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"Exposure" By Sue Swartz 03.03.2013 6:02 ↓

Bloomington poet Sue Swartz reads "Why the Young Woman Hides her Baby Behind the KMart," "Outside Tapatios Bar," "Exposure," and two haikus.

Les Deux François 01.03.2013 18:33 ↓

Seven sonatas by François Couperin and music by his student, François Chauvon.

Founding Gardeners 28.02.2013 2:00 ↓

While it is still too cold to work in your garden, you may enjoy reading Andrea Wulf’s informative book Founding Gardeners.

"There Was A Cotton Field In Sardis, Alabama" 24.02.2013 5:00 ↓

Mitchell L H Douglas reads "Second Child," "Sorrows: A Fret in Three Chords," and "There Was a Cotton Field in Sardis, Alabama."

Sons Of Bach 23.02.2013 9:32 ↓

Chamber music by two of Bach’s sons: Carl Philipp Emmanuel and Johann Christian.

Broadcast Journalist Byron Pitts 22.02.2013 49:16 ↓

Owen Johnson speaks with Byron Pitts, chief national correspondent for CBS News and a contributing correspondent for 60 Minutes.

Camassia Will Tolerate Poorly Drained Sites 21.02.2013 2:00 ↓

Camassias are delightful when grouped together in the garden or in a vase.

"State Of The Union" By Kyle Dargan 17.02.2013 6:36 ↓

Kyle Dargan reads "State of the Union," "A House Divided," and "Barcode."

Musical Tour Of Madrid 17.02.2013 59:00 ↓

We’re on a musical tour of Madrid, where Roman, Visigothic, Jewish, Moorish and countless other traditions converged. Plus, a featured CD of Armenian music.

Dean Mohammad Torabi 15.02.2013 51:30 ↓

Moya Andrews speaks with Mohammad Torabi, dean of the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington.

Racks, Gibbets, Sword And Fire! 15.02.2013 9:38 ↓

Countertenor, Iestyn Davies, and bass Christopher Purves in two new recordings with the ensemble Arcangelo directed by Jonathan Cohen.

Iris Reticulata 14.02.2013 2:00 ↓

The early-blooming Iris reticulata are the tiniest iris, and they bloom very early in the spring.

Mitchell L H Douglas Reads "House Top" 11.02.2013 6:10 ↓

Douglas reads "House Top," "Al Green was a Preacher," and "Guiding Star Missionary Baptist Church, Reverend E E Herd, Pastor."

Love's Guises 10.02.2013 59:00 ↓

We’re exploring the many faces of love. In its various guises, love is tender, desperate, misguided, sweet, jealous, confusing, funny…you name it!

Journalist and Author Rajiv Chandrasekaran 08.02.2013 52:28 ↓

Owen Johnson interviews Rajiv Chandrasekaran, senior correspondent and associate editor at The Washington Post.

William Lawes: Harp Consorts And Consorts To The Organ 08.02.2013 8:44 ↓

Music from a composer Charles I dubbed, "the Father of Musick."

Spring's First Steps 07.02.2013 2:00 ↓

“Spring comes to a garden with tentative indecisive steps. A foot is advanced and then withdrawn.” - Louise Beebe Wilder

Bach Leipzig Cantatas 04.02.2013 10:23 ↓

Collegium Vocale Gent and Bach Collegium Japan in two new releases of Bach cantatas.

Poetry By Antonia Matthew 03.02.2013 5:00 ↓

Matthew reads "March 27, 2012, for Adrienne Rich" and "Listening to Denise Levertov, 1992."

More Plants To Avoid 31.01.2013 2:00 ↓

More invasive plant to avoid include oriental bittersweet, garlic mustard, reed canary grass, common reed grass and the autumn olive.

Music Journalist Anthony DeCurtis 25.01.2013 59:00 ↓

Glenn Gass speaks with Anthony DeCurtis, a contributing editor at Rolling Stone who has written for The New York Times and other publications.

Percival, Tristan And The Holy Grail 25.01.2013 12:10 ↓

Two new recordings of Medieval music from Capilla Antigua de Chinchilla.

Extremely Invasive Crown Vetch 24.01.2013 2:00 ↓

This invasive legume was first planted in the United States as a control for erosion along highways and roadsides.

The Fabulous Mr. Fasch 18.01.2013 6:07 ↓

Tempesta di Mare's third CD in a series of Fasch orcestral works.

Ecologist, Author, and Columnist Sandra Steingraber 18.01.2013 52:15 ↓

and has participated in briefings to Congress. She is a scholar-in-residence at Ithaca College in Ithaca, New York. Gena Asher hosts.