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Connectivity Fair, part 2

(Airdate: April 11, 2024) This episode of Everybody Can is part 2 of a 2-episode discussion on the Connectivity Fair, a community-wide event purposed to cultivate and connect community members, gain perspectives, and yes connect with nearly 90 local organizations. This all-day fair with discussion groups offers insights and opportunities to sharing information about those topics that impact much of our community, from housing to emergency preparation.

Brewocracy Now ~ 4/11/24

Taylor Clark and John Mauro welcomed Connor Bouchard-Roberts, the Poet Laureate of Port Townsend and we connected with the words.

Bishop Hotel

(Airdate: April 11, 2024 – Bishop Hotel) Before it was a hotel The Bishop had many lives.

#666 Plankton Worlds, part 1

(Airdate: April 10, 2024) Ancient bacteria, single cells and long strands of strange little plants, plus minute single celled animals and weird fantastical animal larvae – these are the members of the Earth’s massive and hugely important planktonic ecosystems. Come with Nan Evans as she talks with Dr. Gretchen Rollwagen-Bollens about this strange world and its significance to global ecology and human well being. Consider eutrophication, the world’s biggest threat to water quality or cyanobacteria and one of the causes of toxic algal blooms such as the ones in our local Andeson Lake.

Silk 13

(Airdate: April 9, 2024) We’re still in Xi’an, the ancient imperial capital of China (Chang’an), and during its heyday in the sixth to the ninth centuries it was the biggest metropolis in the world. More than a million people lived within its 50 Kilometers of stone walls. We’re at the starting point of the Silk Road.

Our Working Waterfront ~ 4/09

Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg gives us a report on the exciting happenings and latest news for the month of April. Then his co-hosts, Commissioner Pam Petranek and KPTZ’s Chris Bricker take students from the Port Townsend Maritime Academy out on the boatyard and marina to visit Rick Oltman, owner of F/V Cape Clear and PTHS graduate Eric Pokorny, who has recently earned his 100-ton Captain’s License. They visit the legendary shipwright Dave Thompson, and then young shipwright Pete Stein for a tour of his 10-person co-op – a shared space for independent shipwrights.