Episodios

  • Seek Higher Ground - Tim Palmer on His Lifelong Relationship to Floodwaters

    Seek Higher Ground - Tim Palmer on His Lifelong Relationship to Floodwaters
    Sep 30 2025

    Tim Palmer has spent much of his life floating down, writing about, and photographing America’s rivers. With 34 books and scores of awards to his name (including the first-ever lifetime achievement award presented by American Rivers), he’s one of river conservation's most seasoned voices. In this episode, guest host Clark Tate joins Tim to talk about a recent run down the newly dam-free Klamath, his lifelong bond with Pennsylvania’s Youghiogheny River, the origins of America's flood management system, the benefits of giving rivers the room they need to run when the waters inevitably rise, and how increasingly severe floods both reveal our vulnerabilities and offer opportunities.

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    Tim Palmer

    Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding Crisis
    Youghiogheny: Appalachian River (updated edition)
    Watching the River Run (photo book)

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    Clark Tate
    @lclarktate


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    43 m
  • From Flood to Future: Helene’s Mountain Recovery

    From Flood to Future: Helene’s Mountain Recovery
    Sep 16 2025

    This September brings the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and the powerful flooding that pounded Southern Appalachia. Incredible work has been to remove the bridges and cars and houses and trees that filled up the rivers. And more work continues today and for the next 18 months to clean up the remaining smaller trash. In this episode we learn about these details and how some communities did not flood because dams were removed prior to Helene, and how more dams are being removed post Helene. Our guests are Hartwell Carson and Andy Hill from Mountain True in North Carolina.

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    Hartwell Carson
    Andy Hill
    Mountain True
    @mtntrue
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    PREVIOUS EPISODES ON HURRICANE HELENE

    Part 1, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, The Science
    Part 2, Hurricane Helene in Appalachia, River Rescue


    EPISODE ON RIVERS OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIA

    10 Rivers For 2025


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    American Rivers: Hurricane Helene
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    53 m
  • Concrete vs The Snake River: Update 3

    Concrete vs The Snake River: Update 3
    Sep 2 2025
    After incredible collaboration and momentum at the Snake River amongst several tribes and two states to create a legitimate pathway for the 4 Lower Snake River Dams to be breached and therefore allow the anadromous Salmon, Steelhead and Lamprey of the basin to avoid extinction, the collaboration has been cancelled by the current presidential administration. Why? What comes next? Our guests are full of passion and wisdom for this story: Kayeloni Scott from the Columbia Snake River Campaign and Libby Tobey from the Grand Salmon Project. GUESTSKayeloni ScottColumbia Snake River CampaignLibby TobeyGrand Salmon Project FILMS ABOUT SNAKE RIVER"Covenant of the Salmon People""The Grand Salmon"Watch for live events, request a screening in your town RESOURCESColumbia Basin Restoration Initiative "Trump Administration Abandons Deal With Northwest Tribes to Restore Salmon" Pro Publica"Remove the dams. Replace their services. Restore the Salmon." Idaho Outfitters & Guides Association"Snake River Fact Sheet" Idaho Rivers United PREVIOUS RIVER RADIUS EPISODES ON SNAKE RIVERSalmon 1: Mountain OriginsSalmon 2: Big Dam Problems & SolutionsSalmon 3: Fighting Extinction Real TimeDam Removal: Updates & Trends SPONSORSDenver Area Nissan Dealers@nissanusaBuddy Boy Adventure Waste Kit@buddyboyusa THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteRunoff signup (episode newsletter)InstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink Tree
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    52 m
  • 10 Rivers for 2025

    10 Rivers for 2025
    Aug 19 2025
    For 40 years, American Rivers has published its annual Most Endangered Rivers list — a powerful statement sparking awareness and action to restore waterways across the country. In this 40th anniversary episode, we talk with Chantel Dominguez from American Rivers to explore this year’s list, river by river, moving through the challenges they face and the tangible solutions for each. We also revisit three rivers from last year’s list to learn about their increasing health and vitality.Thumbnail pic credit: Sinjin Eberle, American RiversEPISODE SPONSORSDenver Area Nissan Dealers@nissanusaOver It Raft Covers@overitraftcoversFB Over It. Raft Covers. EPISODE GUESTChantel DominguezAmerican RiversAmerican Rivers Most Endangered Rivers ListAmerican Rivers MembershipLink to Supportive Action for Each River:Mississippi River Tijuana RiverRivers of Southern AppalachiaPassaic RiverLower Rio Grande RiverRappahannock River Clearwater River BasinSusitna RiverCalcasieu RiverGauley RiverRELATED EPISODESPart 1, Tijuana River, Binational FlowPart 2, Tijuana River, Source of the PollutionPart 3, Tijuana River, SolutionsPrevious American Rivers Most Endangered Rivers List Episodes10 Rivers for 202410 Rivers for 202310 Rivers for 2022 THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteRunoff signup (episode newsletter)InstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink Tree
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    57 m
  • Is A River Alive? - Can a New Book Convince You?

