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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199 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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To round out Women’s History Month in style, this week we are back in conversation with Leslie Bennett, Oakland, CA based landscape designer creati...

  • Added: Mar 27, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: The late Frank Drake and his famous equation, Credit: SETI Institute
Dave is joined by special co host Bill Diamond, President and CEO of the SETI Institute, for an in depth look at the state of the famous Drake Equa...

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  • Added: Mar 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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The Great Unlawning of America has been underway for some time now, and as we have just crossed the threshold of the spring equinox earlier this we...

  • Added: Mar 20, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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The combining of sculpture and gardens dates back centuries if not millennia, and there are few public gardens I know of that do not incorporate sc...

  • Added: Mar 13, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
Caption: Dos Rios Ranch Preserve , Credit: River Partners
Dave visits with guests from River Partners, a conservation organization born of a vision of farmers with conservation interests who sought more of...

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  • Added: Mar 07, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Happy Women’s History Month! To kick Women’s History Month off on Cultivating Place, this week we visit with the woman known as the Queen of Herbs...

  • Added: Mar 06, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave visits with French archaeologist and paleoanthropologist Ludovic Slimak about his multi decadal research into Neanderthals. Author of the new ...

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  • Added: Feb 29, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1
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Most gardeners know the somewhat gruesome pleasure of working in the garden – with a sharp tool, or a poisonous plant, or ankle deep in a juicy sce...

  • Added: Feb 28, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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This week we lean into a particular aspect of our garden lives – but perhaps a favorite winter activity in the northerly climates in winter: tendin...

  • Added: Feb 21, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
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Dave looks at some interesting ways the University of California's Natural Reserves System are used for both education and scientific research. Som...

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  • Added: Feb 15, 2024
  • Length: 59:00
  • Purchases: 1