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HomeMy WebLinkAbout123125 - 🎤  KPTZ Spotlight 🎶 Jan 1-15_ 2026 🎙️ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. Thank You for supporting Community Radio! <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/da3f6fcb-bc9e-4073-a38f-7a0fc6a7056d.jpg> WHAT’S NEW ON THE KPTZ AIRWAVES Jan 1-15, 2026 LIVE CONCERTS There are no scheduled shows sponsored by KPTZ for this time period. CANDLELIGHT CONCERT The schedule for Candlelight Concerts at Trinity United Methodist Presbyterian Church has not been released for 2026. Follow this link for further info! https://trinityumcpt.org/events/concerts/ <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=20d1a2c91a&e=eba4e3a8b6> DAILY PROGRAMMING THURSDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/a107865c-63f8-3657-7a4e-9bd7649ee33a.jpg> MUSICAL FRUIT with DJ Goodwoman 9:30-11am Musical Fruit is your effervescent morning show for non-linear states of mind. Featuring hep-cat jump blues, rhythm and soul, chanson, rock ‘n’ roll in all its iterations, and stirring tunes of every ilk – guaranteed to be hot-peppered with oddball and worldly commentary. Musical Fruit spotlight features include: Tarot Time with Mistress Zaena, The French Collection, and a rousing dose of sax education with Let's Talk about Sax. BREWOCRACY NOW Thursday 12:30-12:55pm PT City Manager John Mauro and KPTZ’s Taylor Clark, along with selected guests will be taking your questions, live! Please email your questions before 12:45 to dj@kptz.org <mailto:dj@kptz.org> . And, in case you can’t tune in live, you can hear the archived podcast later that day at kptz.org <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=0ed4b4500a&e=eba4e3a 8b6> . BLUES JOURNEY with host Taylor Clark Thursday 1-3pm We will hear Blues and blues-related music. We will hear songs which are soulful because music is what feelings sound like. Every other week, there may also be some live Grateful Dead in the second hour. Taylor loves that stuff and he finds the Dead to be soothing – really. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/bc0697a1-f71b-81f4-cbb7-dfff88a3eac0.png> Rocket Surgery, with host Charlie Bermant Thursday 3-5pm Charlie is subbing for Ray Serebrin and his Midlife Crisis Dance Party, which will return on January 15. Jan 1 As a palate cleanser from the reflections of those who have died over the past year, Charlie will play songs from veteran rockers who are still with us. For obvious reasons the lineup will be determined at the last minute. IN THE GARDEN Thursday 6-6:30pm Featuring Master Gardeners Julia, Barbara, and Dianna, along with Food Bank Grower Mary Beth, In the Garden shares practical wisdom and science-based research on all things gardening in our maritime Pacific Northwest region. In our January episodes, Dianna and Mary Beth talk about favorite alliums, and getting onions ready to transplant in the spring for a fine harvest in summer and fall. Julia and Barbara advise on the benefits of winter weeding, before weeds have a chance to flower. Both intimately familiar with weeds, they discuss strategies like covering a bed, using corn gluten, and why not to hoe. January is also a time for new seed starting, and Julia shares a method to start seeds without needing equipment like heat mats or a greenhouse. SOUNDINGS with host Gary Forbes Thursday 6:30-8:00 pm Gary Forbes always has a song knocking around in his head and now he's going to bring them to you! He’ll will pull tunes from a variety of traditions – rock, R and B, jazz, and Americana, following his ears down various rabbit holes to dig up musical gems from 50+ years of collecting. ALL OVER THE MAP with Kurt Munnich Thursday 8-9pm I try to share the music that moves me. Listen for interesting rhythms and strong emotions. You’ll hear a wide variety of music on my show. