Clatsop County is completely out of COVID-19 vaccine and isn’t totally sure when it will be getting more. Meanwhile the county is planning mass events for when the vaccine does arrive. KMUN’s Jacob Lewin reports. Chris Laman is the incident commander for the county vaccine task force. To put it mildly, he was surprised when no…
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On the next Story Told, lest Trump decides to run at 78 years old for president, four years away, Michael goes on one final Trump rant to commemorate the new and improved 46th president. Additionally, from Robert Reich, “Biden cannot govern from the center – ending Trumpism means radical action,” and, a piece by Dr. Robert Brake…
Tune in for tales of home cooking and life with Linda and Merianne!
Friday, Jan 15th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Cape Disappointment Interpretive Specialist Aaron Webster presents ‘End of the Stone Age: George Ramsay’ at Lewis & Clark NHP, Fort Clatsop. Jane Brumfield from Brumfield Gallery in Astoria featuring art by Molly Cliff Hilts and ‘Collections’.
We’re running special inauguration news coverage this morning during the time when we would normally air Gordon McCraw’s in depth local weather forecast. Here’s Gordon’s forecast for today, Wednesday, January 20, 2021.
Mac and Alana chat with Elaine Trucke, Executive Director of the Cannon Beach History Center and Museum. How did Cannon Beach get it’s name? What is Mac’s favorite bear? And just when did the “Six Million Dollar Man” tv show go off the rails? Tune in for these and other exciting things you need to…
A biography of McCants Stewart – an influential scholar and the first African American to practice law in Oregon.
On the next Story Told, Michael sends off an ousted president, who in the near future could be the only one in that office to be impeached twice, in a rant titled “The Pervasively, Predatory, Plutocratic President.” Also, Norman Eisen writes: “The Riot Happened Because the Senate Acquitted Trump.”
A conversation in the aftermath of the January Sixth attack on the Capitol Building.
Mac & Alana pitch a great idea on how we can celebrate New Year’s Eve locally. Possums, bologna, pick-axes, the great Horse vs. Automobile debate, and procreating turtles. . .this show has a little of everything!
Friday, Jan 8th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Ryan Hume, faculty advisor for RAIN Magazine on all things RAIN out this week. Fernanda DAgostino & Sarah Turner from Portland’s Mobile Projection Unit with IGNITE all over town for Astoria Art Walk with AVA.
This month’s “Talk of Our Towns” explores the theme “Crossing the Divide With Heartfelt Compassion”. Can we learn new ways of being with each other in today’s world, a world which seems more divided than ever before? How can we cultivate kindness and generosity of spirit in ourselves and in others? Today my guests are…
On the next Story Told, Michael chastises the pure white world reign, and elucidates that ethnic cleansing is not a stranger to America. Also “A Short History of the Millennium,” in an appropriately titled piece, followed by Timothy Egan’s “The Next Three Months Are Going to be Pure Hell.” Concluding is Astorian poet Jim Dott with “Birds Into Rain.” …
Oregon US Senator Jeff Merkley spoke on a Zoom call with Oregon reporters after being evacuated from the Senate Chamber on Wednesday as protesters stormed the Capitol. The following is audio from the call as he described the scene and his thoughts as events unfolded.
Host LaNicia Duke shares the stories of Marian Anderson, Mahaliah Jackson, and Aretha Franklin and their journeys in breaking barriers in a special episode LaNicia calls the Soul Experience.
A biography of George Washington Bush – an early black homesteader who challenged the racial exclusion laws of the Oregon Territory.
Host Jessica Schleiff talks with Jesse Jones, the volunteer coordinator for CoastWatch and chair of North Oregon Coast chapter of the SurfRider Foundation, about her relationship with water and the environment in the north Oregon coastal region.
Hosts Linda Perkins and Merianne Myers talk about what they’re cooking, baking, eating, and sharing in this twice-monthly locally produced program about all things delicious.
Mac & Alana start the new year off with special guest Megan Leatherman, Astoria Community Development Director. College Football, Mars, Dragnet, and Wetlands. . .this show touches on a little of everything
The final program of Troll Radio Revue.
On the last day of an old year, this Story Told features “An Assumption of Freedom,” followed by some politically charged new year’s resolutions.
Joanne Rideout talks with US Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici about the renewal and enhancement of the Older Americans Act, federal legislation that funds many services for seniors nationwide.
This week Mac & Alana review things that turned 100 this year and what we can celebrate turning 100 in 2021.
For the sake of festivity, Michael reads a couple seasonal heresies on the next Story Told, one about clinging onto superstition long since outgrown by our species entitled “Come All Ye Faithful,” the other focussing on worker’s rights advocate: Jesus Christ, who was “Born to be a Rebel.” To top it off, some children’s poetry.
Food Banks offer relief to hungry familes During this pandemic holiday season, food is a basic need that may be in short supply for families. I talked with a Clatsop County Food bank administrator about how people, who perhaps may never have needed help before, can access local food banks and food pantries. And for…
An exploration of culture.
A biography of Jackie Winters – an Oregon State Senator, restaurateur, and cofounder of Oregon Black Pioneers.
Hosts Merianne Myers and Linda Perkins talk holiday baking, cookie exchanges, and merriment on this special holiday 2020 edition of Food Talk.
Tonight, Mac & Alana chat with Loran Mathews. What do you bet the Scandinavian Festival or Nordic Park gets mentioned?
Friday, Dec 18th at 3 pm, ARTS – Live & Local! host Carol Newman speaks with: Coaster Theatre’s Jenni Tronier & Patrick Lathrop with Charles Dickens “A Christmas Carol”, a radio style play written, workshopped & performed by community members. Brian Bergman on the annual Astoria Tuba Quartet Tuba Christmas, virtual for 2020….