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The River Radius Podcast

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00:56:00

Heather Hansman & Teal Lehto: Conversations on their...

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/12/13

There are numerous authors and media professionals doing work to explore river topics. To close out the 2023 river and podcast year, this episode hosts two of the best. Heather Hansman is an author writing books and magazine articles. Teal Lehto, a.k.a., “Western Water Girl” is a social media content creator. We talk through their respective crafts, leadership in river conservation and trending topics. SPONSORSCovered with CarrieDenver Area Nissan DealersInstagram GUESTSHeather

00:46:52

Klamath 2: The Next Generation of Paddle Tribal Waters

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/12/05

The Klamath River 2nd episode. In the Spring of 2025, a group of teenagers from several Tribal Nations of the Klamath River Basin and greater region will descend the newly undammed Klamath River from source to sea. These teens began learning how to kayak in 2022 and 2023, began learning about river policy and fish science, and are bringing their family stories to the river with them. In the summer of 2023 The River Radius spent a week with these young paddlers on the water and on the microphone

01:03:45

Klamath 1: The Origin of Paddle Tribal Waters

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/11/28

After 100 years of dams stagnating the flows of the Klamath River and killing the Salmon runs, a group of teenagers from the tribal nations of the Klamath Basin will paddle the Klamath from source to sea to usher in the post-dam Klamath. In this 1st of 2 episodes on the topic, the founders of Rios to Rivers & Paddle Tribal Waters explain how their own paddle experiences and time travel, brought the inception of this powerful passage. SPONSORSNRS @nrswebMighty Arrow FoundationVirga

00:55:36

Payson Kennedy

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/11/08

Payson Kennedy at 39 was a career academic, and with his wife Aurelia had four kids, a house, and two cars in Atlanta. After working on the stunt team for the film Deliverance in 1971 and a summer running a raft company, he and his wife decided to leave it all behind and with a good friend, started the Nantahala Outdoor Center. Today, 50 years later, the Nantahala Outdoor Center is one of the most important and successful river guide operations and instruction schools in the river

00:52:52

What is a River 2023

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/10/25

Our 3rd Annual episode of "What is a River" comes to you from a plane flying above the flooded Yampa River Valley in northwest Colorado. In May 2023, River Radius host Sam Carter joined two geomorphologists and a hometown river guide to fly above the Yampa River when it peaked at 20,000 cfs. This flight and episode learns about the deep value of an un-dammed, free flowing river spreading its waters across the flood plains and pounding down deep sandstone canyons. EPISODE IMAGE Kent

01:02:15

Native Teen Guide In Training Program

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/10/11

The Native Teen Guide in Training Program held its 12th year of training teenagers from various tribal nations how to work as river guides. This year was the first year that the guide staff for this program was all Indigenous. The River Radius joined the NTGIT program at the boat ramp, campground and river warehouse to hear this story. SPONSORSNRS WebsiteLEAD ProgramPFDsNRS Duct Tape DiariesInstagramDenver Area Nissan DealersInstagram Nissan USAInstagram Nissan Worldwide GUESTSNative Teen Guide

00:50:58

Lessons Learned from the Lost River

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/09/19

SPONSORSDenver Area Nissan DealersInstagramOver It Raft CoversInstagramPromo Code (free shipping): riverradius GUESTSScott Armstrong with All OutdoorsScott Underwood with Mother Lode River Center Jann DormanRon StorkKeiko MertzStan DodsonAmy StroudColton JohnsonTim LaskoFriends of the River EPISODE CONTENT RESOURCESThe Last River Lost EpisodeRestoring the Stanislaus River Cadillac Desert THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteInstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink Tree

00:58:31

Gauley River, West By God Virginia

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/09/12

SPONSORSDenver Area Nissan DealersInstagramOver It Raft CoversInstagramPromo Code (free shipping): riverradius GUESTSDavid BrownBook for saleBook on Facebook: The Whitewater Wars American Whitewater40th Gauley FestInstagramFacebook Animal Upper Gauley RaceAce Adventure Resort Dylan Pennick River Company OutfittersInstagramTik TokRiver Company Outfitter's: My Favorite River Podcast with David BrownPaddle West Virginia Shirt OTHER INFOGauley RiverGauley River National Recreation AreaSummersville

00:52:38

The Last River Lost

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/08/22

EPISODE SPONSORSOver It Raft CoversPromo Code: riverradiusWholesumPromo Code: riverradius GUESTSMark DuboisKevin WolfRESOURCESThe Stanislaus River ArchiveRestoring the Stanislaus RiverTim PalmerTim Palmer’s book: Stanislaus: the Struggle for a RiverFriends of the RiverEpisode Cover Photo by Tim Palmer from the Stanislaus River ArchivePICTURES OF ITEMS MENTIONED IN EPISODEShark's MouthProposition 17Chainings THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteInstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink Tree

01:21:04

Cleaning the Urban South Platte River

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/08/09

The South Platte River runs right through downtown Denver and as you might imagine, this river catches a lot of trash. There are hordes of people who clean this river several times a year and have been doing so for 17 years. Today this clean up is led by Protect Our Rivers, and the South Platte is lined up for a $350 million dollar upgrade. This is a story of urban river people and the river they love. SPONSORSDenver Area Nissan DealersWholesumPromo Code: riverradius GUESTSProtect Our

