Hell & High Water
A ship's log remixed for deep listening, immersing listeners in the ongoing voyage of Arka Kinari, an ancient sailing ship transformed into a cultural platform to sound the alarm for the climate crisis. The podcast explores seas and sounds, visits mega-ports and stilt villages, navigates through cyclones and plastic gyres, and anchors in post-nuclear atolls. Listeners are hosted by sultans, threatened by soldiers, and blessed by shamans. The story's end is unknown, mirroring the uncertainty of the climate crisis.
Episodes
Introduction (first episode out June 21, 2026)
In a ship’s log remixed for deep listening, listeners are immersed into the true and ongoing voyage of Arka Kinari, an ancient sailing ship transformed into a cultural platform to sound the alarm for the climate crisis. You’ll explore seas and sounds, visit mega-ports and stilt villages, navigate through cyclones and plastic gyres, anchor in post-nuclear atolls, be hosted by sultans, threatened by
1.1 Pilot Charts
Meet your captain & narrator, find out why we chose to abandon the stage for the sea, and why we chose to sail within the Indonesian archipelago. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the waters are already rising. We need your help to reach more ears. Please rate & comment wherever you listen. Even better, suggest Hell & High Water to a few friends by sending them this
1.2 Bottoms Up
How to transform a hazy dream into a real thing? By learning from who came before. From showboats to utopian sea-steaders, pirate radio vessels to the dodgy business of “flags of convenience," Bottoms Up gets dirty with wood and steel, sweat and study.Script, narration, audio production and sound design by Grey FilastineStory editing and sound design contributions by Rabia WilliamsAdditional story
1.3 The Beach of Broken Dreams
Discount time travel. How the shipping container birthed globalization and strangled the sailing ship. Shipbuilding with the boogeymen. Designing a 21st-century ‘wayang kulit’, the art of music, story, light and shadow. ~~~~~~Script, narration, audio production and sound design by: Grey FilastineAdditional story editing by: Raka IbrahimSeason production & graphic design by: Mat JacobCreated on
1.4 Burn The Ships
We cross the point of no return, foreclose other futures, and begin a worldwide dragnet for the right ship. During this hunt we hear the fascinating backstories of other people seduced by the sea.Script, narration, audio production and sound design by Grey FilastineStory editing by Raka IbrahimSeason production by Mat JacobFeaturing the music of:Quemar las Naves by Mohama Saz Senéscence by Filasti
1.5 And They Will Come
In the season finale, Arka Kinari takes form, gravity, and momentum. We become many, as an international team of sleepless masochists gather to refit the ship under constant police harassment in the mega-port of Rotterdam. They will come and we will build it.Please Share This Link- https://beacons.ai/hellhighwaterpodcastAnd Support on Patreon- https://www.patreon.com/c/arkakinariScript, narration,
Season 1 Recap, Season 2 Coming Soon!
A 3-minute recap of the first season. Set sail with second season on the equinox, 20th September, 2026.
Things Go South
Shanghai’d crew, smuggled persons, stains on the horizon, storms in the sea. From the North Sea towards North Africa, the first voyage of Arka Kinari goes south in more ways than one.~put some wind in our sails by rating, comments, and sharing with friends, and please join our patreon https://www.patreon.com/c/arkakinari ~Credits:Story, Narration, Audio production and Sound Design by Grey Filastin
The Old Continent
We resist Nationalism Ungeographic, navigate globalization's watery artery at the Strait of Gibraltar, dock at a former North African pirate republic, make pilgrimage to the Djemaa el Fnaa, meet our sister ship on an Atlantic volcano, and transform the Arka Kinari into a floating artwork by ShrinePlease rate, review, comment, and share Hell & High Water wherever you listen.or put some wind in
Melting
The Atlantic Ocean is both the center and the margin of this episode. A water encumbered with history, bifurcated by empires, and now crossed by Arka Kinari. The story detours to raise hell about high waters outside the COP25 climate summit in Madrid. A Sound Swarm is conjured to make noise, where again it falls on deaf ears.Please rate, review & comment where you listen, share Hell & High
Trouble In Paradise
Learn about life at sea. What happens out there? How do we get along? Where do we go? How are we received? From barren military outposts to teeming cities, through stumbles and successes, Arka Kinari navigates through Caribbean islands and the Colombian coastline.Please rate, review & comment where you listen, and share Hell & High Water using this link- https://beacons.ai/hellhighwaterpod
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