Episodes

  • Talk of Our Towns June 5th, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns June 5th, 2025
    Jun 6 2025
    Today we will be discussing how new concepts of retirement are changing individual lives, and indeed our entire culture. It is my pleasure to have two thoughtful highly educated experienced professional therapists to explore this topic. My guests are Astoria based IFS (Internal Family Systems) therapist and trainer, Katelyn Staecker and her dear friend of many decades, Wisconsin based Licensed Clinical Social Worker in the field of humanistic psychotherapy, Jerry Rousseau. Katelyn has a private practice in Astoria and she is also the founder of Vital Elders, a monthly gathering open to the public at the Netel Grange. Jerry has...
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    29 mins
  • Talk of Our Towns May 1st, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns May 1st, 2025
    May 1 2025
    Donna Quinn speaks with Astoria Downtown Historical District Association Executive Director Quinn Haase.
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    29 mins
  • Talk of Our Towns April 3rd, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns April 3rd, 2025
    Apr 3 2025
    This Thursday Talk of Our Towns features the Wildlife Center of the North Coast. Host Donna Quinn will speak with Executive Director Kari Henningsgaard. Donna and Kari will be talking about the Wildlife Center’s mission of rescue, rehab, release, the recent NPR story about the Wildlife Center receiving three injured Bald Eagles in one week, internship opportunities and their annual Birds of a Feather Spring Festival on May 10 @ 11:00 am – May 11 @ 3:00 pm.
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    29 mins
  • Talk of Our Towns – March 7th 2025

    Talk of Our Towns – March 7th 2025
    Mar 7 2025
    KMUN Station Manager steps in as a substitute for Talk of Our Towns host Donna Quinn to chat with the Citizens Advisory Board. More details to follow.
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    29 mins
  • Talk of Our Towns - February 6th 2025

    Talk of Our Towns - February 6th 2025
    Feb 12 2025
    Host DQ talks with Jesse Jones, the new Executive Director of the North Coast Food Web, an Astoria based non-profit organization cultivating a resilient and equitable food system through supporting producers and improving access to local food. Working with local farmers, fishermen and foragers the North Coast Food Web increases the health and well-being of the North Coast community by providing healthy food and a variety of educational programs and events.
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    29 mins
  • Talk of Our Towns January 2nd, 2025

    Talk of Our Towns January 2nd, 2025
    Jan 2 2025
    Donna speaks with Mac Burns, Executive Director of the Clatsop County Historical Society in Astoria. He provides updates on the CCHS Fabulous Four (museums) and learn how historical organizations and museums can help inform and ground us during rapidly changing times.
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    29 mins
  • Talk of Our Towns – December 5th

    Talk of Our Towns – December 5th
    Dec 5 2024
    Talk of Our Towns host Donna Quinn is joined by Suzanne Harold, the Astoria Public Library Director, to discuss updates for the ongoing building renovation and events being held in the temporary location for this historical local third space.
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    29 mins
  • Talk of Our Towns - November 7th

    Talk of Our Towns - November 7th
    Nov 12 2024
    Join host Donna Quinn for “Talk of Our Towns” on Thursday, November 7th for a lively discussion about negotiating stress as we face inner and outer challenges in our lives, and in our world. How do we maintain our ground and agency while being overwhelmed with too much (and suspect) information in our rapidly changing sociocultural environment? What can we do when we experience disappointment and powerlessness? Does what we do really matter in the big picture? And more!
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    29 mins
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