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News and information featuring interviews with prominent newsmakers from Minnesota, across the U.S. and the St. Croix Valley of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hosted by Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson, with technical director Matt Quast.
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Host Gayle Knutson talks with filmmaker Mary Mazzio about her documentary, BAD RIVER, dealing with challenges to an existing Enbridge oil pipeline on tribal lands near Lake Superior (4:00). BAD RIVER screens at Marine Documentary Night on November 7. Also, host Jim Maher speaks with Peg Furshong and Sarah Mooradian of CURE, a rural-based Minnesota grass-roots environmental organization opposing the development of new Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage pipelines around the Midwest (22:00)....
Host Jim Maher conducts a conversation with the political roundtable, including Minnesota Star Tribune contributor Lori Sturdevant, River Radio national political editor Brian Gruis and Doug Kelley, former chief of staff to Sen. Dave Durenberger and one-time Republican candidate for Governor. (3:00). Host Gayle Knutson talks with Mindy Godding, a certified professional organizer, about managing your possessions (29:00). Also included is an update of local news (53:30). Matt Quast is technical...
Host Jim Maher speaks with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon about the pressure facing election officials as November approaches and how the state is preparing for it (5:00). Host Gayle Knutson talks with former Marine resident Dennis Reynolds, a therapy dog handler, on how his dogs helped U.S. Olympic gymnasts this past summer (25:30). Also included is the latest local news (42:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s GuestsSteve Simon, Minnesota Secretary of StateDennis Reyn...
Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson kick off Season 6 of River Radio, speaking with Dan Kaufman, contributing writer, The New York Times and The New Yorker, on how NAFTA helped our neighboring state of Wisconsin transitioned from its progressive heritage to become a key swing state won by Donald Trump in the 2016 election (4:00); and Greg Seitz, writer and founder, St. Croix 360, about developments on the river, including the discovery of dead turtles (25:30). Also included is the latest on the...
Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson welcome U.S. District Judge John Tunheim for an extended discussion about the just-completed term of the U.S. Supreme Court and its potential ramifications for governance and the country as a whole. They discuss Trump vs. the U.S., expanding Presidential immunity, and cases restricting powers of government agencies, among other topics. Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s GuestHon. John R. Tunheim, U.S. District Judge, District of Minnesota News ...
Gayle Knutson talks to Pamela Klinger-Horn of Valley Bookseller with her recommendations for great summer reads (5:00); and Jim Maher talks summer travel with Kyle Potter of Thrifty Traveler (27:00). Also included is an update of local news (48:00), and a salute to all River Radio Season 5 guests (51:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s GuestsPamela Klinger-Horn, Valley BooksellerKyle Potter, Thrifty TravelerGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. CroixCity of ScandiaMay TownshipW...
Jim Maher talks to St. Croix Valley native and prominent national pro-choice advocate Amy Hagstrom Miller about politics and health care aspects of the abortion issue (4:30). Gayle Knutson talks about the world of choir music with Daryl Timmer, artistic director of the Valley Chamber Chorale (26:00). Plus an update of local news (48:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s GuestsAmy Hagstrom Miller, Whole Woman’s HealthDaryl Timmer, Valley Chamber Chorale Government Links:City of Mar...
Gayle Knutson conducts her yearly interview with Greg Seitz, writer and founder of St. Croix 360, about all things St. Croix River (4:30); and Jim Maher speaks with Deb Ryun who will soon be retiring after 15 years as Executive Director of the Wild Rivers Conservancy of the St. Croix and Namakagon (26:30). Plus, and update of local news (46:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s GuestsGreg Seitz, St. Croix 360Deb Ryun, Wild Rivers ConservancyGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. C...
This week on River Radio, Jim Maher speaks with Robinson Meyer, New York Times contributor and executive editor of HeatMap about the state of our green energy transition (4:00); and Gayle Knutson talks with Darcy Becker, who recently left a religious cult after more than 30 years (26:00). Plus, an update on local news (49:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s GuestsRobinson Meyer, New York Times Contributor/Founding Exec. Editor, HEATMAPDarcy Becker, Former Cult MemberFact sheet a...
Gayle Knutson talks to Washington County Sheriff Dan Starry about the challenges facing law enforcement and his thoughts on the recent tragic events that took the lives of three Burnsville, Minnesota first responders (5:00); and Jim Maher has a conversation with veteran television journalist Fred de Sam Lazaro, PBS Newshour contributor and director of the Under Told Stories Project (26:30). Also included is an update on local news (51:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s GuestsDa...
