Journalist Andrew Lam
Gena Asher speaks with writer Andrew Lam, author of "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora."
Aug 24, 2012•51 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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Comfrey
Also known as knitbone, the name comfrey may come from the Latin word which means “knitting together” and refers to its use in healing fractures.
Aug 23, 2012•2 min
What's New: Six Recordings Worthy Of Your Early Music Collection
We’ll hear music of Neidhart, Ockeghem, Pierre de la Rue, Falvetti and Vivaldi. Plus, a “classic” release, the first recording by the ensemble La Petite Bande.
Aug 19, 2012•59 min
"Leaving Is Not The Hard Part" By Tony Brewer
Tony Brewer reads "Wine Country," "The Bibliophiles," and "Leaving is Not the Hard Part."
Aug 19, 2012•5 min
Caraway
Modern researchers have confirmed that caraway oil has a mild antispasmodic effect in addition to its culinary appeal.
Aug 16, 2012•2 min
Author and Journalist David Margolick
Owen Johnson speaks with Vanity Fair contributing editor David Margolick.
Aug 14, 2012•52 min
"Grapevines" By Carol Marks
Carol Marks reads her poems "Grapevines," "Humility," "Belfry," and "You Know Where We Were."
Aug 12, 2012•5 min
Bach's St. John Passion
Both recordings are beautifully done, but there are different choices in their interpretations which set each apart.
Aug 10, 2012•9 min
American Ginseng
This is a plant that produces tiny greenish white flowers in June and July in an insignificant cluster. Bright red berries follow the flowers in late summer.
Aug 09, 2012•2 min
More Poetry And Conversation With Micah Ling
Ling shares more poetry from her latest book, Settlement, followed by a conversation about "place" in her poetry.
Aug 05, 2012•11 min
Composer David Ward-Steinman
Annie Corrigan interviews composer David Ward-Steinman, adjunct professor of music at Indiana University.
Aug 03, 2012•45 min
Native Lobelias
These tall perennial wildflowers can be seen growing in moist pasture lands and on the banks of streams and rivers from southern Canada to Texas.
Aug 02, 2012•2 min
Thank You For Offering A Hand
Thank you for your support of Harmonia, especially online.
Aug 01, 2012•7 min
Sticking Together
Stuck like glue...like gum on a shoe? No, we prefer duct tape!
Jul 30, 2012•7 min
"What Remains"
Nadine Pinede shares more poems from her latest book An Invisible Geography.
Jul 29, 2012•5 min
Strong Ties: Your Support Holds Us Together
A braid is stronger than any single strand on its own. Please consider a contribution! We can't do it without your support!
Jul 28, 2012•7 min
Retired Army Colonel Jill Morgenthaler
Owen Johnson interviews retired military officer Jill Morgenthaler, who in the early 1970s was in the first class of women to enter ROTC.
Jul 27, 2012•47 min
Bouncing Bet
The leaves and rhizomes of saponaria officinalis can be boiled in water to make a soapy lather.
Jul 26, 2012•2 min
Birds Of A Feather...Pledge Together!
If you like what we do at Harmonia, we might be sporting the same tail feather!
Jul 25, 2012•7 min
Settlement By Micah Ling
Ling reads from her latest book of poetry titled Settlement, (published in May 2012).
Jul 22, 2012•5 min
Color Combinations
My formula when choosing plants for my garden: focus on my three favorite colors, plus or minus white.
Jul 19, 2012•2 min
"On The Tour" With Nadine Pinede
Nadine reads from her new chapbook An Invisible Geography.
Jul 15, 2012•5 min
Pianist and Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy
Annie Corrigan interviews pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy, renowned for his performances of Romantic and Russian composers.
Jul 13, 2012•46 min
Dame's Rocket
This pretty flower is a self-seeding biennial that can grow as tall as three feet, which is now on the list of invasive species in North America.
Jul 12, 2012•2 min
A Musical Tour Of Nuremberg
We’ll hear music created and published in Nuremberg, plus music by Schmelzer performed by the Freiburger Barock Consort.
Jul 08, 2012•59 min
"The Language of Leaving" By Shana Ritter
Shana reads "The Language of Leaving" and "Mourning, For Judy."
Jul 08, 2012•5 min
NPR Reporter Tamara Keith
Sara Wittmeyer interviews Tamara Keith, NPR’s congressional reporter on the Washington Desk.
Jul 06, 2012•50 min
Berries For Birds
I am trying to grow more shrubs that fruit at different times of the year in order to provide a continuous buffet and attract birds to my garden.
Jul 05, 2012•2 min
Poetry and Conversation With Chris Mattingly
Mattingly reads "Letter To the Courts," "The Cockroach," and "Ohio River, Scuffletown, Kentucky." Followed by a conversation about his work and family history.
Jul 01, 2012•10 min
Consul General of Canada Roy Norton
Patrick O’Meara interviews Roy Norton, the Consul General of Canada, who represents Canada in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
Jun 29, 2012•52 min
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