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/f314cf72-1003-b173-b192-0e91101c6543.jpg> DUDEBABE RADIO HOUR with host Rachel Thursday 10pm-midnight What is there to do on a Thursday night? Listen to dudebabe radio hour, that’s what! Join me, Rachel, every Thursday from 10pm to midnight for a vast variety of eclectic music, a lot of giggling, as well as local guests. Don't worry. It's totally worth it, no matter how tired you are for work the next day :P FRIDAY FLOATING BRIDGE with host Mark Stout 7:30-9:30am THE BUZZY DONAHUE SHOW 9:30-11:30am Good old Rock and Roll. Turn it up or turn it off. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/d695c463-f9f5-3a78-e802-e98ee3c910db.jpg> A JOURNEY ALONG THE SILK ROAD Friday 12:15pm and Tuesday 5:20pm Bill Porter (“Red Pine”) is one of the world’s finest translators of Chinese Poetry and religious texts. Each week, Producer Chris Bricker brings you an enticing installment from Bill’s series that we’re calling A Journey Along the Silk Road. So, sit back, enjoy, and lose yourself in the mystery of the Silk Road! Jan 2 (Fri) Episode 103 We’re in Xinjiang province in the town of Hami, the melon capital of China. After spending a day pedaling around town and seeing the sights, we finally boarded the 8 o'clock evening express to Turfan. And lo and behold, the conductor sold us a couple of berths in the soft sleeper section. The train line doesn't go to Turfan but runs about 60 kilometers to the north, where travelers can catch the bus into town. Jan 6 (Tue) & 9 (Fri) Episode 104 We're rolling through the desert in a bus that shuttles passengers between the train station at Daheyuan and the town of Turfan, 60 kilometers away. Even though our watches say 7 o'clock, it's pitch dark outside, and dawn is still two hours away. Everyone in China lives and dies according to Peking time. It was after 8 o'clock when we finally pulled into Turfan, and the sun was just coming up. Actually, we didn't quite pull into Turfan… Jan 13 (Tue) Episode 105 We're in Xinjiang province in the town of Turfan, enjoying the rare pleasure of a cup of coffee and a bowl of chocolate mousse at John's Cafe, right across the street from the Turfan guesthouse. It's not the greatest coffee or the greatest mousse, but in the middle of the Silk Road, it's the thought that counts…. COUNTY CONNECTIONS with host Jim Burke Friday, 12:30-12:55pm Join host Jim Burke and a rotating roster of County Commissioner co-hosts (Heather Dudley-Nolette, Heidi Eisenhour and Greg Brotherton) for discussions about what is going on with Jefferson County Government and their work being on behalf of the county. Similar in format to Brewocracy Now! that addresses the City of Port Townsend, COUNTY CONNECTIONS features a different County commissioner each week, along with special guests from County departments or the community. WORDSONGS with host DJWAS (Ward Serrill) Friday 1-3pm WordSongs is dedicated to good lyrics, no matter the style. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/3e5c26ff-2576-9a17-6c87-e6ba0dcb5a55.jpg> MIXTAPE with host DJ Christine Friday 3-5 pm Mixtape is an eclectic weekly musical journey with focus, with host DJ Christine. From Beethoven to the Beatles to Beyonce, plus obscurities, rarities, and the occasional one-hit-wonder, each week’s mixtape is a musical love letter. Jan 2 Celebrating the music of just some of the artists we lost in 2025. Jan 9 DJs Random Mix - send requests to christine@kptz.org <mailto:christine@kptz.org> To recap our last few weeks of Mixtape, here's the albums from 2025 that I could not stop listening to! DJ Christine's Top 30 Albums of 2025 David Byrne- Who is the Sky? Nation of Language - Dance From Memory Julien Baker and Torres- Send a Prayer My Way Tunde Adebimpe - Thee Black Boltz Wet Leg - Moisturizer Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory Big Thief - Double Infinity Blondshell - If You Asked For A Picture Lucy Dacus - Forever Is a Feeling Wednesday - Bleeds The Horrors - More Than Life Elbow - Audio Vertigo Stereolab - Instant Holograms on Metal Film The Altons - Heartache in Room 14 Jesse Welles - Pilgrim Wolf Alice - The Clearing Neko Case - Neon Grey Midnight Green Nilufer Yanya - Dancing Shoes Snocaps Brandi Carlile - Returning to Myself Curtis