(Airdate: October 17, 2024) Is you is, or is you ain’t my “ism”?
Podcasts
KPTZ Fundraiser Show
Silk
(Airdate: October 15, 2024) We’re traveling south of Lanzhou and Linxia, and after a long, long bus ride we’ve finally arrived at Xiahe and to our destination, the Tibetan Buddhist complex of Labrang, one of the most important training centers outside Tibet.
#252 Nathan Barnett and the Haunted Bordello

(Airdate: October 15, 2024) Maryanne interviews Nathan Barnett, the creative force behind the upcoming “return of the Haunted Bordello.” The Halloween adjacent event is on October 25 and 26. It riffs on PT’s scandalous and blood-soaked history of bordellos and sailors. Nathan describes it as “a titillating tour of a time that never was.” Part burlesque and part horror show — participants start off at a villainous “spookeasy” called “The Billy Club” (aka Bridget’s Loft). The actors skimpy costumes are R rated — not X rated. Pre-covid there was a version of The Haunted Bordello at the Old Consulate Inn, which is owned by Nathan and wife Cindy. He’s also the mastermind of PT’s Steampunk Festival, For more info go to hauntedbordello.com.
Silk
(Airdate: October 15, 2024) Linxia is the area where much of the painted pottery in the Gansu Provincial Museum was unearthed. Until about a thousand years ago, Linxia, and not Lanzhou, was the major focus of Silk Road trade in this part of China….
County Connections
Brewocracy Now ~ 10/10/24
Spaced Out
(Airdate: October 10, 2024 – Spaced out. Ray gets inspired to punch someone in the nose.
Booklovers’ Cafe – Conner Bouchard-Roberts, Field Companion

(Airdate: October 8, 2024) Cris Wilson welcomes Connor Bouchard-Roberts to Booklovers’ Cafe to talk about his book A Field Companion for Wandering. Connor has traveled widely and wandered far. He loves words and maps and art so he has crafted this book to slip into a back pocket or pack and pull out for a pause on the trail or to prepare one for a journey. From advice on how to pack and keeping a journal to a definition of daemon, this book is a thought provoking delight.





