Focus on Flowers

Filmmakers Ja’Tovia Gary, Stefani Saintonge, and Penelope Spheeris 09.11.2015 58:10 ↓

Ja’Tovia Gary, Stefani Saintonge, and Penelope Spheeris took part in Directed by Women, a two-week festival at the IU Cinema.

Carpeting Plants 05.11.2015 2:00 ↓

The denser the "plant carpet," the better suppression of weeds it will provide.

LeStrange Viols 30.10.2015 6:41 ↓

LeStrange Viols dedicates an entire disc to Cranford’s consort music for 4, 5, and 6 viols.

Thugs Of The Garden 29.10.2015 2:00 ↓

These so-called thugs are plants that cover the ground so fast that if left to their own devices they eventually crowd out every other plant in a bed.

A Tribute To Scott Reiss 26.10.2015 58:52 ↓

We’re remembering Scott Reiss, an early music pioneer and phenomenal recorder player who passed away ten years ago this year on December 15th, 2005.

Historian Joanna Bourke 25.10.2015 55:53 ↓

IU Professor of History Mark Roseman hosts an interview with English historian Joanna Bourke.

Robert Barnes Paints Outside the Lines 23.10.2015 39:25 ↓

Blending representational and abstract art, symbolism and formalism, Robert Barnes paints outside the party lines.

Flowers For Shade 22.10.2015 2:00 ↓

It’s possible to have colorful shade gardens that have a continual sequence of bloom.

Say Who? Franciszek Lessel 16.10.2015 7:16 ↓

When asked to name a famous Polish pianist-composer before Chopin but after Haydn, how many would come up with the name Franciszek Lessel?

Thalictrum Species Do Well In Shade 15.10.2015 2:00 ↓

All meadow rues offer height in a shade garden.

Kiss Me! 12.10.2015 58:52 ↓

This hour, we bring you kisses in all times and tempos. Plus a

Unusual Bulbs That Draw The Eye 08.10.2015 2:00 ↓

Fall is the time to be thinking about next spring and especially which new spring-blooming bulbs to plant.

Journalist Dahlia Lithwick Demystifies the Supreme Court 02.10.2015 30:02 ↓

Jurisprudence writer Dahlia Lithwick talks about the Supreme Court without pomp and circumstance to reveal how their decisions affect people's everyday lives.

Botanical Heirlooms: Peonies 01.10.2015 2:00 ↓

You may think that you have little that is valuable to bequeath to family and friends...

"King of Bad Taste" John Waters 28.09.2015 59:53 ↓

"Divine wanted to be Elizabeth Taylor [and] I wanted to make exploitation movies for art theaters."

Food Writer Claudia Roden 27.09.2015 44:20 ↓

Profiles presents two guests who participated in IU’s Themester “Eat, Drink, Think: Food from Art to Science.”

Psychologist Larry Barsalou 27.09.2015 58:32 ↓

Professor Rob Goldstone interviews psychologist and cognitive scientist Lawrence W. Barsalou.

Director Penelope Spheeris: Thriving in Chaos 24.09.2015 35:45 ↓

"I feel prouder of the "Decline" series than any of my other work because they did what I wanted to do in life—to study human behavior."

Speedwells 24.09.2015 2:00 ↓

Some speedwells are low growing but most are upright with flower spires of blues, violets, pinks and whites.

Immigration Rights Activist Jose Antonio Vargas 20.09.2015 58:35 ↓

Will Murphy interviews journalist and filmmaker Jose Antonio Vargas.

Capitalism 20.09.2015 5:45 ↓

Alex reads his poems "Capitalism," "For the Trees," "Apples, a Prayer," and "No Wonder."

Haydn 2032 18.09.2015 8:21 ↓

Il Giardino Armonico's Haydn 2032 project looks forward to the 300th anniversary of the composers' birth.

September Planting 17.09.2015 2:00 ↓

Now is the perfect time to walk around your yard and find spaces that need more color or interest at this time of the year.

Minicomics Creator John Porcellino 13.09.2015 57:31 ↓

Betsy Shepherd hosts a discussion with minicomics creator John Porcellino.

Leaning Song 13.09.2015 4:57 ↓

Alex reads his poems "Leaning Song" and "Bindings."