All Episodes
River Radio — 101 episodes
May 2, 2026 – The Summer 2026 Book Show
April 4, 2026 – Travel with Cameron Hewitt…Outdoors with Angie Hong
March 21, 2026 – Attorney General Keith Ellison and Judge John Tunheim
February 28, 2026 – Fixing Lake Alice and Mining Near the BWCAW
February 14, 2026 – Hidden Figures....Outright Threats
January 24, 2025 – Local Learnin’ and Lutefisk
January 17, 2026 – Minnesota's ICE invasion
December 13, 2025 – The food show
November 22, 2025 – The holiday book show
November 8, 2025 – A local environmental update
October 18, 2025 – Journalist Lori Sturdevant on the legacy of former Congressman Martin Sabo and the state of politics today.
October 11, 2025 – Minnesota’s forgotten bestselling nature writer and the state of today’s farm economy.isode
May 17, 2025 – The Summer Book Show
May 3, 2025 – Going Local
April 19, 2025 – Money Talk
March 29, 2025 –A Former Republican’s plea for President Trump to resign, plus River Radio’s political roundtable.
March 15, 2025 – The new global world order with Fred Kaplan of Slate Magazine; Local Actor Monette McGrath on the Guthrie Theater’s “The Mousetrap.”
February 22, 2025 – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison – On the Legal Frontlines Against the Trump Administration
February 1, 2025 – PBS’ Rick Steves on how it all started; Author Ann Fourt on making the leap to expat life.
January 18, 2025 – The Wrong and Right Ways to Deal with Hazardous Materials
Dec. 14, 2024 – Trump's Next War on Immigrants
November 23, 2024 – The Fall/Winter Book Show
November 5, 2024 - Election Night Coverage
November 2, 2024 – Pipeline Predicaments, Old and New.
October 19, 2024 – Assessing the 2024 Election; Decluttering your life.
October 5, 2024 – An Election Under the Microscope; A Surprising Source of Support for Olympic Gold Medal U.S. Gymnasts.
September 21, 2024 – Did NAFTA lead to MAGA?, and The St. Croix River’s Turtle Mystery Solved.
July 12, 2024 – Summer Special – Assessing the Supreme Court
May 4, 2024 – Top summer book reads; planning your summer travel.
April 20, 2024 – Amy Hagstrom Miller on the abortion issue; The Valley Chamber Chorale
April 6, 2024 - It Really IS All About The River
March 23, 2024 – A green energy progress report; and growing up in a religious cult
March 9, 2024 – Today’s Environment for Law Enforcement and The World of Under Told Stories
February 24, 2024 – Securing the 2024 Election and Getting a Head Start on Your Garden
February 10, 2024 – The House Always Wins – America’s Gambling Explosion
January 27, 2024 – All Creatures Great, Small and Smaller
January 13, 2024 - Resolved: Become a Better Money Manager and Learn to Create
December 16, 2023 - Buy Better Books and Build Baby Build!
December 2, 2023 – Big Pharma vs. Americans; Extreme Athletes vs. The Impossible
November 18, 2023 – Tackling Environmental Challenges Far Away and Close to Home
November 4, 2023 – The Long Slog to the 2024 Election and A Rapid Ride Down the Mississippi
October 14, 2023 - The Supreme Court and Supreme Chocolate
September 30, 2023 – A Preponderance of Plastic and Local Actor Makes Good on Guthrie Stage
May 13, 2023 – From Hunter Gatherers to Artificial Intelligence
April 29, 2023 - Mother Earth – Globally and Locally
April 15, 2023 – Rollin’ Up AND Down the River; From Russia With Haste
April 1, 2023 – Trippin' and Trekkin'
March 18, 2023 – Keeping a Watchful Eye on Sacred Treasures – The St. Croix River and Social Security
March 4, 2023 - Preserving our American Idyll
February 18, 2023 - Did America's Electric Car Revolution Take a Wrong Turn? Are We Making Progress with Pollinators?
February 4, 2023 – Carving Out A Legacy in the Boundary Waters
January 21, 2023 – Putting 2023 in Focus...Financially AND Literally
December 17, 2022 – It's the Most Cardboard-y Time of the Year
December 3, 2022 – Democracy Makes a Stand
November 19, 2022 – The 600-Acre Question
November 8, 2022 – Election Night Special
October 22, 2022 – Here Come the Mid-Terms!
October 1, 2022 – The First Monday in October is Upon Us
September 17, 2022 – There's Still A War On, You Know
May 7, 2022 – Being good stewards of our land and water; combatting library book bans.
