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Pandemic Reflections

(First airdate: 12/01/20) Hi, this is Dick “the Rooster“ Keenan, the host of Vinyl Dialogues here on KPTZ, and a retired clinical social worker. I have been thinking about the effects of the pandemic and want to share some of my thoughts with you.

Pandemic fatigue is mental and physical tiredness that is the result of navigating constant change and uncertainty. The long months of social distancing and quarantining contribute to feelings of isolation and loneliness. It is normal to be experiencing these feelings.

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Compass for 11/28/20

On this week’s Compass we have a conversation with KPTZ News Director Steve Evans, who’s wearing another hat this time – as Vice-Chair of COAST, the Community Outreach Association Shelter Team, to talk about the history and the odyssey of Port Townsend’s shelter for the homeless. In partership with Olympic Community Action Programs (OLYCAP), together they offer services and support to community members and to those who can’t fend for themselves. And it’s all done with respect and kindness.

Later we have a frank and inspiring conversation with Kathy Morgan, Housing and Community Development Director at OlyCAP, and she gives us an honest prognosis for the homeless and disadvantaged in our community, and how we can be solutions for shelter and advocacy in each of or own ways.

Through Science to Health ~ 11/27/20

In this special edition of Through Science to Health, Lynn and Chris speak with two graduates of Port Townsend High School who are now working as medical professionals in the thick of the COVID-19 pandemic in Wisconsin.
Jesse Maupin, Hospitalist at the University of Wisconsin Medical Hospital, and Will Bringgold, who is doing his pulmonary and critical care medicine fellowship at University of Wisconsin in Madison, offer their perspective from the front lines.

They candidly and compassionately speak of the long hours, increasing staffing needs, and the sincere need for community support and empathy to help them with the day-after-day challenges in patient care during these times.

Jesse has written a letter to the Leader, which will be published in its December 2 edition. The title: “Empathy in the Time of COVID.”

Nature Now #490
Laurel Anne Moulton

(First airdate: November 25, 2020) Naturalist Laurel Anne Moulton shares her experiences with Mary Robson in identifying and appreciating spiders.

Local News for 11/25

November 25, 2020: Local News – Food Bank provides Thanksgiving meals; schools go back to remote learning. (TRANSCRIPT)

Ocean Conservation and the Seattle Aquarium

(First airdate: November 25, 2020) Erin Meyer is director of conservation programs and partnerships at the Seattle Aquarium, where she builds partnerships and advances innovative, long lasting solutions for our ocean from restoring coral reefs to saving endangered shark species. Erin represents the aquariums of today… and of the future, where conservation along with education is a primary function.

We’re S.M.A.R.T. at KPTZ!

KPTZ Program Director Larry Stein plays it S.M.A.R.T. on his Thanksgiving eve Bring Your Records show, with a disposable microphone mask to keep it safe amid the recently Rising COVID-19, Rising Risk.

We’ve all done a great job of keeping the spread of COVID-19 at bay, and with new advances in vaccines, there’s a light at the end of the tunnel!
But it’ll be a good number of months before we can say “hasta la vista, baby” to the virus. And cases are on the rise. So, our Department of Emergency Management is asking you to be COVID S.M.A.R.T. !
That’s S-M-A-R-T:
S: Sanitize frequently.
M: Mask appropriately ~ even with family and friends outside your household.
A: Air Flow ~ When socializing try to stay outside. If you’re inside, use fans and open windows to keep that air moving.
R: Room between people ~ Stay six feet apart whenever possible.
T: Technology for gatherings ~ Use video conferencing technology instead of in-person visits.
Keep up the great work, everyone! Jefferson County will get through this…together.

United Good Neighbor Campaign 2020…. Give Jefferson! Give Hope.

(Airdate: November 24, 2020) The extraordinary impacts of COVID-19 triggered an unprecedented demand for aid, and challenged local organizations to rapidly respond with essential programs and safety-net services. Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can speaks with Megan McClaughlin of United Good Neighbors in how our community can rally around these needs. Listen in and learn how you can participate through the Give Jefferson campaign.

Local News for 11/24

November 24, 2020: Local News – More COVID-19; county and hospital install new protocols; Kilmer gets angry. (TRANSCRIPT)

Booklovers’ Cafe ~ William Hensley

(First airdate: November 24, 2020) William L. Iggiagruk Hensley is the author of Fifty Miles From Tomorrow: A memoir of Alaska and the Real People. Willy was raised to live the semi-nomadic life that his Inupiaq ancestors had lived for thousands of years. In his stirring memoir, he offers us a rare first-hand account of growing up Native Alaskan and, later in the lower 48, as a fearless advocate for Native land rights. In 1971 after years of tirelessly lobbying the United States government, he played a key role in a landmark victory that enabled the Inupiaq to take charge of their economic and political destiny. It doesn’t end there. Willy is truly a model for the power of one.

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