Shows
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAnother Interview with Davina LibertyA deep dive into Liberty's turbulent early years and what formed her sense of freedom, adventure, and the desire to be who she chooses to be and surround herself with people she trusts. Liberty talks here about biking across Finland, solo horseback riding in Mongolia among horse thieves and threatening bandits, feeling akin to orca whales, writing a series of books for children about a society of mermaids and facing adversity through the help of fantasy creatures (Liberty is an official mermaid, by the way), and a novella she wrote based on a screenplay she wrote that won four...
2026-01-2555 min
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Michael YeamanGeophysicist and stone sculptor Michael Yeaman is also the creator and curator of the Orcas Island Film Festival’s Classic Film Series. Films are at 4 PM on Sundays at Orcas Center from January 11 - February 8, 2026. They are free to the public and you can bring any food you'd like to enjoy with you!
2026-01-251h 00
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Robin LassenNot only is Robin Lassen one of the warmest, most encouraging human beings you'll ever meet, she's also a tireless go-getter. While her fine art paintings hung in a local gallery and shop, she was zipping across the sky as a flight attendant for Alaska Airlines ~ a new hire at the age of 69. During summers, she trades the quiet life of Orcas Island where she practices challenging musical memorization on her piano for the on-call, around-the-clock role of a dynamic, indefatigable yacht chef and first mate. She also shares experiences as the director of operations of a software development...
2026-01-111h 00
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Jimmy MuddLocal legend Jimmy Mudd is known for the “Train Wreck,” a local jam time for any musicians interested, which he hosted every week for decades. I wanted to give an Orcas Island student the opportunity to be an interviewer with me at the radio station, and the school recommended Senior Kairam Bailey, vocalist of a local band called Bonzi. I asked who his ideal guest would be to interview, and the answer was a resounding "Jimmy Mudd!"
2026-01-0557 min
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Tony and Jenna MorenoTony and Jenna brought the Día de los Muertos community celebration of remembrance to the island ~ first at their home, then at the Village Green. The Morenos are Paul Mitchell hairstylists, business owners, parents, and dreamers who live each day with joy, intention, kindness, and ambition.
2025-12-241h 07
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Andy RiveraAndy is a high school English, literature, Spanish, guitar, drama, history, government, and economics teacher at Orcas Christian School, a repeat pilgrim on the Camino de Santiago in Spain, a 6-language polyglot, a guitarist, Choral Society singer, world traveler, and adventurer in all things human and divine.
2025-12-171h 31
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Davina LibertyShe goes by Liberty, and she lived out her list of hundreds of dreams by the age of 30. She has swum with orca whales in Norway, the only human to have been in a tank with 16-foot Florida alligators with nothing between them and her but a mermaid suit, she's a trained free diver, an equine therapist, a wing walker on small aircraft, a mountaineer, an author of several books, the only female captain in the San Juans, a naturalist, and has lived the life of ten people so far. She is currently practicing Italian every morning and in...
2025-12-171h 10
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Gordon KoenigWhat hasn't Gordon Koenig done? He's a retired air tanker pilot, a band member in Olga Symphony and JP and the OK Rhythm Boys, a former dress store owner and cookie store owner, a ukulele instructor and craftsman (Barn Swallow Ukuleles), and the list goes on.
2025-12-1757 min
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Sara PelfreySara Pelfrey grew up in a Sufi community and is one of the kindest, least judgmental people you will ever meet. Her education from a young age included a thorough understanding of and respect for other spiritual traditions, and she still considers herself a Muslim today.
2025-12-171h 18
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Tenar HallTenar is one of the few people you will catch a glimpse of out in the sea all year round, even in the cold, winter months. She circumnavigates Orcas Island in a day on her surfski, trains for competitions, and talks about being doggedly persistence over being blessed with a particular skill (though I believe she is an absolute phenom). She's a math lover and instructor, shares her stories of navigating autism, and attributes many of her academic strides to the magic of a gifted teacher in her youth.
