Focus on Flowers

Plectrums, Pizzicato, And Plucks 20.07.2015 58:52 ↓

Plucked instruments—lutes, guitars, harps and harpsichords will pick and pizz us through the hour. Plus, a special tribute to lute player Pat O’Brien.

Maturation Theory 19.07.2015 4:58 ↓

Kien Lam reads "Prayer," "Maturation Theory," and "God Theory."

Making Mistakes 16.07.2015 2:00 ↓

In the garden, it seems easier to remember that perfection is not the goal.

Australian Politician and Author Gareth Evans 13.07.2015 53:53 ↓

Moya Andrews interviews Gareth Evans, an Australian policymaker who represented the Australian Labor Party in the Senate and House of Representatives.

Name-Dropping 13.07.2015 58:52 ↓

It's the art of musical name-dropping—paying respect to the masters that came before. This week, we bring you music that gives credit where credit is due!

You'll See A Tree 12.07.2015 4:17 ↓

Scott Miles reads "You'll See a Tree."

Lovers, Beware! 10.07.2015 7:11 ↓

Udite, Amanti: Lovers, Beware! Music from the seventeenth-century Barberini courts.

Empress Josephine 09.07.2015 2:00 ↓

Josephine’s name will always be synonymous with roses.

A Tribute To Margriet 06.07.2015 58:52 ↓

We’re paying tribute to “Margriet” Tindemans, an early music pioneer and “ferociously talented” medieval fiddle player who passed away December 31, 2014.

Science Historian Naomi Oreskes 05.07.2015 58:54 ↓

James Gray interviews Naomi Oreskes, professor of the History of Science and affiliated professor of Earth and Planetary Sciences at Harvard University.

Mulch 02.07.2015 2:00 ↓

Mulch that has already been paid for is like money in the bank.

Smell The Roses! 29.06.2015 58:52 ↓

We bring you a program of early music with texts inspired by both romantic and symbolic associations with flowers.

Arts and Disabilities Special 28.06.2015 58:43 ↓

The WFIU Arts Desk presents stories that were broadcast over the last year about people in Indiana living with disabilities.

A Kindness 28.06.2015 4:28 ↓

Leslie Aguilar reads "In Crisis," "Torch," and "A Kindness."

O Rose So Fair And Sweet! 25.06.2015 2:00 ↓

This is the time of year to enjoy roses in our gardens. Here are some poems about these lovely flowers.

Does Your Voice Hang Low? 22.06.2015 58:52 ↓

We've got the lowdown on music written for guys with supremely subterranean vocal ranges...

Foreign Correspondent Joe Coleman 21.06.2015 55:52 ↓

Gena Asher interviews longtime journalist and IU professor Joe Coleman.

The Flight Of The Field Mouse 21.06.2015 4:54 ↓

David Watters reads "Little Carpenter," "The Flight of the Field Mouse," "Here in This Place," "Between the Sound," and "To the Quick-Footed Fawn..."

Música Celestial: From The Convent Of The Encarnación 19.06.2015 7:43 ↓

Music of manuscripts from the Convento de la Encarnación in Mexico City, now held at the Newberry Library in Chicago, Illinois.

Film Director Peter Weir 14.06.2015 58:45 ↓

IU Cinema Director Jon Vickers interviews Oscar-nominated movie director Peter Weir.

Garden Town 14.06.2015 4:18 ↓

Miles reads "Garden Town" and "Car Fire: Storm of the Century."

Trio Settecento Plays Veracini 12.06.2015 7:19 ↓

A new ambitious project from Trio Settecento: the complete Op. 2 Sonate Accademiche by Francesco Maria Veracini.

Perpetual Motion 07.06.2015 4:53 ↓

Kien Lam reads "Ego," "Perpetual Motion," and "Factory Dialect."

NPR TV Critic Eric Deggans 07.06.2015 57:44 ↓

Trish Kerlé interviews NPR’s first full-time television critic Eric Deggans.

Pop Music Critic and Scholar Eric Weisbard 31.05.2015 58:36 ↓

Mark Chilla speaks with Eric Weisbard, the founder and longtime organizer of the Experience Music Project Pop Conference.