Journalist David Sanger
Owen Johnson speaks with David Sanger, chief Washington correspondent for The New York Times.
Jun 30, 2013•45 min
Focus on Flowers
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
"Penny Candy" By Allison Joseph
Allison Joseph reads "Worldly Pleasures," "
Jun 30, 2013•7 min
Cutting Back
The repetitive nature of the task of cutting back plants allows me to relax.
Jun 27, 2013•2 min
"Praise The Contrary And Its Defenders" By Sue Swartz
Poetry and conversation with Indiana poet Sue Swartz.
Jun 23, 2013•13 min
The Four Seasons: Giovanni Antonio Guido
Vivaldi’s Four Seasons may be the most famous, but they weren’t the only ones composed during the Baroque era.
Jun 21, 2013•6 min
Mature Gardens
Three years is about the time it takes for plants to settle in and grow in a garden.
Jun 20, 2013•2 min
Farmer and Food Security Advocate Marcia Veldman
Annie Corrigan speaks with farmer and advocate of food security, sustainability, and community development Marcia Veldman.
Jun 16, 2013•55 min
Poetry And Conversation With Kyle Dargan
Dargan reads "Men Die Miserably for Lack" and "I'll See It When I Believe It," and he discusses the communicative possibilities of poetry.
Jun 16, 2013•4 min
A Reformed Snob
Adversity has taught this gardener to cherish every flower that blooms, no matter what its color or its smell.
Jun 13, 2013•2 min
From "Circus Fire, 1944" By Gabrielle Calvocoressi
Calvocoressi reads from her poem cycle "Circus Fire, 1944," based on the historic Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey Circus Fire in Hartford, Connecticut.
Jun 09, 2013•5 min
Say Who? Tomàs Milans I Godayol
A 2012 Musièpoca recording of religious music of Tomàs Milans i Godayol, performed by the ensemble La Xantria, directed by Pere Lluis Biosca
Jun 07, 2013•7 min
Love Of The Woodland Poppy
Wordsworth obviously was as impressed with this versatile plant as we still are today.
Jun 06, 2013•2 min
New Music, Early Music
Open your mind—as well as your ears—as we listen to music from the distant past alongside related music by living composers.
Jun 02, 2013•59 min
"The Wrong Road" By Roger Pfingston
Pfingston reads "Happy Birthday to Me," "The Wrong Road," "As If to Herself," and "Indiana Redux."
Jun 02, 2013•6 min
Photographer Judy Dater
Yaël Ksander hosts an interview with Judy Dater, a photographer since the 1960s, known for her portraits of women.
May 31, 2013•57 min
Sacred Music Of Jacques Arcadelt
Sacred music of Jacques Arcadelt, a composer who is better known for his madrigals and chansons.
May 31, 2013•7 min
Plant Exchanges
There are few events more satisfying than a good plant swap with serious gardeners, who don’t bring invasive species or other pests.
May 30, 2013•2 min
Say Who? Robert 'Red Rob' Mackintosh
Music from 18th century Scotland performed by Concerto Caledonia.
May 24, 2013•9 min
Fillers Supplement Flowers In A Bouquet
At certain times of the year we just don’t have quite enough flowers. This is when "filler" is really important.
May 23, 2013•2 min
A Toast To Two Renaissance Masters
This week on Harmonia, we’re marking the birth of John Dowland and the death of Gesualdo, and we’re saying goodbye to a friend, oboist Washington McClain.
May 22, 2013•59 min
Kyle Dargan Reads "Karaoke"
Dargan reads "The Battlefield (for Darryl Burton)" and "Karaoke (for the Office Lounge, Bloomington, Indiana)."
May 19, 2013•4 min
Activist and Author Medea Benjamin
Darryl Neher interviews Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the anti-war group Code Pink and the fair trade advocacy group Global Exchange.
May 17, 2013•52 min
Living Covers Stifle Weeds And Tie Plants Together Visually
Here are a few ground covers that I like to use to stifle the weeds and tie other plants together in a pleasing manner.
May 16, 2013•2 min
"Lying In Sadness" By James L. White
Romayne reads selections from James L. White's The Salt Ecstasies.
May 12, 2013•9 min
From Japan To Europe, And Back Again
We're exploring early music exchanges between Japan and Europe in the 16th and 17th centuries. Plus we’ll hear music of the cornetto and Bach Collegium Japan.
May 12, 2013•59 min
Vivaldi And The Bassoon
Two new recordings of bassoon concertos by Antonio Vivaldi.
May 10, 2013•10 min
Pruning Forsythia
Some shrubs have only one season of interest and forsythia is one of them.
May 09, 2013•2 min
"Fathers" By Jon Tribble
Tribble reads "The Divine" and "Ostrich in Your Future."
May 05, 2013•5 min
Robert De Visée Performed On Two Original Instruments
Music of Robert de Visée performed on a guitar made by Antonio Stradivari in 1679, and on a lute made by Lorenz Greiff in 1610.
May 03, 2013•10 min
Author and Journalist Michael Shelden
Will Murphy interviews ISU Professor Michael Shelden, author of five biographies, including his latest, Young Titan:The Making of Winston Churchill.
May 03, 2013•51 min
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