Harding - Departures and Arrivals: Adventures of Captain Curt Bartees Strange - Horror AND Shy Bairns Get Nowt Bad Bunny - DeBi TiRAR MaS FOToS La Lom - Live at Thalia Hall Polyrhythmics - Life From Below Turnstile - Never Enough Mavis Staples- Strange and Beautiful World Rosalia - Lux Oracle Sisters - Divinations Florence and The Machine - Everybody Screams FREESPIN with host Ron McElroy Friday 5-7pm Hey everybody, I’m Ron McElroy, your GOOD ROCKIN’ DADDY inviting you to join me at the FREESPIN Bar & Grill where each week I create my favorite stew for YOU, the Faithful 44. I start with a pound or so of Chicago blues, then add a big ole’ spoonful of tasty Memphis funk and season it with a generous dollop of some good old American rock & roll. I’ll bring that to a boil, simmer to perfection and serve it up hot every Friday from 5 to 7 pm. You’ll find it right here at 91.9 FM KPTZ in Port Townsend. It's BYOB and be sure to come hungry! FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES with host Barney Burke Friday 8-10pm Barney's been with KPTZ since before Day 1, and he's almost always live, not recorded. Usually, he includes a live set, some soul tunes, and all kinds of blues from Clarksdale to Chicago to Honolulu, plus featurettes. SATURDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/60f2dff0-a578-d759-4e51-db4bf6785db0.jpg> INNA FINE STYLE with host DJ Mars Saturday 8:00-9:30 am Start your Saturday morning off Inna Fine Style with DJ Mars for the best in reggae, dub and ska. On this show you'll hear all of the greats from the classic '60s-'70s reggae era, including King Tubby, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Augustus Pablo and of course Bob Marley, plus ska from The Skatalites, Prince Buster, The Specials and so much more. You’ll also hear current artists who carry the torch for the classic era, such as The Loving Paupers and Khruangbin. THE FRONT PORCH with host Eileen Deutsch Saturday 9:30-11am Host Eileen Deutsch brings her eclectic mix of great music to KPTZ. Her show, The Front Porch, will feature folk music in all of its various aspects including premier selections from the worlds of Americana, bluegrass, contemporary and vintage singer/songwriters, as well as many hybrid variations with elements of folk, both domestic and abroad. When Eileen isn't curating her selections for The Front Porch, you can find her doing plein air artwork, caring for her canines, or working on endless projects at her Port Townsend home. She's excited to welcome you to The Front Porch! SING IT, SISTER! Saturday 11am-noon Celebrating women's voices in all their infinite variety, focusing on positive and empowering messages. Any genre, any era – Sing it, Sister! VORTEX FOUR with Theo Saturday 4-6pm A new Saturday afternoon journey into unusual places and spaces. Says Theo: A receiver must be like a transmitter. In here, there is infinite storage space for refracted light patterns. Meditate on this at second level. MUSICAL CHAIRS with host Lizzz Saturday 6-8pm THE BLUE ROOM with host C-Dub Saturday 8-9pm Only the most premium electronic music from the 90s and into the future on Saturdays, late night. Tune in for downtempo, ambient, house, techno, breaks, dub, and beyond. To learn more, check out this KPTZ interview with C-Dub <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=2168a356c0&e=eba4e3a8b6> . SUNDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/65a3e5a5-28e8-7575-8fb5-2132f3fca15d.jpg> PROGRESSIVE TRACKS with host Mike “ProgTracks” Pollack Sunday 5-7am and Monday 10pm-Midnight Mike has been playing “All the music your spouse can’t stand” for over 11 years now. You’ll hear what’s new in the world of Progressive Rock, with a touch of Jazz-Rock Fusion, Psych/Space, Avant, and Desert/Doom thrown into his aural stew. Shows often include a “Golden Tracks Album Feature” which highlights classic music turning 50 years old. