The Mississippi Valley Traveler Podcast
1) Beyond Mark Twain: Faye Dant on Hannibal's African American Stories
Send us a text You 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...Show More
2) Tips for Traveling the Great River Road, Part 2
Send us a text Our 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, I...Show More
3) Tips for Traveling the Great River Road, Part 1
Send us a text It’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 c...Show More
4) The Missouri River, Part 2: Channelization, Community, and Recreation
Send us a text In 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 t...Show More
5) The Missouri River, Part 1: Geography, Ecology, and Human Impacts
Send us a text In 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 ...Show More
6) The First National Mississippi River Day: Building Community Around the Big River
Send us a text February 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...Show More
7) River to Table: Josh Galliano on Campfire Cooking
Send us a text In this episode, I have the pleasure of talking with accomplished chef and St. Louis area resident Josh Galliano. We talk about his path to becoming a chef and the family and cultural i...Show More
8) Murder on the Mississippi: Frank Dodge Explores Identity and Deception on the River
Send us a text In 1964, four members of the Ku Klux Klan killed two African American men in Mississippi. The story of their murder and the following decades of stops and starts in the prosecution of t...Show More
9) From Roots to Routes: Making the Leap to Full-Time RV Life
Send us a text Living out of an RV or van seems more possible than ever before, and, based on what’s out there on social media, a lot of people have already taken the plunge. If you’re someone who is ...Show More
10) Holding Back the Waters: The Upper Mississippi Flood of 1965
Send us a text In April 1965, the Upper Mississippi River surged to heights never before recorded, threatening to swallow entire towns whole. This episode plunges you into the chaos as the perfect sto...Show More