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Hollow Earth & Lost America

Hollow Earth, Atlantis, hidden regions, underground civilizations, regional weirdness, lost-world stories, and the kind of buried American folklore that turns geography into mystery.

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Episode thumbnail for August 11, 1997: Atlantis & Hollow Earth - Dr. Wendy Lockwood | Mr. Fidget
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August 11, 1997: Atlantis & Hollow Earth - Dr. Wendy Lockwood | Mr. Fidget

Aug 11, 1997
2h 42m
Art Bell welcomes Dr. Wendy Lockwood, who claims firsthand knowledge of Atlantis through astral projection and decades of study in esoteric traditions. She describes Atlantis as a series of ten islands in the Atlantic that sank 50,000 years ago after a devastating war with Lemuria, and insists the lost continent is...
Episode thumbnail for October 4, 2002: Into the Hollow Earth - Dallas Thompson
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October 4, 2002: Into the Hollow Earth - Dallas Thompson

Oct 4, 2002
2h 46m
Art Bell interviews Dallas Thompson, a former personal trainer from Bakersfield who plans to lead an expedition to the North Pole on May 24, 2003, to locate and enter the opening into the hollow Earth reported by Admiral Byrd. Thompson intends to use a SoloTrek personal helicopter, a 350-pound one-person vertical fl...
Episode thumbnail for December 2, 2006: The Real Lost World - Peter von Puttkamer
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December 2, 2006: The Real Lost World - Peter von Puttkamer

Dec 2, 2006
2h 39m
Art Bell welcomes filmmaker and explorer Peter von Puttkamer, whose decades of documentary work have taken him into remote jungles, ancient caves, and the deep wilderness in search of creatures that science has yet to catalog. Broadcasting from the typhoon-ravaged Philippines, Art opens the show with a firsthand acc...
Episode thumbnail for May 18, 2001: Atlantis in Cuba - Linda Moulton Howe | Open Lines
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May 18, 2001: Atlantis in Cuba - Linda Moulton Howe | Open Lines

May 18, 2001
2h 51m
Art Bell investigates a Reuters report about a stunning underwater discovery off the western coast of Cuba, where sonar equipment has detected what appears to be an urban complex at a depth of 2,200 feet. Ocean engineer Paulina Zalitsky of Advanced Digital Communications describes high-resolution sonar images showin...
Episode thumbnail for October 15, 1995: Atlantis, Bigfoot Scream - Frank Joseph & Linda Moulton Howe
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October 15, 1995: Atlantis, Bigfoot Scream - Frank Joseph & Linda Moulton Howe

Oct 15, 1995
1h 44m
Linda Moulton Howe presents two Bigfoot encounter reports. Ted Fraley of Carson City describes shooting at a creature with glowing grayish-blue eyes near Redding, California in 1956, triggering an earth-shaking scream of staggering volume. Skip Hombach of Seattle recounts a 1989 encounter near Darrington, Washington...
Episode thumbnail for January 7, 2007: The Science of Intention - Lynne McTaggart
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January 7, 2007: The Science of Intention - Lynne McTaggart

Jan 7, 2007
2h 37m
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...
Episode thumbnail for October 11, 2003: Safespace - Robert Miles
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October 11, 2003: Safespace - Robert Miles

Oct 11, 2003
2h 50m
Art Bell celebrates his return to WABC in New York City and shares news items ranging from a well-preserved furry limb found in Siberian permafrost that may belong to a Yeti, to mysterious gelatin-like material appearing in an Oregon family's yard, to scientists determining the universe is finite and shaped like a s...
Episode thumbnail for February 7, 2002: Ancient Underwater Ruins - Graham Hancock
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February 7, 2002: Ancient Underwater Ruins - Graham Hancock

Feb 7, 2002
2h 44m
Art Bell welcomes bestselling author Graham Hancock to discuss groundbreaking underwater archaeological discoveries that challenge the established timeline of human civilization. Hancock details two extraordinary sites off the coast of India: massive cities found in the Gulf of Cambay at 120 feet deep, carbon-dated...
Episode thumbnail for November 30, 2001: Open Lines
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November 30, 2001: Open Lines

Nov 30, 2001
2h 47m
Art Bell hosts a Friday night open lines edition that begins with a heartfelt tribute to George Harrison, who passed away the previous day. Art reflects on growing up with the Beatles and how their music shaped his years in rock radio before transitioning to talk. A caller from San Antonio shares the powerful experi...
Episode thumbnail for November 19, 2001: Lost Underwater City near Cuba - Linda Moulton Howe
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November 19, 2001: Lost Underwater City near Cuba - Linda Moulton Howe

Nov 19, 2001
2h 5m
Art Bell welcomes investigative journalist Linda Moulton Howe with breaking news about a possible megalithic site discovered 2,200 feet below the ocean surface off the western tip of Cuba. Deep ocean engineer Paulina Zalitsky of Advanced Digital Communications reports finding what appears to be large architectural s...
Episode thumbnail for August 10, 2001: Predictions - Sean David Morton
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August 10, 2001: Predictions - Sean David Morton

Aug 10, 2001
2h 48m
Sean David Morton returns to Art Bell with predictions about secret aerospace programs, Area 51, Cuba and Atlantis, stock-market volatility, and solar flare activity after an opening hour of open lines. Art begins with calls covering the space shuttle Discovery launch, Jesse Ventura's public comments on UFOs, human...
Episode thumbnail for June 13, 2001: Underwater City - Linda Moulton Howe & Stephan Schwartz
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June 13, 2001: Underwater City - Linda Moulton Howe & Stephan Schwartz

Jun 13, 2001
2h 55m
Art Bell welcomes investigative reporter Linda Moulton Howe, who delivers an update on the mysterious structures found 2,200 feet underwater off Cuba's western tip. She confirms that National Geographic has signed an exclusive agreement for magazine coverage and that the site lies within Cuban territorial waters. Pa...
Episode thumbnail for August 11, 1999: Psychic & Spirit Medium - Sylvia Browne
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August 11, 1999: Psychic & Spirit Medium - Sylvia Browne

Aug 11, 1999
2h 22m
Art Bell welcomes renowned psychic Sylvia Browne for a wide-ranging conversation about her predictions, spiritual philosophy, and views on the state of humanity. Browne shares her forecast that within 30 to 40 years, environmental degradation will force people to live in domed cities, attributing atmospheric damage...
Episode thumbnail for February 19, 1998: The Life of Edgar Cayce - Edgar Evans Cayce
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February 19, 1998: The Life of Edgar Cayce - Edgar Evans Cayce

Feb 19, 1998
1h 3m
Art Bell sits down with Edgar Evans Cayce, the 80-year-old son of famed psychic Edgar Cayce, for a rare and personal conversation about growing up with America's most documented clairvoyant. The elder Cayce gave over 14,000 readings during his lifetime, roughly 60 percent of which were medical diagnoses that produce...
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December 2, 1997: News, Commentary, Open Lines

Dec 2, 1997
41m
Art Bell opens with news commentary covering a string of disturbing headlines, including the school shooting in West Paducah, Kentucky, where a 14-year-old killed three classmates at a prayer meeting, and a Tennessee father who confessed to killing his four children. He reflects on how modern violence has become ind...
Episode thumbnail for March 20, 1996: Open Lines
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March 20, 1996: Open Lines

Mar 20, 1996
2h 49m
Art Bell opens with updates on the upcoming Hoagland press conference at the National Press Club, reporting conflicting signals from C-SPAN and CNN about coverage plans. He confirms the event will be carried live on his IRC Internet Relay channel. A fax from Valdez, Alaska, alerts the audience that HAARP tests are s...