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The Life and Times of Wolf Bauer

(first airdate: April 23, 2016) Created by Al Bergstein for Earth Day 2016, this one-hour radio documentary describes the life of a most extraordinary modern outdoorsman, who died in January at age 104. A pioneering mountain climber, mountain rescue founder, ceramics engineer, kayak pioneer, coastal geologist, and environmentalist, this program features interviews with people who knew him: Jim and Lou Whittaker (mentored by Wolf), George Yount (who flew and kayaked with Wolf), and Jim Johannessen (who worked with Wolf on his pioneering shoreline restorations).

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Compass for the Week of April 18, 2016

KPTZ DJ Chris Bricker takes us on a tour of Camp Beausite, a special summer camp for special people.

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Rebecca Makkai

(first airdate: April 6, 2016) Cris Wilson interviews Rebecca Makkai, author of The Borrower, and Music for Wartime (short stories).

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#102 Mayor’s Day of Recognition for National Service

(first airdate: April 19, 2016) Sheila Ramsey, Project Director of Senior Corps RSVP, talks about the impact of national service members in our community. Guests are AmeriCorps member Zofia Knorek, serving at the Port Townsend Marine Science Center; and Emily Henry, former Peace Corps member and UGN Coordinator of Get Connected, our online platform for all things volunteer!

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Celebrating Earth Day- The Life and Times of Wolf Bauer

A unique radio show for Earth Day. The Life and Times of Wolf Bauer A one hour documentary on the life of this extraordinary modern outdoorsman, who died in January at 104. Pioneering mountain climber, mountain rescue founder, ceramics engineer, kayak pioneer, coastal geologist, environmentalist. Featuring new interviews with Jim and Lou Whittaker who Wolf mentored, George Yount who flew and kayaked with Wolf, and Jim Johannessen who worked on his pioneering shoreline restorations.
Produced by Al Bergstein.
Thurs 4/21 at noon, and Saturday at 3PM. 91.9fm, or stream at KPTZ.ORG.
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Compass for the Week of April 4, 2016

This week on the Compass, Heather McRae-Woolf talks with investment adviser James Frazier about green and local investing.  And we hear the results of a year-long study of Port Townsend’s air quality.

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Tarn Wilson

Host Sheila Bender talks via phone with memoirist Tarn Wilson about finding the shape of her memoir “Slow Farm” and what comes next in her writing.

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#253 The Great Port Townsend Deer Count

Host Nan Evans brings Deer Count organizers Sue Long and Loran Scruggs to the KPTZ studio to discuss the whys and wherefores of the April 2 attempt to learn more about the number of deer in Port Townsend. Closing music is “Goldeneye,” performed by Tina Turner.

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Compass for the Week of March 28, 2016

This week on the Compass we attend a virtual meet-the-author event with Naomi Klein, the best-selling author of this year’s Port Townsend Public Library Community Read, This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. the Climate.

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Chimacum Elementary visits KPTZ

Chimacum Elementary – 4th Grade – Karin Lowrie, Kit Pennell class — Visiting KPTZ on Monday afternoon with Dr Dave, and DJ Max …… getting some hands-on and on-air experience. We really enjoyed your visit.

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