(Reprise airdate: July 31, 2019) Dr. Virginia Armbrust, Director of the University of Washington School of Oceonography, joins host Nan Evans to talk about the weird world of microscopic organisms that populate the world’s oceans, and why we should know about them and even care.
(First airdate: July 30, 2019) It doesn’t matter if you’re paranoid, it matters if you’re paranoid enough.
(First airdate: July 30, 2019) Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Steve Heigel, the owner of PT Paddlesports. Steve rents everything from kayaks to standup paddle boards from his location near the Marine Science Center at Fort Worden. The thrills of being out on the water include regular sightings of eagles, otters and sometimes even dolphins. He’s a stickler for safety and all of his clients must wear safety gear. Steve watches the weather and tides like a hawk and makes sure everyone’s enjoying the full maritime experience. When he’s not running tours and supervising trips, Steve’s racing kayaks. Steve and his wife, Amy, successfully completed the recent Race to Alaska…well, they completed the 70/48. That race is from Tacoma to Port Townsend. Participants must row or paddle 70 miles in under 48 hours.
This week on the Compass, we talk with Mike Schleckser, better known to KPTZ listeners as DJ Max, a Port Townsend man whose father passed away and, as a tribute to his dad, Mike decided to go for a long walk from Mexico to Canada all by himself – 2,650 miles. It took four months, and today he tells us all about the pain and the joy.
(Airdate: July 25, 2019) KPTZ’s Charlie Bermant interviews incumbent Jefferson Healthcare Commissioners Jill Buhler Rienstra and Matt Ready, both unopposed in the November election, during which they discuss what they want to accomplish during their next terms.
Listen up, everybody! Ellen Bonjorno’s wonderful Sing It, Sister! show is moving to its new 11am–12noon Saturdays time slot starting July 27. Yes, fans of great women’s music ~ this means everybody, right! ~ can to tune in for an hour of superior selections, music from Billie Holiday to Holly Near, from Madonna to Mavis Staples, from Laura Nyro to Laura Love, and much much more.
Sing it Sister! features outstanding women’s music from the dawn of the recording era up to today’s newest sensations. You’ll hear every kind of music from folk, gospel, pop to rock, jazz, show and classical because women excel in every genre and then some. So join Ellen for an hour of old favorites and new discoveries to keep you coming back for more every Saturday from 11 to noon beginning July 27th. Mark your calendar now and … Sing it, Sister!
…and all that jazz! After live coverage of the Jazz Festival at Centrum, Phil Andrus starts Tossed Salad a bit late. But it’s a program well worth waiting for:
1:30 – Fostering Together
1:45 – Chicago Bob brings Bob’s blues buddies
2:30 – Kiwi Ferris, Edensaw’s Brewfest
3:00 – Cast members of Key City Public Theatre’s “ The Merry Wives of Windsor”
3:30 – Paul deBarros and Lanny Turay, jazz of the Pacific Northwest and well beyond
4:30 – Deborah Kate Hammond, reading
(First airdate: July 24, 2019) Nan Evans talks with Betsy Carlson, Citizen Science Coordinator at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center, and Michael Siddel, Americorps volunteer and the Citizen Science Lab Educator, about the ongoing efforts of citizen scientists to learn more about the intertidal habitats along our shores.
(Reprise airdate: July 23, 2019) Host Sheila Bender speaks via phone with author Peter Donahue about his book Three Sides Water in the repeat of a broadcast that originally aired in January 2019.
Pickathon is world-famous for being the only music festival that prioritizes sustainable ethics. To help celebrate, we’ve got a KPTZ contest for you! What do you do to protect the environment? Share your tips with us on how you recycle/reuse and help preserve our world for future generations, in 500 words or less. Two winners will EACH receive a pair of 3-day tent-camping passes (worth $650 value for two tickets) to the 21st Pickathon Festival*. Send your entry by July 25 to [email protected]. We will be sharing your tips on the air with KPTZ listeners!
This year’s Pickathon Festival is the weekend of August 2-4 in Happy Valley OR, in the shadow of Mt. Hood. Featuring 60 nationally acclaimed and emerging artists on six stages. Headliners include…Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Damien Jurado, and Phil Lesh and the Terrapin Family Band. This is an all-ages event!
* Additional expenses, including parking, are not included.
