Ozarks at Large

On today’s show, C-SPAN comes to town. Plus a controversial hog farm in Newton County is denied its permit. And two-fifths of Jamie Lou and The Hullabaloo recently came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.

On today's show, legislators are considering education spending after the governor released his budget proposal this week; we get a report on why some lawmakers are concerned about the level of funding for schools in Arkansas. Plus, a new novel imagines the final days of Irish poet and playwright Oscar Wilde. Also, we hear how the city of Fayetteville is aiming to eventually use 100 percent renewable energy.

After coming up short during the annual Red Kettle Campaign, the Salvation Army is looking to make adjustments in 2018. On today's show, we learn why that doesn't involve cuts to programming. Also, we learn about a new relationship skills course open to residents who otherwise may not have access to such opportunities.

We hear about the steady and often slow daily drive in Bella Vista. Fayetteville High School students put a face on Islam, and 2018 is an election year, and Roby Brock talks to John Brummett about some of the races coming up in the months ahead

The new Arkansas Children's Northwest is nearly complete, and on today's show, we get a tour. Also, Michael Tilley of Talk Business and Politics gives us a look at his top stories for the Fort Smith region in 2017, from the way the city handled a controversy regarding recycling to the first students taking classes at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine.

On today’s show, we hear what a new federal direction for marijuana may or may not mean for Arkansas. Plus, we find out one way to dispose of Christmas trees, and The Reeves Brothers return to northwest Arkansas to play for us in the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.

On today’s show, as Arkansas moves closer to legal medical marijuana, some training is being offered for those interested in the industry. Plus, we hear how widespread flu has already arrived in Arkansas. And, we hear about nearly a dozen jazz recordings that arrived in 2017 worth our time.

On today’s show, as football playoffs dominate the sports calendar in January, we consider some football mascots: our conversations about diversity continue today. Plus, we meet a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Arkansas who has overcome adversity. And, our Militant Grammarian has more words we may be using incorrectly.

On today’s show, a University of Arkansas associate professor of law is writing about political correctness, free speech and college campuses. Plus, the Siloam Springs Museum is experiencing growing pains. And, we finish up a winter’s reading list with some new and some old works.

As we end 2017, we look back at some of our favorite musical performances recorded for Ozarks at Large in the last half of the year. We hear from Ladies Night, Knife in the Water, Nive Nielsen, Jasper Logan, Joey Farr & the Fuggins' Wheat Band, Isaac Hoskins and more.