01:03:05

Re-issue: History of the Groover

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/07/18

Have been using a groover this summer? Have you cleaned one....or need to clean one? This episode is a Re-issue of our "History of the Groover" episode from 2021. For many overnight river trips, the groover has become as common a tool as the PFD. Where did this groover come from, and why is a portable river toilet called a groover. This episode finds the people who were there 50 years ago when the need for the groover emerged, and when the groover itself was created. EPISODE SPONSORSSelway

01:09:45

Fill Lake Powell

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/07/11

While many river runners see Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam as the leading threat to the Colorado River overall and to the Grand Canyon, there is a voice that wants to keep Lake Powell in place and full of water. To understand this viewpoint and reasoning, this episode explores this topic with the BlueRibbon Coalition and Powellheadz. This episode is the companion to our recent publication of “Glen Canyon is Again Being Submerged Under Lake Powell.” EPISODE SPONSORSDenver Area Nissan

01:00:03

Fires & Floods

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/06/27

Is there a relationship between forest fire scars, floods and debris flows? This episode will explore landscapes denuded by fire and these massive storms creating floods in the fire scar zone. Is this a normal pattern? A new pattern? Coincidence? And how does understanding this correlation further our relationship with these changing landscapes? This episode explores these questions and more through the tools of western science, personal narrative, and traditional ecological

01:10:26

Glen Canyon is Again Being Submerged Under Lake Powell

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/06/16

Glen Canyon was home to the flowing Colorado River until 1963 when Glen Canyon Dam closed its gates creating Lake Powell. Over the past few years, water in Powell has dropped to levels not seen since the 1960s. The River Radius went onto Lake Powell and up into the canyons to see what has returned in these canyons as they restore to their pre Powell eco-systems and to ask the questions of what is next for Powell and Glen Canyon. Guests are the Glen Canyon Institute and Eric Balken.

00:51:06

River Guide Unions

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/05/30

An exploration of unions in river guiding. Why aren’t they common? Why do some guides want them? A guide forms a union. One outfitter assesses the viability of unions on multi-day rivers. A guide turned outfitter on the Ocoee River provides healthcare to her guides. A boater turned insurance agent teaches provides healthcare insurance to river guides. EPISODE SPONSORS:Nissan Denver Area @nissanusaDolores Area BusinessesHigh Desert Life Outdoors @highdesert.lifeDolores Outfitters

01:05:42

2023 Western Snowpack & River Flow

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/05/11

As spring melt begins to fill rivers in the Western United States, the anticipation is high for big water runoff this season because of the long snowy winter. The River Forecast Centers of the National Weather Service provide forecasting for river flows across the country. This episode talks with the 3 of the Western Forecast Centers to learn about the snowpack and the coming river flows for spring of 2023. EPISODE CONTENT LINKS13 River Forecast CentersColorado River Basin Forecast

00:55:38

10 Rivers for 2023

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/04/18

Every year since 1984, American Rivers has released a report called America's Most Endangered Rivers. To be highlighted by this report, rivers must have significance to human and natural communities, face consequential threat, and have an upcoming major decision that the public can help influence. This episode is an interview with Sinjin Eberle and Amy Souers Kober on what makes this report an effective river conservation tool, the most endangered rivers of 2023, and tangible actions that we as

00:43:03

American Rivers

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/03/28

American Rivers celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year. Founded in 1973, American Rivers is a national level river conservation organization. To understand how they see the future of rivers, we interviewed their Executive Director to hear his story and what American Rivers is focusing on in the next few decades. ADVERTISING SPONSORSNISSAN DENVER AREA DEALERSDOWN RIVER EQUIPMENTRAFTOPIA AT DOWNRIVER EQUIPMENT GUESTSTOM KIERNANAMERICAN RIVERSAMERICAN RIVERS MEMBERSHIP AND

00:47:36

River LNT

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/03/21

River corridors are the conduits of water and beauty. And so many of us treasure our time there. How do we best leave it untrammeled? Two experts on River Leave No Trace (LNT) join me to talk through the LNT philosophy. ADVERTISING SPONSORSAmerican WhitewaterInstagramDown River EquipmentInstagramRaftopia at Down River Equipment GUESTSColter PenceWilderness, Wild & Scenic Rivers, and Trails Program ManagerFlathead National ForestHungry Horse - Glacier View Ranger DistrictMacKenzie

00:58:08

The Shocking Details of River Lightning

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/03/14

Is it true that lightning can’t strike in the Grand Canyon? How far can lightning travel through water? If it does strike, where is the safest place to be? This episode explores lightning from scientific and risk management perspectives. Grounding theory through personal narratives and best practices, this episode is a tool for any river runner’s stormy trips. ADVERTISING SPONSORSAmerican WhitewaterDown River EquipmentRaftopia at Down River Equipment GUESTSLAURA HARRIS JOHN BELZ, UNIVERSITY OF

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