<![CDATA[The River Knows Podcast]]>
theriverknows.substack.com]]>https://theriverknows.substack.com/podcastSubstackThu, 05 Mar 2026 10:28:47 GMThttps://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/7031942.rssThe River KnowsThe River Knows is a five-episode cinematic audio drama set along the Upper Ottawa Valley. History, folklore, and the liminal edges of early adolescence come alive in 1975, where the River keeps its secrets… and its boys.episodicThe River Knowspublisher@cherish.fmNo<![CDATA[Episode 2 - Grivens' Mistake, Part 1]]>On a summer day in the Upper Ottawa Valley, boys wander a farm with nowhere to be and nothing waiting — but a storm is gathering. Elsewhere, engineers ride a company bus toward a nuclear reactor, soldiers train along the riverbanks, and there is good-looking trouble downtown.

This is a story about the cost of calling things normal. And the River remembers.

Grivens’ Mistake, Part 1, moves through time and place — fields, reactors, bases, and crowded sidewalks — tracing how ordinary decisions carry forward, long after the moment has passed.

Welcome to The River Knows. The River keeps its secrets...and its boys.

Listen to Episode 1 - When the Boys Awoke.

Yours truly,

Yule



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theriverknows.substack.com]]>https://theriverknows.substack.com/p/episode-2-grivens-mistakesubstack:post:188196550Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:30:00 GMTThe River KnowsNo91312full<![CDATA[Episode 1 - When the Boys Awoke]]>In this debut chapter of The River Knows, a five-part cinematic audio drama, the River recalls a cold March morning in 1975, when two brothers wake near Hennessy’s Creek—unaware that the land beneath them carries centuries of memory.

Rooted in Algonquin homelands, Valley folklore, and the liminal edges of early adolescence, this opening episode sets the mythic and historical stage for the journey ahead.

Continue with Episode 2 - Grivens' Mistake

The River keeps its secrets...and its boys.



This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit theriverknows.substack.com]]>https://theriverknows.substack.com/p/the-debut-episode-of-the-river-knowssubstack:post:180023073Wed, 26 Nov 2025 14:28:28 GMTThe River KnowsNo89111full