Ozarks at Large

On today's show, Startup Junkie’s Fuel Accelerator program is having an impact on the healthcare technology sector. Also, exploring some Ozarks traditions around finding and keeping love.

On today's show, the venn diagram of being chronically online and being spiritual, as well as the untold story of Audley Moore.

On today's show, a new conservation project is bringing the Illinois River Watershed Partnership to Prairie Grove Battlefield State Park, and UAMS is working to make sure hospitals are better prepared for obstetric emergencies.

On today's show, thinking about the impact of campaign finance in Arkansas and beyond. Also, figure skating at the Jones Center during the 2026 Winter Olympics. 

On today's show, we hear about a Fort Smith church partnering with a national nonprofit to erase more than $17 million in medical debt in Crawford and Sebastian counties. Plus, a Pryor Center profile of an Arkansan running for President. We also learn about a contest for high schoolers looking to improve their programming skills.

On today's show, remembering Southland College, an Arkansas school that made history in the shadow of the Civil War. Pus, a conversation with author Johnny Compton about his new horror novel "Dead First."

On today's show, we hear about a local junior high teacher who is the winner of a national educational award.  Plus, a decade of Frost Fest. Plus, a brand new edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report.

On today's show, a new resolution by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees means the school will begin feeding millions of dollars into its athletics department, and more. 

On today's show, we hear more about TheatreSquared’s current production "The Book Club Play", and a curated program at the Fayetteville Public Library celebrates the work of Arkansas composer Florence Price. 

On today's show, the League of Women Voters of Washington County is hosting a candidate forum later this month, and host of Little Rock Public Radio's segment "Naming Arkansas" Dan Boice visits the Pryor Center for their upcoming program.  

On today's show, a new policy that would prohibit inmates from receiving books directly is being considered in Arkansas, and Northwest Arkansas Children's Shelter changes its name, but not its mission.

On today's show, a lawsuit has been filed against the state of Arkansas for their near-total abortion ban, and northwest Arkansas has been named the best performing metro area in America by The Milken Institute.

On today's show, we hear about Rosenwald Schools, more than five-thousand schools for African-American children  built in the South during 20th century segregation. Also on today's show, Little Rock native Brandon Campbell discusses his new book.

On today's show, a restored stretch of War Eagle Creek shows how conservation work protects farms, habitat, and northwest Arkansas’ drinking water. Also on today's show, Fayetteville store Freckled Hen closes its doors on its own terms. 

On today's show, a group out of Fayetteville is advocating for nine bond measures on the ballot this spring, plus  sounds from a snowy Gulley Park in Fayetteville. 

On today's show,  a much-discussed winter storm is ready to transform the weekend in northwest Arkansas, and a look into the show "Maxxed Out" on the Oprah Winfrey Network with NWA-based host Leah Collins. 

On today's show, civic engagement advocates are hosting a Ballot Measures town hall in Fayetteville, and we hear about the benefits of community yoga classes.

On today's show, University of Arkansas students voice disapproval with the decision to seek a different dean for the law school, and the Arkansas Crisis Center wants to talk with young people who are struggling before the struggles reach a crisis point.

On today's show, a new edition of "Balance" featuring Erin Howie and Jamie Baum discussing new dietary guidelines from the federal government, and how changes are anticipated.

On today's show, what happens when a postmark no longer tracks mail? We also hear about the legacy of a northeast Arkansas school that integrated early.

On today's show, the northwest Arkansas MLK Council prepares for the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday with a series of observations. We also hear about a St. Louis-based ice cream brand bringing its flavors to northwest Arkansas.

On today's show, the new exhibition "Harold Keller: PORTALS" opens tonight at Alexander Gallery on West Avenue in Fayetteville. Also featured on today's episode, a new analysis looks at how land use choices shape a community’s finances, and why smaller buildings can sometimes do more than larger ones.

On today's show, a United Methodist Church in Fayetteville is seeing some changes. Also featured on today's episode,  the Beaver Watershed Alliance highlights landowners in the watershed who exemplify leadership and support conservation and water-quality improvement projects.

In today's episode, the work continues for local organizations like Canopy NWA, operating to aid immigrants and refugees, and a new survey focuses on what brings people downtown Fort Smith. 

On today's show, dozens of people gathered for a vigil in Springdale on Friday night, remembering Renee Good and more than 30 people who have died in ICE custody over the last year. Also on today's episode, Fayetteville's composting program becomes city-supported, integrated through the recycling and trash collection division.