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(Airdate: July 29, 2026) Today we are speaking with Dr. Eric Wagner about his book Seabirds as Sentinels. The Pacific coast—often called the “Blue Serengeti”—is one of the most productive ecosystems on earth and an important region for seabird research. The book’s central theme is that seabirds serve as sentinels, or early-warning indicators, of the health of our marine ecosystems. Wagner takes us to two nearby islands; Protection and Destruction as we travel into auklet burrows under the cover of night.
(Airdate: July 28, 2026) Booklovers Café host Cris Wilson welcomes Patricia Henley to the program. Patricia is an author, poet, playwright, and teacher. She is best known for her novel Hummingbird House, which was a National Book Award finalist. Today Cris is going to talk to Patricia about her new collection of stories, titled Apple and Palm. This is a strong collection of stories, reminiscent of Olive Kitteridge, with an emphasis on character and setting. Port Townsend listeners will fall in love with the artistic characters of the Tansy co-op.
(Airdate: July 28, 2026) Despite the daily arrival of a few hundred day trippers, the one thing that hasn’t changed is that the slopes surrounding Heavenly Lake are still home to the Kazakhs, who’ve been grazing their sheep here for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. To supplement their income they rent out yurts to the handful of visitors who stay past sundown…
KPTZ & PT Main Street’s Concerts on the Dock welcome Uncle Funk & The Dope 6 Thursday, August 6 from 5 to 7pm at Pope Marine Park in Downtown Port Townsend. A true crowd favorite, Uncle Funk & The Dope 6 brings the ultimate dance party to the dock. With a full horn section, deep grooves, and nonstop funk, soul, and R&B hits, they keep the energy high and the dance floor packed from start to finish.
(Airdate: July 27, 2026) Retired DNR forester Mike Cronin and Malloree Weinheimer, owner of Chickadee Forestry, talk of their professional relationship and the development of small-scale forest management in Jefferson County. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined by Director of Public Works Steve King and they discussed the street construction going on around town. The city apparently does not know where each and every one of the potholes are and needs our help in reporting them. You can do your part by going to https://cityofpt.us/publicworks/page/report-concern-inquiry. (Note, if this link appears to invalid, that is, lined through, ignore that – it still works!)
July 22, 2026: Nigel O’Shea. John Mauro resigns as PT City Manager; financing sewer lift stations (TRANSCRIPT)
(Reprise airdate: July 22, 2026) Nan Evans talks with Thor Hanson, biologist and author, to explore the wonders of biodiversity. Biodiversity is the variety of life on earth from genes and species to ecosystems. Biodiversity encompasses the interactions between all living things, animals (including humans), plants, fungi, microorganisms and the environments they inhabit and communities they create. Biodiversity has been attributed with holding the world together.
