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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212 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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295 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

Caption: Climate Elvis with Al Roker
Dave talks to longtime friend of the program, Josh Willis, the Principal Investigator for NASA's OMG (Oceans Melting Greenland) program. Josh was f...

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  • Added: Oct 03, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: courtesy of Abelow Sherman Architects
"the history of architecture and humankind’s underlying psyche is to connect to the outdoors - people always talk about light and view in relation ...

  • Added: Oct 02, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: The Carr Fire burn scar
Forests in California are owned by a wide variety of public and private entities - big and small. But what one owner does with his or her property ...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 03:55
  • Purchases: 5
Caption: Randall Hauser
If you live in a fire prone area, there are ways to keep yourself safe. There are neighborhood organizations called Fire Safe Councils to keep your...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 03:59
  • Purchases: 7
Caption: Zeke Lunder in the Camp Fire Burn Scar
Matt Fidler of California Burning explores why the Autumn wildfires are burning so severely and why they seem to be getting worse. Joined by Pyro-g...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 03:52
  • Purchases: 8
Caption: Margo Robbins
Take a journey to the Yurok Indian Reservation in the Klamath River in Northern California to learn how the Native Californians used fire to groom ...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 03:54
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Caption: James Lewis and Smokey
Smokey Bear was the most successful advertising campaign of all time. And the success of his message "Only YOU can prevent Forest Fires" might be a...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 03:47
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Caption: Brennan Byrd holding a piece of Cob building material
On the fifth and final episode of California Burning, we look for solutions that address the many different factors associated with the wildfires p...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Jim Hautman and Calli-Jane showing an open forest burn scar
On the fourth episode of California Burning we focus on the issues surrounding fires where the urban and wild spaces meet. We hear from people who ...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
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Caption: Shasta-Trinity Forest Rangers Randy Paris, Dan Ostermann, Kevin Osbourne and Carol Underhill
On the third episode of California Burning, we talk to many people who are or have been working directly with fire - both deep in the forests, and ...

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  • Added: Sep 27, 2019
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 12