Art had a lot of great stories. I’m still a believer that not all of it was crap. There were nuggets of truth. Regardless, it was always something to at least think about, even if it was nonsense.
Art always said that his show was intended as ‘sheer entertainment’. That’s how I took it, and still do.
But as you say, some of the episodes and guests were serious and very thought-provoking.
You can still hear archives of his broadcasts all day on Tune-in Free Internet Radio:
http://tunein.com/search/?query=art%20bell