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TECHNOTE: Thu 9/4/25 Radio broadcast interruptions during tower work 9am-5pm

The New Indigo Wave

8m 14s

Residents from Oaxacan town Niltepec alchemize blue indigo pigment from the jiquilite plant (Indigofera suffruticosa). Residents of all ages revisit the ancient practice of their Zapotec and Zoque ancestors, despite the increasing challenges of climate change and lack of governmental subsidies, in what we hope turns out to be The New Indigo Wave.

Aired: 09/07/25 | Expires: 09/07/29
Major funding for POV is provided by PBS, The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the Wyncote Foundation, Reva & David Logan Foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the National Endowment for the Arts. Additional funding comes from Nancy Blachman and David desJardins, Bertha Foundation, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association's Charitable Trust, Park Foundation, Sage Foundation, New York State Council on the Arts, public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, Chris and Nancy Plaut, Abby Pucker, Ann Tenenbaum and Thomas H. Lee and public television viewers. POV is presented by a consortium of public television stations, including KQED San Francisco, WGBH Boston and THIRTEEN in association with WNET.ORG.
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