EPISODE #01

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"TRANSMISSIONS"

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EPISODE #01 〰️ "TRANSMISSIONS" 〰️

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.

THE LONGWAVE HOME

Performed by The Free River Players

Composed & Directed by d’Philip Chalmers

Produced & Engineered by Griffin Rodriguez

Executive Producer Kelly Chalmers

The Last Rights:

“Transmissions” Written & Performed by Robin Scott/M

“Opposites Attract” Written & Performed by Maggie Chalmers

“Daiquiri” Music & Performance by Maggie Chalmers

“US Blues” Music by Jerry Garcia, Lyrics by Robert Hunter, Performed by The Grateful Dead

“442” Music & Performed by Flight

“Radio” Written & Performed by Beautiful Dudes

“Sandwiches of You” Written & Performed by Godly & Crème

“Carry the Season” Written & Performance by Wolf Jackson

“You’re There” Music and Performed by Maggie Chalmers, Lyrics by d’Philip

Other incidental music

Composed & Performed by The d’Philiharmonius Orchstrange

THE COVER ART FOR THIS EPISODE WAS CREATED BY NEVADA COUNTY ARTIST DARIEN SAVAGE ON INSTAGRAM: digital_anarchy.ca

This episode is dedicated to the people who helped make this story possible…and that includes you, dear listeners, thank you.

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