Our newest feature for Coast Insiders, The Art Bell Vault, offers an expanding curated collection with two vintage shows added to the mix each Wednesday. This week's offerings feature fascinating conversations about space, beginning with an enlightening edition of the program from 6/24/2007 wherein Art spoke to Caltech astronomy scholar Richard Massey about how the Hubble Telescope is used to gather data to study dark matter and dark energy. He explained that the latter material acts as a sort of glue that holds the universe together, while the former force is responsible for the expansion of the galaxy. Since neither reflects light, Massey said, Hubble observes them indirectly via their gravitational influence.
Next, we journey back to April 9th, 2010, for an episode in which Art was joined by writer and scientist David Grinspoon, who talked about astrobiology. He noted that with there likely being billions of planets out in space, there is a pretty good probability that some of these worlds may harbor intelligent life. On the subject of SETI, Grinspoon advocated for the creation of a beacon which would broadcast signals from Earth into space in the hopes of catching the attention of an ET civilization. While such aliens could wind up being hostile, he postulated that they are probably more likely to be peaceful.
These vintage programs have commercials and breaks removed and are presented in multiple-platforms-- available on-demand for Mac, Windows, IOS, Android, and the Coast app. Many of them feature rare "5th" hours of content from back in the 90s when the show had a longer running time. We do include Art's beloved bumper music, which became such an indelible part of his program.
And for the true Art Bell fan, we offer different listening options to fine-tune your experience, such as guest only, and full show streams. Coast Insiders, we're very happy to bring this new offering to you at no additional charge to your subscription! We welcome your feedback.
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