Author Kristin S. Kaufman visited KUAF’s Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio last week to discuss her book, and what we can learn from chance encounters.
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Senator John Boozman to question former senator John Corzine about the collapse of a futures brokerage firm; Oaklawn race track in Hot Springs to allow patrons to place wagers using their smartphones or tablet computers; and more – on today’s edition of Ozarks at Large Half-Time.
KUAF’s Shades of Jazz host Robert Ginsberg spoke with Anat Cohen, an Israeli-born clarinetist. The musician and composer is in Fayetteville to perform at Walton Arts Center and Temple Shalom.
This week on Ozarks at Large, we will have a series of stories that profiles entrepreneurs throughout the Northwest Arkansas and Arkansas River Valley regions.
Today, we speak with Marcus Coker, the owner of Momentum Dance Concepts in Van Buren.
Happy Thanksgiving! On this edition of Ozarks at Large, we have highlights from a moderated discussion at the Fayetteville Public Library that featured No Impact Man Colin Beavan. Also on the show today, another visit from author Bill Walker regarding the book “Nazi’s Nightmare.”Listen to another conversation author Bill Walker had with Kyle Kellams earlier this month regarding his book “Nazi’s Nightmare.” The book is an account of Bill’s father George Walker’s time as a United States military intelligence officer in World War II.
On this edition of Ozarks at Large, the country’s two foremost First Amendment scholars discuss the First Amendment and academic freedom on campus. Also on the show today, Christina Thomas speaks with author Francis Moore Lappe about the latter’s new book “Ecomind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want.”Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas spoke with author Francis Moore Lappe regarding her latest book “Ecomind: Changing the Way We Think to Create the World We Want.”
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On this edition of Ozarks at Large, author Brooke Hauser discusses her book “The New Kids,” and culture columnist Wayne Bell discusses American television viewing habits. We also get a preview of Northwest Arkansas Community Creative Center’s upcoming Holiday Art Bazaar.Author Brooke Hauser discusses her new book “The New Kids.” The book chronicled a year at a Brooklyn high school where the entire student body is made up of immigrants.
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Friday, April 11, 2014
Ahead on Ozarks, Roby Brock discusses the latest poll results on Arkansas elections, and we explore a new educational standard that aims to bring about a revolution in science education.
Last month, we began a series on a farm to school project taking place this summer in Fayetteville. A partnership between various organizations in the community has resulted in a grant allowing for funds to connect schools with local food producers with the aim of serving their fruits and vegetables in school cafeterias and teaching kids about where there food comes from.
Today, Christina Thomas accompanies children on a visit to the Fayetteville Farmers’ Market.
A portion of the Arkansas River Valley is now classified as an area in exceptional drought, the EPA awards the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma $175,000, and more.
“Do Re Mi” by Woody Guthrie
The Fayetteville Public Library has qualified for a matching grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. The library’s goal of one-point-eight million dollars was finished this week by a 140-thousand dollar pledge from the Pat and Willard Walker Foundation. More information is available at www.faylib.org.
An inventor living on Holiday Island has designed a patented machine to deliver sun-drenched purified air into your living and working quarters, using UV-C germicidal light, similar to lamps installed by industry and certain public health clinics to kill dangerous microbes. We visit the Carroll County factory. For more information: www.betterair.com
For this Friday the 13th, Becca Martin Brown gives us an abbreviated tour of some of the area’s oddities.
