Earth Mixtape

Lunar Lunacy | Earth Mixtape

Calling all space cadets and cosmonauts! The astronauts of Artemis II successfully returned to Earth after looping around the Moon, but they shouldn't have all the fun. Here's your chance to get lost in space. "Lunar Lunacy" is what I'm labeling this special space edition of Earth Mixtape. Suit up for almost three hours of intergalactic tracks that will launch you into the stars. New sun-kissed releases, celestial covers, and out-of-this-world jams to go with that goody good moon cheese. Blast off with these interstellar tracks: * “Rocketship XL-3” by Man or Astroman? * “Brave Child of a New World" by Bananagun * “Strange World” by La Luz * “Moon in Reverse” by La Luz * “Fantastic World” by Misha Panfilov and Tomo Katsurada * “Moon Jellies” by Planetudes * “Starman” by David Bowie * “Space Oddity (Live)” by Wilco * “Life On Mars” by Seu Jorge * “Beyond The Terra” by Chris Hadfield * “The sun (bending through the glass)” by Daniel Bachman * “Across The Universe” by Fiona Apple * “Space Is The Place” by Sun Ra and His Arkestra * “Utzp” by Angine de Poitrine * “In the Middle of the Night Someone Tore Off the Ceiling and Sucked Me into the Sky” by Giraffes? Giraffes! * “The Last Astronaut” by Butthole Surfers * “Exploding Suns” by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard * “Blue Cadet-3, Do You Connect” by Modest Mouse * “Space Travel is Boring” by Modest Mouse * “Sun in My Mouth” by Björk * “Looks Just Like The Sun” by The Weather Station * “Cosmic Love” by Florence + the Machine * “It’s Perfect Out Here in the Sun” by Robber Robber * “Favorite Sun” by Guerilla Toss * “STAR WARS” by Buckethead * “Twinkle, Twinkle Little Earth” by Leonard Nimoy  * “The Space Travelers Lullaby” by Kamasi Washington * “Walking on the Moon” by Thundercat * “Setagaya Koya” by TEKE::TEKE * “First Light” by CAVS * “Cosmic Girl” by Jamiroquai * “Third Stone from the Sun” by Jimi Hendrix * “Apollo Throwdown (Star Slinger Remix)” by The Go! Team * “Starry Nights” by Adrian Quesada and Neal Francis * “Space Song” by Beach House * “Hide From the Sun” by Goat ----- New episodes released every fourth Saturday of the month. * Tune your radio to WPKN 89.5 FM * Stream at wpkn.org & WPKN's app * Subscribe on Apple Podcasts ----- Much gratitude for the talented WPKN DJ, Luis Luna, host of Módulo Lunar / The Lunar Module. Be sure to check out his show for diverse Latinx music from across the American Continent!

March Against Madness | Earth Mixtape

Music to energize everybody taking part in No Kings 3.0 (and 4.0 and 5.0 and 6.0+). Millions of people across the United States are rising up against the absurd corruption of the Trump regime, capitalogenic ecocide, and the systems responsible for causing the Sixth Mass Extinction we're living through. I'm calling this one "March Against Madness." While many people are focused on their basketball brackets, the U.S. government is more than willing to fill barracks with sacrificial soldiers in yet another war frenzy over fossil fuels. Any system that places profits over people and planet is bonkers! That's why the People are rising up, speaking out, and taking action for the sake of their communities and ecosystems. Get energized on these righteous tracks: * "If Not Now, Then When?" by King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard * "Memory of a Cut Off Head" by Oh Sees * "Robin's Egg (feat. I'm With Her)" by Iron & Wine * "War Pigs" covered by Ruthie Foster * "1984" by The Last Internationale * "Empires Falling" by The Black Angels * "Houseplants" by Squid * "Haunting in the Mountains" by The Golden Ring * "Fear Is Like a Forest" by Courtney Barnett and Kurt Vile * "Dry the Rain" by The Beta Band * "It's About Being Free Really" by The Brian Jonestown Massacre * "A Place In the Sun" by Stevie Wonder * "Oom Sha La La" by Haley Heynderickx * "Erkazamane" by Etran de L'Aïr ----- New episodes released every fourth Saturday of the month. · Tune your radio to WPKN 89.5 FM · Stream at wpkn.org & WPKN's app · Subscribe on Apple Podcasts

Black Ecologies | Earth Mixtape

Black Ecologies | Earth Mixtape To commemorate Black History Month 2026, Earth Mixtape celebrates Black histories, voices, and visionaries whose music gives expression to ecological realities—from legends like Marvin Gaye and Koko Taylor, to Afrofuturists Janelle Monáe and Kamasi Washington, Gil Scott-Heron's history lessons, winter rockin' from TV On The Radio, and many more. Black voices have always been at the forefront of justice movements, and through music they teach how social and ecological and political issues intersect. In the spirit of listening, learning, and lifting up, Rusty Loon brings an hour of music by Black artists who emphasize environmental justice, joyful liberation, and rad consciousness raising. Tune in and attune for this special episode of Earth Mixtape.