Episode 102:00:00
Sleepwalking Through the Mekong
A departure: a Balm-bred drummer turned tourist guide reports from the Mekong Delta and Ho Chi Minh City. Dengue Fever, Ahmed Fakroun, Portishead, and Glass Beams, plus the Thich Quang Duc story and a Ho Chi Minh prison poem.
February 29, 2024Direct Audio →
Episode 92:00:00
Cold Damp Valley
Cold and damp on the creek, while Trevor rings in the Lunar New Year in Singapore. Spencer Cullum's pedal steel, a run of Mexican Summer soft rock, Sahel guitar, a Chinese New Year block, and a corrido turn through Marty Robbins, Jerry Jeff Walker, Vicente Fernández, and Judith Reyes. 30 tracks.
February 15, 2024Direct Audio →
Episode 82:00:00
When the Revolution Comes
February on the creek, while Trevor broadcasts from Singapore. Joe Purdy, Purple Mountains, Janelle Monáe, Deltron 3030, Black Star, Mahmoud Ahmed, Bonga, and Nina Simone, plus a freedom song from the Montgomery bus boycott. 27 tracks.
February 1, 2024Direct Audio →
Episode 72:00:00
Sketches of the Valley
The Operator draws the valley from twenty-seven angles. King Gizzard and Mild High Club, Destroyer, My Morning Jacket, Joe Hisaishi, and Frank Proffitt's Appalachian banjo.
January 18, 2024Direct Audio →
Episode 62:00:00
The First Thaw
New Year on the creek. Japanese city pop, Thai luk thung, Saharan desert blues, Peruvian cumbia, hip-hop from Queens to Lagos. Grandaddy opens, Darondo and Herb Alpert close. 29 tracks.
January 4, 2024Direct Audio →
Episode 52:00:00
The Longest Night
Winter solstice on the valley floor. Songhoy Blues open with Saharan desert blues. Terry Allen's X-Mas on the Isthmus. Gil Scott-Heron walks on the moon. Komunyakaa's body poem. Purple Mountains watch the snow fall. Herbie Hancock closes. 28 tracks.
December 21, 2023Direct Audio →
Episode 42:00:00
Break Open the Dark
Snow on the creek. Kissinger's ghost. Komunyakaa's guitar. Junior Parker opens. Nina Simone testifies. Dave Van Ronk closes with Brecht and Weill. 34 tracks.
December 7, 2023Direct Audio →
Episode 32:00:15
The Valley Finds Its Voice
The valley finds its voice. Anti-colonial anthems, communist hip-hop, Zamrock, cumbia. Songs: Ohia, Sharon Jones, Bob Marley, and 25 more. 28 tracks.
November 23, 2023Direct Audio →
Episode 22:00:30
High Wind Warning
The second transmission, recorded at night. A current of resistance. Wilco, Gil Scott-Heron, 47SOUL, and 26 more. 29 tracks.
November 9, 2023Direct Audio →
Episode 11:58:23
Water Over Old Stones
The first broadcast from beside the creek. Psychedelic rock, Ethiopian jazz, Saharan blues. Jefferson Airplane, Parliament, Fela Kuti, and 28 more. 31 tracks.
October 26, 2023Direct Audio →