Lynn Sorensen, RN, and Chris Bricker shared commentary regarding continued issues around masking to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the future of international travel, what a Quaran-team is, and the government’s Operation Warp Speed program financing vaccine development.
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Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro is on KPTZ with a web-based format, in a weekly time slot Thursdays, from 12:10 to 12:40pm. Discovery Road DJ host Tim Quackenbush hosts John’s virtual online meeting as a live broadcast, with updates on the fast-changing local world in and around Port Townsend.
On July 9, topics covered were: the status of city meetings, air B&Bs, open streets, the no mask – no service requirement, and downtown parking.
Stay tuned for the weekly chance to learn more about developments for the City of Port Townsend. John will take questions and encourage productive dialogue (and exemplary virtual meeting etiquette) to steer through a range of topics.
(Airdate: July 8, 2020) Nan Evans encores an interview from 2016 when she talked with retired biologist Jim Bodkin about the challenges faced by sea otters as a result of human actions from the historic fur trading industry to massive modern oil spills…and on the hopeful side, about the success of sea otter reintroductions along the west coast of North America in recent decades.
KPTZ’s In Conversation airs its final episode on Tuesday, July 7, immediately following the Local News at noon. The finale is available just below, for download and streaming.
For over six years host Sheila Bender and sound engineer Charlie Fleishman created In Conversation: Discussions on Writing and the Writing Life. During the show’s run, Sheila interviewed poets, novelists, screenwriters, playwrights, Young Adult writers, journalists, memoirists, cartoonists, nonfiction writers, new and emerging writers, and teachers on teaching writing, as well as youth writers, publishers, editors, and writing program directors.
Sheila’s intriguing questions and Charlie’s expert sound editing had the show’s guests, after they heard their taped program, saying they never sounded so good and so smart. That was one of the great pleasures of sharing the writing life with listeners of KPTZ. As they end the run of the show, Charlie and Sheila hope you’ll listen to the archived podcasts to enjoy the programs.
KPTZ Program Director Larry Stein will miss In Conversation as part of our program lineup. He elaborates, “For many years, Sheila Bender’s personal conversations with authors, editors, publishers, and many other players in the writing world added much to my understanding of the life and craft of the writer. The programs were informed by deep understanding, and very personal experience. They were very skillfully produced for most of the program’s life, by Charlie Fleishman.
“I would often catch the program while driving, and would marvel at the professional tone and production … from our little start-up station, KPTZ. I deeply appreciate Sheila’s and Charlie’s years of hard and careful work that helped KPTZ rise to a very professional level.”
Live from the KPTZ Ovens this Friday July 10 from 1-3pm, it’s the Pizza Party, a semi-regular occurrence on Filter, where we examine the local preferences of Jefferson County Pizza Experts, and truly dig into their opinions and thoughts regarding our most celebrated and controversial take-out food. This episode will feature Pizza Experts Jaclyn Connor and Stephen Boruch, and we will get to the bottom of their true feelings on pizza, and maybe some other toppings – er, topics.
(Airdate: July 7, 2020) From wildlife habitats and watersheds to working farms and forests, Jefferson Land Trust invests in the preservation of place as well as the folks who inhabit it. Rebekah Korenowsky, Engagement Coordinator, shares with Missy Nielsen on Everybody Can the community building and volunteer opportunities that have arisen out of their shift to the virtual realm.
