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In this gripping post-apocalyptic novella, the remnants of humanity grapple with the aftermath of a solar cataclysm that decimates civilization in the late 20th century. Forced to retreat underground, they strive to create a new society grounded in love, beauty, and the pursuit of the arts and intellectualism, all while contending with the absence of all life forms except for humankind. This eerily prophetic tale resonates deeply in todays world, as the sun remains dormant, making its themes feel more relevant than ever. Written by French sociologist and criminologist Tarde, this novella ...

Underground explores the secret desires, behaviors, and subcultures people keep hidden from mainstream society. Episode one examines modern drug use, from Silicon Valley engineers microdosing psychedelics for productivity to recreational substance users hiding their consumption from employers and families. Episode two investigates digital taboo, exploring anonymous Reddit communities and Discord servers where people explore interests too stigmatized to reveal offline—from reborn doll collectors to tulpamancers to ABDL communities. Episode three examines extreme body modification, from ...

From the bestselling author of Public Enemies and The Big Rich, an explosive account of the decade-long battle between the FBI and the homegrown revolutionary movements of the 1970s The Weathermen. The Symbionese Liberation Army. The FALN. The Black Liberation Army. The names seem quaint now...

This collection of short stories distills the sweat and tears of the daily commute, along with the occasional magic of a Tube journey: where lives intersect and overlap, small kindnesses are exchanged, flirtatious eyes are caught, and journeys sometimes take commuters much further than they expected… Underground: Tales for London features original short stories by London-loving authors from across the world. Each story, written by a Borough Press author, will be available to Evening Standard readers as a free podcast, from standard.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more ...

How an underground fire turned a Pennsylvania community into a ghost town. On May 27, 1962, a fire set to clean up the town dump outside Centralia, Pennsylvania, spread by accident into abandoned coal mines beneath the small town. This spawned the environmental disaster known around the world today as the Centralia Mine Fire.

Host Lenny Vaughn uncovers pirate radio history, from rebellious DJs broadcasting rock and roll off British shores to modern microbroadcasters risking FCC fines. Explore unauthorized transmissions that defied monopolies, changed laws, and gave voice to forgotten communities. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

This is a discussion of the transformation of drug use (especially morphine and cocaine, which was once commonly available in any chemist's shop) into a national menace. It revolves around the death of Billie Carleton, a West End musical actress, in 1918. Its cast of characters includes Brilliant Chang, a Chinese restaurant proprietor and Edgar Manning, a jazz drummer from Jamaica. They were eventually identified as the villains of the affair and invested with a highly charged sexual menace.

The Velvet Underground and Nico has influenced the sound of more bands than any other album. And remarkably, it still sounds as fresh and challenging today as it did upon its release in 1967. In this book, Joe Harvard covers everything from Lou Reed's lyrical genius to John Cale's groundbreaking instrumentation, and from the creative input of Andy Warhol to the fine details of the recording process. With input from co-producer Norman Dolph and Velvets fan Jonathan Richman, Harvard documents the creation of a record which - in the eyes of many - has never been matched.

From backrooms of Max's and CBGB's to the Tropicana Hotel in Los Angeles and back, Punk Avenue is a tour de force of stories from someone at the heart of the era. With brilliant, often hilarious prose, Phil Marcade relays first-hand tales about spending a Provincetown summer with photographer Nan Goldin and actor-writer Cookie Mueller, having the Ramones play their very first gig at his party, working with Blondie's Debbie Harry on French lyrics for her songs, enjoying Thanksgiving with Johnny Thunders' mother, and starting the beloved NYC punk-blues band The Senders. 

That a Jew living in Nazi Berlin survived the Holocaust at all is surprising. That he was a homosexual and a teenage leader in the resistance and yet survived is amazing. But that he endured the ongoing horror with an open heart, with love and without vitriol, and has written about it so beautifully is truly miraculous. This is Gad Beck's story.

"There are five square knots on the quilt every two inches apart. They escaped on the fifth knot on the tenth pattern and went to Ontario, Canada. The monkey wrench turns the wagon wheel toward Canada on a bear's paw trail to the crossroads--" And so begins the fascinating story that was passed...

It was my good fortune to lend a helping hand to the weary travelers fleeing from the land of bondage, reflects William Still, a pivotal figure often recognized as the Father of the Underground Railroad. In a poignant letter, Horace Greeley noted the significance of the escape of fugitives from slavery, emphasizing the romance that has shaped American history. For over 14 years, Still dedicated himself to aiding countless enslaved individuals on their journey to freedom in Canada, meticulously documenting their stories and experiences at his Philadelphia “station.” His remarkable ...

Griffin Rowe excavates television's buried treasures—obscure shows about resurrection, international mysteries, and brilliant series cancelled too soon. With a cultural archaeologist's reverence, he reveals why underground TV asks the primal questions prestige drama fears. For more content like this, visit QuietPlease.ai

The use of entheogens, or psychedelics, is out of the closet today. LSD, psilocybin, MDMA, and other medicines once associated only with the counterculture are now being legally studied for their healing properties. But as Rachel Harris shows, the underground use and study of psychedelics by women dates back to the Eleusinian Mysteries of ancient Greece. Harris interviews the modern women elders carrying on this tradition to gather their hard-won wisdom of experience.

This is a podcast your mom wouldn't want you to listen to because we are probably the devil's work. We will be knocking at your door. Monthly episodes were we talk about subcultures, alternative lifestyles, the spooky and all things underground.

This is the handwritten book that Carroll wrote for private use before being urged to develop it later into Alice in Wonderland. It was meant to entertain his family and friends. When a sick child in a hospital enjoyed it so much, the mother wrote him saying it had distracted her for a bit from her pain and led eventually to Carroll expanding the story.

Cultivated from the fierce ideas seeded in Blood Orchid, Blues for Cannibals is an elegiac reflection on death, pain, and a wavering confidence in humanity’s own abilities for self-preservation. After years of reporting on border violence, sex crimes, and the devastation of the land, Bowden struggles to make sense of the many ways in which we destroy ourselves and whether there is any way to survive.

A riveting collection of the hardships, hairbreadth escapes, and mortal struggles of enslaved people seeking freedom: These are the true stories of the Underground Railroad. Featuring a powerful introduction by Ta-Nehisi Coates As a conductor for the Underground Railroad—the covert resistance...

Welcome to the Underground a place to hear the word before you go 6 ft underground. Where the word takes you to places, to the unseen, where its dark, where its dirty, where the foundation is being laid, where growth is happening, where the seeds of God’s word is being sown, and where repentance starts.

The Underground is a perspective podcast that touches on current trends and political stories. Brining a perspective on situation that is not to echo what we see or hear on the internet. From first hand experiences to information from sources to give you a broader look at what is happening in our world today. Follow us on X @NationUndrgrnd andRumble @NationUndergroundYoutube @NationUndergroundBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-underground--6576539/support.