When you think about the city of Paris, I think it's fair if the majority of your thoughts,

or if the entirety of your thoughts, go to things that are above ground.

But not today, because this is the Earful Tower.

My name is Oliver G. You're listening to the A-B season and you stands for underground.

That was some music from Press Max, and here's what he says. While I usually gravitate towards French artists for Earful audiences, I'm proud of the musical diversity we brought to this season.

I think it reflects the diversity of the Earful community, and today's musical choice is an excellent

example of it. The song is called Underground by Benfolds 5 from back when Benfolds was truly

an underground sensation. I think it's perfect for capturing the fun of discovery that often

comes with exploring the underground without sacrificing any of the artistry or gravity that sometimes comes with

buried friends. If you're not familiar with a song, I'm happy to bring it out of the underground

darkness and into the light for you today. Enjoy. Thank you, Press. It occurred to me today

that I maybe should reveal what the song is at the end of each of this episode, but we're up to you.

The season's almost over, maybe next time. But there you go, Maestro, Press, Maxim, with another

great tune. But what about Underground? What are we going to do today? I think it's a topic I've

covered an awful lot in the past. So we're going to do a mix of today

and a mix of flashbacks to some of the times I've literally taken this little microphone

underneath Paris. So you're going to hear clips from when I've recorded interviews on the

Metro. You're going to hear clips from when I took myself and a guest into the Paris sewers and then you're going to hear a

frightening clip from when I went into the illegal part of the Paris catacombs. But first, I want to

talk about the Metro because shout out to Jim McPherson, a regular, a long-time regular listener

who pointed me out to a cool

looking exhibition that is going on over in the 16th Arandesmont. This is at the City Architecture

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