Marco Dall'Aquila: Music For Lute
Marco Dall’Aquila bridged the gap between two very different periods in the life of the lute, its music, and its playing techniques.
Apr 12, 2017•6 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
ER 11
Yael Massen reads "ER 11," "Acrostics (3): Emergency," "Acrostics (2): Survivor," "The Palio Returns" and "Sabra."
Apr 09, 2017•5 min
Dormancy
Early spring warmth causes some plants to break dormancy too soon with the result that they are damaged if it turns cold again.
Apr 06, 2017•2 min
To Chauvet Cave
Cate Whetzel reads "Help Me In My Unnatural State" and "To Chauvet Cave."
Apr 02, 2017•5 min
Toby Strout, Former Director of Middle Way House
Bob Willard hosts this 1998 Profiles interview with Strout, who died in February of 2017.
Mar 31, 2017•57 min
Native Shrubs
We need native plants in our gardens, since natives are a vital part of a healthy eco-system.
Mar 30, 2017•2 min
Mendelssohn Sonatas From Childhood, Adolescence And Adulthood
Mendelssohn's three sonatas for violin and fortepiano played on 19th century period instruments.
Mar 30, 2017•8 min
Indiana Bicentennial Special
WFIU’s Will Murphy anchors this hour-long special . . .
Mar 27, 2017•59 min
Outside Voices
Lisa Low reads "Outside Voices," "After Chemotherapy," "Under the Powerlines," "Girl I Want to Be at the Grocery Store," and "Gold."
Mar 26, 2017•4 min
Music of Mondonville
Although famous in his day, the music of French baroque composer Jean-Joseph de Mondonville has, nowadays, mostly been forgotten.
Mar 25, 2017•59 min
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Hooker had an enduring passion for plants and discovered many of the ones that grow in our gardens today.
Mar 23, 2017•2 min
Comic, Actor, and Podcast Host Hari Kondabolu
Janae Cummings speaks with Hari Kondabolu, is a standup comic, actor, and podcast host known for comedy on subjects such as race, identity, and inequity.
Mar 20, 2017•48 min
Wardian Cases
These mini-greenhouses transformed the work of plant collectors world-wide!
Mar 16, 2017•2 min
Pop and Rock Drummer Kenny Aronoff
John Bailey interviews IU alumnus Kenny Aronoff who has spent more than three decades as one of the most visible drummers in rock and pop music.
Mar 12, 2017•57 min
Everything Sings
Cate Whetzel reads "Everything Sings" and "The First Woman."
Mar 12, 2017•5 min
Hybrids
At this time of the year, as we peruse our spring catalogs, we will run across plants described as new hybrids.
Mar 09, 2017•2 min
Madrigali Diminuiti
Verdelot’s madrigals (“à la Ganassi”) from the ensemble, Doulce Mémoire.
Mar 06, 2017•9 min
Archaeologist Bernard Frischer
Andy Findley speaks with virtual archaeologist and IU professor of Informatics Bernard Frischer.
Mar 05, 2017•58 min
Plant Descriptors
Just like the names of people, plant names are quite diverse.
Mar 02, 2017•2 min
Documentary Filmmaker John J. Valadez
Trish Kerlé speaks with Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker John J. Valadez.
Feb 26, 2017•59 min
Buck Roses
I’ve never seen a Buck rose that I didn’t like!
Feb 23, 2017•2 min
Media Executives Todd R. Wagner and James Fielding
Patrick O'Meara interviews Broadcast.com co-founder Todd Wagner; Jon Vickers speaks with Jim Fielding, head of consumer products for DreamWorks Animation.
Feb 19, 2017•59 min
Rose Aroma
What will you do with that Valentines bouquet after the 14th? Here's some ideas for rosewater, dried bouquets and potpourri.
Feb 16, 2017•2 min
New York Times Supreme Court Reporter Linda Greenhouse
Steve Sanders interviews Linda Greenhouse, who has reported on the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years.
Feb 12, 2017•59 min
February
In February the garden’s energy is in its roots...
Feb 09, 2017•2 min
Liberian Poet P. J. Wesley
Shayne Laughter interviews poet and professor P. J. Wesley, survivor of the Liberian wars of the 1990s and author of four books of poetry.
Feb 07, 2017•55 min
Magnolia Genus
The genus name honors Pierre Magnol, French botanist (1638-1715).
Feb 02, 2017•2 min
Astronomy Professor Joshua Winn, Expert on Exoplanets
Josh Brewer speaks with Joshua N. Winn, professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University.
Jan 29, 2017•58 min
Acacias And Australia's Golden Wattle
January 26 is Australia Day, and the floral emblem of Australia is the golden wattle.
Jan 26, 2017•2 min
Historian of the English Language Michael Adams
Will Murphy interviews Professor Michael Adams, author of In Praise of Profanity .
Jan 23, 2017•59 min
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