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
21
Host
Gwendolyn Mizak
First Aired
January 27th, 2025
Last Episode
October 8th, 2025
Previous broadcasts
season 03 episode 03: dance punk
James Chance & The Contortions, Azymuth, The Rapture, LCD Soundsystem, and more.
season 03 episode 02 - proto-punk
The Velvet Underground, The Clash, Peter Hammill, Ton Steine Scherben, and more.
season 03 episode 01 - bay area hardcore
SPY, Sunami, Dead Kennedys, Sonic Youth, and more.
August 13th, 2025
fern, Marvin Gaye, Julia Jacklin, Black Country, New Road, and more.
s2 ep 03: a brief history of boston diy & hardcore
F.U., Bane, Ten Yard Fight, Panic, and more.
July 30th, 2025
Leith Ross, Sylvan Esso, Stefan Buchberger, The Velvet Underground, and more.
season 02 episode 02: dischord records
Fugazi, Dag Nasty, Rites of Spring, Scream, and more.
season 02 episode 01: new releases & old classics
The Damned, Richard Hell, Dead Kennedys, System Of A Down, and more.
May 12th, 2025
The Band, Bonnie Raitt, Elliott Smith, Pat Benatar, and more.
May 5th, 2025
Dax Riggs, Little Big League, Shower Curtain, D'Angelo, and more.
April 28th, 2025
Madonna, Alina Baraz, Dijon, CSS, and more.
April 21st, 2025
David Grisman, Winkler, Freckle, Hudson Freeman, and more.
April 14th, 2025
Broadcast, The Replacements, Charlie Houston, Cher, and more.
April 7th, 2025
Souly Had, Quiet Light, Been Stellar, The King Khan & BBQ Show, and more.
SHOEGAZE!!
Chapterhouse, My Bloody Valentine, Silver Jews, Ringo Deathstarr, and more.
noise rock
Fust, Maruja, My Bloody Valentine, Ovlov, and more.
aussie punk!!!!
Skegss, Stiff Richards, Amyl and The Sniffers, Aborted Tortoise, and more.
british punk
The Clash, The Slits, Stiff Little Fingers, Wire, and more.
episode 03 - post punk
Billy Idol, Violent Femmes, Devo, Public Image, and more.
riot grrrl
Bikini Kill, Born Ruffians, Babes In Toyland, X-Ray Spex, and more.
loud & fast
Mannequin Pussy, Black Flag, Fugazi, Amyl and The Sniffers, and more.