(Airdate: June 20, 2024) About Chimacum, Morgan Freeman, and the Wealthy People Who Want to Take Your Babies.
#676 Pacific Rhododendron Forest, part 1
(Airdate: June 19, 2024) We are all familiar with Washington’s state flower, the native Pacific Rhododendron. Did you know there is a classification for that ecosystem – it is called the Rhododendron forest. Remnants of the Rhododendron forest are on the Toandos Peninsula in Puget Sound and are technically part of a “globally imperiled plant association”. This forest type has been confirmed by botanists with the Department of Natural Resources’ Natural Heritage Program. Over the past decade biologists have mapped this globally rare type of forest which represents the largest occurrence of its type left in the world. Although this native forest type was once common west of the Cascades in Washington state, it has largely been eliminated by conversion to tree plantations and development. Join Jackie Canterbury as she talks with Peter Bahls, Director and Biologist for the Northwest Watershed Institute and Heidi Eisenhour, Jefferson County Commissioner about their collaborative efforts to protect this globally rare remaining Pacific Rhododendron forest.
Local News for 6/19/24
Silk
(Airdate: June 18, 2024) We’re in Shaanxi Province and in need of a place to spend our first night from leaving Xi’an. Finally, about sunset our bus lurched into the town of Baoji. At the edge of town the police stopped the bus to check tickets. Whoops! The police dragged fifteen people off the bus….
Booklovers’ Cafe – Barbara Sjoholm, From Lapland to Sapmi
(Airdate: June 18, 2024) Barbara Sjoholm, author, editor and translator, joins Cris on Booklovers’ Cafe to talk about her latest work From Lapland to Sapmi: Collecting and Returning Sami Craft and Culture. Barbara also wrote Black Fox: A Life of Emilie Demant Hatt and translated By the Fire, stories of the Sami people. These three books are of interest to anyone interested in northern indigenous culture and ethnography. Even music lovers will find joy in discovering the Sami drum and Joiking, the Sami song tradition.
Local News for 6/18/24
Music2DrinkCoffeeTo / Al Bergstein
Wake up to the sounds of Brazil! Wednesday mornings, Al Bergstein brings us Music2DrinkCoffee2, an acoustic musical tour of Brazil’s best choro, samba, bossa, forro, indigenous music and more. Featuring music from Brazil along with Brazilian-influenced musicians from around the world. Al features new work launching each week along with historic versions & background on what you are hearing. With marine weather and occasional guest artists.
Bence/Black/Wittenberg
(Airdate; June 17, 2024) This week, host Jim Burke has a conversation with Willie Bence, Director of Emergency Management for Jefferson County, Chief Bret Black from EJFR (East Jefferson Fire Rescue;) and Robert Wittenberg, Community Risk Manager. They discuss the National Wildland Fire Potential Outlook; a report from The National Interagency Fire Center, which draws data from NOAA and other agencies. Also included: what listeners can do to prevent wildfires and prepare for all potential disasters, and whether folks need to mobilize or “shelter in place.”
McCurdy Pavillion
(Airdate: June 17, 2024) From Boondoggle to Bonanza.
New Programs – Diverse Voices
Beginning the week of June 17, KPTZ will be bringing you all new programming in the weekday 11:00 hour. Here’s the exciting new line-up.
- Monday, 11:00 to 12:00 – Left, Right and Center (https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/left-right-center), a weekly, civilized, yet provocative, confrontation over politics, policy and pop culture. Left, Right and Center comes to us from KCRW and PRX.
- Tuesday, 11:00 to 12:00 – Unreserved (https://www.cbc.ca/radio/unreserved), a one-hour, weekly radio space for culture and conversation from indigenous communities across North America. Unreserved is produced by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and comes to us from Native Voice One.
- Wednesday, 11:30 to 12:00 – Living Planet (https://exchange.prx.org/series/33575-living-planet-from-dw) brings you stories, facts and debates on the key environmental issues of our time. Living Planet comes to us from Deutsche Welle and PRX.
- Thursday, 11:30 to 12:00 – Everybody Can, hosted by KPTZ’s own Missy Nielsen. Missy spotlights the many volunteer organizations serving Jefferson County.
- Friday, 11:30 to 12:00 – With Good Reason (https://www.withgoodreasonradio.org/), where each week, host Sarah McConnell shares exciting discoveries, rigorous debates and new knowledge on this award-winning show. With Good Reason comes to us from Virginia Humanities and PRX.
“But wait,” you might be saying, “What happens to Democracy Now?” We think that the information that Democracy Now provides is vital and important, and we know that many of our listeners rely on it as a news source. You may be among them. You can still access Democracy Now by clicking this link (https://www.democracynow.org/) or by visiting www.democracynow.org where you can stream the show any time, and take a deep dive into the topics discussed on the show.
We hope that you will all enjoy the diverse new line-up.
