The Noble Lie

Polly gets credit for introducing me to this, too.

Before Art Bell and George Noory, before X-Files and "the truth is out there," there was Long John Nebel. Nebel was a radio personality from the 1950s, known as the "father of para-talk radio," whose controversial late-night radio talk show dealt with topics such as UFOs, conspiracies, parapsychology, hypnosis and the paranormal. Long John Nebel married model Candy Jones, a woman who claims to have spent time as a MK-ULTRA mind-control slave. Her story is documented in Donald Bain's biography, "The [CIA] Control of Candy Jones."

Hank Hayes (who now podcasts) was a New York pirate radio operator with a penchant for hilarious prank calls. He would regularly call up Nebel and Jones to harass them on the air. Though the prank calls definitely get heated, I have a feeling Hayes had a soft spot for Jones and Nebel and it was loving mockery. His prank calls to dumbass Larry King were just brutal.

Enjoy, and ponder the Nine.

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