Ozarks at Large

Northwest Arkansas residents are concerned about proposed cuts in federal programs. On today's show, we hear from a town hall last night that addressed a proposed federal budget. Also, the Latino food community is growing in Fayetteville. Plus, a preview of live music across the region and a conversation with a stained glass artist.

On today's show, we hear how Missouri state legislators are working on a new ballot measure that could overturn the legalization of some abortions in the state. We also consider summertime food safety. Plus, how a company based in the Czech Republic is trying to change how you ride with custom 3D printed cycling saddles.

On today's show, we learn that a city’s art is more than just a conversation piece— it's a source of pride and a lure to attract people to visit. Also, why the Dover Quartet loves to travel to northwest Arkansas. Plus, headlines from the River Valley with Michael Tilley.

Four cases of pediatric measles have been confirmed in Arkansas, all in unvaccinated children. On today's show, we hear from a pediatrician who is working hard to keep that number at just four. Also, we hear more about this year's Gulley Park Concert Series. Plus, an afternoon of music designed to relieve what troubles you.

On today's show, we hear more about a new campus for Fayetteville's Ramay Junior High. Also, the idea behind the new show on PBS, “City of Songs.” Plus, how fire and glass combine to make art.

The Clinton School for Public Service is extending its work beyond the classroom. On today's show, we hear how the school works with public service groups and nonprofits. We also investigate what service community health workers can provide. Plus, what can AI do that's a service to all of us?

On today's show, we hear how Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art is partnering with the Arkansas Schools for the Blind & Visually Impaired and the Deaf to pilot a program to educate and provide access. Also, Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore reports that the city of Fayetteville is collaborating with a local nonprofit to increase economic mobility. Plus, a new edition of Sound Perimeter with Lia Uribe.

The goal of improving health and healthcare in the middle of the country leads to the grand opening of the Heartland Whole Health Institute. On today's show, we’ll take you to the scene of the ribbon cutting. Also, a conversation with the two-time Grammy-winning band The Lost Bayou Ramblers. Plus, we'll discuss this week's headlines with Talk Business' Michael Tilley.

A new study shows that microplastics are harming freshwater streams. On today's show, we'll hear more about that study and what individuals can do to help. Also, a new law in Arkansas mandates the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms. However, some Christian leaders oppose this measure. Plus, the annual Artosphere Festival returns, and we'll learn what's new.

At least three constitutional amendments will appear on the 2026 ballot for Arkansas voters. On today's show, we dig into some of the research on those revisions. Isabel Davis will also discuss her book, ”Conceiving History,” which explores the long history of trying to become pregnant. Plus, reporter Sophia Nourani and KUAF's Wai-Kay Carenbauer suggest live music shows around the region.

Matt Holden’s “what I did this summer” essay for 2025 should be interesting. On today's show, we hear that the Fayetteville teacher’s summer will include trips into the Pacific Ocean and to Africa. This summer also means the inaugural Ozark Music Festival all around northwest Arkansas, so we'll provide a glimpse of what's to come. Also, the city of Fayetteville named this year's Amazing Tree, but what makes it so special?

This week marks 50 years since the fall of Saigon. On today's show, we'll hear about refugees from the Vietnam War who made their way to the U.S. through Fort Chaffee. And while the war in Vietnam was half a world away, the impact was felt locally, as we hear in archival recordings of war protests from the Pryor Center.

On today's show, we hear about the Northwest Arkansas Council's strategy for regional growth. We also learn more about 3D-printed food in a new segment of "Balance." Additionally, our reporter, Jack Travis, shares some Earth Day activities for your family.

A new research institute has opened on the University of Arkansas campus. On today's show, a tour of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research. Also, the deadline for Real ID is approaching and we have what you need to know. Plus, we hear about next month's Fresh Grass Festival's strong Arkansas connection.

A new piece of federal legislation may require paper documentation of a voter’s citizenship. On today's show, we learn how this impacts Arkansans. Also, as the GORP program closes this semester, we take a moment to explore one more participating company. Plus, a conversation with a mind Rogers-based firm that uses AI to stay at the forefront of advertising.

You can’t win ‘em all in sports or the Arkansas Legislature. On today's show, Josie Lenora from Little Rock Public Radio talks us through some bills that didn’t make it and the pivots made by lawmakers. Also, Randy Dixon with the Pryor Center offers a guide to what we might have been talking about on our show 50 years ago today.

