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October 12, 1998: Open Lines | Art's Retirement Announcement
Published 1 year, 11 months ago
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Art Bell hosts an open lines evening that begins with routine calls covering topics from book-selling guests and their credibility to fourth-dimensional physics and a caller's mind-bending math puzzle. Art fields questions about Ed Dames and his remote viewing predictions while listeners share their thoughts on subjects ranging from zero-point energy to the political situation surrounding President Clinton's impeachment proceedings. A caller from Winnipeg reports on the unusual behavior of migrating snow geese staging in smaller groups than normal.
Art reflects on his recent trip to South Africa, discussing the serious crime problem there and how the experience deepened his appreciation for the United States. He takes calls about Father Malachi Martin's health and fields a thoughtful debate from a self-described atheist who argues that belief in God and atheism are not mutually exclusive. The conversation ranges from the philosophical to the political as callers discuss everything from the nature of divinity to the tragedy of the Clinton scandal.
The broadcast ends with a sudden and shocking announcement. Art tells his audience that what they are listening to is his final broadcast and that he will not return. He references a threatening and terrible event involving his family that he cannot discuss publicly, promising that when the time comes, he will explain everything through the press. He thanks his audience and says goodbye, leaving listeners stunned.
Art reflects on his recent trip to South Africa, discussing the serious crime problem there and how the experience deepened his appreciation for the United States. He takes calls about Father Malachi Martin's health and fields a thoughtful debate from a self-described atheist who argues that belief in God and atheism are not mutually exclusive. The conversation ranges from the philosophical to the political as callers discuss everything from the nature of divinity to the tragedy of the Clinton scandal.
The broadcast ends with a sudden and shocking announcement. Art tells his audience that what they are listening to is his final broadcast and that he will not return. He references a threatening and terrible event involving his family that he cannot discuss publicly, promising that when the time comes, he will explain everything through the press. He thanks his audience and says goodbye, leaving listeners stunned.