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/81bcbdb3-8cf8-c880-1592-3323131f744e.jpg> TONOS CLASICOS/CLASSICAL TONES with host Alan Bloom Sunday 7:00 to 8:00 am Hosted by Alan Bloom, Tonos Clasicos/Classical Tones comes to us from Pacifica Radio. Produced at KBBF, the first bilingual community radio station in the United States, the station has been broadcasting continuously since 1973. Tonos Clásicos es un programa bilingüe de música clásica "con una conexión latina" que explora la cultura musical de España y Latinoamérica. Classical Tones is a bilingual classical music show "with a Latin connection". It explores the musical culture of Spain and Latin America. EARLY MUSIC with host Don Landstra Sunday 8-9am Enjoy an hour of Baroque and Renaissance Music with some interesting commentary from your host, Don Landstra. KPTZ GOES TO THE OPERA with host Colin Foden Sunday 9-10am UNLACED STRINGS with hosts Robin Ditzler and Gail Pruitt Sunday, 10am to noon Gail Pruitt is your Fall/Winter host for Unlaced Strings, while Robin Ditzler is your Spring/Summer host. They swap over around the autumnal equinox. Each week they share some of their favorite classical music, as well as some of the history and fun facts about the people who made it possible. BROADWAY SHOWTIME with host Don White Sunday 1-2pm Jan 4 High Spirits Jan 11 You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown CLASS REUNION with host Jerry Osborne Sunday 2-3 pm ROOTS AND BRANCHES with host Jon Kertzer Sunday 3-5 pm KPTZ is thrilled to welcome venerable DJ and noted musicologist Jon Kertzer to our program roster. His career has included a stint as the Director of Global Sound with the Smithsonian Center for Folk Life and Cultural Heritage, as well as 30 years producing and hosting regular programs on KEXP and KBCS in Seattle. Jon's new show for KPTZ, Global Rhythms, is a musical world tour. Be sure to tune in! RETRO COCKTAIL HOUR with host Darrell Brogdon Sunday 5-7pm An eclectic way to enjoy your Sunday evening. Here you'll find vintage recordings from the dawn of the Hi-Fi Era — imaginative, light-hearted (and sometimes light-headed) pop stylings designed to underscore everything from the backyard barbecue to the high-tech bachelor pad. Darrell Brogdon serves up two hours of incredibly strange music! The Retro Cocktail Hour comes to KPTZ from Kansas Public Radio. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/9abd00ee-7ec8-4e97-0bf0-9cb129d994d8.jpg> CATS IN OUR LAPS with host Phil Andrus Sunday 7-10pm Cats in Our Laps is a radio variety show in the tradition of the early days of radio when radio was a local resource for live music, community news, and neighborhood gathering. Each Cats in Our Laps features live and recorded music, either in the KPTZ studio or from the world ‘round via Zoom, as well as interviews, poems read by Cats Poet Laureate Deborah Kate Hammond, and the week’s weather forecast with Cats Weather Laureate Al Latham. Keeping the Cats in line, in laps or not, is host Phil Andrus. Jan 4 The first Cats in Our Laps for 2026 finds Deborah Kate Hammond at the reader’s podium, Bill Mawhinney as Poet Laureate Pro Tem, and Chris Miller as featured artist, that very Chris Miller of the band Faux Paws. Jan 11 Autumn Sutton reads an essay or short story while at the reader’s podium, followed by two featured artists, singer and songwriter Sally Rogers and master of many keyboards, Terry Reitz. Sally comes to us via Zoom from Massachusetts and Terry via automobile from somewhere south of Quilcene. MONDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/9329cb8f-7a3f-5210-b676-f4d0cd4b80d1.jpg> COMFORT FOOD with host DJ Steve Monday 8:00 to 9:30 am Join DJ Steve for a hefty helping of Comfort Food every Monday morning. Steve will be setting the table with classic rock, jazz, blues, alternative, some country, and even prog, and hard rock from the 80's, 90's and beyond. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/_compresseds/5046da10-4551-4eb5-cdb5-b8572cde24d4.jpg> THE JIM B. SHOW with host Jim B. Monday 9:30-11am Music for an ever-changing mood. Jan 5 /12 Jim B. Leaves things in the capable hands of Buzzy Donahue, DJ Mars, DJ Gary and DJ Christine in the coming weeks, so there will be lots of great music!! <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/0b981bc0-fe2f-fcd6-df48-e4b4650b84de.jpg> ATTENTION, PLEASE! Monday at 12:30pm and 5:30pm, repeats Saturday at Noon Stories and interviews about people, places, and things of interest. