When Port Townsend CIty Manager John Mauro started his role here in 2019 he felt that getting out in public and meeting with the community informally was an important part of the job,  So he pledged to schedule meetings at local coffee shops to engage in a discussion about all things Port Townsend.   Then Covid happened and coffee shops were off limits.  So he took to the airwaves on KPTZ.  So each Thursday at 12:30pm, KPTZ DJ Taylor Clark and his esteemed co-host John Mauro get together to continue this discussion.  We have guests and we welcome questions via [email protected].  Join us and learn more about this great city we live in.  John is also going to coffee shops again too, listen in and we will tell you when.  If you miss the show live, it is available on the KPTZ podcast pages an hour or two after the live show. 

Join Kate Dwyer for a very short program about little-known or quirky local history at 12:45pm and 5:15pm every other week on Mondays and Thursdays from January 18, 2024. Or go to https://kptz.org/did-you-know/ to hear former broadcasts. To suggest a subject or share information, contact Kate. Did you Know? is produced by Fred Flanzer.

DJ Kani-ma spins Near and Far – featuring multi-cultural, folk, and ethnic music from around the world, local musicians, and musicians that have passed through our very own Port Townsend – many of whom she has seen perform live. She is passionate about music and community radio. She believes in supporting musicians through attending live performances, buying their music directly, and sharing their tunes on our “authentic, eclectic,” KPTZ. Kani-ma has had her ears tuned into radio all of her life and was inspired in her early years by Tom Donahue at KSAN in San Francisco (coincidentally the father of fellow DJ Buzzy Donahue), KPFA in Berkeley, and KUT in Austin. She curates her playlists mostly from her own extensive collection. In her spare time Kani-ma likes to dance, watch films at The Rose Theater, support the arts, ride her bike, and share the love! Email Kani-ma.

On alternating Saturdays at noon, alternating with Community Tides, Chris Bricker joins co-hosts Eron Berg, Port of Port Townsend’s Director, along with Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you updates, characters, artisans and stories that surround our busy Port and Maritime Community.Previously for eight years, he was music host for Morning on the Salish.

An actor and performer for many years, Chris Bricker is a graduate of the Ringling College of Clowns, class of 1971 and worked with Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus for three years. He is also a saw-playing member of AFM, Local 1000 (acoustic traveling musicians union). Contact Chris.

On alternating Saturdays at noon, alternating with Our Working Waterfront, Chris Bricker joins co-host Siobhan Canty, president and CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation to explore new developments and new paradigms as they talk with creative and innovative citizens who do good work throughout Jefferson County and the Peninsula. Previously for eight years, he was music host for Morning on the Salish.

An actor and performer for many years, Chris Bricker is a graduate of the Ringling College of Clowns, class of 1971 and worked with Ringling Brothers & Barnum & Bailey Circus for three years. He is also a saw-playing member of AFM, Local 1000 (acoustic traveling musicians union). Contact Chris.

What is there to do on a Thursday night? Listen to dudebabe radio hour, that’s what! Join me, Rachel Smith, every Thursday from 10pm to midnight for a vast variety of eclectic music, a lot of giggling, as well as local guests. Don’t worry. It’s totally worth it, no matter how tired you are for work the next day 😛
Email Rachel.

A receiver must be like a transmitter. In here, there is infinite storage space for refracted light patterns. Meditate on this at second level. Vortex Four airs 4-6pm Saturdays. Email Theo.