(Airdate: December 9, 2025) We’re only 50 kilometers west of Hami’s present location, trying to hitchhike on a side road that leads to Wupu, the site that Hami once occupied over 2,000 years ago. But we may as well have been in the middle of the Gobi Desert as we stood there waiting for anything with wheels….
Salish Coast Students
(Airdate: December 8, 2025) Salish Coast Elementary Students on People with Figurative Heart, This week’s Attention Please! presents the insightful words of twenty-five fourth grade students from Salish Coast Elementary School, the students of Ms. Christine Kiely. They share their writing about people with figurative heart in our area, including a firefighter, a conservationist, a doctor, and a dancer. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
County Connections
(Airdate: December 5, 2025) KPTZ’s Taylor Clark, sitting in for Jim Burke, welcomed Greg Brotherton, Jefferson County Commissioner (District 3) and we explored things he is frustrated about and things he is grateful for. Just in time for Thanksgiving.
Brewocracy Now ~ 12/04/25
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro were joined by Katy Goodman, Arts & Culture Coordinator for the Port Townsend Creative District, who let us know about the nomination process Port Townsend Arts Awards. Information on how to nominate someone is available at https://ptcreativedistrict.org/art-awards/. We were also joined by Eron Berg, the Executive Director of the Port of Port Townsend, who made an impassioned case for open-hearted participation in the process of finding community based solutions to the problems faced by local government. This is a poor paraphrase of what he was saying, listen in to hear what he actually said… its good.
(Airdate: December 4, 2025) Join us for the December episode. Dianna and Mary Beth delve into seed catalogs, how to interpret the codes, and how to make your choices for spring planting. Julia and Barbara talk about the care and planting of live Christmas trees and how to look after hummingbirds in the winter. The show airs Thursday from 6-6:30 pm.
Local News for 12/04/25
#752 Climbing Washington’s Mountains
(Airdate: December 3, 2025) The stunning mountains of Western Washington draw many people who dream of reaching their summits. The views from these peaks can be breathtaking, but climbing them comes with significant challenges. Few know this better than Dave Rugh, who has spent decades climbing mountains. Join Jackie Canterbury as she talks with Dave about his experiences climbing in Washington State.
Local News for 12/03/25
Community Tides ~ 12/02/25
KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Co-Host Siobhan Canty, President and CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, meet with Port Townsend School Superintendent Linda Rosenbury, along with Emilia Ramsey, a 2023 Alumna of OCEAN K-12 Alternative School, its Founding ASB President, as well as a Student Representative on the Port Townsend School Board, and Sienna Vasquez Wind, an 18 year old Senior at Port Townsend High School, who is completing her senior project through the Facility Advisory Committee. We discuss recent special honors for the District, facilities needs, and exciting yet nostalgic news about the campus’s Lincoln Building.
Booklovers’ Cafe – Tessa Hulls, Feeding Ghosts
(Airdate: December 2, 2025) Cris welcomes Tessa Hulls to talk about Feeding Ghosts: A Graphic Memoir. It is a critically acclaimed book that explores intergenerational trauma, love, and identity through three generations of Chinese women in her family, focusing on her grandmother’s experiences with political turmoil and her mother’s mental illness. The graphic memoir uses powerful visual metaphors, like ghosts representing historical events, to connect personal history with larger Chinese history, and it won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for Memoir or Autobiography!
