Focus on Flowers

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.

February 09.02.2017 2:00 ↓

In February the garden’s energy is in its roots...

Liberian Poet P. J. Wesley 07.02.2017 55:02 ↓

Shayne Laughter interviews poet and professor P. J. Wesley, survivor of the Liberian wars of the 1990s and author of four books of poetry.

Magnolia Genus 02.02.2017 2:00 ↓

The genus name honors Pierre Magnol, French botanist (1638-1715).

Astronomy Professor Joshua Winn, Expert on Exoplanets 29.01.2017 57:55 ↓

Josh Brewer speaks with Joshua N. Winn, professor of astrophysical sciences at Princeton University.

Acacias And Australia's Golden Wattle 26.01.2017 2:00 ↓

January 26 is Australia Day, and the floral emblem of Australia is the golden wattle.

Historian of the English Language Michael Adams 23.01.2017 58:54 ↓

Will Murphy interviews Professor Michael Adams, author of In Praise of Profanity .

This And That In January 19.01.2017 2:00 ↓

Flowering quince and forsythia branches will soon be available to force.

Economist Narendra Jadhav 17.01.2017 57:00 ↓

Patrick O’Meara speaks with Indian economist, bureaucrat, and writer Narendra Jadhav.

Carnations 12.01.2017 2:00 ↓

They may be small or large, but their most striking characteristic is that they are always available...