Coast to Coast AM

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Coast to Coast AM is a popular talk radio show that runs in the wee hours of the late night and early morning. It was originally hosted by Art Bell, who is now in semi-retirement but returns on occasion to host a show. The regular host is now George Noory. Ian Punnett also sometimes hosts.

The show focuses on a wide variety of paranormal and occult topics, typically in a credulous manner. The show is mainly driven by the personal stories of callers, although guests are often featured. The producers claim that the callers are not screened prior to being put on the air.

It is distributed by Premiere Radio Networks. Local affiliates exist in nearly every major U.S. city. The program generally runs seven days a week, from 10pm to 2am Pacific time, although local affiliates may delay or abridge the program.

Coast to Coast AM features a regular lineup of guests from a wide range of fields, often pseudoscientific. Frequent topics discussed on the show are such things as UFOs, alien abductions, cryptozoology, ghosts, exorcisms, astrology, pseudoarcheology, topics such as the alleged mystical powers of "ancient crystal skulls", and various forms of science woo.

A frequent guest on Coast to Coast is UFO enthusiast Richard Hoagland, who has expounded his theories of life on Mars, and the supposed associated governmental cover-up.

Another frequent guest is remote viewer and doomsayer Ed Dames, who makes predictions of impending worldwide destruction.