Historians Eric Gellman and Jarod Roll discuss their new dual biography The Gospel of the Working Class: Labor's Southern Prophets in New Deal America.
Ozarks At Large
In honor of Homecoming at the University of Arkansas, Becca Martin Brown from NWA Newspapers gives us a list of where we can find several pig art installations (part of Ozark Literacy Council's Pigshibition project) around town.
Michael Tilley from The City Wire, who marked its fourth anniversary yesterday, gives us an update on the jobless rate in the listening area, discusses Oklahoma's new “open carry” gun law and more.Last month, freshman Trei Dudley was named the Boys and Girls Club's National Youth of the Year, making her an ambassador for the 4 million kids involved with the national organization.
More than a thousand acres of notoriously tough terrain in Benton County will become the state's newest land preserve, and homecoming week at the UA does more than raise team spirit, for it also raised tons of food for a local food pantry. And AARP offers free defensive driving clinics for veterans this month.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: does the separation of boys from girls in elementary school classrooms make the learning atmosphere better? There are more single-gender classes in northwest Arkansas than ever before. And, it is Halloween. So we have zombies, the big bad wolf and the Frankenstein Monster. And an original, spooky song performed inside the Firmin Garner Performance Studio.Brian and Terri Kinder’s latest CD, Spooky, is filled with Halloween-themed songs for the younger set. Earlier this month they came to the Firmin Garner Performance Studio to play a selection from the CD.
Northwest Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped in the month of September, and a state economist says that the area is the strongest-performing in the state. Also, a kickball tournament to be held later this week has already raised thousands for the NWA Children's Shelter, even before the first ball is rolled. And, AARP plans to offer defensive driving courses to veterans next month.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the annual Arkansas Poll sheds some light on how the state's residents feel about the direction of Arkansas, the upcoming elections and more. We'll talk with the poll's author Janine Parry about the results. And a new cookbook gathers top recipes from a Fayetteville church congregation and offers an indication of how Northwest Arkansas has changed. Plus, Roby Brock with his weekly recap of business and political news in Arkansas.Just in time for the holidays, a new northwest Arkansas-centric cookbook, created by the members of a Fayetteville church, delivers hundreds of recipes tested by the parishioners…and gives a snapshot of the region’s past and present at the same time.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks…trying to make sense of the year that was 2013 politics in Arkansas; and trying to guess how the election year of 2014 may unfold. Plus Antoinette will walk us through the process used by a 3D printer. We’ll also take a ride along some innovative local trails with the founder of Progressive Trail Design and find out how millions of steps led Mercy Health to a national honor.
The third Downtown Rogers Restaurant Week includes chefs swapping kitchens and bartenders inventing drinks.
at end of show: "Who Did That To You" performed by Shawn James
A wet March led Arkansas farmers to plant crops late, but it hasn't necessarily hurt this year's harvest. Plus, the Bentonville School District proposes a traffic study to project what traffic will be like in Centerton once the district's second high school is open for classes.
"What a Fool Believes" ny The Doobie Brothers
The Walmart AMP's topping off ceremony was Monday, now the rest of the work takes place.
We meet Tom Krohn, Arkansas Regional Coordinator for FrogWatch USA. Krohn hosts free workshops across the state, training citizen scientists to become certified frog listeners. He will be in Northwest Arkansasa April 8 & 15th at the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History in Springdale. To learn more visit Arkansasfrogsandtoads.org.
Spring break is over; let the deluge of spring events begin.
"Be Young, Be Foolish, Be Happy" by Booker T and the MGs.
