(Airdate: June 18, 2026) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark was joined by Natalie Maitland, Executive Director of the Port Townsend Main Street Program and we reviewed the role of the Main Street non-profit in our community… plus we learned all about the fun activities that will be happening this summer, starting with Concerts on the Dock. More info is available at https://ptmainstreet.org/concerts-on-the-dock/.
(Airdate: June 11, 2026) KPTZ’s Gary Forbes interview Filmaker H. Nelson Tracey on Soundings AM.
On alternate weeks, Tuesdays at 5:30 and Saturdays at noon, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins Co-host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, to explore new developments and paradigms with our vibrant community of creative and innovative citizens who do good work.
The Benji Project is a Port Townsend-based nonprofit dedicated to teaching emotional resilience, mindfulness, and self-compassion tools to youth, families, and the wider community. Founded in 2017 following the suicide of a cherished local teenager, the organization offers a variety of essential programs. Joining us to give us some background and to discuss summer plans are Heather McRae-Woolf, Executive Director for the Benji Project, and Nancy Israel, Program Coordinator.
(Airdate: June 16, 2026) Cris welcomes poet and editor Susan Rich to talk about Bird Brains, her delightful and lyrical look at the birds of the Pacific Northwest. Each bird has not only scientific notes but an original poem and lovely evocative Japanese brush style illustration. Some of the poets are from Port Townsend!
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined Sarah Spaeth, Director of Conservation and Strategic Partnerships, and Marlowe Moser, Conservation Coordinator for the Jefferson Land Trust, as well as Steve King, Director of Public Works for the city. We explored efforts to preserve and protect Cappy’s Trails and the Quimper Wildlife Corridor through strategic acquisitions and right of way vacation.
(Airdate June 15, 2026) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark welcomed Pilar Dolan from the Brinnon Fire Association (the nonprofit that hosts the Brinnon Shrimp Fest) and Amirrah Woods, a cadet in the Brinnon Fire Department Cadet Program. We learned more about the cadet program. Be sure to stop by Brinnon’s Shrimp Fest and support the Brinnon Fire Cadet Program. More info at http://brinnonfire.com/ and https://www.brinnonshrimpfest.com/.
(Airdate: June 12, 2026) GAS! This week on County Connections, Commissioner Heidi Eisenhour and Jim Burke talk about an urgent issue that was discussed in a tabletop exercise this week where members on EJFR, Sheriffs Dept. PT police, County DEM, PUD, and others including Heidi worked on the problem of rising fuel costs and dwindling supplies that are having a negative effect on all these departments and should be of concern to all county residents. As the Strait of Hormuz remains closed – and even if it reopens to shipping tomorrow – the ripple effect of a 20% reduction in crude oil and reductions of other resources could be felt everywhere for months to come. Also, All-County Preparedness Day in Jefferson County takes place on Saturday, June 27, 2026. This free, family-friendly event is held at Finnriver Farm & Cidery in Chimacum, WA from 10am to 4pm.
(Airdate: June 11, 2026) Please join Nature Now this week for an encore presentation of one of our favorite shows from years ago, recorded back in July 2021. Host Debaran Kelso speaks with Dr. Geoff Hammerson about the woodpeckers of the Olympic Peninsula, along with reviewing several other current natural history events. This is part 1 of a two-part program.
(Airdate: June 10, 2026) This is part 3.
