(first aired June 14, 2017). Host Mary Robson talks with Christie Lassen of Wild Birds Unlimited in Gardiner and discusses what goes on in the brains of songbirds. Closing music is “If I Only Had a Brain,” sung by Natalie Merchant.
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In Conversation – Marīa Moustakas
(first aired June 13, 2017). Host Sheila Bender interviews Port Townsend “hidden” poet and artist Marīa Moustakas.
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In Conversation – Nancy Pearl
(first aired May 30, 2017). Host Sheila Bender interviews via phone Seattle’s book maven, and now novelist, Nancy Pearl.
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Midlife Crisis Dance Party / Ray Serebrin
Midlife Crisis Dance Party airs on Thursdays from 3-5pm. Ray presents no content on midlife, crises, or parties. Instead, he offers an exploration of time, magnetism and what happens when tiny robots are set loose in your bloodstream, plus poetry. Stories, The Worst Song of the Week, and diverse music to agitate and convulse dancers, will be also be on offer. No masks, no shirts and no shoes are required. Warning: This show is an acquired taste. Stories from the Midlife Crisis Dance Party are rolled out every Monday as podcasts on the KPTZ.org home page, and the Complete Archive is found at the KPTZ Podcasts website button.
Ray Serebrin began working at KRAB-FM in Seattle in 1969 and was involved in community radio on and off until joining KPTZ in 2012. Ray’s program, the Midlife Crisis Dance Party, is a mixture of music, vaguely annoying comments, and hallucinatory features. Ray worked in libraries for 40 years, starting as a janitor and finishing as the director of the Jefferson County Library District in Port Hadlock. (Both the janitor and the director jobs allowed him to indulge his fetish for wearing yellow rubber gloves.) He also booked and managed rock & roll and rhythm & blues bands and monitored and regulated a band of unruly semi-rogue chickens (two of whom he had to kill). He has won numerous awards based on his extensive knowledge of how to apply for awards. In 1992 he was awarded “The Lorenzo” in honor of his radio contributions to the Jack Straw Foundation as a Producer/Announcer. His name was misspelled on the award. Email Ray.
#88 Ned Schumann of olympus.net
(First airdate: June 6, 2017) HOW MANY WIFI SHED BOYS ARE THERE? Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Ned Schumann, the founder of olympus.net, the Olympic Peninsula’s own ISP (Internet Service Provider). Schumann offers tips on how to improve your security and privacy online. But he also notes that generally you get what you pay for: if you pay for an internet service or application, you are the customer. But if it’s free – you are the product. And, yes, you can be a wifi shed boy and mooch “free” internet service. But, as he explains, there are certain risks.
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Jefferson County Historical Society’s Walking Tours
(First airdate: June 13, 2017) Volunteer Coordinator Brooke Weber and volunteer extraordinaire, Jenny Westdal share with Everybody Can host Sheila Ramsey what’s new at the Historical Society. Special feature – how you can become involved in the Walking Tours from June through September.
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Compass for the Week of June 12, 2017
This week on the Compass we feature an exclusive interview with Race to Alaska Race Boss Daniel Evans. And then we get a sneak preview of the Taste of Port Townsend. Steve Evans is the host.
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Heart of Learning: Teaching Empathy
(First airdate: June 12, 2017) KPTZ introduces a new program, Heart of Learning, hosted by Heather McRae-Woolf. This local discussion program will focus on education in our region.
Guests on the first episode “Teaching Empathy” are teachers from Sunfield and Grant Street Schools.
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Nature Now #314 – Hidden Lives of Owls – Part 1
(first aired June 7, 2017). Host Nan Evans interviews Leah Calvez, author of the new book, “The Hidden Lives of Owls: The Science and Spirit of Nature’s Most Elusive Birds.” Closing music is “Hidden Life,” performed by Ordinary Subject.
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Robert Wyss
(First airdate: June 7, 2017) Cris Wilson talks with Robert Wyss, the author of The Man Who Built the Sierra Club : A Life of David Brower.
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