Underground Conversations

A young successful geologist on a World Health Water program in Nigeria is scammed of everything he owns to buy a fake visa for a sham job in oil and gas Qatar on the promise of fame and fortune.  He finds himself in a foreign country with no money or food- yet manages to redefine his life - liberated by some good luck, hard work, his strong moral compass,  and thirst for education. One of thousands of people  whos  life  intersected with mine.  Fast forward  10 years -  Washington DC - the two of us meet up again   This is the unedited recording of our first contact  in 10 years. This is a story about the triumph of goodness over greed and evil. It will make you smile.

BIOGENA use a beautiful tunnel to draw customers from the crazy outside world into the peace and tranquility of their wellness shop in Saltzburg Austria. Listen to how these lifestyle people talk tunnels - its just wonderful.

Join me Arnold Dix with Arik Glazer and Adi Alphandary as we explore their re-invention of underground burials in Jerusalem.  From ancient beliefs in the source of life being from the earth, to our inevitable return to earth after we die and decompose.

This is a fascinating and uplifting journey as they describe how they re-invented the underground for use as cemeteries, conducted religious pilgrimages to gain blessings and even the role of Gabriel - the light angel from Germany that designed the lighting.

It seems in death we are unified -and with at least 100 Billion  of our ancestors all ready dead  - and each of us just waiting for our turn - it  seems these modern underground cemeteries will play a role for many faiths in completing our life journeys. 

Dust to Dust indeed - I want to be buried and my body returned to the earth. 

Do you?

Are batteries safe underground? Are these underground construction machines fit for purpose? Hear directly from the technical director of NORMET about the differences between industrial battery vehicles and ecars.

Samu Kukkonen is passionate about the environment - and first dedicated his life to Technical Research on alternative energy systems, later specialising on battery research. He has led the technical development and implimentation of underground battery vehicles at Normet

When the CEO of DB is late to a meeting in Germany (because his train was late) something must be wrong. I seized the chance to talk with Dr Philipp Nagl about the rail crisis in Germany. 

Join us:

- the crisis of rail capacity in Germany – too much demand – network in crisis

- choosing tunnels as the low risk optioneering “boardroom” option – tunnel projects are lowest risk option when viewed from the boardroom 

-the energy efficiency and sustainability dimensions of passenger and freight railways,(orders of magnitude more efficient than other options)

-the robustness of railway engineering, (heavy engineering – lasts forever)

- the impact of the current demise of rail freight transport across Russia

- strategies Germany are adopting to deal with the current rail capacity shortfall crisis.

- the critical role of rail freight for energy delivery in the Russia – Ukraine war context

Watch : vimeo.com/user194949969/

A quick introduction to the subjects discussed in the interview with Dr Philipp Nagl - CEO DB Netz

Following the revolution - a company was formed in Prague comprising technical experts from former military organisation. In this podcast four of the creators of Pragues modern underground history talk about their contribution to Prague and their aspirations for the future.

Join me in a fascinating interview with the operational director of an underground Radioactive Waste Repository in the Czech Republic. It was first an underground limestone mine, then a secret Nazi factory and now a Radioactive Waste repository. 
The Truth is out there!

Join me in a discussion with Carlos Crespo head of Robotics from Acciona. Learn how Robots are used to make the underground safer and improve efficiency in Chile Today.