David Hartley and Merki Ann Bell

inbetween stations

Society EN ↓ 119 episodes

Welcome to our little night radio group! You can find various podcasts here from our live radio show called Inbetween Stations Radio. Which has been hosted by David Hartley and Merki Ann Bell since 2009. Our live shortwave broadcasts typically run in 30-minute to 4-hour time frames and cover a variety of topics from mysteries, dreams, UFOs, and hallucinogenic plants, to general history. And even funny little radio plays with great music to boot. Tune in right here! :)

Author

David Hartley and Merki Ann Bell

Category

Society

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Old Man in the Desert 09.07.2026

Hey! Check out our brand new hot release hip-hop tune- "Old Man in the Desert"! Only here on Inbetween Stations Radio!

Trying to remember 02.07.2026

Host Merki Ann Bell takes your through the night on live radio with the cool and strange sounds of the shortwave and a whole lot of great music to boot. Trip out on us with a sleepy smile and a wanting ear.

The Wire Cocoon 19.06.2026

Are we being wrapped in an inescapable cocoon of wires, signals, and screens? Tune in as host David Hartley explores the great wall of modernity and asks whether there is any true wilderness left—or if everything around us is slowly becoming part of a digital reality. We take a brief look at the newly proposed A.I Data Center that will be built in the Hansel Valley of Northern Utah. A huge complex...

The Wow Signal ( and alien contact) 03.06.2026

Tonight on Inbetween Stations Radio, we journey into the mystery of the famous 1977 "Wow! Signal" and the enduring question of whether humanity has already heard from another intelligence. Along the way, we'll explore Boards of Canada's new album Inferno, the new film The Backrooms, and the series the 3 Body Problem, asking how these stories and sounds shape our imagination and possibly even play...

From a distance of endless miles 20.05.2026

Merki Ann Bell drifts across the nighttime airwaves of live shortwave radio, carrying thoughts, dreams, and beautiful music — transforming the evening into her own special world of alternate states of consciousness.

The Hidden Country — Dreams, Visions & Origin Places 15.05.2026

Tonight’s broadcast drifts through dreams, visions, and forgotten places of origin. David Hartley explores how ancient cultures—and many Indigenous traditions still today—accepted such experiences as part of reality itself. Beneath the surface of modern life may exist a far deeper and more multilayered world of consciousness, memory, and perception. Through personal stories and reflections, the pr...

The Journey Home 19.04.2026

The first hour of our broadcast takes a look at the romantic ideal and the mythical journey home—and how it can transforms us, reshapes us… and sometimes leads to an entirely new ways of seeing the world. Our second hour is an extended broadcast inside Merki' Ann Bell's strange night time world. With some very good music. And some very odd radio air time. Sit back enjoy almost 3 hours of live radi...

The Militant Jesus 05.04.2026

Happy Easter? So what happened to the old, peaceful Jesus? Tune into a short clip from our live radio broadcast last night.

Thoughts at 217 AM 14.02.2026

On midnight highways, where memory, myth, and static blur together. Broadcasting somewhere around 3731 kHz, Merki Ann Bell navigates shadowed signals, strange lights, and stories that feel half-remembered and half-dreamed

Talking about ghosts ( and other stuff too) 07.02.2026

The lights are low. Tonight, we’re talking ghosts — not just the spooky kind, but the ones that live in dreams, memory… and maybe between worlds. A little intellectual. A little bit of guess work. And some great music too.

Flashpoint 26.01.2026

Live radio host David Hartley examines the troubled and increasingly volatile state of Minneapolis, and the shocking death of intensive-care nurse Alex Pretti during a federal immigration enforcement action. Could this moment become a flashpoint in an already fractured United States? As citizens, do we hold back—or do we step forward in open public protest? Is peace still possible in such turbulen...

