The Longwave Home

InnerstandingWe say “I understand” all the time. But what do we really mean? Is understanding simply knowing the facts? Is it agreement? Experience? Perspective? And what happens when all the information in the world still doesn’t help something make sense?Episode Nine of The Longwave Home explores the curious, complicated and deeply human business of understanding ourselves, each other, and the world around us.The Longwave Home Episode #09“Innerstanding”

Performed by The Free River Players Composed & Directed by d’PhilipProduced & Engineered by Griffin RodriguezExecutive Producers Kelly & MargaretArt Direction by Cass

DEDICATION

This episode is dedicated to Understanding. Wherever we may find it, may we always leave a little room for it.

Feature Interviews:

Chris Hawkins- Reel People/Real Stories

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Diana Arbux- Nevada County Arts & Culture www.nevadacountysrts.org

Anna Barney-Chalmers- Anna’s Sugar Shack, Nevada County, California www.senditfoundation.org

Carrie L’Esperance and YELLOWOOD, a rustic nature reserve and eco-retreat in Northern California. www.carrielesperance.com

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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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“Did You Hear What I Heard?”

The world is saying an awful lot, even when nobody’s talking. This time on The Longwave Home, we tune into the words, music, noise, silence, and everything in between.

THE LONGWAVE HOME

Episode #08 "Did You Hear I Heard?"

Performed by The Free River Players

Composed & Directed by d’Philip

Produced & Engineered by Griffin Rodriguez

Executive Producers Kelly & Margaret 

Art Direction by Cass 

DEDICATIONBecause you’re tuned into The Longwave Home and you’re listening to it right now… we dedicate our efforts to be heard by you.Thank you.

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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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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 

Composed & Directed by d’Philip

Produced & Engineered by Griffin Rodriguez

Executive Producers Kelly & Margaret 

Art Direction by Cass

DEDICATIONFor 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.

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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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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 Longwave Home

Episode #06

“The Company We Keep, The Flags We Fly”

Performed by The Free River Players

Composed & Directed by d’Philip

Produced & Engineered by Griffin Rodriguez

Executive Producers Kelly & Maggie

Art Direction by Cass

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

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.

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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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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 Longwave HomeEpisode #05 "The Faire of Fairness"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 Art Direction by Cass
Created in The Guedenoff Audio Lab at The Casa degli Alberi, Grass Valley California 

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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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What does it mean to create something… and then recognize yourself inside it?In this episode of The Longwave Home, we spend time with Nevada County artists—people who live inside the act of making… and unmaking… and making again. Through three conversations, we explore creativity not as a skill, but as a way of seeing… a way of becoming… a way of Life.
And in Free River, creativity means different things depending on where you’re standing.
For some, it’s a song taking shape in real time… a ukulele, a voice, a question that hasn’t quite found its answer yet. For others, it’s quieter… more personal. A moment of recognition. A shift in perspective. A self-portrait that isn’t painted, but realized… when Jake begins to see his sibling not as who they were, but as who they’ve been all along.And somewhere along the riverbank… there’s Old Roger. Still playing. Still reminding us that what we set out to create… and what we actually create… are rarely the same thing.
This is an episode about that space in between… where identity, expression, and accident meet.No formulas. No instructions.Just the work. And the people who can’t seem to stop doing it.

THE LONGWAVE HOMEEpisode #04 “A Self-Portrait, A Ukulele & Old Roger“
Performed by The Free River Players Composed & Directed by d’PhilipProduced & Engineered by Griffin RodriguezExecutive Producers Kelly & Margaret Art Direction by Cass

Dedication: This episode is dedicated to the human virtue of being creative in the way only a human being can be… Be Creative!

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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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Every plan assumes the world will cooperate. But sometimes the melody bends, the timing slips, or the path quietly forks. Episode Three reflects on the art of recalibration—pausing, listening, and finding a new rhythm when the one you expected no longer fits. Because moving forward often begins with learning how to start again.
Featuring music and conversations with world-renowned local favorites, CHECKED OUT.

Dedication:
This episode is dedicated to the people who know how to pivot and those who are learning to adapt on a daily basis...Thank you.

The Longwave HomeEpisode #03 "Forget It Jake, It's Free River"Composed & Directed by d'PhilipEngineered & Produced by Griffin RodriguezExecutive Producers Kelly & MaggieArt Direction by Cass
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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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In this episode The Commentator asks one simple question: What Does Integrity Look Like to You?” That question is pondered as we ride along in Free River, Nevada County, California and visit Caliente Hardware & Goods, the nearby local dollar store, and then take the long way home past Western Sierra Park to find The Italian Lemonade guy while enjoying the early spring afternoon…
DEDICATION:
This episode is dedicated to the people who keep integrity alive from the sidelines and margins of society. Thank You.

