River Radio

By Jim Maher & Gayle Knutson

News and information featuring interviews with prominent newsmakers from Minnesota, across the U.S. and the St. Croix Valley of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hosted by Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson, with tec... more

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April 23, 2022 April 23, 2022 – Life coach Richard Leider on finding purpose; Cameron Hewitt of Rick Steves' Europe
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Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson have in-depth discussions with world-renowned executive life coach Richard Leider, author of "Who Do You Want To Be When You Grow Old – The Path of Purposeful Aging," (6:00); and Cameron Hewitt, travel writer with Rick Steves' Europe and author of "The Temporary European: Lessons And Confessions of a Professional Traveler," (36:30). Also included is a rundown of local news (28:00). Matt Quast is technical director.

This Week’s Guests
Richard Leider, Executive Life Coach
https://richardleider.com
Richard’s April 28th event – “An evening of purpose”
https://cbo.io/tickets/endinmindproject/tix
Cameron Hewitt, Rick Steves’ Europe
http://blog.ricksteves.com/cameron/

Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com
May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
Washington County update on Manning Interchange
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/2662/TH-36-and-Manning-Avenue-Interchange

Event Links
Scandia/Mellerud, Sweden Sister City Signing Ceremony (video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=apajyC3P8_E

Christ Lutheran Church Giving Day of Service – April 30
Contact Jody Nyenhuis – 651-308-6051 or email) [email protected]

The Big Read
https://www.stcroixsplash.org/categories/bigreadscv/

Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org

Brookside Bar & Grill, Marine
https://www.facebook.com/brooksidebarandgrill

Scandia Cleaning Week
https://www.mytrashservice.com

Franconia Sculpture Park
https://www.franconia.org
...more
1h
April 09, 2022 April 9, 2022 – Where the Russia-Ukraine conflict is headed with Prof. Nick Hayes; Poets-of-Place Heidi Barr and Rosie Peters
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Co-host Jim Maher talks with Prof. Nick Hayes of St. John's University about the tragic developments in Eastern Europe (5:30) and co-host Gayle Knutson explores the world of poetry with two of the St. Croix Big Read program's Poets of Place, Heidi Barr of Lindstrom and Rosie Peters of Marine on St. Croix (34:00). Also included is Gayle's news update (28:00). Matt Quast is technical director.

This Week’s Guests
Nick Hayes, Chair in Critical Thinking, St. John’s University
https://www.csbsju.edu/critical-thinking

Heidi Barr and Rosie Peters, “Poets of Place”
https://artreachstcroix.org/bigread/

Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com

May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
Event Links
The Big Read
https://www.stcroixsplash.org/categories/bigreadscv/
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org

Christ Lutheran Church, Marine
https://www.clcmarine.org
Elim Lutheran Church, Scandia
https://www.elimscandia.org
...more
58min
March 26, 2022 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
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Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to longtime (and just retired) New York Times Personal Health columnist Jane Brody about her career, her thoughts on health and nutrition matters and her time in the St. Croix Valley (4:00); and Katie Sickmann, invasive species coordinator for the Wild Rivers Conservancy on where things stand with invasives in and along the river (44:30). Also, an update of local news (38:30). Matt Quast is technical director.

Show Links
This Week’s Guests
Jane Brody, Personal Health Columnist, The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/by/jane-e-brody
Katie Sickmann, Wild Rivers Conservancy
https://wildriversconservancy.org
Article Links
Jane Brody’s final column for The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/21/well/health-advice-diet-smoking.html
An ode to Jane by columnist Tara Parker Pope
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/24/well/live/jane-brody-personal-health-retires.html
Wrap-up of Emily Ford’s journey in the Boundary Waters
https://www.twincities.com/2022/03/23/mother-nature-cuts-short-duluth-adventurers-wintertime-trek-across-bwca/
Star Tribune story on solar gardens in Scandia
https://www.startribune.com/solar-garden-beauty-in-eye-of-beholder/600157619/?refresh=true&fbclid=IwAR3SKOjlqpZcxIExgZhStk8Ej0_GUFVgkq7ZAhO8U_PZuiPj2AldYBm2eVI
Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com
May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
William O’Brien State Park on prescribed burns
651-539-4981
Event Links
Scandia Marine Lions Service Project Sampler Day
https://www.scandiamarinelions.org/event/service-project-sampler-day-2022/
The Big Read
https://www.stcroixsplash.org/categories/bigreadscv/
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org
Marine Village School
https://www.marinevillageschool.org
Scandia Fire and Rescue Squad Application
Call 651-433-4383
National Park Service Osceola Landing Project
https://www.nps.gov/sacn/getinvolved/osceola-plan.htm
...more
1h 4min
March 12, 2022 March 12, 2022 – Journalist Casey Michel on Oligarchs, Dirty Money and the War in Ukraine; Polar Explorer Ann Bancroft
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Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to investigative journalist and author Casey Michel about Russian oligarchs, how the U.S. helps them launder their money and the impact of the Russia-Ukraine war (3:00); and polar explorer and educator Ann Bancroft on the world of expeditions and what it takes to make them work (34:00). Also included is an update of local news (28:30). Matt Quast is technical director. (Note - due to Internet issues, there are occasional sound distortions.)

