Jah Praise Whitewater
A celebration of Whitewater Paddling and the legends who have shaped the sport.
- Update frequency
- every 26 days
- Average duration
- 114 minutes
- Episodes
- 13
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
EP 13 - Charlie Munsey: The Shadow Catcher of Expedition Kayaking
GoFundMe site to help with Charlie's cancer journey: Fundraiser by Charles Munsey : Help Charlie Munsey Fight Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer
In the early 90's Charlie Munsey and his frien…
EP 12 - Willie Kern: The Warrior Monk - Part 1
If you have paddled around New England, you have heard tales of the Kern Brothers. Seemingly each tantalizing creek you pass, there is some tale about the Kern Brothers. Willie, Chuck…
EP 11. Clay Wright : The Lifer
Clay Wright may very well have more hours in a kayak on a river than any human being in history....maybe even more than any Inuit on the ocean. Nearly 5 decades ago at age 7, Clay Wrig…
Ep. 10 - Shannon Carroll: The woman who shocked the world
Shannon Carroll grew up spending summers on the New River and soon fell in with BJ and Katie Johnson and went on a whirlwind of a whitewater life. She endured the usual additional obst…
EP 9 - Dan Gavere: The first pro kayaker
Dan Gavere inspired a whole generation of kayakers and was integral to the shaping of modern kayaking. Dan's dream was to be a professional kayaker....never mind that no such thing exi…
EP 8 - Rush Sturges: Kayakings Hustler of Creativity
Rush Sturges has channeled hustle and passion like no river runner before to leave a legacy of unbelievable creativity and art. Rush has been one of the world's best kayakers for decad…
EP 7 - Mariann Saether: Viking Queen of Whitewater
For a generation of male and female paddlers, just the first name Mariann, is all you need to say and they know who you are tallking about. Mariann is an inspiration to younger female …
EP 6 - Corran Addison - Kayakings Mad Scientist of Innovation and Controversy
When whitewater kayaking surged into its golden age, Corra Addison was at the very front leading the charge. His relentless pursuit of improving equipment introduces many of the innova…
EP 5 - Olaf Obsommer: King of European whitewater filmmaking
Olaf Obsommer has been Europe's leading whitewater filmmaker for decades. His films have become the international window into the whitewater world. Along the way he has become one of …
EP 4 - Ben Selznick: Fueler of kayakings surge into the mainstream
Ben Selznick embodied the surge and rapid evolution of kayaking in the late 1990's and early 2000's. He grew up during the rapid design advances of kayaks when play boats first started…
EP 1-Tyler Bradt: The Stokemaster & Record Smasher
At 15 years old Tyler Bradt was travelling the world running the hardest whitewater out there filming with Teton Gravity Research. Since then he has gone on to shatter the World Record…
EP3-Ben Stookesberry: The Discoverer
Ben Stookesberry and his friends started recording their exploits soon after they starting kayaking in their late teens. He released the iconic No Big Names series of films, which seem…
EP 2-Rob Lesser: The Godfather of Kayaking in the Western US
Rib Lesser is the preeminent legend for multiple generations of whitewater paddlers in the Western US. From fiberglass boats in 1969 to pioneering the North Fork of the Payette to lead…