December 31, 2003: Annual Predictions Show - Open Lines
December 31, 2003: Annual Predictions Show - Open Lines  
Podcast: The Art Bell Archive
Published On: Sun Jul 13 2025
Description: Art Bell hosts the second night of the annual prediction show as the new year sweeps across the country, recording each forecast with an assigned number for the Bell Family Vault. He watches CNN coverage of celebrations city by city before mistaking footage of the shock and awe attack on Baghdad for New Year's fireworks, a moment that underscores the strange overlap between festivity and conflict heading into 2004. Callers offer predictions ranging from Dick Cheney stepping down for health… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/december-31-2003-annual-predictions-show-open-lines/