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.

Series

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200 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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278 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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Rebecca Burgess is a gardener, weaver and natural dyer. She is the executive director of Fibershed, the chair of the Carbon Cycle Institute, and th...

  • Added: Apr 22, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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In the conclusion of our look back at the Apollo 13 mission 50 years ago, Dave is joined by Barbara Lovell Harrison, John Aaron and Andrew Chaikin....

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach and KCNP


  • Added: Apr 09, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
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For many the orders to stay at home are also encouraging permission slips to GARDEN. On Cultivating Place this week, we are joined by Nicole Johnse...

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  • Added: Apr 08, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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In a time of global crisis, it's good to look to the lessons of history, to help us understand that we do have the ability to overcome terrible adv...

Bought by KSPB Pebble Beach, WXAV 88.3FM Chicago, KCNP, and KUHF


  • Added: Apr 02, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 4
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While we head into another month under social distancing and self-isolation restrictions in order to flatten the curve of the novel coronavirus COV...

  • Added: Apr 01, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Women’s History month on Cultivating Place continues this week, knowing that radio and new voices are especially important to us all right now. Dr....

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  • Added: Mar 18, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Our home planet.
On this episode we look back in space and time to examine the life of an extraordinary pioneer of the space race and literally our place in space -...

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  • Added: Mar 12, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Women’s History month on Cultivating Place continues this week with Andrea DeLong-Amaya, Director of Horticulture at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflow...

  • Added: Mar 11, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave visits with neuroscientist, cognitive psychologist, musician and all around amazing guy, Daniel Levitin. His This is Your Brain On Music spent...

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  • Added: Mar 05, 2020
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Photo courtesy of Tiffany Freeman
This week we wrap up our series on the healing power of gardens and kick off our Women’s History Month all at the same time. For every episode in ...

  • Added: Mar 03, 2020
  • Length: 59:00