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Interviewing Paul Hassfurder at Payne Hollow surrounded by butterflies
Interviewing Paul Hassfurder at Payne Hollow surrounded by butterflies. #ohioriver…
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The Seven Wonders of Portsmouth
Post by honorary shipmate Andrew Feight Shanty Dotty on the…
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The sprawling discussion with Andrew Feight, professor of history at Shawnee State
I had a chance to interview Andrew Feight, professor of…
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The charming and colorful George Hausser
I interviewed the charming and colorful George Hausser while we…
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Interview with our trip angel Evan Clark who lives on a shantyboat
Interview with our trip angel Evan Clark who a) does…
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Michael Swett – Just One Thing at a Time [VIDEO]
This is an excerpt of my interview with Michael Swett.…
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Vrinda Quintero – To Me the River Is [VIDEO]
Excerpt of interview with Vrinda Quintero about growing up in…
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Roland Law’s Wildest Dream for the San Lorenzo River [VIDEO]
Roland Law talks about his conservation work along the banks…
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George Ow Jr Tells Us About Chinatowns along the San Lorenzo River [VIDEO]
An interview with George Ow Jr. along the banks of…
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Interview with Leo Cruz along the San Lorenzo River [VIDEO]
Interview with Leo Cruz about growing up near a river…
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Interviewed with Mary Beeson along the San Lorenzo River [VIDEO]
Your browser does not support the video tag. I interviewed…
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Interview with Greg Pepping about San Lorenzo River [VIDEO]
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Interview with shipmate Benzy [VIDEO]
SL Benz has been a shipmate on the Secret History…
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Interview with David Sharps director of the Waterfront Museum on the Lehigh Valley No. 79, one of the last wooden railroad barges
Interview with David Sharps director of the Waterfront Museum on…
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Talking to Jeanette in LIC, Queens about everything…
Talking to Jeanette in LIC, Queens about everything including colloquial…
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“I am a proponent of highly walkable, human scale places in America.”
“I am a proponent of highly walkable, human scale places…
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Interview with Ginny Norfleet. We talked about the invisible stories of 400 years of African-American history in Haverstraw NY
Interview with Ginny Norfleet. We talked about the invisible stories…
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Leo Bower generously shared photos he’s collected of the early days of the Hudson waterfront
Leo Bower generously shared photos he’s collected of the early…
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Interview with Mary Liz and Paul Stewart about the Underground Railroad History Project they co-instigate
Interview with Mary Liz and Paul Stewart about the Underground…
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Interview with Leo Bower. We talked about the town of Hudson, the Fugary shantytown and the characters who lived there
Interview with Leo Bower. We talked about the town of…
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Spencer met us at the dock when we arrived in Hudson and was charming and helpful while we were there. He also told delightfully funny drunk stories
Spencer met us at the dock when we arrived in…
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Interview with Chris Callaghan who organizes the Steamboat Meet and the Tugboat Roundup at the Waterford Harbor
Interview with Chris Callaghan who organizes the Steamboat Meet and…
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Interview with Virginia Clarkson who told us all about growing up in the Bronx and made her way to Waterford
Interview with Virginia Clarkson who told us all about growing…
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Interview with Sean, Jess, Ayla, and Mia who talked about living in small town Upstate New York
Interview with Sean, Jess, Ayla, and Mia who talked about…
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An hour hanging out on the back deck of the shantyboat with folklorist George Ward Who told us stories and sang us canal songs
An hour hanging out on the back deck of the…
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A Word About Process
A word about process. And an exploration of the dérive,…
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This is where 1.3 million pounds of PCBs were discharged into the Hudson River
Benzy says: “This is where approximately 1.3 million pounds of…
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Interview with Brian Abrams, Chief Lock Operator at Lock 9 on the Champlain Canal, who talked about his 21 years on the NY Canal System
Interview with Brian Abrams, Chief Lock Operator at Lock 9…
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Gerty Tonjum, boathouse owner, talks about river time [Video]
Gerty Tonjum, boathouse owner in Winona, MN along the banks…
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David Nickell talks about his family history in the Land Between the Rivers
