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The River Radius Podcast

The River Radius Podcast

Written by: Sam Carter
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 This is a river podcast, and a great story, boating, science, adventure and conservation podcast.2018-2019, The River Radius LLC, The River Radius Podcast Nature & Ecology Science Social Sciences Travel Writing & Commentary
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  • National Paddling Film Festival 2026

    National Paddling Film Festival 2026
    Feb 17 2026

    Rivers are always photogenic, even telegenic, and rivers often become the setting for many films. Each year since 1981, the National Paddling Film Festival (NPFF) has provided a collective presentation of river films. This year’s festival is happening on February 21, live and in person in Kentucky with a virtual streaming option available for the price of a cup of coffee. We have 3 guests bringing us details about the NPFF. Stephanie Hoelscher is the director; Devin Ashley Brown is the featured paddler in the film “Mother River” about her Mississippi River run; and Nishan Thapa is the creator of the film “The Jewel of Wild West Nepal” about paddling the rivers in his home country of Nepal.


    GUESTS

    Stephanie Hoelscher

    Devin Ashley Brown
    @afrodiskayak
    Harvest Film Company

    Nishan Thapa
    @riverratmountainkat
    @summit_to_sea2026

    SPONSORS
    Denver Area Nissan Dealers
    @nissanusa


    FILMS

    NATIONAL PADDLING FILM FESTIVAL
    @npff.paddling
    Tickets: live & streaming

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    42 mins
  • 3 Women 300 Miles, River Boarding the Grand Canyon

    3 Women 300 Miles, River Boarding the Grand Canyon
    Feb 10 2026

    Do you ever get those wild ideas about running a river in a unique way, but they just stay ideas, and you kinda always wish you had followed through? This episode is about an idea that became a reality. In November of 2001, 3 people zipped up their drysuits, pulled on their swim fins, strapped their dry bags to river boards, and slid into the Colorado River beginning a 300 mile trip where river boards were their only water craft. Kelley Kalafatich, Julie Munger and Rebecca Rusch floated, swam, kicked and paddled their way in and down the Colorado River, successfully and joyfully, and they have a film documenting this story. The film has just published and they joined The River Radius to have a reunion of sorts and tell their river boarding story 25 years later.

    THE FILM:
    "Three Women, Three Hundred Miles: Introduction by Meryl Streep"
    Producer: Carr Clifton


    GUESTS

    Kelley Kalafatich TEDX
    Kelley Kalafatich IRF

    Julie Munger

    Rebecca Rusch website
    Instagram
    Facebook
    Youtube

    SPONSOR

    Denver Area Nissan Dealers
    @nissanusa

    EPISODE THUMBNAIL IMAGE
    Carr Clifton

    ARTICLES

    "Grand Adventure: River Boarding the Colorado"

    "Three Women, 300 Miles"


    RIVER BOARD

    Carlson River Board at NRS

    Churchhill Swimfins


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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Ben Stookesberry, Exploratory Kayaking & Ecuador

    Ben Stookesberry, Exploratory Kayaking & Ecuador
    Feb 3 2026
    Ben Stookesberry paddles kayaks in his home state of Montana, and around the world. In his teen years he learned to make home movies showing off his rollerblading moves, and in college he learned to kayak. Today he blends the paddling and film making as he runs rivers in global settings. He has created deep and lasting friendships in his travels, and returns to rivers again and again, to paddle more stretches, to learn more, and sometimes to engage in protection work. In this episode, Ben talks through all of this with us, and goes into depth about his current paddling and film efforts on the Jatunyacu and Mulatos Rivers in Ecuador.GUESTSBen Stookesberry@benstookesberryBio @ KokatatBio @ Jackson KayakLatest Film: ¡Ay Chihuahua!Diego Robles: @ecuskayaker RESOURCESEcuadorian Rivers Institute@ecuadorianriversSteven Donzinger storySavages, book, by Joe Kane PADDLERS TO FOLLOW@ecuskayaker (Diego)@williehenkel@wyatt_doyle@salmonsourcetosea@elizabeth.tobey@brookehess@oceansandmountains (Hailey)@pedroolivakaiak@riverratmountainkat@mayuwarmikayak@teepee_boys SPONSORSDenver Area Nissan Dealers@nissanusa THE RIVER RADIUSWebsiteRunoff signup (episode newsletter)InstagramFacebookApple PodcastSpotifyLink Tree
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    1 hr and 3 mins
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