But for the Grace of God

We talk with a local reporter who, but for some fluke of fortune, might easily have met the same grisly fate as Islamic State of Iraq and Syria beheading victim James Foley, in an interview that ties American involvement in the Middle East to global warming…and life in Port Townsend!

But for the Grace of God
29 minutes

Robot Futures

A talk with perhaps the world’s foremost expert on robotics and artificial intelligence about everything from the future of driverless cars to the ethics of the development of autonomous weapons systems.

Robot Futures
30 minutes

Solar Power Trip

A talk with the founder and president of a company that has been key in making Port Townsend the city with the most rooftop solar power plants per capita in Washington State. But are we pushing the limit on new installations?

Solar Power Trip
30 minutes

Climate Refugees

A noted investigative journalist explains why he and his wife have recently moved to Port Townsend as “climate refugees”…and outlines the profile of the coming global calamity climate scientists now almost unanimously agree is probably inevitable.

Climate Refugees
30 minutes

Double M Ranch

What do vintage British automobiles, custom electric guitars, tube amplifiers, a man who as a boy was good at building with blocks, and one of Port Townsend’s most popular restaurants have in common?  The answer lies at the Double M Ranch:

Double M Ranch
30 minutes

Whidbey Growlers

Activists from Whidbey Island talk about what they see as the Navy’s escalating militarization of the Northern Puget Sound and its consequences, with responses from not one, but TWO Navy public affairs officers.

Whidbey Growlers
30 minutes

The U.S. Navy's Marine Messes

Two stories of the U.S. Navy running afoul of the marine environment, and of the effects on marine mammals—and a local shellfish farmer:

U.S. Navy's Marine Messes
30 minutes