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The Human Beat – June 8, 2026
Roger Rocka speaks with Kenny Hansen, longtime Astoria police officer, about his work with houseless people and Clatsop Community Action. Roger also revisits past interviews with houseless Astorians.
The Human Beat – May 11, 2026
A discussion with Clatsop Community College President Jarrod Hogue and Board Chair Ed Johnson about the issues the college is facing, the adjustments they’re making, and their hopes for the college’s…
The Human Beat – April 13, 2026
Roger Rocka interviews representatives with the North Coast Food Web to explore what the Food Web is, how it works, who does it, how someone can become involved and what the plans are for this year…
The Human Beat – March 9th, 2026
Roger Rocka speaks with Teresa Patterson and Bruce Williams, representatives of Indivisible on Oregon’s North Coast.
The Human Beat – February 9th, 2026
Roger Rocka speaks with Dan Turner, the board chair of the Cathlamet Public Library.
The Human Beat – January 12th, 2026
Roger speaks with two women experiencing homelessness on the streets of downtown Astoria– Mama Rain and her 33 year old daughter Shana – in the week after Christmas.
The Human Beat – December 8th, 2025
The Clatsop County Animal Shelter is overwhelmed right now with more dogs and cats than it can hold. But a non-profit, Clatsop Animal Assistance, is fostering some of the animals and helping all of…
The Human Beat – November 10th, 2025
Introducing new KMUN station manager Mari Bergeron: We talk about her history in Clatsop County, her family, her departure for school and work and international travel, her return home and of course,…
The Human Beat – October 13th, 2025
Part 2 of Roger Rocka speaking with Willis Van Dusen about Astoria history and his own transition from protesting citizen to Council member and long-time Astoria mayor.
The Human Beat – September 8th, 2025
In this first part of a two-part series, Willis Van Dusen talks Astoria history and his own transition from protesting citizen to Council member and long-time Astoria mayor. Part two will air October…
The Human Beat – August 11th, 2025
Roger Rocka revisits a 2011 interview with the late Duncan Law, whose scientific discoveries at the OSU Seafood Lab in Astoria boosted the Oregon fishing industry and made hatcheries viable on the…
The Human Beat – July 14th, 2025
Astoria’s population has hovered around 10,000 for a very long time. But it grew to 25 thousand during WW II. I wondered where all those thousands of extra people lived so I headed to the Clatsop…
The Human Beat – June 9th, 2025
Part 2 of Roger Rocka’s conversation with Paul Benoit
The Human Beat – May 12th, 2025
Part One of Roger Rocka’s conversation with Paul Benoit
The Human Beat – April 14th, 2025
Roger Rocka speaks with Jeff Burright, who is leading development of the Offshore Wind Roadmap.
The Human Beat – March 10th, 2025
Through the magic of radio, we take you back to a Sunday evening in 1983 – high atop the Gunderson Building in downtown Astoria – when KMUN began it’s very first broadcast. Then, hear from Paxton…
The Human Beat – February 10th, 2025
Our country is struggling over issues of diversity, equity and inclusion. It’s a struggle that recurs throughout our history. Here’s a look back at a Human Beat interview from 2011, the 50th…
The Human Beat – December 9th, 2024
We’re talking today with Steve Forrester, former editor and publisher of The Astorian and the former president and CEO of the family company, EO Media Group with its two dozen newspapers and…
The Human Beat – November 11th, 2024
A discussion of the continuing overload at the Clatsop County Animal Shelter with Justin Dersham, Clatsop County Animal Control Supervisor and Lily Tollefsen, Clatsop Animal Assistance.
The Human Beat – October 14th, 2024
Astoria Chief of Police Stacy Kelly and Communications Center Manager Jeremy Hipes discuss the years-long effort to fully staff the 911 center, and how its larger staff now includes 2 dogs from the…
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