Focus on Flowers

This Is The Truth 31.05.2015 4:58 ↓

David Watters reads "The Difference," "This Is the Truth," "Not Yet," "The Blush," and "End of the Night Sonnet."

Fairies' Gloves 28.05.2015 2:00 ↓

The botanical name Digitalis is from the Latin for finger, and “folk” refers to fairies, hence the common name of folks' gloves or fairies' gloves.

Il Redentore 24.05.2015 4:58 ↓

Shayla Lawson reads "Il Redentore" and "Santa Maria della Pietà."

Nature Photographer James Balog 24.05.2015 56:10 ↓

Betsy Shepherd speaks with photographer James Balog, who for more than 30 years has documented human modification of Earth's natural systems.

Renaissance Pop 23.05.2015 7:07 ↓

Ring Around Quartet and Consort sing Frottole: Popular songs of Renaissance Italy.

Lilac Breeding 21.05.2015 2:00 ↓

Although non-native, lilacs are a much-loved and well-behaved import to North America.

Traveling Home 17.05.2015 4:48 ↓

Evelyn Reynolds reads "Saucer Magnolias" and "Traveling Home: Sangre de Cristo Mountains."

Queen Of Heaven 15.05.2015 6:28 ↓

Agave Baroque and countertenor Reginald Mobley perform music by the Italian nun, Isabella Leonarda.

Deer-Proof Hellebores 14.05.2015 2:00 ↓

Common names for these wonderful plants are Christmas rose or Lenten rose, depending on the species and time of bloom.

Orson Welles and the Truth 11.05.2015 58:54 ↓

James Gray and Joshua Brewer present this special WFIU production on the life and career of Orson Welles.

Cascabel 10.05.2015 4:58 ↓

Leslie Aguilar reads her poems "Invocation," "Cascabel," and "Sueño de Retorno."

Mother's Day 07.05.2015 2:00 ↓

Mother’s Day is a truly floral holiday.

Margaret Atwood and Katherine Boo 04.05.2015 55:29 ↓

This two-part Profiles features interviews with novelist Margaret Atwood and New Yorker staff writer Katherine Boo.

Misleading Myths 30.04.2015 2:00 ↓

As well as wonderful quotations, C. L. Fornari's handy book contains a lot of useful advice.

One Man Show 25.04.2015 7:36 ↓

Bud Roach performs music of Giovanni Felice Sances.

Bulb Flowers 23.04.2015 2:00 ↓

For flower lovers, the ability to step out into the garden and pick a fistful of blooms for a vase, is one of spring’s great pleasures.

Psalm 127 by Evelyn Reynolds 19.04.2015 5:51 ↓

Reynolds reads her poems "

Shahzeen Attari and Jonathan Bloom 19.04.2015 53:20 ↓

e psychology of resource use. Her work identifies factors that promote resource conservation and sustainabili

Earth Day 16.04.2015 2:00 ↓

We should ask questions before we purchase our plants this spring. It's important to know whether pesticides that put our bees at risk have been used.

Missa Brevis 13.04.2015 58:52 ↓

We're showcasing early religious music in some of its shortest forms.

Il Medico Della Peste 12.04.2015 5:55 ↓

Lawson reads her poems "Il Medico Della Peste: The Bearer of Bad News," "Santa Margherita" and "Palazzo Grassi."

NPR National Political Correspondent Mara Liasson 12.04.2015 51:45 ↓

WFIU Senior News Editor Gretchen Frazee interviews veteran NPR news reporter and analyst Mara Liasson.

New Music for Ancient Instruments 10.04.2015 7:24 ↓

Bernard Foccroulle plays his own compositions for historical organs.

The Passion Of Alice Waters 09.04.2015 2:00 ↓

Because Earth Day is coming up, let’s pay homage to Alice Waters.

American Gospel 05.04.2015 4:58 ↓

Indiana poet David Watters reads "Little Forget-You-Not," "Stillborn," "American Gospel," "Don't Ask," and "The Great Distances."