Many years ago I used to listen to CtoC because most of the show topics made me think about some strange goings on in the world. But lately the show reeks of crackpots claiming outlandish theories as well as "teaching" its listeners the "truth" about anything that is questioned in the mainstream beliefs.
I used to enjoy the show but a few years ago I started to question the show's guests as to their honesty and more important, their personal gains - either for money or fame.
When Art Bell was running the show, lots of HAMs (amateur radio operators) talked to him on the SW bands and he never seemed to "push" his show to the people he talked to. I wondered why he was removed as the main host since he was doing so well with the show. He claims personal issues but I always wondered.
Like the saying goes, "follow the buck" seems to be the answer to all the nuts the show presently broadcasts to the public. It indeed has turned into a Jerry Springer format that cares more about listener ratings than discussing strange events/subjects. I now occasionally listen to the show when board but soon turn it off since almost all the guests are just not believable or seem sincere in the least.
Years ago the format was about 1/3 hour commercials but now close to 1/2 hour. A tiny issue I now have with the show is the famous thunder sound that used to echo into the distance but now the sound slows in speed at the end like someone stops an old tape with a finger. I bet no one cares today but I do. Its just one more reason to turn the show off.
Hummm...what about a skeptics show? No, it would be too intelligent to air to the general public