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5805e50f-53da-9c43-9bc6-6e9b1277ae43.jpg> DID YOU KNOW? Monday @12:45 and Thursday @5:19 Join host Kate Dwyer for a very short program about little-known or quirky local Port Townsend history. Or go to https://kptz.org/did- <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=d02fba5589&e=eba4e3a8b6> you-know/ <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab 6bf92aa5cf&id=50e50a8921&e=eba4e3a8b6> to hear former broadcasts. BOXED CHOCOLATES with host The Briceman Monday 1-3pm Boxed Chocolates You never know what you're gonna get! Rock n roll to boogie woogie...jazz to world music...a little bit of country mixed with a whole lot of new and unique! Briceman features music from every decade from the 1960s thru the 2020s. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5146edc9-3d93-f20b-3288-23846cf491a8.jpg> INTERSTELLAR UNDERWEAR with host DJ Mars Monday, 3-5pm Join DJ Mars for a trip around the rock ’n’ roll stars with garage, classic, punk, and psychedelic rock, new wave, and any other cool and captivating space junk he finds. And if you’re into killer kover versions, he’s “Got Ya Covered” with his weekly exploration of this far-out corner of the galaxy. He's even got his own theme tune, composed and performed by Kenny Siegal of Johnny Society and The Dogs (of New York)! TUESDAY NEAR AND FAR with host DJ Kani-Ma Tuesday 9:30-11am DJ Kani-ma spins Near and Far – featuring multi-cultural, folk, and ethnic music from around the world, local musicians, and musicians that have passed through our very own Port Townsend – many of whom she has seen perform live. She is passionate about music and radio. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5237ce32-06df-b915-20df-4af315526252.jpg> BOOKLOVERS’ CAFÉ with host Cris Wilson Alternate Tuesdays and repeats the following Sunday, both 12:30-1pm Jan 4 / 13 Cris Wilson is delighted to welcome Florence Caplow to discuss her latest book Tend to your Spirit. Living with chronic illness has many challenges, and the journey is not just a physical one. Tend to Your Spirit is a companion for this emotional and spiritual journey, offering tools to help readers practice self-compassion and self-care. With candor and vulnerability, spiritual leaders Julianne Lepp and Florence Caplow, themselves living with long-term illness, offer insights and practices that can benefit anyone facing the emotional impact of a new or ongoing condition. Structured metaphorically around the four seasons, each chapter is devoted to a particular aspect of life with chronic illness, such as grief, hope, perseverance, anger, comfort, and finding connection. Interviews and quotes from people with chronic illness of all ages and backgrounds help readers feel less alone. Spiritual resources, including poetry, practices, meditations, playlists, journaling exercises, and discussion questions, offer additional guidance. Small groups can explore these resources together to help foster supportive relationships and community. RHYTHM CONNECTION with host Robert Ambrose Tuesday 1-3pm Rhythm Connection transports listeners to cultures around the world, through incredibly diverse music from the African diaspora. Since its 1993 inception in Alaska, Robert has presented fresh music every week to make you dance or bring you solace, or both. OUT OF NOWHERE with host Peter Robinson Tuesday 3-5pm Peter Robinson’s many musical loves include, in no special order: Blues, Jazz (earliest to current), Country, Country-Western, Old-time, Roots Rock, Rockabilly, all the many genres resulting from the amazing African musical diaspora throughout the world, Singer-songwriter, Folk, Latin, Reggae, and more. Tune in to hear what you’ve been missing. