Monica Sandler discusses how culture, campaigning and the Academy’s changing membership shape the Oscars and Emmys.

April Wallace discusses Apple TV’s new take on “Cape Fear,” recommends Amor Towles’ “Table for Two” and asks whether streaming shows are better one episode at a time.

A new Economic Policy Institute report puts the teacher pay gap at 25%. Economist Sylvia Allegretto talks with Ozarks at Large about how the gap widened since the 1990s.

Elizabeth Brown will represent the United States in cooking at the 2026 WorldSkills Competition in Shanghai. She's training in Bentonville, where mystery ingredients are part of the drill.

Little Rock singer Stephanie Smittle talks with Ozarks at Large about Baptist hymnals, discovering opera in Fayetteville, the eBay autoharp that shaped her new album "Passiontide."

Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams and Wai-Kay Carenbauer discuss a selection of music events taking place in the KUAF listening area

Paige McCammon's 2-year-old son Turner has an ultra-rare disorder. He qualifies for Arkansas' CES waiver but is number 2,084 on a waitlist families say could take a decade to clear.

UofA alum Elizabeth McLaughlin went from telecom to infant formula to 12 years at Westrock Coffee. Now she runs Red Wagon Group, an advisory firm, plus the nonprofit Common Path Collaborative.

The Watershed Conservation Resource Center, with help from the Illinois River Watershed Partnership, is leading a free workforce development program to build a pipeline of conservation professionals.

The Skokos Performing Arts Center in Alma has the largest stage in Arkansas. Its 25th season includes the national tour of "Mrs. Doubtfire," a student production of "Frozen," plus Richard Thomas.