River Radio
News and information featuring interviews with prominent newsmakers from Minnesota, across the U.S. and the St. Croix Valley of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Hosted by Jim Maher and Gayle Knutson, with technical director Matt Quast.
Podcasting since 2021 • 95 episodes
River Radio
Latest Episodes
January 17, 2026 – Minnesota's ICE invasion
In this special episode, Jim and Gayle explore the rapid escalation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activities across Minnesota. Guests include St. Paul City Council Vice President Hwa Jeong Kim detailing what’s happening in...
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Season 7
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Episode 6
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57:25
December 13, 2025 – The food show
Jim talks to Paris-based journalist Julia Belluz, co-author of “Food Intelligence: The Science of How Food Both Nourishes Us and Harms Us" (1:40); Gayle talks to recently retired Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema about his ...
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Season 7
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Episode 5
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56:39
November 22, 2025 – The holiday book show
Jim talks to author Jack El-Hai about his book, “The Nazi and the Psychiatrist,” the basis of the current movie NUREMNERG (3:00); Gayle gets a list of holiday book recommendations from local literary fairy godmother Pamela Klinger-Horn (28:00)....
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Season 7
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Episode 4
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55:22
November 8, 2025 – A local environmental update
Jim and Gayle update the local environmental scene, including the latest on the status of Lake Alice at William O’Brien State Park after the lake’s unintentional draining in August. Guests include DNR Resource and Asset Management Official K...
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Season 7
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Episode 3
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56:59
October 18, 2025 – Journalist Lori Sturdevant on the legacy of former Congressman Martin Sabo and the state of politics today.
Jim and Gayle welcome longtime Minnesota Star Tribune political reporter and columnist, and River Radio political roundtable member Lori Sturdevant for an extended discussion. They talk about her newest book, Martin Sabo: The Making of the ...
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Season 7
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Episode 2
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45:47