Latest Clarksdale Podcast Episodes
The Beauty of the Community Canoe / Neal Moore 22 Rivers
May The River Be With You - December 14, 2022 02:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMark River and John Ruskey talk about monthly "Community Canoe Trips" and how inclusion, diversity and equity are best served by inviting all walks of life on these excursions. Mark discusses with Matt Sutton of Spring Initiative (a local after-school program in Clarksdale, MS) how these Communi...
Endangered Wetlands
May The River Be With You - September 30, 2022 23:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMark River and John Ruskey talk about how the wetlands surrounding the Mississippi River are in danger of disappearing due to agriculture, commerce and pollution. One potential solution discussed is a piece of legislation called the Mississippi River Restoration and Resilience Initiative (MRRRI)...
Flooding and Climate Change
May The River Be With You - November 17, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode, Mark River interviews John Ruskey about how climate change is affecting the flooding, ecology and commerce along the Mississippi River. Learn how it is changing everything from the hatching season of mayflies to the growth of invasive plants and the migration patterns of snow ge...
Flooding and Infrastructure
May The River Be With You - August 11, 2020 04:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode, Mark River interviews John Ruskey about the worsening flood events along the Mississippi River and how human engineering - in a benevolent attempt to keep the river stable for development, agriculture, commerce - has unintentionally endangered the crucial wetlands and put commun...
Species of the River
May The River Be With You - February 04, 2020 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn our season finale, Mark River interviews Quapaw Canoe Company founder John Ruskey about the natural and invasive species of plants and animals found in and along the Mississippi River and how ecological events such as the changing climate and the current trend of flooding benefits some specie...
River Music
May The River Be With You - December 11, 2019 01:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThe Mississippi River has inspired some of the most iconic music in the world and in this episode, we explore the importance and the reach of its musical influence. First, we meet and hear a performance by St. Louis native Lucious Spiller who is currently making waves in the Mississippi Delta bl...
Recreation
May The River Be With You - October 08, 2019 02:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe talk to octogenarian paddler and hiker Dale Sanders about his Guinness record-breaking solo treks, how his active lifestyle has improved his health and his frightening "River Stories" encounter with a Minnesota lake monster. We also speak with Todd Davis, a professor and Director of Outdoor R...
Micro Plastics
May The River Be With You - September 02, 2019 01:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode, we talk to Maya Dizack, a University of Vermont student who is spending her summer traversing the entire length of the Mississippi River to collect water samples to study water quality and micro plastics within the ecosystem. We also talk to Quapaw Canoe Company founder John Rus...
Education and the River
May The River Be With You - August 01, 2019 23:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn this episode, we speak to educators Shannon McMulkin and Scott Shirey about why the Mississippi River is no longer an official part of the curriculum for the children who live near it and what we can do to change it. Also featuring Mark River's Reflections and River Time with John Ruskey.
Nutrient Pollution
May The River Be With You - June 25, 2019 00:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIn our first episode we will be discussing nutrient pollution and its effects on the dead zone in the Louisiana Delta. We will be talking to fifth generation Mississippi Delta farmer John McKee and how the success of farming is directly proportionate to the evolving dependency on the genetically...
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