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A Story Told

Hosted by Michael McCusker · society · EN

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About this Podcast:

Weekly readings of social and political commentary from local journalist, activist, and Vietnam War veteran Michael McCusker.

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Booking probability

42%

Guest openness

Selective

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80/100
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Questions about A Story Told

Who hosts A Story Told?

A Story Told is hosted by Michael McCusker. The show has published 100 episodes to date.

What has A Story Told covered recently?

Recent episodes include "A Story Told – October 29, 2026" (29 October 2026, 29 minutes), "A Story Told – October 22, 2026" (22 October 2026, 23 minutes), and "A Story Told – October 15, 2026" (15 October 2026, 19 minutes).

How often does A Story Told publish?

A Story Told publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 25 minutes across 100 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on A Story Told?

Booking probability for A Story Told is 42%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. A Story Told requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. A Story Told's contact route on record: verified email.

About the host

Michael McCusker hosts A Story Told, a society podcast with 100 episodes published.

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Recent episodes

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  • Oct 29, 202629 min

    It’s time for A Story Told on KMUN. Your host, Michael McCusker, has been a regular voice on KMUN’s airwaves since the 1980s. Each week he shares commentary and writings about the current state of just about everything...

  • Oct 22, 202623 min

    This week, at Michael’s specific request in honor of his mother’s birthday this month, we share once again a piece Michael wrote and has read each year on his show. It’s called Happy Birthday, Mother. A searing...

  • Oct 15, 202619 min

    It’s time for A Story Told on KMUN. Your host, Michael McCusker, has been a regular voice on KMUN’s airwaves since the 1980s. Each week he shares commentary and writings about the current state of just about everything...

  • Sep 17, 202629 min

    It’s time for A Story Told on KMUN. Your host, Michael McCusker, has been a regular voice on KMUN’s airwaves since the 1980s. Each week he shares commentary and writings about the current state of just about everything...

  • Jul 16, 202629 min

    A Story Told’s host, Michael McCusker, has been a regular voice on KMUN’s airwaves since the 1980s. Each week he shares commentary and writings about the current state of just about everything.   In this...

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  • Jul 9, 202627 min

    In this week’s show, Michael honors the opening of the 2026 Shanghaied in Astoria theater season by reading a script he (as one of the actors in the theater troupe) used to perform years ago to open the show. And...

  • Jul 2, 202621 min

    This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker commemorates the nation’s upcoming birthday with a look at the Supreme Court’s decision on birthright citizenship.

  • Jun 25, 202617 min

    This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker commemorates the anniversary of the start of the Korean War, and shares some recollections of his days as a US Marine in Vietnam.

  • Jun 18, 202629 min

    This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker shares a biting satirical piece he once wrote for his now out-of-print newspaper, the North Coast Times Eagle. It’s about the life and times of the infamous, and now...

  • Jun 11, 202624 min

    Among the offerings this week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker shares some local history: the story of how Greenpeace demonstrators temporarily stopped the progress of a US Navy ship coming to Portland for the 1990...

  • Jun 4, 202623 min

    This week on a Story Told, Michael McCusker shares a fictional essay he once wrote for his newspaper, the North Coast Times Eagle, about an imaginary conversation between music legend Curt Cobain and a Vietnam vet, on...

  • May 21, 202629 min

    This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker shares an essay written by his now-deceased friend Arthur Honeyman. The piece commemorates a May 11, 1970, protest in Portland referred to as Bloody Monday. On that day...

  • May 7, 202629 min

    This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker honors a singular individual and an old friend who is now deceased. His friend was a man named Arthur Honeyman, possessed with a sharp and eloquent intellect, but who suffered...

  • Apr 9, 202628 min

    This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker reads an essay he published years ago in his newspaper, the North Coast Times-Eagle, about the history and evolution of the city of Astoria.

  • Mar 26, 202620 min

    This week on A Story Told, Michael McCusker shares an essay he wrote about PNW trees and the timber industry, and shares a political essay written by now deceased Peninsula resident DR. Robert Brake.

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