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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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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281 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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Claire Bowen is the woman behind Honeysuckle and Hilda: a florist who likes to write and her two little dogs. Based in Oxfordshire, in a tiny villa...

  • Added: Jun 10, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Debra Prinzing is the founder and leader of The Slow Flowers Society – She joins Cultivating Place in this first week of summer (after Memorial Day...

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  • Added: Jun 02, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Dave talks to Russell Shapiro, a geology professor at California State University at Chico. Dr. Shapiro has a fascinating array of interests and ad...

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  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania a team of plant folks known as Refugia is growing connection among places and people from their beautifu...

  • Added: May 27, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Loree Bohl is the Portland Oregon-based founder and visionary gardener behind the well-known and well-loved Danger Garden Blog. In true Danger Gard...

  • Added: May 20, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave takes us on an aural field trip to one of his favorite places, Mono Lake in Eastern California near Yosemite National Park. Dave talks to two ...

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  • Added: May 14, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Image of Christie Green in her home garden by Caitlin Atkinson, from Under Western Skies, all rights reserved.
This week on Cultivating Place, we have the second of a two-part series celebrating the publication of Under Western Skies in conversation with lan...

  • Added: May 13, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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CAITLIN ATKINSON is a photographer of places, spaces, and all things botanical. She has been my partner this past 2 + years in creating our new bo...

  • Added: May 06, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave visits with Lee Vining High School junior Ellery McQuilkin about a very real science project that has earned her spots in the California State...

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  • Added: Apr 29, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Claire Ratinon is a gardener, a writer, and a passionate advocate for the growing a food no matter where you live or how small a space you might li...

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  • Added: Apr 28, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1