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
26
Host
Gwendolyn Mizak
First Aired
January 27th, 2025
Last Episode
December 10th, 2025
Previous broadcasts
December 10th, 2025
Eliana Glass, Raymond Scott, LNRDCROY, Talking Heads, and more.
s03 ep 05: indie/twee/noise
Lilys, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, James Holden, Yo La Tengo, and more.
December 3rd, 2025
Dan English, Vulfpeck, and more.
s03; ep 05: german punk
Pisse, Die Verlierer, Abwärts, Schleim-Keim, and more.
season 03; episode 04: noise rock: slacker rock, nu gaze, & more
Ari Balouzian, Slow Crush, Dinosaur Jr., Mount Eerie, and more.
season 03 episode 03: dance punk
Gustaf, Squid, Azymuth, Franz Ferdinand, and more.
season 03 episode 02 - proto-punk
The Velvet Underground, Television, The Clash, The Stooges, and more.
season 03 episode 01 - bay area hardcore
Outta Pocket, Eightfold Path, Sonic Youth, Parquet Courts, and more.
August 13th, 2025
Sarah Kinsley, Drugdealer, Jordana, Belle & Sebastian, and more.
s2 ep 03: a brief history of boston diy & hardcore
No Tolerance, Gang Green, Eye For An Eye, Bane, and more.
July 30th, 2025
Fela Kuti, Jack Murnin, Pinegrove, Sylvan Esso, and more.
season 02 episode 02: dischord records
Rites of Spring, Dag Nasty, Soulside, Shudder To Think, and more.
season 02 episode 01: new releases & old classics
Maruja, System Of A Down, Rocket, Eyehategod, and more.
May 12th, 2025
John Mayer, Matt Sweeney, Two Lone Swordsmen, The Waitresses, and more.
May 5th, 2025
Pavement, Shower Curtain, Alina Baraz, D'Angelo, and more.
April 28th, 2025
CSS, Winkler, Dijon, Rozie Ramati, and more.
April 21st, 2025
Perfume Genius, Lyn Collins, Bailey's Nervous Kats, Hudson Freeman, and more.
April 14th, 2025
bar italia, The Replacements, Broadcast, Mk.gee, and more.
April 7th, 2025
Yot Club, Solange, Souly Had, Blondie, and more.
SHOEGAZE!!
Silver Jews, Parannoul, Ringo Deathstarr, Slow Crush, and more.
noise rock
My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver, Maruja, Black Country, New Road, and more.
aussie punk!!!!
Aborted Tortoise, Townes Van Zandt, Dumb Punts, Amyl and The Sniffers, and more.
british punk
Public Image Ltd., X-Ray Spex, Crass, The Motels, and more.
episode 03 - post punk
Echo and the Bunneymen, The B-52's, The Psychedelic Furs, Violent Femmes, and more.
riot grrrl
Mannequin Pussy, Babes In Toyland, Sleater-Kinney, Lambrini Girls, and more.
loud & fast
Circle Jerks, Hole, The Chats, Mannequin Pussy, and more.