Episodes

Our 1st episode published in 2019 and in September of 2022, we hit the 50th episode. The River Radius has covered 50 rivers, 21 states and 12 countries. Here we have 8 short follow up interviews from 8 of those episodes to learn what is happening in those ongoing river stories. ALL ADVERTISERS FOR RIVER RADIUS PODCAST Jack's Plastic Welding Fort Collins Kia Fort Collins Nissan Em River Big Muddy Adventures Friends of the Yampa RiversEdge West American Whitewater American Rivers NRS Denver Metro...

Is there a right associated with being able to float down a river and to engage in that joy and risk? What happens when life circumstances create barriers to accessing risk? The National Ability Center (NAC) is a river rafting outfit that focuses on developing access to rivers for all people. We spent a day this summer running a river with NAC and their boats full of participants learning about access. ADVERTISING SPONSOR Nissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers website Nissan Instagram Lavab...

What is a River? What is in there, at the micro level? How does water move from the Earth’s surface through the ground, in and out of rivers? How much of the water on the planet is in rivers and how long is it there? This episode of What is a River is our annual episodic interview with an expert in their field. Dr Rebecca Neumann is a professor and researcher at the University of Washington in Seattle where she focuses on Hydrobiogeochemistry. ADVERTISING SPONSOR Alpacka Raft website Instagram...

Ben Knight builds powerful films with his partner at Felt Soul Media. DAMNATION, RED GOLD, IN CURRENT, and now LEARNING TO DROWN. In the past few years, Ben also became a father. In this episode Contributing Host Greg Cairns talks with Ben about the inside of his life, some of the process of creating his films, and his path of becoming a powerful filmmaker. And, his daughter. TODAY'S ADVERTISING SPONSORS Down River Equipment Company Nissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers GUEST BEN KNIGHT ...

The Grand Salmon Source to Sea crew is paddling just shy of 1000 miles following the Snake River Basin Spring Summer Chinook Salmon from the mountains of Idaho to the Pacific Ocean. These 4 women launched in April of this spring and are now nearing the west coast. Youth Salmon Protectors is a dedicated group of 2000 young people of the Pacific Northwest. Both of these groups are working to bring attention and action to the Chinook Salmon as they near extinction. This episode is interviews with 6...

The River Radius went to Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to learn about that dam. How do Salmon get around the Lower 4 Snake River Dams? How are the dams impacting the salmon returns? What does breach mean? What are the proposals on the table right working to avoid Salmon extinction? How do tribal treaty rights impact the salmon outcome? GUESTS Jay Hesse, Director of Biological Services, Fisheries Resource Management, Nez Perce Tribe US Congressman Mike Simpson, 2nd District of Idaho Eric...

Chinook Salmon of the Snake River begin their lives in mountains of Idaho’s rivers, live their lives in the Pacific Ocean, and return to their natal spawning stream in Idaho. This fish is on the brink of extinction. This is the summer when all pressure is focused on maintaining this fish that is millions of years old. This is the first of 2 episodes about this Chinook Salmon. GUESTS Dr Helen Neville, Trout Unlimited Vice Chairman Shannon Wheeler, Nez Perce Tribe Russ Thurow, Fish Biologist, US...

This episode is the 2nd of 2 episodes. Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. Nissan and The Denver Area Dealerships Dealer Locater Link Big Susitna River USGS Gauge on Big Susitna River Helio Courier THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newslette...

This episode is the 1st of 2 episodes. Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcountry with plans of a one day trip on big water. That day their plans changed & 27 years later they all tell the story. Nissan and The Denver Area Dealerships Dealer Locater Link Big Susitna River USGS Gauge on Big Susitna River Helio Courier THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newslette...

Each year, American Rivers, one the largest organizations advocating for clean and healthy rivers, releases their annual report of 10 rivers in the United States that need help. This episode is an interview with two staff from American Rivers, Amy Souers Kober and Matt Rice, where they explain the report, how it has led to rivers having improved water quality in the recent past, and the 10 rivers in the “America’s Most Endangered Rivers of 2022” report. ADVERTISING SPONSOR Nissan and the Denve...

How many times have you ended a river trip and said that you have enough food for three more days? This episodes talks with two outfitters focused on Grand Canyon River trips. Ceiba provides food for private permit river trips. AZRA provides and prepares meals for their commercial river trips. Between both companies they are packing food for about 230 multi-week river trips each year. They share ideas on how to pack food, how to keep coolers cold and how to keep the kitchen and cooking simple and delicious.

Swiftwater Rescue is a concept of understanding river hydrology and river hazards, avoiding the hazards, and engaging in rescue when needed. This episode interviews with two instructors of Swiftwater Rescue classes to learn what is taught, who can take the classes and why this is important for the river runner. Juliet Jacobsen Kastorff runs rivers in the Southeast United States, Costa Rica and Ecuador and Scott Solle runs rivers of the Western United States.

