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Compass For the Week of June 5, 2017

Climate crisis on your mind? Listen to PT resident, investigative journalist Dahr Jamail, interviewed while we were all waiting for Trump’s decision on the Paris Climate Accord. Jamail has been focusing on climate change issues, and is preparing his new book, The End of Ice.

Steve Evans with Dahr Jamail…on KPTZ Monday June 5 at Noon, Tues at 5pm, Wed at 10, and Saturday at Noon.

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Compass for the Week of June 5, 2017

In the wake of President Trump’s abandonment of the Paris Climate Agreement, this week on the Compass we talk with Truth-out.org columnist Dahr Jamail about his upcoming new book The End of Ice and runaway climate disruption.

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Nature Now #312 Tides and Time

(first aired May 24, 2017). Jonathan White, author of Tides, The Science and Spirit of The Ocean, visits via phone with host Nan Evans and discusses how the tides can tell time, change our concept of time, and affect living creatures. Closing music is “The Moon and The Tide,” performed by Derek Gust.

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Nature Now #311 Geomorphology

(first aired May 17, 2017). Host Mary Robson talks with geologist Annika Wallendahl and discusses looking at the land in a new way. Closing music is “Share The Land,” performed by The Guess Who.

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Nature Now #310 Elwha Restoration Planting – Part 2

(first aired May 10, 2017). Host Kate Dwyer interviews David Allen, nursery director for the Olympic National Park’s Elwha River restoration project, in the second part of this look at the project’s progress. Closing music is “Don’t Dam The River,” performed by The Emmett Bower Band.

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Compass for the Week of May 29, 2017

This week on the Compass KPTZ reporter Chris Bricker talks with local adventurer Chris Duff whose attempt last summer to cross the North Atlantic from Scotland to North America in a modified rowboat ended in a harrowing rescue on the high seas.

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#87 Mike Glenn

(First airdate: May 23, 2017) THE CASE FOR BETTER HEALTH CARE. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Mike Glenn, the CEO of Jefferson Healthcare. Careful scrutiny of the demographics of Jefferson County is driving the hospital to focus on cardiology, oncology, orthopedics and dermatology. And while the national debate on healthcare continues, hospitals such as Jefferson Healthcare are trying to focus on improving care.

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In Conversation – Ayelet Waldman

(first aired May 16, 2017). Host Sheila Bender speaks with Berkeley author Ayelet Waldman, and discusses her new book, A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage and My Life.

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In Conversation – Anna Quinn

(first aired May 2, 2017). Host Sheila Bender talks in studio with Port Townsend resident Anna Quinn about the road to publication and her work with aspiring writers.

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Compass for the Week of May 22, 2017

We take an incredible journey with Amanda Steuer-Zamora, a Port Townsend native who dreamed of becoming royalty – made that dream come true – then embarked on a life journey that has come full circle.

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