(Recorded June 22, 2017) Steve Evans, KPTZ News Director, spoke with Derek Kilmer on Thursday, June 22 about the recent shooting on the Congressional Baseball field, the President’s proposed budget, cuts on environmental and health programs, and citizen reaction on the attempts to revoke and replace the Affordable Care Act.
KPTZ Specials
Arts Funding: Karen Hanan & Rob Birman
(First airdate: March 8, 2017) Larry Stein talks with Karen Hanan, Executive Director of the Washington State Arts Commission, and Rob Birman, Executive Director of Centrum about the state of National, State and Local funding for the arts.
Derek Kilmer Report for March 2017
Derek Kilmer Report for March
(First airdate: February 28, 2017) Larry Stein interviews Derek Kilmer, US Representative for Washington state’s 6th district about current activity in Congress and in our home district.
Art News Report
(First airdate: February 20, 2017) Arts News Report by Larry Stein on I Have a Name, a photo exhibition at the Northwind Arts Center, on display through February 26. The photos, by Raymond Ketcham, document activities and people over four years at the Boiler Room on Water Street, next door to Northwind.
Interview with Derek Kilmer
(First airdate: January 31, 2017) Larry Stein interviews Derek Kilmer, U.S. Representative from Washington state’s 6th Congregational District about current activity in Congress.
Mary Ellen Hannibal
(First airdate: December 7, 2016) Larry Stein interviews Mary Ellen Hannibal, author of Citizen Science, in which she writes about the widespread activities that have been labeled “Citizen Science”, such as Birdwatchers, Tidepool tenders, backyard Bee enthusiasts – the many people who share their observations of our natural world with coordinated databases, and scientists who can use that data. She speaks in Port Townsend at the High School Salon Series on Friday Dec. 9, and at the Fort Worden chapel for the Marine Science Center on Sunday Dec. 11.
Witnesses at Standing Rock
(first airdate: November 3, 2016) Al Bergstein interviews Share DeWeese and Reverend Florence Caplow who recently returned from the Sioux encampment at Standing Rock, North Dakota.
Poetry Event: Neruda and Ahkmatova
(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.
Recorded Live at the 2016 Wooden Boat Festival
Here is the full live KPTZ live broadcast from the 40th Annual Port Townsend Wooden Boat Festival, featuring anthropologist Margaret Willson talking about her recently-published book Women Who Have Worked in Fishing in Iceland from the Times of the Vikings to the Present, as well as interviews with festival and Wooden Boat Magazine founder Tim Snider, Tightwads on the Loose author Wendy Hinman, former festival director Kaci Cronkhite talking about her newly released book Finding Pax, the Port Townsend Sailing Club, and more.



