I would actually listen to Art Bell on KEX all the time as a youngster. I was always amused and it got my imagination going.
there's a website that broadcasts old episodes for free (u7radio or something). Noory, as has been well discussed on here, is absolute garbage.
Kaku is amazing. I love listening to him. That's why I always loved Art's shows. They're not all ghost stories and UFO's, he has some really interesting guests like Kaku, or Graham Hancock. The Ghost episodes are always the most boring for me personally.
Radio's Art Bell returning with Sirius XM show NEW YORK (AP) — Art Bell, radio's master of the paranormal and outward edges of science, will return to the microphone on Sept. 16 with a new nighttime show on Sirius XM Radio. Bell was one of radio's top syndicated voices in the 1990s before walking away from his nightly show in 2002 due to family issues. He worked occasionally after that but hasn't been on the air since Halloween 2010. "I missed it terribly," said Bell, 68, whose weeknight show will air live from 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. ET. Sirius is building a studio at Bell's rural Nevada home where he will work. A Sirius representative contacted Bell through social media a few months ago, leading to the formation of his show, "Art Bell's Dark Matter." He'll talk about things like UFOs, ghosts, near-death experiences and weird aspects of science. He'll do interviews and take calls from viewers. Scott Greenstein, Sirius XM president and chief content officer, said the show will be "uncensored, unrestricted, uncluttered and utterly unique." "There's probably more interest in the genre now than when I did it," Bell said. "When I did it, I was damned near alone." Bell was on some 500 radio stations nationwide and "quit when he was at the top of his game," said Michael Harrison, publisher of Talkers, a magazine that covers the radio industry. Harrison said Bell's subject matter has roots in old-time radio, and he predicted it will become popular once again in the coming years. "He'll be looked at as one of the veteran, old masters," Harrison said. "He's the real deal when it comes to marching to the beat of a different drummer." There's also a potential rivalry with George Noory, who replaced Bell on the syndicated show. Bell isn't a fan, saying he considers Noory "not edgy enough." Noory's program is on later at night, so the two will not compete directly live. No contract terms were divulged. Bell said he's intrigued to learn the differences between satellite and terrestrial radio. "It seems to me they are the next step in technology," he said. "I've always been a technological junkie. The mix of what they're giving me, the freedom that they're giving me, is priceless." http://bigstory.ap.org/article/radios-art-bell-returning-sirius-xm-show
Wow, blast from the past. Art Bell was the guy that used to have all of those late night broadcasts about aliens and stupid shit like that, right? I remember my pops introducing me to Art Bell when I was having a hard time falling asleep as kid... my brother and I really bought into and loved that shit as kids. I don't know if I'd be interested in him now, but when I was a little kid, it was like watching pro wrestling. I'd watch The Undertaker pile-drive Mankind, and then fall asleep listening to Art Bell with my brother, going on about some crazy alien shit... Good nostalgia thread...
Anyone calling Art Bell names is seriously misinformed and ignorant (talking about you, El Presidente and Mick). He is a very, very smart guy and a a great interviewer. Most of his guests knew their stuff (unlike the buffoons on George Noory's show), and Art had really interesting chats with them. Art wrote several books, including the now prophetic "The Coming Global Superstorm." He understood the effect of climate change on the weather before anyone. Additionally, he was married to his wife Ramona for years when she died of an asthma attack. He later met a Filipino woman, moved there to be closer to her family, and started a new family of his own. He is a decent, smart, kind man, a great talk show host, and I for one am thrilled he is coming back. I will buy a Sirius radio just to hear him again.
Agreed on all counts. When Ramona died, I felt a sense of loss that I've never felt for a celebrity or an acquaintance. He loved her completely, and the show that he did after she died was one of the most heartbreaking things I've ever heard. People actually called the local Sheriff because they were worried he was suicidal, which says that his fans care about him enough to have him checked on, and how incredibly down and distraught he was.
