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 26th, 2025
Previous broadcasts
s03; ep 05: german punk
season 03; episode 04: noise rock: slacker rock, nu gaze, & more
They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Mount Eerie, Greet Death, Slow Crush, and more.
season 03 episode 03: dance punk
Gang Of Four, The Rapture, James Chance & The Contortions, Azymuth, and more.
season 03 episode 02 - proto-punk
Jonathan Richman And The Modern Lovers, The Stooges, Patti Smith, The Velvet Underground, and more.
season 03 episode 01 - bay area hardcore
Infirmary, Jawstruck, Outta Pocket, Gulch, and more.
August 13th, 2025
Buffy Sainte-Marie, Local Natives, Jordana, The Modern Lovers, and more.
s2 ep 03: a brief history of boston diy & hardcore
No Tolerance, Dazey and the Scouts, Eye For An Eye, Gang Green, and more.
July 30th, 2025
N/A, Leith Ross, Dry Cleaning, Stefan Buchberger, and more.
season 02 episode 02: dischord records
Fugazi, Songs: Ohia, Shudder To Think, Dag Nasty, and more.
season 02 episode 01: new releases & old classics
The Damned, warmarchine, They Are Gutting a Body of Water, Maruja, and more.
May 12th, 2025
Shower Curtain, Pat Benatar, The Waitresses, Jordana, TV Girl, and more.
May 5th, 2025
Perfume Genius, D'Angelo, Pixies, Dax Riggs, and more.
April 28th, 2025
Alina Baraz, Sly & The Family Stone, Quiet Light, The Spits, and more.
April 21st, 2025
Dutch Interior, Frog, Hudson Freeman, Pavement, and more.
April 14th, 2025
Mk.gee, Cher, Charlie Houston, Leith Ross, and more.
April 7th, 2025
Alannah Myles, Rusted Root, Galaxie 500, Blondie, and more.
SHOEGAZE!!
Starflyer 59, Whirr, Should, Ringo Deathstarr, and more.
noise rock
Slint, Dinosaur Jr., Black Country, New Road, Maruja, and more.
aussie punk!!!!
Aborted Tortoise, The Chats, Skegss, Split System, and more.
british punk
Elvis Costello & The Attractions, Gang Of Four, The Damned, The Undertones, and more.
episode 03 - post punk
The B-52's, The Jesus and Mary Chain, Joy Division, New Order, and more.
riot grrrl
Bratmobile, Bikini Kill, Sleater-Kinney, The Breeders, and more.
loud & fast
Amyl and The Sniffers, Fugazi, Negative Approach, The Chats, and more.