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The Insane Tunnels Under Big Ben - #139

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This week, LUKE'S BACK and we're digging into The B1M's recent video "The Insane Tunnels Under Big Ben". Together, we breakdown the construction of Central London's Portcullis House AND Westminster Underground station upgrade - this not your average construction project!


Later in the episode, we cover:


We end the show with an email from Kaleb Phipps and Ryan Fisch, as well as a handful of comments from Spotify.


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