(first airdate: March 16, 2016) Host Cris Wilson talks with Dr. Charles R. Johnson, author of the widely read and respected Middle Passage (25th anniversary edition), Soulcatcher (short stories), his series for young people, and his writing on Buddhism. He is a longtime faculty member at UW, and a MacArthur Fellow.
Host Debaran Kelso brings Chimacum High School Pi students (and twins) Melanie and Nicola Pieper to the studio to talk about their “Attack of the Invasives” video and their work with to educate students on the spread of invasive plants. Closing music is “Night of the Invasive Plants,” performed by Ken Lonnquist.
Feeding Your Mitochondria Properly. Could it be that many of the world’s most dreaded diseases, from Alzheimer’s to cancer and heart disease, can be prevented or even cured by a simple change in diet? This week on the Compass, we talk to a doctor who tells us it could.
This week on the Compass we talk with a Port Townsend resident who lived for a time on Koro Island in Fiji, which was ground zero in last month’s record-breaking Category 5 cyclone—and consider the lessons to be learned as climate disruption makes such catastrophes pretty much inevitable going forward.
(first airdate: March 15, 2016) GASOLINE, GROCERIES & GROWLERS. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews the ambitious young entrepreneur P.D. Sandhu, president of Pacific Liquors. P.D. purchased both the Chimicum gas station (aka Templetons) and the Port Hadlock Liquor Store. He’s all about customer service and is combining the two franchises into a venue where you can gas up, buy chicken and even shop for liquor. It’s a very California concept where the liquor stores really are the convenience stores.
Host Mary Robson interviews Christie Lassen of Wild Birds Unlimited in studio to talk about the various aspects of bird nests. Closing music is “The Nest,” performed by Heidi Wilson.
Host Nan Evans brings Skip and Rebekah Cadorette to the KPTZ studio to present their music with original lyrics that entertain and educate.
(first airdate: March 1, 2016) WOULD YOU LIKE FRIES WITH THAT, DEARIE? Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Sam (Sandra) Johnson, a long-time waitress at Don’s Pharmacy’s Soda Fountain. Sam spills the beans about the regulars lingering on “their” particular stools and dishes up dirt about the alternative “city council meetings” held at Don’s every Saturday morning.
Get Connected is the local online way to find volunteer opportunities in Jefferson County. Join Emily Henry, the UGN/Get Connected Volunteer Initiatives Coordinator, and Amy Howard of the Boiler Room talk about how easy – and efficient – it is to Get Connected in Jefferson County.
This week on the Compass we talk with the organizers of this year’s Community Read, Naomi Klein’s This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate. Then we talk with a retired NASA engineer who has built a tractor that indirectly runs on sunlight and water.
