, consciousness, and civilization. Harper, who spent 25 years working at top-secret Department of Defense facilities including the Naval Weapons Center at China Lake, draws on both his scientific background and his research into near-death experiences to paint a picture of converging threats.Harper explains that NASA scientist David Hathaway predicts Solar Cycle 24, expected to peak around 2010 to 2011, could be the most intense in 400 years of recorded observation. He connects historical solar flare activity to flu pandemics, citing the 1918 outbreak, and warns of cascading failures if a massive coronal mass ejection were to disable satellite infrastructure. The recent Chinese anti-satellite missile test adds urgency to his concerns about space-based vulnerabilities.The discussion expands into the Mayan calendar, galactic core explosions, and electromagnetic pole shifts. Harper presents his worst-case scenario of a multi-layered event coupling energy from the galactic core through the sun and into Earth, triggering undersea volcanic eruptions and catastrophic weather changes that could lead to mass starvation and migration.

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January 27, 2007: Science Talk - Charles Seife

Jan 272h 35mCharles Seife

Art Bell welcomes back science journalist Charles Seife for a wide-ranging second installment covering the origins of the universe, the nature of consciousness, and the future of genetic science. Seife discusses what scientists know about the Big Bang, explaining that while they can simulate conditions microseconds after creation using particle colliders, the actual moment of origin remains perhaps permanently beyond the reach of science.The conversation shifts to the possibility that our universe was spawned by a collider experiment in another reality, creating an infinite chain of universes giving birth to universes. Art and Seife explore whether human consciousness could someday be uploaded to silicon, with Seife explaining that quantum properties of the brain may prevent perfect copying due to the observer effect. He introduces quantum teleportation as a method that transfers quantum information perfectly but destroys the original in the process.The final hours tackle genetics, with Seife revealing that ancient retroviruses called HERVs hijacked human DNA long ago and still force our cells to produce their proteins. He and Art discuss the implications of discovering genes linked to sexual preference, the ethics of genetic modification, and his conviction that information, like energy, can never truly be destroyed.

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January 28, 2007: Flawed Mathematical Models - Orrin Pilkey

Jan 282h 36mOrrin Pilkey

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Orrin Pilkey, a Duke University professor of geology and expert on shoreline processes, to examine the reliability of mathematical models used to shape major public policy decisions. Pilkey argues that while models can reveal broad trends and general directions, society places far too much confidence in their precise numerical predictions, particularly when applied to complex natural systems.The discussion ranges from climate change modeling to the controversial decision to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain near Art's home in Pahrump. Pilkey considers climate models the most honest among those he studied, praising the UN panel's transparency about their limitations. However, he warns that specific projections for temperature increases and sea level rises should be taken with a large grain of salt. He also notes that the Bush administration exploits model uncertainties for political purposes while ignoring the overwhelming scientific consensus.The first hour features open lines covering the UFO flap at O'Hare Airport and beyond, mysterious ice blocks falling from clear skies in Florida, smoking cessation research involving the brain's insula region, and Art's personal update on his wife Airyn's pregnancy with their daughter Asia.

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February 3, 2007: SETI Research - Seth Shostak

Feb 32h 35mSeth Shostak

Art Bell welcomes Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute, for a wide-ranging conversation about the search for extraterrestrial intelligence and the scientific challenges of detecting alien civilizations. Shostak discusses the current state of SETI's efforts, including the optical search at Lick Observatory and the upcoming Allen Telescope Array set to begin scanning the center of the Milky Way in mid-2007.The two spar over interstellar travel feasibility, with Art raising points from nuclear physicist Stanton Friedman about energy requirements and trip profiles. Shostak acknowledges that fewer than a thousand star systems have been carefully examined so far, a tiny fraction of the hundreds of billions in our galaxy. He describes SETI's new telescopes and methods while maintaining his skepticism about current visitation claims. Art challenges him with recent UFO sightings from O'Hare Airport and North London, where dozens of witnesses reported silent objects hovering in formation.The first hour features open lines touching on the landmark UN climate change report, ExxonMobil's offer of $10,000 to scientists willing to critique its findings, the Bush administration's suppression of climate terminology, Edgar Cayce, and Art's visit to Bigelow Aerospace via helicopter.

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February 4, 2007: Possession and Visions - Gordon Michael Scallion

Feb 42h 35mGordon Michael Scallion

Art Bell welcomes futurist Gordon Michael Scallion for a conversation that shifts away from his usual earth changes focus into the unsettling territory of possession. Scallion explains that visions he received beginning in 1979 revealed a connection between solar activity, geophysical upheaval, and a rising tide of what he calls borderland phenomena, including spirit possession, particularly among young people.Scallion describes his out-of-body journeys into the borderland, the realm between physical life and what lies beyond, where he observed how discarnate entities can attach themselves to living people. He connects the increase in school violence, beginning with Columbine, to these energetic shifts and draws parallels to the work of the late Father Malachi Martin, who reported an 800 percent increase in possession cases. The conversation also touches on the current solar cycle, which Scallion predicts will be one of the most powerful ever recorded, and the ongoing pole shift he believes has already begun.The first hour includes open lines covering the Super Bowl, the UN climate report, Iran tensions, reincarnation and the Catholic Church, electric cars, and Art's announcement of returning to unscreened open lines.

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February 10, 2007: Physics and Sci-Fi Science - Jennifer Ouellette

Feb 102h 37mJennifer Ouellette

Art Bell welcomes science writer Jennifer Ouellette, author of "The Physics of the Buffyverse" and "Black Bodies and Quantum Cats," for a conversation exploring the intersection of real physics and science fiction. They discuss the newly announced 16-qubit quantum computer from a Vancouver company, and Ouellette explains how quantum computing could eventually break current encryption systems and solve problems impossible for traditional machines.The discussion moves through the multiverse theory, wormholes as depicted in the film "Contact," and physicist Michio Kaku's civilization scale, with Art pressing the sobering point that the odds of humanity surviving the transition from Type Zero to Type One are almost zero. Ouellette shares her perspective on why women remain underrepresented in the hard sciences and discusses the physics behind fictional universes, arguing that even fantasy worlds must follow internal rules. She also addresses telepathy, suggesting that while no magical mechanism exists, future technology involving brain implants could one day achieve something resembling it.The conversation turns philosophical as they discuss the Big Bang, the accelerating expansion of the universe, the closure of Princeton's ESP lab, and whether science leaves room for the existence of God.

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February 11, 2007: Skinwalker Ranch and Area 51 - George Knapp & Colm Kelleher

Feb 112h 36mGeorge Knapp, Colm Kelleher

Art Bell welcomes investigative journalist George Knapp and biochemist Dr. Colm Kelleher for a discussion about Utah's Skinwalker Ranch, the subject of their book, and an update on Area 51. Kelleher, who served as project manager at Robert Bigelow's National Institute for Discovery Science, describes the ranch as a hotbed of anomalous activity stretching back generations through Ute tribal oral history.Kelleher recounts specific incidents investigated by NIDS, including an 84-pound calf found completely stripped of flesh in broad daylight just yards from the rancher's home, with no sound, tracks, or visible perpetrator. He also describes the baffling destruction of surveillance cameras by an unseen force that was caught on a second camera's feed, yet nothing appeared on the footage. Both guests explain that the phenomena seemed to possess a precognitive, sentient quality, never repeating and always staying one step ahead of investigators. Activity at the ranch has recently resumed after a period of quiet.George Knapp reflects on his career-altering decision to report on Area 51 beginning in 1989, confirming the base remains fully operational despite reports to the contrary. The first hour features unscreened open lines with callers sharing shadow people encounters, time travel proposals, and 9/11 debate.