Getting kids on the river is many things: fun, life-shaping and maybe intimidating. Lindsay DeFrates has written numerous “How to” articles based on her experience taking her 3 kids on river trips. Lydia Wing founded a kayak school that teaches young people how to kayak rivers. Their expert insights and approach to getting kids on the river is hosted in this episode. What are the key components of taking your kids on river trips? How do you know what to bring and how to pack it? Is it even fun ...

River cleanups with excavators, barges, bigfoot and Oreos. Living Lands & Waters is an “Industrial Strength River Cleanup” organization working to clean up the big rivers of middle America. 24 years. 118,000 volunteers. 12.4 million pounds of trash. Living on barges. Meeting the small obscure river towns. ADVERTISING SPONSOR Big Muddy Adventures, Clipper Canoes distributor GUESTS Mike Coyne-Logan Living Lands & Waters website, Instagram, Facebook Employment Contact at LLW Bison Bridge Projec...

Have you ever heard someone say they don't listen to podcasts or don't know how? Have you recently learned how to listen and want to know more? This episode is all about how to listen to an episode. So, go listen to this with someone who doesn't know how to use a podcast app and help them learn. There are many people out there, many river people, waiting to learn how to listen to The River Radius Podcast. For this episode I sat down with my friend Peggy and taught her how to use her iPad to lis...

As the 2022 podcast season for The River Radius begins, this episode introduces the new season, explains a change in the publishing style to support listening to numerous episodes back to back and it provides short explanations of the stories to come for the year. And, to introduce a new advertising sponsor, this episode has a short story of canoeing in Clipper Canoes on the Mississippi River with Big Muddy Adventures.

Is it a reservoir in crisis or a river recovering? In October of 2021 a crew of river scientist and river runners and this podcast traveled down Cataract Canyon to examine a retreating reservoir and a recovering river. As Lake Powell dips below 30% of full, the Colorado River is cutting through the decades of reservoir sediment. What is in the sediment? On top of it? What is next? SPONSORED ORGANIZATION RiversEdge West GUESTS Pete Lefebvre Dr Brenda Bowen Dr Scott Hynek Dr Cari Johnson Dr Sash...

The Gila River and Gila Mountains of New Mexico have been home for Indigenous people for thousands of years, for colonial Spanish and Mexican people for hundreds of years, and now for all of those folks under the United States since 1912. This river along with The San Francisco River and The Mimbres River were just nominated for Wild and Scenic River protection. This is a river of families, lineages and gathering. GUESTS Nathan Newcomer Guadalupe Cano Patricia Cano Michael Darrow Simon Sot...

Dry rivers and deserts full of irrigated nut trees. Jacob Morrisons new film, “The River's End: California’s New Water War” leans into the questions about agriculture and how rivers can be maintained. In this interview, we delve into some of the topics in the film. RIVER'S END FILM www.riversendfilm.com Instagram Twitter Facebook RIVER RADIUS PODCAST EPISODES ON CALIFORNIA WATER Ep. 27 "Southern California's Water, Yesterday & Tomorrow" Ep. 26 "Recycling (river) Water in Southern California"...

Rafael Gallo began kayaking at the University of Tennessee in the 1970s, founded Rios Tropicales in Costa Rica in the 1985, prevented the Rio Pacuare from being dammed, was inducted into the International Whitewater Hall of Fame in 2009, taught ex-Columbian FARC soldiers to become river guides in 2018, was known and respected across the globe for his river work, and during his life helped plant nearly 31,000 trees, all to protect and support rivers. In March of 2021, he passed away. This episode...

River shuttles are as important to a river trip as the boat. And sometimes shuttles are easy and when they aren’t easy, they can be horrible. This episode is a set of four stories from The River Radius listeners about their sh!%%y shuttle experiences. RIVERS FROM THIS EPISODE Usumacinta River, Mexico Green River, Utah New River, West Virginia Gauley River, West Virginia Gauley Fest Rio Grande River, Texas Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona Mancos River, Colorado John Day River, Oregon Desch...

New Mexico passed a law in 2015 that unintentionally resulted in two public rivers now being fenced off from public use by private landowners. A case was presented before the New Mexico State Supreme Court in 2020 looking to have the law repealed. This episode interviews Lesli Allison from the Western Landowners Alliance and Steve Harris from Far Flung Adventures to get the clear story. GUESTS Lesli Allison, Executive Director Western Landowners Alliance Steve Harris, Owner Far Flung Adventures...

This episode is a quick hello and a request for story input from you, our listeners of The River Radius. Do you have a story of a river shuttle that went sideways, really far sideways? We want to hear from you. There are more details in this super short episode. Thanks for listening! EMAIL: hello@theriverradius.com INSTAGRAM FACEBOOK THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

Southern California is home for 19 million people and imports the majority of its municipal water from the Colorado and Sacramento Rivers, moving that water hundreds of miles through humanmade aqueducts. Both rivers have decreased flows meaning less water for So Cal. This episode looks at how So Cal gained water, how they are changing their water profile, and how rivers may continue to be impacted by their extractions. COMPANION EPISODE: "Recycling (river) Water in Southern California" GUESTS M...