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The River Radius PodcastKanawha Falls Rescue 2020In September of 2020 at Kanawha Falls in West Virginia, a river rescue at midnight occurred and was given an award and labeled the “Midnight Miracle.” A group of 13 kayakers and rafters responded late that night to a facebook post about a lone kayak floating at the falls. At the 2 year anniversary of the rescue, we went with the rescued kayaker when he ran the falls again for the first time since his rescue. He and the rescue crew tell the story. ADVERTISING SPONSORSJack's Plastic WeldingDenver Metro Area Nissan Dealers GUESTS2022-12-271h 18
The River Radius PodcastEndless Summer 3: Guiding with a Healing IntentionADVERTISING SPONSORNissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers websiteNissan Instagram GUESTJon TottenDogsmile AdventuresInstagramMusic Jon likesJason Isbell, “It Gets Easier” SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINEFor emergencies, call the : 1-800-273-8255DENVER RECOVERY CENTERREDSIDE FOUNDATIONInstagramFacebookHELPLINE, 208-740-1192, Response within 48 hours WHALE FOUNDATIONInstagramFacebookHELPLINE , 877-44WHALE / 877-449-4253, Response as soon as possibleSOARRESPONDER ALLIANC...2022-10-2647 min
The River Radius PodcastEndless Summer 2: A Guide's SunsetADVERTISING SPONSORNissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers websiteNissan Instagram GUESTJon TottenDogsmile AdventuresInstagramMusic Jon likesJason Isbell, “It Gets Easier” SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINEFor emergencies, call the : 1-800-273-8255DENVER RECOVERY CENTERREDSIDE FOUNDATIONInstagramFacebookHELPLINE, 208-740-1192, Response within 48 hours WHALE FOUNDATIONInstagramFacebookHELPLINE , 877-44WHALE / 877-449-4253, Response as soon as possibleSOARRESPONDER ALLIANC...2022-10-2651 min
The River Radius PodcastEndless Summer 1: The Guide LifeADVERTISING SPONSORNissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers websiteNissan Instagram GUESTJon TottenDogsmile AdventuresInstagramMusic Jon likesJason Isbell, “It Gets Easier” SUICIDE PREVENTION LIFELINEFor emergencies, call the : 1-800-273-8255 DENVER RECOVERY CENTERREDSIDE FOUNDATIONInstagramFacebookHELPLINE, 208-740-1192, Response within 48 hours WHALE FOUNDATIONInstagramFacebookHELPLINE , 877-44WHALE / 877-449-4253, Response as soon as possibleSOARRESPONDE...2022-10-261h 04
The River Radius PodcastProject RAFTIn the late 1980s, a group of river boaters from the United States reached out to river boaters in the Soviet Union, modern day Russia. And they began an international river running friendship called Project RAFT; Russians & Americans For Teamwork. Big volume rivers of Siberia and the Altai Mountains. Friendships that are still intact today. SPONSORProtect Our Rivers websiteInstagramFacebook PROJECT RAFTFacebookProject RAFT 1988 Mutual of Omaha: 'Rafting Into Siberia' on youtubeSoviet Union Rafting to Freedom on youtube CONTRI...2022-09-2033 min
The River Radius PodcastDignity of RiskIs 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 SPONSORNissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers websiteNissan Instagram Lavabox Portable Campfire websiteLavabox Instag...2022-08-2454 min
The River Radius PodcastWhat is a River 2022What 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 SPONSORAlpacka Raft websiteInstagramNissan an...2022-08-1159 min
The River Radius PodcastBen Knight: River Films & Being DadBen 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 SPONSORSDown River Equipment CompanyNissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers GUESTBEN KNIGHTInstagram for Ben2022-07-1958 min
The River Radius PodcastSalmon 3: Fighting Salmon Extinction Real TimeThe 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 members of these 2 groups. SEN MURRAY & GOV INSLEE REPORT AND COMMENT OPTIONIntro...2022-07-0752 min
The River Radius PodcastSalmon 2: Big Dam Problems & SolutionsThe 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? GUESTSJay Hesse, Director of Biological Services, Fisheries Resource Management, Nez Perce TribeUS Congressman Mike Simpson, 2nd District of IdahoEric Barker, Lewiston TribuneVice Chairma...2022-06-211h 12
The River Radius PodcastSalmon 1: Mountain OriginsChinook 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. GUESTSDr Helen Neville, Trout UnlimitedVice Chairman Shannon Wheeler, Nez Perce TribeRuss Thurow, Fish Biologist, US Forest Service ...2022-06-2152 min
The River Radius PodcastCleaning Rivers by the Barge LoadRiver 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 SPONSORBig Muddy Adventures, Clipper Canoes distributor GUESTSMike Coyne-LoganLiving Lands & Waters website, Instagram, FacebookEmployment Contact at LLWBison Bridge Project RIVER RADIUS PODCASThello@theriverradius.comInstagram2022-02-2551 min
The River Radius PodcastBreak & RequestThis 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.comINSTAGRAMFACEBOOK
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The River Radius PodcastRiver PermitsDo you rally up your river friends each January and coordinate your river permit dates? Do you get permits? Do you wonder who is behind the curtain of rec.gov and the permitting offices? This episode asked all those questions and spoke with the river permitting "boss" at rec.gov, and the river permit offices at Dinosaur National Monument, Salmon-Challis National Forest in Idaho and Grand Canyon National Park. There are people behind the curtain, they are very friendly and shared with The River Radius information to help all of us better understand the why and the how of the...2021-02-1140 min
The River Radius Podcast8000 Years on the SelwayFor two summers, I have been able to row gear boats down the Selway to support this archaeology research. My view has been that of the laymen, the novice archeologist, the boater. At the end of each summer's trip, I have interviewed Jeff Adams of Interior West Consulting to hear the onsite interpretation of what was recorded over the past 8 days. The stone artifacts tell a story. The river and its perfect water add to the story. While I find it stubbornly awkward to make assumptions about a human existence a few hundred years ago to several thousand years ago...2020-02-201h 01