Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Thursday, August 8, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Tontitown is in the middle of its 115th grape Festival. A lot of chickens, a lot of spaghetti and a lot of rolls are coming out of the parish hall kitchen. Plus Brandan O'Connell visits with me at the spot of some of his greatest inspiration or art: the aisles of Wal-Mart. And in just a few minutes we catch up with Roby Brock as he begins Campaign 2014 coverage, more than a year before election day. Yesterday he spent a day with Congressman Tom Cotton as he launches his campaign bid against Senator Mark Pryor. Today Roby is traveling with the senator.
We speak with our Ozarks at Large insect expert, Dr. Donald Steinkraus, to the tricks to getting rid of and keeping away the pesky kitchen pest.
"Moth's Wings" by Passion Pit
The second edition of "Arkansas: a Narrative History" has been released by the University of Arkansas Press. We speak with two of the book's four authors about how they condensed the state's history, from the formation of the Ozark Mountains to Governor Mike Beebe.
Vampire Weekend takes to the stage this Wednesday at the Arkansas Music Pavilion, Becca Martin Brown has more.
"One" by Vampire Weekend
Arkansas is ranked near the bottom in terms of states' residents being connected to the Internet. We look at the implications this might have for education, and efforts to try and bridge the digital divide.
Students for Gender Equality are hosting Smart & Sexy Sex Education Week September 23-27.