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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Jim McGowan joined Ann and Will virtually on Roadhouse to play a few songs and chat about what he's been up to recently.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 36:53
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Katie Mumm, a Cook County resident and local wildlife photographer, joins Will to talk about her style and techniques of getting great shots of ani...

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 12:08
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The Ig Nobel Prizes honor scientific achievements that make people laugh, and then think.

  • Added: Oct 15, 2020
  • Length: 13:41
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Twin Cities musician Mary Bue joined Ann and Will to talk about the release of her latest album, The World is Your Lover, and play some of her song...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 36:18
Caption: Bob Padzieski charges his electric vehicle at home before a ride up the Gunflint, Credit: Ginny Padzieski
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) is expanding the electric vehicle charging network in greater Minnesota.

  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 11:13
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There is a growing movement in colleges and universities to bring together Native Science with Western Science, to produce better informed, well-ro...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 07:57
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Eliza Gilkyson is a grammy-nominated folk artist who has recorded over 20 albums in a career spanning over 50 years, including her latest album "20...

  • Added: Oct 08, 2020
  • Length: 16:21
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Matt Graves of Ely recently did something he’s pretty sure no one else has….sailed his little sit-on-top Sunfish Sailboat solo to and around Isle R...

  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 15:15
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Author Jeffrey Briggs has a new mystery novel out, "Within A Shadowed Forest," and it's set along the North Shore!

  • Added: Sep 18, 2020
  • Length: 16:43
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We're in month six of the COVID-19 pandemic, and many of us are tired, sad, or stressed. Will spoke with Professor Tai Mendenhall from the Univers...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 17:37
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Used for centuries to fight illness, the elderberry’s reputation as an effective home remedy for colds and flu have been borne out by numerous scie...

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 13:20
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The Superior Hiking Trail is right in our backyard and now there's a new guide book out should you want to hike the trail in one go.

  • Added: Sep 11, 2020
  • Length: 14:15
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The Superior Hiking Trail Association, based in Two Harbors, has a new executive director, Lisa Luokkala. She began working with the Association la...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 09:20
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Many people are turning to lakes and beaches in Minnesota for recreation this summer as a way to have fun outside and be safe. Some have wondered, ...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 13:43
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William Durbin is an author and former teacher. He lives on Lake Vermilion in northeast Minnesota. Ann spoke with William about his latest book,"T...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 15:23
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Researchers on a new study have founds that solitary activities like fishing, hunting, or even exploring outdoors can help kids become closer to na...

  • Added: Aug 28, 2020
  • Length: 09:50
Caption: Kenna Rose, Credit: Will Moore
Cook County musician Kenna Rose joins Ann and Will on Roadhouse for a live outdoor performance.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 38:57
Caption: Layne Kennedy, Credit: Brian Neil
Award-winning photographer Layne Kennedy dropped by The Roadhouse. Layne spoke with Ann about how he was able to teach a recent class on photograp...

  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 19:29
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As awareness of systemic racism grows, so does the realization that the environmental movement, in particular, is not very diverse.

  • Added: Aug 21, 2020
  • Length: 09:07
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Jerry Vandiver (guitar), Caitlin Evanson (fiddle), and Jay Gustafson (harmonica) joined Ann and Will for another outside performance on the air.

  • Added: Aug 07, 2020
  • Length: 54:28