Focus on Flowers

Aaron Cain asks Noah Bendix-Balgley about his musical upbringing, his klezmer concerto, and what it's like to be concertmaster of the Berlin Philharmonic.

Yalie Kamara reads "Eating Malombo Fruit in Freetown, 1989," "Trim," "A Haiku Love Poem for Gabby Douglas," and two more haikus.

While the weather remains cold outdoors, we can look online for a flower fix. One site that I enjoy is the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

WFIU's Will Murphy speaks with author Frank Bill and bookstore owner Brian Hawkins.

Yalie Kamara reads her poem "Oakland As Home, Home As Myth."

The catalogs have arrived in the mail, so we are all thinking about what to order...

Steve Sanders speaks with Jamie Kalven about issues of press freedom, police accountability, and civil and human rights.

Eric reads his poems "Note to Self," "The Blizzard," "Of the Flakes," and "Snow in Three Parts."

About 120 million roses are purchased in the U.S. for Valentine’s Day each year.