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2016 Centrum Writers’ Conference #2

(First airdate: July 14, 2016). Pleasures and Treasures host Marcia Perlstein interviews Debra Gwartney and Kwame Dawes, master faculty at Centrum’s 2016 Writers’ Conference.

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#66 Daniel Knudson

(first airdate: July 5, 2016) A RACK OF ELK FOR YOUR SUMMER BARBECUE? Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews raconteur Daniel Knudson who dishes up a Dijon mustard, expresso bean & sugar recipe for the perfect rack of Elk. The Key City stalwart also opens up about the juicy Jefferson County restaurant scene present and past.

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2016 Centrum Writers’ Conference #1

(first airdate: July 13, 2016). Pleasures and Treasures host Marcia Perlstein interviews Writers’ Conference Director Jordan Hartt. and conference participant Nyla Dart.

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Compass for the Week of July 11, 2016

Summer is upon us with warm sunny weather, and the waters of the Olympic shore beckon to boaters of every stripe to come play.  So this week on the Compass we reprise a show produced last year by veteran kayaker and KPTZ DJ Chris Bricker on the subject of kayak safety, which was motivated by the tragic deaths of two kayakers off the Dungeness Spit when the weather suddenly turned bad in April of 2015.

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In Conversation – Elizabeth Evans

Host Sheila Bender talks via phone with Tucson novelist Elizabeth Evans about her writing career and newest novel, “Good as Dead.”

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Nature Now #267 – Bee Understanding

Host Mary Robson interviews via phone Nik Lance, beekeeper and expert on all things about honey bees, and talks about the lives and inclinations of these fascinating and important creatures. Closing music is “I Will Survive,” performed by Taste of Honey.

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Nature Now #266 – Bird Language: What Birds are Saying

Host Nan Evans interviews Scott Brinton, Executive Director and co-founder of CedarRoot Folk School, and discusses bird language and how to determine what birds are trying to communicate. Closing music is “Crows,” performed by Allison Moorer.

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Compass for the Week of July 4, 2016

This week on the Compass KPTZ Program Director Larry Stein takes a ride in an open-sided electric stretch limousine, and a comedian and a former mayor give tips on how to cure a fear of public speaking.

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P.T. School of the Arts

(First airdate: June 23, 2016) PT Treasures & Pleasures, hosted by Larry Stein visits the PT School of the Arts, at Fort Worden. Guests include Max Grover, co-founder, Katherine Baril, board member, and Jesse Joshua Watson, teacher – with a class of 4-8th graders.

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Compass for the Week of June 27, 2016

This week on the Compass we meet a few of the daring souls who recently set forth on the unforgiving course of the Race to Alaska.

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