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 • 87 episodes
River Radio
Latest Episodes
April 19, 2025 – Money Talk
Jim discusses the shaky state of the economy and markets with Chris Farrell, senior economics contributor for Marketplace and Ross Levin of Accredited Investors Wealth Management (2:00). Gayle explores the safety net’s fu...
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Season 6
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Episode 13
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51:59
March 29, 2025 –A Former Republican’s plea for President Trump to resign, plus River Radio’s political roundtable.
Gayle talks with Pennsylvania resident Grant Grissom about his full-page ad in the Sunday New York Times asking President Trump to resign (2:30). Jim discusses the first months of the second Trump administration with roundtable guests
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Season 6
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Episode 12
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56:12
March 15, 2025 – The new global world order with Fred Kaplan of Slate Magazine; Local Actor Monette McGrath on the Guthrie Theater’s “The Mousetrap.”
Host Jim Maher discusses the state of the Russia-Ukraine war and the changing geopolitical landscape with Slate’s national security columnist Fred Kaplan (2:00). Host Gayle Knutson explores the Guthrie Theater’s new production of Agatha ...
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Season 6
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Episode 11
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54:27
February 22, 2025 – Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison – On the Legal Frontlines Against the Trump Administration
Hosts Gayle Knutson and Jim Maher welcome Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison for an extended conversation about legal action by Ellison and other state Attorneys General against the Trump administration and current threats to America...
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Season 6
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Episode 10
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47:27
February 1, 2025 – PBS’ Rick Steves on how it all started; Author Ann Fourt on making the leap to expat life.
Host Gayle Knutson speaks with guidebook author and PBS travel guide Rick Steves about his travel adventures before he became famous, documented in Rick’s new book, “On The Hippie Trail: Istanbul to Kathmandu and the Making of a Tra...
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Season 6
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Episode 9
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49:47