Open the Pit!
Open the Pit! with Gwendolyn Mizak has been on the air for 2 years, playing a mix of hardcore punk classics to the niche DIY scenes all across the world. Each week's theme is curated to explore punk in its various forms. [Instagram: @openthepit.wrbb]
# of Episodes
23
Host
Gwendolyn Mizak
First Aired
January 27th, 2025
Last Episode
November 5th, 2025
Previous broadcasts
November 5th, 2025
Masayoshi Takanaka, Vegyn, Home, Jimi Hendrix, and more.
season 03; episode 04: noise rock: slacker rock, nu gaze, & more
Ari Balouzian, Dinosaur Jr., Horse Jumper of Love, Greet Death, and more.
season 03 episode 03: dance punk
Squid, Gustaf, Azymuth, Devo, and more.
season 03 episode 02 - proto-punk
Peter Hammill, The Clash, Patti Smith, Ton Steine Scherben, and more.
season 03 episode 01 - bay area hardcore
Jawstruck, Outta Pocket, Parquet Courts, Dead Kennedys, and more.
August 13th, 2025
Sarah Kinsley, Marvin Gaye, The Kinks, Bonnie Raitt, and more.
s2 ep 03: a brief history of boston diy & hardcore
Panic, Fiddlehead, Mission Of Burma, Haywire 617, and more.
July 30th, 2025
The Detroit Cobras, Sylvan Esso, The Clean, Pinegrove, and more.
season 02 episode 02: dischord records
Soulside, Fugazi, Scream, Shudder To Think, and more.
season 02 episode 01: new releases & old classics
Dead Kennedys, Maruja, Amyl and The Sniffers, Rocket, and more.
May 12th, 2025
Billy Bragg, John Mayer, The Waitresses, Dutch Interior, and more.
May 5th, 2025
Pavement, Alina Baraz, The Gories, Broadcast, and more.
April 28th, 2025
Been Stellar, a picture of her, Madonna, Alina Baraz, and more.
April 21st, 2025
David Grisman, Gang Of Four, Yo La Tengo, Perfume Genius, and more.
April 14th, 2025
Sylvan Esso, Fela Kuti, Mk.gee, Leith Ross, and more.
April 7th, 2025
Blondie, Sarah Kinsley, Drugdealer, Galaxie 500, and more.
SHOEGAZE!!
Starflyer 59, Slow Crush, Silver Jews, Orange, and more.
noise rock
Ovlov, Dinosaur Jr., Slint, Maruja, and more.
aussie punk!!!!
Skegss, Amyl and The Sniffers, Pist Idiots, Mini Skirt, and more.
british punk
The Motels, The Undertones, The Damned, The Clash, and more.
episode 03 - post punk
Echo and the Bunneymen, Billy Idol, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Devo, and more.
riot grrrl
Heavens To Betsy, Joan Jett, Sleater-Kinney, Lambrini Girls, and more.
loud & fast
The Gits, Fugazi, Minor Threat, Mannequin Pussy, and more.