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A Cultural History of Art Bell

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Wayne Green

Wayne Green

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Wayne Green (1922–2013) was a pioneering technology publisher and entrepreneur who founded several influential magazines including 73 Magazine, Byte, and 80 Micro, helping to shape the personal computer revolution. As a colorful guest on late-night radio, he shared his unconventional views on everything from alternative health remedies to cutting-edge technology and government conspiracies.

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Episode thumbnail for November 17, 1995: Wayne Green

November 17, 1995: Wayne Green

Nov 17, 1995
1h 54m
Wayne Green, editor and publisher of 73 Magazine since 1960, joins Art Bell for a wide-ranging conversation beginning with the history and future of amateur radio. Green recounts starting a radio teletype newsletter in 1949, editing CQ Magazine, and launching 73 Magazine after selling his Porsche, airplane, and boat...
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Episode thumbnail for May 3, 1996: Ham Radio, Cold Fusion, & Other Topics - Wayne Green

May 3, 1996: Ham Radio, Cold Fusion, & Other Topics - Wayne Green

May 3, 1996
2h 33m
Wayne Green, the iconoclastic editor and publisher of 73 Magazine, returns for a wide-ranging conversation with Art Bell covering amateur radio, cold fusion energy, electronic health devices, and his famous list of books that challenge conventional thinking. Green, who helped pioneer repeater technology that became...
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Episode thumbnail for January 22, 1997: Ham Radio & Other Topics - Wayne Green

January 22, 1997: Ham Radio & Other Topics - Wayne Green

Jan 22, 1997
3h 23m
Wayne Green, legendary publisher of 73 Magazine and lifelong ham radio operator, joins Art Bell for a wide-ranging conversation that spans decades of adventure and unconventional thinking. From his World War II submarine service to his views on the decline of amateur radio, Green brings a rebellious spirit to every...
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Episode thumbnail for May 28, 1997: Ham Radio & More - Wayne Green

May 28, 1997: Ham Radio & More - Wayne Green

May 28, 1997
2h 43m
Wayne Green, legendary publisher of 73 Magazine and founder of Byte magazine, joins Art Bell for a sprawling conversation that covers nearly every frontier of human curiosity. Green, who has visited 132 countries, piloted nuclear submarines, and helped launch the personal computer revolution, brings his trademark ma...
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Episode thumbnail for April 20, 1998: We Never Went to the Moon - Wayne Green

April 20, 1998: We Never Went to the Moon - Wayne Green

Apr 20, 1998
2h 35m
Art Bell welcomes Wayne Green, veteran ham radio publisher and technology pioneer, for a wide-ranging conversation that begins with health controversies before veering into one of the most provocative claims in modern history. Wayne argues that the Apollo moon landings were faked, citing the absence of stars in luna...
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Episode thumbnail for January 5, 2000: Ham Radio - Wayne Green

January 5, 2000: Ham Radio - Wayne Green

Jan 5, 2000
2h 45m
Art Bell welcomes Wayne Green, the 77-year-old editor of 73 Magazine, to discuss a landmark FCC ruling that reduces the Morse code requirement for all amateur radio license classes to just five words per minute. Both men celebrate the change as essential to reversing the steep decline in new ham operators, noting th...
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