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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Dave is joined by two scientists to discuss the Surface Water and Ocean Topography (SWOT) mission which launched in December of 2022. NASA Jet Prop...

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  • Added: Jan 25, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In our ongoing exploration of who gardeners are, where gardeners are, what they are growing in this world, and why that matters to all of us, I am ...

  • Added: Jan 24, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave is joined by SETI Institute meteor astronomer Peter Jenniskens to take a deep dive into the science of meteors and meteor showers. Dr. Jennisk...

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  • Added: Jan 18, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Did you know that grasslands account for between 20 and 40 percent of the world's land area? Generally open, fairly flat, and accessible they exist...

  • Added: Jan 17, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Backpacker in the Trinity Alps, Credit: Michael Kauffmann
Dave is once again joined by special co-host Michael Kauffmann, co-editor and publisher of The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History, as we conclude...

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  • Added: Jan 11, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week on Cultivating Place we hear the magical story of how two gardeners, separated by time, came together to grow all of our imaginations. ...

  • Added: Jan 10, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: The Marble Mountains
In the first of a special two part series, Dave is joined by Michael Kauffmann, co editor and publisher of The Klamath Mountains: A Natural History...

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  • Added: Jan 04, 2024
  • Length: 59:01
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Caption: Esme Cabrera with her art
Esme Cabrera is an artist, a naturalist, and a born educator. Under the Instagram name “la-mamigami", Esme experiments, shares, and nurtures a p...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave sits down with one of his favorite people, Lassen Volcanic National Park Superintendent Jim Richardson on the eve of his retirement from the N...

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  • Added: Dec 28, 2023
  • Length: 59:00
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We opened up 2023 here on Cultivating Place focusing on biodiversity, and we close the year similarly, with diverse plant community-thinking gettin...

  • Added: Dec 27, 2023
  • Length: 59:00