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February 17, 2007: UFO Activity - James Gilliland

Feb 172h 37mJames Gilliland

Art Bell welcomes James Gilliland, director of the Self Mastery Earth Institute and a contactee who claims ongoing communication with extraterrestrial beings following a near-death experience. Gilliland describes the massive UFO activity at his ranch near Mount Adams in Washington State, where dozens of aerospace engineers and other credible witnesses have observed craft appearing on schedule. He explains that different groups are visiting Earth, from Pleiadians to Andromedans, and that Grey abductions are winding down as more benevolent entities take an active role.The conversation covers how these craft operate outside conventional physics, using instantaneous travel by shifting between physical, energy, and light dimensions. Gilliland claims to have over 60 hours of footage showing objects landing, morphing, and powering up, though major networks have repeatedly shelved the material before it could air nationally. He argues that the real disclosure will come from the skies rather than from governments.The first hour features open lines, where callers share shadow people encounters, blue orb sightings, and a striking account of a cigar-shaped craft that responded to flashing headlights and followed a caller home. Art also discusses his visit to the Robert Bigelow Aerospace facility and reflects on precognitive experiences.

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February 18, 2007: China's Tactics - Ralph Sawyer | UFO Intention Experiment - James Gilliland

Feb 182h 36mRalph Sawyer, James Gilliland

Art Bell launches a mass consciousness experiment, asking millions of listeners to project the intent for UFOs to appear in skies worldwide. The results are staggering, with thousands of emails flooding in from people who witnessed unusual objects, spinning lights, and craft that responded to flashlight signals. A Nashville TV station even captures footage of a rotating object dismissed too quickly as the space station. James Gilliland returns briefly to confirm his inbox was overwhelmed with sighting reports.In the second half, Art interviews independent military scholar Ralph Sawyer about China as a growing strategic threat. Sawyer, who spent nearly four decades studying Chinese military doctrine across Asia, warns that conflict with China is likely within 30 years. He details how Taiwan could fall through internal subversion rather than invasion, describes China modernizing its nuclear arsenal from liquid-fueled ICBMs to mobile solid-fueled missiles, and explains how their recent anti-satellite weapon test demonstrates a strategy to neutralize American net-centric warfare.The program opens during the Chinese Year of the Pig, with Sawyer explaining competing astrological interpretations among Hong Kong geomancers. Callers contribute sighting reports from the intent experiment and raise questions about climate change and the Area 51 flyover tape.

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February 24, 2007: UFO and Alien Accounts - Dick Criswell

Feb 242h 37mDick Criswell

Art Bell interviews Dick Criswell, a lifelong UFO researcher whose first encounter with Grey aliens occurred at age six on a farm in Wheeling, West Virginia. Criswell describes how two three-and-a-half-foot beings communicated telepathically, passing through walls effortlessly and telling him he would one day serve as their emissary. The visits continued through his teenage years, growing more frequent over time, and his parents eventually revealed their own encounters, including his father witnessing a craft so massive it blacked out the sky and streetlights.Criswell also discusses his involvement with AlphaCom, a project organized by Dr. Michael Wolfe to bring government UFO knowledge to the public. The effort collapsed when the Monica Lewinsky scandal consumed the Clinton administration, making officials reluctant to step forward. He says the witnesses remain available but are bound by secrecy agreements. Criswell shares the aliens warning about coming Earth changes, though specific timelines have proven elusive.The first hour features open lines with follow-up reports from the intent experiment, shadow people accounts, and a caller near Ground Zero who recalls hearing news coverage of Building Seven being deliberately demolished for structural safety reasons. Art also mentions his cameo appearance in an upcoming Lindsay Lohan film.

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February 25, 2007: Alien and Military Encounters - Jim Sparks

Feb 252h 38mJim Sparks

Art Bell interviews Jim Sparks, a multiple abductee whose experiences began in 1988 and transformed him from a terrified resistor into a cooperator with his alien captors. Sparks provides detailed accounts of being transported aboard craft, describing the physical sensations of acceleration, paralysis upon arrival, and the room where he spent six years learning an alien symbolic language. He explains how the beings taught him telepathic shorthand where entire pages of text could be compressed into a single vibrating symbol.Sparks describes graduating from these lessons to face-to-face encounters with reptilian beings who showed him visions of environmental devastation. The aliens conveyed urgent messages about deforestation, pollution, and habitat destruction, telling him humanity must change course. He recounts being shown holographic images of what Earth could become and being asked to spread a message of conservation. His background as a land developer who refused to clear-cut lots gives his advocacy an unexpected personal dimension.The first hour features open lines where callers discuss shadow people, the mass consciousness UFO experiment from previous weeks, and global warming. Art shares his thoughts on 2012 predictions, dismissing them as simply the end of a calendar rather than the end of the world.

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March 3, 2007: UFO Incidents - Nick Pope & Whitley Strieber

Mar 32h 38mNick Pope, Whitley Strieber

Art Bell speaks with Whitley Strieber and Nick Pope about a massive wave of UFO activity, with particular focus on sightings near nuclear installations in Iran. Strieber connects this to historical patterns, citing General Arthur Exons confirmation that the Roswell debris was not of this world and Eisenhowers alleged 1954 encounter at Muroc Air Force Base. He theorizes the visitors seek to prevent nuclear weapons use, pointing to incidents where craft disabled American ICBMs and triggered launch sequences at Russian missile sites.The discussion turns to Iran, where over 30 UFO incidents have been reported since December 2006, including possible crashes and plasma-like objects near nuclear facilities. Strieber and Art consider whether Iranian leaders would interpret alien contact through a religious lens, and whether a dirty bomb targeting Tel Aviv poses a greater risk than a traditional strike.Nick Pope joins to discuss his departure from the British Ministry of Defence UFO project and reveals that the ministry ran a classified remote viewing study in 2001. The study failed to recruit experienced viewers and relied on novices, producing inconclusive results. Pope notes that sensitive target applications were planned but never completed, with key portions of the declassified report still redacted.

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March 4, 2007: Communicating with Animals - Amelia Kinkade

Mar 42h 37mAmelia Kinkade

Art Bell welcomes animal communicator Amelia Kinkade, author of Straight from the Horse's Mouth and The Language of Miracles, for a fascinating exploration of interspecies telepathy. Kinkade describes her first encounter with animal psychic Beatrice Lidecker, who accurately described details about her cat Rodney's life that no outsider could have known, including the view from his favorite perch and his interactions with a neighbor's dog.Kinkade explains that animal communication is a learned skill rooted in neurophysiology, not a supernatural gift. Drawing on quantum holography concepts championed by Apollo astronaut Edgar Mitchell, she describes how all living beings exist within one indivisible field of energy. By quieting the mind and entering a meditative state, a person can merge consciousness with an animal, perceiving the world through its senses and accessing its memories and emotions.The first hour features open lines where callers share UFO sightings, including a massive plasma ring observed in 1978 and a vivid abduction-style dream. Art also reflects on his decision years ago at KDWN in Las Vegas to abandon political talk radio and embrace the paranormal, a pivotal moment that shaped everything that followed.

