June 3, 1997: Open Lines 'Witch Hunt'
The Art Bell Archive · Arthur William Bell III
October 5, 20232h 56m
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Show Notes
Art Bell declares a witch hunt, searching for what he describes as a real broom-riding, spell-casting, cauldron-stirring witch, distinct from practitioners of Wicca. The quest produces a Canadian psychic energy worker who admits she would never hex a rude bag boy, and a self-described gray witch from Minneapolis who practices both light and dark magic. Meanwhile, the newly launched live studio webcam generates enormous excitement, with listeners flooding Art's inbox as they watch him broadcast in near real-time from the high desert.
The night takes a dramatic turn when a caller named Jim, recently fired from the NSA after 21 years, reveals that a glowing sphere once hovered over the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, disabling all electronics, radar, communications, and even aircraft engines for approximately 20 minutes. Art also reports on a possible chupacabra attack in Ocoee, Florida, where three horses were mauled and drained of blood. Ramona Bell makes a studio appearance to recount how she neutralized a cursed doll sent by a listener, using salt before disposing of it.
From webcam technology and UFOs over Navy warships to witch hunts and blood-drained livestock, this open lines episode captures Art Bell at his most playful and unpredictable, welcoming new affiliates while embracing the strange and unexplained.
The night takes a dramatic turn when a caller named Jim, recently fired from the NSA after 21 years, reveals that a glowing sphere once hovered over the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, disabling all electronics, radar, communications, and even aircraft engines for approximately 20 minutes. Art also reports on a possible chupacabra attack in Ocoee, Florida, where three horses were mauled and drained of blood. Ramona Bell makes a studio appearance to recount how she neutralized a cursed doll sent by a listener, using salt before disposing of it.
From webcam technology and UFOs over Navy warships to witch hunts and blood-drained livestock, this open lines episode captures Art Bell at his most playful and unpredictable, welcoming new affiliates while embracing the strange and unexplained.