(first airdate: July 6, 2016). Cris Wilson interviews author Sam Ligon to discuss his recent novel “Among the Dead and Dreaming” and illustrated collection of short stories “Wonderland”. Sam is also Artistic Director of this year’s Port Townsend Writers Conference, from July 17 to 24.
(first airdate: June 1, 2016) Cris Wilson interviews poet Gary Lemons, the author of The Snake and Snake Second Wind. We discuss these books and more to come about Snake, the tragic-comic figure of eternity and dream, where at the end of the world it remains the repository of all Earth’s memories and shared consciousness.
Host Mary Robson interviews Laura Tucker and a group of Blue Heron Middle School and Port Townsend High School students about the recently formed “Plant for the Planet” group and its activities to help the environment in Part 2 of a show recorded in the KPTZ studio. Closing music is “Red-winged Blackbird,” performed by Jack Christensen.
We reveal how Key City Public Theater and its Artistic Director, Denise Winter, both may have been teetering on the brink of collapse. Neither is completely out of the woods yet, but all signs point to a happy ending.
We get a rare opportunity to examine the hidden contents of Jefferson County’s historical Treasure Chest. It’s a place you probably don’t know about and can’t even visit without pre-approval.
We speak with a man who came to Port Townsend to talk about his attempt to make history. He believes he is about to become the first Republican governor in Washington since before the Internet was invented.
This week on the Compass, we talk with a local philosopher – yes, there ARE such animals – and explore a multi-media program he presented at the Jefferson County Library in Port Hadlock. It was called “Seriously Funny: Humor, Film and Philosophy.”
(first airdate: May 24, 2016) BREATHING EASY, EVEN WHEN IT’S HARD. Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Hilary Metzger, who runs the Pulmonary Rehab program at Jefferson Health Care. Back in the day, Hilary and her husband fled civilization and were blissfully homesteading in Alaska. Then the diaper duty for two babies prompted a decision to return civilization – or the Port Townsend version of civilization. Hilary is now in charge of an innovative Pulmonary Rehab program which is helping hundreds of Jefferson County residents use their lung capacity fully and live longer.
Barney Burke has been hosting the Friday Night Blues since KPTZ’s first broadcast in 2011.
But after 290 broadcasts, he’s taking a sabbatical until 11 November 2016 because he’s running for re-election to our local public utility, Jefferson PUD. “It’s a good rule for radio and a good rule for elections,” Barney said of FCC regulations on broadcasters who run for public office.
As you can see in this photo, Barney is a fan of Howlin’ Wolf, but he plays all kinds of blues from Delta to Chicago and acoustic to electric, and yes, eclectic. He welcomes feedback and suggestions at [email protected].
Host Sheila Bender talks via phone with Bainbridge Island children’s author Beth Bacon about her writing, awards and the ways in which she has found surprises along the way.