David Nickell talks about his family history in the Land…
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Merryman Kemp founder of Merryman House
Maryman Kemp founder of Maryman House, a shelter for survivors…
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Louie Kirchhoff baker in Paducah for 75 years
Louie Kirchhoff who has lived in Paducah for 75 years,…
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Nathan Blake Lynn, musician, historian, and amateur folk musicologist
Nathan Blake Lynn, musician, historian, and amateur folk musicologist. Interview…
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Gene Davidson owner of the Clifton Marina
We talked to Gene Davidson who owns the Clifton Marina.…
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Glen Lineberry worked on towboats for 50 years
He worked for 40 years on line towboats that would…
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Jackie Irvin runs an opiate addiction program at Jabbok Refuge Center Church
Jackie Irvin who runs an opiate addiction program at Jabbok…
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Tori Bailey of WZZA Soul Radio
We very nearly interviewed Tori Bailey, possibly the busiest person…
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Anita Cobb knows her family history going back before emancipation
Interview with Anita Cobb, who knows her detailed family history…
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Robert Francil, 4th generation fisherman
Interview with Robert Francil, 4th generation Florence commercial fisherman
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Emma Lee Dean-Dykes Troup, openly trans woman in small town Alabama
Interview with Emma Lee Dean-Dyke Troup, openly trans woman in…
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Bob Perry, Chickasaw elder and Annie Perry, knowledgable about the history of the area
Interview with Bob & Annie Perry at Tuscumbia Landing. Bob…
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An interview with artist Butch Anthony literally sitting in Cypress Creek [AUDIO]
An interview with artist Butch Anthony literally sitting in Cypress…
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Kathryn Boyd Rice, 94, regaled us with stories of life in Sheffield AL
Kathryn Boyd Rice, 94, regaled us with stories of life…
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A Morning with Zachary Nelson [AUDIO]
We ran into Zach Nelson while we were docked at…
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Sonnie Hereford, Civil Rights Pioneer
We were fortunate to be able to talk to Sonnie…
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An Interview with the Arsenal Archaeologist
I had the opportunity to interview Ben Hoksbergen, archaeologist for…
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Doris Turner – What does the river mean to you? [VIDEO]
Excerpt from interview with Dorris Turner in Guntersville, Alabama along…
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Pete Sparks and Larry Smith, both Guntersville historians, told us about the TVA impounding of Lake Guntersvilke, the Civil War and the Cherokee removals
Pete Sparks and Larry Smith, both Guntersville historians, told us…
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Guntersville police chief Jim Peterson, fourth generation in this little welcoming town of 8000 (and an Alabama fan).
Guntersville police chief Jim Peterson, fourth generation in this…
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Vaughn Loveday had childhood stories of people living on shantyboats along the Little Tennessee River
Vaughn Lovejoy had childhood stories of people living on shantyboats…
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Ben Duncan, age 91, owner and proprietor of Duncan’s Boat Dock
Ben Duncan, age 91, owner and proprietor of Duncan’s Boat…
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Jake Hudson who told stories of river clean up on the Tennessee River
Jake Hudson who told stories of river clean up on…
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Interview with Betty Goins who grew up in a shantyboat
#secrethistory interview with Betty Goins who grew up in a…
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The Pearl Button Capital of the World
At the turn of the 20th Century, the Mississippi River…
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Karen Galema, Mississippi River fisherman [video]
Karen Galema in her life has been a fisherman, an…
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Jessica Bierbrauer and the Future River
Jessica Bierbrauer, director of the Great River Road Visitor &…
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John Sullivan and Fish Kills
John Sullivan, retired DNR officer in La Crosse WI, talks…
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Jessica Bierbrauer and Lost History
Jessica Bierbrauer, director of the Great River Road Visitor &…
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Kali Arlene and Latsch Island
Kali Arlene, Latsch Island boathouse resident in Winona MN, talks…
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An Intense Winter Fieldwork Trip
Tomorrow I am leaving for Minnesota and Wisconsin for a…
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Ken Lubinski on the Resilience of Nature [Video]
Ken Lubinski, river ecologist at the USGS Upper Midwest Environmental…
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Lauren Donovan on Nearly Drowning at Lock 11 [Video]
Lauren Donovan, who kayaked the length of the Mississippi River…
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