The Art Bell Archive

September 25, 2013: The God Part of Our Brain - Matthew Alper

Art Bell welcomes Matthew Alper, author of The God Part of the Brain, to discuss his provocative theory that human spirituality is hardwired into our neurobiology. Alper argues that the universal nature of religious belief across every culture points to an inherited cognitive function, a brain mechanism that evolved to help our species cope with the overwhelming awareness of mortality. The conversation moves through four pillars of evidence: the sociobiological argument that cross-cultural… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/september-25-2013-the-god-part-of-our-brain-matthew-alper

September 24, 2013: The Kepler Telescope and the Future Search for ET - Seth Shostak

Art Bell sits down with Seth Shostak, senior astronomer at the SETI Institute, for a conversation spanning the Kepler telescope's demise, new strategies for finding extraterrestrial civilizations, and the implications of first contact. Shostak explains that Kepler's second reaction wheel failure has ended its planet-hunting mission, though years of unprocessed data may yield thousands of new planetary discoveries. Shostak describes a proposal to detect alien civilizations by measuring waste… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/september-24-2013-the-kepler-telescope-and-the-future-search-for-et-seth-shostak

September 23, 2013: The Ely, Nevada UFO Crash - Jeremy Meador

Art Bell welcomes Jeremy Meador, a Las Vegas researcher, to discuss a little-known UFO crash near Ely, Nevada on July 7, 1952, exactly five years after Roswell. Meador explains that two fiery objects were tracked across multiple states, with Hill Air Force Base scrambling a B-17 to pursue one. The objects converged over northern Nevada, resulting in two separate crash sites near the towns of Montello and Cherry Creek. Witnesses describe a silvery craft with a smooth, liquid-like surface that… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/september-23-2013-the-ely-nevada-ufo-crash-jeremy-meador

September 19, 2013: NASA's LADEE Moon Mission & Curiosity's Gale Crater - Richard C. Hoagland

Art Bell reunites with Richard C. Hoagland, former NASA consultant and science advisor to Walter Cronkite during the Apollo missions, for a spirited examination of alleged ancient structures on the moon. Hoagland presents a 1967 Surveyor 6 photograph showing an anomalous geometric glow above the lunar horizon after sunset, which he interprets as light scattering through the shattered remnants of an enormous glass dome. Hoagland compares the original NASA print from the Goddard Space Flight… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/september-19-2013-nasas-ladee-moon-mission-and-curiositys-gale-crater-richard-c-hoagland

September 18, 2013: Alien Encounter - Jonathan Reed

Art Bell speaks with Dr. Jonathan Reed, who returns to share what he calls one of the most compelling alien contact cases ever documented. Reed recounts the October 1996 incident near Snoqualmie Pass, Washington, where his golden retriever Susie was killed by a small, dark, vibrating being. After striking the creature with a branch and cracking its skull, Reed became violently ill for hours with symptoms resembling radiation poisoning. Reed describes discovering a black, diamond-shaped obelisk… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/september-18-2013-alien-encounter-jonathan-reed