Focus on Flowers

Santa's Playlist 16.12.2013 59:00 ↓

Here's a sampling from an array of early music recordings – new and old, from performers like the Tallis Scholars, Boston Camerata, The Sixteen, and more.

Composer Caroline Shaw 16.12.2013 49:49 ↓

David Wood interviews composer Caroline Shaw, the youngest recipient of the Pulitzer Prize for Music for her composition.

Investigative Journalist Seymour Hersh 12.12.2013 19:58 ↓

Owen Johnson interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, who regularly contributes to The New Yorker on military matters.

Laurus Nobilis 12.12.2013 2:00 ↓

Laurus nobilis is the botanical name for the European species of laurel.

Music From The Court Of Louis XIV 06.12.2013 9:36 ↓

John Kitchen performs on the 1755 Baillon harpsichord, and Manuel Staropoli plays music by Robert de Visee on flute and various recorders.

False Sunflowers 05.12.2013 2:00 ↓

Commonly called false sunflowers, all heliopsis plants are North American wildflowers, and they make excellent cut flowers.

Sammy L. Davis, Medal of Honor Recipient 02.12.2013 58:42 ↓

Malcolm Webb interviews Sammy Lee Davis, whose tradition of military service goes back to his grandfather who served in the Spanish-American War.

Along The River Weser 29.11.2013 5:56 ↓

A new release of instrumental music by Thomas Simpson and William Brade performed by the Weser-Renaissance ensemble.

The Euphorbia Species 28.11.2013 2:00 ↓

Herbaceous perennials that can exist with minimal water include artemisia, coreopsis, sedum, yarrow, yucca and the euphorbia species.

Later In France 24.11.2013 8:05 ↓

Tom Hastings reads "Later in France," "In Basel," "Under the Full New Year's Moon," "The Landing" and "Chronoclutch" from his book Crop Circle Secrets.

Quit Your Day Job! 24.11.2013 59:00 ↓

Music by cabinet makers, poets, world leaders, who ducked, or bucked, their non-musical lives to make music of lasting power. Plus, the flute in consort...

Exports From China 21.11.2013 2:00 ↓

Chrysanthemums are the quintessential fall flower in our Northern hemisphere gardens.

Film Director Nicolas Refn 18.11.2013 55:54 ↓

John Bailey interviews Danish film director, screenwriter, and producer Nicolas Winding Refn.

From Piano Letters 17.11.2013 4:44 ↓

Professor and poet Emily Bobo reads from her work Piano Letters.

Memories 14.11.2013 2:00 ↓

Many of us who love flowers cherish special floral memories that we hope we will never forget.

Excerpts From Postcards From Faerie Land 10.11.2013 4:58 ↓

Emily Bobo read from her work "Postcards from Faerie Land: Confessions of a Third Wave Feminist."

Nine Notes That Shook The World 08.11.2013 8:03 ↓

An album from Ron McFarlane and Mindy Rosenfeld self-described as a gathering of favorites spanning a wide cross section of styles both “folk and fyne.”

Everlasting Hydrangeas 07.11.2013 2:00 ↓

You can never have too many hydrangea shrubs in a garden!

Music For Bass Instruments 04.11.2013 59:00 ↓

We’re spending time with composers who played and wrote for bass instruments, and we’ll explore music for three violins and hear chant from the Thomas Gradual.

Is Danger Lurking In Your Yard? Wolfsbane And Monkshood 31.10.2013 2:00 ↓

The stems, flowers, and leaves of all species of monkshood are poisonous.

Ring Around The Rosie 28.10.2013 59:19 ↓

We’re exploring the Black Death and its influence in the lives of composers from the Middle Ages, Renaissance, and beyond.

Blue 24.10.2013 2:00 ↓

I am planting more of the tiny blue scilla bulbs this year...

CANDLES Co-founder Eva Moses Kor 21.10.2013 55:14 ↓

Gena Asher interviews Eva Kor, survivor of the Auschwitz concentration camp who, with her sister Miriam, was subjected to experimentation under Josef Mengele.

Hear My Cry 18.10.2013 11:53 ↓

Music from 16th century England, alongside contemporary works, and music by lesser known and Portuguese composers.

Cool Shade 17.10.2013 2:00 ↓

Site each plant in a spot that fits its requirements for sun or shade, as the correct location is crucial to long-term success!