(Airdate: July 24, 2023) In this encore airing, Jim Burke interviewed David Seglau about the AARP Foundation’s efforts to recruit volunteers to be “Tax Aide Volunteers” to help people of any age file their taxes. Jim also spoke with Eva Bennett, the Jefferson County Coordinator for S.H.I.B.A. (The State Health Insurance Benefits Advisors) who is recruiting volunteers to help people understand their options with Medicare.
The village of Queets is located on the northwest corner of our Olympic Peninsula, just off Highway 10 on the Quinault Reservation near the mouth of the Queets River. The Queets people have lived in the Queets River watershed since time immemorial, and traveled up and down the river and coast until the imposition of the allotment system confined the Queets population to the current village location. Tribal Elder Jean Ramos has been following this year’s Tribal Canoe Journey in real time and place, along the Journey’s coastal route. She calls us from the road to tell us all about this year’s event, which started with just a few Quinault and coastal tribal canoes in 1989 to a blossoming tribal participation from Oregon, Washington, Alaska, British Columbia’s and Canada’s First Nations, and even from our East Coast. Jean calls the final arrival of over 100 canoes to this year’s hosts, the Muckleshoot Tribe, “Epic!” The canoes will land with the tide at Fort Worden on July 25 for celebration and rest at the County Fairgrounds, before departing on July 26 as they head to their next tribal visit. Arrival to Muckleshoot is July 30, with Protocol from July 31 through August 5.
(Airdate: July 21, 2023) Jim Burke and co-host Jefferson County Commissioner Greg Brotherton spoke with Nicole Gauthier, General Manager of Jefferson Transit, and Debbie Jahnke of the Transit Advisory Group (TAG) about busses and transit in Jefferson County.
Hosts Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro talked with Port Townsend Mayor David Faber, Planning Director Emma Bolin, and Amos Calendar from Thomas Architecture Studios about the Evans Vista project.
(Airdate: July 20, 2023) True Crime on the Radio – The story of Joe Smith.
(Airdate: July 19, 2023) Nan Evans continues her conversation with scientists and authors, David Montgomery and Anne Biklé, about their recent book What Your Food Ate. This book deepens and broadens that old adage that “we are what we eat” by exploring how the health of soil ecosystems form the roots of a complex dynamic that determines the health of crops, livestock, and ultimately human communities. Part 2 of this discussion delves deeper into the benefits of restorative agriculture.
(Airdate: July 18, 2023) Cris welcomes back up-and-coming Pacific Northwest author Jennifer Gold. They will be talking about her latest novel Halfway to You. This book addresses the themes of betrayal and forgiveness mixed with emotional and physical distance. A love affair that spans a lifetime and set in Paris, Greece, Rome, and the South Pacific as well as right here in the Salish Sea. Jennifer has won awards for her discussable book club fiction. Her past work includes The Ingredients of Us and Keep Me Afloat.
(Airdate: July 1, 2023) Washington Poet Laureate Arianne True chats about her life in poetry, her selection as Poet Laureate, and reads selections of her poems. She is joined by Kathryn Hunt who curates the Poetry on the Salish Sea series at Wilderbee Farm. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
What kind of vision and resourcefulness does it take to fabricate frames for a small submarine, or come up with a physical solution for a broken fitting in the middle of nowhere? Oh! And by the way, maybe repairing a tea pot now and then? Hosts Chris Bricker and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek find out the answers from Peter Chaffee, of Peter’s Marine, right here at the entrance to Boat Haven. Co-Host, Port of Port Commissioner Eron Berg also gives us our monthly recap of happenings around the Port.
(Airdate: July 14, 2023) Greg Brotherton zoomed in from Andrea’s Beauty and Barber in Quilcene (where he was getting his hair cut) to talk with KPTZ guest host Taylor Clark about sewer systems (this seems to be a favorite topic for Taylor) as well as upcoming community meetings: July 19 at the Tri-Area Community Center, August 18 in Gardiner, September 8 in Brinnon, Sep14 in Quilcene, and October 6 at the Hoh Tribal Center, all at 6pm. They also talked about the PUD fiber project and made a plea for civil community dialogue. Closing Music was “Please Don’t Let me be Misunderstood”.