Fashion designers in northwest Arkansas are forging a new path after a supporting organization folds. Also, Matt McGowan explains that his new novel, “Western Swing,” includes a young man seeking his own new path. Plus, news from Michael Tilley with Talk Business and Politics.

Advocates of boosting Arkansas’ film industry say offering incentives for filmmakers could begin to make the state a player in that field. On today's show, Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams discusses a campaign to bring more movies to Arkansas. Plus, we will explore another entertainment industry gaining a foothold in northwest Arkansas: video game production. Also, learning more about KUAF's Listening Lab.

The city of Fayetteville and the Fayetteville School District are teaming up to provide safe routes to school. On today's show, we hear how the city is seeking public input on how to implement the plan best. Plus, we hear about new words from the late Charles Portis. We've also got your next weekend planned out as we talk some tunes.

About one in five public schools in Arkansas are using a four-day school week. A bill in the legislature could put a halt to that.Plus, a new major at John Brown University will take flight this fall and an update on Arkansas Children’s expansion across the state.

Bills about social transitioning for transgender minors, ivermectin, and mandatory posting of the ten commandments make their way through the Arkansas Legislature, even if they may face legal changes. Plus, musical reflections on life, death and grace included in a new Sound Perimeter from Lia Uribe.

This week, a conference on the University of Arkansas campus focuses on Celtic language and culture and how the past can help inform the present. On today's show, we hear about the Celtic Studies Association of North America, which convened in Fayetteville. Also, Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics takes Arkansas' economic temperature. Plus, entrepreneurs in the cycling arena are refining their work with the Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator.

A recent report shows that Arkansas is ranked the best in the nation in one financial growth area. However, another indicator is nearly the worst. On today's show, we'll hear more about the state's economic status. We'll also learn about a significant gift to UAFS that endows a Center for Nonprofits. Plus, Ozarks at Large's Daniel Caruth reports how America's largest meat producer faces external and internal scrutiny for its workplace policies.

On today's show, we learn about a free healthcare clinic happening this weekend in Fort Smith. Also, we have more about the second iteration of SongRider: songwriters embedded with cyclists across northwest Arkansas. Plus, the Gathering of the Groups annual meeting is this weekend at the Fayetteville Public Library, but what will happen during that conference?

Historians are working to learn—and share—more about Black settlers in Washington County. On today's show, a conversation about the updated Annotated Bibliography on Black Settler of Washington County Arkansas. Also, XNA has new vending machines offering a necessary good: diapers. Plus, we hear from a company based in the UK that is participating in the Arkansas Global Cycling Accelerator.

For decades, the Fulbright Program has fostered international exchange, creating recognition for Arkansas in the process. On today's show, we consider the legacy of The Fulbright Program. Plus, we remember an Arkansas basketball great: the late Oliver Miller.

On today's show, we take another trip to the Ozarks at Large archives.

On today's show, we take a trip to the Ozarks at Large archives.

As the Arkansas Legislature considers a community-based doula certification act, the Doula Alliance of Arkansas takes note of World Doula Week. That story is on today's show. Plus, we’ll consider wellness in our regular feature “balance," by examining the similarities and differences between hunger and appetite. Also, the fifth annual Leverett AMP Concert Series in Fort Smith is about to start.

Arkansas ranks very low in maternal health categories, and a new, free app is trying to help expecting and new mothers get connected to services. On today's show, we hear how an Arkansas-specific pregnancy app could move the needle for maternal health. Plus, the co-writer of Back to the Future helps turn the iconic film series into a stage musical. Also, writer Mathew Goldberg is coming back to northwest Arkansas to launch his new book at Two Friends in Bentonville.

There is talk of a possible recession, talk that has happened before. On today's show, the Pryor Center archives help us look back at past economic downturns. Plus, the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas continues an active March. We also have a new edition of Sound Perimeter from Lia Uribe honoring Women’s History Month.

On Today's show we hear the week's latest Fort Smith headlines from Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley. Plus the National Park Service prepares for busy season amid staffing cuts and a preview of Theatre Squared's 20th season.

In today's episode, Daniel Caruth reports on a disaster simulation conducted on the John Brown University campus in Siloam Springs. Northwest Arkansas Community College celebrates the 20th anniversary of its honors program, and more.

On today's Ozarks at Large, wildfire risk is high across Arkansas this Spring - we hear from the Arkansas Forestry Division about the causes of and how to prevent forest fires. Plus, a day-camp for high school students explores medical careers and a festival in Springdale brings the Marshall Islands to the Ozarks.

