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I remember there used to be this old AM late night coast-to-coast radio show that had the strangest topics sometimes. I only occasionally tuned in by accident o
by beaner 6y ago
I remember there used to be this old AM late night coast-to-coast radio show that had the strangest topics sometimes. I only occasionally tuned in by accident on the hours-long drive back to college from home. It was always when it was dark and the highway was empty and endless yellow highway street lights were all you could see.
It was like an x-files for radio. It was the first time I'd heard of Bob Lazar. It was mysterious and inquisitive and something you fell into unexpectedly.
Wish I remembered what it was called. I feel like that sense of mystery and discovery is hard to replicate today. Everything's at your fingertips.
- _JamesA_ 6y agoArt Bell [1] / Coast to Coast AM [2] [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Bell https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Bell [2]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_AM https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_AM
- beaner 6y agoThat's the one. It would be cool if they took all that content and started from the beginning and re-released it all as a podcast again over time.
- Galaxity 6y agoYou can get all the old episodes on the coast to coast website but you have to pay I believe. Apparently TuneIn.com also has Art Bell episodes.
- kitteh 6y agoI can relate and drove on the highways that mostly didn't have lights. Connecticut/NY to Montreal almost every weekend for a year (except in inclement weather), usually late at night. Lots of great radio programs. This American Life, Art Bell, Hearts of Space. Hell going back far enough even Loveline had it's moments. I forget which university (in Burlington) had a great radio station that played good music and recorded every episode. Would get home and download the recordings and still listen to them (introduced me to a bunch of artists I didn't know).
- SirLJ 6y ago99.9 The Buzz
- jetrink 6y agoI remember driving in the dark through Iowa, Nebraska and Wyoming, you could find Coast to Coast on three different AM frequencies at once. Turning the dial you'd hear Art Bell, static, a rebroadcast of a church service, Art Bell, static, and then Art Bell again. He owned the night.
- beaner 6y agoI think part of what made it great is the time slot that it was available in. The only people listening to radio that late at night were people driving in remote areas. If you were at home you had the tv, if you were at work you were busy. If you were driving at 1am, you had Coast to Coast. So it wasn't just the content, it was the content + being alone in the dark, in a vast expanse somewhere. You can't do that anymore because everything's replayable, not bound to a time slot.
- Galaxity 6y agoLiterally "Coast to Coast AM"! The host was named Art Bell. The show is still on the radio with the host George Noory. The show is a bit different now, I don't listen to it often so I could be wrong but it seems to me that Art Bell always had a bit of a smirk or wryness, while Noory just comes across completely serious. Also with Art Bell it was simpler times, with the more entertaining aliens and cryptozoids and MiB. Now there is a lot more of the modern political deep state/Q/child trafficking stuff. Religious fundamentalism always showed up a lot in the "conspiracy theory" world. Before it would be things like how aliens are actually angels or something and signs of the rapture. Now you regularly hear guests talking about how God chose a certain person to clear out the demonic deep state, so there's a more disturbing undercurrent.
- strictnein 6y agoYeah, Art Bell played it very differently. I believe one day he even mentioned that he was actually quite a skeptic about all of this stuff. We still listen to his old Ghost to Ghost episodes on Halloween. Some of the caller's stories were pretty boring, but some were downright chilling.
- nefitty 6y agoI think the contemporary podcast Mysterious Universe has solidly taken the torch from Art Bell. They always seem to sincerely dance with subjects while occasionally throwing a wink your way. Their storytelling skills are phenomenal.
- strictnein 6y agoAs other's have mentioned, it was Art Bell with Coast to Coast. If anyone really enjoyed that stuff, and enjoy video games, the 2006 version of Prey has Art Bell doing his show in the game. You can find snippets of his radio show with people talking about all the weird lights and alien craft and stuff that they are seeing in the "real" world of the game. It was a really nice touch. Here they all are as one ~15 minute "show": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPKjMc6GM4Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPKjMc6GM4Q