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Focus on Flowers

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Focus on Flowers is a weekly podcast and public radio program about flower gardening hosted by master gardener Moya Andews.

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Episodes

Los Pajaros Perdidos

South America's living baroque music is presented by L'Arpeggiata, led by Christina Pluhar.

Jun 29, 20123 min

Resilient Catmint

What is there not to like about a pretty, serviceable and deer-resistant plant that endures hot, dry conditions?

Jun 28, 20122 min

Music For The End Of Time

It’s the end of the world as we know it! We'll hear music on apocalyptic themes and explore some of the earliest polyphony ever sung.

Jun 24, 201259 min

Potted Mint

Mint grows so well in the ground that it is difficult to grow just a little of it.

Jun 21, 20122 min

Poems From The Letters Project

Shana Ritter reads new poems from a project based on letters exchanged between her parents during WWII. A brief conversation about The Letters Project follows.

Jun 17, 20127 min

The Royall Consorts

The Royall Consorts, William Lawes' best known works in his own lifetime, are performed by Les Voix Humaines.

Jun 15, 20123 min

Berserk!

A story of conflict between one woman and a deer. Who will win?

Jun 14, 20122 min

Trauer Music

Andrew Parrott reconstructs the music to mourn the death of Prince Leopold, the man who brought Bach to Cöthen.

Jun 08, 20123 min

Plants We Collect

Necessity is indeed the mother of invention, and circumstances shape our preferences and thus our plant collections.

Jun 07, 20122 min

"Bonfire" By Chris Mattingly

Louisville, Kentucky native, Mattingly reads "Bonfire," "Mom Explains the Scar on Her Wrist," and "Wake for the Stepdaddy that Never Married My Mother."

Jun 03, 20127 min

Historian and Author James Capshew

Owen Johnson interviews Professor James Capshew, historian of science and learning at IU Bloomington, and author of a new biography on Herman B Wells.

Jun 01, 201252 min

Simple Pleasures, Hidden Treasures

L'Ensemble Portique of Chicago plays Boismortier Trio Sonatas on recorder, violin, viola da gamba, violoncello and harpsichord

Jun 01, 20123 min

Hopeful Gardeners

As we plant, we envision a future full of fruitfulness and beauty – bounty and beauty.

May 31, 20122 min

Ambassador Nirupama Rao

Patrick O’Meara interviews Nirupama Rao, Ambassador of India to the United States.

May 25, 201248 min

Ballerinas & Angels

It is hard to beat achillea, commonly called yarrow, in a hot dry garden site.

May 24, 20122 min

Foreign Service Officer Jack Matlock

Owen Johnson interviews Jack Matlock, a specialist in Soviet affairs during some of the most tumultuous years of the Cold War.

May 18, 201255 min

Nick Courtright's Punchline

Nick reads his poems "Query," "What We Know and What We Don't," "Connection," and "Punchline."

May 13, 20125 min

The Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls

Annie Corrigan interviews members of the Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls, a flat-track roller derby league based in Bloomington.

May 11, 201253 min

"Travel Poems" By Emily Bobo

Emily reads "Travel Poems," "Fantasy: Georgia O'Keeffe Does Laundry," and "Georgia's Ghost Ranch: Abiquiu, New Mexico."

May 06, 20125 min

Organist Janette Fishell

Peter Jacobi speaks with Janette Fishell, chair and professor of music for the Organ Department at the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music.

May 04, 201246 min
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