About this episode
This special Christmas broadcast features highlights from Art Bell's most memorable interviews with the enigmatic Mel Waters, whose accounts of bottomless holes have captivated audiences and sparked countless investigations. The compilation revisits Mel's original discovery of an apparently infinite hole on his Washington state property, measured to depths exceeding 80,000 feet without reaching bottom, and its mysterious properties including the ability to restore dead animals to life. The program includes Mel's harrowing experiences with government seizure of his property, his exile to Australia, and his eventual return to discover a second similar hole in Nevada with different characteristics. These Nevada holes, known to local Basque shepherds for generations, emit strange black beams of light and possess unusual thermal properties that keep the surrounding area warm during winter months. Mel's encounters with military surveillance, corporate interests, and indigenous folklore create a complex narrative spanning multiple states and years of investigation. The compilation captures the evolution of one of radio's most enduring mysteries, from simple property oddity to possible interdimensional phenomena with national security implications. This retrospective allows listeners to experience the complete Mel Waters saga and draw their own conclusions about these extraordinary claims.