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Booklovers’ Cafe – Rachael Fordham, The Letter Tree

(Airdate: December 5, 2023) Joining Cris Wilson to talk about her writing career and her latest book is Rachel Fordham. Rachel’s latest novel is titled The Letter Tree. It is set in Buffalo, New York in 1924, a place Rachel knows well, and it shows. She writes with an open mind discovering where her characters will lead her, always asking What if? In the novel Laura Bradshaw is the heir to the Bradshaw Shoe Company and since her mother died she has been isolated by an overprotective father. He is consumed by his business and his feud with his competitor, the Campbell Shoe Company. Laura is forbidden to associate with anyone from the Campbell clan and she eases her isolation by exchanging letters with a mysterious friend. Part romance, part mystery, this is a book to relax your mind in troubled times.

Chimacum, Downtown and Beyond

(Airdate: December 4, 2023) In the second of three (or more) shows on Chimacum, you will hear: Crystie Kisler on the past, present and future of Finnriver Farm; Simon Walter-Hansen on his new endeavor, the Chimacum Cafe; and Holly Hughes on the poetry and prose of Empty Bowl Press. Hosted by Phil Andrus.

County Connections

(Airdate: December 1, 2023) Guest host Taylor Clark spoke with Mark McCauley, Jefferson County Administrator and Judy Shepherd, Jefferson County Finance Manager about the county budget process. The biannual budget will be presented to the Board of County Commissioners this Monday, December 4. This is the end of a process that began in October. Listen in to find out more about how the budget is created.

Local News for 12/01/23

December 1, 2023: Jim Burke – Funding state ferry repairs; next BOCC meeting is December 11. (TRANSCRIPT)

December 1-15 KPTZ Programming Highlights

For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for December 1-15. 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.

Brewocracy Now ~ 11/30/23

Co-hosts Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City manager John Mauro had a wide-ranging and relaxed discussion on a variety of topics including the new roundabout, Discovery Road, the new test patch paving on Lawrence, and the upcoming contract for the Port Townsend Golf Park. Apparently it is going to include frisbee golf!

Which Came First

(November 30, 2023) Which Came First: Third World Toilets, Chubby Checker, or a Chicken or an Egg.

Local News for 11/30/23

November 30, 2023: Derek Firenze – Hunger strike at Tacoma Detention Center; Magic of Christmas in PT. (TRANSCRIPT)

Winter’s Return! A Seasonal Concert

KPTZ is excited to welcome Winter’s Return, a seasonal concert at the Quimper Grange on Saturday, December 9 at 7pm featuring seasonal songs from across space and time played on a vast array of instruments and brought to us by musicians William Pint, Felicia Dale, Tania Opland, and Mike Freeman.

#647 Biology of Sea Otters, part 1

(Reprise airdate: November 29, 2023) Host Nan Evans interviews Research Wildlife Biologist Jim Bodkin in Part 1 of a 2-part discussion of sea otters.

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