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/a65e6a4f-ddba-1fc4-a957-bb12dedb6214.jpeg> OUR WORKING WATERFRONT Tuesday @ 5:30pm and Sunday @ Noon Alternates with Community Tides Each month KPTZ’s Chris Bricker joins Co-Hosts Port of Port Townsend’s Director Eron Berg, and Port Commissioner Pam Petranek to bring you news, updates and stories surrounding our vibrant maritime community. Previously, owner Charlie Syberg told us the story of his acquisition and restoration of Nonchalant, a stunning 50 foot Motor Yacht from a bygone era. In this episode, shipwrights Clint Thompson and Asa Clifford, two of the three key craftsmen that restored Nonchalant for over a two-year period, give us their inside view of what it took to return this historic vessel to our Northwest waters. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/cf1ef5c8-a20e-b062-c232-340a82284c42.png> COMMUNITY TIDES Tuesday @ 5:30pm and Sunday @ Noon Alternates with Our Working Waterfront KPTZ’s Chris Bricker and Co-Host Siobhan Canty, President & CEO of Jefferson Community Foundation, meet with Jennifer James Wilson, Co-chair of the Quality Community Schools Committee, and Amanda Grace, at-large member of the Port Townsend School District Board. They’ll explain why community investments in critical and physical changes are long-overdue for a 100 year-old campus, where quality students learn and stellar teachers teach. DONN AT NIGHT with host Donn Trethewey Tuesday 6:30-8pm Donn At Night features pieces from Donn Trethewey’s collection of music — same as the old Cardboard Box program. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/cf7ebf3f-5097-4655-756c-f0a4cac25976.jpg> JAZZ NOTES with host Bill Mercier Tuesday 8-10pm Jan 6 Tonight we’ll be hearing from jazz greats like Miles Davis, The Yellowjackets, and Duke Ellington, but we’ll also be playing some artists you might not be that familiar with like Markus Rutz, Gregory Dubzienski and Aimee Allen among others. We’ll also be doing our “What’s New?” feature and tonight we’ve got some Ethiopian jazz for you. We’ll be hearing from the 81 year old vibraphonist and pianist Mulatu Astatke who has had a highly successful 50 year career in his home country but is little known in the U.S. We’ll hear three cuts from his new release Mulatu Plays Mulatu. Jan 13 We’ve got swing from Benny Goodman and Lester Young, old time stuff from Jelly Roll Morton and King Oliver, nice piano from Amad Jamal, Hal Galper and Bill Evans some fusion from the Crusaders and much more. On “What’s New?” this week we’ve got three cuts from the new release Lullaby for the Lost by the great tenor man Donny McCaslin. Hope you can join us. THE SCENIC ROUTE with host Sienna Tuesday 10:00 to 11:30 pm A necessary ingredient for a good road trip?! …GOOD TUNES! On the Scenic Route with Sienna we will turn off the main road and explore. Always “searching for a truer sound,” you can expect many twists and turns. You will hear an eclectic selection of artists and bands such as Watchhouse, U2, The Rolling Stones, Neil Young, Bob Marley, Marvin Gaye, The Killers, Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino, Noah Kahan, Doechii, SZA, Gregory Alan Isakov, Big Thief, The Backseat Lovers, Arcade Fire, Old Crow Medicine Show and many many more. . <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/fe3793aa-3be3-1ba8-4c80-30c0c990e8be.jpg> OUR TOWN with host Maryanne McNellis Alternating Tuesdays and repeats the following Sunday, both 12:30-1pm Jan 6 / 11 Maryanne interviews Sam Harper, construction boss for the new Hadlock Sewer System. It’s literally taken decades to get a sewer system underway in the tri-area (Hadlock, Chimacum & Irondale). As 2026 gets underway, the first couple of dozen businesses and residences are finally free from their septic systems. The waste water treatment plant was constructed first. But you need “waste” to run through the plant before you can even begin to hook people up. So the city of PT graciously provided truckloads of untreated waste. Sam (aka Samantha) explains that it’s sort of like starter for sourdough bread. She says fourth graders really get