(Airdate: December 29, 2022) Rachel Dunn and Kellen Lynch share some of the highlights of their travels through Western Europe, a tour they undertook by bicycle and train in search of sustainable practices in agriculture, housing and community. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
(Airdate: December 12, 2022) It is no longer a secret, the Rose Theater has been sold to local arts leaders, Michael D’Alessandro (Northwind Art), and George Marie (Centrum Writing Programs). Larry Stein spoke with them and Founder Rocky Friedman about the future of the Rose Theater. Note: Our earlier talk with Rocky Friedman about the Rose sale can be found in KPTZ Podcasts/Attention Please/June 13, 2022)
(Airdate: December 5, 2022) Jim Burke has a conversation with Flavia Heineman and Tami Robocker about the upcoming Chimacum Arts & Crafts Fair, which benefits Chimacum Schools, and other schools in East Jefferson County. Then Jim interviews Willie Bence about the recent windstorm fallout, and discusses the ways in which we can be prepared for any future disruptions by assembling disaster kits; “go buckets” and “go bags.”
(Airdate: November 28, 2022) As we enter the darkest phase of a year that has featured more than a few dark turns, this week on Attention Please! we dig into the KPTZ archives to bring you a few rays of light from the 2017 Economics of Happiness Conference at Fort Worden, which brought together some of the world’s best thinkers on the subjects of sustainability, happiness, and localization.
(Airdate: November 21, 2022) In this edition of Attention Please!, the focus is on the Jefferson County Historical Society. Curator Stephen Bates describes the work of Rachel Feferman shown in the current exhibit Juxtapositions. Historical Society staff member Tara McCauley gives an update of Historical Society news, and Ms. McCauley and host Phil Andrus promote the upcoming Holiday Extravaganza.
(Airdate: November 14, 2022) The PT High School music program is working toward an ambitious trip for the High School Orchestra to visit Los Angeles. They will experience music in a major city and play alongside other school-age musicians. Larry Stein attended a fundraising concert and spoke with Daniel Ferland, the head of the PT High School music program, and Dr. James Ray, respected regional music educator. We’ll also hear some clips from the concert.
(Airdate: November 7, 2022) October was the 60th anniversary of the Cuban Missile Crisis, and host Jim Burke spoke with local activist Peter Lumsdaine, with Physicians for Social Responsibility. They discuss the Cuban Missile Crisis and the parallels to the current climate of distrust, saber rattling and threat of nuclear war between Russia, NATO and the United States.
(Airdate: October 31, 2022) With the Republican Party focusing on undermining Americans’ trust in the electoral process under the leadership of former president Donald Trump, host Steve Evans revisits a conversation he had in the run-up to the 2020 election with Jefferson County Auditor Rose Ann Carroll and Elections Coordinator Quinn Grewell about how the integrity of our mail-in elections in Washington State are assured.
(Airdate: October 24, 2022) This week, host Steve Evans delves into the KPTZ archives to bring you a program first aired in August of 2015 – and to take you far, far to the south, to perhaps the most biodiverse and critically endangered rainforest in the world – the one known as the Chocó.
(Airdate: October 17, 2022) In this edition of Attention Please!, the topic is the role of the Jefferson County Conservation Futures program in protecting precious lands in our county, with two case studies as illustrations: the preservation of Tamanowas Rock and of Tarboo Valley salmon habitat. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