2025-12-031h 48
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Bob NuttBob Nutt is the kind of guy whose full life has led to having a plethora of skills. He's a farmer and raises sheep with alongside his wife on their Warm Valley Orchard, where they sell apples, peaches, walnuts, handspun yarn, handmade garments, and more. He's a volunteer firefighter with decades of experience, and has done everything from working in the geology field to teaching math to school kids. He just published a book written by his deceased neighbor, Barbara Humes of Warm Valley Farm across the street.
2025-11-1746 min
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Sam BlackmanSam Blackman is an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Google Ventures, Founder and Former Head of Research and Development at Day One Biopharmaceuticals, a retired Pediatric Oncologist, an avid writer and storyteller having won two of The Moth's GrandSLAM storytelling competitions, and he has climbed to Mount Everest Base Camp as part of a fundraising campaign to raise $1 million for cancer research at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center, despite being scared of heights. This man's intense curiosity about the world knows no bounds...
2025-11-111h 43
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Frank LoudinAfter making a living drawing intricate architectural renderings for big design firms representing everything from corporations with fancy building projects to the Port of Long Beach, Frank Loudin struck out on his own, painting scenes that made him famous in his hometown Catalina Island art shows. With his charming brand of self-effacing humor, he's also published two books of short stories while honing a darn good version of homemade pot pie.
2025-11-111h 18
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Bob WaunchBob Waunch is a retired fighter jet pilot and the founder of the Airhawks Flying Club for local pilot instruction and scholarships. He was pivotal in founding Mercy Flights for people who need non-emergency medical transport to the mainland, instrumental in founding the Orcas Island Community Foundation, and helped coordinate fundraising for the Orcas Island Medical Center. Add to that his myriad forms of generous support to various community entities while also helping support the local animal shelter in multiple capacities, and you have a man who makes the world better wherever he goes. And a kind, humble man...
2025-11-101h 03
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Ken & Karen SpeckBoth Ken and Karen had phenomenal careers in radio broadcasting before moving to Orcas Island, where they shifted into real estate and philanthropic work. Have you heard of the island's Music Advocacy Group, Community Band, and Orcatrazz swing band? Think Ken and Karen...
2025-11-101h 15
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Anastasia RiddleLooking at life from Anastasia Riddle's perspective: blind from birth, she shares her thoughts about the catch-all word "disabled" and how she prefers to be seen as a fellow human being rather than a blind person as she shares her thoughts, struggles, and dreams.
2025-11-101h 11
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Rafe PearlmanRafe Pearlman is a singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist who has performed all over the world. You can hear his voice featured on soundtracks for NBC, Netflix, Direct-TV, Thunder Road Films, and on Sony’s top video games. He got his start as a kid in the Alaskan wilderness singing with wolves, ravens, and sled dogs, and those are elements you'll still hear today in his performances.
2025-11-1058 min
Life on Orcas Island with Edee KulperAn Interview with Andy LynnAndy jokes that his life growing up was like a Stephen King novel. I thank him for his vulnerability in sharing intimate details of a psychologically dysfunctional family life - forced to live in a basement, sit on a carpet sample, fight for food, get frisked every day by his mother after school for contraband (books), and more. Incredible that his goals today often center on sharing love and kindness.
2025-11-101h 50
Lift Your Spirits with Dena MarieLift Your Spirits with Dena Marie and co-host, Gretchen KrampfIntro Music: Clint McCune and Grace McCune https://clintmccunemusic.com/home
Orcas Center Music in the Park with Grace McCune https://orcascenter.org/event/zan-fiskum-with-grace-mccune/ Guests: Edee Kulper, photographer and author of “Life on Orcas Island” Philana Goodrich, musician, song-writer and producer
Edee Kulper is an amazing photographer and writer who captures the beauty and spirit of our Orcas Island Life in her blog, "Life on Orcas Island". In May 2022, her creative spark brought forth a beautiful book, “Life on Orcas Island”. www.lifeonorcasisland.com
Philana Goodrich is a song writer and music producer who grew up on Orcas Island and is n...
2022-07-0855 min