Focus on Flowers

False Economy 10.09.2015 2:00 ↓

Late last fall I bought a lot of perennials at the end of October, and not one of them came back this past spring.

Law Professor David Williams 06.09.2015 58:45 ↓

Trish Kerlé interviews IU law professor David C. Williams, an expert on constitutional and Native American law.

Aubaude Again 06.09.2015 4:59 ↓

Alex Chambers reads "Aubade Again" and "Western Industrial Agriculture."

Purcell's Revenge 04.09.2015 9:41 ↓

Concerto Caledonia’s recording colors outside the lines of what we’ve come to expect from performances of Purcell's music.

Plant Partners 03.09.2015 2:00 ↓

Bright accents will make any blue/grey background plantings pop!

IU Press Director Gary Dunham 30.08.2015 54:07 ↓

Moya Andrews hosts an interview with Gary Dunham, director of Indiana University Press and Digital Publishing.

They Called Him "Le Romain" 28.08.2015 9:40 ↓

Marcel Moyse, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Sir James Galway…three famous names in the flute world. But here’s another name to consider: Jacques Martin Hotteterre.

Drainage 27.08.2015 2:00 ↓

It's also a good idea to amend heavy clay soil by mixing in sand and vegetative matter.

Radicals And Firestarters In Early Music 24.08.2015 58:52 ↓

We're bringing you some of the most radical musical diversions from the norm, courtesy of bold, maverick, or legitimately insane composers.

The Kuhnau Project 21.08.2015 9:25 ↓

Opella Musica and the Camerata Lipsiensis release the first installment of an ongoing series devoted to Johann Kuhnau’s complete sacred works.

Durable Plants 20.08.2015 2:00 ↓

Silver-leaved plants like Artemisia and sage are heat and drought tolerant as well as being unappetizing to deer and rabbits.

Monica Monikers 17.08.2015 58:52 ↓

We’re investigating the moniker Monica! We’ll trace a tune dubbed “Monica” that was popular throughout Europe for two centuries, and so much more...

Military Historian Hew Strachan 16.08.2015 49:24 ↓

Patrick O’Meara speaks with Sir Hew Strachan, one of the world’s leading authorities on World War I.

Tall, Skinny, Sun-Loving Verbena Bonariensis 13.08.2015 2:00 ↓

This plant looks a bit like a stick figure with arms and a small mop of lavender blooms on top, mimicking hair.

Jazz Pianist Luke Gillespie 09.08.2015 52:11 ↓

David Brent Johnson speaks with pianist Luke Gillespie, professor of music in jazz studies at the IU Jacobs School of Music.

Réserve 1111: Gambabüchlein 07.08.2015 9:03 ↓

Good things come in small packages, like a manuscript of viol music held at the Bibliothèque Nationale in Paris.

Mexican Sunflowers 06.08.2015 2:00 ↓

These easy-to-grow plants are sometimes used as a flowering screen or hedge for privacy in small yards.

Indiana Novelist Ian Woollen 03.08.2015 28:52 ↓

Yaël Ksander interviews Bloomington author and Indiana native Ian Woollen.

Novelist and Journalist Amitav Ghosh 02.08.2015 46:05 ↓

Sumit Ganguly interviews Indian author and essayist Amitav Ghosh.

Now And Then 31.07.2015 6:22 ↓

Music from an ensemble who hopes to pass “seamlessly between different eras and musical styles, between now and then."

Everlasting Flowers 30.07.2015 2:00 ↓

Strawflowers, sometimes called “everlasting flowers,” can be used in fresh arrangements, as well as dried for winter bouquets.

My Tunes: Shira Kammen On "Shuffle" 27.07.2015 58:52 ↓

Occasionally we like to ask people in the field of early music: "What are you listening to?" This hour, we’re focusing on multi-instrumentalist Shira Kammen!

Investigative Journalist Walt Bogdanich 26.07.2015 52:47 ↓

Claire McInerny speaks with Walt Bogdanich, assistant editor at The New York Times Investigations Desk.

Marenzio's Madrigals 24.07.2015 7:18 ↓

Jealousy, murder, crimes of passion, hired assassins, and Marenzio's music for a pacifatory marriage.

Serendipity 23.07.2015 2:00 ↓

A lot of the best plant combinations in my yard have occurred without my conscious intervention.