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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217 Pieces

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

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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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302 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

Caption: Skylab 4 astronaut Ed Gibson operating the space station's solar telescope in orbit, Credit: NASA, 1973
Dave concludes our two part look back at the first and only exclusively American space station, Skylab, which was crewed by three teams of astronau...

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  • Added: Jun 22, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where are gardeners are, and how they are growing our world, I am so pleased to be back in convers...

  • Added: Jun 21, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Skylab after repairs done by Skylab 2 crew  , Credit: NASA
Blue Dot host Dave Schlom is joined by space journalist Emily Carney and Apollo astronaut Rusty Schweickart in part one of our look back at the onl...

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  • Added: Jun 15, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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National Pollinator Week is an annual celebration since 2010 in support of pollinator health that was initiated and is managed by Pollinator Partne...

  • Added: Jun 14, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Visitors at Lassen Volcanic National Park  , Credit: National Park Service
In this episode, host Dave Schlom tackles a topic much in the news lately, how to safely and ethically use our public lands and waters. Dave visits...

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  • Added: Jun 08, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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No matter what you might call it – Rewilding, wildscaping, backyard habitats, Acts of Restorative Kindness, Native plant habitat gardening, Homegro...

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  • Added: Jun 07, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Aerial view of the High Sierra snowpack in 2023, Credit: Airborne Snow Observatories Inc.
Dave visits with author Patrick Dean about his new book, Nature's Messenger: Mark Catesby and his adventures in a new world. Dean's book reveals th...

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  • Added: Jun 01, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Welcome June! This week, the third and final-for-now conversation in our series on the state of seed for native ecosystem restoration through the l...

  • Added: May 31, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Pat Reynolds is a restoration ecologist with more than 30 years of professional experience in the design, implementation and monitoring of habitat ...

  • Added: May 23, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave investigates two of the components that make up most of the universe -- dark matter and dark energy. While their effects are measurable, their...

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  • Added: May 18, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1