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March 17, 2007: Space Ventures and the Paranormal - Robert Bigelow

Mar 172h 38mRobert Bigelow

Art Bell welcomes billionaire entrepreneur Robert Bigelow of Bigelow Aerospace for an in-depth look at the private space industry. Bigelow, who launched the Genesis 1 spacecraft in July 2006, reveals that Genesis 2 is scheduled to launch from Russia the week of April 19th. Art shares exclusive photographs from his personal tour of the Bigelow Aerospace facility in Las Vegas, showcasing the expandable habitat modules originally developed by NASA.Bigelow explains that his inflatable modules provide three times the interior volume of any module on the International Space Station while offering superior protection against micrometeorite impacts. He describes the complex political landscape surrounding private spaceflight, citing ITAR regulations and congressional interference as greater obstacles than technology or funding. The ultimate goal is an occupiable module called Sundancer, targeted for launch around 2010, with a commercial space station to follow.The conversation turns to Bigelow's well-known interest in the paranormal, including his funding of research into UFO phenomena through the National Institute for Discovery Science. Art and Bigelow discuss who owns space under the 1967 Moon Treaty and the geopolitical implications of China's growing space ambitions.

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March 18, 2007: God, Reincarnation, and Ancient Codes - Maurice Cotterell

Mar 182h 35mMaurice Cotterell

Art Bell welcomes engineer and author Maurice Cotterell from Ireland to discuss his theories on gravity, God, reincarnation, and the encoded wisdom of ancient civilizations. Cotterell proposes a new explanation for gravity, arguing that Isaac Newton identified the relationship between mass and gravitational force but never explained what causes it. His model traces the origin of gravity back to the Big Bang and the conversion of energy into matter.Using Einstein's equation E=MC squared, Cotterell constructs a framework where God is pure energy and the physical universe represents its opposite. He argues that human souls carry a measurable voltage that increases through love and compassion, allowing them to return to God upon death. If that voltage diminishes through negativity, the soul reincarnates into a new body with its memory essentially wiped clean, consistent with what the Tibetans call sanskaras.Cotterell draws on his decades of research decoding the treasures of the Maya, the tomb of Tutankhamun, and Celtic artifacts, claiming all these civilizations encoded identical spiritual and scientific truths. The first hour features open line callers discussing global weather extremes, the honeybee colony collapse mystery, and a former Canadian defense minister's call for disclosure of alien technology.

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March 24, 2007: Lucid Dreaming - Dr. Stephen LaBerge | Paranormal Journalism - Dominick Attisani & Leslie Kean

Mar 242h 36mDr. Stephen LaBerge, Dominick Attisani, Leslie Kean

Art Bell explores lucid dreaming with Dr. Stephen LaBerge and Dominick Attisani of the Lucidity Institute, then speaks with journalist Leslie Kean about the Phoenix Lights. LaBerge defines lucid dreaming as knowing you are dreaming while the dream is happening, explaining that this awareness opens the door to conscious decision-making within the dream world. Attisani, a practitioner for over 30 years, describes lucid dreams as opportunities for pleasure, creative exploration, and confronting fears.The guests explain that lucid dreaming is a learnable skill built on dream recall and intentional memory. LaBerge draws parallels between setting an intention to wake at a specific time and setting an intention to recognize a dream. He notes that lucid dreamers often report an afterglow of energy the following day, and that the practice bridges consciousness research with the Tibetan Buddhist tradition of dream yoga.In the first hour, Leslie Kean discusses her exclusive interview with former Arizona Governor Fife Symington, who admitted to witnessing a massive, silent craft during the 1997 Phoenix Lights event. Kean emphasizes the distinction between the solid object seen by thousands and the later row of lights likely caused by flares, and challenges the media's conflation of the two events.

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March 25, 2007: Intuition, PSI, and Other Realms - Dr. Laurie Nadel

Mar 252h 36mDr. Laurie Nadel

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Laurie Nadel, author of Sixth Sense: Unlocking Your Ultimate Mind Power, for a wide-ranging discussion on intuition, remote viewing, and psychic phenomena. Nadel recounts interviews with over 100 scientists and remote viewers, including Russell Targ and the late Willis Harmon, whose accounts of the SRI experiments convinced her that remote viewing is a legitimate and teachable skill. She questions why the government would abandon such a cost-effective intelligence tool.Nadel shares her own journey into the paranormal, which began after returning from covering the Chilean military coup for UPI and Newsweek. Suffering from post-traumatic stress, she began hearing a voice in her apartment and eventually witnessed a red eye appear on her wall. The American Society for Psychical Research assured her these were signs of emerging psychic abilities rather than mental illness, setting her on a path of lifelong research into consciousness.The first hour features open line callers discussing former Governor Fife Symington's Phoenix Lights admission, France's unprecedented release of 1,600 UFO case files, the discovery of caves on Mars, and a vast underground water reservoir beneath East Asia. Art also examines the coming solar maximum forecast and the growing mystery of honeybee colony collapse.

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March 31, 2007: Predictions, Evil, and Natural Magic - Dr. Evelyn Paglini

Mar 312h 32mDr. Evelyn Paglini

Art Bell welcomes back Dr. Evelyn Paglini, a parapsychologist and authority on the occult, for a wide-ranging discussion on predictions, rising evil, and natural magic. Paglini shares her forecasts for devastating wildfires, many set deliberately by arsonists, along with widespread flooding and a significant earthquake in northern California. She warns of an economic downturn driven by the housing crisis and adjustable-rate mortgage collapses, predicting over one million home foreclosures and a full recession by the third quarter of the year.The conversation turns to what Paglini describes as a rising tide of evil unprecedented since the Middle Ages. She explains that as human consciousness expands and people develop heightened awareness, dark forces intensify their efforts to seduce and control. Art draws parallels to his interviews with the late Father Malachi Martin, who reported an 800 percent increase in cases of evil in the New York area years earlier.Paglini also offers investment advice, recommending silver, gold, palladium, and copper as hedges against inflation. The first hour features open lines where callers discuss the mysterious disappearance of honeybees, chemtrails, reptilian sightings, and the Iran hostage crisis unfolding at the time.

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April 1, 2007: Remote Viewing Update - Ed Dames

Apr 12h 36mEd Dames

Art Bell welcomes Major Ed Dames, retired military intelligence officer and remote viewing expert, for an urgent update on ecological collapse. The broadcast opens with breaking news of a major 8.0 earthquake and tsunami devastating the Solomon Islands. Dames then presents findings from a completed remote viewing project on the honeybee colony collapse, explaining that increased ultraviolet radiation from ozone layer degradation is blinding the bees, destroying one-third of their visual capacity dedicated to finding flowers and navigating.Dames delivers a stark warning that honeybees will soon be extinct and that their disappearance is merely symptomatic of a far larger ecological crisis. He connects the bee die-off to his earlier predictions about frogs, a deadly wheat fungus called UG-99, and the coming solar maximum. He states bluntly that Earth faces becoming a barren planet within 50 years due to a combination of man-made ecocide and geophysical forces beyond human control.On a more positive note, Dames reports that his decade-old remote viewing prediction of seas on Titan, Saturn's largest moon, was recently confirmed by NASA's Cassini mission. He suggests that humanity's only viable survival strategy involves self-contained habitats or underground living to weather the coming environmental storm.

