Going Underground: Paranoia, prepping and the world beneath our feet

<p>There’s a world going on underground. Ethnographer, archaeologist and author of the eerily prescient <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bunker-Building-Times-Bradley-Garrett/dp/0241336015/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Bunker:+Building+For+The+End+Times&amp;qid=1597095211&amp;sr=8-1-spons&amp;psc=1&amp;spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUExVUlZWFdYODlJV1VPJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUEwNzYwMDg0M0UySEJLWUg3WkRTMiZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwOTE0NzM3MVVNS0pRV1ZZOVQzRSZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Bunker: Building For The End Times</em></a> <strong>BRADLEY GARRETT</strong> is fascinated by tunnels, chambers and hidden realms – and what drives people to populate them. He tells <strong>Ros Taylor</strong> about the allure of the subterranean, the hidden city under Wiltshire –&nbsp;and the Doomsday Preppers who wanted to buy it –&nbsp;and the cocktail of modern dreads that make humans refuge underground.</p><p><br></p><p>Hold tight for Bunker on bunker action… with a Rees-Mogg connection too.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><ul><li>“COVID has revealed how fragile the society we’ve built over the past 30 years is. We created COVID’s pathways around the world.”&nbsp;</li><li>“The city is archaeology in reverse… the newest has to be the deepest.”&nbsp;</li><li>“If you’re heavily invested in societal collapse, and you’re in power, you might want to bring that collapse about.”&nbsp;</li></ul><p><br></p><p><em>Presented by Ros Taylor. Produced by Andrew Harrison. Assistant producer Jacob Archbold. Music by Kenny Dickinson. Audio production by Alex Rees. </em><strong><em>THE BUNKER is a Podmasters Production</em></strong></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>