Focus on Flowers

Lavenders & Blues 13.04.2017 2:00 ↓

Today we're focusing on blossoms with blue and lavender colors.

Marco Dall'Aquila: Music For Lute 12.04.2017 6:22 ↓

Marco Dall’Aquila bridged the gap between two very different periods in the life of the lute, its music, and its playing techniques.

ER 11 09.04.2017 4:48 ↓

Yael Massen reads "ER 11," "Acrostics (3): Emergency," "Acrostics (2): Survivor," "The Palio Returns" and "Sabra."

Dormancy 06.04.2017 2:00 ↓

Early spring warmth causes some plants to break dormancy too soon with the result that they are damaged if it turns cold again.

To Chauvet Cave 02.04.2017 4:48 ↓

Cate Whetzel reads "Help Me In My Unnatural State" and "To Chauvet Cave."

Toby Strout, Former Director of Middle Way House 31.03.2017 57:26 ↓

Bob Willard hosts this 1998 Profiles interview with Strout, who died in February of 2017.

Native Shrubs 30.03.2017 2:00 ↓

We need native plants in our gardens, since natives are a vital part of a healthy eco-system.

Mendelssohn Sonatas From Childhood, Adolescence And Adulthood 30.03.2017 8:29 ↓

Mendelssohn's three sonatas for violin and fortepiano played on 19th century period instruments.

Indiana Bicentennial Special 27.03.2017 58:37 ↓

WFIU’s Will Murphy anchors this hour-long special . . .

Outside Voices 26.03.2017 4:25 ↓

Lisa Low reads "Outside Voices," "After Chemotherapy," "Under the Powerlines," "Girl I Want to Be at the Grocery Store," and "Gold."

Music of Mondonville 25.03.2017 58:52 ↓

Although famous in his day, the music of French baroque composer Jean-Joseph de Mondonville has, nowadays, mostly been forgotten.

Joseph Dalton Hooker 23.03.2017 1:59 ↓

Hooker had an enduring passion for plants and discovered many of the ones that grow in our gardens today.

Comic, Actor, and Podcast Host Hari Kondabolu 20.03.2017 48:04 ↓

Janae Cummings speaks with Hari Kondabolu, is a standup comic, actor, and podcast host known for comedy on subjects such as race, identity, and inequity.

Wardian Cases 16.03.2017 1:59 ↓

These mini-greenhouses transformed the work of plant collectors world-wide!

Pop and Rock Drummer Kenny Aronoff 12.03.2017 56:51 ↓

John Bailey interviews IU alumnus Kenny Aronoff who has spent more than three decades as one of the most visible drummers in rock and pop music.

Everything Sings 12.03.2017 5:26 ↓

Cate Whetzel reads "Everything Sings" and "The First Woman."

Hybrids 09.03.2017 1:59 ↓

At this time of the year, as we peruse our spring catalogs, we will run across plants described as new hybrids.

Madrigali Diminuiti 06.03.2017 8:40 ↓

Verdelot’s madrigals (“à la Ganassi”) from the ensemble, Doulce Mémoire.

Archaeologist Bernard Frischer 05.03.2017 57:43 ↓

Andy Findley speaks with virtual archaeologist and IU professor of Informatics Bernard Frischer.

Plant Descriptors 02.03.2017 1:59 ↓

Just like the names of people, plant names are quite diverse.

Documentary Filmmaker John J. Valadez 26.02.2017 58:36 ↓

Trish Kerlé speaks with Peabody Award-winning documentary filmmaker John J. Valadez.

Buck Roses 23.02.2017 2:00 ↓

I’ve never seen a Buck rose that I didn’t like!

Media Executives Todd R. Wagner and James Fielding 19.02.2017 58:42 ↓

Patrick O'Meara interviews Broadcast.com co-founder Todd Wagner; Jon Vickers speaks with Jim Fielding, head of consumer products for DreamWorks Animation.

Rose Aroma 16.02.2017 2:00 ↓

What will you do with that Valentines bouquet after the 14th? Here's some ideas for rosewater, dried bouquets and potpourri.

New York Times Supreme Court Reporter Linda Greenhouse 12.02.2017 58:54 ↓

Steve Sanders interviews Linda Greenhouse, who has reported on the U.S. Supreme Court for 30 years.