Michael McCusker
A Story Told
Weekly readings of social and political commentary from local journalist, activist, and Vietnam War veteran Michael McCusker.
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Episodes
A Story Told – May 29th, 2025 29.05.2025 29:00
Michael McCusker honors Memorial Day with an essay on war.
A Story Told – May 22nd, 2025 22.05.2025 15:01
Michael McCusker talks about the history of birthright citizenship in the US.
A Story Told – May 15th, 2025 15.05.2025 29:00
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A Story Told – May 8th, 2025 08.05.2025 29:00
Michael McCusker remembers his long-time friend, Arthur Honeyman, a brilliant scholar and writer who spent his life deeply affected by physical limitations caused by cerebral palsy. Michael shares Arthur’s candid essays and poems about his condition, part of Honeyman’s lifelong effort to help differently-abled people be seen as human beings by society.
A Story Told – May 1st, 2025 01.05.2025 21:45
Michael McCusker honors the anniversary this month of the of the controversial Vanport Disaster, a flood which destroyed the Oregon community on Memorial Day in 1948.
A Story Told – April 24th, 2025 24.04.2025 28:59
Michael McCusker continues to assess the current state of the United States of America.
A Story Told – April 17th, 2025 17.04.2025 22:51
Michael McCusker talks about the deepening unprecedented behavior of the Trump administration.
A Story Told – April 10th, 2025 10.04.2025 20:33
Michael McCusker continues to assess the current state of the United States of America.
A Story Told – April 3rd, 2025 05.04.2025 20:31
Michael McCusker shares writings on presidency.
A Story Told – March 27th, 2025 27.03.2025 18:07
Michael McCusker talks about the deepening unprecedented behavior of the Trump administration.
A Story Told March 20th, 2025 20.03.2025 29:02
On this week’s A Story Told, Michael McCusker honors Women’s History Month by sharing a still-timely essay he wrote years ago for his newspaper, the North Coast Times Eagle.
A Story Told – March 13th, 2025 13.03.2025 29:00
Michael McCusker shares an essay he wrote about the role of media in an increasingly autocratic society.
A Story Told – March 6th, 2025 06.03.2025 29:00
Michael McCusker shares an essay in honor of Women’s History Month.
A Story Told – February 20th, 2025 20.02.2025 19:57
Michael McCusker talks about abuses under the Trump administration, and answers the question, “what is Oregon?”
A Story Told – February 13th, 2025 13.02.2025 26:38
Michael McCusker discusses the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln, whose birthday is this week. He also discusses the history of slavery and racism in the US.
A Story Told – February 6th, 2025 09.02.2025 22:20
Tillamook Burn, Birthright Citizenship, and a tribute to Mary.
A Story Told – January 23rd, 2025 23.01.2025 29:00
Michael McCusker highlights the unfolding drama of the Trump administration, as he discusses the impending assault on birthright citizenship.
A Story Told – January 16th, 2025 16.01.2025 29:00
As the inauguration approaches, Michael McCusker shares an essay entitled, “If I Were President.”
A Story Told – January 2nd, 2025 02.01.2025 23:07
Michael McCusker shares his New Years Resolutions for 2025.
A Story Told – December 5th, 2024 05.12.2024 28:58
Michael McCusker honors the lives of two recently deceased artist friends with a history of artists in Cannon Beach. And he discusses the ugly possibility of another pandemic, as H1N1 flu gains traction in the US.
A Story Told – November 28th, 2024 28.11.2024 24:21
Michael McCusker offers reflections on Thanksgiving and politics as we enter another political season.
A Story Told – November 21st, 2024 21.11.2024 29:00
Michael McCusker shares a scathing analysis of the incoming Trump administration, and the society that elected him.
A Story Told – November 14th, 2024 14.11.2024 29:00
Michael McCusker talks about Donald Trump’s presidential victory. He also discusses the recent honoring of American abolitionist and icon Harriet Tubman. And how ranked choice voting added Progressive voices to the Portland City Council.
A Story Told – November 7th, 2024 07.11.2024 28:59
Michael McCuster shares journalists’ reactions to the election Tuesday of Donald Trump to be the next President of the United States.
A Story Told October 31st, 2024 31.10.2024 29:03
Michael discusses witches and reads a spectacular excerpt from Michelle Obama’s speech.
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