River of Suck

Masters of music as a platform to bring about change and empathy, Che Apalache sings about a better world.  In one of the last golden moments of bands touring in 2020, this Grammy-nominated string ba…

Open your mind to an improvised life with special guest, fiddler Enion Pelta-Tiller.  Together, host Andy Reiner and Enion examine the struggle of staying positive while playing one of the world’s ha…

Discover the meaning of life as Kristen Ulmer reveals her incredible solutions to living with fear and anxiety .. AKA being a human.  In this life-changing interview, Kristen shares her spectacular i…

From Electrician to Musician - from beginner to professional - J's incredible rise from bluegrass fan to sharing the stage with Yonder Mountain String Band is the epitome of swimming the River of Suc…

What can we learn from someone who thinks in pictures?  For the premiere of Season 2, Andy Reiner interviews Dr. Temple Grandin - an animal scientist, author, public speaker, and inspirational figure…

Alex Hargreaves and Andy Reiner share tunes and talk shop - live at Fiddle Hell with the River of Suck Swim Team!  Dueling twin fiddles set the scene with improvised musical moments.  With an enthusi…

Bugs on Bugs is a pivotal River of Suck episode about the intersection of microbial science, mental health and the learning process.  Anne A. Madden's experience speaking at TED conferences, thinking…

"From Here to Here" details Courtney Hartman's musical journey from her childhood home in Colorado to her current massive project renovating a barn on the same property.  Formerly of bluegrass band D…

Live at Rustic Roots Music and Food Retreat, host Andy Reiner sits down with teaching artist and special guest, Ric Robertson, in a historic dance hall from the 1800’s.  Ric harnesses the power of ly…

Global Change Ecologist, Danica Lombardozzi, drops in to the River of Suck podcast studio to discuss climate change, political doubt about scientific research, making a difference, being outside, cre…

Recorded in front of a live studio audience, River of Suck Episode 7 finds Andy Reiner connecting with drummer, percussionist and educator Cedric Easton, both teaching artists at Creative Strings Wor…

Megan Rau takes River of Suck listeners on a journey across pastures of fear, consciousness and thought piranhas through the lens of training horses and instructing riders.  Megan’s unique take on Fr…

Fiddler and singer-songwriter Jeremy Garrett takes a podcast-length break from the Infamous Stringdusters for a deep conversation about music and life.  True passion, success and satisfaction, lyrics…

Ecologist Pacifica Sommers takes a break from analyzing samples she collected in Antarctica to ponder rivers and water bears in Episode 4.  Cryoholes, oceans of suck, Ernest Shackleton’s journey, imp…

Colorado fiddler and educator Natalie Padilla discusses how to survive and thrive with host Andy Reiner in the third episode of River of Suck Podcast.  Family bands, fog, cooking, fiddling, contests,…

Intel engineer Nick Economou sits down with host Andy Reiner for a spirited discussion about science and thought piranhas.  The second episode of River of Suck offers insights learned from Nick's wor…

The pilot episode of River of Suck with host Andy Reiner.  Cellist and singer/songwriter, Rushad Eggleston (the Bat Prince of Jick), sits down with Andy in a spare speck of time between electrifying …