Ozarks at Large

This week's collection of archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History places the spotlight on Virginia Kelley, the mother of President Bill Clinton.

Transgender, nonbinary, lesbian and gay youth in Arkansas, and across the county, lacking access to proper gender-confirming apparel and undergarments, now have access to the "Transition Closet." Located securely inside Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, the free service is operated by Amare Roush who provides encouraging guidance to all who enter.

On today's show, Fayetteville City Council has approved a climate resilience resolution proposed by council member Teresa Turk. Plus, the imagination of Roald Dahl’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, and a book designed for reluctant readers.

Fayetteville City Council recently approved a "Natural Environment, Ecosystems, and Climate Resilience" planning resolution, authored by council member, Teresa Turk, who also serves on the Fayetteville Environmental Action Committee. The broad resolution aims to map and conserve lands of high ecological value, cultivate rich carbon sinks, establish a conservation easement fund, and improve flood-protective riparian zones along streams and creeks.

Pastor Clint Schnekloth is back with another book suggestion. He's offering up The Nature of Middle Earth by J.R.R. Tolkien and edited by Carl F. Hostetter.

The national touring production of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is at Walton Arts Center beginning Tuesday night. We get a preview from Steve McCoy, the actor who is Grandpa Joe in the spectacle.

Courtney Lanning gives us two new movies worth watching. One, the Unforgivable, is a serious drama with Sandra Bullock. The other, 8-Bit Christmas, is a holiday comedy.

Max Greenfield, an author and actor, had a hard time getting his children to pick a book to read. He's used that experience to help create I Don't Want to Read This Book with illustrations by Mike Lowery.

On today's show, interviews with authors of books covering big ideas.

Brian Buma uses more than 100 maps and images to show how the world's climate is changing in his new book, The Atlas of a Changing Climate.