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.


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On Friday the 13th, we got to thinking about superstitions. Dr. Donald Saucier, a psychology professor at Kansas State University, chatted with WTI...

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  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 11:01
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If everyone hates wasting food, why do we still do it? And how can we stop? Mary Hoff, editor in chief of Ensia, the magazine of the Institute on t...

  • Added: Nov 16, 2015
  • Length: 19:45
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Dave Seaton owns and runs Hungry Jack Outfitters, off the Gunflint Trail, with his wife, Nancy. He is also an accomplished luthier, or someone who ...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 13:53
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Patrick Coleman, senior curator & acquisitions librarian at the Minnesota Historical Society, stopped by the WTIP studios recently. He was in Gran...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 15:02
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Nov. 10 is the 40th anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald. It's also the only time each year that the Split Rock Lighthouse beacon i...

  • Added: Nov 10, 2015
  • Length: 12:50
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Maria Nickolay of Hovland stopped by WTIP's Studio A Oct. 30 with her guitar and gorgeous voice. She played several original tunes and talked about...

  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 29:15
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Why do we enjoy being scared? Horror movies, amusement park rides, haunted houses...we love the even though (or because) they're frightening. Dr. M...

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  • Added: Nov 03, 2015
  • Length: 18:25
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Local blues guitarist Pete Kavanaugh stopped by WTIP's Studio A recently on his way to a gig. Great tunes, interesting talk.

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 28:56
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A new exhibit at the Minnesota History Center creates a picture of Twin Cities suburban life from after World War II to the 1970s. Dan Spock, direc...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 18:04
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Cook County's local electric co-op, Arrowhead, recently installed a community solar array, and members can subscribe to the output. WTIP's Dave Ter...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2015
  • Length: 26:30
Caption: Drones create stress in bears
University of Minnesota post-grad researcher Mark Ditmer just completed a study that looked at how drones can agitate bears in the wilderness. He g...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 19:48
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Eric White is former Hungry Jack employee a recent college graduate who recently circumnavigated Lake Superior by himself via kayak. He shares stor...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 18:45
Caption: Don Ness
"Hillsider: Snapshots of a Curious Political Journey" is the new book from Duluth mayor Don Ness, He joins Ann Possis on the Roadhouse to talk abou...

  • Added: Sep 23, 2015
  • Length: 19:47
Caption: Heck Yeah Holler String Band
The Heck Yeah Holler String Band (Amymarie Schmidt, Andy Schmidt, Tim Dennison, Pat Flack & Bob LaMettry) made its radio debut (minus Bob) on WTIP'...

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  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 30:35
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Duluth News Tribune Outdoors Editor Sam Cook is a longtime favorite Roadhouse guest and friend of WTIP's Buck Benson, who is retiring after nearly ...

  • Added: Sep 15, 2015
  • Length: 18:12
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There's a new band in town, the Plucked Up String Band, and they stopped by WTIP's Studio A recently to chat and share their great original music. ...

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  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 41:09
  • Purchases: 1
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Marshall Helmberger, editor of the Ely Timberjay, has been closely following and reporting on PolyMet's proposed NorthMet mine near Hoyt Lakes. He ...

  • Added: Sep 08, 2015
  • Length: 19:15
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Cook County singer/songwriter Joe Paulik's work is heavily influenced by nature and conveys his sense of connectedness to the Earth. He joined WTIP...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2015
  • Length: 30:26
  • Purchases: 1
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Dan Hansen, a Duluth digital artist, has been delving into the history and meaning of numbers. His art exhibit, "Sofia," is a work of historical fi...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2015
  • Length: 20:37
  • Purchases: 1
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Bob King ("Astrobob" blogger for Duluth News Tribune) is a favorite WTIP guest because he always shares such interesting, cool stuff about the star...

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  • Added: Aug 25, 2015
  • Length: 38:40
  • Purchases: 1