Focus on Flowers

Documentary Filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper 10.01.2017 57:59 ↓

Yaël Ksander speaks with advertising agency executive and documentary filmmaker Deborah Riley Draper.

Twelfth Night 05.01.2017 2:00 ↓

Do you wait until Twelfth Night to take down the Christmas tree and holiday decorations?

Photographers Vik Muniz and Rosamund Purcell 01.01.2017 58:12 ↓

Andy Findley speaks with Brazilian artist and photographer Vik Muniz, and Will Murphy speaks with Rosamond Purcell, who finds beauty in decaying objects.

Year's End 29.12.2016 2:00 ↓

Here's a poem about the garden at the end of the year.

Historical Novelist James Alexander Thom 25.12.2016 57:12 ↓

Yaël Ksander speaks with Indiana author James Alexander Thom.

Just A Rose 22.12.2016 2:00 ↓

Holiday celebrations are always enhanced by fresh flowers, but with limited space on the table, one flower can be enough.

Director and Screenwriter John Boorman 18.12.2016 57:06 ↓

David Carter speaks with director John Boorman, whose films include Deliverance and Hope and Glory.

African Violets 15.12.2016 2:00 ↓

African violets are native to eastern Africa and were collected in the wild during the late 19th century by Baron von Saint-Paul.

The Indiana Bicentennial Gala 12.12.2016 56:40 ↓

Join us for a once-in-a-lifetime event as Hoosiers gather at the Indiana Farmers Coliseum in Indianapolis to celebrate Indiana’s 200th birthday.

Holiday Cactus 08.12.2016 1:59 ↓

Depending on when they bloom, members of the Schlumbergera genus are called either Thanksgiving or Christmas cactuses.

U. S. Supreme Court Expert Eric Segall 04.12.2016 58:54 ↓

Steve Sanders speaks with law professor Eric Segall, an expert on constitutional law.

Les Filles de Sainte Colombe 03.12.2016 58:52 ↓

Angela Mariani is exploring the history and music of the all-female viol ensemble Les Filles de Sainte Colombe, with founding member Wendy Gillespie.

Self-Seeders 01.12.2016 1:59 ↓

There is something very satisfying about seeing second-generation plants from self-sown seeds!

Jazz Host and Attorney "Brother" William Morris 28.11.2016 58:37 ↓

Will Murphy speaks with "Brother" William Morris, Friday-afternoon host of WFIU’s jazz program Just You and Me.

Solidago 23.11.2016 1:59 ↓

For bouquets, cut the goldenrod before the buds open, when they last well and no pollen is released.

Music Director Jim Manion and Publisher Peter LoPilato 20.11.2016 58:54 ↓

Yaël Ksander interviews Jim Manion, music director for WFHB community radio, and Peter LoPilato, publisher of The Ryder and curator of The Ryder film series.

With Lute and Harp 19.11.2016 58:52 ↓

This week on Harmonia, we’re celebrating the feast day of St. Cecilia, the patron saint of – you guessed it – music.

Vita & Harold 17.11.2016 2:00 ↓

Vita Sackville-West and her husband Nigel Nicolson bought their home, Sissinghurst, in 1930 and gradually created one of the most famous gardens of all time.

"Ephemeral Films" Collector Rick Prelinger and the Alloy Orchestra 13.11.2016 59:27 ↓

Andy Findley speaks with film archivist Rick Prelinger, founder of The Prelinger Archives.

Beds & Borders 10.11.2016 2:00 ↓

Most flower gardeners have either beds or borders or both.

Foreign Correspondent Roger Cohen 07.11.2016 58:48 ↓

Elaine Monaghan speaks with journalist, author, and columnist Roger Cohen.

Joyful and Content: Dances from Spain 05.11.2016 58:52 ↓

This hour on Harmonia, we’ll explore the diverse musical influences in medieval and baroque Spain through the lens of some innovative performers.

Digging 03.11.2016 2:00 ↓

Recently, I’ve been digging quite a lot of holes for bulbs, and as I plant them I fantasize about how beautifully they will bloom next spring.

The Organ at European Courts 02.11.2016 6:34 ↓

Organist Francesco Cera plays an original positive organ built in 1772, now kept at the Franciscan Convent of Lustra Cilento in Italy.

Film Director Eric Zala and Multi-instrumentalist Dennis James 30.10.2016 59:04 ↓

J. D. Gray speaks with Eric Zala, director of Raiders of the Lost Ark: The Adaptation and George Walker interviews organist Dennis James.