This week on the Compass we revisit a November talk with a lawyer who has spent much of her career helping people think about those things nobody wants to think about: things like deadly diseases, dementia, and the big “D” itself: Death. And she tells us why we should think about them now, so we don’t need to worry so much about them later.
(Original airdate: March 6, 2015) Stories and music with guests Frances Sheldon-O’Neal and Selena Rubio from Northwest Maritime Center’s Girl’s Boat Project, shipwright Diana Talley, Kelley Watson, Becca Argo, and Emilee Monson, hosted by Phil Andrus on this 2015 Tossed Salad segment.
(Podcast airdate: March 1, 2020) At the March 2015 She Tells Sea Tales performance event, Anna Orr tells her story and sings rowdy sea chanteys.
(First airdate: February 26, 2020 ) Host Debaran Kelso speaks with guest Nancy Slick about edible and medicinal plants in our area (Part 2 of a two-part show).
Phil Andrus brings us a Tossed Salad show full of old and new entertainment for the end of February. Only one more day – Leap Year Day – to go. Enjoy!
1:00 – Tracy Grisman, Repair Cafe
1:30 – First the Winter, live original folk
2:15 – Al Bergstein, “Olympic Peninsula Environmental News”, with Peter Newland, Tarboo Ridge Coalition
2:45 – Creativity in Aging”, with Mary Jane Knecht, Fry Art Museum’s Creativity in Aging program; Carol Kummet, Palliative Care Social Worker, UW Medical Center; and Debbi Steele
3:15 – Jere and Greg Canote, tunes and songs old timey
3:45 – Jeanie Murphy, “Banjo Tunes, Tunings and Lore”
4:30 – Don White reads “Unaccountable” by Philip Gourevitch
(First airdate: February 25, 2020) THE MERC’S SECRET WEAPON. Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Holly Mayshark, general manager of Quimper Mercantile. Most people who shop at Quimper Mercantile don’t realize that it’s a rather unique institution – a community-owned store. The “Merc,” as it’s affectionately called, has about 900 shareholders. Shares were sold at $100 a piece before opening in 2012. If the store makes a profit, it goes to employee profit sharing or store upgrades. Holly personally does most of the buying. The merchandise reflects her unique sense of beauty and style, including a lot of items from local artists & artisans. The Merc is a true reflection of Port Townsend’s eclectic spirit.
There’s a small piece of land in Poulsbo, Washington, near woods that witness and fences that guard the propellant and nuclear payloads for Trident missiles. This piece of land near the fences is called Ground Zero, and it has carried its name and its significance for 39 years.
As wind blew through the trees on a Saturday in August of 2019, supporters of the Pacific Northwest Peace Pagoda gathered at Ground Zero from across the U.S. and from other nations. They came in solidarity, ceremony, prayer, and music, to a ground purification ceremony for the Pagoda. After almost four decades of effort, the possibility of the Pagoda’s construction had finally become a reality.
This week on the Compass, we bring you the sounds, the words, and the emotions from that ceremony.
(Original airdate: March 11, 2016) She Tells Sea Tales Founder Kelley Watson, Erin Fristad, Kim Carver, Becca Argo, and Amelia Breithaupt share music, stories, and poems with Phil Andrus on this 2016 Tossed Salad segment. Northwest Maritime Center’s Girls Boat Project and R2AK are discussed.
(Podcast airdate: February 23, 2020) At the March 2015 She Tells Sea Tales event, Diana shares her sailing adventure from the streets of Belize to the Panama Canal.
(First airdate: February 14, 2020) Host Scott Wilson explores the launch of Port Townsend’s wooden boat renaissance in the mid-1970s with sailmaker extraordinaire Carol Hasse. This is part 1 of a two-part conversation.
