August 11, 2015: SETI - Seth Shostak

August 21, 2015: Open Lines - Pact with the Devil

Art Bell declares a special phone line after the Vatican's International Association of Exorcists announces demonic possession at "emergency levels." The question: have you made a deal with the devil? Such a pact need not involve a contract but can be sealed in one's own mind, and Art Bell warns repeatedly that the deal is irrevocable. The line never stops ringing. A caller describes exchanging blood with a self-described vampire at a Hollywood Gothic club at 21, trading his soul for unlimited… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/august-21-2015-open-lines-pact-with-the-devil

August 20, 2015: EVPs - Barbara McBeath & Brendan Cook

Brendan Cook and Barbara McBeth of the Ghost Investigators Society return after years away for a marathon playback of EVP recordings from nearly two decades of fieldwork. The five original GIS members have been together since 1998, and the material they bring ranges from whispered phrases on analog tape to voices captured in abandoned asylums. The most harrowing recording comes from an empty room in a mental asylum in Ogden, Utah, where a microphone left running captured a child saying "help… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/august-20-2015-evps-barbara-mcbeath-and-brendan-cook

August 19, 2015: TWA Flight 800 - Jim Sanders & Bill Birnes

Bill Birnes, bestselling author, and Jim Sanders, retired police investigator turned journalist, join Art Bell to present evidence that TWA Flight 800 was accidentally shot down by the U.S. Navy during a 1996 exercise. Sanders argues the automated Cooperative Engagement Capability system locked onto the delayed 747 in restricted airspace and fired without human intervention. He presents video obtained through 19 years of FOIA requests showing what he describes as a missile contrail rising… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/august-19-2015-twa-flight-800-jim-sanders-and-bill-birnes

August 18, 2015: Exorcism - Father Jack Ashcraft

Father Jack Ashcraft, a traditional Byzantine Catholic priest called the Malachi Martin of the 21st century, joins Art Bell for a conversation on exorcism, Vatican corruption, and the paranormal's intersection with Christian theology. Ashcraft reveals that Martin himself worked for Cardinal Bea in the 1960s, participating in subversive forces at Vatican II before switching allegiances, and suggests Martin's fatal fall was suspicious given he had been preparing to expose a bishop. The broadcast… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/august-18-2015-exorcism-father-jack-ashcraft

August 17, 2015: ET Contact - Joe Rogan & David Sereda

Joe Rogan, comedian, UFC commentator, and podcast host, joins Art Bell in the first half for a conversation anchored by his DMT experiences. Rogan describes DMT as a neurotransmitter present in the human brain, lungs, and liver as well as thousands of plant species, producing encounters with entities that communicate through telepathic language and geometric patterns. He connects the telepathic contact users report to classic abduction narratives and speculates that endogenous DMT released… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/august-17-2015-et-contact-joe-rogan-and-david-sereda