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#135 Daniel Evans, R2AK Race Boss

(Reprise airdate: May 7, 2019) DANIEL EVANS: RACE BOSS OF R2AK. Our Town Host Maryanne McNellis interviews Daniel Evans, Race Boss for the upcoming R2AK (Race to Alaska). This eclectic event is now in its 5th year. It has expanded and evolved. Now there’s a race from Tacoma to Port Townsend called the 70/48 – that’s 70 miles in 48 hours. Not all that difficult? Well, the boats must be people powered – no motors, no sails – just muscles and grit. The main event is the 750-mile R2AK. Sails are allowed, but there are no motors of any sort. And don’t get eaten by a bear (that’s on Daniel’s business card too!). There are amazing feats of guts and glory. One guy made it all the way to Alaska on a standup paddleboard.

Compass for the Week of 5/06/2019

This week on the Compass, we visit what its discoverer is calling the Quimper Lost Wilderness, a slice of ancient rain-shadow forest that has somehow escaped the lumberjacks’ saws despite its close proximity to civilization…until now.

Port Ludlow Project – Episode 7

(First airdate: May 7, 2019) Closet pie eater and bad hair – what’s this world coming to?

Progress is Happening!

KPTZ is on track to round out our goal of completing the Sage Foundation match challenge! In the past six months station supporters have contributed 77% of the total match ~ a rousing $576,000 so far ~ thanks to the generous grant we received from Sage.

If you haven’t yet made a donation to Help Build a New Home for KPTZ, we ask you to step up now, as we close in on our time-sensitive May 10 target to bring in the remaining $58,000 still needed. This is a pivotal time to our campaign, please consider Our Vision for growing KPTZ’s service as your community radio station. Thank you for tuning in! Please stop by KPTZ any weekday or contact us by email anytime, if you would like to discuss making your gift.

Tossed Salad for 5/03/2019

Phil Andrus brings us another Tossed Salad that samples goodies for the first week of May, when Spring is in full bloom. A-a-ah-CHOO!
1:00 – Anja Claire and friends
1:45 – Margie McDonald and Camille Hildebrant
2:15 – Larry Dennison, et al, Town Tavern; and Shelly Leavens, JCHS
2:45 – Rebecca Rottsolk, Rainshadow Chorale
3:15 – Peter Newland, Tarboo Ridge Coalition
3:30 – Richard and Suzanne Friedrichs
4:30 – Jane Hall, reading …

Nature Now #410
Impact of Orbiting on Oceans and More

(First airdate: May 1, 2019) Nan Evans talks with Port Townsend resident and retired oceanography professor, Dr. Peter Rhines, about what being on the Earth traveling through the universe means for the behavior of our oceans, atmosphere and life itself.

The Power of a Promise

(First airdate: April 30, 2019) Marie Youssefirad of the Fariborz Youssefirad Memorial Health Scholarship, shares with host Missy Nielsen of Everybody Can, the heartbreak that shaped the direction of her efforts to bring diabetes education to youth. After the loss of her husband, Fariborz, Marie began to fundraise through a custom license program to raise funds for scholarships and diabetes education in our schools. Listen in and get inspired!

Stewart Pugh

(First airdate: April 30, 2019) Host Sheila Bender welcomes Port Townsend resident Stewart Pugh to the KPTZ studio to discuss his recent work clearing out the books and archives of Dragon Gate Press, a 1980s Port Townsend publishing house

Compass for the Week of 4/29/2019

This week on the Compass, we bring you two stories from two new members of the KPTZ news team. First, Missy Nielsen talks with emerging filmmaker Dianna Lanham about her recent meteoric rise from obscurity. And then Jared DuFresne talks with a woman who leads local discussion groups that attempt to influence American foreign policy.

Stand and Sway

On the April 26, 2019 Tossed Salad show, Phil Andrus talked with musicians Beth Wood and Ara Lee about their duo project Stand and Sway and heard them play.

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