The Wind

LISTENER SURVEY • CLICK HERE The second Wind listener survey! 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 companion piece to Devil Music. The Wind will be back in the fall -- thanks for listening.   To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

I reported another episode for 99% Invisible. It’s called The Los Angeles Leaf Blower Wars. Listen in the 99pi feed, or at https://99percentinvisible.org/episode/the-los-angeles-leaf-blower-wars/ ••• 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...

In the season finale of Devil Music, we walk down to the crossroads to make a deal.  Featuring:  The myth of Bluesman Robert Johnson selling his soul at the crossroads. Steven Johnson, president of the Robert Johnson Blues Foundation and grandson of Robert Johnson. Chris Smith of the great podcast, Sounding History. A trip to the cemetery in Compton, CA where Robert's guitar mentor Ike Zimmerman i...

Aja defines the Satanic panic as 2 separate but connected things. First, a specific era in the 80s and 90s where moral hysteria spread and court cases about satanic ritual abuse lead to the very real imprisonment of innocent people. Second, the Santanic Panic is a mode of thought, a moral panic, whose framework continues to exist and sway legislation and public opinion to this day.  To support The...

A tour of Himalayan metal music, from the ethnic-metal of Lakhey to Binaash's रमाइलो Death Metal. // दानव जो दानव खान्छ.     To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

The history of Mailer Daemon, a clip from Tartini's Devil's Trill Sonata, Rumble: the Indians who Rocked the World, Charley Patton and the development of the blues, Link Wray, Stairway to Heaven Backwards and Lil Nas X. Plus, the final vote for a fiddle duel between a boy named Johnny and The Devil. To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

• (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 by Howls Road,  two songs from...

Warning: this episode includes strong language and graphic descriptions of suicide. Make sure you're in the right place for that. To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

Warning: this episode contains strong language and graphic descriptions of suicide. It might not be suitable for some listeners. To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

Year 4 of The Wind will be a series called "Devil Music". Investigating the Satanic Panic, the crossroads and subliminal messaging. The devil is in the details. Coming soon. To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

Year 3 comes to a close. Despite my best efforts, this was the first year that the desk was buried. To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

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The Wind is produced by me, Fil Corbitt. This season was made with support from the Google Podcasts Creator Program through PRX. And by our patrons. If you’d like to support the show, head to Patreon.com/Thewind and set up a monthly donation.   Thank you to Shawn Yazzi, Michael King, Dylan Jahr,  Iron Mountain, Little Bear, Bad Soul, and Wocus Muffin for speaking with me for this episode. And than...

The Wind on Snap Judgement! If you're new to The Wind, start with the Prologue. ////   Hey, Fil Here Just dropping in the feed real quick with an announcement. Wind episode Whip Law just aired on the podcast and national radio show Snap Judgement. We’ve got a wave of new listeners here so if you came over from Snap, WELCOME.   The Wind can be a hard show to describe, but I recommend starting with...

This episode is part of a two part series called The Merry Monarchs. Both are from Wind contributor Eleanor Qull. In this episode of the Merry Monarchs, Eleanor makes an audio tour for the Monarch Butterflies, and to aid them on their migration, she constructs a series of objects and offerings. And it’s not just audio magic: she really created these offerings: butterfly-sized leather-bound books,...

The Wind is made possible by our patrons. If you’d like the support the show, head to patreon.com/thewind and set up a monthly donation. This is a completely independent production and any support helps. This episode is one part of a two part series called The Merry Monarchs. Both are from Wind contributor Eleanor Tullock.  In this episode, Eleanor interrogates the internet in search of answers ab...

PATREON WEBSITE HOWLS ROAD EP   The Wind is produced by me, Fil Corbitt. This episode was written, read and scored by Emily Pratt. If you’d like to find her music head to Howlsroad.bandcamp.com. This season was made with support from the Google Podcast Creator Program through PRX. and by listeners like you. If you’d like to help keep this thing going, head to patreon.com/thewind and set up a month...

This season was produced with support from the Google Podcasts Creator Program through PRX and our patrons. If you want to support the show, Head to www.patreon.com/thewind or click the link on the website. Set up a monthly donation to keep this thing going. Thanks to Cory Mcabee for speaking with me for this episode, and to Lori Leanord of the River Fork Ranch Preserve, Katrina Spade, and John Ch...

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Thanks to Jay Valentine and Kim Green for speaking to me for this story. You can find Kim’s webstore at BlackB4U.com. Also thank you Alex Painter for connecting me with Jay and thanks to the Negro Leagues Hall of Fame Museum in Kansas City, Missouri. Music from the public domain and by: Yclept Insan, Hannah Lee, Anthony Ouradnik. To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subs...

The Wind is produced by me, Fil Corbitt. This season was made with support from the Google Podcasts Creator Program through PRX. Links, photos, Live show calendar, and more at Thewind.org. And, if you want to support, first subscribe on your podcast app and then become a patron. Head to the brand new patreon.com/thewind or click the link on our website. You can set up a monthly donation to help me...

I found a handsaw sticking out of the snow, and I carried it deep into the woods. This is a story I’ve told a few times. ••• Broadcasting from a handmade desk the the Sierra Nevada, The Wind returns for a third year. ••• To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

A welcome to new listeners, and an announcement. Hear my episode on 99% Invisible's feed or at 99pi.org To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org

My office is a field of poison flowers purple swaying in the breeze. It is also a pathway. For a bear, whose tracks have on occasion encountered my own. Surprised by each other’s quiet presence, we make eye contact before retreat. • On the way to my desk, I traverse a shelf more mixed than lush: Throat Forest — a half failing aspen grove, green shoots among the fallen white trunks.   • That which...

How a small sonic boom came to represent homelessness in Reno, and how the city responded to unhoused people taking up sonic real-estate. // Utility, aesthetic language, 911 tape and the search for Reno’s master whip maker. To support The Wind, become a patron at www.patreon.com/thewind Subscribe at thewind.org