Mike "Mad Man" Marcum

Time TravelInventionTechnology

3 archived appearances · 1995–2015

Mike "Mad Man" Marcum is an inventor recognized for his audacious claims of building a time machine using electromagnetic technology, including his account of creating a temporal distortion in his backyard that resulted in a dramatic power surge. On Art Bell's programs, his colorful personality and his persistent experimentation with electromagnetic time travel devices made him one of the most memorable and recurring guests on the program.

Episodes3

April 18, 1995: Building a Time Machine - "Mad Man" Marcum

Apr 18, 1995

2h 54m

Mike "Mad Man" Marcum, a 21-year-old Missouri factory worker, joins Art Bell to describe his backyard attempts at building a time machine. Marcum explains how a simple Jacob's Ladder project spiraled into something extraordinary when he noticed a strange circular vortex forming above the electrical arc. After throwi...

July 30, 1996: Time Travels - 'Mad Man' Marcum

Jul 30, 1996

2h 2m

Mike "Mad Man" Marcum, affectionately dubbed Mad Man by Art Bell, returns to provide a dramatic update on his homemade time machine experiments. Since his previous appearance and subsequent arrest for stealing power company transformers, Marcum has quietly assembled a massive new apparatus in a rented garage, featur...

September 4, 2015: Time Traveler - Michael "Mad Man" Marcum

Sep 4, 2015

2h 16m

Mike "Mad Man" Marcum resurfaces after nearly two decades of silence. Art Bell first interviewed the young Missouri experimenter around 1995, dubbing him "Mad Man" out of fear he would cook himself. Marcum then vanished completely. Tonight he explains why.Marcum describes building a teleportation apparatus in an Ove...

Mike "Mad Man" Marcum

From the original ArtBell.com archive

Episodes3

April 18, 1995: Building a Time Machine - "Mad Man" Marcum

July 30, 1996: Time Travels - 'Mad Man' Marcum

September 4, 2015: Time Traveler - Michael "Mad Man" Marcum