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April 7, 2007: Iraq War and 9-11 - Michael Shrimpton

Apr 72h 38mMichael Shrimpton

Art Bell interviews British national security consultant Michael Shrimpton about the Iraq War, the 9/11 attacks, and Middle Eastern geopolitics. Shrimpton, who has briefed staffers on the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, argues that Iraqi intelligence was heavily involved in planning and executing the September 11th attacks, citing meetings between Saddam Hussein and Osama bin Laden dating back to 1989. He explains that an internal conflict between loyalists of the first President Bush and the current administration has paralyzed efforts to communicate this intelligence publicly.Shrimpton firmly rejects 9/11 conspiracy theories alleging U.S. government involvement, stating that President Bush and Vice President Cheney were clearly taken by surprise. He criticizes the administration for failing to counter these theories effectively, noting that simple engineering explanations for the building collapses have gone largely unarticulated by officials. He also discusses the growing Iranian nuclear threat and the diplomatic crisis surrounding captured British sailors.The first two hours feature open lines and extensive coverage of the contaminated pet food crisis, with Art reading an investigative article revealing that nearly 39,000 pets were sickened or killed rather than the 15 initially reported. Art passionately calls for a national reporting agency for animal health emergencies.

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April 8, 2007: Protecting Bigfoot - Todd Standing

Apr 82h 36mTodd Standing

Art Bell speaks with Canadian documentarian Todd Standing about his multi-year effort to prove Bigfoot exists and secure governmental protection for the species. Standing describes expeditions into the Sylvanic region of the Canadian Rockies where he recorded three pieces of video evidence, including footage that CTV News enhanced to reveal back muscles and an elbow. He explains that these animals use sophisticated evasion strategies, posting day watchers at high vantage points who alert the main group when humans approach.Standing argues that Bigfoot is not a paranormal phenomenon but a flesh-and-blood primate, scientifically classified as Gigantopithecus, that migrated to North America via the Bering Strait alongside early humans. He believes the species demonstrates a theory of mind comparable to a human child of five or six years old. His petition for species protection has been certified by the Canadian Clerk of Petitions, with the House of Commons expected to vote within 30 days.The first two hours feature open lines dominated by the honeybee colony collapse crisis, the contaminated pet food scandal, and the firing of radio host Don Imus. Callers share stories about hummingbird disappearances and speculation about whether cell phones or chemtrails are responsible for the vanishing bees.

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April 14, 2007: Global Warming - Brenda Ekwurzel

Apr 142h 36mBrenda Ekwurzel

Art Bell interviews Dr. Brenda Ekwurzel of the Union of Concerned Scientists about the accelerating reality of global warming. She explains the distinction between weather and climate, noting that climate science examines decades-long data and ice core records going back 800,000 years. Ekwurzel confirms that unprecedented heat-trapping gases are warming the planet and the debate over whether it is happening is over.The discussion focuses on regional impacts, with Ekwurzel warning that the American Southwest faces increased wildfire risk, brutal heat waves, and prolonged drought. She describes how sea level rise threatens island nations and regions like Bangladesh facing flooding from both ocean storms and Himalayan glacier melt. She also shares findings from a survey showing widespread government muzzling of federal climate researchers, with officials blocking scientists from using the term "global warming" in press releases.The first two hours feature open lines with callers discussing the honeybee colony collapse and the theory that cell phone radiation may be disrupting bee navigation. Art opens the show noting that bee disappearances have spread across Europe, with two-thirds of London's hives now empty, and cites Einstein's warning that humanity would have four years to live without honeybees.

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April 15, 2007: UFO and Antigravity Disclosure - David Sereda | Mysterious Wheat Blight - Ed Dames

Apr 152h 36mDavid Sereda, Ed Dames

Art Bell welcomes David Sereda to discuss UFO and antigravity disclosure, followed by Major Ed Dames on a mysterious wheat blight threatening global food supplies. Sereda presents his research into NASA shuttle footage showing unexplained objects and explores the physics behind potential antigravity propulsion systems. He argues that government agencies possess suppressed knowledge about advanced energy technologies that could transform transportation and power generation.Major Ed Dames joins in the second half to address a newly evolved wheat rust called UG-99, first discovered in Uganda and now spreading across East Africa toward the Middle East. Dames notes that he predicted years earlier through remote viewing that a fungal plant pathogen originating in Africa would threaten worldwide agriculture. He explains that one of the fungus spores is uniquely resistant to ultraviolet light and can survive at high altitudes on the wind for weeks, making containment nearly impossible.The conversation turns urgent as Dames warns that existing fungicide supplies are already stretched thin protecting soybean crops and cannot handle an additional wheat epidemic. He advocates for the immediate development of environmentally controlled agricultural habitats as the only viable long-term solution to protect the food supply from mounting biological and solar threats.

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April 20, 2007: What's Happened to Us - Dr. Evelyn Paglini

Apr 202h 34mDr. Evelyn Paglini

Art Bell welcomes parapsychologist Dr. Evelyn Paglini to examine the rising tide of violence and evil in American society, days after the Virginia Tech massacre. The broadcast opens with Art reviewing the devastating news, including the shooting that claimed 32 lives and a murder-suicide at the NASA Johnson Space Center. Dr. Paglini reveals she began sensing a powerful evil presence back in November 2006, months before the tragedy unfolded.Audio clips from her appearance just weeks earlier are played back, in which she warned of coming carnage surpassing anything previously seen, including references to people jumping from windows. Paglini explains that the Virginia Tech shooter underwent a transformation, becoming a soulless vessel manipulated by dark external forces. She connects this to the teachings of Father Malachi Martin, who reported an 800 percent increase in evil activity during his time in New York.Looking ahead, Paglini delivers further warnings of additional school shootings, an attack involving both guns and explosives, killer heat waves striking the United States and Europe, massive wildfires fueled by arson, and a deadly virus she describes as being deliberately unleashed. Art and Paglini discuss whether evil exists as an external force beyond the human mind.

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April 21, 2007: Physics and Cosmology - Janna Levin

Apr 212h 36mJanna Levin

Art Bell welcomes physicist Janna Levin, professor of physics and astronomy at Barnard College of Columbia University, for a wide-ranging exploration of whether the universe is finite or infinite. The evening begins with open lines as callers weigh in on the Virginia Tech tragedy, top conspiracies, and whether alien civilizations would contact humanity given its violent tendencies. Art reads from reports about mass shootings becoming more common since the 1960s and a Swedish physicist predicting peak global oil production between 2008 and 2018.When Levin joins the program, the conversation shifts to fundamental questions about the shape and size of the cosmos. She discusses her research into the topology of space, explaining how the universe could be finite yet have no boundary or edge, much like the surface of a sphere. The discussion covers how cosmic microwave background radiation might reveal patterns suggesting a finite, wrapped geometry of space.Art and Levin also explore the nature of infinity, black holes, the Big Bang, and what it means for the universe to be expanding. Callers contribute questions about whether atoms contain miniature universes and the practical implications of a finite cosmos for space exploration and the search for extraterrestrial life.

