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The River Radius Podcast

Sam Carter

This is a river podcast, and a great story, boating, science, adventure and conservation podcast.

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00:56:20

Don't Go Chasing Waterfalls

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/03/07

Running waterfalls in rafts is not overly common, but some rafters do it. Tony Glassman and his river crew built a film about running waterfalls that eventually lead to people following their lead, but not following their path of gaining experience and skills. Tony explains the layers of training and safety and experience and communication that he and his river crew have worked through to become competent waterfall running rafters. ADVERTISING SPONSORSDown River Equipment CompanyInstagramAmerican

00:49:10

Tools for the River Guide

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/03/02

River Guides have a great life working on rivers, guiding people down fun and beautiful rivers. But what makes that life hard? How do River Guides deal with stress? Responder Alliance is building tools for River Guides and OARS, an outfitter, is putting the tools to work with their River Guides. GUESTSBrooke EdwardsResponder AllianceInstagramCoursesPromo Code for courses: riverradiusOARSInstagramBruce LavoieENDLESS SUMMER EPISODES ADVERTISING SPONSORJack's Plastic WeldingInstagram THE RIVER

01:08:12

Hayley Stuart: kayaker, film maker, storyteller,...

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/01/31

Hayley Stuart learned to kayak while attending an international traveling high school. Today she works with indigenous river communities in South America to prevent dams from changing their rivers into reservoirs. She is teaching these river communities to kayak, building films about this work, attends the United Nations COP meetings as a linguistics translator working to UnDam the UN, and recently earned a Masters from Oxford University in water science, policy and management. ADVERTSJack's

00:49:41

American Whitewater

The River Radius Podcast ·

2023/01/10

American Whitewater is one of the oldest whitewater clubs in the United States, has become the club of clubs and is a modern leader in access to whitewater rivers and river conservation. Recently the leadership at American Whitewater shifted as Mark Singleton stepped down after 18 years, and Clinton Begley became the Executive Director. We talk with both Mark and Clinton to learn about AW, their history and their future. ADVERTISING SPONSORJack's Plastic Welding Website and link to "Discounted"

01:18:06

Kanawha Falls Rescue 2020

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/12/27

In 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

00:49:36

Source to Sea Conservation River Trips

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/12/06

Source to Sea expeditions come with a myriad of missions. This episode explores how to leverage source to sea river expeditions for conservation. Source to Sea expert Danielle Katz breaks down the types of impacts that source to sea expeditions can have, how long expeditions take to plan, and what this kind of undertaking demands from a team. ADVERTISING SPONSORSJacks Plastic Welding discounted boatsNissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers GUESTRivers For ChangeDanielle KatzGrand Salmon Source to

01:10:42

Part 1: Green Race 2022

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/11/18

For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race. And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on these rowdy kayakers. In these two episodes we tell the story of the race and we meet two of the women racing. One has won the race 12 times. The other is a first time racer, and an Olympic kayaker. Come mad bomb the Green River with us. ADVERTISING SPONSORSNative Teen Guide in Training ProgramCFI

00:51:45

Part 2: Green Race 2022

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/11/18

00:47:39

Endless Summer 3: Guiding with a Healing Intention

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/10/26

ADVERTISING 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 ALLIANCESTRESS CONTINUUMRIVER RADIUS

00:51:45

Endless Summer 2: A Guide's Sunset

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2022/10/26

01:04:05

Endless Summer 1: The Guide Life

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/10/26

ADVERTISING 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 possibleSOARRESPONDER ALLIANCESTRESS CONTINUUMRIVER RADIUS

00:33:08

Project RAFT

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/09/20

In 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

00:56:29

50 Episodes; 8 Follow Up Stories

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/09/08

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 PODCASTJack's Plastic WeldingFort Collins KiaFort Collins NissanEm RiverBig Muddy AdventuresFriends of the YampaRiversEdge WestAmerican WhitewaterAmerican RiversNRSDenver Metro Area Nissan

00:54:21

Dignity of Risk

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/08/24

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 SPONSORNissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers websiteNissan Instagram Lavabox

00:59:15

What is a River 2022

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/08/11

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 SPONSORAlpacka Raft

00:58:12

Ben Knight: River Films & Being Dad

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/07/19

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 SPONSORSDown River Equipment CompanyNissan and the Denver Area Nissan Dealers GUESTBEN

00:52:51

Salmon 3: Fighting Salmon Extinction Real Time

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/07/07

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

01:12:01

Salmon 2: Big Dam Problems & Solutions

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/06/21

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? GUESTSJay Hesse, Director of Biological Services, Fisheries Resource Management, Nez Perce TribeUS Congressman Mike Simpson, 2nd District of IdahoEric

00:52:19

Salmon 1: Mountain Origins

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/06/21

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. GUESTSDr Helen Neville, Trout UnlimitedVice Chairman Shannon Wheeler, Nez Perce TribeRuss Thurow, Fish Biologist, US

00:58:08

Part 2: No Boat No Paddle on the Big Susitna River

The River Radius Podcast ·

2022/05/24

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 DealershipsDealer Locater LinkBig Susitna RiverUSGS Gauge on Big Susitna RiverHelio Courier THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteInstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink

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