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Xithras

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8. One of my favorite radio broadcasters of all time.

Reply to earthside (Original post)

Tue Jul 30, 2013, 11:58 AM

Jul 2013

I couldn't count the number of late nights I've spent writing code with Art Bell on the radio in the background. 80% of the show was pseudoscience bullshit, but it was entertaining pseudoscience bullshit, and it was always fun trying to tell whether Art was simply being nice to his guests, or whether he actually believed what they were saying (my guess is that he thought that most of them were as batshit crazy as we did).

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Art Bell is coming back. [View all] earthside Jul 2013 OP

My wife will be thrilled. nt onehandle Jul 2013 #1

Y2K Art Bell? snooper2 Jul 2013 #2

I love it. earthside Jul 2013 #14

Say what you like about Art, Liberal In Texas Jul 2013 #3

Agreed. Noory is a moran of the highest order. Art is liberal. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #12

well, Art is more libertarian than liberal, but usually didn't get bbgrunt Jul 2013 #33

Art is liberal on most social issues, though I was surprised to read that he is kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #41

Crazy stuff......But Teamster Jeff Jul 2013 #4

So he is leaving the Philippines BumRushDaShow Jul 2013 #5

Is his wife able to come?? He went to the Philippines when she got denied a green card, I think. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #11

Wow..it is not often you get denied a green card...what happened? HipChick Jul 2013 #38

I was never clear on what happened. I read on Wikipedia that she did get permanent kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #42

Sometimes on his old show, he'd interview real scientists Mariana Jul 2013 #6

You never really knew what Art really thought. earthside Jul 2013 #13

Noory's version is crap, to be sure. nt. Mariana Jul 2013 #16

as bad as Noory is, Ian Punnit is 10 time worse.. frylock Jul 2013 #22

I'll grant you that. Mariana Jul 2013 #23

I think Punnett is completely out now Morning Dew Jul 2013 #28

Didn't Art claim to have seen a UFO himself? Mariana Jul 2013 #26

Yes. Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #31

'Black Triangle' according to Art Bosonic Jul 2013 #32

excellent leftyohiolib Jul 2013 #7

One of my favorite radio broadcasters of all time. Xithras Jul 2013 #8

+1. He got me in the habit of going to sleep at 2am! reformist2 Jul 2013 #20

The Face on Mars has agreed to be the first guest! Karmadillo Jul 2013 #9

I loved Art Bell! He is such a clever man and skilled interviewer. kestrel91316 Jul 2013 #10

Oh, excellent! MyshkinCommaPrince Jul 2013 #15

Sirius/XM Satellite Radio..nt Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #18

W00t! Jesus Malverde Jul 2013 #17

I predict I will listen Bosonic Jul 2013 #19

AWESOME!!!! quinnox Jul 2013 #21

But it's strictly on a pay station, so for many Americans, he's still off the air derby378 Jul 2013 #24

it isn't THAT expensive, I just looked into it. It is 14.49 a month to get internet streaming quinnox Jul 2013 #25

Bell leaving is the reason I gave up on Coast to Coast. Noory is a loon. Drunken Irishman Jul 2013 #27

Noory kept doing chupacabra stories, very tedious anneboleyn Jul 2013 #34

Me too. The show has gone wing-nut right since Bain Capital bought Clear Channel. Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #36

Goddamn Mitt Romney. Drunken Irishman Jul 2013 #37

K&R felix_numinous Jul 2013 #29

Greatest interviewer ever Kingofalldems Jul 2013 #30

Phil Hendrie earthside Jul 2013 #40

Love Art, but when I first read it, I thought it read "show about paranoia". Eddie Haskell Jul 2013 #35

Wow..and to think I nearly threw out my sirus radio...time to go dig it out.. HipChick Jul 2013 #39