This Week’s Guests
Casey Michel, investigative journalist
http://www.caseymichel.com
Casey’s Twitter account
https://twitter.com/cjcmichel?lang=en
Ann Bancroft, explorer and educator
https://www.annbancroftfoundation.org
Article Links
Casey Michel article in The Atlantic on oligarchs and sanctions
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/03/russia-oligarchs-evade-sanctions-anonymous/626968/

Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org

City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com

May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
Redistricting information
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/3367/Redistricting
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org
Marine Village School
https://www.marinevillageschool.org

Event Links:
Washington County Historical Society annual meeting
https://www.wchsmn.org/event/washington-county-historical-society-annual-meeting/
...more
1h 3min
February 26, 2022 February 26, 2022 – What makes Olympic champion Jessie Diggins tick; How the "infodemic" of misinformation harms society;
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Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson discuss the flow of misinformation that is affecting everything from the war in Ukraine to the pandemic, with Stephen Maher of Maclean's Magazine (5:30); and the keys to Jessie Diggins remarkable Olympic success in Nordic skiing with Jessie's high school coach from Stillwater, Kris Hansen (36:30). Also included is an update of local news (28:30). Matt Quast is technical director.

This Week’s Guests
Stephen Maher, Maclean’s Magazine
https://www.macleans.ca/author/stephen-maher/
Kris Hansen, former ski coach for Jessie Diggins
Article Links
Stephen Maher essay in Maclean’s on misinformation
https://www.macleans.ca/society/health/misinformation-from-the-u-s-is-the-next-virus-and-its-spreading-fast/
Slate writer Justin Peters on Jessie Diggins
https://slate.com/culture/2022/02/why-olympics-matter-jessie-diggins-pain-cave-beijing.html
…and Justin Peters again on Chad Salmela
https://slate.com/culture/2022/02/winter-olympics-nbc-announcers-chad-salmela-promote-him.html
Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com
May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
Events
Marine Ice-Out Contest – Ice-out dates for recent years:
2021 – March 11, 12:00 pm
2020 – March 12, 4:03 am
2019 – March 24, 5:02 pm
2018 – March 28, 3:30 pm
2017 – Feb. 22, 2:58 pm
2016 – March 7, 2:01 am
American Birkebeiner
https://www.birkie.com
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org
Marine Village School
https://www.marinevillageschool.org
Dunrovin Retreat Center
Contact Emily – Guest Services Director – 651-433-2486, ext. 301
...more
59min
February 12, 2022 February 12, 2022 – Public affairs roundtable with Lori Sturdevant, Fred de Sam Lazaro and Brian Gruis; The Minnesota-based history of Reader's Digest
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Jim Maher conducts a roundtable on current headline issues with Lori Sturdevant, political columnist for the Star Tribune, Fred de Sam Lazaro of PBS Newshour and River Radio's national political editor Brian Gruis (5:00); and Gayle Knutson talks about the 100-year history of Reader's Digest and its Minnesota connection with Richard Junger, professor of communications at Western Michigan University (38:00). Also included is an update on local news (32:00).

This Week’s Guests
Lori Sturdevant, Star Tribune
https://www.startribune.com/lori-sturdevant/6370482/
Fred de Sam Lazaro, PBS Newshour
https://www.undertoldstories.org
Brian Gruis, River Radio National Political Editor
Richard Junger, Western Michigan University
https://wmich.edu/communication/directory/junger
Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com
May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
Events
Ice Sculpture Exploration
https://getknitevents.com/ice-sculpture-exploration/

Sustainable Lawns and Gardens Workshop on Feb. 22
http://www.mnwcd.org/events/2022/2/22/sustainable-lawns-and-gardens-grow-native
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org
Marine General Store
https://marinegeneralstore.com
Result of 2nd poll question (Jim forgot to read the answer on the program
How many print magazines do you subscribe to:
- 4 or more – 31%
- 2-3 – 31%
- 1 – 17%
- None – 10%
- None, but subscribe to online magazines – 10%
...more
57min
January 29, 2022 Jan. 29, 2022 – Previewing Jessie Diggins Olympic prospects with NBC Sports analyst Chad Salmela; Dana Vannen Anderson on making her gender transition
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Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson discuss the upcoming Winter Olympics and prospects for local nordic ski racer Jessie Diggins, with NBC Olympics analyst Chad Salmela (6:00); and the process of going through a gender transition with longtime Marine on St. Croix resident Dana Vannen Anderson (36:00). Also included is an update on area news (31:00).

