Art Bell hosts a wide-ranging panel discussion led by Richard C. Hoagland and joined by journalist David Giamarco and political lobbyist Stephen Bassett, examining the aftermath of the Mission to Mars opening weekend. The film earned $23.1 million, the second-highest March gross of all time, despite an unprecedented campaign of negative press reviews that Hoagland finds deeply suspicious. Hoagland reports that he saw the film in a packed Albuquerque theater and found it far better than critics… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/march-14-2000-mars-panel-discussion-richard-c-hoagland