(Airdate: November 28, 2024) The Superheroes of Seattle.
Podcasts
#700 Mushroom Foray, part 2
(Reprise Airdate: December 4, 2024) Please join Nature Now host Debaran Kelso on a fall mushroom hunt with fellow fungiphiles Maxwell Fisher, Baylin Speidel, and Shawn Gisriel! This is part 2 of a two-part series.
Rachel Fordham, Beyond Ivy Walls
(Airdate: December 3, 2024) Rachel Fordham visits Booklovers’ Cafe for a second time to introduce her newest historical novel, Beyond Ivy Walls. Set in Monticello, Iowa in 1903, the story revolves around a farm girl who needs to help support her family by working at the Hoag Family Feather Duster Factory! Yes, this establishment really existed here. Unable to afford rent, Sadie finds shelter in an abandoned building. A dog helps connect Sadie to sympathetic humans who are trying to find a missing niece. The themes revolve around the human concerns of family, acceptance, and love.
Silk
(Airdate: December 3, 2024) We’re in Gansu Province in the town of Wuwei, visiting the tomb where China’s famous Bronze Horse was discovered in 1969. It’s no coincidence that such a beautiful piece of sculpture was buried here. The horse was the key to military operations on the Silk Road, and it turns out that the Wuwei area is still one of China’s major horse racing centers. The camel may have carried the bulk of merchandise, but the horse carried those who sought to maintain control of the road.
PT’s Warming Center
(Airdate: December 2, 2024) This week on Attention Please!, host Charlie Bermant interviews Julia Cochrane, who is the Executive Director of the Winter Welcoming Center. They discuss resources for the unhoused during the colder months.
Closing music is an excerpt from “Guitar Peace” from the album, Home by Billy Strings. Produced and edited by Jim Burke.
County Public Health Report ~ 12/02/24
This month, Dr. Allison Berry, Public Health Officer for Clallam and Jefferson Counties, issued the Public Health Report to the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC), and said there is very little COVID-19 in Jefferson County, but there is a slight uptick in surrounding areas, in ER admissions for COVID-19. Uptake of the vaccine booster is low, so she did encourage those who are at greatest risk to get the shot. Because Covid is no longer a national or state emergency, programs from Jefferson County Public Health to send people to homes and facilities where elderly populations live are not bringing the boosters directly to them. Avian infuenza has not seen a human to human transmission as of yet. There are some isolated cases in the US and in Canada of patients who have contracted the virus from other sources. Anyone with a domestic flock is encouraged to avoid interactions with wild birds, especially around water sources. Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management, was not in attendance this month. Next month’s BOCC Health Report will be broadcast January 6 at 9:45am on KPTZ, so listeners are encouraged to get their questions into Dr. Berry and Willie Bence by noon Friday, January 3 to [email protected].
#699 Christmas Bird Count
(Airdate: November 27, 2024) Jackie Canterbury talks with Dr. Steve Hampton with the local Rainshadow Bird Alliance, formerly Admiralty Audubon, about the oldest citizen science program of its kind, the Audubon Christmas Bird Count or CBC. The CBC began on Christmas Day 1900 as a way to count birds rather than shoot them as people began to become visibly concerned about declining bird populations. The Port Townsend CBC occurs on December 14, relying on volunteer birders and encompasses much of the Quimper Peninsula. The Rainshadow Alliance administers our local CBC count and submits data to National Audubon where Audubon and other organizations use the data to guide conservation efforts for birds, including the greatest challenge of all, climate change. “There is nothing else like the CBC in terms of geographic coverage and time,” says Geoff LaBaron of National Audubon. And none of it would happen without dedicated volunteers.
#255 Josh Thompson: Young and Successful
(Airdate: November 26, 2024) Maryanne interviews Josh Thompson, a successful young PT entrepreneur. His company – Josh’s Window Cleaning – is growing briskly. Bookings are up 20% from a year ago. He started at the proverbial bottom when he was in high school. Josh worked for a window and gutter company for about seven years before deciding to strike out on his own. They don’t exactly teach you how to run a company in high school. So he turned to mentors to help him with business licenses, accounting and invoicing – all the behind the scenes organizational stuff. Now he’s about to turn 30-years-old and is a married homeowner. Hard work and gumption can pay off!
Silk
(Airdate: November 26, 2024) We’re in Gansu Province, and we’ve just arrived in the town of Wuwei.
Fifty Years of Tilth
(Airdate: November 25, 2024) Mark Musick, one of the founders of the organization originally known as Tilth – now known as Tilth Alliance – tells of the founding of Tilth, the influence of author Wendell Berry, and the growth of Tilth to become Tilth Alliance. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
