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The Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast

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The Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast

Dean Klinkenberg

Deep Time on the Mississippi: The River's Geologic Origins and Future with Roy Van Arsdale

July 08, 2026 4:00am 1:11

Send us Fan MailHow do you tell the story of a river that's tens of millions of years in the making? In Episode 79, I sit down with Dr. Roy Van Arsdale, Professor Emeritus at the University of Memphis, to trace the deep ...

The Decades-Long Effort to Tame the Wild Mississippi River: How Engineers Reshaped America's Greatest River

June 10, 2026 4:00am 1:18

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I talk with Dr. David Beadenharn, a river engineer who has spent over 45 years studying the lower Mississippi River. David grew up in Vicksburg, Mississippi, stumbled into river work afte...

Better Safe Than Sorry? My Radical Choice to Trust the World

May 27, 2026 1:00pm 28 min

Send us Fan MailTravel has played an outsized role in my life, has shaped it in overwhelmingly positive ways. In this episode, I share the story behind my new memoir, Better Safe Than Sorry? Slow Boats, Chicken Buses, an...

The River Is Calling — Will You Answer? River Days of Action and National Mississippi River Day 2026

May 13, 2026 4:00am 58 min

Send us Fan MailThe weather is warming in our part of the world, which means many of us are working on plans to spend time on or near the Mississippi River. And now we’ve got a couple of excellent ways to kick it off, tw...

Lake Pepin’s Legends, Communities, and Future with Michael Anderson

April 29, 2026 4:00am 1:13

Send us Fan MailLake Pepin is a natural widening in the main channel of the Mississippi River and one of the most popular sections of the river. In this episode, I have a wide-ranging conversation about the lake with Mic...

After Andersonville: The Sultana and the Cruelest Twist of the Civil War

April 15, 2026 4:00am 1:19

Send us Fan MailDeep into the night on April 27, 1865, the boilers on the steamboat Sultana exploded, triggering the worst maritime disaster in US history. More than a thousand people died, either from the explosion itse...

You Can Make It Illegal, But You Can't Make It Unpopular: History of Brothels and Prostitution in Mississippi River Towns

April 01, 2026 4:00am 35 min

Send us Fan MailFrom the brothels of post-Civil War-era St. Louis to the streets of New Orleans' Storyville, this episode traces the history of prostitution along the Mississippi River — and the endless tug-of-war betwee...

The Power of Story: How Cahokia Became North America's Greatest City, with Dr. Julie Zimmerman

March 18, 2026 4:00am 1:18

Send us Fan MailOf all the great archaeological sites around the world, I suspect the one near my hometown, Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, is among the least appreciated. While the rich floodplain along the Mississi...

Wild at Heart: The Natural World of the Lower Mississippi with Jack Killgore

March 04, 2026 4:00am 1:04

Send us Fan MailThe lower half of the Mississippi grows to an immense scale that is hard to comprehend until you’re sitting on a small boat in the middle of it. In this season of the Mississippi Valley Traveler podcast, ...

Preview of 2026 Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast Season

February 25, 2026 4:00am 1 min

Send us Fan MailComing soon! The Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast resumes a new season on March 4. Listen for a quick preview of upcoming episodes.

Beyond Plantations: Getting to Know Louisiana’s River Road

November 05, 2025 4:00am 1:08

Send us Fan MailMary Ann Sternberg has spent twenty years challenging the idea that the River Road between Baton Rouge and New Orleans is nothing more than rows of noxious chemical plants interspersed with 19th century p...

A French Village in the American Heartland: Historian Jim Gass on Sainte Genevieve, Missouri

October 22, 2025 4:00am 1:18

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I talk with Jim Gass, Director of Research and Education at the Centre for French Colonial Life, about the long and rich history of Sainte Genevieve, Missouri. We begin with a discussion ...

Learning the Language of the Mississippi River with John Ruskey

October 08, 2025 4:00am 1:12

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, I interview long-time river guide and Sage of the Lower Mississippi, John Ruskey. John has been guiding and living on the Mississippi for nearly 30 years, so I start by letting him descri...

The Mississippi’s Forgotten People: Life on Shantyboats and the Margins of American Society

September 10, 2025 4:00am 1:20

Send us Fan MailA hundred years ago, shantyboat communities could be found along many rivers in the US. Historian Gregg Andrews went in-depth to research these communities, inspired in part by the discovery of a personal...

Beyond Mark Twain: Faye Dant on Hannibal's African American Stories

July 30, 2025 4:00am 1:08

Send us Fan MailYou probably know a little bit about Hannibal, Missouri, because of the books written by a guy named Mark Twain, but I bet you don’t know much about the history of African Americans who’ve lived in Hannib...

Tips for Traveling the Great River Road, Part 2

July 16, 2025 4:00am 1:04

Send us Fan MailOur summer road trip down the Great River Road continues in this episode. We start just after Lake Pepin and make our way to the Mississippi’s confluence with the Ohio River at Cairo, Illinois. Along the ...

Tips for Traveling the Great River Road, Part 1

July 02, 2025 4:00am 1:04

Send us Fan MailIt’s summer and many of y’all will be hitting the road to travel and see something new (or revisit places you enjoy). I haven’t done a travel-themed podcast in a while, so in the next couple of episodes, ...

The Missouri River, Part 2: Channelization, Community, and Recreation

June 18, 2025 4:00am 48 min

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we continue our detour along the Missouri River with part 2 of my conversation with Steve Schnarr from Missouri River Relief. In part two, Steve describes the process the Corps of Enginee...

The Missouri River, Part 1: Geography, Ecology, and Human Impacts

June 04, 2025 4:00am 58 min

Send us Fan MailIn this episode, we detour off the main channel of the Mississippi River to get to know its longest tributary: the Missouri River. Our guide for this exploration is Steve Schnarr, Race Director for Missou...

The First National Mississippi River Day: Building Community Around the Big River

May 28, 2025 4:00am 47 min

Send us Fan MailFebruary 1 is National Baked Alaska Day. April 14 is National Ex-Spouse Day, but April 22 marks Earth Day. We’ve had these (and more!) national days celebrating things silly and crucial, but we’ve never h...

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