North State Public Radio

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KCHO FM 91.7 and KFPR 88.9 are non-commercial non-profit organizations which are a service of California State University, Chico. We provide listeners with a vast assortment of programs reaching a diverse listening audience. We are affiliated with National Public Radio (NPR) and Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB). This allows us to bring our listeners informative, educational and entertaining programs.

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201 Pieces

Conversations exploring where science and pop culture collide. Hosted by Dave Schlom with audio production by Matt Fidler.

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11 Pieces

A 5-part series deeply exploring of the California wildfire problem. Public Radio Veteran, Matt Fidler, combines on-location interviews with experts who understand wildfire the best, and NPR-style story telling to give listeners a non-political perspective on how to best approach a problem that is becoming increasingly destructive and deadly.

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280 Pieces

Essential connections exist between nature, our gardens, and our places in both. Through thoughtful conversations with growers, gardeners, naturalists, scientists, artists and thinkers, Cultivating Place: Conversations on Natural History and the Human Impulse to Garden is a weekly public radio program and podcast that explores what we mean when we garden.


Latest Pieces

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In this first week of March, we kick off Women’s History Month in conversation with one of the great critical thinkers and writers of our time, Reb...

  • Added: Feb 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave visits with environmental journalist Erica Gies about her new book, Water Always WIns: Thriving in an Age of Drought and Deluge. The San Franc...

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  • Added: Feb 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This last week of February, we return to our love of apples – and the warm comfort of eating and cooking with home grown ones, a particular joy in ...

  • Added: Feb 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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We delve into the world of iceberg science and the latest ideas on using them as sources of freshwater for the future as Dave interviews Ohio State...

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  • Added: Feb 16, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Now more than halfway from the winter solstice to the spring equinox, many of us have seeds of spring and summer foods on our minds (and hearts). S...

  • Added: Feb 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Blue Dot examines the state of the Chinook salmon fishery in Northern California and the west coast from three perspectives. Dave first visits with...

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  • Added: Feb 09, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Abra and members of the Oakland Cemetery horticulture and administrative teams in Atlanta, January 2023; Images from the Auburn University’s Black Garden History graduate class’ award-winning show garden, "Mixed Shades, Much Joy” at the 2022 Philadelphia , Credit: Jennifer Jewel
Love is already a theme in the work of Cultivating Place, to be sure, but with last week’s loving work around the restoration of historic apple orc...

  • Added: Feb 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave takes us into the fascinating and vitally important world of groundwater science. Journalist and author of the book Water Always Wins introduc...

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  • Added: Feb 02, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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As February is upon us we turn from a love letter to biodiversity writ large, to a labor of love in conserving the biodiversity of one iconic fruit...

  • Added: Feb 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Sy Montgomery with Peregrine Falcon Banshee
Dave has a most enjoyable visit with kindred spirit Sy Montgomery. A naturalist, adventurer and accomplished author, Montgomery begins by discussin...

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  • Added: Jan 26, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1