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The Longwave Home

The Longwave Home

By: dPhilip Chalmers (with others)
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The Longwave Home is a home frequency in a fractured era — a refuge of story, sound, and human connection broadcasting from the foothills of Northern California.


Part radio album, part community chronicle, part late-night companion, each episode explores a single humanitarian theme and follows it wherever the signal leads: into music, into memory, into conversations with neighbors, into small acts of courage, into the long echo of history, and into the lives we’re all trying to make sense of.


Rooted in Gold Country, but resonating far beyond it, Longwave is built from the voices that live here — the farmers, artists, elders, fire survivors, dreamers, activists, wanderers, and working folk who give this place its pulse. It’s a listener-supported, commercial-free broadcast stitched together from interviews, performance, field recordings, narrative vignettes, archival scraps, and the kind of unexpected moments you can only catch when you’re listening closely.


This is not a podcast.


This is radio the old way — slow, deep, intentional — but made for right now.


It’s a sanctuary carved out of the static, a reminder that we’re still allowed to feel things in full color, and an invitation to sit with stories that might just sit with you in return.


Tune in. Settle in.

Let the signal find you.


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The Family Chalmers Consortium
Episodes
  • The Longwave Home

    The Longwave Home
    Jul 21 2026

    A river floods. A town begins to rebuild.


    In the aftermath, the people of Free River reckon with loss, uncertainty, change, and the stubborn human tendency to carry on. Along the way, we hear from people rebuilding their lives after disaster, recovering from addiction, caring for loved ones, pursuing social change, and facing the ordinary hardships that come with being human.


    Some challenges are personal. Others belong to families, communities, and even nations. Some arrive without warning. Others unfold over years. Yet beneath them all is the same enduring question: What happens after the crisis passes?


    Through stories, conversations, music, and reflection, The Longwave Home explores the many ways people persist, adapt, rebuild, and continue forward.


    How do people keep going after life doesn’t go according to plan?


    The Longwave Home

    Episode #07


    “The Wake of The Flood”

    Performed by The Free River Players

    Featuring:

    Evan Saldivar - Arturo Calienete/Jason Smackhouse

    Dannah Fournier -Kala Kapoor/Lily White

    Trinity Rodriguez -Rose Rojas


    Music Included:

    “To Be a Ghost…”

    Composed & Performed by Jeff Rosenstock

    “When the Levee Breaks”

    Composed by John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Memphis Minnie, Jimmy Page & Robert Plant

    Performed by Led Zeppelin

    “River Takes the Town”

    Composed & Performed by The Wood Brothers

    “Alright”

    Composed & Performed by Melted

    “Carry On Wayward Son”

    Composed by Kerry Livgren

    Performed by Kansas

    “Bonzo Goes to Bitburg”

    Composed by Joey & Dee Dee Ramon and Jean Beauvoir Performed by The Ramons

    “Touch of Grey”

    Composed by Jerry Garcia & Robert Hunter

    Performed by The Grateful Dead

    “You’re There”

    Composed & performed by Maggie Chalmers, lyrics by d’Philip

    Other incidental music

    Composed & Performed by The d’Philiharmonius Orchstrange



    THE LONGWAVE HOME

    Composed & Directed by d’Philip

    Produced & Engineered by Griffin Rodriguez

    Executive Producers Kelly & Margaret


    DEDICATION

    For the survivors of tragedy and calamity, and for the people who keep showing up day after day…

    Your resilience, your perseverance, and your willingness to carry on inspire us more than you know.

    Thank you.



    LEGAL NOTICE

    All music, archival recordings, and third-party sound elements appear with permission of their respective copyright holders or are used under the principles of fair use for purposes of commentary, education, criticism, or historical context.

    All trademarks, logos, and brand names remain the property of their respective owners.

    This production contains original commentary, narrative, and creative material © 2026 d’Philip & The Family Chalmers Consortium.

    All rights reserved.

    A final transmission from the far side of memory and imagination. The Longwave Home is a meditative, musical, time-bending journey through the exploration of human virtues, of lived experiences, and the long, strange arc of a life still unfolding.


    Blending memoir, soundscape, humor, loss, discovery, and wonder, each episode sets the tone for the entire Longwave Home experiment — a show about who we’ve been, who we are, and who we’re still becoming.


    Part radio diary, part cinematic essay, part cosmic whisper, it’s the starting point for the waves to come.



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    1 hr and 37 mins
  • The Longwave Home

    The Longwave Home
    Jul 20 2026

    What are we loyal to... and why?


    In Episode 6, The Company We Keep, The Flags We Fly, we spend some time thinking about loyalty; where it comes from, what it asks of us, and why it remains such a powerful force in human life.


    From the folks of Free River to the foothills beyond, this month’s transmission gathers stories, observations, questions, and a few surprises along the way.


    After all, loyalty has a way of revealing itself in the things we keep showing up for.



