wtf is C2C ... really?! (or C2C - Darwin or Barnum?)

[b_dubb]

so i've been listening to C2C regularly for about six months.  a friend introduced me to the show a while back with some 'classic' episodes  but never really paid it much attention. 


being something of an 'outsider' to the C2C community i thought i'd comment on how i perceive the show.  i'll understand if you don't give a shit


C2C is an entertainment vehicle.  at it's best moments, it's informative AND entertaining.  but mostly ... it's just halfwits flapping about some delusion or some ridiculous theory that isn't even loosely based in reality.  i'm even talking about Art's classic shows.  he's had PLENTY of halfwits on: the guy that shot bigfoot and buried him but couldn't recover the remains, John Leer (holy shit what a nutter), hoagland, etc., etc.


i'm not saying they're involved in deception or misrepresentation.  they're interested in ENTERTAINMENT.  or more accurately ... maintaining ratings so they can sell advertising.  given that night time radio isn't a money maker in terms of advertising dollars ... C2C is there to fill up some time while most sleep.


but since they maintain the APPEARANCE of being a source of information i have to say that they are in fact a disinformation source.  most of it is speculation or psuedo-science.  and i cringe every time i hear a host use the words "proof" and "science" in a sentence: empirical theory uses inductive reasoning which is effectively like saying something CAN be true and here is the evidence.  deductive reasoning (the opposite) is what you hear in a court of law: since this is true and this is true ... the following conclusion MUST be correct.  a scientist would never use the word proof.  they discuss the hypothesis, confounds, evidence, etc.  but they will never use the word PROOF in their professional lives. 


i think the fact that Hoagland has come out with his theory that aliens are using radio frequencies (bounced off the pyramids) to incite riots in Egypt is a sign that it's time to draw a line in the sand.  if C2C doesn't BAN HOAGLAND, then they've just lost all credibility. 


FFS - if i'm looking for a distration, i'll turn on the BBC or listen to the farm report.  rather than listen to George mangle the English language and hear some caller (stoned out of their gourd) drone on about the leprechaun that just did cartwheels through their living room


let's see if Hoagland appears anytime soon on the show.  if so ... i'm calling bullshit on the whole thing and punching out


b

[James G.]

FFS - if i'm looking for a distration, i'll turn on the BBC or listen to the farm report.  rather than listen to George mangle the English language and hear some caller (stoned out of their gourd) drone on about the leprechaun that just did cartwheels through their living room

let's see if Hoagland appears anytime soon on the show.  if so ... i'm calling bullshit on the whole thing and punching out

I agree. I gave up listening to Coast To Coast AM because I feel it's lost a good measure of credibility. And continues to do so.

I tune into Fox-Sports Radio instead. They may have some nutty callers and such, but a least they don't take themselves as seriously as Coast To Coast AM does.