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April 22, 2007: Kidnapped in New York - Stanley Alpert

Apr 222h 36mStanley Alpert

Art Bell welcomes Stanley Alpert, a federal environmental prosecutor turned private attorney, who recounts the true story of his kidnapping at gunpoint on a New York City street. One night while walking home, Alpert was seized by a gang armed with automatic weapons. After discovering a large sum in his savings account, the kidnappers held him for 25 hours to drain his funds. Throughout the ordeal, Alpert secretly gathered clues that would later help the FBI and NYPD capture the gang within two days of his release.Before the interview, Art opens with unscreened phone lines as callers discuss the Virginia Tech aftermath and whether the government would reveal evidence of extraterrestrial contact. Art reads a report about astronomers detecting water in the atmosphere of an extrasolar planet for the first time.The Alpert interview covers his career prosecuting environmental crimes against major corporations including ExxonMobil, his work on MTBE gasoline contamination cases alongside the real Erin Brockovich, and how his legal instincts helped him survive the kidnapping and bring his captors to justice. Art and Alpert also discuss the broader state of environmental protection in the United States and the ongoing challenges of corporate pollution.

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April 28, 2007: Our Universe - Sean Carroll

Apr 282h 37mSean Carroll

Art Bell welcomes Sean Carroll, senior research associate in physics at the California Institute of Technology, for a conversation about cosmology timed with the landmark discovery of Earth-like exoplanet Gliese 581c. Art opens with extensive coverage of this newly found world just 20.5 light years away, describing its Earth-like temperatures, potential for liquid water, and the possibility it could harbor life far older than our own given its ancient host star.Carroll explains how astronomers detected the planet through tiny Doppler shifts in starlight caused by the gravitational tug of orbiting planets. He notes that finding such a world among only the hundred closest stars suggests there could be a billion similar planets in our galaxy alone. The discussion covers what conditions would truly make a planet habitable, including atmosphere composition, tidal locking, and the effects of doubled surface gravity on human survival.The conversation expands into broader cosmological territory as Carroll discusses dark matter, dark energy, the expansion of the universe, and modifications to Einstein general relativity. Art and Carroll debate the likelihood of extraterrestrial life, the challenges of interstellar travel, and Seth Shostak revelation that the president would be notified first if SETI ever confirmed an alien signal.

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April 29, 2007: UFO Crashes - Ryan S. Wood

Apr 292h 37mRyan S. Wood

Art Bell welcomes researcher Ryan S. Wood for an in-depth examination of UFO crash retrieval cases spanning decades of alleged government recoveries. Wood, who maintains a comprehensive database of such incidents, walks through the evidence behind multiple crash events, including lesser-known sites beyond Roswell like the San Augustine Plains and White Sands regions of New Mexico.The conversation covers the methods Wood uses to authenticate documents related to crash retrievals, including his analysis of purported MJ-12 papers and other classified materials. He explains why advanced extraterrestrial craft might crash at all, pointing to factors like lightning interference, radar disruption, and even mid-air collisions between craft. Wood also discusses photographic evidence he has obtained through Google Earth showing unusual convoy routes and pentagon-shaped road formations near restricted military zones.Callers contribute their own sightings, including a trucker who photographed what appeared to be a saucer-shaped object on a military flatbed traveling through Iowa. Art and Wood also discuss underground installations, the secrecy surrounding recovered materials, and why the government would maintain such extreme classification protocols around crash evidence for over sixty years.

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May 5, 2007: Counterfeit Catholic Church - Brother Michael Dimond | Global Warming Politics

May 52h 35mBrother Michael Dimond

Art Bell presents a two-topic broadcast beginning with the global warming debate, taking calls from listeners who weigh in on climate change, the disappearing bee crisis, and the politics surrounding environmental policy. Callers raise points about Martian polar ice caps melting, agricultural shifts needed to adapt to warming, and the urgent need for action regardless of the cause.The second half features Brother Michael Dimond, a traditional Catholic Benedictine monk who argues that the post-Vatican II Church represents a counterfeit version of Catholicism. Brother Dimond explains how changes to the Mass introduced by Pope Paul VI, particularly the alteration of consecration words from "many" to "all," mirror Protestant reforms made by the Church of England centuries earlier. He contends these changes invalidated the sacraments for millions of Catholics worldwide.Brother Dimond connects these institutional changes to biblical prophecy, citing Daniel and Thessalonians as predictions of apostasy within the Church. He discusses the invalidation of priestly ordinations under the new rites, the Third Secret of Fatima, and Pope Leo XIII's reported vision in which the devil was granted a period of roughly 75 to 100 years to attempt the destruction of the Catholic Church from within.

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May 6, 2007: The State of Robots - Daniel H. Wilson

May 62h 37mDaniel H. Wilson

Art Bell speaks with Daniel H. Wilson, a robotics engineer and author, about the current state of robots and the trajectory of artificial intelligence. Wilson describes the wide spectrum of robotic technology already embedded in daily life, from anti-lock braking systems that use neural networks to autonomous vacuum cleaners and military reconnaissance drones operating in combat zones.The discussion moves into the concept of general-purpose human-level intelligence and when machines might pass the threshold where a person cannot distinguish between human and artificial conversation. Wilson explains how Moore's Law continues to drive exponential growth in processing power, while parallel computing and massive data storage bring the possibility of truly intelligent machines closer each year. He also addresses the ethical dimensions of weaponized robots and autonomous killing machines already in development.Art and Wilson explore the longer-term implications, including whether robots could eventually store and replicate the entirety of a human's sensory experience. They discuss the cultural fear surrounding intelligent machines, the practical benefits robots already provide in surgery and search-and-rescue operations, and the question of whether humanity will ultimately merge with its own technological creations.

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May 12, 2007: Missing Bees and Torsion Field Physics - Richard C. Hoagland | Fire Predictions - Dr. Evelyn Paglini

May 122h 36mRichard C. Hoagland, Dr. Evelyn Paglini

Art Bell opens with psychic Evelyn Paglini, who delivers a series of alarming predictions including civil unrest in major cities during the summer, a deliberately released virus with flu-like symptoms, and a major stock market correction in September or October. Paglini warns of intensifying earth changes through 2012, urging listeners to prepare with food, water, and community shelters rather than relying on government response.Richard C. Hoagland joins in the second half to present his hyperdimensional physics theory as an explanation for Colony Collapse Disorder, the mass disappearance of honeybees. Hoagland notes that the bees are not dying but vanishing without a trace, leaving behind untouched hives that even predators avoid, a pattern he compares to cattle mutilation cases. He calculates roughly one billion bees have disappeared across the northern hemisphere.Hoagland highlights that only commercially farmed bees are affected while organic hives remain healthy, suggesting the corporate practice of trucking bees across the country and feeding them sugar water may play a role. He and Art discuss the debunked Einstein bee quote, the potential collapse of one-third of the American food supply, and how torsion field physics might explain the disruption of bee navigation systems.

