The Roadhouse

Series produced by WTIP

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Image by: courtesy Buck Benson 

The Roadhouse is an interview and music program that airs live every Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. to kick off the weekend.

WTIP's The Roadhoue is two hours packed with insightful interviews, weekend happenings, local features and toe-tapping music. You never know quite what to expect on the Roadhouse! Funding is provided in part by the MN Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund.


984 Pieces

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Dr. Anton Treuer is professor of Ojibwe at Bemidji State University, and author of 14 books, including "Everything You Wanted to Know About Indians...

  • Added: May 27, 2016
  • Length: 14:58
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South Shore jam band Floydian Slip made a return appearance on WTIP's The Roadhouse May 13 with great original tunes. They've been working on a new...

  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 35:53
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Cook County teacher and writer Ann Marie Mershon spent nine semesters teaching in Turkey. She's written a memoir of her time there, "You Must Only ...

  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 20:40
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Sam Cook, outdoors editor at the Duluth News Tribune and a regular Roadhouse guest, chatted with WTIP's Dave TerSteeg on the eve of this year's fis...

  • Added: May 17, 2016
  • Length: 11:12
Caption: Plucked Up String Band
Cook County-based Plucked Up String Band (Bill Hansen, dobro; Amanda Hand, guitar & vocals; Matt Nesheim, banjo & vocals; Elliot Noyce, mandolin & ...

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 36:59
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Five Minnesota cities are partnering with five award-winning German cities to explore and implement economically beneficial, climate-smart energy s...

  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 14:43
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Local historian Bill Pagel, who runs the Dylan website boblinks.com, has an enormous collection of Dylan memorabilia. He's chosen some of the best ...

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  • Added: May 10, 2016
  • Length: 19:08
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Briand Morrison in Studio A
Cook County jazz favorite Briand Morrison stopped by The Roadhouse recently to chat with WTIP's Dick and Dave. Learn about his upcoming gigs, new g...

  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 37:43
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Grand Marais craftsman Mike Senty spent six weeks this winter touring Peru by motorbike. He joined WTIP's Dick Swanson to chat about his adventure ...

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  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 26:36
  • Purchases: 1
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We know that real snow birds migrate to follow food and nesting patterns. But what about their human counterparts? Ron Vance, a summer resident at ...

  • Added: May 04, 2016
  • Length: 11:40
Caption: Pete K
Local guitarist Pete K is back on the Roadhouse with more signature rocking tunes.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 36:45
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Growing fresh produce is not only good for your health and budget, it's also great for Mother Earth. But, what if you live in the land of 10,000 la...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 18:11
Caption: Lee Bergstrom
Cook County Resident Lee Bergstrom has just returned from a trip biking across New Zealand from northern to southern tip with her husband, Scott. S...

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 22:28
Caption: Fred Anderson
Fred Anderson of Lutsen makes his return to the Roadhouse with a new set of virtuostic guitar performances.

  • Added: Apr 27, 2016
  • Length: 32:43
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Keri Huber is the archivist specialist for the MN State Fair. She’ll give a presentation on State Fair History, filled with stories, photos, and ti...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 31:22
Caption: Itasca grapes
The University of Minnesota just released its latest cold-hardy wine grape, named Itasca, which will be used to make dry white wines. Here to tell ...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2016
  • Length: 20:05
Caption: Lonnie Dupre
Local explorer Lonnie Dupre stopped by Studio A recently to chat with WTIP's Dave TerSteeg about his next adventure--climbing Begguya, the steepest...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 15:25
Caption: "Dreaming of Lions: My Life in the Wild Places"
Elizabeth Marshall Thomas has spent a lifetime observing other creatures and other cultures, from the African savannah to her own backyard. You may...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 20:31
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Greg Nichols is part of the Sawtooth Mountain Maple Syrup Company in Lutsen--currently the largest sugarbush in Minnesota. He sat down with WTIP's ...

  • Added: Apr 12, 2016
  • Length: 20:53
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Gordon Thorne stopped by WTIP's The Roadhouse April 1 to play a few tunes and chat. The main topic of conversation was the sixth annual Fingerstyle...

  • Added: Apr 05, 2016
  • Length: 41:28