River Writers is brought to you by the Writers Guild of Astoria, and features interviews about the craft of writing. The program is co-hosted by Marianne Monson and Sean Davis.This program is a co-production of the Writers Guild and KMUN.KMUN is a community radio station, broadcasting from the studios of the Tillicum House in Astoria, Oregon. We serve the coastal communities of southwest Washington and northwest Oregon.Find out more at kmun.org
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Signup to Generate a PitchRiver Writers is brought to you by the Writers Guild of Astoria, and features interviews about the craft of writing. The program is co-hosted by Marianne Monson and Sean Davis. This program is a co-production of the Writers Guild and KMUN.KMUN is a community radio station, broadcasting from the studios of the Tillicum House in Astoria, Oregon.
River Writers is hosted by KMUN. The show has published 47 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "River Writers – October 12, 2026" (12 October 2026, 4 minutes), "River Writers – September 14, 2026" (14 September 2026, 30 minutes), and "River Writers – August 10, 2026" (10 August 2026, 29 minutes).
River Writers publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 27 minutes across 47 episodes.
Booking probability for River Writers is 41%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. River Writers requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. River Writers's contact route on record: verified email.
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KMUN hosts River Writers, an arts podcast with 47 episodes published.
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In this month’s River Writers, co-host Marianne Monson interviews 2026 writer-in-resident winner Victor Vasquez about his work, which is inspired by his background as a migrant farmworker growing up in the PNW.
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Co-host Marianne Monson interviews Portland-based author and 2024 WIR recipient Erica Berry. Berry is the Oregon book award winner for her nonfiction title Wolfish.
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This month, Asher Finch interviews Astoria author Brad Pietzyk about his recently published memoir, Dragon’s Current: The Storm that Stayed Inside.
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Marianne speaks with local writer and cofounder of the series “Women Who Write to Heal,” Megan Amara Rose.
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This month on River Writers, Marianne Monson interviews Jim Dott, a local poet and KMUN programmer.
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This month on River Writers, Asher Finch interviews Deac Guidi, a longtime communications and humanities instructor at Clatsop Community College.
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This month on River Writers, Asher Finch interviews Heather Douglas, editor of the Coast Weekend, about her journey to the Astorian, writing, and zines.
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Marianne Monson interviews poet Dayle Olson about her new chapbook.
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Asher Finch interviews local author Deb Vanasse
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Host Marianne Monson interviews Oregon Poet Laureate, Ellen Waterston, keynote for the 2025 Astoria Creative Writing Festival.
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Marianne Monson interviews author Karl Marlantes in this Part 3 episode.
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Host Marianne Monson interviews Marj Hogan, this year’s North Coast Writer-in-Resident!
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This month, Asher Finch interviews local author and Writers Guild founder Marianne Monson about writing, her journey to Astoria, and balancing creativity with the chaos of life.
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Marianne Monson interviews local poet Logan Garner about his new poetry collection.
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This month on River Writers Sean Davis sits down to speak to career journalist Mike Francis. While originally from Chicago, Mike traveled around the country writing for different newspapers and radio stations until he...
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Marianne Monson interviews author Karl Marlantes
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Asher Finch speaks with author and writing instructor Kama O’Conner
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Sean sits down and speaks to Dan McClure, the Director of the Clatsop Community College Library, about how anyone with an Astoria Library Card can check out books and other things at the college. They also talk about...
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Co-host Marianne Monson interviews local author Cindy Gentry about Sermons on the Couch, her collection of secular sermons.
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adjunct research professor and post-doc in the Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University, Department of Cognitive Science at Carleton University
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