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What’s it take to open the Cycling and Trails Education Center at Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville? Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams visited the new building to find out.

Talk Business and Politics' Michael Tilley Joins Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams to discuss headlines from around the Fort Smith area, such as a Fort Smith consent decree modification plan vote being tabled, a decrease in building permit values and a motorcycle group bringing conference dollars to Fort Smith.

The Starlight JazzClub season at Walton Arts Center begins Saturday, Sept. 7, with the Sean Mason Quartet performing in the Starr Theater. Mason’s jazz mixes old and new. Saturday night audiences will likely hear original music and interpretations of standards going back a century. Last week, Robert Ginsburg, host of Shades of Jazz on KUAF, talked with Sean Mason about the upcoming performance.

On today's show, Kyle Kellams visits a new cycling and trails education center. We also continue our efforts at balancing exercise, diet, and life with a discussion about protein. Plus, a summer film series finishes up with a movie and music.

On today's show, Arkansans will not get the chance to vote on legalizing abortion this November. Also, the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration sends more than 40,000 letters to registered voters. Plus, the best advice for writers from writers.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they discuss what's happening at the Rogers Historical Museum. Serena Barnett and Ashley Sayers from the museum join Kyle and Becca over the phone to share more about the new "Building Rogers" exhibit and the Rocky Branch School program.

The second NWA BookFest occurred earlier this month at the Fayetteville Town Center. Readers, authors and aspiring authors shared their love of the written word through readings and panels. Today, we focus on "Author’s Journey: Growing Arkansas’ Literary Future," during which moderator Brody Parrish Craig asked each writer on the panel about the best advice each had ever received.

In this excerpt of "I am Northwest Arkansas," host Randy Wilburn explores the power of community giving with Jody Dilday from the Arkansas Community Foundation. Jody speaks about the world of philanthropy, offers insights on how anyone can contribute meaningfully to their community and discusses the process of creating donor-advised funds.

A UofA graduate student recently received a prestigious Future Investigators in NASA Earth and Space Science Technology, or FINESST, fellowship. Troy Williams, a fourth-year Ph.D. candidate at the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, will use the award to further his studies on Saturn’s moon, Titan. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis invited Williams to the Carver Center for Public Radio to learn more about his research and the planetary body it orbits.

On today's show, a school in Fayetteville offers a unique experience for students with disabilities. Also, taking a trip to Saturn's moon, