Author and long-time Fayetteville native Geoffrey Oelsner visited KUAF to discuss his book “A Country Where All Colors Are Sacred and Alive: A Memoir of Non-Ordinary Experience and Collaboration with Nature.” The book talks about his spiritual journey and para-psychological experiences.
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On this edition of Ozarks at Large, authors of the book Cave Life of Oklahoma and Arkansas talk about what is swimming and crawling under our feet; and the non-profit Northwest Arkansas Water Walk organizes a fundraiser to highlight the lack of access to clean drinking water in many parts of the world. We also feature visits from singer-songwriter Bruce Allen and our food expert Teresa Maurer.Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has details about book readings, auditions for plays and the University of Arkansas Saxophone Chamber Orchestra.
Dr. Jack Rakove is a professor of political science at Stanford University and the author of six books, including Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the Making of the Constitution which won the Pulitzer Prize in history in 1997. Last week he delivered the spring Hartman-Hotz lecture in Law and Liberal Arts on the University of Arkansas campus
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, northwest Arkansas has a new tourism brand. We learn more about the Bike Coalition of the Ozarks; and looking into how local record stores, in this digital age, attract customers to purchase physical music.Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with Bike Coalition of the Ozarks co-founder Laura Kelly about the organization’s various education and encouragement programs.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we meet with members of a vaulting team and the Cherokee Nation’s Principal Chief Bill John Baker. Also on the show today, we have a preview of Symphony of Northwest Arkansas’ first season’s last concert.
Since taking office of Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation last fall, Bill John Baker has sold off the tribe’s fancy jet, dedicated a greater percentage of profits from the flourishing casino industry towards healthcare, and has vowed to diversify the Nation’s business sector. We travel to tribal headquarters in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to meet the new chief.On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we take a quick look at news stories from across Arkansas; and meet with an anthropologist who studies the subculture of paranormal researchers. Our militant grammarian returns with another pet peeve; and the second in an Arkansongs series on folk anthology.Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, golf is a sport, but it's also a vehicle for life lessons about honesty and perseverance. We visit the green as First Tee of Northwest Arkansas spends an afternoon teaching values to area youth. Plus, a look at the senate race in Arkansas.
Arkansas' U.S. Senators speak about changes to SNAP benefits in the legislation moving through the Senate. Governor Mike Beebe is calling for a funding increase for a graduate student grant program. And, the U.S. Marshals Museum sets a date for its groundbreaking.
U.S. Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa from Hawaii has filed a bill asking for a massive increase in special grant funding to reimburse public spending on Marshallese migrants living in the U.S. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, millions of dollars have been distributed to Hawaii over the years, but not one cent of the grant money has every reached the mainland, including Arkansas, home to thousands of Marshallese.
A 4.2 mile long concrete barrier along I-540 just north of the Bobby Hopper Tunnel is experiencing extreme cracking. Researchers at the University of Arkansas are testing various treatments to see which can stop and prevent the cracking in an effort to save the wall.
A festival organizer discusses the process that happened behind the scenes to prepare for Thunder on the Mountain.
Eagle's Nest Paranormal is looking for a new member and you get be it! Becca Martin Brown has more.
