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September 23, 1997: Reverse Speech - David John Oates
Published 2 years, 3 months ago
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Art Bell welcomes reverse speech researcher David John Oates, calling in from Anchorage, Alaska, for an evening of startling audio reversals found hidden in human speech. Oates explains his theory that the brain constructs two simultaneous messages when speaking: one forward from the conscious mind, and one in reverse from the unconscious.
The session features reversals from public figures including Mike Tyson, whose apology after the ear-biting incident yields a childlike phrase a caller later identifies as old boxing slang for "punch drunk." Queen Elizabeth's speech following Princess Diana's death produces unsettling reversals suggesting the royal family views the tragedy as politically convenient. President Clinton's tobacco regulation announcement contains a reversal about paying for drugs. Mark Fuhrman's reversals reveal unexpected compassion toward gang members rather than the hostility many anticipated.
Oates also analyzes the famous frantic Area 51 caller who knocked the show off the air, finding three high-confidence reversals. Children's speech reversals demonstrate the phenomenon appearing as early as four months of age, and Oates describes new software capable of detecting reversals by their unique tonal signature.
The session features reversals from public figures including Mike Tyson, whose apology after the ear-biting incident yields a childlike phrase a caller later identifies as old boxing slang for "punch drunk." Queen Elizabeth's speech following Princess Diana's death produces unsettling reversals suggesting the royal family views the tragedy as politically convenient. President Clinton's tobacco regulation announcement contains a reversal about paying for drugs. Mark Fuhrman's reversals reveal unexpected compassion toward gang members rather than the hostility many anticipated.
Oates also analyzes the famous frantic Area 51 caller who knocked the show off the air, finding three high-confidence reversals. Children's speech reversals demonstrate the phenomenon appearing as early as four months of age, and Oates describes new software capable of detecting reversals by their unique tonal signature.