Dr. Reem Bassiouney talks about her book "The Pistachio Seller" and her book readings in Fayetteville.
Ozarks At Large
As part of our occasional series "The Process" Jacqueline Froelich takes us to a local candle maker to learn about waxes, wicks, scents and the fine art of extrusion. Hanna's Candles will hold its annual winter sale December 4th at 2700 Armstrong to benefit a local charity. To learn more visit Hanna's Candles on Facebook.A new book, "Arkansas Curiosities" gathers many of the state's unusual places, facts and legends into one volume.
Wyatt and Janie Jones also talked to Kyle about some of the things they couldn't get into the book. Hear that conversation here.
Next week voices from Fort Smith and Tokyo will sing together thanks to the latest in technology at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith.
One of the small pleasures of biking or hiking on Fayetteville's urban trails is looking at art by area children on special art kiosks.
This edition of Ozarks at Large is another book fair version of our program. We talk with the author of "The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating" about how a small animal made a year with chronic disease bearable. Plus surfing, bicycling and more.
Blogger Bike Snob NYC is not really a bike snob, though he does ride his bike plenty. His new book, "Bike Snob" covers the history of bicycles and takes a sometimes serious, sometimes tongue-in-cheek approach to the two-wheeled world.
Elizabeth Bailey was confined to her bed with a chronic disease when a friend brought her a plant to help brighten the room. The next day Elizabeth Bailey began observing a single snail that unwittedly immigrated into the room in the pot. Her fascination with the small animal helped her deal with her condition and eventually led to her book "The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating." The remarkable book mixes science, philosophy and memoir.
This edition of Ozarks is a holiday book fair edition. We talk with Patricia Adams, co-author of "A Force of Nature: The Story of NRDC and the Fight to Save Our Planet." Plus one of the publishers of the book "The Art of McSweeney's" talks about the publishing house and the man behind the new cookbook, "The Commonsense Kitchen."
Thanksgiving means many things...and almost all of them are included in the new cookbook "The Commonsense Kitchen" by Tom Hudgens. There is food, of course, but also essays about why we should be thankful for our food.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Friday, March 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we learn about new standardized public eduction testing that will be tried in schools as part of the new Common Core cirriculum. Also, Little Chief performs a song of their new album.
Last month, the first Hindu temple in Northwest Arkansas opened its doors in Bentonville. We spoke with members of the Hindu Association of Northwest Arkansas, the organization behind the temple, about the building itself and how it will serve the community, both Hindu and not.
For more information, visit the association's website here.
Roby Brock from our partner talkbusiness.net recently talked with Jay Barth, political science professor at Hendrix College, about the method Arkansans often use to place initiatives on the ballot.
"Dizzy Atmosphere" by Greg Gisbert
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, sends us to the Fort Smith Museum of History and north to Carthage, Missouri for Thursday entertainment.
In three weeks the air above the Little Rock Air Force base will be busy. The acclaimed US Navy Blue Angels are the headliners for the Little Rock Air Show at the Air Force base. Lt. Mallory Glass is the chief of public affairs at the Little Rock Air Force Base, and she tells us how an air show is put together:
"Powerhouse" by Don Byron
Essayist Joe Neal noticed that our new facility at the corner of Mountain and School Streets in downtown Fayetteville features a most ancient garden. Joe Neal is coauthor of “Arkansas Birds,” published by the University of Arkansas Press. His latest book is “In the Province of Birds, a Western Arkansas Memoir.”