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May 13, 2007: Climate Change and Global Warming - Richard Somerville

May 132h 35mRichard Somerville

Art Bell welcomes climate scientist Richard Somerville, a distinguished professor at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography, for a thorough discussion of global warming and its accelerating impacts. Somerville explains the basic science behind the greenhouse effect and presents evidence that human carbon dioxide emissions are the primary driver of rising temperatures, while acknowledging the complexity of climate modeling.The conversation addresses specific projections, including a NASA study suggesting eastern U.S. summer temperatures could rise nearly ten degrees Fahrenheit by the 2080s, with cities like Chicago, Washington, and Atlanta potentially averaging between 100 and 110 degrees during dry spells. Somerville discusses the international dimension of the crisis, noting that China is poised to surpass the United States in carbon emissions and opens a new coal-fired power plant every few days.Art presses Somerville on practical solutions and political obstacles, including the influence of industry-funded skepticism that mirrors tactics once used by the tobacco lobby. They discuss the so-called BRIC nations, the challenge of balancing economic development with environmental responsibility, and why Somerville believes the scientific consensus on human-caused warming is as strong as the link between smoking and lung cancer.

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May 19, 2007: Energy Issues - Mark Eberhart

May 192h 35mMark Eberhart

Art Bell welcomes Dr. Mark Eberhart, professor of chemistry and materials science at the Colorado School of Mines and author of Feeding the Fire, for an in-depth discussion on America's growing energy crisis. Eberhart explains why corn-based ethanol is a flawed solution, noting that farm subsidies rather than real energy gains drive the push for biofuels, and that converting cellulose to ethanol holds far more promise.The conversation explores Eberhart's central thesis that energy and human imagination are inseparable. He argues that everything civilization has created, from automobiles to books, exists because humans harnessed energy to give substance to their ideas. Art and Eberhart discuss how exponentially rising energy consumption, combined with dependence on foreign oil funding hostile nations, creates both economic and security vulnerabilities.Eberhart addresses hydrogen as a potential fuel source, explaining the scientific challenges of storage and production that make it less viable than many assume. He also weighs in on climate change, stating that the evidence for human-caused global warming is overwhelming, and warns that China has already surpassed the U.S. as the world's largest carbon emitter. The hour opens with unscreened listener calls on topics ranging from the Iraq War to personal stories.

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May 20, 2007: The Watchers and Transhumanism - Tom Horn

May 202h 36mTom Horn

Art Bell speaks with researcher and author Tom Horn about his book Nephilim Stargates, which examines ancient accounts of fallen angels, hybrid beings, and interdimensional portals through the lens of modern science. Horn describes how the biblical Watchers, a group of 200 angels described in the Book of Enoch, descended to Earth, mated with human women, and produced the Nephilim, a race of giants referenced across multiple ancient texts.Horn connects these ancient narratives to contemporary developments in transgenics and biotechnology. He explains how his earlier fiction novel, The Ahriman Gate, required deep research into genetic modification, which led him to discover striking parallels between modern species-blending experiments and the ancient stories of gods creating hybrid creatures. He notes that a significant portion of federal research funding was already going toward transgenic science, raising questions about what is being developed behind closed doors.The discussion also touches on potential political and prophetic dimensions, including references to Masonic symbolism and inaugural speeches. Horn presents his theory that stargates or portals described in ancient mythology may represent actual mechanisms through which non-human entities entered the physical world. The first hour features unscreened open lines with callers discussing current events.

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May 26, 2007: Greenhouse Extinctions - Peter Ward

May 262h 36mPeter Ward

Art Bell welcomes back Peter Ward, professor of biology and earth sciences at the University of Washington and NASA Astrobiology Institute investigator, to discuss his book Under a Green Sky and the science of mass extinctions. Ward explains that while the dinosaur extinction 65 million years ago was caused by an asteroid impact, the other 15 mass extinctions over 500 million years show no such evidence.Ward presents his theory that most mass extinctions were driven by greenhouse gas-induced ocean chemistry changes. He describes how rising CO2 levels acidify oceans until marine organisms cannot form shells, and how saturated oceans can suddenly release massive amounts of carbon dioxide in catastrophic overturning events. He draws a parallel to the 1986 Lake Nyos disaster in Africa, where volcanic CO2 burst from a lake and killed nearly 2,000 people.The conversation grows urgent as Ward reveals the Southern Ocean around Antarctica is already saturated with CO2 decades ahead of predictions. He warns that current warming trends mirror conditions that preceded the Permian extinction, the worst in Earth's history, which eliminated roughly 90 percent of all species. The first hour covers the Chad UFO photo controversy and open lines.

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May 27, 2007: UFO Cover Ups - Robert Collins

May 272h 36mRobert Collins

Art Bell interviews first-time guest Robert Collins, a career Air Force veteran who spent 22 years in avionics, communications, engineering, physics, and intelligence at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base's Foreign Technology Division. Collins describes how a casual conversation in a classified vault in 1985 led him to retired lieutenant colonel Ernie Kellerstrauss, who shared extraordinary stories about UFO encounters and recovered materials.Collins recounts the 1959 Misawa, Japan incident in which an F-106 pilot fired a full salvo of missiles at a hovering disc-shaped UFO with no effect. According to the account, a tractor beam then emerged from the craft and pulled the aircraft toward it while ground controllers listened to the pilot's screams. He also discusses classified compounds on Sandia Base used for testing on recovered non-human biological materials, with body parts allegedly on loan from Wright-Patterson.The discussion expands to cover underground tunnel systems connecting military installations, including Area 51, Los Alamos, and Dulce. Collins explains how he spent years verifying these accounts through multiple sources within the intelligence community, ultimately concluding that the government UFO cover-up spanning over 60 years is real. The first hour features open lines with callers discussing current events.

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June 9, 2007: Paranormal Investigations - Paul F. Eno | Global Warming - Whitley Strieber

Jun 92h 36mPaul F. Eno, Whitley Strieber

Art Bell speaks with Whitley Strieber about mysterious drone photographs from Northern California and the accelerating crisis of global warming. Strieber analyzes the Chad UFO drone images, noting their unusual clarity and strange writing, and suggests the object may have been designed to look fake as concealment. The conversation shifts to alarming climate developments, including rapid ice loss in Greenland and Antarctica far exceeding predictions.Strieber warns that sea level rise could displace hundreds of millions from low-lying nations like Bangladesh. He and Art discuss the geopolitics of emissions, noting Exxon recently abandoned its support for climate denial. Strieber emphasizes that Western nations must lead global reduction efforts despite the challenge of bringing China and India along.In the second half, Art welcomes first-time guest Paul F. Eno, a paranormal investigator since 1970 and author of five books on the subject. Eno describes his early seminary-era investigations where he encountered ghostly sounds of children, farm animals, and an ox cart at an abandoned Connecticut settlement. He challenges the traditional view of ghosts as spirits of the dead, proposing instead that these phenomena represent overlapping realities where living people from other timeframes briefly intersect with our own.

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June 10, 2007: Prophecy: War with Iran - John Hogue

Jun 102h 37mJohn Hogue

Art Bell welcomes prophecy scholar John Hogue to discuss his new e-book, Nostradamus: The War with Iran. Hogue explains how he wrote 70,000 words in just seven weeks, driven by an inner compulsion that a U.S.-Iran conflict may be closer than most people realize. He connects Nostradamus quatrains to modern geopolitical tensions, including the missile defense standoff between the U.S. and Russia, and warns that forces within the old order of humanity resist the changes a new age demands.The conversation ranges across climate science, with Art citing alarming data on Greenland glaciers accelerating from six feet per year to seventy-five feet per year of ice loss. Hogue argues that mainstream scientists have been too cautious in their projections and that cascading tipping points, including methane release from warming tundra, could push sea level rise decades ahead of schedule.Hogue frames the current era as a moment of profound transformation, where humanity must balance rational science with subjective intuition. He urges listeners to document precognitive experiences rigorously, and both host and guest agree that the paranormal deserves serious scientific attention rather than ridicule or blind belief.

