Ozarks at Large
Weekdays at noon and 7 p.m. and Sundays at 9 a.m. on 91.3 FM and Weekdays at 7 p.m. on Little Rock Public Radio
A daily news magazine highlighting the people, places and events of Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas River Valley.
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UofA education reform researchers Harry Patrinos and Kristen Scott discuss their new book, the LEARNS Act, school choice, early literacy and what it will take for Arkansas students to rebound.
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Mustin, founding member of Fayetteville video game cover band the OneUps, talks arrangements, famous composers and Sunday's show with Bit Brigade at the Momentary in Bentonville.
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"Grandma Moses: A Good Day's Work" runs through March 29 at Crystal Bridges in Bentonville, tracing the painter's late-life rise, her Shenandoah Valley years and her struggle for recognition in the art world.
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The Arkansas Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Advisory Council met this week to weigh recommendations on provider training, respite care, resource centers and Medicaid diagnostic coverage.
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On today's show, we discuss a new book on the state of education in Arkansas that explores policies, practices and outcomes over the last 20 years. Plus, we talk with the band The One Ups about how they use video game music in their live shows. We also explore a new temporary exhibit at Crystal Bridges all about folk artist Grandma Moses.
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Sarah McKenzie of the UofA's Office for Education Policy explains how student growth now drives Arkansas' A-F school grades and why some schools jumped from an F to an A.
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Actor Justin Fletcher and director Steven Marzolf discuss Arkansas Classical Theatre's "The Madness of Edgar Allan Poe: A Love Story," staged room to room at Headquarters House.
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Arkansas Advocate editor-in-chief Andrew DeMillo discusses Bentonville's new health campus, school letter grades and why Arkansas should regulate AI like social media.
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Author Maria van Lieshout explains how her mother's memory of a blackbird singing during Amsterdam's Hunger Winter shaped the narrator of "Song of a Blackbird." She visits the UofA Oct. 1.
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Michael Palascak opens the Jones Center's comedy season, Falltoberfest returns to Dickson Street, Lech Walesa visits Blytheville and Waterwitch screens "Beau Travail."