    THE END CREDITS


    “The Company We Keep, The Flags We Fly”


    Performed by The Free River Players

    Featuring: Brandon DuPont & Evan Saldivar

    Composed & Directed by d’Philip

    Produced & Engineered by Griffin Rodriguez

    Executive Producers Kelly & Maggie


    Created in The Guendenuff Audio Lab at La Casa degli Alberi, Grass Valley, California


    Music Included:


    “Jocko Homo” composed & performed by Devo

    “Girlfriend Is Better” composed by David Byrne and performed by Talking Heads

    “Forever Young” composed & performed by Bob Dylan

    “The Weight” composed by Robbie Robertson and performed by The Band

    “No Place To Go” composed & performed by Juliette Gobert

    “Feast On My Heart” composed & performed by Pylon

    Additional music by The d’Philharmonius Orchestrange


    THE DEDICATION


    This episode is dedicated to our listeners, guests, and friends who are helping build the community we’re creating here at The Longwave Home.

    Your loyalty is never assumed and never taken for granted. It is earned one episode at a time.

    Thank you.


    Take care.

    Be safe.

    Keep yer Dobber up, folks… we look forward to welcoming you home again soon.


    The Link Tree:


    www.noplacetogoproject.org

    www.kvmr.org

    www.dphilip.com



    LEGAL NOTICE

    All music, historical recordings, and third-party sound elements appear with permission of their respective copyright holders or are used under the principles of fair use for purposes of commentary, education, criticism, or historical context.

    All trademarks, logos, and brand names remain the property of their respective owners.

    This production contains original commentary, narrative, and creative material © 2026 d’Philip & The Family Chalmers Consortium.

    All rights reserved.


    A final transmission from the far side of memory and imagination. The Longwave Home is a meditative, musical, time-bending journey through the exploration of human virtues, of lived experiences, and the long, strange arc of a life still unfolding.


    Blending memoir, soundscape, humor, loss, discovery, and wonder, each episode sets the tone for the entire Longwave Home experiment — a show about who we’ve been, who we are, and who we’re still becoming.


    Part radio diary, part cinematic essay, part cosmic whisper, it’s the starting point for the waves to come.



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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • The Longwave Home

    The Longwave Home
    May 21 2026
    In Episode Five of The Longwave Home, we step right up to the one and only Faire of Fairness as it rolls into Free River for a strange and reflective evening examining one of humanity’s oldest and slipperiest questions: What is fairness, anyway?
    Through carnival tents, community voices, quiet confessions, and unsettling realizations, this transmission explores fairness in money, power, relationships, morality, health, luck, and the systems we build to make sense of them all. Along the way, listeners from across Nevada County weigh in with their own experiences, contradictions, and hard-earned truths.
    Some fairness can be shaped. Some may never be fully understood. And some may not exist at all.Fair enough?





    The Dedication:
    This episode is dedicated to our sons, Cassidy and Julian… both navigating unfair roads of their own right now… yet still carrying the family banner:Til Death, We Do Art.Keep yer dobber up, boys… we look forward to welcoming you home again soon.






    The End Credits


    The Faire of Fairness was

    Performed by The Free River Players


    Composed & Directed by d’Philip


    Produced and Engineered by

    Griffin Rodriguez


    Additional Engineering & Production by

    Phineas Taylor (and his dog Barnum)


    Executive Producers Kelly & Maggie


    Created in The Guedenoff Audio Lab

    at The Casa degli Alberi, Grass Valley California


    Music Included:


    “Unsquare Dance” composed & performed by Dave Brubeck and his Quartet.


    “Burning Coal” composed by Les McCann and his Quartet


    "Truckin" composed by Jerry Garcia/Robert Hunter, performed by Marijuana Deathsquad


    “Beatles Juice” composed & performed by Derek Berg


    “Step Right Up” composed & performed by Tom Waits


    “Business is Business” composed & performed by Godley & Crème


    Additional Music by The d’Philharmonius Orchestrange


    Calliope music performed by Burnsly Cook







    LEGAL NOTICE

    All music, historical recordings, and third-party sound elements appear with permission of their respective copyright holders or are used under the principles of fair use for purposes of commentary, education, criticism, or historical context.

    All trademarks, logos, and brand names remain the property of their respective owners.

    This production contains original commentary, narrative, and creative material © 2026 d’Philip & The Family Chalmers Consortium.

    All rights reserved.


    A final transmission from the far side of memory and imagination. The Longwave Home is a meditative, musical, time-bending journey through the exploration of human virtues, of lived experiences, and the long, strange arc of a life still unfolding.


    Blending memoir, soundscape, humor, loss, discovery, and wonder, each episode sets the tone for the entire Longwave Home experiment — a show about who we’ve been, who we are, and who we’re still becoming.


    Part radio diary, part cinematic essay, part cosmic whisper, it’s the starting point for the waves to come.



    Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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    57 mins
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