Focus on Flowers

PBS Correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro 13.03.2016 51:32 ↓

Sumit Ganguly speaks with Fred de Sam Lazaro, special correspondent for PBS NewsHour .

Tooth Fairy 13.03.2016 4:41 ↓

Jill Koran reads "In the Moment Before the Teacup Hits the Floor, I Think of Lao Tzu" and "Tooth Fairy."

Musica Boscareccia 11.03.2016 6:23 ↓

The United Continuo Ensemble performs the "little woodland songs" of Johann Hermann Schein.

Early Tulips 10.03.2016 2:00 ↓

In the early 1900s, tulip growers realized the need for a classification system...

Laura Ingalls Describes The Fire 06.03.2016 4:29 ↓

Brianna Low reads "Laura Ingalls Describes the Fire," "Laura Tries to Describe the World to Mary," and "We Are Hungry."

Daffodil Classification 03.03.2016 2:00 ↓

Let's review Divisions 1 through 8 of the daffodil classification system.

Paleolithic Diet Researcher Loren Cordain 03.03.2016 43:41 ↓

Annie Corrigan interviews nutrition scientist Loren Cordain, an advocate for a diet based on the eating habits of our Stone Age ancestors.

Film and Television Director David Anspaugh 28.02.2016 1:10:53 ↓

WFIU's John Bailey speaks with Hollywood film director and IU alumnus David Anspaugh, director of Hoosiers and Rudy .

Monarch On Milkweed 28.02.2016 4:38 ↓

Keith Leonard reads "Osiris Ode," "Monarch on Milkweed," and "Strawberries for Dinner."

I Have Set My Hert So Hy 26.02.2016 6:23 ↓

The Dufay Collective: capturing the essence of medieval poetry in song.

Arum Italicum 25.02.2016 2:00 ↓

This hard-to-find arum really adds an exotic touch to my garden!

NPR International Correspondent Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson 22.02.2016 54:09 ↓

Soraya Sarhaddi Nelson is a 30-plus-year career journalist who's earned a Pulitzer Prize and a Peabody Award for her groundbreaking news coverage.

Origins 21.02.2016 4:59 ↓

Michelle Gottschlich reads "Harvest Fair" and "Origins."

Indiana's Poet: James Whitcomb Riley 18.02.2016 2:00 ↓

We'll hears one of this James Whitcomb Riley's most charming poems, as well as his poetic nod to flowers on a sunshiny day.

IU Historian James H. Madison 14.02.2016 1:03:24 ↓

Tom Roznowski interviews James H. Madison, emeritus professor of history at IU-Bloomington.

The Doubling 14.02.2016 4:30 ↓

Love poems by Keith Leonard.

Liar, Liar 14.02.2016 58:52 ↓

We're ferreting out lies and liars in early music. From fibs to falsification, cover-ups to conspiracies, plus the music of Oswald von Wolkenstein.

A Tribute To Handel 12.02.2016 10:26 ↓

A 2015 release from cellist Kristin von der Goltz showcases the music of two little known 18th century composers-Francis Caporale and Johann Galliard.

Love Poems: Gather Ye Rosebuds 11.02.2016 2:00 ↓

Here are two lovely poems for a lover's day...

Winter Musings 04.02.2016 2:00 ↓

As we await winter's end, here are some thoughtful quotes to help get us through the cold, dark season.

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans 31.01.2016 58:55 ↓

Janae Cummings hosts an interview with Eric Deggans, NPR’s first full-time TV critic.

It's An Honor To Be Nominated 31.01.2016 58:52 ↓

Music from the 2015 GRAMMY nominees for Best Opera, Best Classical, Classical Producer of the Year, and more. And it's not about who wins or loses...

John Tradescant The Younger 28.01.2016 2:00 ↓

An plantsman like his father, this younger Tradescant collected many plants from North America and introduced them into English gardens.

Novelist, Journalist, and Screenwriter Dan Wakefield 24.01.2016 58:18 ↓

Yaël Ksander speaks with author Dan Wakefield, whose novels Going All the Way and Starting Over were made into feature films.

John Tradescant The Elder 21.01.2016 2:00 ↓

This English plantsman is regarded as one of the first significant and probably the most influential of early English garden designers.