Focus on Flowers

Successes & Failures 23.11.2017 2:00 ↓

November is a good time to evaluate our successes and failures during the past growing season.

Yo-Yo Ma and Maria Pomianowska 18.11.2017 58:55 ↓

One of the world's great cellists and a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer who has given new life to old instruments.

Gifts For Thanksgiving Hosts 16.11.2017 2:00 ↓

If you are invited for Thanksgiving dinner and wish to present the host with a horticulturally orented gift, here are a few suggestions.

Author and Essayist George Saunders 13.11.2017 1:05:17 ↓

This week on Profiles, a conversation with author George Saunders, who offers his insights into writing, teaching, and how to keep stories under control.

Centerpieces For Thanksgiving 09.11.2017 2:00 ↓

Low is always better than high when you are arranging flowers for a dinner party.

Artist Jim Walker and the Big Car Collaborative 06.11.2017 58:54 ↓

http://wfiu.indiana.edu/podcasts/audio/profiles/17/171104-profiles-jim-walker.mp3

Tender Plants 02.11.2017 2:00 ↓

All plants that winter indoors at my house are hosed off to rid them of pests and given a dose of fertilizer.

Emmet Gowin, Photographer of Lyrical Realism 30.10.2017 58:55 ↓

Yaël Ksander interviews photographer Emmet Gowin, who calls his style of photography "lyrical realism."

Autumn Tricks 26.10.2017 2:00 ↓

If you have time, perhaps you will share some of your tricks in the comments below.

Best of Profiles: Fall Fund Drive 2017 Edition 21.10.2017 58:32 ↓

On this special Fall Fund Drive edition, we present a roundup of choice excerpts of Profiles programs that aired since our Spring Fund Drive.

Screening With Shrubs 19.10.2017 2:00 ↓

Shrubs are useful for many functions and an important one is screening.

Alondra Nelson/Stardust & Moonbeams 14.10.2017 58:54 ↓

Meet movie and theater people who talk about their craft.

Cardinals 12.10.2017 2:00 ↓

Plant lots of nasturtiums, coneflowers, and sunflowers to provide seeds for these year-round garden residents.

Musician and Instrument Maker Richard Seraphinoff 07.10.2017 58:54 ↓

On this program we meet two musicians who recreate themusic and instruments from past eras.

St. Paul's Swallow's Nest 06.10.2017 8:49 ↓

Prominent in Medieval and Renaissance churches, swallow’s nest organs perched high above their congregations suspended from platforms built in the church wall.

Getting Advice 05.10.2017 2:00 ↓

Ask a variety of friends, neighbors, and experts about what you already have on your new property before digging it all up.

Jane Henegar and Christie Gillespie 30.09.2017 58:55 ↓

WFIU's Will Murphy speaks with Jane Henegar of the Indiana American Civil Liberties Union, and Christie Gillespie of Planned Parenthood in Indiana and Kentucky.

Going Solo 30.09.2017 58:52 ↓

“I was never less alone than when by myself,” wrote English historian Edward Gibbon.

Longer Autumns 28.09.2017 2:00 ↓

It seems that our longer falls are giving us more time to enjoy our plantings and bask in all the colors in our gardens.

Journalist, Newscaster, and Author Steve Inskeep 23.09.2017 1:37:05 ↓

___________ interviews Carmel, Indiana native Steve Inskeep, co-host of NPR’s Morning Edition and NPR’s morning news podcast Up First.

Sun Sparklers 14.09.2017 2:00 ↓

These low-maintenance groundcovers keep butterflies happy but seems not to interest deer or rabbits.

Malala Yousafzai, Naciye Akgun, and Rebeccah Seda 11.09.2017 56:25 ↓

Hear excerpts by one of today's most extraordinary young women: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Malala Yousafzai.

Secret Consolations 08.09.2017 6:50 ↓

Many know Tinctoris only by way of his famous theoretical treatises, but he also composed a great deal of fine vocal and instrumental works.

Low Maintenance 07.09.2017 2:00 ↓

Astilbes with varying bloom times can be used to create a lovely, low-maintenance shaded bed.

StoryCorps in Bloomington: Conversations About Working 05.09.2017 55:00 ↓

On this Labor Day weekend, join us for this compilation of Bloomington StoryCorps conversations about work and its meaning in our lives.