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Booklovers’ Cafe – Florence Caplow, Tend to Your Spirit

(Airdate: January 4, 2026) Cris Wilson is delighted to welcome Florence Caplow to discuss her latest book Tend to your Spirit. Living with chronic illness has many challenges, and the journey is not just a physical one. Tend to Your Spirit is a companion for this emotional and spiritual journey, offering tools to help readers practice self-compassion and self-care. With candor and vulnerability, spiritual leaders Julianne Lepp and Florence Caplow, themselves living with long-term illness, offer insights and practices that can benefit anyone facing the emotional impact of a new or ongoing condition. Structured metaphorically around the four seasons, each chapter is devoted to a particular aspect of life with chronic illness, such as grief, hope, perseverance, anger, comfort, and finding connection. Interviews and quotes from people with chronic illness of all ages and backgrounds help readers feel less alone. Spiritual resources, including poetry, practices, meditations, playlists, journaling exercises, and discussion questions, offer additional guidance. Small groups can explore these resources together to help foster supportive relationships and community.

Silk

(Airdate: December 30, 2025) We’re in Xinjiang province in the town of Hami, the melon capital of China. After spending a day pedaling around town and seeing the sights, we finally boarded the 8 o’clock evening express to Turfan. And lo and behold, the conductor sold us a couple of berths in the soft sleeper section. The train line doesn’t go to Turfan but runs about 60 kilometers to the north, where travelers can catch the bus into town.

Kirk Roberts, at Siren’s Door

(Airdate: December 29, 2025) Twenty-two years ago, Kirk Roberts worked his first shift at Siren’s Pub – twenty-two years ago on New Year’s Eve. In our conversation, Kirk talks of his dedication to Siren’s, his love of his adopted community, Port Townsend, and what it takes to be the doorman at a popular drinking establishment.  Hosted by Phil Andrus.

#755 Christmas Bird Count and Changes in Bird Distribution

(Airdate: December 24, 2025 ) Jackie Canterbury talks with Dr. Steve Hampton with the local Rainshadow Bird Alliance, formerly Admiralty Audubon, about the oldest citizen science program of its kind, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count or CBC. The CBC began on Christmas Day 1900 as a way to count birds rather than shoot them as people began to become visibly concerned about declining bird populations. This year is the 126th year of the annual bird census. The Port Townsend CBC was recently held on December 20. The data is used to guide conservation efforts for birds, including the greatest challenges of all; habitat loss and climate change.

Silk

(Airdate: December 16, 2025) We’re still waiting at the Hami train station for the evening train, so we stocked up on Hami’s most famous product. To the Chinese, the name Hami is synonymous with melons. Hami melons have been the most famous melons in China ever since one of Hami’s Uyghur kings sent them to the Chinese emperor, and thanks for leaving him alone. That was less than 300 years ago….

County Connections

(Airdate: December 19, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined by Jefferson County Commissioner Heather Dudley-Nollette and our guest was Siobhan Canty – CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation. We talked about both the impact of government budget shortfalls on our non-profits, as well as the importance of public engagement of all types in our community services and government.

Brewocracy Now ~ 12/18/25

KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and cohost Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro where joined by Emma Bolin, Director of Planning and Community Development, Council member Owen Rowe, and on zoom, Mayor (also Council member) David Faber. We discussed the final 2025 Comprehensive Plan approval. The final plan will be published here (https://www.pt2045planning.org/get-involved) by December 24, 2025.

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