Ozarks at Large

On today’s show, the final episode of the podcast "The Movement That Never Was: A People’s Guide to Anti-Racism in the South and Arkansas." Plus, voters are being asked to approve the extension of a 1 percent sales tax during a special election in Lowell ...

On today's Ozarks at Large, we revisit some musical performances from our archive to look ahead at music happening in our region in the next few months. We hear Darrell Scot after one of his earlier concerts in Fayetteville, we talk with Kalyn Fay after the release of her last album, and we hear performances from John Moreland and Charley Crockett, recorded in front of a live audience for past editions of the Fayetteville Roots Festival.

On today's Ozarks at Large, we revisit recent segments with some of our friends. Randy Dixon from the Pryor Center of Arkansas Oral and Visual History helps us explore Jimmy Driftwood's legacy, our Militant Grammarian helps us explore autological words, Charlie Allison explores the history of the Razorback mascot for the U of A, and Lia Uribe explores the music of Bach.

Today on Ozarks at Large, we take a trip through our archives to learn why a yellow bicycle appears on a downtown Fayetteville lawn each spring, we hear how students learned in an outdoor classroom in Newton County, how cicadas invaded northweat Arkansas, how some area schools got their unique mascots, and we hear our interview with Shankar Vedantam, the host of NPR's Hidden Brain.

On today’s show, the history of vaccines. Plus, Fenix Arts in Fayetteville is hosting a multi-media exhibition and panel discussion on “Pronouns: A Trans and Non-Binary Group Show” this coming weekend. And we air the second episode of the podcast "Reflexions."

On our show today, the city of Fort Smith has approved the in-person gathering of the motorcycle Steel Horse Rally, no masks required. Plus, Randy Dixon with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History selects legendary editorial cartoonist George Fisher for our weekly Pryor Center Profile. A new wind farm is delivering a fresh surge of renewable energy to SWEPCO customers in Western Arkansas, and much more.

On today's show: rethinking the policing of traffic stops, Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville is hosting a youth “Queer Camp” this summer, young musicians with the NWA Jazz All Stars have a pretty cool collaborator for their live debut this weekend, Bobby Watson, whom "Shades of Jazz" host Robert Ginsberg interviews — and much more.

On today’s show, the Arkansas Legislature has approved three constitutional amendments. We’ll preview issues voters can expect to see on the 2022 ballot. Plus, the Fort Smith Boys Home has completed a new Community Building, Lia Uribe shares Vivaldi as part of today’s Sound Perimeter , and under a new state law public school kids will have easier access to drinking fountain bottled water.

On today’s show, property owners who fail to submit information to Fayetteville’s Landlord's Representative Registry by Friday will be subject to fines. Plus, nearly 40 percent of U.S. Veterans have declined being vaccinated for COVID-19. We report on why and how Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks key medical providers are responding. Also, we attend a ground breaking for an indigenous medicine garden at the Museum of Native American History in Bentonville — and much more.

On today’s show: vaccinations and equity. We begin a series of conversations with instructors leading forums hosted by the University of Arkansas Honors College about the development, distribution and administration of COVID-19 vaccines. Plus, nurses and art therapy, navigating growth in Bentonville, and much more.