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First Aired - 01/24/2010 03:30PM
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Feeling down? Listen to this week's episode of We Dig Plants to discover how indoor plants can change your mood during the dreary months of winter.
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We Dig Plants Introduction: Indoor Plants (8:26)
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We Dig Plants, Carmen Devito, Alice Marcus Krieg, Roberta's, Heritage Radio Network, Jack Inslee, Whole Foods Market, Groundworks, bringing the culture to horticulture, tropical plants for the winter escape, outdoor gardens are put to bed in the winter, indoor plants, humidity, house plants, do plants increase oxygen in the air?, do plants absorb dust in the air?, do plants act as humidifiers?, do plants improve our psychological well being, plant exploration, enclosed bay windows, jasmine, fuchsia, ferns, Victorians,Know Your Plants: Watering Technique, Re-Potting & Other Tips (8:40)
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broad guidelines for house plants, maintenance, get to know your plant, learn its name, observe it, touch it, connect with the plant, adapt your watering technique, deep watering less frequent, potting, re pot in the spring or right before the period of active growth, never re pot a plant in bloom, fertilizers leave salt crust, it's important to use clean pots, add drainage hole,Orchards, Philodendron, Air Plants, African Violets, Shamrocks & Ferns! (15:14)
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All About Houseplants, the lowland rain forest, orchards, what do you with it when it starts to look awful, they need moist air and a lot of humidity, water them every two weeks, fertilize with liquid fertilizing in late October, add pebbles to a tray for humidity, foliage plant, heart shaped leaf, filadendron, they can be neglected, they love shady conditions, liquid organic fertilizer, air plants, they don't need soil, epiphyte, air circulation, shower, African violets, your grandmothers plant, they are not violets, Shamrocks, clover, Nathanial Clogan, often found in rock gardens, Victorian England, witchdoctor, untamed look, geraniums, citrus, they are not ideally suited as houseplants, ferns, the Boston fern, Florida, Jamaican plant hunter found it,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 11/29/2009 12:00PM
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This week on The Main Course, Patrick Martins makes his triumphant return to radio. Greg Hall and Liz Thorpe join as guests.
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The Main Course Introduction: Patrick's Back! (14:52)
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Patrick Martins, Katy Keiffer, The Main Course, broad breasted white, heritage breeds, genetic diversity, Heritage Foods, www.heritagefoodsusa.com, whole birds, Paradise Locker Meats, local meat, breeders, farmers, Frank Reese, terroir, just because meat is local doesn't mean it's the best, cattle industry, school food system, working beyond the CSA level, Alice Waters, journalism, report the entire story not the political story, Slow Food, Scott Carlson is ignorant, turkey, Kobe beef, Roberta’s,Greg Hall of Goose Island Beer Co. (27:25)
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Greg Hall, Goose Island, beer, brewery, Barcade, Blind Tiger, The Ginger Man, nobody has a set beer list in New York, Six Point, Chicago, Minetta Tavern, Tabla, New York Beer Week, Tribecca Grill, Murray's, beer and cheese classes, distribution, regionality, Brooklyn Brewery, microbreweries, production brewery, Narragansett, local breweries, Carlo Petrini, there are three things that make the US more inspiring than Europe, bread cheese and beer, chemical engineers, India Pale Ale, English Style, the IPA won 5 Medals at the Great American Beer Festival, Matilda, Belgium style ale, fermented with two different yeasts, spicy, Bourbon County Stout, never use a bourbon barrel twice, Michael Jackson, www.greatbeer.com, www.beermenus.com, mechanical engineers,Liz Thorpe of Murrays' Cheese Shop (17:26)
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Cherryholmes, Krogers, Murrays' Cheese Shop, Alpine Lace, Jarlsberg, block cheddar, specialty cheeses, all cheeses are equal, everyday cheese, sourcing, supermarket, sharp white cheddar, six different varieties are unnecessary, stand behind one producer, American artisan cheese, Pleasant Ridge Reserve, family owned factories, traditional grilled cheese, cheese shops, train the trainer model, creating an ongoing certification program, Paul O'Neill, marketing cheeses, merchandising style, wine and beer, The Cheese Chronicles, Robin Byrd,Pioneers of New American Cheese & Beer (15:10)
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Mary Keen, Cypress Grove, goat cheese, Paula Lambert, hand made mozzarella, Miles Kahn, The Great American Beer Festival, Sierra Nevada, Garret Oliver, Brooklyn Brewery, Rob Todd, Allagash, Russian River, Six Point, Sweet Action, Willi Lehner, cheese cave, Blues & Brews, pasteurized milk,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
First Aired - 10/18/2009 01:15PM
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On a special crazy episode of Part Q, Mike Edison comes by to celebrate the life of Captain Lou Albano. Also on the show, Regina Schrambling.
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Captain Lou Albano Obituary Show With Mike Edison (42:34)
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Lou Albano, Mike Edison, Captain Lou, tag teams, The Moondogs, Cyndi Lauper, Iron Sheik, Goonies R Good Enough, WWF Woman's Championship, bringing MTV to wrestling, lunch box and action figure crowd, Rowdy Piper, Wrestlemania, Liberachi was the guest timekeeper, push the button and Lou could rap, The Giant Machine was Andre The Giant with a mask, is wrestling real?, Lou was a native of Rome, The Grand Wizard, Bobby The Brain, Greg The Hammer Valentine, Piper's Pit, Hulk Hogan, the purpose of a manager in wrestling is for cheating, Owen Hart, Ox Baker, Ivan Koloff, The Russian Bear, Cold War, Carnival Food, elephant ears, corn dogs, dirtbike racing, livestock competitions, country music, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Vince McMahon, Monday Night Raw is the longest running TV show of all time, wrestling was made for television and vice versa, The Executioners, The Valiant Brothers, Luscious Johnny Valiant, Bruno Sammartino, Rocky Balboa, Wild Samoans, Chief Wahoo McDaniel,Regina Schrambling Talks About The Internet & Print Media (29:38)
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Gastropoda, advertising, Roberta's, Balthazar, Momofuku, Regina Schrambling, New York Times, Judith Jones, Regina is from Arizona, Regina travelled across the country and held odd jobs, Regina finally got hired by the Louisville Times, The LA Times, Gourmet Magazine, the state of print media, advertising is not sustainable, Michael Batterberry, how do you make money on the internet?, the future will be selling actual products and virtual information, food critics cannot hide on the internet, Peter Meehan, Back 40, Regina enjoys food that tastes better than what she could make at home, Pearl Oyster Bar, it is hard to find consistancy in New York, Noche Mexicana, The Fatty Crab, Whole Foods, Remi Restaurant, salad bars, Edible Manhattan, Shop Smart, Mexican market at 100th street, Culture Magazine, Anne Saxelby, Epicurious,To comment on this episode click here. There are currently Comments
