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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Project launched to help tourism industry respond to climate change on North Shore
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Mae Davenport, associate professor in the department of forest resources at the U of MN, has just received a grant to help North Shore community le...

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  • Added: May 13, 2014
  • Length: 17:50
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The "Wag Brigade" helps make flying a walk in the park
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Flying these days can be stressful and not very fun. But the folks at San Francisco International Airport are doing something about that with the W...

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 14:34
Chiropractor Claudia Cottrell helps animals lead healthier, happier lives
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Dr. Claudia Cottrell, an animal chiropractor based in Duluth, was in Cook County recently to make a public presentation and to treat some animal pa...

  • Added: May 22, 2014
  • Length: 19:56
Adventurer Eric Larsen on his Last North expedition to the North Pole
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Eric Larsen, formerly of Grand Marais, just completed his "Last North" unsupported and unassisted expedition to the North Pole. He and his teammate...

  • Added: May 28, 2014
  • Length: 17:11
The WolfGang plays classical music using instruments of Mozart's time
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Four members of the WolfGang, a classical sextet from the Twin Cities, joined WTIP's Dick Swanson recently to talk about the music they play, the p...

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  • Added: May 28, 2014
  • Length: 26:08
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Cooking Science Guy offers tips to start your grilling season right
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Is high heat or a low slow burn better? What should you put in your marinade for the tenderest meat? What about grilling fish? Dr. Guy Crosby, food...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 20:22
Geologist Richard Ojakangas shares fascinating geological history of the North Shore
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Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Dick Swanson chatted recently with Dr. Richard Ojakangas, retired UMD geology professor, about how the geology of the North Shore makes thi...

  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 23:49
Mark Lambert tells story of Warren MacKenzie, one of the fathers of American pottery
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Potter/filmmaker Mark Lambert & his crew have created a documentary, "Warren MacKenzie: A Potter's Hands," about the process and work of this remar...

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  • Added: Jun 03, 2014
  • Length: 17:40
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It's down to Duluth vs.Provo, Utah, in Outside Magazine's Best Towns contest
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Duluth has beat out 62 other towns and is up against just Provo, Utah, in the Outside Magazine Best Towns Tournament. Outside Associate Editor Jona...

  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 15:33
Phil Bowen named Coach of the year in 2014 Ultiworld College Awards
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Carleton College Ultimate coach Phil Bowen was recently named Coach of the Year by Ultiworld, the news site dedicated to ultimate (a team sport pla...

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  • Added: Jun 09, 2014
  • Length: 22:03
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Advances in telemedicine benefit patients, health care providers alike
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Telemedicine, the remote diagnosis and treatment of patients by means of telecommunications technology, has grown dramatically in recent years. Dr....

  • Added: Jun 18, 2014
  • Length: 19:13
Bluesman Bob Bingham releases new CD, "New Ground"
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Minnesota bluesman Bob Bingham joined WTIP's Buck Benson & Dick Swanson in Studio A recently to celebrate 50 years in the music business as well as...

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  • Added: Jun 18, 2014
  • Length: 36:52
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Lutsen writer Andy Keith on his three-watershed adventure
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Lutsen writer Andy Keith paddled downstream through the three different watersheds that originate in northern Minnesota, eventually reaching the Gu...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 12:41
1,700-mile paddling honeymoon in a handmade canoe
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Series: The Roadhouse
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In 1999, Julie Buckles and her new husband built a wood and canvas canoe and set off on a 1,700-mile canoe honeymoon on the Voyageur Highway from L...

  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 16:06
Dan Blessing on his trip from Lake Superior to the Pacific in a birch bark canoe
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Dan Blessing and his canoe partner Mark Vangrinsven paddled nearly 4,000 miles from Lake Superior to the Pacific Ocean in a birch bark canoe they b...

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  • Added: Jun 25, 2014
  • Length: 14:35
  • Purchases: 2
Pretzel curds, chicken in the waffle, and beer gelato...just some of the new foods at the MN State Fair
From: WTIP
Series: The Roadhouse
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Dennis Larson has a great job..he's the guy who gets to choose the new foods offered each year at the Minnesota State Fair. With 300 to 400 applica...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 14:00
Would you like a side of crickets with that? The future of insects as 'people food'
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Biochemist and entomologist Dr. Aaron Dossey is the founder/owner of All Things Bugs, a Georgia company dedicated to insect-based applications incl...

  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 22:07
Duluth bluegrass band Tin Can Gin makes their Roadhouse debut
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Duluth bluegrass band Tin Can Gin made their Roadhouse debut recently on WTIP playing great tunes and telling the stories behind them. The band fea...

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  • Added: Jul 01, 2014
  • Length: 34:51
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Cook County writer Jim Boyd's history of Hedstrom Lumber, now celebrating its 100th year
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Series: The Roadhouse
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Hedstrom Lumber Company of Grand Marais is celebrating its 100th year in business. Jim Boyd has written a wonderful history of this resilient compa...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 20:40
  • Purchases: 1
Annie Mack brings powerful voice to The Roadhouse
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Series: The Roadhouse
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WTIP's Buck Benson and Dick Swanson welcomed Twin Cities singer Annie Mack to The Roadhouse recently. Her music mixes gospel, blues, roots, country...

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  • Added: Jul 08, 2014
  • Length: 35:54
  • Purchases: 1