The Ballad of the Grays is a song about alien abductions that played on Art Bell's paranormal late-night radio show

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@DeadWriter

Art Bell seemed more like that old T.V. series In Search Of where we knew that-

This series present information based, in part, in theory and conjecture. The producers purpose is to suggest some possible explanation but not necessarily the but necessarily the only ones to the mysteries we will examine.

He was a master of inscrutable active listening such that it was very difficult to know if he thought his guests were spouting nonsense or revealing great truths. Guessing his take on people/ideas made the show more interesting. Less so with the callers–but he let most people be heard, something no longer fashionable.

On Saturday evenings, most stations who air the modern C2C also play “Art Bell, Somewhere in Time,” replaying shows from the 90s. These provide a peek into how people thought the world would turn out, but also how it’s changed.

@Towlemonkey

To be clear, I don’t think Coast to Coast created that culture. It’s fun to entertain Fortean ideas and a fascination with the paranormal has always existed. But weak-minded people have a tough time discerning fantasy from reality, and the internet and social media make it easier for them to get lost in the rabbit hole.

Agreed, though I think there are far more unexplained/anomalous things in this world than most folks care to admit. Your last sentence reflects the general state of affairs today–rabbit holes pepper the landscape for people of all levels of education and belief systems.