Sean sits down and speaks to Dan McClure, the Director of the Clatsop Community College Library, about how anyone with an Astoria Library Card can check out books and other things at the college. They also talk about art, music, and zines!
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Friday, March 7th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Artists Denise Monaghan & Matthew Dennison with “The Power of the Wild” at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. Event Coordinator Liz Talley & Marketing & Photography Director Sora Blu with the 6th Annual Sou’Wester Arts Week in Seaview & Ilwaco, WA. Andrew…
KMUN Station Manager steps in as a substitute for Talk of Our Towns host Donna Quinn to chat with the Citizens Advisory Board. More details to follow.
Friday, February 28th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Adria Badagnani on the Manzanita Writers Series Literary Weekend with Poet Didi Jackson at the Hoffman Center for the Arts. Nancy McCarthy & Jennifer Nightingale with 13 writers in the NW Authors Series ‘Writers Read Celebration’ at the Cannon Beach Library….
News Director Katie Frankowicz talks with our magical group of volunteers! We hear from Poems for Company host Brian Dillon, Longest-running front-desk volunteer Eileen Williams, Programmer Lowell Benner, Program Director Jack Harris, and Station Manager Susan Peterson.
Michael McCusker shares an essay in honor of Women’s History Month.
Teresa and Jessica make a lot of great analogies between good gardening practices and supporting your local community radio station.
Join Teresa and Jessica for the In Season KMUN Spring Pledge Drive edition!
It’s KMUN’s Spring Pledge Drive with Merianne and Linda!
Christmas Bird Count Results
Mac & Alana get personal and overshare. Alana reveals how she makes a bed and Mac talks about his career as a magician.
Sean and Brad speak with American Legion Post Commander Duane Doc Holiday
Host Carol Newman interviews a rotation of guests on art, culture and local events. Guest details to follow.
The Pacific Jumping Mouse
In late February, town halls with U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley and Representative Suzanne Bonamici on the Oregon Coast drew hundreds of constituents who said they were unhappy with the Trump Administration and anxious to see more from Democrats. More than 700 people attended a town hall with the lawmakers in Astoria on Feb. 22. KMUN…
Mac & Alana argue over when something becomes history as they welcome Mark Cary to the show. Pizza and football are most definitely on the menu tonight.
Michael McCusker talks about abuses under the Trump administration, and answers the question, “what is Oregon?”
Linda got to cool a pot of soup in a snow drift!
Winter Bloomers Pt. 2
Join our host Astronemis as she speaks with Danielle Keperling, who has worked full time in historic preservation since 2001 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. She works with her husband, Jonathan, at Keperling Preservation Services restoring 18th, 19th, and 20th century buildings for public and private clients, including the National Parks Service and Smithsonian Institute. Join us…
Lexie Hallahan is the guest for an historic show. . .Mac doesn’t say a word! Alana doesn’t miss him at all as she learns about surfing, wetsuits, and healthy habits.
Friday, February 14th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Events Coordinator Delphine Criscenzo on the Big River Book Festival at Little Island Creamery in Cathlamet. Artist & Retired Merchant Marine Marilyn Dreher-Loving with life stories on the sea and in the arts.
Michael McCusker discusses the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is this week. He also discusses the history of slavery and racism in the US.
Our country is struggling over issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s a struggle that recurs throughout our history. Here’s a look back at a Human Beat interview from 2011, the 50th anniversary of the Freedom Riders.
In this episode of Beach Grass Roots, we talk with members of the Writers Guild. Voices in this program: Marianne Monson Asher Finch Deb Vanasse Elisa Carlsen The Writers Guild is the February 2025 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change for Community program, which asks customers to round-up their total as a donation to a…
Host DQ talks with Jesse Jones, the new Executive Director of the North Coast Food Web, an Astoria based non-profit organization cultivating a resilient and equitable food system through supporting producers and improving access to local food. Working with local farmers, fishermen and foragers the North Coast Food Web increases the health and well-being of…
Farm-to-Table and food is on the menu when Mac & Alana welcome Jake Martin & Silqet Ra to the big show. Mac gets fixated on carrots.
Winter Bloomers Pt. 1
A chat with Ryan Hamilton, a father navigating two cultures.
Co-host Marianne Monson interviews local author Cindy Gentry about Sermons on the Couch, her collection of secular sermons.