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Singer-Songwriter Dan Navarro Plays the Palindrome

KPTZ is excited to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming Dan Navarro to the Palindrome in Port Townsend on June 19 at 7:30pm. Navarro has had an eclectic 40+ year career as a songwriter, recording and touring artist, session singer, and voice actor. His work spans 17 acclaimed albums, thousands of concerts, and numerous credits in film, television, and video games — including singing and voice acting in Oscar-winning films Coco and Happy Feet, TV series American Dad and Prison Break, and video games Fallout 4 and Red Dead Redemption II. He has also recorded hundreds of commercials in both Spanish and English. As a songwriter, Navarro is best known for co-writing the Grammy-nominated classic “We Belong,” made famous by Pat Benatar, along with songs for The Bangles, Dave Edmunds, and others. In early 2019, after more than 20 years performing with Lowen & Navarro, he released his first solo studio album, Shed My Skin, to rave reviews.

Indivisible PT No Kings

(Airdate: June 1, 2025) On Saturday, June 14, thousands in Port Townsend and millions across the country took to the streets for “No Kings” protests, demonstrating against perceived authoritarian actions by the current administration. In this episode, hear voices from the Port Townsend rally and a conversation with KPTZ’s Jon Pinnow and Bruce Cowan from Indivisible Port Townsend, about the reasons behind the event, its impact within the broader national movement, and what comes next for community engagement in an ongoing effort to stand for ‘liberty and justice for all.’

June 16-30 KPTZ Programming Highlights

For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for June 16-30. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for this half month. If you’re not already a Spotlight subscriber, you’re invited to join our Mailing List. See KPTZ’s current Weekly On-Air Schedule and Daily Program Schedule.

County Connections

(Airdate: June 13, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Jefferson County Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour welcomed Olympic View Area Manager Brian Hagaman from Washington State Parks and Rob Birman, Executive Director of Centrum as we learned more about what is going on at Fort Worden and other area parks.

Brewocracry Now ~ 6/12/25

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and PT City Manager John Mauro welcomed Port Townsend City Council Member Monica MickHager to BrewNow. We heard a great story about how council and staff worked together to initiate the the Transportation Benefit District and how that has helped the city start to gain traction (pun intended) with fixing our streets.

Local News for 6/12/25

June 12, 2025: Diane Walker – Mid-week farmers market open; Food Co-op distributor has difficulties. (TRANSCRIPT)

#727 Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden

(Airdate: June 11, 2025) Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso this week as we speak with founder Linda Landkammer and naturalist Dr. Fred Sharpe out in the garden, celebrating the lovely Kul Kah Han Native Plant Garden on a gorgeous summer afternoon!

Local News for 6/11/25

June 11, 2025: Nhatt Nichols – American Legion shelter funding continues; Olympic Village rates to rise. (TRANSCRIPT)

Our Working Waterfront ~ 6/10/25

Each month KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-hosts Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you news, updates and stories surrounding our vibrant maritime community. Chris joins Eron for his monthly update, and then Pam and Chris take a tour among the boats on our working waterfront with six delightful goal-oriented and curious members of the Port Townsend Maritime Academy. The Academy is a free half-day program that provides high school juniors and seniors from eleven surrounding districts the opportunity to gain maritime experience, skills, and certifications while exploring different careers in the maritime industry.

#267 Tyler Zwirtz: Type This!

(Airdate: June 10, 2025) Maryanne interviews Tyler Zwirtz, the owner Type Townsend Studio, a rather unique shop in downtown PT that specializes in old typewriters and various antiques. Tyler was, well, one of those kids who started serious collecting of typewriters when he was about 10 years old. By the time he was in his early 20’s he had seven storage lockers strung across the country. He was living in Seattle and exploring the Northwest. When he hit Port Townsend he fell in love with the town so he moved here without a job in sight. But he stumbled onto the shop and it turned out the previous owner was shutting down. But he bought it. It turned out the seven storage lockers had more than enough inventory to open his own shop. He’s now celebrating the shop’s one-year birthday. And – believe it or not — he’s making money!

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