New Normal Summer
Episode
A conversation with Jeff, a newcomer to Astoria, with wisdom from a hard life.
Roger Rocka speaks with Liisa Penner and Julie Burpee at the Clatsop County Historical Society.
Friday, July 5th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Chair Nancy Allen & Gardener Susan Filkins with the Water Music Society’s Music in the Gardens Tour on the Long Beach Peninsula, WA. Artists Kitty Paino and TJ Lev on the Trail’s End Art Association & Gallery Annual Judged Show…
Michael McCusker observes Independence Day with an analysis of democracy and government.
Mac & Alana chat with Mike Brosius. What do you think? I bet the Liberty Theater, Columbia Memorial Hospital, Clatsop County Historical Society, Blue Zones, Costco, and historic preservation make it into the conversation.
The first ever episode of Beach Grass Roots features the Ten Fifteen Theater: a small, local, nonprofit, community theater located at 1015 Commercial Street in downtown Astoria, Oregon. Hear from actors, stage and sound crew, and staff about what the theater brings to our community, how you can support their work, and how to get…
Bird Song
Teresa Retzlaff interviews gardener and artist Jessica Schleif about gardening with children and the benefits of being outside in your childhood.
Friday, June 28th at 3pm ARTS! – Live & Local with Carol Newman & guests: Actors Katherine Lacaze, Cathey Ryan, David Sweeney in “Meshuggah-Nuns” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. Conductor Terry Dahlgren & Musician/Publicist Kathleen Strecker with the North Coast Symphonic Band’s “Spirit of America” at the Liberty Theatre in Astoria. Executive Director…
Michael McCusker discusses a range of topics, including tourism, undersea volcanoes, earthquakes, tsunamis, and trees.
You know her, you love her, you can’t live without her. . .Mac and Alana have a fun chat with local icon Norma Hernandez.
Mac & Alana chat about women inventors, Mac bites his tongue, and we celebrate a special anniversary.
Seaside City Manager Spencer Kyle joins Mac & Alana. Fun Facts about Canada, John Wayne, Batman, and the Tobacco Industry are highlights on the big show.
Mac & Alana welcome Dr. Chelsea Vaughn, Curator of the Clatsop County Historical Society, to discuss “Double Vision” a new temporary exhibit at the Heritage Museum. Also on the menu, another Chelsea?!
Harbor Seals
“Meta-Verse”: The four poems on this episode make a virtue out of being self-conscious. Each poem comments on the very poem we’re reading. The poem pulls back the curtain and reveals the composing process. Or at least that’s what the poem pretends to do. Billy Collins, “The Suggestion Box,” from Aimless Love: New and Selected Poems (Random…
Friday, June 21st at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: From Denmark for the 57th Astoria Scandinavian Midsummer Festival, Helene Blum & Harald Haugaard with band members Mikkel Grue, Sebastian Bloch & Sune Rahbeck. Plus ScanFest’s Janet & Lloyd Bowler. Director Carly Keone & Actors Molly Oien & Robert Scherrer from…
Potatoes of the Columbia
Host Astronemis Ray talks with Mike Brosius the owner of the Gustavus Holmes mansion in Uppertown Astoria. Mike and his wife Laura recently completed a full restoration of their home. Listen in as Astronemis talks to Mike and Jo Lumpkin Brown who is retired set designer in the film industry who completed some of the…
Friday, June 14th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Musician & Committee member Dan Gerth on Make Music Day sponsored by the Arts Council of Clatsop County. Steven Amaya, host of KMUN’s Father Figures, exploring the topic. Director Tim Murphy & Actor & Board president Jon Osborn with Astor Street…
Michael McCusker talks about global supremacy and humankind’s unrelenting tendency toward war.
Refuge Hikes Summer 2024
Astorian Gabe Sutton talks about the hopes, fears, and challenges he feels in helping to raise his 8-month-old child.
Part two of a program about the Habitat Conservation Plan in Oregon State Forests.
Host Sean Davis goes to Ric’s Open Mic or the Poets on the Pier and spoke to Jennifer Nightingale. River Writers is on scene to speak to some really great people and highlight this open mic at WineKraft on Pier 11 the first Tuesday of every month.
Friday, June 7th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! guest host Joanne Rideout with: Kate Cooper, Heidi Dowell & Duane the dog from the South Pacific County Humane Society in Long Beach with Art Pawtraits. Executive Director Kari Henningsgaard from the Wildlife Center of the North Coast in Astoria. Artist Morrison Pierce and Harmonicist…
Michael McCusker discusses humanity’s preoccupation with war.