Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from all fifty states, five continents, and ten wars, from El Salvador to Sarajevo to Afghanistan and Iraq. His books have chronicled character and characters, in war and peace, sports and art, tragedy and comedy.
Erin Sauer is a wildlife disease ecologist. She co-authored a study testing how differing birds’ diets affect their ability to tolerate infection. She collaborated with doctoral candidate Carson Stacy for the paper, and they both connected with Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis over Zoom earlier this week.
The Arkansas Music Experience is hosting a music industry meetup on July 15 at the Rev Room in Little Rock. KUAF’s Wai-Kay Carenbauer recently spoke with Travis Smith and Robert Lock from AME about the meetup.