A Story Told

Michael McCusker features a piece of writing by Beth Sauders titled “The U.S. History of Child Labor.”  

With the nuclear clock advancing to ninety seconds to midnight, Michael McCusker unveils a piece of writing by Chuck McLaughlin titled “The Crime of Nuclear War.”

Michael McCusker features Dorothy Horowitz with her piece “A Baseball Fan Fights Cancer.”

Michael McCusker delivers a program almost exclusively about Nuclear War. Including (but not limited to) “Forgotten Bomb, Forgotten City,” by Greg Mitchell. “Amid the Lovely and Lethal Remains,” by Ken Olsen. And on the 78ᵗʰ anniversary of the American nuclear attacks against Japan, Hiroshima’s mayor claims “Nuclear deterrence is folly.”  

Michael McCusker delivers rapid fire material! Including: “Putin is preparing for a major war,” by Jack Walls. “The Last Days of Mankind,” by Karl Kraus. “Why War Is Never a Good Idea,” by Alice Walker. “How to Write a Poem About Singing,” by Tracy McCusker. And a tribute to the recently passed Sinéad O’Connor, written by Una Mullally.

Michael McCusker reads material from the New Yorker magazine. The headline is “Finally, the Trump Case We’ve Been Waiting For,” and Susan B. Glasser is the article’s author. Additionally, from the New York Times, “Democrats Try a Novel Tactic to Revive the Equal Rights Amendment,” written by Annie Karni.

Michael McCusker ruminates on rising global temperatures, recent attempts at banning the book ‘Maus,’ and the loss of Anchor Steam beer.

In recognition of Bastille Day, Michael McCusker delivers an original piece of writing titled “An Assumption of Freedom.” And from Katrin Bridget Snow comes “Liberty and the Bastille.”  

 Michael McCusker features an article written by James Banks titled “The Beginning of Black Baseball.”

On the next Story Told, original writing by Michael McCusker including “Sons of Liberty,” and “Freedom Implies Maturity.” Also on this program, from the Guardian newspaper, written by Dharna Noor, “Oregon county sues big oil over 2021 heatwave that killed dozens of people.”  

Short stories, poems, news and original commentary from Michael McCusker. Including, from the Guardian newspaper, “Greta Thunberg Ends Her School Strikes After 51 weeks,” written by Remy Tumin. Additionally, a piece written on Greta by Michael McCusker titled, “Beauty and the Beast.”

Original work from Michael McCusker on the Magna Carta, written for Magna Carta Day (June 15). Also from Michael, “Anne Frank’s Visit to Astoria.” And finally by the late Dr. Robert Brake of Ocean Park, Washington, “Confronting Racism.” —

To commemorate the daring action of Greenpeace in Astoria, Oregon thirty three years ago, Michael McCusker features “Nuclear Warship in Port, The Green People Were Here,” written by Jim Wilkins. Additionally, from the United Steelworker’s Spring 2023 Publication, “Supreme Court Decision Could Hurt Strikers.”

To remember the 75ᵗʰ anniversary of the flood of Vanport, Oregon (May 30, 1948), Michael McCusker delivers an original piece titled “Vanport – The Town Nobody Wanted.” Also, Kayla M. Williams asks “Who Should We Honor on Memorial Day?”

A program chock full of original material, including “Flowers for All,” by Michael McCusker, “A Disgrace to Uniformity,” by Arthur Honeyman, “Saint Peter Loses a Soul,” by Scott Wood, and even more.  

Another all-Honeyman half hour featuring his essay: “As a Step Forward in Human Evolution, Envision Peace, Not War- It Is Inevitable.”

To commemorate what would’ve been Arthur Honeyman’s eighty-third birthday (May 10 2023), Michael McCusker delivers an all-Arthur program. Including “Sam’s Social Suicide,” and “Dubiously Involved in Important Matters.”

Original commentary by Michael McCusker in his annual rant titled “Mayday!” Also on this broadcast, “Memoirs of a Pear Picker,” by Loyola Marsef. Finally Michael Kazin asks the question “What would it take for one party to dominate America again?”  

This Sunday, April 30th, The Vietnam War will have ended forty eight years ago. But for anyone affected by the war, be it soldier or civilian, American or Vietnamese, it could be said that the war never really is over. Michael McCusker, a veteran of Vietnam, shares a work of his own imagination, where two…

Michael McCusker elucidates the differences between commercial and community radio. In the words of Liam Dunne “Commercial radio kills me, but KMUN 91.9 really THRILLS me.” Also featured on the program is Carol Newman’s 2003 article “K-munity Radio Portrait.”  

We’re celebrating forty years on the air with original writing from radio legends Doug Sweet, Harriet Baskas, and, of course, Michael McCusker.

An Attempt to Discuss Taxation,” by Michael McCusker, as well as Nancy Hoffman’s piece: “The Privilege of Being Taxable.” Also on this program, Deborah E. Mikula and Loren Kogali ask “Have we forgotten what a public library is for?” Additionally, a poem by Rick Ranya titled “Astor Library,” and in conclusion, one last poem, this time by Tracy McCusker, and it’s called “Cracks”

A full program covering the historical context of American fascist groups like the KKK, the Aryan Resistance Movement, the (deceptively named) National Socialist Movement, and others. It’s all featured in Michael McCusker’s original work: “The Propaganda of the Deed.”

A full program covering the Mỹ Lai massacre, 55 years ago on March 16.

Original works from Michael McCusker, as well as Poppy Noor’s article from the Guardian newspaper: “United Nations Urged to Intervene Over Destruction of U.S. Abortion Rights.”

“Women are the Mothers of Earth,” written by the Women’s Congress for a Healthy Planet, and presented in Michael McCusker’s angelic tone.

Michael McCusker shares an article he wrote, that, at the time, was an attempt to prevent a race riot between white and black U.S. military that were stationed in Iwakuni, Japan. Also, from Janai Nelson, “Ron DeSantis Want to Erase Black History. Why?” Finally, poetry by Hobe Kyter, graciously provided by Susie McLerie-Blackmar, titled “Astoria Maritime Memorial.”

A continuation of Black History Month in 2023.

“The Emancipation of Abraham Lincoln,” which comes annually and is a full program tribute to the great emancipator by Michael McCusker.