Year 5 comes to a close.

In the finale of Year 5 of The Wind, something a bit different. This episode was recorded live at my desk, and is a self-titled sort of thesis.

Lithium Americas v. Dean Barlese et. al.. The story of a lithium mine in remote northern Nevada, and the two-spirit Paiute elder who fought to stop it.

The sun sets over Sunset Boulevard; the palm trees silhouette. In the front garden of a big house off the main drag, the puppet show begins.

Up the freeway a few miles from Downtown Los Angeles, the streetlights flicker on and I approach the warm glow of the Bob Baker Marionette Theater. Inside, I meet organist Edward Torres.

Off the train in Elko, Nevada we meet cowboy poet Henry Real Bird, former Montana Poet Laureate, teacher and bronc rider from the banks of the Little Bighorn. // The National Cowboy Poetry Gathering started in 1985, becoming an annual roundup of cowboys, ranchers, poets, artists and the many combinations therein, hailing from all parts the American west and sometimes beyond. On this episode of The Wind, we'll sit down upstairs at the Western Folklife Center with Henry and talk about thought and land.

A song bounces from slope to slope, emerging from the valley as an echo. Just of out earshot from Spokane Falls we meet star Taiwanese yodeler, Ho Lan.

The word “transit” comes from the Latin “transitus”, meaning to pass across or through. Off the subway in Brooklyn, down the stairs into the busy green room of On Air Fest, we meet Jazmine (JT) Green. || Ephemera, change, sound. ||

From the backroom of a Basque hotel in the Great Basin, Tuvan throat singing flows out through the bar, over the train tracks, and into the vast sagebrush steppes.

On occasion, the top of my desk blows off its legs.

LISTENER SURVEY: https://forms.gle/bN8VBWMfLEkNNbiW7 Plus, a guest episode from our friends at Twenty Thousand Hertz. The guest episode is called Dias Irae, and I think it works as a nice companion piece to Devil Music. If you like this ep, you can subscribe to 20khz at https://20k.org ! The Wind will be back in the fall -- thanks for listening.

I reported another episode for 99% Invisible. It’s called The Los Angeles Leaf Blower Wars. Listen in the 99pi feed, or on their website. ••• If you're new to The Wind: Start with: "Prologue" For politics of sound: "Whip Law" // "Judas Priest on Trial" Music: "The Demon who Eats Demons" (Nepali death metal) Music History: "Frontier Music" (western film scores) Fan Favs: "Coyote" // "A Hobo, a Tramp, a Bum" Subscribe on your podcast app, or at https://thewind.org/subscribe ••• Year 5 of The Wind coming this Fall/Winter.

In the season finale of Devil Music, we walk down to the crossroads to make a deal.

I speak with Vox writer Aja Romano about the era of the Satanic Panic, and how it is still playing out. Lil Nas X to Punk and Heavy Metal, reaching back to blues musician Robert Johnson.

Kathmandu, Nepal. A demon stands still in the stone plaza. The sun sets and we descend the concrete stairs into the basement, where a metal band warms up.

Mailer Daemon, the influence of Indigenous music on rock'n'roll and Anti-Rock preachers. A collection of bits and missives.

• (901) 609-5347 • The Devil went down to Georgia, looking for souls, etc etc... But did he really lose a fiddle duel to that lil rascal, Johnny? That's for you to decide. Text your vote to • (901) 609-5347 • • 666 for the Devil • 777 for Johnny •   // The music in this episode included Reference clips from the Devil Went Down to Georgia Parts 1 and 2. Sodden Gallop by Howls Road,  two songs from the public domain. For More information, visit www.TheWind.org

In July of 1990, the heavy metal band Judas Priest walked up the courthouse steps in Reno, Nevada. Two young metal heads attempted suicide after listening to the band, and their families sued for the alleged use of subliminal messages.

In July of 1990, the heavy metal band Judas Priest walked up the courthouse steps in Reno, Nevada. Two young metal heads attempted suicide after listening to the band, and their families sued for the alleged use of subliminal messages.

Year 4 of The Wind will be a series called "Devil Music". Investigating the Satanic Panic, the crossroads and subliminal messaging. The devil is in the details. Coming soon.