(first airdate: April 19, 2016) Sheila Ramsey, Project Director of Senior Corps RSVP, talks about the impact of national service members in our community. Guests are AmeriCorps member Zofia Knorek, serving at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center; and Emily Henry, former Peace Corps member and UGN Coordinator of Get Connected, our online platform for all things volunteer!
A unique radio show for Earth Day. The Life and Times of Wolf Bauer A one hour documentary on the life of this extraordinary modern outdoorsman, who died in January at 104. Pioneering mountain climber, mountain rescue founder, ceramics engineer, kayak pioneer, coastal geologist, environmentalist. Featuring new interviews with Jim and Lou Whittaker who Wolf mentored, George Yount who flew and kayaked with Wolf, and Jim Johannessen who worked on his pioneering shoreline restorations.
Produced by Al Bergstein.
Thurs 4/21 at noon, and Saturday at 3PM. 91.9fm, or stream at KPTZ.ORG.
This week on the Compass, Heather McRae-Woolf talks with investment adviser James Frazier about green and local investing. And we hear the results of a year-long study of Port Townsend’s air quality.
Host Sheila Bender talks via phone with memoirist Tarn Wilson about finding the shape of her memoir “Slow Farm” and what comes next in her writing.
Host Nan Evans brings Deer Count organizers Sue Long and Loran Scruggs to the KPTZ studio to discuss the whys and wherefores of the April 2 attempt to learn more about the number of deer in Port Townsend. Closing music is “Goldeneye,” performed by Tina Turner.
This week on the Compass we attend a virtual meet-the-author event with Naomi Klein, the best-selling author of this year’s Port Townsend Public Library Community Read, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.
Chimacum Elementary – 4th Grade – Karin Lowrie, Kit Pennell class — Visiting KPTZ on Monday afternoon with Dr Dave, and DJ Max …… getting some hands-on and on-air experience. We really enjoyed your visit.
This week on the Compass we attend a panel discussion that tracks the many paths Port Townsend is taking towards resilience and sustainability in the face of climate disruption. And we talk with the Chair of the Jefferson County Democrats about the upcoming Democratic Caucus.
Host Mary Robson welcomes geologist and earthquake specialist Michael Machette to the KPTZ studio and discusses a wide range of earthquake topics. Closing music is “Earthquake Weather,” performed by Beck.
(first airdate: March 29, 2016) THE HAUNTING SOUNDS OF SINGING BOWLS. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Ron Myhre, owner of one of Port Townsend’s most eclectic shops – The Curator’s Eye. His tiny closet of a shop, tucked under the Bishop Hotel, houses many mysteries including Tibetan “singing bowls.”
