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 are a pair of programs centered around extreme weather, beginning with a special five-hour-long program from 8/28/2005 wherein Art provided live coverage of Hurricane Katrina as it was about to make landfall. During the show, he spoke to hurricane tracker Mark Sudduth, meteorologist Lyn Whitlake, and his co-author on the book The Coming Global Superstorm, Whitley Strieber. In the final two hours, Art fielded calls from listeners located in the area impacted by the storm.
Next, we journey back to September 20th, 2003, for an episode in which Art was joined by maverick physicist Professor James McCanney for a conversation about extreme weather. He offered up the unique theory that the jet streams are actually "electrical bands of ions and electrons in the upper atmosphere powered by our outer magnetic field." This, he postulated, is what actually powers hurricanes and, in turn, might allow us to redirect the path of the massive storms. During his appearance, McCanney also talked about how a major blackout in the Northeast a month prior may have been related to a clandestine test of Tesla-type technology.
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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