Episodes

  • The Human Beat - April 14th, 2025

    The Human Beat - April 14th, 2025
    Apr 14 2025
    Roger Rocka speaks with Jeff Burright, who is leading development of the Offshore Wind Roadmap.
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    29 mins
  • The Human Beat - March 10th, 2025

    The Human Beat - March 10th, 2025
    Mar 10 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 Hoag, Doug Sweet, Susie McLerie, Carol Newman and Rebecca Rubens.
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    29 mins
  • The Human Beat - February 10th, 2025

    The Human Beat - February 10th, 2025
    Feb 13 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 anniversary of the Freedom Riders.
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    29 mins
  • The Human Beat - December 9th, 2024

    The Human Beat - December 9th, 2024
    Dec 9 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 magazines across Oregon and Washington. As of November 1, EO Media Group was sold to the larger Carpenter Media Group, which operates more than 160 publications. The sale included The Astorian.
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    29 mins
  • The Human Beat - November 11th, 2024

    The Human Beat - November 11th, 2024
    Nov 11 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.
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    29 mins
  • The Human Beat - October 14th, 2024

    The Human Beat - October 14th, 2024
    Oct 14 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 Animal Shelter.
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    29 mins
  • The Human Beat - September 9th, 2024

    The Human Beat - September 9th, 2024
    Sep 9 2024
    Roger Rocka speaks with North Coast Land Conservancy Executive Director Katie Voelke.
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    29 mins
  • The Human Beat August 12th, 2024

    The Human Beat August 12th, 2024
    Aug 12 2024
    Roger presents a panel on the Clatsop County Comprehensive Plan revisions.
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    29 mins
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