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Brad Steiger

Brad Steiger

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Brad Steiger (1936–2018) was one of the most prolific authors in the history of paranormal literature, penning over 170 books on UFOs, ghosts, mysticism, and unexplained phenomena throughout a career spanning more than five decades. As a beloved guest on late-night radio, he co-authored The Source with Art Bell and brought an encyclopedic knowledge of the supernatural to discussions that ranged from real-life hauntings to alien encounters.

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Episode thumbnail for October 8, 1995: Paranormal Topics - Brad Steiger

October 8, 1995: Paranormal Topics - Brad Steiger

Oct 8, 1995
1h 45m
Brad Steiger, author of over one hundred thirty books on the paranormal, shares formative experiences that launched his lifelong research, including a childhood encounter with a large-headed, reptilian-eyed being at age five and a near-death experience at age eleven following a severe farm accident. During his near-...
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Episode thumbnail for October 29, 1997: Ghosts - Brad Steiger

October 29, 1997: Ghosts - Brad Steiger

Oct 29, 1997
3h 7m
Art Bell welcomes prolific paranormal author Brad Steiger for a Halloween eve discussion about ghosts and the supernatural. With over 130 books to his name, Steiger shares personal experiences from a lifetime of psychic research, including growing up in a haunted Iowa farmhouse where salt shakers lifted on their own...
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Episode thumbnail for June 08, 1998: Spirit Guides & Aliens - Brad Steiger

June 08, 1998: Spirit Guides & Aliens - Brad Steiger

Jun 8, 1998
2h 36m
Art Bell welcomes prolific author Brad Steiger, who has written over 140 books exploring the paranormal, UFOs, and spirituality. Steiger shares his foundational experience at age five when he caught a dark entity with enormous cat-like eyes peering through his family's farmhouse window in rural Iowa. Decades later,...
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Episode thumbnail for April 4, 2000: Ghosts and Spirits - Brad Steiger

April 4, 2000: Ghosts and Spirits - Brad Steiger

Apr 4, 2000
3h 4m
Art Bell welcomes paranormal researcher and author Brad Steiger, whose 149th book, Shadow World, explores encounters with ghosts, spirit entities, and what Steiger calls "spirit mimics," beings that look and act human but are not. Steiger shares results from his decades-long questionnaire of over 30,000 respondents,...
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Episode thumbnail for March 25, 2002: Aliens and Giants - Brad Steiger

March 25, 2002: Aliens and Giants - Brad Steiger

Mar 25, 2002
2h 46m
Art Bell interviews Senator Harry Reid about the proposed Yucca Mountain nuclear waste repository before welcoming prolific author Brad Steiger to discuss his research into ancient giants and mysterious luminous phenomena. The program opens with Reid making a passionate case against transporting 77,000 tons of nucle...