Chad Salmela, Olympic Nordic Ski Commentator for NBC
https://nbcsportsgrouppressbox.com/bio/chad-salmela/
Chad’s call of Jessie Diggins 2018 Olympic victory
https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/pyeongchang-2018-nbc-call-randall-diggins-historic-feat
Dana Vannen Anderson
Dana’s professional coming out message
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/being-me-dana-anderson/
A piece on being a transgender leader
https://digitally.cognizant.com/transgender-teach-us-about-leadership-codex6690
Aston-Martin Cognizant Formula One video featuring Dana and shot in Stillwater
https://youtu.be/9ZJPXwWG7gU
FAQs on gender transition
https://www.glaad.org/transgender/transfaq
https://www.glaad.org/transgender/allies
https://www.hrc.org/resources/transgender
Additional helpful information
https://www.genderbread.org/
Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com
May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
Events
Marine–O’Brien Ski Race – Jan. 30
http://marineobrien.com
Scandia Vinterfest
https://www.cityofscandia.com/_T8_R277.php
Dunrovin Retreat Center Open House
https://www.dunrovin.org/visit/city-close-country-quiet-open-house/
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org
...more
1h 5min
January 15, 2022 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
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Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to Judge John Tunheim, Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of Minnesota, on the Supreme Court and other judicial matters (4:30); and real estate professional Juli Hagstrom about the hot housing market (35:00). There's also an update on local news including a proposed new housing development in May Township and the City of Marine in court (26:00). Matt Quast is Technical Director.

This Week’s Guests
John R. Tunheim, Chief U.S District Judge, District of Minnesota
www.mnd.uscourts.gov/JRT
Juli Hagstrom, LaBelle Real Estate Group
www.julihagstrom.com
Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com
May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/

Events
Marine Library Author Talk – Jonathan Slaght – Jan. 20, 7:00 p.m.
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org/event/author-talk-owls-of-the-eastern-ice/
Ice Sculpture event
getknitevents.com/ice-sculpture-exploration
Marine–O’Brien Ski Race – Jan. 30
http://marineobrien.com
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org
Marine on St. Croix Fire and Rescue Squad
https://www.marineonstcroix.org/firerescue
Marine Village School
www.marinevillageschool.org
Enrollment form
https://www.marinevillageschool.org/new-students/
Community Thread Involvement Award Nominations
https://jkmecik.wufoo.com/forms/mzgrn7i1hop985/
Art Reach St. Croix Poets In Place
https://artreachstcroix.org/bigread/
Rustic Roots Winery
https://rusticroots.wine
...more
58min
December 18, 2021 Dec. 18, 2021 - Mining near the Boundary Waters; what's new on the St. Croix River
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Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson speak to Becky Rom, National Chair, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters, on proposals for copper, nickel and cobalt mining in northeastern Minnesota (7:30); and Greg Seitz, writer and founder of the website St. Croix 360, in a wide-ranging discussion on the latest news on the river (38:00). There's also an update of local news (29:00). Matt Quast is technical director.

This Week’s Guests
Becky Rom, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters
https://www.savetheboundarywaters.org
Greg Seitz, St. Croix 360
https://www.stcroix360.com
Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia
https://www.cityofscandia.com
May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org
Information on U.S. Government I-Bonds
https://www.treasurydirect.gov/indiv/products/prod_ibonds_glance.htm
Marine Mills Folk School
https://marinemillsfolkschool.org
Marine General Store
https://marinegeneralstore.com
Christ Lutheran Church, Marine
https://www.franconia.org
Elim Lutheran Church, Scandia
https://www.elimscandia.org
Gammelgarden in Scandia
https://gammelgardenmuseum.org
Washington County Tree Dropoff
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/yardwaste
Mark Odegard’s Posters
Email) [email protected]
...more
58min
December 04, 2021 Dec. 4, 2021 – Chris Farrell and Ross Levin on today's unusual economy; making the right choices when you recycle
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Co-hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to Chris Farrell of American Public Media's Marketplace program and Ross Levin of Accredited Investors Wealth Management about today's unusual economy and how to prepare for it (7:00); and Hannah Keller of the Washington County Dept. of Public Health and Environment on what you need to know about recycling (38:30). Also included is an update of area news (30:00). Matt Quast is technical director.

This Week’s Guests
Chris Farrell, Marketplace
https://chrisfarrell.net
Ross Levin, Accredited Investors Wealth Management
https://www.accredited.com
Hannah Keller, Washington County Public Health & Environment
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/471/Public-Health-and-Environment/
Government Links:
City of Marine on St. Croix – 651-433-3636
https://www.marineonstcroix.org
City of Scandia – 651-433-3374
https://www.cityofscandia.com
May Township:
https://www.townofmay.org
Washington County
https://www.co.washington.mn.us/
Event Links
An Ole & Lena Christmas
https://www.sillygoosecomedyproductions.com
or call 612-353-8332
Business/Organization Links:
Marine Community Library
https://marinecommunitylibrary.org
Security State Bank of Marine
https://themarinebank.com
Scandia Marine Lions
http://www.scandiamarinelions.org
Franconia Sculpture Park
https://www.franconia.org
...more
56min

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