Ozarks At Large

Later on this edition of Ozarks…a conversation with the author of the novel Y City and a discussion about listening from the man who helped start StoryCorps. Dave Isay talks to Kyle about the fifth annual National Day of Listening when family members are encouraged to conduct oral history interviews of relatives.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: excerpts from a conversation recorded at the Fayetteville Public Library last month when Pulitzer Prize winner David Shipler discussed his book “The Working Poor” in front of members of several of the regions book clubs. He was in Fayetteville as part of the annual One Book-One Community project.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Northwest Arkansas Health center has seen the number of patient visits increase more than five-fold since 2000. Soon the staff and volunteers will be in a new, larger home. Plus a quiet alternative to the retail madness of the season’s busiest shopping weekend; Devil’s Den has hikes, not sales.

On this edition of Ozarks, we learn more about a rug-making project at the Booneville Human Development Center. Plus, we have sounds from this weekend's Lights of the Ozarks celebration on the Fayetteville Square. Also, we'll hear the latest installment of Arkansongs, and Roby Brock from our content partner TalkBusiness.net delivers political and business news from around the state.

Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks: one one two three, November 23, a day dedicated to the Fibonacci number sequence. And, the final UA symphony concerts for the semester.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Fayetteville will be one of many cities around the world hosting events designed to raise awareness about Syrians displaced by the continuing violence in that country. We’ll talk to one of the organizers of the Arkansas Stand for the Children of Syria program. Plus a new, endowed chair for the University of Arkansas’ Eleanor Mann School of Nursing *and* and new Speaker of the House in Little Rock

Ahead on Ozarks: Senator Mark Pryor discusses the road to the fiscal cliff, the University of Arkansas Wind Symphony and Symphonic Band join forces for a semester-ending concert and Eureka Springs makes history when it comes to marriage equality.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: Talley Summerlin. Sutherland used to patrol area stages as part of the rock band Bee. Also, our content partner Roby Brock from TalkBusiness.net takes a look at what last week's election means for the near future in Arkansas.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, Voters in Benton and Madison counties say they’re ready for the legal sale and distribution of liquor. So what’s next? Jacqueline Froelich maps out the next steps for newly-voted wet counties. And the Mont Alto Orchestra gives sound to silent films.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large: the search for quartz sand in northern Arkansas . . . a process important for natural gas drilling. Plus, one year and a day after opening, Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has welcomed nearly 600-thousand visitors. And research at the University of Arkansas offers some insight into what’s happening during oral arguments at the United States Supreme Court.

Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks, celebrating a historic mountain in Madison County as well as the Great American Smokeout

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks; startup companies end a more-than-three month acceleration process and vie for $150,000 prizes to be used as investments in their new companies. The first-ever ARK Challenge ended yesterday at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville. And, this is a time for anniversaries in the area: 20 years of Walton Arts Center, one year of operation at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art . . . and 20 years for one local store that has grown thanks to the web.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks at Large, a conversation about Arkansas' economic future, and we meet comic Robert Kelly. He performs this evening and tomorrow evening at the UARK Bowl in Fayetteville.

Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, election 2012 results and we talk to Roby Brock about what last night’s results mean as we approach the next session of the Arkansas Legislature in early 2013

On this edition of Ozarks: two high-profile political operatives talk to Roby Brock about what they expect to happen as the ballots are counted tonight. Plus an old-school arcade prepares to welcome asteroids-fighters and Pac-people this week in Fayetteville.