The Divided Self and the Search for Balance 19.01.2026

We go all over the place tonight before turning you on to a new Inbetween Stations Radio broadcast called The Darker Self. A reflection on the divided self and the tension between opposing forces within us. This episode explores light and shadow, individuality and collective identity—blending philosophy, humor, and music into a late-night journey. We explore the polarities that exist within both t...

A place you can go to 26.09.2025

The journey culminates here — with a search for a place of rest and renewal amid the chaos. David Hartley moves across the nighttime airwaves, seeking hidden doorways to peace and bliss, and inviting you to follow.

Voices through the starlight 16.09.2025

If there is a doorway, what might we hear as we approach it? This third broadcast invites you to listen closely — to the night, to the stories of the land, to the voices of animals, ancestors, and dreams. Join David Hartley and his stumpy-tail heeler Gunner as they share tales of local Native tribes, mysterious doorways, natural time clocks, and the quiet turning of the seasons under autumn stars.

The Doorway 10.09.2025

Building on the reflections from Across the Nighttime Hours, this second broadcast asks: is there a way out of today’s chaos and unrest? Could there be a doorway — a passage into an older, more enduring reality? David Hartley speaks with Dr. Sam Aeron about the possibility of stepping through to a timeless super-reality that lies just beneath today’s turbulent world.

Across the nighttime hours 24.08.2025

In the quiet hours between midnight and dawn, host David Hartley takes you into the stillness of the night. This first broadcast sets the stage for a journey inward — reflecting on books, writing, the loss of a close friend, and the strange and beautiful reality that lies beneath the surface of our daily lives.

Everything Nice About You 26.06.2025

Tune in as hosts David Hartley and Merki Ann Bell play more great live music from Inbetween Stations Radio with a little added humor of course. Merki includes a new song for Tiva. To whom so many of our shows are dedicated to.

I met this girl 19.06.2025

Join Merki Ann Bell on Inbetween Stations Radio as she debut her new hit single from her long time punk band the 24-16s

Two songs that go deep and long 16.06.2025

It’s live night time radio with hosts David & Merki Ann as they spin two songs that - Go Deep. and stay weird. Including - 1920s Lou Gold 78 speed records, and two new songs, called Big Peanuts and Mishka ( Cookie, cookie) and other fun music and stuff

A ghost or two 16.01.2025

Broadcast 78934-Live radio Host David Hartley throws a few haunted ghost thoughts your way with a bit of good music to help you get through the night

Artificial Intelligence ( to use or not to use) 09.01.2025

The big question these days is: do you use A.I. or don’t you? Tonight, we take a look at some of the questions behind using—or not using—artificial intelligence, and have a little fun in the process. Join David and Merki Ann as they take you through live, late-night radio.

Nosferatu 2025 (1913 and Happy New Year too) 25.12.2024

Join us in the New Year 2025 as we explore vampires and the highly anticipated new horror film Nosferatu. Could this latest take on the vampire mythos be a metaphor for what’s to come in the USA? Despite the darker possibilities, we keep it fun too! Tune in as hosts Merki Ann Bell and David Hartley bring you another late-night live radio broadcast!

Shortwave detectives 17.12.2024

Broadcast 89432- Hosts Merki Ann Bell and David Hartley do their weekly detective search for weird and strange frequencies on the shortwave radio. Mixed with good music and the sort of crazy late night fun you have come to expect.

Voyagers from another realm (for Tiva) 06.12.2024

Broadcast 79860 - Is there a luminous being hidden deep within each of us—beneath the layers of our physical form? Could we be voyagers from another realm, a distant place, or a forgotten time, cast into this vast and shadowed world? Join us on Inbetween Stations as we explore the profound possibility of the soul's existence.

Back from Zuni 25.11.2024

Broadcast 78945: Help us to start celebrating the holidays early as David and Merki give a brief and interesting travel log of their adventures at Zuni, New Mexico. Join us on late night, live radio from Flagstaff, Arizona with good music and nighttime winter thoughts.

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