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 • 89 episodes
River Radio
Latest Episodes
May 17, 2025 – The Summer Book Show
Gayle speaks with Valley Bookseller's Pamela Klinger-Horn about her top choices for summer reads across all genres (2:00). Jim interviews author Jack Fairweather about his new book, THE PROSECUTOR, detailing the the story of a gay...
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Season 6
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Episode 15
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1:00:28
May 3, 2025 – Going Local
Jim welcomes back U.S. District Judge and St. Croix Valley resident, Hon. John Tunheim, to discuss the federal courts’ amplified role in today’s political environment (2:30). Gayle talks with Rosie Peters, Dakota poet, author, storyteller, acti...
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Season 6
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Episode 14
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54:42
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