Leland Gregory III brings humor to the airwaves with his compilation of absurd and outrageous 911 emergency calls. The former Saturday Night Live writer and author of multiple bestselling books shares stories from his audio CD and book "What's the Number for 9-1-1." As a chronicler of stupid America, Gregory reveals how criminals call 911 to get police to help them escape buildings they've broken into. The episode provides comic relief while honoring the serious work of 911 dispatchers whom Gregory calls some of the most stressed professionals in America. Art relates his own experience as a 911 dispatcher in Monterey County, describing the overwhelming responsibility of simultaneously tracking 20-25 police cars while handling emergency calls and fire dispatches. The conversation explores how fear and panic lead people to make absurdly illogical calls to emergency services. Gregory's background in political consulting and entertainment writing brings perspective to human foolishness, offering listeners a much-needed break from the program's typically serious paranormal and crisis-oriented content.

Matthew Stein joins Art to discuss his book "When Technology Fails" as California approves massive electricity rate increases and real-world infrastructure failures mount. The episode chronicles a dramatic near-miss with a record-breaking mega solar flare that could have destroyed satellites and knocked out critical systems had it been Earth-directed. Art interviews Bill Marquette from Big Bear Solar Observatory who confirms the flare potentially reached X-22 class, the largest ever recorded. The discussion explores electromagnetic pulse effects in Bremerton, Washington and Pahrump, Nevada, where entire regions experienced mysterious failures of keyless car remotes and electronic locks. A nuclear accident at San Onofre that contributed to California blackouts went virtually unreported. Art examines the fragility of modern technological systems from power grids to water supplies, with Florida facing its worst drought in history. The conversation explores low-tech survival strategies and self-reliance as technological complexity increases vulnerability to catastrophic cascading failures.

Art Bell opens special phone lines exclusively for Antichrists and time travelers in this wildly unconventional open-lines program. While acknowledging uncertainty about whether the Antichrist has arrived, Art expresses confidence that time travelers likely exist among us, reasoning that once time travel is invented, people from the future would naturally visit our present. The episode explores mounting global tensions including Russian spy expulsions, deteriorating stock markets, and continued spread of animal diseases in Europe. Art discusses the Vermont sheep quarantine over mad cow concerns and shares reports of mysterious electromagnetic interference in Washington State affecting car remotes. The show captures millennial anxieties about prophecy, Y2K aftershocks, and apocalyptic scenarios. Weather anomalies continue with Alaska experiencing an unprecedented winter without temperatures dropping below zero. Callers share predictions about China problems and speculate about convergence points in history where multiple crises intersect unexpectedly.

Eugene Mallove and Richard C. Hoagland discuss infinite energy possibilities as the Russian space station Mir makes its historic plunge to Earth. The episode begins with technical difficulties and Art literally smacking his microphone to make it work, joking about how they fixed things on Mir. Dr. Sky joins to discuss the spectacular re-entry, with eyewitness accounts describing fingers of material streaking across the Pacific sky near Fiji and Tonga. The conversation turns to concerns about a fungus aboard Mir that reportedly consumed titanium and whether it survived the ocean impact. Hoagland notes the sunspot that triggered the event sits at the hyperdimensional 19.5 degree latitude. The discussion explores whether Russia might build Mir 2, the fate of organisms from space entering Earth's biosphere, and the possibility of a Godzilla-type creature emerging from contaminated debris. The space station's end marks a poignant moment in Soviet aerospace history.

Linda Moulton Howe joins Art Bell to discuss the escalating crisis of animal diseases threatening North America. The show opens with urgent coverage of foot-and-mouth disease spreading across Europe despite massive slaughter operations, and the alarming discovery of sheep in Vermont potentially carrying a mad cow-like disease. Art expresses deep concern about the potential devastation to America's beef industry. The discussion expands to global weather anomalies, market volatility, and the quickening pace of unusual events. Linda provides expert analysis on the animal disease outbreaks and their implications. Throughout the program, Art monitors reports of the deteriorating situation in Europe while fielding listener observations about the haunted railroad crossing in San Antonio where ghost children allegedly push stalled cars to safety. The episode captures a moment of mounting anxiety about converging crises.

