The River Radius Podcast

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

  1. 3 Women 300 Miles, River Boarding the Grand Canyon

    3D AGO

    3 Women 300 Miles, River Boarding the Grand Canyon

    Do you ever get those wild ideas about running a river in a unique way, but they just stay ideas, and you kinda always wish you had followed through?  This episode is about an idea that became a reality.  In November of 2001, 3 people zipped up their drysuits, pulled on their swim fins, strapped their dry bags to river boards, and slid into the Colorado River beginning a 300 mile trip where river boards were their only water craft.  Kelley Kalafatich, Julie Munger and Rebecca Rusch floated, swam, kicked and paddled their way in and down the Colorado River, successfully and joyfully, and they have a film documenting this story.  The film has just published and they joined The River Radius to have a reunion of sorts and tell their river boarding story 25 years later.    THE FILM:   "Three Women, Three Hundred Miles: Introduction by Meryl Streep" Producer: Carr Clifton GUESTS Kelley Kalafatich TEDX Kelley Kalafatich IRF Julie Munger Rebecca Rusch website Instagram Facebook Youtube   SPONSOR Denver Area Nissan Dealers @nissanusa   EPISODE THUMBNAIL IMAGE Carr Clifton   ARTICLES "Grand Adventure: River Boarding the Colorado" "Three Women, 300 Miles" RIVER BOARD Carlson River Board at NRS Churchhill Swimfins   THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

    1h 13m
  2. Ben Stookesberry, Exploratory Kayaking & Ecuador

    FEB 3

    Ben Stookesberry, Exploratory Kayaking & Ecuador

    Ben Stookesberry paddles kayaks in his home state of Montana, and around the world. In his teen years he learned to make home movies showing off his rollerblading moves, and in college he learned to kayak. Today he blends the paddling and film making as he runs rivers in global settings. He has created deep and lasting friendships in his travels, and returns to rivers again and again, to paddle more stretches, to learn more, and sometimes to engage in protection work. In this episode, Ben talks through all of this with us, and goes into depth about his current paddling and film efforts on the Jatunyacu and Mulatos Rivers in Ecuador. GUESTS Ben Stookesberry @benstookesberry Bio @ Kokatat Bio @ Jackson Kayak Latest Film:  ¡Ay Chihuahua! Diego Robles:  @ecuskayaker   RESOURCES Ecuadorian Rivers Institute @ecuadorianrivers Steven Donzinger story Savages, book, by Joe Kane   PADDLERS TO FOLLOW @ecuskayaker (Diego) @williehenkel @wyatt_doyle @salmonsourcetosea @elizabeth.tobey @brookehess @oceansandmountains (Hailey) @pedroolivakaiak @riverratmountainkat @mayuwarmikayak @teepee_boys   SPONSORS Denver Area Nissan Dealers @nissanusa         THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

    1h 3m
  3. Ed Roberson, Mountain & Prairie Podcast

    JAN 6

    Ed Roberson, Mountain & Prairie Podcast

    Podcasting is incredibly unique and fun work that has allowed me to meet so many rivers and river people. And podcasting is a job that I really just created for myself. Yes there are other podcasts and podcasters, but by nature of the work, we are all kind of hidden in quiet places behind microphones and editing screens, so finding a podcasting friend is so helpful. Ed Roberson has built the Mountain & Prairie Podcast and we have become colleagues and friends that can support each other when we have questions and challenges. For this episode, Ed and I decided to interview each other in a single episode and go deeper into our work, and publish it on both of our respective podcasts. Ed is a leading interviewer finding some of the most humble and impactful people of the American West and Ed is in the process of writing his own book. To start off 2026, here is an episode with two podcasters talking about our work, focus and plans for this coming season of episodes.    GUESTS Ed Roberson Mountain & Prairie Podcast website On Apple On Spotify @mtnprairie SPONSORS Denver Area Nissan Dealers @nissanusa THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

    1h 46m
  4. Albania's Vjosa River

    12/18/2025

    Albania's Vjosa River

    The Vjosa River in Albania is one of the largest of the last free running rivers in Europe and recently it was protected with the new Vjosa Wild River National Park. The Vjosa sources from the mountains of Greece and flows north through Albania where it meets the Adriatic Sea. Eco Albania has led much of the work to create this National Park and our guest Dr Olsi Nika founded Eco Albania.  Dr Nika tells us about this long and beautiful river in his home country, how people in Albania use this river, about life in Albania, and how they did the work to project this river.    GUESTS Dr Olsi Nika   RESOURCES Vjosa River Vjosa Wild River National Park Eco Albania Albania Balkan Peninsula Mediterranean Basin Rewinding Europe Video:  Blue Heart - Eco Albania SPONSORS Denver Area Nissan Dealers Over It Raft Covers   THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

