(Airdate: July 10, 2020) Jaclyn Koc Connor, Certified Pizza Expert, is a co-owner of the Uptown Pub, and carries an East Coast gaze to the most beloved food institution in the world, both regarding the best pizza local and otherwise, and how best to reheat it, and fascinating yeast sourcing.
Podcasts
Will O’Donnell
(Airdate; July 10, 2020) Will O’Donnell, Certified Pizza Expert, is a Jefferson County pillar, responsible in part for Finnriver, the Creamery, and the Farmers Market. He shares some dubious but intriguing perspectives on pizza, both local and international.
Through Science to Health ~ 7/10/20
Lynn Sorensen, RN, and Chris Bricker shared commentary regarding continued issues around masking to help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the future of international travel, what a Quaran-team is, and the government’s Operation Warp Speed program financing vaccine development.
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Brewocracy Now with John Mauro ~ 7/09
Port Townsend City Manager John Mauro is on KPTZ with a web-based format, in a weekly time slot Thursdays, from 12:10 to 12:40pm. Discovery Road DJ host Tim Quackenbush hosts John’s virtual online meeting as a live broadcast, with updates on the fast-changing local world in and around Port Townsend.
On July 9, topics covered were: the status of city meetings, air B&Bs, open streets, the no mask – no service requirement, and downtown parking.
Stay tuned for the weekly chance to learn more about developments for the City of Port Townsend. John will take questions and encourage productive dialogue (and exemplary virtual meeting etiquette) to steer through a range of topics.
Nature Now #470
Biology of Sea Otters, part 2
(Airdate: July 8, 2020) Nan Evans encores an interview from 2016 when she talked with retired biologist Jim Bodkin about the challenges faced by sea otters as a result of human actions from the historic fur trading industry to massive modern oil spills…and on the hopeful side, about the success of sea otter reintroductions along the west coast of North America in recent decades.
Cultivating Community in Crisis
(Airdate: July 7, 2020) From wildlife habitats and watersheds to working farms and forests, Jefferson Land Trust invests in the preservation of place as well as the folks who inhabit it. Rebekah Korenowsky, Engagement Coordinator, shares with Missy Nielsen on Everybody Can the community building and volunteer opportunities that have arisen out of their shift to the virtual realm.
County Public Health Report ~ 7/06
At today’s meeting, Public Health Officer Dr. Tom Locke addressed the questions from KPTZ listeners. Topics included the increase in case count and specifics concerning the importance of the mask order in effect, Director of Emergency Management Willie Bence discussed availability and distribution of PPE and masks.
Wrap Show
(First airdate: July 7, 2020) Sheila Bender and Charlie Fleishman talk about their years together hosting, editing and producing In Conversation.
Compass for 7/04/20
This being the first Compass to fall squarely on Independence Day, the Compass Team decided to focus this week on two local institutions that have proven their worth in creating the kind of independence and resilience that has given Port Townsend a distinct local advantage in dealing with the global COVID-19 Pandemic.
First, Dave Cunningham talks with Jefferson County Emergency Operations Manager Willie Bence about the special challenges the pandemic has presented, and how the EOC responded. And then Chris Bricker talks with former Port Townsend Mayor and long-time Local 20/20 leader Deborah Stinson about the role neighborhood preparedness groups have played in meeting the crisis.
George Marie
(Airdate: July 3, 2020) George Marie on the power of writing our own stories and the limits of language.
