Talk of Our Towns

Talk of Our Towns

Join your host Donna Quinn for monthly interviews with movers and shakers from throughout the north Oregon and south Washington coastal region. Produced by the studios of KMUN.

Episodes

November 7, 2025 29 mins
TOOTS topic for Thursday, November 6 is “The Grace of Grief” and my guests are Noah Rubinstein and Katelyn Staecker. Noah and Katelyn will be facilitating a 3-day Workshop and Ritual for Those Living with Grief and Loss at the Netel Grange in Astoria over the weekend of Friday, November 14. Therapists Noah Rubinstein, LMHC and Katelyn Staecker, LCSW, have decades of experience in mental ...
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Talk of Our Towns is hosted by Donna Quinn. This episode’s guest is Adam Sawyer, an outdoor travel writer, photographer, author, guide and public speaker based in Tillamook. They discuss his work with Oregon Humanities, and after a life changing event,  his shift to Substack to share writings and videos on topics such as grief, addiction and recovery, travel and the healing powers of nat...
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August 7, 2025 28 mins
My program this Thursday will be about ENCORE (Exploring New Concepts of Retirement Education) and their upcoming fall classes and events. My guest is Elizabeth Hayes and she was the President of the Board but now I am not sure about her title these days.  We have a phone call tomorrow to go over ideas for the program and I will get you the correct title for her right after that. It is n...
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July 3, 2025 28 mins
Host Donna Quinn talks with Amy Snow, Founder and Executive Director of the 501c3 organization “Project Happy Face”, which offers dermatological health and wellness education and treatment to underserved teens, first responders, farm workers and park and recreation staff in rural areas of Oregon.
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June 6, 2025 28 mins
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 L...
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May 1, 2025 28 mins
Donna Quinn speaks with Astoria Downtown Historical District Association Executive Director Quinn Haase.
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April 3, 2025 29 mins
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 Bird...
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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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February 12, 2025 29 mins
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 pr...
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January 2, 2025 28 mins
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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December 5, 2024 29 mins
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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November 12, 2024 29 mins
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 disappoin...
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October 3, 2024 1 min
Donna Quinn is joined by guests Jessica Newhall, Associate Director of the SBDC, Josh Allison, SBDC Advisor & Instructor for the F&B Entrepreneur’s program, Andy Catalano, Kitchen and Storage Manager, North Coast Food Web and Clarissa Barrick, Human Resources Manager, Astoria Co+Op to discuss very exciting collaborations and progress on the “Food & Beverage Entrepreneur’s Boo...
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September 6, 2024 29 mins
Join Host Donna Quinn on “Talk of Our Towns” as she interviews Licensed Clinical Social Worker Katelyn Staecker, an Astoria based Psychotherapist in private practice, Internal Family Systems Trainer and Creator/Facilitator of Vital Elders and Young Old Souls.  Donna and Katelyn will discuss new ways to think about aging … from birth to death, Astoria being chosen as the nation’s newest B...
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September 6, 2024 29 mins
Donna Quinn celebrates the 50-year anniversary of the Astoria Co-Op with Matt Stanley and Josie Pepper. They discuss history, purpose and future.
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May 6, 2024 30 mins
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.
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April 12, 2024 28 mins

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

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March 8, 2024 29 mins

Donna Quinn interviews guest Elizabeth Hayes, the President of the ENCORE, about the classes their organization offers. These classes cover across a range of subjects in the interest of our elder community members. They discuss the importance and benefits of providing a place for seniors to learn and grow together.

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February 2, 2024 30 mins

Donna Quinn chats with guest Bruce Jones, the Executive Director of the Columbia River Maritime Museum. They discuss his experience on the job so far, the history of the museum since it was established in 1982 and the exciting projects that are planned for this local and engaging landmark. 

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January 5, 2024 60 mins

Donna Quinn interviews two psychotherapists about the concept of conscious aging and how it can help respond to the challenges of getting older. Longtime friends Katelyn Staecker and Jerry Rousseau exchange their ideas about the results of clinical studies, the experience of aging and how community affects the lives of our elders.

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