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Dr. Nick Begich

Dr. Nick Begich

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Dr. Nick Begich is a researcher and author best known for his groundbreaking investigation of the High-frequency Active Auroral Research Program (HAARP) and its alleged potential for weather modification, mind control, and electromagnetic warfare. As a prominent guest on late-night radio, he has exposed controversial government technology programs and advocated for public awareness of directed-energy weapons and privacy-eroding surveillance systems.

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Episode thumbnail for December 1, 1995: Discussion on HAARP - Nick Begich

December 1, 1995: Discussion on HAARP - Nick Begich

Dec 1, 1995
2h 30m
Dr. Nick Begich, co-author of Angels Don't Play This HAARP, joins Art Bell to expose the true scope of the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Project in Alaska. Begich explains how HAARP uses a unique antenna array to focus up to one billion watts of radio frequency energy into a narrow beam directed at the iono...
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Episode thumbnail for February 16, 1996: HAARP - Dr. Nick Begich

February 16, 1996: HAARP - Dr. Nick Begich

Feb 16, 1996
3h 7m
Dr. Nick Begich, author of Angels Don't Play This HAARP, returns to discuss the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program operating in Alaska. Art Bell explores the HAARP antenna array, a jointly managed Air Force and Navy project capable of one billion watts of effective radiated power, designed to beam focuse...
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Episode thumbnail for December 26, 1996: HAARP - Nick Begich

December 26, 1996: HAARP - Nick Begich

Dec 26, 1996
2h 47m
Dr. Nick Begich, co-author of Angels Don't Play This HAARP, reveals the scope of the military's High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program operating in remote Alaska. The jointly run Air Force and Navy project uses 48 antennas to focus concentrated radio energy into the ionosphere, with plans to scale up to 360...
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Episode thumbnail for November 7, 1997: HAARP - Nick Begich

November 7, 1997: HAARP - Nick Begich

Nov 7, 1997
2h 6m
Art Bell is joined by Dr. Nick Begich to discuss Project HAARP, the High Frequency Active Auroral Research Program based in remote Gakona, Alaska. Begich, co-author of "Angels Don't Play This HAARP," explains how the phased array antenna system focuses unprecedented amounts of radio frequency energy into the ionosph...
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Episode thumbnail for January 18, 2000: HAARP - Nick Begich

January 18, 2000: HAARP - Nick Begich

Jan 18, 2000
2h 40m
Dr. Nick Begich returns to Art Bell to discuss HAARP, ionospheric manipulation, electromagnetic pulse effects, surveillance, and mind-control technologies after a first-hour news roundup. Art opens with alarming headlines including a failed Pentagon missile intercept test over Kwajalein, 115-mile-per-hour winds deva...
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Episode thumbnail for April 2, 2001: HAARP - Nick Begich

April 2, 2001: HAARP - Nick Begich

Apr 2, 2001
2h 50m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Nick Begich to discuss the HAARP installation in Alaska and the broader world of electromagnetic weapons technology. Begich explains how the phased antenna array focuses radio frequency energy into concentrated beams capable of achieving an effective radiated power of up to a billion watts. He...
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Episode thumbnail for December 3, 2001: HAARP - Nick Begich

December 3, 2001: HAARP - Nick Begich

Dec 3, 2001
2h 30m
Dr. Nick Begich joins Art Bell to discuss HAARP, ionospheric heating, ELF signals, underground tomography, and post-September 11 military applications after a first hour of open lines. Art covers escalating violence in Israel, a new homeland security warning about potential holiday attacks, and the underwhelming rev...
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Episode thumbnail for December 13, 2003: HAARP Update - Dr. Nick Begich

December 13, 2003: HAARP Update - Dr. Nick Begich

Dec 13, 2003
2h 51m
Dr. Nick Begich joins Art Bell to provide a HAARP update on Alaska facility expansion, ionospheric heating, ELF effects, communications disruption, and weather-pattern concerns after a first-hour UFO abduction segment with Whitley Strieber. Strieber discusses recent UFO abduction cases and their increasingly ominous...
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Episode thumbnail for December 10, 2006: Electromagnetic Techniques - Nick Begich

December 10, 2006: Electromagnetic Techniques - Nick Begich

Dec 10, 2006
2h 39m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Nick Begich for a wide-ranging discussion on electromagnetic technologies and their potential for misuse. Begich details his years of research into HAARP, revealing that the project went dark around 2003 when it transferred to DARPA, cutting off public access and outside scrutiny. He describes...