Hosts Gayle Knutson and Jim Maher talk to, Dr. Timothy Fong, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and co-director of the UCLA Gambling Studies Program (5:00); and Brianne Doura-Schawohl, consultant and lobbyist on responsible gambling strategies (26:00). Also included is an update on local news (47:50). Matt Quast is technical director.Dr. Timothy Fong, UCLA Gambling Studies Program Brianne Doura-Schawohl, Doura-Schawohl ConsultingGovernment Links:City of Marine on St. CroixCity of ScandiaMa...
This week on River Radio, hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to, Oliver Milman, Environment Correspondent for The Guardian and author of the book, “The Insect Crisis: The Fall of the Tiny Empires That Run the World" (5:00); and Tami Vogel, executive director, Wildlife Rehabilitation Center of Minnesota (25:30). Also included is an update on local news (48:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s Guests Oliver Milman, author, The Insect CrisisTami Vogel, Wildlife Rehabilitati...
Jim Maher conducts a financial roundtable with Chris Farrell of Public Radio’s Marketplace and Ross Levin, financial advisor and Star Tribune columnist (4:30); and Gayle Knutson talks to Kate Seitz, executive director, Marine Mills Folk School (29:30) Also included is an update on local news (46:30). Matt Quast is technical director.Chris Farrell, American Public Media, Minnesota Public RadioRoss Levin, Accredited Investors Wealth Management®Kate Seitz, Marine Mills Folk SchoolGovernment Link...
This week on River Radio, hosts Gayle Knutson and Jim Maher talk to, Pamela Klinger-Horn, Valley Bookseller in Stillwater, MN, about top choices for books to consider this holiday season (6:00); and Adam Rogers, senior correspondent, Business Insider, on his recent article advocating for more progressive infrastructure construction titled “Make America Build Again” (27:30). Also included is an update on local news (47:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s GuestsPamela Klinger-Horn...
Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk about why drugs cost so much in America and how pharmaceutical companies are trying to defend their profits with Prof. Nicholas Bagley, law professor, University of Michigan (6:00); and hear from Marius Anderson producer/director of the kickoff documentary for Marine Documentary Night, 40 Below: The Toughest Race In The World (26:00). Also featured is an update of local news (46:30). Matt Quast is technical director.Prof. Nicholas Bagley, University of M...
Hosts Gayle Knutson and Jim Maher talk about the wonders of the Galapagos Islands and challenges created by climate change with longtime Galapagos naturalist Silvia Panchana (5:30); and hear about how to improve biodiversity in your own backyard with Brandon Hough, Executive Director, Homegrown National Park® (26:30). Also featured is an update of local news (46:00). Matt Quast is technical director.This Week’s Guests Silvia Panchana, Galapagos Island NaturalistBrandon Hough, Executive D...
Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk politics with Lori Sturdevant, longtime political reporter for the Star Tribune and River Radio’s national political editor Brian Gruis (13:30); and learn about a Guinness World Record-setting Mississippi River canoe expedition from trip leader Scott Miller (36:00). Also featured is a conversation with Stillwater Schools Superintendent Dr. Michael Funk regarding the upcoming bonding measure that’s on the ballot and issues with properly notifying Marine r...
Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson speak to Hon. John Tunheim, senior U.S. district judge for the Minneosta district about the new Supreme Court session and other court matters (4:30); and award-winning chocolatier Robyn Dochterman of St. Croix Chocolate Company in Marine (29:00). Also included is an update on polling location changes voters need to know (24:00); and an update of local news (48:00). Matt Quast is technical director (though Matt was unavailable for the live recording, so any gl...
Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning author (“The Sixth Extinction”) and New Yorker staff writer Elizabeth Kolbert about the harsh realities of plastic and other major environmental matters (5:00); and local actor David Andrew Macdonald who will soon star in the Guthrie Theater production of “Dial M for Murder” (35:30). Also included is a detailed update of the latest news related to Wilder Forest, Manitou Fund and River Grove School (26:00); and an update of loca...
Hosts Gayle Knutson and Jim Maher speak to wild food enthusiast and educator Carson Gross, who shares his expertise on how to forage for mushrooms (4:30); and David Nguyen of the University of Minnesota's Technological Leadership Institute on the possibilities and potential pitfalls of artificial intelligence (35:45). Jim and Gayle also share follow-up insights from many of this past season's guests on recent developments related to their areas of expertise (23:30), and Gayle has an update of...
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