Ginny Porter and Diana Burney discuss exponential increases in entity attachments and psychic disturbances affecting their clients, confirming predictions made by Gordon Michael Scallion in 1994. These energy clearing practitioners describe dramatic uptick in cases requiring intervention over the past 18 months, suggesting growing spiritual turbulence affecting sensitive individuals. The conversation explores remote energy clearing techniques, entity identification and removal protocols, and protection methods for those experiencing unwanted spiritual intrusions. Porter and Burney connect this phenomenon to broader patterns of increasing darkness and negative energy coinciding with millennial transition and heightened collective anxiety. Discussion covers differences between earthbound spirits, negative thought forms, and more malevolent entities requiring professional intervention. The practitioners offer insights into recognizing attachment symptoms including unexplained mood changes, energy depletion, and personality shifts. This rising tide of spiritual disturbance raises questions about whether dimensional boundaries are thinning, allowing increased cross-dimensional contact.

Dr. Seth Shostak from the SETI Institute reports from Arecibo Observatory following three weeks of intensive searching for extraterrestrial signals. The 1000-foot radio telescope's 56 million channel receiver monitors target star systems for narrow-band transmissions indicating artificial origin. Shostak explains how satellites generate false positives requiring careful verification protocols, including cross-checking with Jodrell Bank in England and telescope repositioning tests. No confirmed alien signals emerged this session, but Shostak remains optimistic about the Allen Telescope Array currently under development. Discussion covers optical SETI initiatives searching for laser pulses rather than radio transmissions, expanding search strategies beyond traditional approaches. Shostak predicts success within coming years as technology improves and searches expand. The conversation addresses why radio searches focus on narrow-band signals, how detection protocols distinguish satellites from genuine extraterrestrial beacons, and what discovery would mean for humanity's place in the universe.

Dr. Jonathan Reed presents his controversial claim of encountering and capturing an extraterrestrial being, subsequently preserved through freezing. Reed describes the circumstances surrounding this alleged incident, including physical evidence he maintains supports his extraordinary account. The interview explores photographs, video footage, and artifact specimens Reed offers as proof of alien contact and technology beyond current human capabilities. Skeptics have challenged Reed's narrative on multiple fronts, questioning the authenticity of presented evidence and consistency of his account over time. The program examines what would constitute credible proof of such claims, the difficulty of verifying extraordinary evidence, and why this case generates such polarized responses. Discussion addresses the broader question of how alleged contactees can substantiate their experiences when physical evidence proves controversial and eyewitness testimony alone proves insufficient to convince skeptical investigators demanding reproducible scientific proof.

Dr. Evelyn Paglini, practicing witch and expert on natural magic, discusses authentic witchcraft traditions beyond Hollywood stereotypes and cultural misconceptions. The program explores Wicca as legitimate spiritual practice, addressing recent Bush administration statements questioning its recognition as valid religion. Paglini emphasizes natural magic's focus on herbal healing, energy work, and connection with earth cycles rather than dark arts sensationalism. Discussion covers the increasing mainstream acceptance of alternative spiritual practices, the difference between white and dark magic traditions, and historical persecution that drove these practices underground. The conversation touches on psychic cleansing, entity attachment, and spiritual protection techniques drawn from ancient practices. Paglini argues that Wiccan practitioners deserve the same religious freedom and respect afforded other belief systems, pushing back against attempts to delegitimize earth-based spiritual traditions through political or cultural marginalization.

William Thomas presents disturbing new evidence on the chemtrail phenomenon, examining persistent contrails containing unusual chemical compounds including seven times normal aluminum levels detected in rainwater samples. Thomas discusses whether these aerial operations represent weather modification experiments, atmospheric engineering to combat global warming, or something more sinister. The program explores possible government motivations for covert atmospheric spraying programs, including climate manipulation to offset greenhouse gas effects without politically unpopular emission controls. Peter Davenport of the National UFO Reporting Center follows with analysis of current sighting patterns suggesting a significant uptick in unusual aerial activity. Callers report chemtrail observations from multiple states, describing grid patterns and persistent trails unlike normal contrails. The conversation connects environmental concerns with unexplained aerial phenomena, questioning whether these programs operate with public consent or represent unauthorized experimentation on populations without informed knowledge of potential health and environmental consequences.