    33 min
  5. This Moment Has Been Prayed For

    11/25/2025

    This Moment Has Been Prayed For

    Amidst a flourish of media about Paddle Tribal Waters, a new film has published from Oregon Public Broadcasting & Jessie Sears, giving focus to the 2025 source to sea run completed by the indigenous teens of PTW. The film, “First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath”, is there to meet the paddlers at the Pacific Ocean when they complete their journey, is with them along the river and the film also engages with the families of the paddlers to hear their perceptions of their kid’s work and pursuits. And finally, the film’s producer, Jessie Sears, is a member of the Karuk Tribe from the Klamath River basin, and by creating this film, she is exploring her own connections with this river and these families.  The Film:  “First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath" Jessie Sears professional website Instagram Jessie Sears at Oregon Public Broadcasting Karuk Tribe Oregon Public Broadcasting Paddle Tribal Waters & Rios to Rivers New York Times about Paddle Tribal Waters Underscore Native News Instagram Swiftwater Films Instagram  River Roots Instagram     THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

    45 min
  6. "The River's Daughter" with Bridget Crocker

    11/13/2025

    "The River's Daughter" with Bridget Crocker

    In the spring of 1980, nine-year-old Bridget Crocker, while playing next to her home river, fell from a downed tree into the cold swollen Snake River — a scary swim that initiated a deep, lifelong relationship with rivers and river people. This year in 2025 her memoir “The River’s Daughter” traces a thalweg of traumas, challenges and joys that played out in both her river life and her family life. Today Bridget hosts retreats and workshops on rivers, guides on special occasions, and is creating her dream life with her family.  GUEST Bridget Crocker Instagram Book Audio Book   RELATED EPISODES FROM THE RIVER RADIUS Sexual Harassment in River Guide Culture Queer River Guiding; 1 Professional's Experience Tools for the River Guide River Guide Unions Endless Summer 1: The Guide Life Endless Summer 2: A Guide's Sunset Endless Summer 3: Guiding with a Healing Intention   ORGANIZATIONS FROM EPISODE A Dash America Outdoors River Management Society Responder Alliance Whale Foundation Redside Foundation     SPONSORS THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

    1h 7m
  7. 640 Million Acres Are Yours - How Do We Keep It That Way?

    10/28/2025

    640 Million Acres Are Yours - How Do We Keep It That Way?

    Across the United States, 640 million acres of public land belong to all of us — rivers that still run wild, deep canyons, mountain ranges, plains, and deserts. Places where the wild things live. Places we can still visit, explore, and trust that it will be there for generations or an eon. But this year, the push to sell or transfer those lands has surfaced — sometimes openly, sometimes in quieter, less obvious ways. Why is this happening? Who’s behind it? And how do we, as citizens, stand up in simple, effective ways to keep public lands public? Our guest is Land Tawney, from American Hunters & Anglers — a man who comes from a long line of land conservationists. He brings both a historical lens and a practical action plan for keeping these 640 million acres wild, free, and truly ours.   GUEST American Hunters and Anglers @americanhuntersanglers Land Tawney Minority Outdoor Alliance @minorityoutdooralliance   RESOURCES 202-224-3121 Switchboard US Capital (call, tell them your zip code, and that you want to speak with your Rep and/or Sen…you might have to call 3 times to get your Rep and both of your Senators)   Ambler Road Roadless Rule, USFS Attempts to sell public lands PREVIOUS RIVER RADIUS EPISODES Are Public Lands 4 $ale? The Gila: River, Place, Family (Sen Martin Heinrich) ELECTED OFFICIALS & PUBLIC LANDS US Senator Martin Heinrich, New Mexico @senatormartinheinrich US Representative Gabe Vasquez, New Mexico @repgabevasquez US Representative Betty McCollum, Minnesota @repbettymccollum US Representative Ryan Zinke, Montana @repryanzinke US Senator Steve Daines, Montana US Senator Ron Wyden, Oregon @ronwyden US Senator Jeff Merkley, Oregon @senjeffmerkley US Senator John Hickenlooper, Colorado @senatorhick US Senator Susan Collins, Maine @sensusancollins US Representative Brian Fitzpatrick, Pennsylvania @repbrianfitz US Senator John Thune, South Dakota   SPONSORS Denver Area Nissan Dealers @nissanusa Buddy Boy Adventure Waste Kit @buddyboyusa THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

    1h 12m
  8. The US Mexico Border, the Rio Grande, a Floating Fence

    10/14/2025

    The US Mexico Border, the Rio Grande, a Floating Fence

    Dr. Adriana Martinez grew up in Eagle Pass, Texas, swimming and playing in the Rio Grande as a part of daily life. 10 years after getting her Ph.D and teaching university classes in fluvial geomorphology, her Texas hometown and home river became the iconic center of the modern immigration debate and the setting for the controversial river buoy border fence.  In this episode she tells us about the research she is conducting to learn how the buoy fence in the Rio Grande is impacting this river, and about growing up riverside to an international border.  GUEST Dr Adriana "Didi" Martinez Professional Website @thinkingriverthoughts   RESOURCES Media on buoy fence w/Dr Martinez   SPONSORS Denver Area Nissan Dealers @nissanusa Over It Raft Covers @overitraftcovers Facebook THE RIVER RADIUS Website Runoff signup (episode newsletter) Instagram Facebook Apple Podcast Spotify Link Tree

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

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  • Creator
    Sam Carter
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    129
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2018-2019, The River Radius LLC, The River Radius Podcast

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