Jeffrey Pierre is an editor and producer on the Education Desk, where helps the team manage workflows, coordinate member station coverage, social media and the NPR Ed newsletter. Before the Education Desk, he was a producer and director on Morning Edition and the Up First podcast.
William Troop is a supervising editor at All Things Considered. He works closely with everyone on the ATC team to plan, produce and edit shows 7 days a week. During his 30+ years in public radio, he has worked at NPR, at member station WAMU in Washington, and at The World, the international news program produced at station GBH in Boston. Troop was born in Mexico, to Mexican and Nicaraguan parents. He spent most of his childhood in Italy, where he picked up a passion for soccer that he still nurtures today. He speaks Spanish and Italian fluently, and is always curious to learn just how interconnected we all are.
Jennifer Waymack Standerfer of Arkansas Appleseed discusses her report on civic engagement, local reporting, party control of elections, and what democracy can look like in Arkansas.
UofA professors Jamie Baum and Erin Howie Hickey discuss how self-determination theory, screen time and outdoor play shape kids' health over summer break.
Historian Jared Phillips joins Ozarks at Large to trace the history of beef cattle in the Ozarks, from open-range grazing before the Civil War to today's cattle market.