(first aired December 13, 2017). Debaran Kelso hosts Frances Wood and Govinda Rosling of the Pigeon Guillemot Research Group on Whidbey Island to discuss the group’s work studying the island’s guillemot population for the past decade. Closing music is “Fleet,” by Guillemot.
(First airdate: December 12, 2017) Join Martha Trolin and Ben Bauermeister as they discuss with Everybody Can’s Missy Nielsen the newly launched projects of “Skillmation”. This organization is invested in connecting volunteers to educational and mentoring opportunities within the Jefferson County region. Skillmation mentors serve a surprising range of demographics. If you want to learn how to do something, or if you have skills to teach, Skillmation may be for you! Several of their programs offer those who enjoy a startup vibe an opportunity to program develop and steer the direction of this entity. Take a listen!
This week on the Compass we take part in a bittersweet reunion of workers for what was once known as the Greatest Show on Earth, and then Seattle radio journalist Martha Baskin reports on the kiddie version of the farm to table movement.
(first aired December 6, 2017). Host Nan Evans talks on the phone with Curtis Deutsch, Professor of Chemical Oceanography at the University of Washington, to examine what is happening to oxygen levels in the ocean and why it is important. Closing music is “If I Were the Ocean,” performed by Mark Mancina.
Heather McRae-Woolf hosts discussions about education in our region. On this episode she talks with two veteran home-school parents/teachers: Amber Jones of Discovery House School and Port Townsend Cottage School Co-op, and Maeyoka Brightheart who founded Wild Rose Forest School.
(First airdate: December 7, 2017) KPTZ host Marcia Perlstein interviews our very own Julia Cochrane, who shares her personal journey as well as her wide ranging work as a social justice activist.
(First airdate: December 6, 2017) Author Louise Marley talks with Cris Wilson about her newest book A Secret History of Witches published under the pseudonym Louisa Morgan. Louise also discusses her Benedict Hall series set in Seattle after WWI published under the name Cate Campbell. Her 20 novels, ranging from historical fiction to science fiction, all feature strong women who push against societal norms and expectations.
(First airdate: December 5, 2017) PILAR CLARK: TWIRLING THROUGH THE “BEAUTIFUL VORTEX”. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Pilar Clark, a server at the Old Whiskey Mill in downtown Port Townsend. This single mom has two kids under the age of five. She also has a boundless optimism for the future. She adores Port Townsend, which she calls a ‘beautiful vortex.’ Her bubbly, sunny nature warms the damp darkness of our Northwest winter. Friends, customers and even strangers turn toward her like flowers to the sun.
This week on the Compass we take a tour of KPTZ’s future home in the basement of what is thought to be Fort Worden’s first building. This program features Fort Worden PDA Executive Director Dave Robison, KPTZ General Manager Robert Ambrose, and Fort Worden Facilities Manager Larry Sammons.
(first aired November 28, 2017). Host Sheila Bender speaks with Seattle letterpress printer, author, and poet Jim Jones about his time working with Alan Ginsberg and his writings about Jack Kerouac.
