August 21, 2004: Nuclear 9-11 - Howard Bloom

Art Bell sits down with polymath Howard Bloom, author of Global Brain, for a wide-ranging discussion that connects Michael Jackson's genius to Osama bin Laden's apocalyptic ideology. Bloom, who managed Jackson's public image in the mid-1980s, describes the pop star as the most astonishing person he has ever met, possessing an almost supernatural capacity for wonder and appreciation. He argues that manipulative handlers isolated Jackson from reality, turning his deliberate eccentricities into… Full show notes & guests: https://artbellarchive.org/episode/august-21-2004-nuclear-9-11-howard-bloom