Today on Brewocracy Now host Tim Quackenbush and City Manager John Mauro were joined by Councilmember Pam Adams. Topics discussed included the Fort Worden PDA reorganization and the new scheduling process at the Community Pool. Brewocracy Now moves to 12:30 starting next week on April 1.
(Airdate: March 24, 2021) Host Debaran Kelso joins geologist Varn Brooks on a field trip along our local coastline to learn more about geological processes (part 1 of a two part program).
(Airdate: March 23, 2021) CONSIDER THE KIDS. Our Town host Maryanne McNellis interviews Sandra Gessner-Crabtree who is steering the Port Townsend School District through the treacherous pandemic. As Superintendent, Sandy has walked a tightrope — listening to the pleas from parents and students while simultaneously trying to follow state and CDC guidelines. The stress has been tremendous. It remains to be seen whether a year of “distanced” learning has hurt our kids. Some seem to be sailing through it, while others are floundering. At this point in time we are poised to open more doors. Sports are beginning with condensed seasons. Teachers are being vaccinated. What does the 2021-2022 academic year look like?
(Airdate: March 22, 2021 ) In this episode, cohosts Dahr Jamail and Robert Ambrose speak with Professor Emeritus of Journalism Robert Jensen about “The Big Lie” – propaganda, misinformation, U.S. Imperialism, white supremacy, and potential fates of the GOP.
Critical Conversations airs on 91.9FM KPTZ the second and fourth Mondays each month, from 5:30-6pm.
Today, March 22, Jefferson County Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Locke shared his assessment of the pandemic in Jefferson County and answered questions submitted by KPTZ listeners. Department of Emergency Management Director Willie Bence also gave an update on current Emergency Operations actions, in light of the most recent developments.
Click here to read complete notes on today’s briefings
Submit your Public Health questions to Dr. Tom Locke by emailing contactus@kptz.org. Note: The weekly deadline for these to be submitted is on Fridays at noon, to be answered at the following Monday’s BOCC meeting.
Note: Generally, the Board of County Commissioners does not meet when there is a fifth Monday of the month, however, the Board will meet on Monday, March 29 for the Public Health and Department of Emergency Management update for the residents of Jefferson County.
(Airdate: March 22, 2021) This week on Attention Please! we speak with Key City Public Theater Artistic Director Denise Winter and Seattle-based actor Barbara Callander about a play called May’s Vote, based on the real-life figures of two suffragettes, May Arkinwright Hutton and Emma Smith Devoe, who led the fight for women’s right to vote in Washington state in the early 20th century. The play, written by Toni Douglass for the 1989 Washington State Centennial, is being presented in a series of free online performances in honor of Women’s History Month by the Jefferson County Historical Society and a number of other sponsors.
(Airdate: February 5, 2021) George Marie on pandemic grief.
(Airdate: February 5, 2021) Michelle Sandoval on her history in local politics, and the homelessness crisis in Port Townsend.
Who better to talk with about what’s happening in the local arts and educational realm than Teresa Verraes, a visionary who has been a talented and vibrant contributor to to this community in so may ways! She is the Founding Director of the Port Townsend School of the Arts, and it’s in that role she joins us today, to talk about exciting happenings, including the PTSA’s recent merger with Northwind Arts Center, developments at Fort Worden’s Maker’s Square, and the much-anticipated gallery and classroom space for Building 305.
We give you yet another 100 percent virus-free program, as we talk with a local philosopher – yes, there ARE such animals – and explore a multi-media program he presented at the Jefferson County Library in Port Hadlock. It was called “Seriously Funny: Humor, Film and Philosophy.” This is a reprise of a previously aired program, but good philosophy is a fruit that never goes bad.
