Ozarks At Large

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Thursday, May 29, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation from this year's Mozart in the Museum with the classical music trio Time For Three. Plus, 47 miles a day: that's how far, on average, a female hiker hiked to make it through the Appalachian Trail in fewer than 50 days. Hiker and author Jennifer Pharr Davis stops by the studio, and we get some tips on how to get into running.
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?"
During their visit to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio, Farmer & The Markets performed their cover of the classic Mungo Jerry tune "Summertime."
State Republicans gear up for an awareness campaign in the wake of their veto override of a controversial voter ID law, a NWA Council survey finds that the area is ripe for another low-cost air carrier, and state revenue collections for March come in below budget officials' forecasts.
"Four on Six" by Wes Montgomery
Aside from wanting the Razorbacks to avoid a nail-biting finish against the Crimson Tide, Michael Tilley of The City Wire says that the governor's race is just getting heated up, several hundred jobs are coming to Fort Smith and Walmart and other retailers are revamping inventory systems to make sure the shelves don't run out of peanut butter.
"Mayflower Rock" by Dizzy Gillespie
Senator Mark Pryor stops by the Carver Center for Public Radio to talk immigration reform, sequestration, proposed changes to the nation's gun control laws and the recent oil spill in Faulkner County.
"Army Corps of Architects" by Death Cab for Cutie