This week on the Compass we talk with a peace activist who is disappointed that the charge against him for his act of civil disobedience was so lenient. And we visit with the organizers of an unique annual event that celebrates community while preparing for disaster.
(First aired August 10, 2016). Host Nan Evans brings CedarRoot Folk School co-founder Scott Brinton back the studio once more to expand his earlier discussion on birds to include “sit spots” — what they are and how best to use them. Closing music is “Wildflowers,” performed by Dolly Parton, Linda Ronstadt, and Emily Lou Harris.
(First aired August 9, 2016). Host Sheila Bender welcomes to the KPTZ studio Port Townsend resident Gabriel Rummonds, famed ironpress printer in the U.S. and Italy and author of the memoir Fantasies and Hard Knocks.
(First aired July 26, 2016). Host Sheila Evans speaks on the phone with Seattle author and poet Priscilla Long about Crossing Over, her new collection of poems, as well her past and forthcoming work in creative nonfiction.
(First airdate: August 10, 2016) Cris Wilson talks with Geoff Lawson, directory of the Bushwick Book Club. Where you read the book and write a song. The conversation is the performance.
This week on the Compass we talk with bird rescuer extraordinaire Cindy Daily about the mysterious deaths of hundreds of rhinoceros auklets in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and what to do if you encounter a sick seabird. And also with the peace walkers come to Port Townsend for the second time this year, this time to commemorate the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
(first airdate: August 2, 2016) Sheila Ramsey talks with Bill McIntire and Theresa Chedoen about the Jefferson County Fair Grounds and the Home Arts Building.
(First airdate: July 30, 2016) Sheila Ramsey Talks with Laurie Hampton, Sam Smith and Sarah Smith about 4-H and the Cat building.
(First airdate: August 11, 2016) Finalists for Jefferson County Commissioner – Kate Dean and Tim Thomas – are interviewed by KPTZ’s Charlie Bermant and Nick Johnson of The Leader.
(First aired August 3, 2016). Host Nan Evans follows team members Chris Jones, Eileen Cooney, Wendy Feltham and Kathryn Jensen into Kala Point waters to see what the crab traps yield, and Dr. Emily Grason visits the KPTZ studio to provide information on how to deal with any green crab discoveries. Closing music is “Green, Green,” performed by The New Christy Minstrels.
