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Format: 2025-05-07
Forty Years of Arkansas Politicians
Randy Dixon, the director of the Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History, is back with sound clips highlighting some of Arkansas’ most influential politicians.

Link: For much more Arkansas oral and visual history, visit pryorcenter.uark.edu

Web Exclusive: Presidents in the Natural State
Shelter Sees Record Numbers
The Northwest Arkansas Women's Shelter has been dealing with a higher number of clients than usual during the past six months.






Unemployment Rate Unchanged
Roby Brock from Talk Business Arkansas the state's jobless rate, homes sales and more in his weekly business news recap.





Sunday, July 28, 2013
Ahead on Weekend Ozarks, yarn graffiti begins to decorate public statues, trees and landmarks in the area. Piano and Drums make music, and we celebrate the newest addition to the British royal family in our Sunday morning montage.




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Hail to the Prince
Here are the ten clips for our montage dedicated to Georges:

1. The opening riff of George Thorogood’s Bad to the Bone
2. A scene for the original (animated) George of the Jungle.
3. Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong sing George Gershwin’s Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off.
4. A small portion of a documentary about George Washington Carver.
5. George Harrison’s guitar from My Sweet Lord.
6. From the 1954 (animated) version of George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
7. George Jones begins the greatest country song ever, He Stopped Loving Her Today.
8. Jason Alexander as George Constanza as a marine biologist.
9. George Burns explains how he met Gracie.
10. George Jetson never figures out the automatic dog walker.

Apologies to: the greatest third baseman ever. Ever. Also, apologies to: three United States presidents, the monkey always with the Man in the Yellow Hat, misters Clooney, Strait, Clinton, Carlin, Benson…about 300 kings and the Majestic Lounge. Maybe next time.
Talking Bees and Giant Ants
Ozarks at Large’s insect expert Dr. Donald Steinkrasu takes a stab at playing movie critic. We take a look at insects’ role in film.




Spinning Yarn From Eureka to Bentonville
This statue of Mister Rogers was the victim of a harmless yarn bombing. (source: Protect My Public Media)The first event outside of Eureka Springs for the Creative Energy Project will bring yarn, and plenty of it, to Bentonville.

Link: For more about Yarnology or the Creative Energy Project, www.creativeenergyproject.com



Neo Soul in Firmin-Garner
During a recent trip to KUAF, Pianos and Drums performed a number of songs including this one, titled "Neo Soul."






The Art of Dwelling Nobly
In the first story of our new, monthly "Locally Made" series, we profile the "noble-hearted country folk" who create handmade items for their business, Noble Dwelling.





Friday, July 26, 2013
On this edition of Ozarks, take three musicians who all live in different cities and have never played together, put them in a room for a day and then cut that first rehearsal short because one of the musicians' parked car is hit. Then, they play their first gig the next day. That’s what happened as the trio Piano and Drums came to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. We'll hear how their improbable story turned into a band. Plus, one of the state's most popular news blogs is going behind a paywall. Kyle talks to Alan Leveritt, the publisher of the Arkansas Times, about the changing face of digital journalism.
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Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Thursday, December 26, 2013
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we take stock of some of the music made in 2013. Robert Ginsburg has his annual review of the year in jazz and Kevin Kinder joins Kyle in the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio for our annual comparison of our favorite music of 2013 lists.
Can Corruption Foster Regulatory Compliance?
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That's the question that Fabio Mendez, an economics professor at the University of Arkansas, sought to answer with his latest paper.
Two Different Bands Visit Fayetteville
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Depending on your musical taste, Becca Martin Brown suggests watching Murder By Death or The Pop Ups.
Northern Fish Introduced to Bella Vista Lake
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The saugeye, a hybridization of the walleye and sauger, is being introduced to the smallest lakes in Bella Vista. Web Exclusive: Three More Questions About Fish
Immunizations on the Rise
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According to a study by the Arkansas Pharmacists Association, the number of adults getting immunized is up 300% from last year.
Music Review: "Night"
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"True collaboration is that willingness to extend yourself to a new place but in a way that does not feel like anything has been given up," says singer-songwriter Tift Merritt. While collaboration between musicians of different genres is nothing new, it's difficult to do well. The album "Night," a collaboration between Merritt and classical pianist Simone Dinnerstein, does just that. Reviewer Katy Henriksen explores the collaboration in which classical composers like Schubert and Purcell connect seamlessly to Billie Holiday's "Don't Explain," the folk traditional "Wayfaring Stranger," a Leonard Cohen inspired instrumental and much more to create a singular song cycle that could only come from these two musicians.