Wednesday, May 13, 2009

TTT May 13: SubterraneanTwinCities

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Down, down, down. Jules Verne and 20,000 Leagues Under the City he's not, but geologist, caver and author GREG BRICK reveals in his book, Subterranean Twin Cities, a multi-level world never seen by most, some of it naturally formed, some of it carved and created by humans to service our consumption and our waste...most of it dark, wet, and dangerous. Some, especially youngsters have died in collapses and closings. We rarely or never meet up with our neighbors, the insects and rodents residing below in numbers that would blow our minds, feeding on human detritus, might even be seen as part of the human ecology. We walk and drive above it all every day.

TTT's ANDY DRISCOLL and LYNNELL MICKELSEN explore with Greg Brick the underworld of our cities and state and talk about why public access to those inner sanctums has been cut short by security and safety concerns even as the caves and tunnels contain some important geology and serious history of the area. Don’t try this at home—read the book instead! (it smells better) we are admonished by publishers University of Minnesota Press.

GUESTS: • GREG BRICK - Author, Geologist and sometimes cave explorer.

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