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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202 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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282 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 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
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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
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This week we complete our 4-part conservation series kicking off 2023, by taking a broader look at the Klamath River’s namesake region and the impo...

  • Added: Jan 25, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave visits with two very special people. Kendra Atleework is the author of Miracle Country: a Memoir of a Family and a Landscape and her father Ro...

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  • Added: Jan 19, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave visits with Aberdeen, Scotland based author Esther Woolfson about her book, Between Light and Storm: How We Live with Other Species. A gifted ...

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  • Added: Jan 12, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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This week we continue our multi-part series on the many facets of the global 30 x 30 conservation efforts as they continue across the state of Cali...

  • Added: Jan 11, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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Blue Dot investigates the concept of the Blue Economy, using ocean resources in a more responsible, sustainable way as being practiced in the small...

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  • Added: Jan 05, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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This week Cultivating Place kicks off a multi-part series devoted to the international, national, state, and local conservation efforts collectivel...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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As we look out over a new garden year, this week a conversation to help us meet our garden learning goals. Award-winning designers, writers, educat...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2022
  • Length: 59:00