Friday's Open Lines included a Special Topic line for "Walk-ins," people who believe an alien or entity may have occupied their spirits permanently or for a time. One man said he would enter into a trance state where he would draw distant constellations that he had no knowledge of. Another caller, said the spirit of one of the Roswell aliens was born into her infant body in 1947. The Roswell mission, she revealed, was piloted by a consortium of aliens seeking to intervene with atomic testing.
A third caller presented an unusual problem. He wanted to learn to forget his past lives, as he was plagued with the memories from many existences. One of them was in Atlantis, a civilization he claimed was more advanced than ours.
Science-Fiction Themes
Friday's first hour guest, David Hartwell, the editor of a series of science-fiction anthologies, discussed the history of science-fiction and trends within the medium. Such writing first began in the 18th century, and he cited H.G. Wells, Jules Verne and Mary Shelley as being among the early greats.
The development of A.I. and other rapid changes within science helps to fuel new themes in science-fiction, said Hartwell. There is also a collaborative exchange of ideas between various writers, as well as readers that fosters new thoughts in the medium, he noted.