The Bike Route is one of the sponsors of LifeSource International's Hike or Bike Against Hunger event. The bike shop owner offers advice on selecting and caring for a bicycle. Ozarks At Large
The Bike Route is one of the sponsors of LifeSource International's Hike or Bike Against Hunger event. The bike shop owner offers advice on selecting and caring for a bicycle. Former President Clinton spoke yesterday on the merits of the Affordable Care Act and the Arkansas Private Option. Michael Hibblen, from our content partner KUAR has more.
It's especially hard when you're launching a new album. In the wake of a tumultuous split last fall, the Americana folk duo The Civil Wars released a self-titled album this August and is the focus of this month's Ozarks at Large music review.Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says a one-person show at the University of Arkansas takes a fresh look at immigration policy.
For more than a hundred years, county extension agents have worked within communities teaching the art and science of canning. Jacqueline Froelich --who has preserved blueberries, applesauce and okra pickles--takes us to the Washington County fair to meet extension agent Linda Chappell.
On this special Labor Day edition of Ozarks at Large, we hear selections from the rest of our live events from the Fayetteville Roots Festival weekend, including performances by Joe Crookston and Mary Gautier, a discussion with David Johnson of the Fayetteville Public Library about the library's plans for the future, and we talk with Hank Kaminsky about his new project on Kickstarter. And, we have a special "Labor Insecurity Day" montage, containing film and musical references to people who will likely soon be looking for work. Those allusions are:
- Jerry Reed singing "Guitar Man," a tune made famous by Elvis Presley
- Jerry McGuire trying to keep his cool after being canned from his management agency
- Johnny Paycheck and his hit "Take This Job and Shove It"
- Olive Stanton (played by the venerable Emily Watson) trying to determine if she's in the right line at the employment office in Cradle Will Rock
- Woody Guthrie singing his song "Blowin' Down The Road," decades before Andy Griffith or the Grateful Dead made the song their own.
- Future Marty gets the ax in Back to the Future Part II
- Jim Croce rapping on the difficulties of finding a decent-paying job in "Working at the Car Wash Blues"
- The Dude gets lectured by "The Big Lebowski" on the merits of gainful employment in the movie of the same name
- Bob Dylan singing about rambling around the country in an alternate of his tune "Tangled Up in Blue
In this morning's Week in Review, Timothy Dennis looks back at stories related to schools and education during the past seven days.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, new enrollment numbers at the University of Arkansas; university officials announced this morning another record year for enrollment at the state's flagship campus. Plus, the testing isn't as often as it used to be, but there is still research being conducted on Arkansas deer for chronic wasting disease. We take a look at that and new hunting regulations as deer season approaches. And, the band Olassa performs inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio.
More than two dozen club sports exist on the University of Arkansas campus, and this week the bowling, skeet and other squads were looking for new members.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, we take a closer look at soybean research in the Natural State. Plus, we mark the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington.
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Ahead on Ozarks, the Springdale Chamber of Commerce announces a program to create new jobs. Also, a conversation with Johnathan Martin, national political correspondent for The New York Times.
Ozarks at Large’s Sophie Kid is talking to area musicians about the instruments they play. Today, she talks to violinists Dr. Er-Gene Kahng and Miho Oda-Sakon.
To listen to more of this conversation, click here.
Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams visited luthier Raymond Palmer’s studio in Rogers to learn more about the art of violin making. Palmer is also a part of the band The Old 78s.
To find out how to repair a violin, click here.
“Beaver Slide Rag” by The Old 78s
Arts Live Theatre’s Mark Landon Smith discusses the upcoming production “The Outsiders.”
Curt Baker, Peace Corps recruiter for the South, visited KUAF’s Harold and Blanche Caulk News Studio to talk about the Peace Corps volunteer recruitment process, his experiences and what makes a good volunteer.
More information is available at www.peacecorps.gov.
“Imagine” by Allison Crowe
Author Gary B. Agee discusses his book “A Cry for Justice: Daniel Rudd and His Life in Black Catholicism, Journalism and Activism, 1854-1933” with Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams. Daniel Rudd was born a slave in Kentucky, but as a young man he founded and edited one of the most successful African-American owned newspapers of his time.
Dev Chanda Theme 2 by Amit Trivedi (from the movie Dev D)