    Is A River Alive? - Can a New Book Convince You?
    Aug 5 2025
    Every year, we ask one big question: What is a River? This year, the currents brought us to Dr. Robert Macfarlane—writer & professor—and his newly released book, Is A River Alive?, Dr Macfarlane joined us to explore that very question. From the chalk streams from his home in England to rivers across three continents, Macfarlane pursues his answers. In this episode, we move through his global journey, his new water literacy, and why he calls himself a teacher first. GUESTSDr Robert Macfarlane, University of CambridgeDr Robert Macfarlane, Wikipedia@robgmacfarlaneBook: IS A RIVER ALIVE?Audio Book: IS A RIVER ALIVE?Film: MOUNTAIN narrated by Willem DafoeThe poem Inversaid by Gerard Manley HopkinsRights of NatureUniversal Declaration of River RightsRiver Seine in Paris and a Declaration of River RightsBritain's Premier Nature Writer Cries Us a River SPONSORSNatural Systems DesignIG @naturalsystemsdesignin @natural_systems_designAmerican WhitewaterIG @americanwhitewaterFB @American WhitewaterMembershipJournalRiver Info THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteRunoff signup (episode newsletter)InstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink Tree
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    53 m
  • “About Damn Time” - Women Dory Guides Breaking the Current

    “About Damn Time” - Women Dory Guides Breaking the Current
    Jul 15 2025

    In this episode, we dive into About Damn Time, Dana Romanoff’s powerful film that follows Cindell “Dellie” Dale and a crew of boatwomen as they navigate handcrafted wooden dories down the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon. They spent 17 days and 277 miles running the river and filming the story. Their journey becomes a vivid exploration of women reshaping a river culture long dominated by men. We ask: How did they work together to tell this story? What wisdom flows from these women to the next generation of dory guides? And why is the dory the most poetic boat ever built to run through the Grand Canyon?

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    Dana Romanoff

    Cindell "Dellie" Dale

    OARS Grand Canyon Dories

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    American Rivers: Take Action
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    45 m
  • Endurance, Suffering, Transformation - The MR 340

    Endurance, Suffering, Transformation - The MR 340
    Jul 1 2025

    Every July, more than 500 paddlers push off from Kansas City down 340 miles of massive Missouri River current, paddling day and night across the state in one of the world’s longest nonstop river races. This is the MR 340, an event of endurance, suffering and transformation. From solo racers chasing records to 10-person canoes grinding it out over four brutal days, every paddler faces the same river. In this episode, we sit down with Kate Mansker, a racer from the very first MR 340 in 2006 who still holds course records, and Steve Schnarr, the race director who steers the chaos behind the scenes. Together, they chart the evolution of the race, the legends it’s created, and what it takes to avoid the Reaper.

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    Kate Mansker

    Steve Schnarr


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    Article 1: They Were Magnificent Humans: An Oral History of the First MR340

    Article 2: Missouri River Relief to host 20th annual MR340 race on Missouri River

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    56 m
  • Live on Stage with Paddle Tribal Waters & Their Source to Sea

    Live on Stage with Paddle Tribal Waters & Their Source to Sea
    Jun 17 2025

    Live from the River Management Society’s Annual Symposium in Ashland, Oregon, we bring you a live conversation with Paddle Tribal Waters. This powerful project is paddling the entire length of the Klamath River from its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean during the summer of 2025. We dive into the vision and logistics behind this month-long river journey. Hear how Paddle Tribal Waters is weaving together stories of ecology, culture and river life.


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    River Management Society
    RMS Symposium
    @rivermgtsociety

    GUESTS
    Rios to Rivers
    Paddle Tribal Waters
    @riostorivers

    Danielle Rey Frank

    Amada Lang
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    Ruby Rain Williams
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    Keeya Wik
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    Julian Tohnikyaw Rogers
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    1 h y 10 m