The Wind

Nov 20 2024 45 ep. 27 mins 219
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A podcast about listening made at a handmade desk in the mountains.

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Alash Ensemble in Winnemucca, Nevada

Nov 20 2024 40 mins  
From the backroom of a Basque hotel in the Great Basin, Tuvan throat singing flows out through the bar, over the train tracks, and into the vast sagebrush steppes.

Year 5 • Prologue

Nov 15 2024 4 mins  
On occasion, the top of my desk blows off its legs.

Guest Episode: Twenty Thousand Hertz + Listener Survey

Aug 27 2024 28 mins  
LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/bN8VBWMfLEkNNbiW7 Plus, a guest episode from our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz. The guest episode is called Dias Irae, and I think it works as a nice companion piece to Devil Music. If you like this ep, you can subscribe to 20khz at https://20k.org ! The Wind will be back in the fall -- thanks for listening.

99% Invisible / The Los Angeles Leaf Blower Wars (Announcement)

Jun 12 2024 2 mins  
I reported another episode for 99% Invisible. It’s called The Los Angeles Leaf Blower Wars. Listen in the 99pi feed, or on their website. ••• If you're new to The Wind: Start with: "Prologue" For politics of sound: "Whip Law" // "Judas Priest on Trial" Music: "The Demon who Eats Demons" (Nepali death metal) Music History: "Frontier Music" (western film scores) Fan Favs: "Co

The Crossroads

Jan 30 2024 34 mins  
In the season finale of Devil Music, we walk down to the crossroads to make a deal.

Satanic Panic | a conversation with Aja Romano

Jan 16 2024 26 mins  
I speak with Vox writer Aja Romano about the era of the Satanic Panic, and how it is still playing out. Lil Nas X to Punk and Heavy Metal, reaching back to blues musician Robert Johnson.

The Demon Who Eats Demons | लाखे

Jan 02 2024 28 mins  
Kathmandu, Nepal. A demon stands still in the stone plaza. The sun sets and we descend the concrete stairs into the basement, where a metal band warms up.

The Devil's Postpile

Dec 11 2023 26 mins  
Mailer Daemon, the influence of Indigenous music on rock'n'roll and Anti-Rock preachers. A collection of bits and missives.

The Devil's Duel

Nov 28 2023 18 mins  
• (901) 609-5347 • The Devil went down to Georgia, looking for souls, etc etc... But did he really lose a fiddle duel to that lil rascal, Johnny? That's for you to decide. Text your vote to • (901) 609-5347 • • 666 for the Devil • 777 for Johnny • // The music in this episode included Reference clips from the Devil Went Down to Georgia Parts 1 and 2. Sodden Gallop b

Judas Priest on Trial • (Part 2)

Nov 14 2023 43 mins  
In July of 1990, the heavy metal band Judas Priest walked up the courthouse steps in Reno, Nevada. Two young metal heads attempted suicide after listening to the band, and their families sued for the alleged use of subliminal messages.