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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The locally produced variety show, The Roadhouse, debuted in 1999, with hosts Walt Rasmussen, Bob Carter and Buck Benson. The program has had a cha...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2022
  • Length: 30:34
Caption: Photo by Rhonda Silence
It’s been a week of very strange weather, so we wanted to check in with one of our favorite experts, Mark Seeley. He’s a climatologist and MPR comm...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2022
  • Length: 13:54
Caption: Jim McGowan in Studio A.
We're celebrating twenty-plus years of the Roadhouse, and who better the join us than Roadhouse regular Jim McGowan. Jim joined Dave, Julie, and B...

  • Added: Jan 09, 2022
  • Length: 37:32
Caption: Fred Anderson at WTIP in 2019. Photo by Will Moore
Lutsen guitarist Fred Anderson joined Dave and Julie on The Roadhouse. WTIP's The Roadhouse is supported in part by funding from the Minnesota Art...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 34:40
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We could not pass up the chance to chat with Bob King of the Astrobob blog one more time, and as luck would have it, he’s on a big adventure. Bob s...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 14:30
Caption: Snowy Forest, Sawbill Trail by Travis Novitsky
Weather has been a big topic of conversation along the North Shore so far in December, starting off with a couple big snows. Julie spoke with MPR ...

  • Added: Dec 18, 2021
  • Length: 08:38
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WTIP’s longtime big sister station, KUMD in Duluth, has just been acquired by WDSE-WRPT, the public television station in Duluth. It will be known ...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 09:38
Caption: Paul Metsa - photo by Howard Christopherson via Facebook
Paul Metsa is a legendary musician and songwriter from Minnesota. Born on the Iron Range, he was based in Minneapolis from 1978 until recently, whe...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 40:40
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There’s a new podcast out…about fish! Great Lakes fish, to be more precise. "The Fish Dish" podcast hosts Marie Zhuikov and Sharon Moen of Wiscons...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 21:54
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A new study shows that skylights, in addition to being aesthetically pleasing, could be a great source of sustainable heat energy for buildings. D...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 19:25
Caption: Tracking Lions, Myth, and Wilderness in Samburu
Jon Turk, scientist, author, and National Geographic award-winning explorer, is the featured speaker at North House Folk School’s Winterers Gatheri...

  • Added: Dec 11, 2021
  • Length: 17:41
Caption: Ship anchored near the Duluth harbor (Photo by Stephan Hoglund)
As we near the winter season, we thought we’d check in with Jayson Hron of the Duluth Seaway Port Authority. Jayson is the communications and marke...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2021
  • Length: 12:40
Caption: Sunset Paradise
You likely know Paul Huttner as the chief meteorologist at MPR, but did you know he’s also a songwriter and musician? And he’s recently released an...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2021
  • Length: 21:49
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There’s a shortage of blood right now, and more people are needed to step up and give. Julie spoke with Kara Gavin, lead public relations rep at t...

  • Added: Nov 14, 2021
  • Length: 19:08
Caption: Northern Lights by Tom Spence
Astronomers have found evidence for a new planet in a galaxy called Whirlpool, 28 million light-years away from Earth. Dave spoke with Bob King, a...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2021
  • Length: 21:04
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Why do we stay up later than we should, doing things like watching Netflix or looking at Facebook, when we KNOW we’ll be sorry in the morning? Juli...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2021
  • Length: 13:04
Caption: Taken from the WTIP website
Since the membership drive theme is Highway 61, we thought we’d take a historical look at the highway and things related to it. Julie spoke with P...

  • Added: Nov 06, 2021
  • Length: 10:50
Caption: Jason Fladager Trio. Photo by Brian Neil.
The Jason Fladager Trio joined Brian and Dave in the WTIP CD Library ahead of weekend of gigs at the Gunflint Taven. WTIP's The Roadhouse is suppo...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2021
  • Length: 40:11
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It was National Boss’s Day over the weekend. It may or may not be something you observe, but either way, bosses can play a big part in our happines...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2021
  • Length: 18:46
Caption: Skiing into the Bright Open
Many of us have had dreams of extravagant adventures, faraway places, and goals that may to some seem out of our reach. Liv Arnesen is an explorer,...

  • Added: Oct 20, 2021
  • Length: 19:30