Michael McCusker recalls student protests in Portland in the 1970s, and shares the recollections of a wheelchair-bound friend who was also an active protester.By KMUN

Refuge Nature HikesBy KMUN

Roger Rocka speaks with Oregon Department of Forestry division Chief Michael Wilson about the State Habitat Conservation Plan.By KMUN

Friday, May 10th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: North Coast Chorale’s Helen McClaine and Soloist Keith Workman with ’The Macabre’ at the Charlene Larsen Center in Astoria. Marketing & Operations Director Jenni Tronier & Play Director Markus Brown with “2 Across” at the Coaster Theatre in Cannon Beach. Design...…

Michael McCusker commemorates a brilliant old friend who suffered from cerebral palsy, and recalls the horrors of the Kent State campus shootings that happened this month in 1970, where four student protesters were shot and killed by National Guard troops.By KMUN

Sharks in Willapa BayBy KMUN

Cookbook winners, spring vegetables, smoked salmonBy KMUN

Teresa speaks with Brenda Vassau, of Low Tide Farms in Clatskanie, OR.By KMUN

Donna Quinn acknowledges Museum Month by bringing on Madeline Matson, executive director of the Columbia Pacific Heritage Museum. in Ilwaco, Washington. They discuss this unique attraction, upcoming events, workshops and cover some history across the Long Beach Peninsula.By KMUN

Friday, May 3rd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Soprano Minntah Haefker and Drummer Brent Follis with the debut of The Minntah Quartet at Carruthers in Astoria. Educator Dr. Jenni Newton on the third annual North Coast Inclusion Seminar at Astoria High School. Mary Blake with ‘A Pollinators Affair –...…

Michael MCusker talks about current campus protests that echo anti-war protests in the 1960s, and takes a look at the history of U.S. global power.By KMUN

Soil HealthBy KMUN

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.By KMUN

Mac & Alana have a fun discussion with Seaside Library Director Jennifer Reading. They are both disappointed how she pronounces her last name.By KMUN

Mac & Alana discuss the Titanic, John Jacob Astor IV, and the connection to Astoria. Spoiler alert: the ship sank.By KMUN

Mac & Alana chat with Astoria Police Chief Stacy Kelly. Coal, Montgomery Ward, Goonies, and polygraphs are all discussed. . .unless we’re lying.By KMUN

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.By KMUN

Friday, April 26th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Jessi Just, Executive Dir of the Heart of Cartm on the Trash Bash Art Festival 2024 at White Clover Grange in Nehalem. Cannon Beach Gallery Director Summer Peterson and Science Illustrator and Wildlife Artist Nora Sherwood with “Reserve Inspiration” opening for...…

“The Sprays to Spring and Criminalizing Houselessness”By KMUN

Steelhead SalmonBy KMUN

Friday, April 19th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Director Roy Seiber with the Cannon Beach Chorus concerts, “The Colors of Life”, in Seaside, Cannon Beach, Nehalem & Tillamook. Lee Stromquist and Dave Drury with the North Coast Big Band’s Benefit the PAC Concert at the Charlene Larsen Center in...…

Taxism, Civil War, and the passing of an Astor.By KMUN

This podcast is a recording of the Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 Astoria AAUW Candidate Forum, featuring two candidates for Clatsop County Commissioner, District 2: Anthony Huacuja and Tessa James Scheller. This is the second portion of this evening’s recording. To listen to the first portion of the evening (candidates for Oregon House of Representativ…

This podcast is a recording of the Tuesday, April 16th, 2024 Astoria AAUW Candidate Forum, featuring three candidates for Oregon House of Representatives, District 32: Glenn Gaither, Cyrus Javadi, and Logan Laity. To listen to the second portion of the evening (candidates for Clatsop County Commissioner, District 2), click here.…

It’s KMUN’s pledge drive week, and Linda is NOT allowed to have any more cookbooks!By KMUN

Earth DayBy KMUN

Friday, April 12th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Deputy Director Norma Hernandez with Consejo Hispano’s first annual ‘Golpetazo del Año’ at CC Fairgrounds expo annex. Photographer Don Frank with a new exhibit “Inky Daydreams” at Imogen Gallery in Astoria. Artist and Printmaking Instructor Ben Killen Rosenberg &...…

Donna Quinn talks with guest Kevin Leahy, Executive Director of Clatsop Economic Development Resources.By KMUN

In the middle of KMUN’s Spring Pledge Drive, hear from staff members, some of them new!By KMUN

Michael McCusker commemorates the 213th birthday of Astoria, Oregon.By KMUN

It’s SpringBy KMUN

Featuring the women managers of KMUN – Lisa Smith, Victoria Stoppiello, Joanne Rideout and Susan Peterson – as they were honored by the American Association of University Women.By KMUN

Tillamook Artist, carpenter, craftsman, beekeeper and surfer Henry Stanley on his Surfboard exhibit at Bay City Arts Center. Editor-in-Chief Asher Finch and Faculty Advisor Kama O’Connor with RAIN MAGAZINE at CCC Towler Hall. Classical Pianist Andrei Andreev performs a benefit concert for Cascadia Chamber Opera’s summer Festival at the Charlene Lar…

Michael McCusker remembers the assassination 56 years ago today, of the Rev. Martin Luther King. He also discusses the rollback of a permissive Oregon drug law that has been linked to higher crime rates and overdose deaths.By KMUN

Teresa Retzlaff and Jessica Schleif talk about Spring’s arrival in their gardens.By KMUN

Always wear your apron when opening the oven.By KMUN

Spring Migration SongbirdsBy KMUN

Friday, March 29th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Tracy Abel from Tolovana Arts Colony on “Get Lit at the Beach”, a gathering for readers and authors in Cannon Beach. Executive Director Jennifer Crockett on the Liberty Theatre’s 99th Birthday Bash in the Liberty McTavish Room with live Jass. Ceramic...…

Michael McCusker discusses why it’s vital that women get involved and stay involved, in politics. He reads an essay he wrote called, “Ms. Smith goes to Washington.”By KMUN

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.By KMUN

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.By KMUN

Isabella Tiger MothBy KMUN

Friday, March 22nd at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Nancy McCarthy on the Northwest Authors Series Writers Read Celebration at the Cannon Beach Library and more. Director Edward James & actors Nancy Watkins & Natan Ezra in ‘The Rise And Fall of Little Voice’ at The Ten Fifteen Theater...…

Michael McCusker commemorates the anniversary this month of the infamous My Lai Massacre, a war crime committed by US Army personnel – the mass murder of unarmed civilians in South Vietnam – which happened on March 16, 1968.By KMUN

If you don’t like an ingredient, don’t use it!By KMUN

Spring Bird SpeciesBy KMUN

Friday, March 15th at 3pm ARTS – Live & Local! Carol Newman & guests: Captain Thron Riggs with his book ‘A History of Pilotage on the Columbia River Bar” at the CC Historical Society TNT @ the Fort George Lovell Room. Authors Kama O’Connor and Deb Vanasse with The Writer’s Guild of Astoria in honor...…

Michael McCusker remembers the birthday of Albert Einstein, born on this day in 1879. He also discusses Pi Day, March 14, and recounts the embarrassing history of women’s suffrage in the US.By KMUN

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”!By KMUN

FinchesBy KMUN