the concept of the big “farts” —gases being expelled in the process. The underlying economics of the peninsula will be changed dramatically with the new sewer system and the changes in zoning it will allow. WEDNESDAY <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/e0e29fd6-b840-f065-fc92-6b122753b85d.jpg> CURRENT MOOD with DJ Lillie Wednesday 8-9:30am Join DJ Lillie as she serves up fresh, global, upbeat music, alongside groovy classics, to get you going in the morning. Be prepared for some "dance in your chair" moments. BRING YOUR RECORDS with host Larry Stein Wednesday 9:30-11am Before KPTZ I never had the opportunity to play music for our listeners. Now I’m hooked. <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/6ac5e0db-77c1-546f-f697-c451b821927e.jpg> NATURE NOW Wednesday 12:30-1, Thursday 5:30-6, Saturday 12:30-1 The Nature Now team shares eclectic and authentically local news, insights and observations about the natural world around us. Anything that grabs the attention of the Nature Now team can be heard on these weekly shows: birds and bees, flowers and trees, the weather and the stars – everything from microscopic Salish Sea plankton to ecosystem dynamics in a changing world. THE BUZZY DONAHUE SHOW Wednesday 1-3pm Features new to me music. VINYL VILLAGE with DJ host Jerry Osborne Wednesday 3-4pm <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/5c2e61ea-d340-0f6b-68ac-173bcbe4f581.jpg> MUSIC TO MY EARS with Dalana Wednesday 4-5pm with encore Saturday 1-2pm Incredible music you grew up with or grew to love! <https://mcusercontent.com/6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf/images/03099a4f-6754-9dc3-6213-573aac0d7a2d.jpg> JAM SANDWICH with host DJ Eric Wednesday 6:30 to 8:00 pm Join DJ Eric on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8 pm for Jam Sandwich, an eclectic mix of progressive rock, Americana, folk, and pop spanning from the 1960s to present day. Expect a generous helping of jam bands like Grateful Dead, Dave Matthews Band, Phish, and Goose along with everything from The Beatles and Carole King to Leon Bridges and Avett Brothers. You'll also hear a sprinkling of artists from the Pacific Northwest. SPANISH CASTLE MAGIC with host Jon Kertzer Wednesday 10pm-Midnight Musicology expert Jon Kertzer will share from his extensive archives of music and interviews from his many years in Seattle. LOCAL NEWS PROGRAMMING KPTZ LOCAL NEWS Tuesday through Thursday 12 noon and repeating at 5pm KPTZ’s Local News reporter, Diane Walker, plus, on Wednesdays, reporters from the JeffCo. Beacon: Nhatt Nichols and Nigel O’Shea, and others bring you the latest information and commentary. Each of these broadcasts is available shortly afterwards for streaming, at kptz.org <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=f49a362007&e=eba4e3a8b6> . KPTZ COMMUNITY CALENDAR Monday through Friday 8 am, 12 noon, and at 5pm (plus on Monday at 5:30pm and Friday at 7pm) Tune in for listings of local events or listen to the archive at https://kptz.org/archive/ <https://kptz.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=44b8cd7677&e=eba4e3a8b6> . To submit an upcoming event, please emailcalendar@kptz.org <mailto:calendar@kptz.org> by one week ahead of the scheduled event date. KPTZ ENTERTAINMENT CALENDAR Thursday 8pm and Friday & Saturday 10am and 4pm (and included on Monday-Thursday Community Calendars) Local entertainment event listings are highlighted by Heather Moore. To submit an upcoming event, please send email to entertainment@kptz.org <mailto:entertainment@kptz.org> by one week ahead of the scheduled airdate. KPTZ.ORG WEBSITE FEATURES ARCHIVED MUSIC SHOWS Many KPTZ programs are archived for 2 weeks following their original broadcast date (limited by music licensing regulations), so you can listen on demand. KPTZ Program Archive <https://kptz.us10.list -manage.com/track/click?u=6df05bfd2eaa0ab6bf92aa5cf&id=6682909f27&e=eba4e3a8b6> The audio player appears above the specific program information and / or playlist. 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