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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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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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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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
  • Purchases: 1
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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
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Dave talks to two scientists from the United States Golf Association about their efforts to make golf courses more environmentally friendly in a wo...

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  • Added: Apr 23, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Photos courtesy of Tomatomania all rights reserved.
It’s spring in the northern hemisphere (even though snow is still making visitations to parts of the North American right now), and gardeners acros...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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​Dave visits with birder and wildlife photographer Dudley Edmondson, author of Black and Brown Faces in America's Wild Faces and outdoor educator/a...

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  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In honor of these plants and their communities, Cultivating Place speaks this week with members of the California Native Plant Society community to...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
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Amyrose Foll is a mother, a farmer, and a big thinker. As the executive director and founder of the multifaceted Virginia Free Farm at Spotted Pig ...

  • Added: Apr 07, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Photos courtesy of Brie Arthur
Just in time for spring and that itch we gardeners - new and long time - have to get the summer vegetables into the ground, Cultivating Place revis...

  • Added: Mar 31, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: the water cycle
If there is one most contentious issue in the history of California, it is probably water. From the Owens Valley water wars from the early 20th cen...

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  • Added: Mar 25, 2021
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1