It’s time for A Story Told on KMUN. Your host, Michael McCusker, has been a regular voice on KMUN’s airwaves since the 1980s. Each week he shares commentary and writings about the current state of just about everything. This week, Michael talks about trees, a hallmark of the Pacific Northwest.
Joanne Rideout
In this week’s show, Michael honors the opening of the 2026 Shanghaied in Astoria theater season by reading a script he (as one of the actors in the theater troupe) used to perform years ago to open the show. And he remembers Bloody Thursday, the anniversary on July 5, of the violent 1934 West Coast…
This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker commemorates the nation’s upcoming birthday with a look at the Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship.
This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker shares a biting satirical piece he once wrote for his now out-of-print newspaper, the North Coast Times Eagle. It’s about the life and times of the infamous, and now deceased, former US Senator from Oregon, Bob Packwood.
This week on a Story Told, Michael McCusker shares a fictional essay he once wrote for his newspaper, the North Coast Times Eagle, about an imaginary conversation between music legend Curt Cobain and a Vietnam vet, on the subject of suicide. Michael also shares a piece about the arrival of a US Navy ship…
Social and political commentary from local journalist, activist and Vietnam veteran Michael McCusker.
KMUN presents the Fisherpoets Gathering 2026 broadcasted LIVE from the Liberty Theater in Astoria, Oregon on February 27th and 28th. Hosted by The Ship Report’s Joanne Rideout.
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…
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.