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.
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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?!
Mac and Alana welcome Beth Schwenk to the big show to talk about her life and career and the fact we all need more fiber.
Mac & Alana have a fun discussion with Seaside Library Director Jennifer Reading. They are both disappointed how she pronounces her last name.
Mac & Alana discuss the Titanic, John Jacob Astor IV, and the connection to Astoria. Spoiler alert: the ship sank.
Mac & Alana chat with Astoria Police Chief Stacy Kelly. Coal, Montgomery Ward, Goonies, and polygraphs are all discussed. . .unless we’re lying.
Mac & Alana have a great conversation with hometown inventor and developer Kirk Faucett. Plus, Mac forgets what day it is and no one corrects him.
Do you like fire-escapes? Do you enjoy a safe working environment? Think workplace safety is important? Mac and Alana discuss the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire.
McAndrew & Alana welcome Captain Thron Riggs to the big show to talk about his new book about Bar Pilots. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Mac does a really bad Irish Brogue.
McAndrew & Alana welcome Captain Thron Riggs to the big show to talk about his new book about Bar Pilots. In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, Mac does a really bad Irish Brogue.
Kirsten Norgaard joins Mac & Alana for an in-depth discussion about advocacy, growing up in Astoria, and becomes the first guest in our history that we had to “bleep”!
Mac & Alana welcome Floyd Holcom to the big show. Highlights include Pier 39, Robert Gray School, snapshot journalism, and Mac does his impression of FDR.
Mac bores Alana and special guest Fred Pynes with stories of a poker game. Far more interesting, is Fred talking about the Astoria Column
Mac & Alana talk about Japanese in Clatsop County and their removal during World War II. Plus, Mac complains about prizes in Cracker Jack’s. Alana judges.
Mac and Alana talk with Debbie Little. Veteran’s, Parole, and 911 might get discussed. Plus, Ethan Allen, indoor ice skating rinks, and Lincoln all come up.
Mac & Alana welcome Angie Hunt from Clatsop Community College Foundation. Jello, Pickle Ball, and Loop-to-Loops are all somehow discussed.
Mac & Alana celebrate her birthday by taking a deep dive into the great Generation X vs. Millennial debate.
Mac & Alana had a guest cancel, so they break into the emergency-program-topics-box and discuss name origins for each state.
Mac & Alana welcome Astoria City Manager Scott Spence for a tantalizing conversation that includes Top Hats, Molasses, Government, and Public Service.
Mac & Alana talk about all the things turning 100 in 2024. Plus, Mac sings and Alana gives him the look.
Mac & Alana try to boost their ratings by hosting three adorable special guests to ring in the New Year.
Join Mac & Alana for a very special Christmas show. Guess which one gives coal out to their family?
Mac & Alana prepare for the big Frances E. Willard Day celebration. What? YOU aren’t celebrating?!
Mac & Alana welcome Tiffany Hessel, with Bergerson Tile, for a high energy chat about creativity, growing up locally, storeroom showers, and even Buffalo Bill Cody.
Mac & Alana go down a rabbit hole looking for a fun story about the Grange. . .and end up talking about the Doughboy Monument. Plus, Mac is confused by the Civil War.
Mac & Alana talk turkey, Hospice, Italian Immigration, grocery stores, and growing up on Clatsop Plains with Katie Bulletset
It will probably get ugly when Mac & Alana talk about Father Charles Coughlin
Neil Dundas joins Mac & Alana for a conversation that spans donuts, growing up in Astoria, business, and the best pick-up line ever.
Mac & Alana chat with Lucien Swerdloff, a founder of the Clatsop Community College Preservation Program. Architecture, NYC, Florida, and automats are all on the menu tonight.
Be wary. . .we may put a spell on you. Mac & Alana welcome Jack Osterberg to the big show to talk about his ancestors who were involved in the Salem witch trials.