Frank Diaz
Host Aaron Cain speaks with Frank Diaz about intersections between mindfulness meditation practices, music-making, and education.
Jan 06, 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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Episodes
The Sprightly Companion
The Sprightly Companion
Jan 06, 2019•59 min
Lush And Velvety Gloxinia
Gloxinia plants look lush and there are many varieties.
Jan 03, 2019•2 min
Cyclamen: It's All About The Buds
Buy cyclamens that have a number of unopened buds to prolong their flowering.
Dec 27, 2018•2 min
Boots Riley
Jane Cummings speaks with filmmaker and musician Boots Riley, about his film, “Sorry to Bother You,” and about blurring the lines between activism and the arts.
Dec 23, 2018•59 min
Clean Air
Plants add freshness to the air in our homes during winter and help cleanse the air and remove pollutants.
Dec 20, 2018•2 min
Dawn Biehler
Host Aaron Cain speaks with author and professor of geography Dawn Biehler about economics, social justice, racism, and other things we can learn from our household pests.
Dec 16, 2018•59 min
In Italia: A Renaissance Christmas
A Renaissance Christmas from Venice, Naples, Milan and Beyond
Dec 15, 2018•59 min
Orchids Indoors
Orchids make great holiday gifts, as they keep on giving-possibly blooming for up to three months.
Dec 13, 2018•2 min
Tropical Hibiscus
It is possible to keep a tropical hibiscus plant alive in a pot all through the winter...The plant will probably not look great, but it will survive.
Dec 06, 2018•2 min
Saintpaulia
African violets flower exuberantly but need some attention to achieve their best efforts.
Nov 29, 2018•2 min
November Musings
Though we miss the flowers of spring, summer, and fall there are still wonders to behold in the landscape.
Nov 22, 2018•2 min
Visual Artists Maria Whiteman and Rebecca Allan
Conversations with Maria Whiteman and Rebecca Allan, two visual artists trying to find news ways to depict the natural world in the hopes of saving it.
Nov 18, 2018•59 min
Preparing For Winter
I make my potpourri using the rose petals and flower heads that I cut off while deadheading all summer.
Nov 15, 2018•2 min
Andrea Neal
Steve Sanders speaks with teacher, writer, and historian Andrea Neal, about her new biography of U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence.
Nov 11, 2018•59 min
Calla Lilies
Calla lilies can put a "twist" on your existing landscape.
Nov 08, 2018•2 min
Crystal Fleming
Janae Cummings speaks with sociologist Crystal Fleming, the author of "How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide."
Nov 04, 2018•59 min
Mood Elevators
As we tend our indoor plants, it often seems to soothe and calm our spirits. Some health experts have even suggested that our plants may help lower blood pressure.
Nov 01, 2018•2 min
Sportswriter Stan Sutton
David Brent Johnson speaks with veteran sports writer Stan Sutton, about his career covering several of Indiana’s sports legends, and how sports have evolved over the years.
Oct 28, 2018•59 min
Living and Dead
Music has played an important role for centuries in the celebration of the Feast of All Saints.
Oct 27, 2018•59 min
Intermingling For A Softer Effect
Intermingling is similar to creating a prairie planting where the plants grow together without any defined edges or structure.
Oct 25, 2018•2 min
A Mighty Fortress
Martin Luther was a great fan of music, and on Harmonia this week, in honor of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, we’re exploring Lutheran composers.
Oct 20, 2018•59 min
Dead Nettles
Plants with common names that are not so pretty should not deter us from using them in our gardens.
Oct 18, 2018•2 min
Erin Predmore
Gena Asher speaks with Erin Predmore, the new president and CEO of the Greater Bloomington Chamber of Commerce.
Oct 14, 2018•59 min
Late Bloomers: Sedums, Autumn Sage, Heleniums
Sedums with dark-colored leaves look striking in the fall garden and contrast with the colorful autumn leaves.
Oct 11, 2018•2 min
Bioethicist Peter Singer and Paleoanthropologist Pat Shipman
Will Murphy speaks with philosopher and bioethicist Peter Singer, and with paleoanthropologist Pat Shipman, about ethical living, ecological responsibility, and the relationship between human and non-human animals.
Oct 07, 2018•59 min
Gerardo González and Charlie Nelms
Gerárdo Gonzalez and Charlie Nelms, who share their stories about family, mentors, their decades-long academic careers, and how education transformed their lives.
Sep 30, 2018•59 min
Not Appetizing
These are few of my favorite deer-resistant plants.
Sep 27, 2018•2 min
Photojournalist Steve Raymer
Elaine Monaghan speaks with author, educator, and photojournalist Steve Raymer about his life in pictures.
Sep 16, 2018•59 min
A Tour of the Tudors
The Tudor period was marked by the flourishing of sacred music in the chapels and cathedrals of England.
Sep 15, 2018•59 min
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