A group looking to create a watershed sanctuary buys lake property in Cave Springs and congested roadways in Northwest Arkansas are costing area residents and businesses millions of dollars
Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Roy Reed covered the south for the New York Times in the 1960s and ‘70s and his job gave him a front seat to the civil rights movement, hurricanes…and later The White House. His new memoir of his New York Times career, “Beware of Limbo Dancers” has just been published by the University of Arkansas Press. Kyle talks to him about the book.
Sheila Heti is in a quest for authenticity. Her fifth book follows a late-twenty-something named Sheila who is trying, but ultimately failing to, write a commissioned feminist play. The book has drawn praise from critics who say the work is a "seriously strange, but funny plunge into the quest for authenticity." Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen has a review.Roy Reed was a newspaper reporter for more than 20 years with the Arkansas Gazette and New York Times. His new book, Beware of Limbo Dancers: A Correspondent’s Adventures with the New York Times, is a memoir of his days working for the Times.
Roy Reed will discuss his book and sign copies at the University of Arkansas celebration of faculty authors at 7 p.m. Wednesday (October 10th) in Giffels Auditorium on the University of Arkansas campus. He’ll also discuss the book from 2pm until 4pm Thursday (October 11th) at the Osher Lifelong Institute at the U of A Global Campus at 2 East Center Street in Fayetteville. He’s also scheduled to discuss the book on at 6:30 p.m. November 15th at the Fayetteville Public Library. The book is published by the University of Arkansas Press.
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Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net talks with Jason Tolbert of the Tolbert Report and Michael Cook of Cook’s Outlook about the approaching legislative races in Arkansas. Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we take a look at the effects of gravel mining in the Ozarks. And, the University of Arkansas has organized a month worth of events that focus on disability awareness.
Nature recordist and Ozarks at Large essayist Joe Neal brings us the otherworldly sound the thrush. 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.”Nature recordist and Ozarks at Large essayist Joe Neal brings us the otherworldly sound the thrush. 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.”
A farm has sprouted in the middle of Fayetteville and the people behind the effort want to help change the way we think about food.
For more information, visit Tri Cycle Farms' Facebook page.
October is when Oscar contenders begin to emerge, many TV favorties return and highly-publicized books and albums hit shelves. Wayne Bell has the moth’s preview.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, May 13, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock discusses the final week of campaigning before primary election day and if Judge Chris Piazza's ruling striking down the state's ban on same-sex marriage will have any impact on those races. Plus, a return to a favorite CD from several summers ago; can the music still evoke the same response? And, a report on a multi-million dollar campaign targeting the Southern closet.
Talk Business Arkansas' Roby Brock speaks with Lane Kidd with the Arkansas Trucking Association about the past of future of his industry. The trucking industry has been leading others in the state in terms of employment in Arkansas during the recovery from the recession.
"Ring Around the Moon" by Elephant Revival
Patrons tomorrow night at the outdoor ice rink in downtown Bentonville will be able to eat and drink a special menu at a warming bar.
The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has approved an application for an historical marker at Mount Comfort Cemetery.
Beccca Martin Brown has more on two art exhibits opening this month in the River Valley.
"Kimono" by Alain Bashung
The stories behind unusual high school mascots…like Airedales or Little Johns…are the stuff of legend.
at end of show: "Lester Had a Coconut" by The String Cheese Incident
