Today we will be learning more about the Fair Housing Council of Oregon, a non-profit statewide civil rights organization promoting justice, equity and inclusion in housing across Oregon. My guests are Eliza Galaher, Education and Outreach Specialist North and Central Coast Region and Samuel Goldberg, Statewide Education and Outreach Specialist focusing on land-use issues.
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On the next Story Told, celebrating Astoria’s Birthday in an original rant by Michael McCusker. Also, Julie Snyder’s open letter to the Astorian titled “Clearing the Streets.” Finally, Matt Bai states “I reject both parties’ idea of Americanism. And I’m not the only one.”
Host Teresa Retzlaf talks with Jennifer Childress of Nehalem, discussing how her gardening practice has changed since her children left home.
Wetlands
Linda and Merianne talk about honing our cooking chops, cooking to please ourselves, how the pandemic has changed the way we shop and why we need to stop it.
Mac & Alana chat with Warrenton Fire Chief Brian Alsbury. Plus, learn about the connection between the Pony Express, Jesse James, April 3, and Mac!
Friday, April 1 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Performative sculptor Dawn Stetzel with the 10th annual Sou’Wester Arts Week: over 30 creators, performances, installations, open studios in Seaview, WA. Documentary & fine arts photographer Robbie McClaran with “The Great River of the West” at Lightbox Photographic Gallery…
On the next Story Told, from Carrie N. Baker “Fifty Years Later, the Equal Rights Amendment is Ratified. Now What?” Also, by Anita Shelgikar, “Changing time is fine, but Congress wants to push our clocks in the wrong direction.”
Seed Dispersal
Skunk Cabbage
Mac & Alana are on their best behavior for Astoria Police Chief Geoff Spalding. No handcuffs were necessary and no tickets issued in the making of this radio program.
Friday, March 25 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Peninsula Players president and Director Rita Smith with “A Bag Full of Miracles” at the River City Playhouse in Ilwaco, WA. Executive director of the Coaster Theatre Patrick Lathrop with “The 39 Steps” and so much more at the…
Naselle Youth Camp Meeting, March 24 2022
On the next Story Told, a program featuring, dedicated to, and mostly about Helen Patti Hill, whose birthday is today, on March 24ᵗʰ. From Michael McCusker, “The Right To Know Who You Are,” and from Helen herself, a short radio play, “Room, Table, Cot.”
A community housing forum hosted at The Liberty Theatre on March 23rd, 2022.
UPDATE — KMUN was at the city’s forum on livability and homelessness in Astoria and recorded the event. You can listen by clicking play on the sound file above. Lorraine Veach recently overheard two women talking about a divisive proposal to build workforce and affordable housing in Astoria’s Heritage Square downtown. The women were bemoaning…
Turkey Vulture
Mac and Alana discuss masks, volunteering at the Flavel House, a new exhibit at the Heritage Museum, the Spruce Goose, bunny rabbits, and still have time for Martin Luther King, Jr.
Friday, March 18 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: David Sweeney and Jeremiah Williams in “ART” by Yasmina Reza, translated by Christopher Hampton & directed by Karen Bain at The Ten Fifteen Theater in Astoria. Running March 18th-26th Barbara Anne Gaidosh, long time Folksinger, plays Astoria, Long Beach…
Alana is back and we welcome special guest Janet Bowler. Nordic Park, Walter Cronkite, the Friday Music Club, and more are on the agenda. Mac almost reveals the secret link between the Troll and Santa.
Selected performances from the 2022 FisherPoets Gathering, held virtually. Performers included: Tele Aadsen, Katrina Porteus, Duncan Berry, Keith Wilson, Kat Murphy, and George Wilson. Scroll down to listen. Click here for the full-length recordings and selections from previous years on Brad Wartman’s FisherPoetry Podcast. For additional information on the FisherPoets Gathering, links to unedited video…
On the next Story Told, mostly untitled but not unoriginal material from Michael McCusker, with an addition by Gabrielle Canon, being, “US West Megadrought is worst in at least one thousand two hundred years.” As a final garnish to the program, poetry by Tracy McCusker.
Friday, March 11 at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman hosts: Photojournalist Amiran White & Chinook Nation Councilwoman Jane Pulliam on ntsayka ilii: our place, an interpretive exhibit at Astoria Visual Arts. Warrenton Community Library director Kelly Knudsen and Author Diana Kirk with Library After Dark. Cascadia Chamber Opera…
Selected performances from the 2022 FisherPoets Gathering, held virtually. Performers included: Naphtali Fields-Forbes, Pat Dixon, Maggie Bursch, Wilfred Wilson, Toni Mirosevich, and Henry Hughes. Scroll down to listen. Click here for the full-length recordings and selections from previous years on Brad Wartman’s FisherPoetry Podcast. For additional information on the FisherPoets Gathering, links to unedited video…
Teresa Retzlaff talks with KMUN’s News Director, Katie Frankowicz, in this special Spring Pledge Drive edition of In Season.
Host Teresa Retzlaff interviews Carla Cole, the Natural and Cultural Resource Program Lead at the Lewis & Clark National Historic Park, about her work at one of our region’s many beautiful natural spaces.
Special FT for PLEDGE DRIVE!! Why we love KMUN.
Welcome to the Human Beat! I’m Roger Rocka. The City of Astoria is engaged in a process intended to provide some affordable housing downtown, in the area bounded by Duane, Exchange, 11th and 12th streets. Some additional units would be used by Clatsop Behavioral Healthcare to provide housing and treatment for their clients. The City is engaged in exclusive…
On the next Story Told, M.L. Graham’s “Ground Zero,” along with original musings on the topic of nuclear war from Michael McCusker. Also, Cole Arthur Riley breathes a sigh of relief in “Back History Month is over. Thank goodness.” Finally, “Road to Country,” a poem by the recently passed Claudia Harper.