Focus on Flowers

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.

Autumn Poetry 27.10.2016 2:00 ↓

George Eliot wrote, “Delicious autumn! …And if I were a bird, I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.”

Avant-garde Film Scholar Joan Hawkins 23.10.2016 58:55 ↓

Betsy Shepherd speaks with Joan Hawkins, associate professor in Cinema and Media Studies at IU’s Media School.

October 20.10.2016 2:00 ↓

“Even if something is left undone, everyone must take time to sit still and watch the leaves turn.”

Best of Profiles 2016 17.10.2016 48:33 ↓

Join host-producer Josh Brewer for a selection of the most engrossing Profiles interviews from 2016.

Tricks! 13.10.2016 1:59 ↓

A hard frost will kill off our annuals for good, but there are tricks we can try to get more treats from our annual purchases.

World War II Photographer Malcolm Fleming 09.10.2016 59:08 ↓

Andy Findley interviews Mac Fleming, a professional photographer for more than 80 years.

American Beautyberry 06.10.2016 1:59 ↓

Callicarpa americana makes a good hedge on the outskirts of a garden, as well as excellent ornamental focal points in borders.

Jessica Gall Myrick and Mike Bridavsky 02.10.2016 59:24 ↓

John Bailey speaks with Mike Bridavsky, caretaker of the celebrity cat Lil Bub; Gena Asher interviews Jessica Myrick, assistant professor at IU's Media School.

Planting Camassia 29.09.2016 1:59 ↓

Camassia's bloom spikes bear hundreds of starry, blue flowers that appear in succession over several weeks in the early summer garden.

Lobbyist Michael Leppert 25.09.2016 58:54 ↓

Will Murphy interviews Michael Leppert, Director of Public Affairs for Krieg DeVault in their Governmental Affairs and Public Advocacy Practice Group.

Fragrant Shrubs 22.09.2016 1:59 ↓

If you yearn for more fragrance in your garden, here are some suggestions for ornamental sweetshrubs that you could plant this fall.

Director of the IU Eskenazi Museum of Art David Brenneman 18.09.2016 56:44 ↓

Andy Findley interviews David Brenneman, director of the Sidney and Lois Eskenazi Museum of Art at Indiana University.

Hydrangea Heaven 15.09.2016 2:00 ↓

Some of their names are almost as lovely as the flowers themselves!

Fall Planting 08.09.2016 2:00 ↓

The cool fall weather causes plants that are new to your garden to transition more comfortably...

Comedian, Actor, and Writer Hasan Minhaj 04.09.2016 59:24 ↓

Janae Cummings speaks with Comedian, actor, and writer Hasan Minhaj is a correspondent for The Daily Show and a featured storyteller for The Moth.

1616 03.09.2016 58:52 ↓

This week on Harmonia, we’re firing up our time machine and setting the dial back four hundred years to 1616 – what will we hear?