The Bruno Brief: Digging into the East Side's tunnels

09/03/2023 9 min Temporada 5 Episodio 2
The Bruno Brief: Digging into the East Side's tunnels

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Episode Synopsis

In the second episode of the Bruno Brief’s series on myths at Brown, Producer Sonya McNatt speaks with Finn Kirkpatrick, Arts & Culture editor and Bruno Brief editor, about his reporting on the now closed-off tunnels that run underneath Brown’s campus and Providence's East Side. What’s the deal with these tunnels? What are their histories? And what’s their status today? Subscribe to The Bruno Brief on Spotify or Apple Podcasts or listen via the RSS feed. Send tips and feedback for the next episode to [email protected]. The Bruno Brief is produced in partnership with WBRU. Clarification: This podcast has been updated to add additional information about safety conditions inside tunnels and guidance surrounding them.Sources:Brown Daily Herald — March 15, 2007 Archeology of College Hill and Brown UniversityThe New Yorker: “Peculiar Institutions”Encyclopedia BrunonianaNew York Times: “Providence Tunnel Opened”Art in Ruins: East Side Train TunnelProvidence Daily Dose: “East Side Cultist Riot 1993”Providence Daily Dose: “East Side Tunnel Inspires New Russom Album”Providence Police 1994 Documentary by Josh Oreck and Ivan HurzelerThe Brown Daily Herald — May 1, 1985

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