This week on the Compass: In the afterglow of the Port Townsend Film Festival, we revisit our interview with a local philosopher about his lecture entitled “Seriously Funny: Humor, Film and Philosophy.”
Podcasts
PT Film Festival 2018 Interview #3
(First airdate: September 19, 2018) Program #3 features filmmaker interviews with directors Dyana Winkler and Tina Brown of United Skates; and director V. Scott Balcerek of Satan & Adam.
Episode
Nature Now #379
Plastics in the Ocean and in the Beach – Part 2
(First airdate: September 19, 2018) Hosted by Nan Evans and Megan Selva, this is the second part of “Plastics in the Ocean” with Port Townsend Marine Science Center Executive Director Janine Biore. Included are observations, the mystery sound and events.
Kinetic Skulpture 2018: Super Mediocre-Super Silly
(First airdate: September 18, 2018) Michael Bitman maneuvers the ins and outs of the Kinetic Skulpture race as the Course Commissioner. He and with the Top Kop of this zany group share with Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can the history, art and engineering of this fun nonprofit. Connecting with this crowd guarantees belly laughs as well as artful opportunities.
Episode
In Conversation – John O’Connor
(First aired September 18, 2018) Sheila Bender interviews poet and songwriter John O’Connor via phone to talk about how he turned to writing poetry at age 50, learned from the great poets, and eventually won a literary contest that included the publication of his first book of poems.
PT Film Festival 2018 Interview #2
(First airdate: September 19, 2018) Program #2 features filmmaker interviews with director Arwen Curry of Worlds of Ursula K. LeGuin; and director Dan Habib of Intelligent Lives.
Episode
PT Film Festival 2018 Interview #1
(First airdate: September 18, 2018) Program #1 features filmmaker interviews with director Sarah Menzies of Afghan Cycles; and David Keenan and Nova Devonie and co-composers and performers of the score for Steamboat Bill Jr.
Episode
Compass for the Week of 9/17/2018
This week on the Compass, a meditation teacher says our hearts can actually think and feel; a geologist finds stories in stone buildings throughout Seattle and Port Townsend; and we talk with a doctor who says the biggest selling pharmaceutical of all time may actually be bad for you.
Jasmin Faulk-Dickerson
On the September 21, 2018 Tossed Salad show, Phil Andrus talked with Jasmin Faulk-Dickerson, Eros, and Dante Faulk.
Nature Now #378
Common Camas
(First airdate: September 12, 2018) Debaran Kelso hosts a return visit from Dr. Fred Sharpe, who continues his examination of Olympic Peninsula prairies with details on the history and current status of camas.
