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  • The Human Beat - January 12th, 2026

    The Human Beat - January 12th, 2026
    Jan 12 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.
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    29 min
  • The Human Beat - December 8th, 2025

    The Human Beat - December 8th, 2025
    Dec 8 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 them with its scores of volunteers. Roger talks with Executive Director of Clatsop Animal Assistance Lily Tollefsen.
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    29 min
  • The Human Beat - November 10th, 2025

    The Human Beat - November 10th, 2025
    Nov 10 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, her initial impressions, hopes and plans for KMUN.
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    29 min
  • The Human Beat - October 13th, 2025

    The Human Beat - October 13th, 2025
    Oct 13 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.
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    29 min
  • The Human Beat - September 8th, 2025

    The Human Beat - September 8th, 2025
    Sep 8 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 13.
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    29 min
  • The Human Beat - July 14th, 2025

    The Human Beat - July 14th, 2025
    Jul 14 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 County Historical Society at the Heritage Museum. I talked with Liisa Penner and Julie Burpee to learn about that, and other bits of local history. Liisa is something of a local legend for her knowledge of our past. and I asked her how she came to that…
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    29 min
  • The Human Beat - June 9th, 2025

    The Human Beat - June 9th, 2025
    Jun 9 2025
    Part 2 of Roger Rocka’s conversation with Paul Benoit
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    29 min
  • The Human Beat - May 12th, 2025

    The Human Beat - May 12th, 2025
    May 12 2025
    Part One of Roger Rocka’s conversation with Paul Benoit
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    29 min