In today's episode, reports of fentanyl overdoses drop dramatically across the United States, Arkansas included. A new report from Heartland Forward examines the economic boost to the state if there were more medical residencies available.

We hear voices from a rally in support of local VA employees who have lost their jobs under new federal staffing cuts. Plus we help celebrate an icon of Fayetteville nightlife - Maxine's Taproom - ahead of the bar's 75th birthday.

Today's show features more updates from the Arkansas Legislature. How the latest version of what we’re calling bird flu can have an effect on animals, people and the economy, as well as this year's SHE: Festival of Women in Music at the University of Arkansas. Today's show features more updates from the Arkansas Legislature. How the latest version of what we’re calling bird flu can have an effect on animals, people and the economy, as well as this year's SHE: Festival of Women in Music at the University of Arkansas.

On today's show, we discover more about the planet Mars with University of Arkansas researchers. We also consider legislative proposals designed to invest more in primary care physicians in Arkansas, and protect protocol designed to support citizen-led initiatives.

Arkansas is fully embracing mountain biking, but climbing is also becoming a big draw. On today's show, we consider the work to give climbers unique places to scale from Springdale to North Little Rock. Plus, a convergence of science, research, music and marimbason the University of Arkansas campus.

The General Assembly is several weeks into its regular session. On today's show, we hear a review of the past week with Josie Lenora, a politics and government reporter for Little Rock Public Radio. Also, Randy Dixon with the Pryor Center tells us how the New Madrid Seismic Zone has fascinated, scared and intrigued us for two centuries.

We use math every day, even if we don't know it. Many of us could probably benefit from increasing our math literacy. On today's show, we hear how the U of A Department of Mathematical Sciences and the Fayetteville Public Library are partners for screening the documentary "Counted Out". Plus, a retrospective of Eugene Sargent's art opens this weekend. Also, Michael Tilley takes us through this week's headlines.

As conversations continue in Washington, D.C., about the size of federal agencies’ workforces, sudden terminations are having an effect. On today's show, Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis speaks with two former federal employees. Also, the U.S. Marshals Museum is teaming up with the NEA for the Big Read. Plus, the NPR programs It’s Been a Minute and Wild Card are new partners, and we’ll talk with the hosts.

A new podcast highlights a family member’s immersion into conspiracy rabbit holes. On today's show, we hear what lessons can be learned from watching such happen as Zach Mack discusses his podcast “Alternate Realities." Also, Dunia Elvir, a TV anchor in Los Angeles and president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, shares lessons from thirty years of journalism. Plus, Becca Martin Brown takes "The Other Way" to Cane Hill.

Tontitown residents are keeping their attention focused on a proposed permit regarding air quality. On today's show, we hear from Ozarks at Large’s Daniel Caruth, who was at last week’s public hearing. Plus, Ed Larson will be at the University of Arkansas this week to talk about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Scope Monkey Trial.

On today's Ozarks at Large, we get a round up of the latest from the Arkansas legislature in Little Rock, hear archives from some of the biggest news stories from Arkansas in 1970 and gear up for the 2025 NWACC Spring Arts & Culture Festival.

On today's Ozarks at Large, we get a look at Northwest Arkansas Community College's new student-operated butcher shop, learn about a tool for cyclists to find more accessible campsites, hear from Michael Tilley with content partner Talk Business and Politics about an updated tax plan for Fort Smith and more.

Loneliness can affect any of us in multiple ways. On today's show, we hear from former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, documentarian Nicholas Ma and musician Yo Yo Ma about loneliness and unity. We also celebrate Fayetteville's oldest operating elementary school. Plus, the varied world of orchids.

You can have a vital role in preparing the next generation of doctors. On today's show, we hear how the Alice L. Walton School of Medicine is seeking people to portray clinical patients to help future physicians learn. Also, a quick trip up the mountain gets you to Ozark Folkways. Plus, the Center for Art as Lived Experience in the University of Arkansas School of Art will host a gathering this week.

Recent shifts in immigration policy are creating some concern for parents of adopted children. On today's show, Ozarks at Large’s Daniel Caruth talks with parents and an adoption attorney. Also, we learn the growing importance of outdoor recreation for Arkansas’ economy. Plus, a rare bird is generating excitement in Carroll County.

Lawmakers at the State Capitol are gathering momentum. On today's show, Josie Lenora, the politics and government reporter for Little Rock Public Radio, helps us digest the latest from the General Assembly. We’ll also track the life of former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker, who died this month. Plus, Lia Uribe embraces France in her latest installment of Sound Perimeter.