(First airdate: October 17, 2018) Nan Evans interviews UW oceanographer Dr. Charlie Eriksen about new ways to observe the movement of ocean currents and what that means for the advancement of our understanding of global phenomena. Charlie has literally restructured how we look at the ocean.

(First airdate: October 10, 2018) Host Debaran Kelso speaks with Olympic National Forest wildlife biologist Karen Holtrop about one of our most important native pollinators, the bumblebee.

(First airdate: October 3, 2018) Host Paul Ruben interviews in studio Richard Tucker and Sarah Spaeth, Directors with Jefferson Land Trust, and talks about identifying critical habitats and conservation. The show highlights recently acquired land on Marrowstone Island, flagship conservation projects, and projects on the horizon. Closing music is Better People performed by the Xavier Rudd.

(First airdate: September 26, 2018) Host Debaran Kelso interviews in studio Tom Butts, recently retired wildlife biologist, and talks about many aspects of bats on the Olympic Peninsula in part one of a far-ranging discussion. Closing music is Die Fledermaus Overture (The Bat) performed by the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Seiji Ozawa.

(First airdate: September 19, 2018) Hosted by Nan Evans and Megan Selva, this is the second part of “Plastics in the Ocean” with Port Townsend Marine Science Center Executive Director Janine Biore. Included are observations, the mystery sound and events.

(First airdate: September 12, 2018) Debaran Kelso hosts a return visit from Dr. Fred Sharpe, who continues his examination of Olympic Peninsula prairies with details on the history and current status of camas.

(First airdate: September 5, 2018) Mary Robson welcomes back Fidalgo Island author and nature explorer Bob Jepperson to discuss the effect of drought on beaver ponds and the activities of owls.

(First airdate: August 29, 2018) Host is Nan Evans talks with Port Townsend Marine Science Center Executive Director Janine Boire about problems caused by the buildup of plastics in the ocean.

(first aired August 22, 2018). Nan Evans interviews Jonathan White, author of Tides: The Science and Spirit of the Ocean, in the encore of a May 24, 2017 broadcast where the author discusses how the tides can tell time, change our concept of time, and affect living creatures. Closing music is “The Moon and the Tide,” performed by Derek Gust.

(first aired August 15, 2018). Host Nan Evans interviews Dr. Ginger Armbrust, Director of the University of Washington School of Oceanography, in the second part of a discussion of the unseen world in the ocean.