(Airdate: March 3, 2026) We are in a gorge called Bezeklik in the Flaming Mountains, 50 kilometers east to Turfan. This is where GermanSPOTLIGHT 26-03-1 thru 15 Archeologist Le Coq moved as much Buddhist art as he could crate back to Berlin in 1905. His collection was one of the greatest treasures ever looted from the Silk Road….
Podcasts
Bombing on Protection Island
(Airdate: March 2, 2026 – Bombing on Protection Island) – during World War II.
County Public Health Report ~ 3/02/26
On this Months BOCC Public Health Report report, Dr. Allison Berry said that Influenza and RSV are still here in the community (and recommends vaccinations) but Covid-19 is virtually gone at the moment. Measles is getting national attention, the latest outbreak in South Carolina has come to Washington State but seems to be contained in Snohomish County. It is not here in Jefferson and Clallam County at this time. Director of Emergency Management Willie Bence reported on weather and climate trends and the effect they have on our water supply…
Record Show
(Airdate: March 2, 2026) KPTZ’s DJ Tate Munnich (“Chicken Scratch”, Thursday’s from 9 till 10pm) sat down with Nate Malmgren to learn more about the upcoming Port Townsend Record Show, which is at the American Legion Hall Saturday, March 14, 2026.
County Connections
(Airdate: February 27, 2026) Jim Burke and Commissioner co-host Heather Dudley Nollette welcome Bonnie Obremski, Jefferson County Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Program Coordinator. Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) originate before age 18, continue indefinitely, and cause limitations. A few examples of IDD include cerebral palsy, epilepsy, Down Syndrome, various learning disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), and Autism Spectrum
Disorder. Jefferson County works to ensure residents experiencing intellectual and/or developmental disabilities have the choice, opportunity, and support to achieve full, active, and productive participation in community life.
For more info, see https://www.co.jefferson.wa.us/455/Intellectual-Developmental-Disabilities.
Brewocracy Now ~ 2/26/26
KPTZ’s Taylor Clark and Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro covered a variety of topics. So much to discuss; so little time!
The Planet of the Idiots
(Airdate: February 19, 2026 – The Planet of the Idiots)
Handyman
(Airdate: February 12, 2026 – Handyman)
#762 Last Child in the Wood
(Reprise airdate: February 25, 2026) Saving Ourselves and Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Are we dimishing our lives of the senses? Nan Evans talks with special guest Richard Louv, author of many books examining the crucial connections between the natural world and human physical, mental, social and even cultural health. Richard Louv first developed the concept of a nature-deficit disorder in his 2005 book Last Child in the Woods. You will be inspired to get yourself and those you love outside to explore, play, watch and listen.
Silk
(Airdate: February 24, 2026) We’re in Xinjiang Province, 50 kilometers east of Turfaan, in a gorge in the Flaming Mountains in a place called Bezeklik. Bezeklik is a Uyghur word for what we call “art gallery.” It was in fact a repository of Buddhist art, and until 1905 it had pretty much been forgotten. The man who rediscovered its treasure was the German archeologist Albert von Le Coq.
