For a compendium of upcoming featured programs, check KPTZ Spotlight for March 1-15. Many of our program hosts provide specifics about what’s planned for this half month. If you’re not already a Spotlight subscriber, you’re invited to join our Mailing List. See KPTZ’s current Weekly On-Air Schedule and Daily Program Schedule.
Please Note: This week’s Brewocracy Now show is cancelled.
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro get together each week to discuss all things Port Townsend during “Brewocracy Now”. Tune and find out who their guest will be! Live from 12:30 to 1pm on KPTZ 91.9FM. Questions may be sent to dj@kptz.org during the show.
KPTZ is excited to join Rainshadow Recording in welcoming Tish Hinojosa to the Rainshadow Recording Studios on Wednesday, April 22 at 7:30pm. Tish Hinojosa is a singer/songwriter from San Antonio, Texas. Her blend of folk, country, Latino, and pop has far reaching appeal and has garnered her many accolades, such as performing at the White House at the invitation of President Clinton. She has released 16 albums in both English and Spanish, and has performed with artists such as Joan Baez, Booker T. Jones, Flaco Jimenez, Pete Seeger, and Dwight Yoakam. And make sure you tune in to KPTZ on Wednesday, April 22nd at 2pm during the Buzzy Donahue Show for an interview with Tish Hinojosa!
(Airdate: April 15, 2026) Join Jackie Canterbury as she talks with Kurt Hoelting about his new book, Apprentice to the Wild. Kurt’s work asks a timely question: what might the wild still have to teach us? Today we reflect on his life from early encounters with wildness to his embrace of Zen practice. At a moment when many of us feel increasingly disconnected from nature, from country, even from ourselves, wildness is a poignant topic.
(Airdate: April 14, 2026) We’re in Xinjiang Province, visiting the Astana Tombs, where the elite were buried fifteen hundred years ago. Since we remembered our flashlights we were able to visit the underground chambers. Most of the artifacts discovered there have been removed to a museum, but there are a number of well-preserved corpses and a number of wall paintings. One of the paintings in particular is worth mentioning….
(Airdate: April 14, 2026) Maryanne interviews John Mauro, PT City Manager. You see his name in the newspapers, he’s a regular on a weekly show on KPTZ. And he even has regular coffee sessions with community members. But do you have any idea who he really is? He studied Environmental Science and led hikes in the Himalayas. He won the prestigious Watson Fellowship which took him to Ghana, Nepal, Australia and Bolivia. He was in the Peace Corp. and later worked at an Environmental Center in Aspen, Colorado. When his wife found a job as a Professor at the University of Auckland it was off to New Zealand for seven years. That’s all before coming to PT. There’s more. Find out on Our Town.
KPTZ is happy to present an Earth Day Celebration with Abracadabra Trip on Saturday, April 18 at Finnriver Farm and Cidery. Arrive at 5pm for a pre-show happy hour and gallery exhibit of Abracadabra Trip’s global adventures on board their bus, followed by the full band performance in the pavilion, beginning at 6pm. The Abracadabra Trip project was born from frontwoman Laura Newman’s experience singing at environmental justice and peace marches. She believes music is a uniting force for peace and healing, as do we! You can hear an exclusive interview with Laura Newman on Friday, April 17th at 4pm, during Mixtape with DJ Christine on KPTZ. Brought to you by KPTZ, come out and celebrate the beauty of our planet at Finnriver!
On alternate weeks each month KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins co-hosts, Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you news, updates and stories surrounding our vibrant maritime community. After getting an update from Port Director Eron, Pam and Chris stop by and visit Captain Jeff Golden and his Purse Seiner f.v. Challenger. He’s the kind of guy that earns tremendous loyalty and longevity among his seagoing crew as well as his haul-out maintenance folk, as you’ll soon find out!
