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"The River's Daughter" with Bridget Crocker
Episode 123
In the spring of 1980, nine-year-old Bridget Crocker, while playing next to her home river, fell from a downed tree into the cold swollen Snake River — a scary swim that initiated a deep, lifelong re…
Published on 8 hours ago
640 Million Acres Are Yours - How Do We Keep It That Way?
Episode 122
Across the United States, 640 million acres of public land belong to all of us — rivers that still run wild, deep canyons, mountain ranges, plains, and deserts. Places where the wild things live. Pla…
Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago
The US Mexico Border, the Rio Grande, a Floating Fence
Episode 121
Dr. Adriana Martinez grew up in Eagle Pass, Texas, swimming and playing in the Rio Grande as a part of daily life. 10 years after getting her Ph.D and teaching university classes in fluvial geomorpho…
Published on 4 weeks, 2 days ago
Seek Higher Ground - Tim Palmer on His Lifelong Relationship to Floodwaters
Episode 120
Tim Palmer has spent much of his life floating down, writing about, and photographing America’s rivers. With 34 books and scores of awards to his name (including the first-ever lifetime achievement a…
Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago
From Flood to Future: Helene’s Mountain Recovery
Episode 119
This September brings the one year anniversary of Hurricane Helene and the powerful flooding that pounded Southern Appalachia. Incredible work has been to remove the bridges and cars and houses and t…
Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago
Concrete vs The Snake River: Update 3
Episode 118
After incredible collaboration and momentum at the Snake River amongst several tribes and two states to create a legitimate pathway for the 4 Lower Snake River Dams to be breached and therefore allow…
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
10 Rivers for 2025
Episode 117
For 40 years, American Rivers has published its annual Most Endangered Rivers list — a powerful statement sparking awareness and action to restore waterways across the country. In this 40th anniversa…
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Is A River Alive? - Can a New Book Convince You?
Episode 116
Every year, we ask one big question: What is a River? This year, the currents brought us to Dr. Robert Macfarlane—writer & professor—and his newly released book, Is A River Alive?, Dr Macfarlane join…
Published on 3 months, 1 week ago
“About Damn Time” - Women Dory Guides Breaking the Current
Episode 115
In this episode, we dive into About Damn Time, Dana Romanoff’s powerful film that follows Cindell “Dellie” Dale and a crew of boatwomen as they navigate handcrafted wooden dories down the Colorado Ri…
Published on 3 months, 4 weeks ago
Endurance, Suffering, Transformation - The MR 340
Episode 114
Every July, more than 500 paddlers push off from Kansas City down 340 miles of massive Missouri River current, paddling day and night across the state in one of the world’s longest nonstop river race…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago