Tribute to Art Bell, paranormal talk radio host extraordinaire who challenged what the medium could be, gained millions of listeners, and was an interesting guy in his own right (while being surprisingly down to earth). Also: unexplained explosions and dead birds in an Arkansas town, and the US government admits they investigate UFOs. Wanna take a ride?
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/25/2019
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SHOW NOTES
Music used: Giorgio Moroder – Chase From the soundtrack for 1978’s Midnight Express Art Bell’s opening theme for Coast to Coast AM
Topic Notes:
Art Bell’s Wikipedia Entry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Bell
Art Bell, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72 | The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/art-bell-radio-host-who-tuned-in-to-the-dark-side-dies-at-72.html
According to the New York Times, once had the third-largest radio audience among talk-show hosts, after Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura Schlessinger | The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/art-bell-radio-host-who-tuned-in-to-the-dark-side-dies-at-72.html
Cost of Y2K Bug Fixes (Over $300 Billion with a B!): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem#Cost
Explosive sound that rattled windows in Beebe remains a mystery; probably not aliens, professor says | Arkansasas Online https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/feb/25/explosive-sound-beebe-mystery-residents-say-probab/
Beebe, AR: Repeated blackbird death incidents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beebe,_Arkansas#Repeated_blackbird_death_incidents
Where are they now: Beebe Blackbirds | THV 11 https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/animal/where-are-they-now-beebe-blackbirds/91-614965981
Dead blackbirds fall again in Arkansas town | Boston.com http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/12/31/dead_blackbirds_fall_again_in_arkansas_town/
Scientists say mysterious ‘Oumuamua’ object could be an alien spacecraft | NBC News https://www.nbcnews.com/amp/ncna931381
‘Oumuamua Wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/’Oumuamua Washington Post news service removes story about Harvard astronomer’s theory | Chicago Tribune https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-harvard-astronomer-aliens-20190204-story.html
Newly-released DoD video purportedly shows Navy pilot’s encounter with UFO | ABC News https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/newly-released-dod-video-purportedly-shows-navy-pilots/story?id=53671546
Pentagon finally admits it investigates UFOs | FOX News https://www.foxnews.com/science/pentagon-finally-admits-it-investigates-ufos
‘Wow, What Is That?’ Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects | The New York Time https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/us/politics/ufo-sightings-navy-pilots.html
The Navy Says UFOs Are Real. UFO Hunters Are Thrilled | Vice https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nea4pk/the-navy-says-ufos-are-real-ufo-hunters-are-thrilled
What We Know About the Navy’s UFO Problem | Foxtrot Alpha https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/what-we-know-about-the-navy-s-ufo-problem-1835071834
Yet Another Sign of the Apocalypse: Navy Pilots Reported UFO Sightings on Almost ‘Daily Basis’ | Rolling Stone https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ufo-navy-pilots-840902/
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