April 23, 2022 – Life coach Richard Leider on finding purpose; Cameron Hewitt of Rick Steves' Europe
April 9, 2022 – Where the Russia-Ukraine conflict is headed with Prof. Nick Hayes; Poets-of-Place Heidi Barr and Rosie Peters
March 26, 2022 – Jane Brody on her long career as Personal Health columnist for the New York Times; an update on invasive species in the St. Croix River
March 12, 2022 – Journalist Casey Michel on Oligarchs, Dirty Money and the War in Ukraine; Polar Explorer Ann Bancroft
February 26, 2022 – What makes Olympic champion Jessie Diggins tick; How the "infodemic" of misinformation harms society;
February 12, 2022 – Public affairs roundtable with Lori Sturdevant, Fred de Sam Lazaro and Brian Gruis; The Minnesota-based history of Reader's Digest
Jan. 29, 2022 – Previewing Jessie Diggins Olympic prospects with NBC Sports analyst Chad Salmela; Dana Vannen Anderson on making her gender transition
Jan. 15, 2022 – A discussion of the courts today with Federal Judge John Tunheim; what's the latest in the red-hot real estate market
Dec. 18, 2021 - Mining near the Boundary Waters; what's new on the St. Croix River
Dec. 4, 2021 – Chris Farrell and Ross Levin on today's unusual economy; making the right choices when you recycle
November 20, 2021 – Where do we go from here with COVID-19; preparing for your Thanksgiving feast
November 5, 2021 – The state of the world's water supply; the new Washington County Heritage Center
October 21, 2021 – Stillwater Schools Levy Referendum; The World of Giant Vegetable Growing
October 9, 2021 – Line 3 Oil Pipeline, Stillwater's Zephyr Theatre
September 25, 2021 – Amy Hagstrom Miller of Whole Woman's Health on the new Texas abortion law, the Franconia Sculpture Park
May 15, 2021 – Fred de Sam Lazaro of PBS Newshour; Marine Mayor Kevin Nyenhuis; Greg Seitz of St. Croix 360
May 1, 2021 – The St. Croix River legacy of Walter Mondale; Factory farming in the St. Croix Valley; feeding the hungry in our area
April 17, 2021 – Sen. Tina Smith on the filibuster and infrastructure; the new Marine charter school, Earth Day and the local environment
River Radio - April 3, 2021 – 1,200 miles on the Ice Age Trail; Cameron Hewitt of Rick Steves' Europe; Actor Sally Wingert
River Radio - March 20, 2021 - Emily Bazelon on Voting Laws, Pollinator Friendly Alliance
March 6, 2020 – The Latest on COVID-19; "Please Raise My Taxes"; Plans for a St. Croix Heritage Area
Feb. 20, 2021 - UNICEF USA and COVID Vaccine distribution worldwide; political roundtable with Lori Sturdevant, Fred de Sam Lazaro and Brian Gruis
February 6, 2021 – Neel Kashkari of the Minneapolis Fed, crazy days in the stock market, Marine resident’s upcoming military deployment
December 5, 2020 – The War on Science, Feeding the hungry, Dark Sky Project
November 21, 2020 – The Parade of Local Authors
November 7, 2020 – Pat Kessler of WCCO-TV, O'Brien State Park, Election Recap, new Marine gift shop
Dec. 19, 2020 – Dr. Michael Osterholm, Ross Levin, life of a high school senior
October 24, 2020 – Conflicting Information on COVID-19, the new Marine Garage, Election Night Preview
October 10, 2020 – Gov. Tim Walz, Mary Divine, Lori Sturdevant
September 26, 2020 – Remembering Ruth Bader Ginsburg with Judge John Tunheim, Charles Franklin on polling, Black Visions in Minneapolis, Rustic Roots Winery
September 12, 2020 – Secretary of State Steve Simon, COVID-19 Vaccines; Marine Film Society
January 23, 2021– Rep. Tom Emmer, Travel Challenges, Right Wing Extremism
May 23, 2020 – Food security during the pandemic; the economic outlook from a different perspective; Washington County Commissioner Fran Miron; St. Croix 360 founder Greg Seitz
May 16, 2020 – Dr. Michael Osterholm on COVID-19; the latest on the St. Croix River; the local banking scene
May 9, 2020 - Keith Ellison, Minnesota Attorney General; Substance Abuse Issues with Hazelden Betty Ford Clinic; Local Real Estate Market; European COVID Update
May 2, 2020 – A hospital perspective on COVID-19; the economy with Chris Farrell; Marine on St. Croix road and restoration projects
April 25, 2020 – Jim Souhan of the Star Tribune; Washington County Library; the new realities of travel; landscape improvements in Marine on St. Croix
April 18, 2020 – Chief U.S. Federal Judge John Tunheim; National Park Service Superintendent Julie Galonska; local restaurant owners
April 11, 2020 – Life Coach Richard Leider; Financial Professional Ross Levin; what’s happening in Scandia; and the 50th anniversary of Earth Day
April 4, 2020 – Musician John Gorka; a Marine on St. Croix city update; elementary school life; the new Marine Mills Folk School; Life in hard hit Spain
March 28, 2020 - Our Introductory Program