Focus on Flowers

Vietnam War Novelist Tim O’Brien 16.03.2012 49:16 ↓

IU Telecom Professor Ron Osgood interviews author Tim O'Brien as part of the Indiana University’s 2011 War & Peace Themester

Lost And Found: A Flute Concerto By Antonio Vivaldi 16.03.2012 3:06 ↓

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Basket Of Gold 15.03.2012 2:00 ↓

The perennial Alyssum is a cheerful harbinger of spring.

Emily Bobo Reads "Medicine Wheel" 11.03.2012 5:00 ↓

“Medicine Wheel” is a sequence poem commissioned by Don Freund, Composer and IU Jacobs School of Music Professor.

Madam C. J. Walker Biographer A’Lelia Bundles 09.03.2012 47:50 ↓

IU Professor Carolyn Calloway-Thomas interviews A’Lelia Bundles, president of the Madam Walker/A’Lelia Walker Family Archives.

Earliest Spring Crocus 08.03.2012 2:00 ↓

The earliest crocus flowers to appear each spring are the pale lavender ones with flimsy petals...

I Am Woman, Hear Me Sing 04.03.2012 59:00 ↓

From an Italian nun to lady troubadours in the middle ages to twenty-first century female musicians: we're exploring music written and performed by women.

National Book Award Winner Nikky Finney 04.03.2012 5:40 ↓

Finney won the 2011 National Book Award for Poetry with her title Head Off & Split.

Slovak Ambassador Peter Burian 02.03.2012 51:22 ↓

Owen Johnson interviews Peter Burian, the Slovak Ambassador to the United States.

Il Diluvio Universale 02.03.2012 2:48 ↓

A lost seventeenth century Italian "dialogue" is found!

March Flowers 01.03.2012 2:00 ↓

In much of the Northern Hemisphere, March is the month where every garden worthy of the name, does have some daffodils in bloom.

"Desire: An Apology" By Aimee Nezhukumatathil 26.02.2012 4:31 ↓

More excerpts from Nezhukumatathil's September 12, 2011 reading in Bloomington, Indiana.

Iraqi Politician and Diplomat Feisal A. R. Istrabadi 24.02.2012 51:17 ↓

Patrick O’Meara interviews Feisal Istrabadi, director of the Center for the Study of the Middle East at Indiana University.

Bill Larkin's Seeds 23.02.2012 2:00 ↓

In the summer of 2011, I visited Bill Larkin's garden in Loogootee, Indiana, and saw 30,000 colorful annuals in bloom.

"This Is Modern Life" By Bethany Carlson 19.02.2012 4:47 ↓

Bethany Carlson reads "This is Modern Life," "If Truth is a Dream Catcher," and "Playacting."

Hybrid Witch Hazel 16.02.2012 2:00 ↓

Flowering quince and forsythia are better known for forcing but witch hazel is great too.

Brumel's Missa "Et ecce terrae motus" 15.02.2012 2:07 ↓

An early sixteenth century mass in twelve parts - very unusual!

"The Translator" By Sarah Suksiri 12.02.2012 4:42 ↓

Sarah Suksiri reads "The Translator," "Oh Darling," and "The Waters."

Two Shadows & A Spotlight 12.02.2012 59:00 ↓

A look at some composers that history has forgotten. Plus, we'll celebrate the life of singer Montserrat Figueras, who passed away in November 2011.

Human Rights Advocate Twesigye J. Kaguri 10.02.2012 51:05 ↓

Shana Ritter interviews Heifer International Hero Twesigye J. Kaguri.

Modern Garden Design's Roots In The Past 09.02.2012 2:00 ↓

The elevation of function as an important design principle has its roots in the 20th-century modernist movement.

La Belle Danse 06.02.2012 2:37 ↓

The celebrated 17th-century orchestra, the 24 Violons of Versailles, included many different sizes of violon.

Immortal Beloved 05.02.2012 58:56 ↓

No, we're not referring to the Beethoven movie... We're celebrating love on this episode with words by Petrarch and iconic lovers like Robin and Marion.

"Why I Crave Ribs Tonight" By Aimee Nezhukumatathil 05.02.2012 7:51 ↓

An excerpt from Nezhukumatathil's September 12, 2011 live reading in Bloomington, Indiana.

IU Provost Karen Hanson 03.02.2012 52:40 ↓

Hanson leaves Indiana University after a career that has included serving as provost and executive vice president, dean, and professor. Patrick O’Meara hosts.