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, we showcase a pair of special Open Lines programs wherein Art challenged callers to share fantastic stories that may or may not be true and had a panel of listeners pass judgement on the tale. First, we journey back to 7/4/96, for an installment of the game that Art affectionately dubbed 'Truth or Trash' and hear tales of a disintegrating plane, an alleged 'Bat Bomb' that was developed during WWII, and a man who unwittingly changed a flat tire for Mrs. Nat King Cole.
Next, we highlight a program from June 1st, 2001 in which Art revived the popular 'Truth or Trash' concept during Open Lines. Going so far as to encourage callers to lie to him, Art requested stories that were so weird that they were almost impossible to believe and left it up to a panel of listeners to decide the veracity of the tale. Among the wild accounts shared during the show were a man who claimed to have discovered the theory of everything, an alleged drug company employee who stumbled upon the secret to immortality, and a man who lost $250,000 on Who Wants to be a Millionaire because he lied on his contestant application.
These vintage programs have commercials and breaks removed and are presented in multiple-platforms-- available on-demand for Mac, Windows, IOS, and Android. 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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