Light Hearted – Ep 2, Chad Kaiser, “Light at the Edge of the World”

Episode 2 of the U.S. Lighthouse podcast "Light Hearted" is now online.

You can listen here:

https://news.uslhs.org/2019/06/06/light-hearted-ep-2-chad-kaiser-light-at-the-edge-of-the-world/

Chad Kaiser (New Dungeness Light Station Association)

In episode 2 of the podcast, host Jeremy D’Entremont interviews Chad Kaiser, general manager of the New Dungeness Light Station in Sequim, Washington. Chad is also a lampist (Fresnel lens expert) and preservationist, and a “part two” of this interview will be heard in a future episode.

Chad and Jeremy (why does that sound familiar?) talk about the remoteness of New Dungeness, which is at the end of a five mile sand spit, and about the “keeper” program that offers individuals, families, and groups an opportunity to spend a week at the station while performing maintenance duties and providing tours.

Jeremy and co-host Cindy Johnson tell the story of the Pharos of Alexandria, the world’s first great lighthouse, and a model for many lighthouses that followed.

Jeremy and Cindy discuss a 1971 movie, The Light at the Edge of the World, starring Kirk Douglas and Yul Brynner. The film was based on a novel by Jules Verne. It’s one of the rare adventure movies ever made where a lighthouse keeper is the hero.

There’s another trivia question and a chance to win prizes.