Hellhole, and welcome to The Dirt! Spooktober continues with an exploration of portals to the underworld. We're bringing you some unexpected sounds from Siberia, a couple of incredible caves, and the science behind sacrificial bulls dropping dead in ancient Rome. Plus, the Medieval European origin of the Hellmouth! Get your spelunking gear and maybe a comforting blanket or two as we journey to the underworld together.
To learn more and dig deeper:
https://scratchpad.fandom.com/wiki/Coast_to_Coast_AM_-_Index_of_Guest_Appearances
https://www.wired.com/2014/01/an-artist-records-the-mysterious-rumblings-of-middle-earth/
https://mymodernmet.com/krubera-cave/
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/deepest-cave?loggedin=true&rnd=1697313803769
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/02/getting-lost-cave-labyrinth-brain/582865/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/welcome-to-hell-a-history-of-portals-to-the-underworld
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/people-lived-cave-78000-years-180969051/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-04057-3
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.aba1219
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