Focus on Flowers

NOVA Producers Paula Apsell and Doug Hamilton 16.12.2017 52:47 ↓

Gena Asher speaks with NOVA senior executive producer Paula Apsell, and NOVA writer-producer Doug Hamilton.

Namesake Gifts For The Holidays 14.12.2017 2:00 ↓

Namesake plant gifts are easy to send and are usually well received.

Geoff Wilson of the Ploughshares Fund 09.12.2017 58:54 ↓

Aaron Cain speaks with Geoff Wilson of the Ploughshares Fund, which works to eliminate nuclear weapons around the world.

Un Jardin à l'Italienne 08.12.2017 6:57 ↓

With the thunderous applause at the end of this CD, you can almost imagine yourself on tour with the Académie in Australia at the Melbourne Recital Centre.

Flowering Onions 07.12.2017 2:00 ↓

The Allium genus is a large one...

LGBT Activist Cleve Jones 02.12.2017 58:54 ↓

Steve Sanders speaks with West Lafayette, Indiana native Cleve Jones

Scented & Double Daffodils 30.11.2017 2:00 ↓

As I look for late season bargains, I look for daffodils that bloom late and are scented as well as double.

Philidor Paris Quartets 29.11.2017 6:45 ↓

Ars Antiqua transports listeners back in time to the gilded 18th century Rococo music rooms of Paris.

Irish Poet Paul Muldoon 25.11.2017 58:54 ↓

Will Murphy interviews Irish poet, editor, critic, and translator Paul Muldoon.

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.