588: COMPILATION: Hole Stories and Underground Mysteries

The Why Files: Operation Podcast

Science, Life Sciences, Fiction, Society & Culture, Documentary, Science Fiction

4.8 • 5.9K Ratings

🗓️ 12 April 2025

⏱️ 179 minutes

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Summary

A construction worker discovers a massive tunnel system while breaking ground for a new building. Meanwhile, deep in the Nevada desert, scientists detect unusual seismic activity that doesn't match any known geological patterns. These events might seem unconnected, but they're part of humanity's complex relationship with what lies beneath.

Throughout history, people have built elaborate underground networks - from ancient catacombs to modern military bunkers. Even now, mysterious tunnels are being discovered under cities worldwide, their purposes unknown. Some say they're remnants of lost civilizations. Others claim they're proof of secret government projects.

Scientists continue mapping the vast caverns and passages honeycombing Earth's crust, finding new mysteries with each expedition. As we dig deeper into our planet's hidden spaces, we uncover evidence that challenges our understanding of human history. What secrets still wait to be discovered in the darkness below?

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0:00.0	The weather. Tomorrow, expect a biting cold front. Hmm, how naughty. I wonder what I'll be
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0:34.5	Today we're doing a hole compilation.
0:39.2	Someone mentioned it on the live stream a couple of weeks ago that we've done so many stories about holes, we should do a compilation of them. And I was like, we have?
0:45.9	And then it went back and looked at the catalog, and we've got something like 10 or 11 stories
0:49.9	about holes and underground mysteries and all that stuff. So we're not going to do all of them, but I picked seven, six or seven of my favorites.
0:57.8	And really the only way to kick off a good hole compilation is with the classic Mel's Hole.
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