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 classic programs, beginning with an enlightening episode from 2/24/2000 wherein Art spoke to Seth Shostak about the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) project. They discussed the film Contact, the possibility of thousands of intelligent civilizations existing out in space, and the challenges of communicating over interstellar distances.
Next, we journey back to February 8th, 2001 for a memorable edition of the program in which Art was joined by Dr. Gary Schwartz for a conversation about the afterlife. A believer in the idea that human consciousness continues onward after death, he posited that information in the form of memories does not degrade when one passes away and that there is a degree of physicality in the spirit realm. In the first hour, author Ian Xel Lungold talked about the Mayan calendar and the concept of The Quickening.
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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