The Longwave HomeEpisode #02 "A Kerfuffle, A Kindness, & A Kite"
Performed by The Free River PlayersComposed & Directed by d'PhilipEngineered & Produced by Griffin RodriguezExecutive Producers Kelly & MargaretArt Direction by Cass
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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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What does connection look like right now—how does it begin, how does it last, and how does it change us? In Transmissions, the first episode of The Longwave Home, The Commentator listens in on the signals that move between us: a quiet moment in a diner, voices from a local community, memories that linger long after a conversation ends. Through story, music, and reflection, the episode traces connection as something ordinary and essential—less lightning strike, more steady current.
Set in the texture of everyday life, Transmissions explores how we reach one another in the 21st century—not through platforms or devices, but through attention, honesty, and the small choices that keep us human. This opening chapter invites listeners to slow down, listen closely, and recognize the connections already moving through their lives.
DEDICATION:
This episode is dedicated to YOU for taking the time to make a CONNECTION with our TRANSMISSION. Thank You.

THE LONGWAVE HOME
Performed by The Free River Players Composed & Directed by d’Philip Produced & Engineered by Griffin RodriguezExecutive Producer Kelly & MaggieArt Direction by Doc Savage
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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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THIS EPISODE WILL DISAPPEAR ON JUNE 07, 2026 AND NO LONGER AVAILABLE ON THE PODCAST PLATFORMS!

A debut transmission from the far side of memory and imagination. "When I’m 64" is a meditative, musical, time-bending journey through aging, identity, family, and the long, strange arc of a life still unfolding. Blending memoir, soundscape, humor, loss, and wonder, this pilot episode sets the tone for the entire Longwave 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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THE LONGWAVE HOME

Composed & Directed by d’Philip Chalmers

Produced & Engineered by Griffin Rodriguez

Executive Producers Kelly Chalmers, Margaret Mergner, and Lois Washburn

Music;

“I’ll Be Seeing You”

Music by Sammy Fain

Lyrics by Irving Kahal

Performed by Maggie Chalmers

“I’ve Been Everywhere, Man”

Music & Lyrics by Geoff Mack

Performed by Justin Jackson

“Who Needs the Peace Corps?”

Composed by Frank Zappa

Performed by The Mothers of Invention

“Smoke on the Water”

Composed by Ritchie Blackmore / Ian Gillan / Roger Glover / Jon Lord / Ian Paice

Performed by Julian Chalmers

“Purple Haze”

Composed by Jimi Hendrix

Performed by The YT Hex Group

“Band on the Run”

Composed by Paul & Linda McCartney

Performed by Argentinan Flyte)

“Das Energi Dreams”

Composed & Performed by The d’Philiharmonius Orchstrange

“Born to Be Wild”  

Composed By Mars Burning, Performed by Stepping Wolf 

“Eyes of the World “ 

Music by Jerry Garcia, Lyrics by Robert Hunter, Performed by The Grateful Dead 

“America Is Waiting”

Composed & Performed by Brian Eno & David Byrne

“Rhapsody in Blue”

Composed by George Gershwin

Performed by The Fairlight Digital Symphony

“Drums / Space”

Composed & Performed by The Grateful Dead

“The House of Pretty Petty Thieves”

Music by Derek Berg

Lyrics by Derek Berg & d’Philip Chalmers

Performed by Ralph’s Kind

“Handle with Care”

Composed by George Harrison / Jeff Lynne / Tom Petty / Bob Dylan / Roy Orbison

Performed by The Traveling Wilburys

“Comfortably Numb”

Music by David Gilmour

Lyrics by Roger Waters

Performed by Pink Floyd

“Birthday/Tomorrow Never Knows” 

Composed by Lennon and McCartney, Performed by The Beatles 

“Uncle John’s Band”

Music by Jerry Garcia

Lyrics by Robert Hunter

Performed by The Grateful Dead

“Isolation”

Composed by John Lennon

Performed by The Plastic Ono Band

“The End of the End”

Composed & Performed by Paul McCartney

“When I’m Sixty-Four”

Composed by Lennon–McCartney

Performed by Maggie Chalmers

Other incidental music

Composed & Performed by The d’Philiharmonius Orchstrange

LEGAL NOTICE

All music, 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.

This production contains original commentary, narrative, and creative material © 2025 d’Philip and 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.