Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Senator John Boozman, and his thoughts on U.S. energy use. Plus, the latest on the Exxon Mobil oil spill in Mayflower and the latest from 3 Penny Acre. We talk with the band about its newest album.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with Senator John Boozman, and his thoughts on U.S. energy use. Plus, the latest on the Exxon Mobil oil spill in Mayflower and the latest from 3 Penny Acre. We talk with the band about its newest album.
3 Penny Acre is set to release it's third full-length album in the coming days. The band stopped by the KUAF studios for a conversation about the new album. You can hear the album in its entirety on our homepage until its release April 14.
For most of last week media were barred from the Pegasus oil spill site in Faulkner County. However, a member of the National Wildlife Federation Board managed to push his way past authorities to assess the damage on the Lake Conway watershed. Jacqueline Froelich spoke with him by phone over the weekend.On Sunday, officials with ExxonMobil and local leaders allowed the press to get its first look at an area where an oil pipeline ruptured a week and a half ago, spilling an estimated 5,000 barrels of tar sands.
In a rare opportunity, both of Arkansas' U.S. Senators were in Fayetteville at the same time, so we took the opportunity to ask them about the similarities of fundraising, whether for programming or a reelection campaign.
Senator John Boozman delivered the inaugural lecture in the food for Thought lecture series, presented by the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, food and Life Sciences. The discussion focused on many topics, one of which was fuel. And afterwards, the senator talked about his thoughts on the budget and how long sequestration will last.Steve Wozniak stops by Fayetteville over the weekend, and he gives his thoughts on the advancement of technology since he first revolutionized personal computing with the Apple II, And, Governor Mike Beebe discusses options facing Arkansas regarding expansions of the state's Medicaid system.
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a conversation with Senator Mark Pryor, and many different takes on the art of fundraising, engaging an audience and even attracting insects.During their visit to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio, Farmer & The Markets performed their cover of the classic Mungo Jerry tune "Summertime."
Here are the pieces used in today's pop culture montage dealing with asking questions.
- The Moonglows with their hit "Who Wrote The Book of Love"
- The ultimate question, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop
- Bob Dylan with his breakout 1963 hit "Blowin in the Wind"
- Laurence Olivier asks Dustin Hoffman "Is it safe?" in the chilling thriller Marathon Man
- The Big Bopper wonders "Who Put the Bop in the Bop-Shoo-Bob"
- The question that many Verizon customers continually ask: "Can you hear me now?"
- Dionne Warwick asks "Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
- The famous scene from Dallas that left many asking who shot J.R.?
- Robert De Niro nearly loses his wits when he asks his taxi-driving reflection "Are you talking to me?"
- Rockapella asks "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"
Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Tuesday, October 22, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the under-appreciated parts of the United States Constitution. Sanford Levinson, the author of the book Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance, discusses the parts of the documents many of us are unfamiliar with or don't think about often. Plus a new report, issued today, from the Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal production, examines animal agriculture in the United States.
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.
“Slow Bicycle” by Mum
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has a long list of things to do this weekend. Hence, she decided to make our lives easy and divide them in three columns: theatre, music and free (or almost free).
Ozarks at Large’s Katy Henriksen visits a local music store to find out how, in this digital age, music stores attract customers to walk through the door and purchase physical music.
Dan Craft from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers talks about a special report on rural water lines in the furthest areas in Benton and Washington counties.
“Wooly Wooly Gong” by The Tune-Yards
Yarnell’s Ice Cream will soon be back on store shelves. Michael Hibblen from our content partner KUAR in Little Rock attended the celebration at the Arkansas State Capitol.
