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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203 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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283 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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Dave visits with two dear friends, both Poets Laureate of Texas: karla k. morton and Alan Birkelbach. When we last visited with the pair of traveli...

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  • Added: Jan 08, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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To kick off the new year, Cultivating Place offers out the first in what will be an ongoing and intermittent series exploring Fresh Starts in our h...

  • Added: Jan 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Blue Dot celebrates Christmas with a repeat of the the look at the very first mission to the Moon -- Apollo 8 - which overlapped Christmas Day. Con...

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  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In this first week of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, Cultivating Place speaks this week with medicinal and habitat gardener Sayaka Lean of the ...

  • Added: Dec 23, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Blue Oyster Cult guitarist, vocalist and co-producer Richie Castellano makes his second appearance on our show to talk about rock guitar effects an...

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  • Added: Dec 17, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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In honor of the Solstice on December 21st Cultivating Place speaks this week with Brooklyn-born farmer/horticulturist/floral designer, activist and...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave once again delves into the Apollo Program 50 years ago with this in depth look at the iconic space suits that Neil Armstrong and his 11 fellow...

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  • Added: Dec 10, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Cultivating Place we continue our winter greening cheer in conversation with Todd Carr and Carter Harrington of Hort and Pott, a botan...

  • Added: Dec 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Photo compliments of Bonny Doon Garden Co.
This week Cultivating Place kicks off December with flourish in conversation with Teresa Sabankaya of the Santa Cruz based Bonny Doon Garden Compan...

  • Added: Dec 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Vivien with Heirloom Palestinian pumpkin - seeds for which are on offer soon from Hudson Valley Seed.  Photo courtesy of Vivien Sansour.
Join us this week on Cultivating Place for our final episode in the Seed Change series. We are in conversation with Vivien Sansour, heart and head ...

  • Added: Nov 25, 2020
  • Length: 59:00