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July 29, 1998: Time Traveler Line
Published 1 year, 11 months ago
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Art Bell opens a dedicated phone line for callers who claim to have physically traveled through time. Inspired by a recent Dreamland interview with Dr. Bruce Goldberg about time travelers living among us, Art reserves his wildcard number exclusively for those who say they arrived here via a machine or device.
The calls range from provocative to outlandish. A caller named Jameson claims to be speaking from the year 2035 through a vortex and warns that President Clinton will be the last elected president before Congress is suspended. Another caller identifying as Night Cloud says he originates from 3050 and predicts devastating earth changes and a tsunami in the Pacific Northwest by the end of August. A self-described government agent from the future says he was sent back to prevent a world war by helping remove Clinton from office.
Between the time traveler calls, Art reads a NASA study revealing that jet contrails may be creating massive cloud systems and contributing to climate change. He also shares a letter from his bank about Y2K preparations and discusses the GM strike resolution. The night becomes a freewheeling experiment in exploring whether the future is already written or still taking shape.
The calls range from provocative to outlandish. A caller named Jameson claims to be speaking from the year 2035 through a vortex and warns that President Clinton will be the last elected president before Congress is suspended. Another caller identifying as Night Cloud says he originates from 3050 and predicts devastating earth changes and a tsunami in the Pacific Northwest by the end of August. A self-described government agent from the future says he was sent back to prevent a world war by helping remove Clinton from office.
Between the time traveler calls, Art reads a NASA study revealing that jet contrails may be creating massive cloud systems and contributing to climate change. He also shares a letter from his bank about Y2K preparations and discusses the GM strike resolution. The night becomes a freewheeling experiment in exploring whether the future is already written or still taking shape.