(October 12, 2023) Cheese Tagging – The New American Pastime
Podcasts
Brewocracy Now ~ 10/12/23
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and co-host City Manager John Mauro briefly discussed the Kearney Street Roundabout state road project, and then moved on to talk about Evans Vista. For more information about Evans Vista check out the council agenda packet for their 10/9/2023 meeting. It starts on page 25.
Our Working Waterfront ~ 10/10/23
Each month on alternate weeks, Tuesdays at 5:30 and Sundays at Noon, KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and his co-hosts, Port Director Eron Berg and Commissioner Pam Petranek bring you updates and stories from Port Townsend’s working waterfront. A new tradition was born this year, right here in our Boatyard! A special celebration took place under the stars and in the glow of the full moon above the giant Marine Travelift. It was organized by the Port of Port Townsend and its sponsors to welcome our Fishing Fleet home. There were crew members, skippers, shipwrights and apprentices who keep these boats alive. There were brokers, townies, families, and children of all ages. They all gathered in a corner of the Yard for a truly local and authentic gathering. Roving the festivities with a field mic was never more fun!
Booklovers’ Cafe – Jane Haigh, Waiting for the Storm
(Airdate: October 10, 2023) Booklovers’ is pleased to talk to author Jane Haigh about her latest Green New Deal novel, Waiting for the Storm. This book uniquely imagines an area in New Hampshire 40 years from now that has made the infrastructure changes necessary to survive a climate-change-driven hurricane. What is particularly fascinating about this story is the way a small group of ordinary people get together to work in local politics and businesses and make positive changes in transportation, housing, and energy – a lesson that our area is also working towards. None of these solutions is science fiction.
Art in the Transfer Station
(Airdate: October 9, 2023) Carol Rashawnna Williams and Tracy Grisman on the conclusion of their Art in the Transfer Station project. In the time that remains, Tracy spins a disc or two from the Acoustic Disc label she shares with her husband David. Hosted by Phil Andrus.
Booklovers’ Cafe – Mitch Luckett, Holy Roller Heart
(Airdate: November 7, 2023) Cris Wilson welcomes author, storyteller and old time musician Mitch Luckett to Booklovers’ Cafe. Mitch‘s latest novel titled Holy Roller Heart is set in the Missouri Ozarks. The Portland Tribune says anyone with a taste for bazaar fiction will have plenty to feast on in these pages. I certainly agree. This story is set in the 1950s where a 13-year-old Moses Grady Witt is trying to straddle a barbwire fence between Pentecostal zealotry and Ozarkian witchery. The strain at times almost rips our hero apart. Mitch himself spent the first 12 years of his life on a hardscrabble farm in hills of Missouri. He eventually settled on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington, and has been a hod carrier, preschool teacher, landscaper, school bus, driver, and the Portland Audubon Nature sanctuary’s Director. He has also written two books set on the Olympic peninsula titled To kill a Common Loon and The Man in the Loon!
County Connections
(Airdate: October 6, 2023) Co-hosts Jim Burke and County Commissioner Kate Dean welcome Nurse Practitioners Susan O’Brien and Melinda Bower who work at Jefferson County Public Health in Schools and the main Clinic in The QFC center. They discuss community outreach and healthcare for children, teens, and adults, and especially sexual and reproductive health.
Brewocracy Now ~ 10/05/23
Taylor Clark and John Mauro welcomed Rob Birman (excutive director at Centrum) here today in his role as a board member for the Port Townsend Creative District. The District supports artists of all types in their creative pursuits. They are planning two meetings to gather community input to help guide their mission. Meetings are Wednesday, October 11, 2023, 7-9pm at the Cotton Building and Thursday, October 12, 4-6pm at Fort Worden Commons
You May Already Be A Weiner
(October 5, 2023) You May Already Be A Weiner – Gambling for Chotchkes with the Publisher’s Clearinghouse.
LWV Candidate Forum ~ October 4
The League of Women Voters-Jefferson County candidate forum for Port Commissioner for the Port of Port Townsend with candidates Chuck Fauls and Pam Petranek ared October 4, 2023 from 6 to 7pm.
