This And That In January
Flowering quince and forsythia branches will soon be available to force.
Jan 19, 2017•2 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
Economist Narendra Jadhav
Patrick O’Meara speaks with Indian economist, bureaucrat, and writer Narendra Jadhav.
Jan 17, 2017•57 min
Carnations
They may be small or large, but their most striking characteristic is that they are always available...
Jan 12, 2017•2 min
Documentary Filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper
Yaël Ksander speaks with advertising agency executive and documentary filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper.
Jan 10, 2017•58 min
Twelfth Night
Do you wait until Twelfth Night to take down the Christmas tree and holiday decorations?
Jan 05, 2017•2 min
Photographers Vik Muniz and Rosamund Purcell
Andy Findley speaks with Brazilian artist and photographer Vik Muniz, and Will Murphy speaks with Rosamond Purcell, who finds beauty in decaying objects.
Jan 01, 2017•58 min
Year's End
Here's a poem about the garden at the end of the year.
Dec 29, 2016•2 min
Historical Novelist James Alexander Thom
Yaël Ksander speaks with Indiana author James Alexander Thom.
Dec 25, 2016•57 min
Just A Rose
Holiday celebrations are always enhanced by fresh flowers, but with limited space on the table, one flower can be enough.
Dec 22, 2016•2 min
Director and Screenwriter John Boorman
David Carter speaks with director John Boorman, whose films include Deliverance and Hope and Glory.
Dec 18, 2016•57 min
African Violets
African violets are native to eastern Africa and were collected in the wild during the late 19th century by Baron von Saint-Paul.
Dec 15, 2016•2 min
The Indiana Bicentennial Gala
Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event as Hoosiers gather at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis to celebrate Indiana’s 200th birthday.
Dec 12, 2016•57 min
Holiday Cactus
Depending on when they bloom, members of the Schlumbergera genus are called either Thanksgiving or Christmas cactuses.
Dec 08, 2016•2 min
U. S. Supreme Court Expert Eric Segall
Steve Sanders speaks with law professor Eric Segall, an expert on constitutional law.
Dec 04, 2016•59 min
Les Filles de Sainte Colombe
Angela Mariani is exploring the history and music of the all-female viol ensemble Les Filles de Sainte Colombe, with founding member Wendy Gillespie.
Dec 03, 2016•59 min
Self-Seeders
There is something very satisfying about seeing second-generation plants from self-sown seeds!
Dec 01, 2016•2 min
Jazz Host and Attorney "Brother" William Morris
Will Murphy speaks with "Brother" William Morris, Friday-afternoon host of WFIU’s jazz program Just You and Me.
Nov 28, 2016•59 min
Solidago
For bouquets, cut the goldenrod before the buds open, when they last well and no pollen is released.
Nov 23, 2016•2 min
Music Director Jim Manion and Publisher Peter LoPilato
Yaël Ksander interviews Jim Manion, music director for WFHB community radio, and Peter LoPilato, publisher of The Ryder and curator of The Ryder film series.
Nov 20, 2016•59 min
With Lute and Harp
This week on Harmonia, we’re celebrating the feast day of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of – you guessed it – music.
Nov 19, 2016•59 min
Vita & Harold
Vita Sackville-West and her husband Nigel Nicolson bought their home, Sissinghurst, in 1930 and gradually created one of the most famous gardens of all time.
Nov 17, 2016•2 min
"Ephemeral Films" Collector Rick Prelinger and the Alloy Orchestra
Andy Findley speaks with film archivist Rick Prelinger, founder of The Prelinger Archives.
Nov 13, 2016•59 min
Beds & Borders
Most flower gardeners have either beds or borders or both.
Nov 10, 2016•2 min
Foreign Correspondent Roger Cohen
Elaine Monaghan speaks with journalist, author, and columnist Roger Cohen.
Nov 07, 2016•59 min
Joyful and Content: Dances from Spain
This hour on Harmonia, we’ll explore the diverse musical influences in medieval and baroque Spain through the lens of some innovative performers.
Nov 05, 2016•59 min
Digging
Recently, I’ve been digging quite a lot of holes for bulbs, and as I plant them I fantasize about how beautifully they will bloom next spring.
Nov 03, 2016•2 min
The Organ at European Courts
Organist Francesco Cera plays an original positive organ built in 1772, now kept at the Franciscan Convent of Lustra Cilento in Italy.
Nov 02, 2016•7 min
Film Director Eric Zala and Multi-instrumentalist Dennis James
J. D. Gray speaks with Eric Zala, director of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation and George Walker interviews organist Dennis James.
Oct 30, 2016•59 min
Autumn Poetry
George Eliot wrote, “Delicious autumn! …And if I were a bird, I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”
Oct 27, 2016•2 min
Avant-garde Film Scholar Joan Hawkins
Betsy Shepherd speaks with Joan Hawkins, associate professor in Cinema and Media Studies at IU’s Media School.
Oct 23, 2016•59 min
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