John Tradescant The Younger
An plantsman like his father, this younger Tradescant collected many plants from North America and introduced them into English gardens.
Jan 28, 2016•2 min
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Novelist, Journalist, and Screenwriter Dan Wakefield
Yaël Ksander speaks with author Dan Wakefield, whose novels Going All the Way and Starting Over were made into feature films.
Jan 24, 2016•58 min
John Tradescant The Elder
This English plantsman is regarded as one of the first significant and probably the most influential of early English garden designers.
Jan 21, 2016•2 min
Economist Nancy Folbre
Gena Asher speaks with Nancy Folbre, professor emerita of economics at the University of Massachusetts.
Jan 17, 2016•48 min
Praetorius, Praetorius, Praetorius.
Pablo Heras-Casado and the Balthasar-Neumann Choir and Ensemble present a new recording of music by Praetorius, Praetorius, and Praetorius!
Jan 15, 2016•6 min
Compact Catmint
I have quite a bit of catmint in my garden, but sadly I don’t have a cat...
Jan 14, 2016•2 min
Security and Military Scholar Steven E. Miller
Sumit Ganguly speaks with Steven Miller, director of the International Security Program at Harvard University.
Jan 11, 2016•47 min
Luscious Foliage
Coral bells have gorgeous foliage that present endless possibilities.
Jan 07, 2016•2 min
PBS President and CEO Paula Kerger
James Shanahan, dean of IU's Media School, speaks with Paula Kerger, president and chief executive officer of PBS.
Jan 03, 2016•53 min
Giverny
During Monet’s lifetime, his two chief priorities were his painting and his flower gardening, but they were actually inseparable.
Dec 31, 2015•2 min
Secrets
We’re donning our detective hats as we winkle out musical secrets large and small—from secret codes to secret scandals, plus a featured release by Sabrina Frey.
Dec 28, 2015•59 min
Best of the Arts Desk 2015
In this special edition of Profiles, reporters retrace their footsteps across Indiana to bring you the year’s highlights of arts reporting. Yaël Ksander hosts.
Dec 27, 2015•58 min
Holiday Red
A single bloom cut from a poinsettia plant, with a short stem in a low vase, is also a space saving and inexpensive decoration for the holiday dinner table.
Dec 24, 2015•2 min
Journalists Joe Angotti and Myrna Oliver
Meet a veteran broadcast news executive and a pioneering newspaper journalist.
Dec 20, 2015•59 min
The Power Of Love
Love is one theme that never grows old. Soprano Amanda Forsythe and Apollo’s Fire delve into Handel’s take on the subject with arias from several of his operas.
Dec 18, 2015•8 min
Latin & Greek Terms
Botanical Latin has a large number of words for the colors yellow and white...
Dec 17, 2015•2 min
Musical Theater Choreographer Liza Gennaro
Murray McGibbon interviews Liza Gennaro, asst. professor of musical theater and choreographer at the IU Department of Theatre, Drama, and Contemporary Dance.
Dec 13, 2015•52 min
Accidental Unification
I have a number of plants that, when in bloom, are repeated throughout the garden...
Dec 10, 2015•2 min
Music Writers Jessica Hopper and Eric Weisbard
In this double edition of Profiles, we speak with two influential pop music critics.
Dec 09, 2015•58 min
Kingo's Song Books
A new recording from the Phemius Consort situates Thomas Kingo and Danish hymnody in the wider context of the baroque sound world.
Dec 04, 2015•9 min
Combinations
Color combinations can make plant neighbors “pop” and show us that more of the one thing is not always better.
Dec 03, 2015•2 min
Lew Wallace Biographer Ray Boomhower
Scott Witzke interviews the author of The Sword & the Pen: A Life of Lew Wallace.
Nov 30, 2015•58 min
Plant Origins
Sometimes plants are given names that identify them with their geographical origin.
Nov 26, 2015•2 min
Migration Scholar Loren Landau
Patrick O’Meara speaks with Loren Landau, the Henry J. Leir Chair in Migration Studies at Tufts University.
Nov 22, 2015•55 min
Eupatorium Species
Many gardens don’t have room for such big plants! But in those that do, Joe Pye weed is sure to please both humans...and butterflies.
Nov 19, 2015•2 min
In Memoriam Thomas Binkley
We're marking the 20th anniversary of the passing of Thomas Binkley, a pioneer in the field of medieval music and founder of IU’s Early Music Institute.
Nov 16, 2015•59 min
Painter Robert Barnes and Law Journalist Dahlia Lithwick
In this two-part Profiles, we interview a popular legal correspondent and the man called the “most famous unknown painter in America.”
Nov 15, 2015•58 min
Penstemons
Their flowers have two lips, a bit like snapdragon blooms, and there are approximately 250 species in the genus.
Nov 12, 2015•2 min
Filmmakers Ja’Tovia Gary, Stefani Saintonge, and Penelope Spheeris
Ja’Tovia Gary, Stefani Saintonge, and Penelope Spheeris took part in Directed by Women, a two-week festival at the IU Cinema.
Nov 09, 2015•58 min
Carpeting Plants
The denser the "plant carpet," the better suppression of weeds it will provide.
Nov 05, 2015•2 min
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