
Ozarks At Large

The Senate passes Voter ID bill and legislators hear more about Medicaid's future in Arkansas.


A plan by a Democratic candidate for governor is not receiving an enthusiastic response from the state GOP and some legislators want to help Arkansas' aviation industry.

To close out today's show, we have another traditional Irish song by musicians Carol Widder and Richy McCusker.
Here are the 9 pop culture references used for today's montage:
- "Reel Around the Sun" from a 1995 performance of Riverdance
- Rudy gets ready to lead the Fighting Irish onto the field for the first, and only, time
- The Band backing Van Morrison on "Tura Lura Lura (It's an Irish Lullaby)" on Thanksgiving night, 1976
- A Lucky Charms commercial from the early '70s
- Kermit the Frog being upstaged by none other than the late, great Ray Charles singing "It's Not Easy Being Green"
- John Wayne tries to get his bearings from local Dubliners upon his arrival in Ireland in The Quiet Man
- A 1979 commercial for Irish Spring soap
- John Lennon singing "The Luck of the Irish"
- A recent commercial for Jameson Irish Whiskey
Katy Henriksen fills us in on today's Independent Film event at the Fayetteville Public Library and tonight's Sunday Symphony.
Did you know that St. Patrick wasn't Irish? He was British. We talk to Tom Kennedy, history professor emeritus about today's holiday.
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Wednesday, March 26, 2016
On this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with House speaker designate Jeremy Gillam. Plus, we tour a compounding pharmacy in Johnson.
Becca Martin Brown of Northwest Arkansas Newspapers talks about happenings at Springdale Public Library, Bella Vista Public Library and Crystal Bridges Museum.
The latest production from Arts Live uses Shakespeare’s classic as inspiration for a new tale about high school. The play, Weird Sisters, opens Thursday. We talked with Jason Suel the director for a preview.
For more information, check out Arts Live online here.
“Hurdles” by Wesley Jonathan Taberner
The 2012 KUAF Summer Jazz Concert Series concludes Saturday with Vic Juris. He’s played guitar for Dizzy Gillespie, Sarah Vaughan, Nancy Wilson and dozens of others. He talked about his career and technique with Robert Ginsburg.
You can find out more about jazz at digijazz.com.
Bentonville schools will have an unusually large number of new students this school year, Fayetteville will hold a ribbon-cutting for a new city trail, Springdale mayor Doug Sprouse was honored by a local community clinic and more.
“the Boxer” by Pinch
With Congress in recess, Arkansas’ two U.S. Senators are traveling the state. Senator John Boozman is taking part in a three-day tour of agricultural facilities. Michael Hibblen, with our partner station KUAR in Little Rock, has more.