River Radio

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk with New York Times Magazine contributing writer Matthew Shaer about everything you should know about cardboard (5:30); and local foodie, writer and performer L…

Co-hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson speak with Minnesota Secretary of State Steve Simon about the state of democracy today (5:00) and Kelly Tope of Farmeste Animal Sanctuary on the organization's ca…

Co-hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson spend the hour exploring, in-depth, the events surrounding the proposed sale of the Wilder Forest property near Marine on St. Croix, the impact on the River Grove…

Co-host Jim Maher talks about the upcoming election with our political roundtable of Lori Sturdevant of the Star Tribune; Fred de Sam Lazaro of PBS Newshour and the Undertold Stories Project; and the…

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk with U.S. District Court Judge John Tunheim about the upcoming Supreme Court session (5:00); and artist Robin Garwood about his solo canoe trip down the Mississ…

The war between Russia and Ukraine is in its seventh month, and still has major ramifications worldwide. Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson speak to:

• Khrystyna Synytska of Odessa, Ukraine who talks abo…

Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson talk to Angie Hong of the Washington Conservation District on good land use strategies and preserving our water resources (4:00), and Deborah Caldwell-Stone, director of t…

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,…

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…

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 …

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 wa…

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 key…

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 edit…

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…

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 professi…

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 Gre…

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 ho…

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson find out more about why COVID-19 numbers are surging in Minnesota and what to expect next from Dr. Rebecca Wurtz of the University of Minnesota's School of Public He…

Hosts Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson speak to Kate Brauman, Associate Director of the Global Water Security Center at the University of Alabama about the state of the global water supply (5:30); and Bre…