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#679 Wild Edible and Medicinal Plants, part 1

(Airdate: July 10, 2024) Please join us on a field trip to explore the world of wild edible and medicinal plants! Debaran Kelso hosts this edition of Nature Now, as we are invited to the wild gardens of herbalist Nancy Slick to speak about some of her favorite medicinal plants. Part 1 of a two part program.

Silk

(Airdate: July 9, 2024) We’re at the Baoji train station, waiting for the next train heading west. As usual, the only tickets for sale were for standing room. But here’s a surprise, the station has a no smoking, no spitting allowed waiting room. The train arrived half-full, so we stretched out on the seats….

#246 Tara McCauley: Reimagining Museums

(Airdate: July 9, 2024) Maryanne interviews Tara McCauley, Executive Director of the Jefferson County Historic Museum, in downtown Port Townsend. She grew up on Vashon Island and at first thought she’d be a teacher. But her love of museums led her to discover a way to combine teaching with museums. After a couple of stints at Seattle-area museums Tara arrived here in 2019. She was only recently promoted to Executive Director and has an ambitious program of “reimagining” the museum. There are major changes now happening as she reshapes the museum to “integrate art and history.” Our museum will never be the same. Still, the artifacts from the rough and rowdy days of sailors and “ladies of the night” are safely tucked away in archives.

Al Latham & The Grismans

(Airdate: July 8, 2024) Host Phil Andrus interviews Al Latham of Olympic Neighbors & Chimacum Grange. Plus: David Grisman and Tracy Grisman talk about a new album and acoustic disc.

Brewocracy Now ~ 7/04/24

John Mauro was on vacation. Taylor Clark welcomed Mistress Zaena, a witch and tarot divinator, and we did a tarot reading for Port Townsend. Taylor’s question might have been “how do we keep PT weird” or perhaps it was “how do we maintain the unique character of our community in the face of social and economic of change?”. Listen in to learn what was in the cards.

Youth in Aviation at the Port Townsend Aero Museum 

(Airdate: July 4, 2024) Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can converses with Mike Payne, Executive Director of the Port Townsend Aero Museum and volunteer Gavin Miner about the unique and life informing opportunities for youth volunteers as they assist in the care of a large public aviation museum while also helping to restore, maintain, and operate the aircraft in the collection.