This week on the Compass, we see fissures appearing in Port Townsend’s close-knit community from the increasingly acrid presidential campaign, then we revisit the question of what precautions to take as we enter the flu season, and finally we take a look at the marijuana landscape in Jefferson County now that the legalization dust has settled.
(first aired October 12, 2016). Frequent guest Dr. Fred Sharpe checks in from Alaska, where he’s involved in a project to use drones to obtain samples from whales without the need to physically contact the animals. Host is Debaran Kelso. Closing music is “White Rabbit,” performed by Dr. Drone.
(first airdate: October 12, 2016) Larry Stein interviews Kathryn Hunt and Bob Francis about the series of events on October 21-22. Friday’s reading is being held at Northwind Arts Center, 701 Water Street, Port Townsend. Saturday’s reading, The Angel of History: A Celebration of the Poetry of Pablo Neruda and Anna Akhmatova, is being held at Quimper UU Fellowship, 2333 San Juan Avenue, Port Townsend.
(first aired October 5, 2016). Host Nan Evans talks in person with CedarRoot Folk School founder Scott Brinton and discusses the significance of animal tracking. Closing music is “Man Gave Names to All The Animals,” a Bob Dylan song performed by Jason Mraz.
(first aired October 4, 2016). Host Sheila Bender visits via phone with playwright Jeni Mahoney and talks to her about writing for the stage and teaching others to do so.
(First airdate: October 11, 2016) Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Port Townsend Mayor Deborah Stinson. Stinson started her career as a techie at the jails in Oklahoma and rose through the ranks until she saw her company acquired by Microsoft. She fell in love with “jaw droppingly gorgeous” Port Townsend the first time she saw it. After moving here, her passion for local issues propelled her into political office for the first time in her life.
From the autumnal equinox to the vernal equinox, extreme low tides occur only at night…a fact that turns out to have profound implications in the lives of shellfish farmers like Peter Downey, with whom we take a midnight walk on the beach. (A reprise from the early days of KPTZ.)
(First airdate: October 5, 2016) Cris Wilson interviews Port Townsend’s own Kaci Cronkhite, author of “Finding Pax: The Unexpected Journey of a Little Wooden Boat.”
(Live Interview from Opening Night, September 23, 2016) Larry Stein interviews Karen Allen, back to our Film Festival for the second time. She stars in Year By the Sea and talks about the film along with director Alexander Janko and producer Laura Goodenow.
(First airdate: October 4, 2016) Sheila Ramsey talks with Center Valley Animal Rescue about the plethera of animals they have at the farm and how they are cared for.