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June 16, 2007: Intention Experiments - Lynne McTaggart

Jun 162h 36mLynne McTaggart

Art Bell welcomes author Lynne McTaggart to discuss her book The Intention Experiment, which examines scientific evidence that human thought can influence physical reality. McTaggart describes laboratory studies where focused intention has affected plant growth, altered the molecular structure of water, and even changed the output of random event generators. She argues that consciousness operates as a measurable force with real-world consequences.The discussion turns to whether large groups amplify this effect. McTaggart explains her plans for mass intention experiments conducted online, where thousands of participants simultaneously direct their thoughts toward a specific target. Art shares his own experience hosting consciousness experiments with his audience, noting that the results appeared genuine enough to warrant caution about unintended consequences.McTaggart also addresses the implications for medicine and healing, describing cases where directed intention produced measurable changes in patients. She and Art discuss the resistance such ideas face from mainstream science, even as quantum physics increasingly supports the notion that observation and consciousness play fundamental roles in shaping reality. The conversation raises questions about the untapped potential of collective human focus.

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June 17, 2007: Noise, Law, and Technology - Dr. Bart Kosko | UFO Update - James Gilliland

Jun 172h 37mDr. Bart Kosko, James Gilliland

Art Bell welcomes James Gilliland for a UFO update from his ranch in Washington state, where more than 4,000 witnesses have now reported sightings of unexplained aerial objects. Gilliland describes face-to-face encounters with beings he identifies as Pleiadian, portraying them as genetically refined, telepathic, and deeply concerned about Earth's environmental decline and human consciousness. He recounts how military jets have chased craft over his property, only for the objects to vanish and reappear.Later, professor Bart Kosko joins to discuss noise law and emerging technology. Kosko examines how legal frameworks struggle to keep pace with advances in surveillance, digital privacy, and signal processing. The conversation touches on the growing tension between government monitoring capabilities and individual rights, with Kosko offering a mathematician's perspective on where technology is headed.Throughout the program, Art reflects on the decline of bird populations across America, citing Audubon Society data showing a 68 percent average drop in 20 common species over 40 years. He connects this to broader environmental concerns including the ongoing honeybee colony collapse and accelerating climate change, noting that such dramatic shifts measured within a single human lifetime should alarm everyone.

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June 23, 2007: Space and Military Technology - Dale Brown | Peak Oil - Matt Savinar

Jun 232h 37mDale Brown, Matt Savinar

Art Bell speaks with peak oil analyst Matt Savinar, a California attorney who runs the website Life After the Oil Crash. Savinar presents a stark picture of global energy decline, explaining that oil discovery peaked in 1961 and that major companies now spend more searching for oil than the value of what they find. He argues that the effective decline rate, worsened by war and political instability in oil-rich nations, could cut global supply in half within seven years of the peak.The conversation covers shale oil, oil sands, ethanol, and abiotic oil theory, with Savinar systematically dismantling each as a viable replacement for cheap crude. He points to Mexico's 7 percent production drop as an early warning sign and suggests the U.S. government's construction of detention camps anticipates the social collapse that will follow energy shortages in neighboring countries.In the second half, best-selling techno-thriller author Dale Brown joins to discuss his novels and real-world military technology. A former B-52 navigator-bombardier, Brown draws on his Air Force experience to describe advanced weapons systems and space-based defense platforms. Art, a devoted fan of Brown's work, discusses the intersection of fiction and emerging defense capabilities with obvious enthusiasm.

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June 24, 2007: Dark Matter and Hubble - Richard Massey

Jun 242h 36mRichard Massey

Art Bell welcomes astronomer Richard Massey, a postdoctoral scholar at the California Institute of Technology, to discuss his groundbreaking work mapping dark matter using the Hubble Space Telescope. Massey explains that dark matter constitutes roughly 86 percent of the total mass in the universe yet remains completely invisible, detectable only through its gravitational influence on light from distant galaxies through a process called weak gravitational lensing.Massey describes how dark matter forms a vast web of filaments and clumps throughout the cosmos, with enormous voids containing absolutely nothing in between. He explains that wherever ordinary matter exists, dark matter exists alongside it, drawn together by mutual gravitational attraction. The conversation covers how this invisible scaffolding shaped the formation of galaxies and ultimately made life possible.Art also discusses the push for a national Real ID system tied to driver's licenses, noting that five states have already refused to comply and thirteen more are considering defiance. He reads new findings on the honeybee die-off spreading across 35 states, where microscopic examination reveals blackened organs and scarred intestinal tracts in the dead bees, and shares a disturbing lab analysis of substances collected after heavy rainfall that included bacteria, heavy metals, and viruses.

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June 30, 2007: Roswell Crash - Tom Carey

Jun 302h 37mTom Carey

Art Bell welcomes researcher Tom Carey to discuss groundbreaking developments surrounding the Roswell crash on its 60th anniversary. The centerpiece is a sworn affidavit left by Lieutenant Walter Haut, the base public information officer at Roswell Army Air Field in 1947, who kept his account sealed until after his death. Haut's document goes beyond his original story of merely distributing a press release, revealing that he personally witnessed a craft and non-human bodies at the base.Carey explains how Haut, a man of impeccable character and Blanchard's right-hand man, promised his commanding officer he would never speak publicly about the incident. Rather than cash in during his lifetime through books or television, Haut chose to preserve the truth in a sealed statement opened only upon his passing. The document represents the final chapter of Carey's new book, which had already gone to a second printing.As the interview unfolds, news of Haut's affidavit begins breaking worldwide in outlets from Australia to Great Britain. Callers share their own encounters and reactions, while Art and Carey discuss the Air Force's four increasingly unconvincing cover stories. For Art, this testimony from a man with nothing to gain finally cinches the reality of Roswell.

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July 1, 2007: China and Military Technology - Charles R. Smith

Jul 12h 36mCharles R. Smith

Art Bell welcomes cyber war columnist Charles R. Smith to discuss China's growing military threat and its covert support for global terrorism. Smith reveals that China has been directly supplying the Taliban with advanced weaponry, including HN-5 man-portable surface-to-air missiles, improved RPG-7s, and shoulder-launched fuel-air munitions. The weapons have been flown directly into Taliban-controlled areas of Afghanistan, with Iran serving as a key intermediary in the transactions.The conversation expands into China's broader ambitions, including the Taiwan question and the potential for military confrontation with the United States. Smith describes Operation Smoking Dragon, in which two Chinese operatives were caught in California attempting to sell sophisticated surface-to-air missile systems to people they believed were terrorists planning to shoot down American airliners. He also details how the Chinese military operates as a corporate enterprise, running factories that produce both weapons and everyday consumer goods sold in U.S. stores.Art opens the program with an emotional announcement of his retirement from regular weekend broadcasting, expressing his desire to spend time with his wife and young daughter Asia. Callers respond with warm wishes while also weighing in on the Roswell revelations from the previous night and ongoing terror threats in Great Britain.

