The Wacky World of Weelkes
The Wacky World of Weelkes
May 05, 2019•59 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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Former Senator Richard Lugar
On this episode of Profiles we feature two encore interviews with Richard Luger, former United States Senator from Indiana. He died this week at the age of 87.
May 02, 2019•59 min
Moisture-Loving Natives
Filipendula rubra produces airy rose-pink flower clusters that can be between 4-10 inches wide and rise above the plant’s deeply divided leaves presenting a regal appearance befitting its common name, Queen of the Prairie.
May 02, 2019•2 min
Planting And Division
Digging up the root ball of an established plant completely and cutting it into sections actually benefits the plant.
Apr 25, 2019•2 min
Filmmaker Avi Nesher
IU Cinema director Jon Vickers speaks with filmmaker Avi Nesher about his approach to moviemaking, and how an upbringing in both Israel and America has influenced his work.
Apr 21, 2019•59 min
Stem Cuttings
Starting plants from existing ones is fun as well as economical.
Apr 18, 2019•2 min
Perennial Gardens
A perennial is a flowering plant that lives for three or more years.
Apr 11, 2019•2 min
Long-Term Residents
Perennial beds need to be well dug initially to loosen the soil and then amended with compost or other organic material.
Apr 04, 2019•2 min
Gennadiy Druzenko
IU Geography Professor Elizabeth Cullen Dunn speaks with constitutional lawyer, politician, and activist Gennadiy Druzenko about his years of civil service, and what the future holds for the people of Ukraine.
Mar 31, 2019•59 min
True Love, Forget Me Not
There is a legend about a knight in armor who is walking along the bank of a river...
Mar 28, 2019•2 min
Robert Abbott and John Dahl
Host Aaron Cain speaks with sports journalists and filmmakers Robert Abbott and John Dahl, the director and producer of the ESPN Thirty for Thirty documentary: The Last Days of Knight.
Mar 24, 2019•59 min
Wordsworth's Garden
“True taste has an eye for both weeds and garden flowers.”
Mar 21, 2019•2 min
Former Senator Birch Bayh
Perry Metz interviews former Senator Birch Bayh in his Washington, D.C. office, where he discusses his political career, the influence of his late wife Marvella, and the allies he sought on both sides of the aisle.
Mar 17, 2019•59 min
Not By Design
Sometimes plants have minds of their own.
Mar 14, 2019•2 min
The Topping Tooters of the Town
These are the topping tooters of the town, and have gowns, silver chains, and salaries, for playing “Lilliburlero” to my Lord Mayor’s horse through the city.
Mar 09, 2019•8 min
A Granddaughter's Memories
Vita Sackville-West's granddaughter Juliet Nicolson says that her grandmother's "presence still fills the garden."
Mar 07, 2019•2 min
Conductor Gary Thor Wedow
Host Aaron Cain speaks with conductor Gary Thor Wedow about his own musical education, his career in opera, and his passion for helping students learn their craft.
Mar 03, 2019•59 min
Masquerade
What do the Mardi Gras parades of New Orleans, the famous Carnival of Venice, and the Jewish holiday Purim all have in common? Why, costumes, of course!
Mar 03, 2019•59 min
Vita And Harold’s Garden
Vita Sackville-West's planting philosophy : "Cram, cram, cram, every chink and cranny.”
Feb 28, 2019•2 min
Beguiling Begonias
Begonias are beloved because of their textured, colorful foliage, as well as their pretty flowers.
Feb 21, 2019•2 min
Tyron Cooper
WFIU's Mark Chilla speaks with Tyron Cooper, musician, composer, scholar, and director of Indiana University’s Archives of African American Music.
Feb 17, 2019•59 min
In My Dreams
During the winter when I can’t actually garden outdoors, I plan many garden improvements and most of them include buying new plants.
Feb 14, 2019•2 min
Jazz Saxophonist Rob Dixon
WFIU's David Brent Johnson speaks with saxophonist, educator, and "Jazz Mayor of Indianapolis" Rob Dixon.
Feb 10, 2019•59 min
Georgia O'Keeffe
O’Keeffe is an art world star and her paintings of larger-than-life flowers are unique.
Feb 07, 2019•2 min
Azalias & Mums Indoors
Azalea mollis is sometimes successful as a houseplant.
Jan 31, 2019•2 min
D.J. Kyle Long
Indianapolis writer and D.J. Kyle Long speaks with WFIU's David Brent Johnson about building musical bridges across cultural divides, and about what happens when your passion becomes your day job.
Jan 27, 2019•59 min
Bulb Glasses
Hyacinth are some of the most popular bulbs to force in bulb glasses.
Jan 24, 2019•2 min
Lady Clive
Clivias have attractive thick, strap-like dark green leaves.
Jan 17, 2019•2 min
Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe
IU Cinema Director Jon Vickers speaks with Swiss American filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe about his documentaries, that examine the importance of popular culture and explore the influential works of master filmmakers.
Jan 13, 2019•59 min
Streptocarpus' Blooms Are Cheerful
Cape primrose is a wonderful houseplant because it blooms for a long period of time.
Jan 10, 2019•2 min
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