Free Financial Advice tonight when Mac & Alana chat with volunteer extraordinaire Dan Arnoth. Plus, Mac provides free travel advice for a visit to New York City.
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What’s your game? Astoria High School Athletic Director Howard Rub is on hand to tell Mac & Alana about his career and accomplishments. Better listen in and cheer him on!
Mac & Alana share some more stories from local Clatsop County citizens serving in the Pacific in World War II. Plus, Alana forgets a special anniversary, Mac reveals his favorite Monkee, and why he doesn’t like Popeye.
Dr. Chelsea Vaugh, Clatsop County Historical Society Curator, discusses two temporary exhibits at the Heritage Museum: “Blocked Out: Race and Place in Making of Modern Astoria” and an exhibit about the 1922 Fire that destroyed downtown Astoria. Plus, Mac picks on Florida.
Mac & Alana kick off the New Year with resolutions, a driving lesson, oleomargarine, and things turning 100 this year.
Mac & Alana welcome Sari Hartman to “Interesting Things That Happened in the Past”. . .the name of the show when it airs in Finland. Sari shares memories of growing up in Astoria as a Finnish immigrant.
Mac & Alana do some serious investigative reporting when they are joined by Erik Thorsen, CEO of Columbia Memorial Hospital. The result? We discover Erik’s secret alias!
Mac & Alana share a little about Drake, Holiday Traditions, Letters to Santa at the Flavel House, and even a new exhibit at the Heritage Museum.
The “greatest show ever” when Mac & Alana talk about the “Greatest Generation” from Clatsop County and their World War II experiences.
Alan Evans stops by to give Mac & Alana some “Helping Hands”. . .learn all about his amazing journey.
Mac & Alana welcome Sari Hartman to “Interesting Things That Happened in the Past”. . .the name of the show when it airs in Finland. Sari shares memories of growing up in Astoria as a Finnish immigrant.
“I once caught a fish THIS big!” Mac & Alana share some tales from the waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Mac & Alana welcome Rick Newton. I bet Warrenton gets mentioned a few times! And, somehow, the Pony Express also gets some airtime.
Marian Soderberg joins Mac & Alana for their best show ever. Norwegian immigrants, school counselors, Hope House, Assistance League, and Cruise Hosts. . .this show has it all.
This show is electric! Mac & Alana explore the history of electricity – how and when it came to Astoria. Better get some sunglasses – those arc lights are bright!
This week Mac & Alana spend some time chatting with Leah Griffith, who comes from a long line of candy-makers in Clatsop County and whose grandfather was the Seaside Police Chief. Somehow, hand-crank phones, Scott Bakula, Jimmy Carter, and Saturday Night Live all work their way into the conversation.
Stop, Drop and Roll! Mac & Alana kick off Fire Prevention Week with a look at the 150 year old Astoria Fire Department.
Make a batch of “Hard TacK” and join Mac & Alana as they discuss what gold prospectors ate. Plus, Mac has difficulty with book matches.
Super volunteer Laura Freedman from Cannon Beach is on hand to share her enthusiasm for Rotary and local theater.
Please take your seats. . .class is about to start. Dan Gaffney, retired Seaside educator and principal, school Mac & Alana on the big show. Guess who gets an “A” and who gets detention?
Get your popcorn ready! Mac & Alana talk about The Goonies and Animal House – the two most asked about Oregon-Made Movies
Mac & Alana share some local history and some fun facts about the Supreme Court.
Mac & Alana welcome Norm Kujala this week to discuss fishing and growing up on the Columbia. Tune in and learn what a “skunk roller” is!
Mac & Alana get gold fever when they talk about Astorian Hope Belt Ferguson’s adventures searching for gold in Alaska.
Alana & Mac welcome Dave Larson from High Life Adventures & Larson Logging to the show. This show sure zips along even when Mac gets bogged down in the great “Smokey Bear” vs. “Smokey the Bear” debate.
Mac & Alana welcome Courtney Bangs to talk about the Clatsop County Fair, goats, and fair food. Tune in and find out who ate a bug-cookie!
What do Richard Donner, Mac’s Dad, the Flavel House garden & grounds, and Witches all have in common? Somehow, Mac & Alana manage to chat about all of them on the big show this week.
Mac & Alana welcome Vince Huntington, retired Physical Therapist and Medical Administrator, to chat about his career in Montana, Alaska, and Oregon and his more recent volunteer work. Mac geeks out on a wild-west melee, Alana’s daughter is on an anti-smoking crusade, and we all wonder why Richard Dawson was kissing everyone on the Family…
Mac & Alana spend some time talking about the Stonewall Riots, this week in local history, and Bruno the Seaside Lifeguard Dog. Plus, Mac gets distracted by the word “produce.”
It’s prom time! Steve Wright, Seaside City Councilor and President of the Seaside History Museum, is on hand to talk about the museum and the 100th anniversary of the Prom.