The River Radius Podcast

In September of 2020 at Kanawha Falls in West Virginia, a river rescue at midnight occurred and was given an award and labeled the “Midnight Miracle.”  A group of 13 kayakers and rafters responded la…

Source to Sea expeditions come with a myriad of missions. This episode explores how to leverage source to sea river expeditions for conservation. Source to Sea expert Danielle Katz breaks down the ty…

For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race.  And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on the…

For the past 27 years in November, class 5 kayakers have assembled at the Green River in North Carolina for the Green Race.  And a couple thousand hardy spectators hike the miles down to cheer on the…

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In the late 1980s, a group of river boaters from the United States reached out to river boaters in the Soviet Union, modern day Russia.  And they began an international river running friendship calle…

Our 1st episode published in 2019 and in September of 2022, we hit the 50th episode.  The River Radius has covered 50 rivers, 21 states and 12 countries.  Here we have 8 short follow up interviews fr…

Is there a right associated with being able to float down a river and to engage in that joy and risk?  What happens when life circumstances create barriers to accessing risk?  The National Ability Ce…

What is a River?  What is in there, at the micro level?  How does water move from the Earth’s surface through the ground, in and out of rivers?  How much of the water on the planet is in rivers and h…

Ben Knight builds powerful films with his partner at Felt Soul Media.  DAMNATION, RED GOLD, IN CURRENT, and now LEARNING TO DROWN.  In the past few years, Ben also became a father.  In this episode C…

The Grand Salmon Source to Sea crew is paddling just shy of 1000 miles following the Snake River Basin Spring Summer Chinook Salmon from the mountains of Idaho to the Pacific Ocean.  These 4 women la…

The River Radius went to Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River to learn about that dam.  How do Salmon get around the Lower 4 Snake River Dams?  How are the dams impacting the salmon returns?  What do…

Chinook Salmon of the Snake River begin their lives in mountains of Idaho’s rivers, live their lives in the Pacific Ocean, and return to their natal spawning stream in Idaho.  This fish is on the bri…

This episode is the 2nd of 2 episodes.  Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcou…

This episode is the 1st of 2 episodes.  Some stories stand the test of time. This is one. 1995, Big Susitna River in Alaska, glacial melt, rains in the canyon. Three friends fly deep into the backcou…

Each year, American Rivers, one the largest organizations advocating for clean and healthy rivers, releases their annual report of 10 rivers in the United States that need help. This episode is an in…

How many times have you ended a river trip and said that you have enough food for 3 more days?  This episodes talks with two outfitters focused on Grand Canyon River trips.  Ceiba provides food for p…

Swiftwater Rescue courses are available for private river runners, commercial river guides and professional rescuers.  These courses provide curriculum and instruction on river hydrology, swimming, …