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September 28, 2007: Lost Civilizations and Consciousness - Graham Hancock

Sep 282h 35mGraham Hancock

Art Bell welcomes bestselling author Graham Hancock to explore the mounting evidence for a lost advanced civilization destroyed roughly 12,500 years ago. Hancock presents Robert Bauval's Orion correlation theory, arguing that the Great Pyramids of Egypt mirror the three belt stars of Orion as they appeared thousands of years before the accepted timeline of Egyptian civilization. He connects this astronomical alignment to new mainstream scientific findings about a comet impact 12,900 years ago that may have triggered the Younger Dryas period and wiped out an entire culture.The discussion moves into the nature of consciousness itself, with Hancock sharing his research into ayahuasca and DMT experiences among indigenous cultures. He describes striking parallels between ancient cave art, shamanic visions, and modern alien abduction accounts, suggesting these encounters may involve contact with other dimensions of reality rather than hallucinations. Hancock challenges the materialist view that consciousness is merely a byproduct of brain chemistry.Art, filling in for the evening, shares personal updates about his family's recent Alaska cruise and baby Asia before diving into the interview. The two explore how ancient monuments may encode warnings for future generations about cyclical cosmic catastrophes that could threaten modern civilization.

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October 26, 2007: Ghost Voice Recordings - Brendan Cook & Barbara McBeath | California Wildfires - Dr. Evelyn Paglini

Oct 262h 36mBrendan Cook, Barbara McBeath, Dr. Evelyn Paglini

Art Bell presents a split program featuring EVP researchers Brendan Cook and Barbara McBeath of the Ghost Investigators Society alongside psychic Evelyn Paglini with urgent warnings. Cook and McBeath share their most compelling electronic voice phenomena recordings collected over a decade of cemetery and haunted location investigations. Using digital recording equipment, the pair captures ghostly voices that respond to questions in real time, including eerie children's voices that Art finds particularly haunting.The EVP segment explores fundamental questions about consciousness after death, with Cook and McBeath explaining that many spirits may not realize they have died. Their recordings from Virginia City's Brewery Lodge and various mausoleums demonstrate voices expressing sadness, confusion, and sometimes direct communication with the living. Art emphasizes that these non-profit researchers have no financial motive, lending credibility to their work.Dr. Evelyn Paglini joins to discuss the devastating California wildfires, confirming that arson played a significant role in the blazes. She issues warnings about a planned virus being tested on the population, predicts a major stock market correction, and sees a limited nuclear exchange occurring within the next year. She also warns of future fires targeting the Hollywood Hills and an escalation involving Iran before spring.

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October 31, 2007: Ghost to Ghost 2007

Oct 312h 35m

Art Bell hosts his annual Ghost to Ghost Halloween special, opening the phone lines for unscreened callers to share their scariest true ghost stories. He establishes clear ground rules: one story per caller, first-person accounts preferred, and no cell phones unless necessary. Art also reads select ghost stories emailed by listeners throughout the broadcast, peppering them between calls to keep the atmosphere charged.Callers deliver a wide range of supernatural encounters, from a woman whose possessed doll terrorized her family with objects moving on their own and plants shaking without explanation, to a man who witnessed a ghostly figure beneath a table in a Bishop, California kitchen. Other stories include encounters with shadow figures, spirits in old houses, and unexplained phenomena in cemeteries. Several callers describe experiences that left lasting psychological impacts, reinforcing Art's firm belief that consciousness survives physical death.Art treats the subject with genuine seriousness, noting that life after death and ghostly phenomena rank among the most important topics he covers. Between the chilling accounts, he shares a family Halloween photo with wife Airyn and daughter Asia, reminding listeners that this once-a-year tradition of open-line ghost stories remains one of the most anticipated broadcasts of the season.

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November 30, 2007: Universe, Energy, and SETI - Dr. Michio Kaku

Nov 302h 36mDr. Michio Kaku

Art Bell welcomes theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku for a wide-ranging conversation about the future of energy, the fate of the universe, and the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Dr. Kaku explains how dark energy is accelerating the expansion of the universe and why humanity may one day need to escape to a parallel universe. He breaks down the challenges of achieving controlled nuclear fusion, describing the magnetic bottle approach and predicting commercialization by 2040.The discussion shifts to the global energy crisis, with Dr. Kaku arguing that we have reached Hubbert"s peak for planetary oil reserves. He outlines a timeline where the rising cost of oil and the falling cost of solar hydrogen will cross within 15 to 20 years, forcing a transition away from fossil fuels. He warns that mass migrations caused by climate change could eventually threaten national borders.Art and Dr. Kaku then turn to SETI, energized by Paul Allen"s 25 million dollar investment in the Allen Telescope Array. This 350-dish system will increase search capability a thousandfold. Dr. Kaku describes the upcoming Kepler satellite mission to identify hundreds of Earth-like planets and puts the probability of intelligent life in the universe at nearly 100 percent.

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December 30, 2007: 2008 Predictions Night 1

Dec 302h 35m

Art Bell opens the phone lines for the first night of listener predictions for 2008, beginning with a review of the previous year"s forecasts. The results from 2007 are mixed at best, with bonks for predictions about NASA casualties, Saddam"s execution being faked, Israel attacking Iran, and a moon base being revealed. Hits include Philippine earthquakes, a weakening dollar, and an increase in animal attacks on humans.Callers offer a wide range of forecasts for the year ahead. An asteroid heading toward Mars with one-in-25 odds of impact sparks discussion about what the collision might reveal beneath the surface. Economic predictions dominate, with callers forecasting oil dropping below 50 dollars, the Dow falling under 11,000, and a possible new market that could benefit the middle class. One caller predicts voter fraud in a Republican primary worse than the 2000 Florida debacle.Several callers share psychic visions, including a helicopter crash into a building in a major city, three massive earthquakes in Hawaii, and a Disney World shooting. Art discusses his own battle to quit smoking after 40 years, describing his experience with Chantix and the vivid dreams it produces. The predictions grow bolder as the night moves toward midnight.

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December 31, 2007: 2008 Predictions Night 2

Dec 312h 34m

Art Bell continues the second night of listener predictions for 2008 on New Year"s Eve. He corrects two entries from the 2007 review, upgrading a bonk on a serial killer being found after a 63-year-old man confessed to murders from the late 1970s. The remaining 2007 predictions fare poorly, with bonks for the rebuilding of Solomon"s Temple, CERN creating a black hole, and crop circles on the White House lawn.Callers phone in with predictions ranging from the geopolitical to the deeply personal. One foresees the U.S. and China going to war, while another predicts Pakistan will temporarily lose a nuclear submarine. A woman from Denver hears a disembodied voice telling her a major medical cure will be found. Other forecasts include Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon and passing it to a terrorist group, massive crop circle activity across Canada, and a 9.0 earthquake in Northern California.Between calls, Art reflects on why negative predictions so heavily outnumber positive ones, noting it mirrors the way bad dreams linger longer than good ones. He shares updates on his seven-month-old daughter Asia and rings in the New Year from the high desert as the celebration sweeps westward across the time zones.

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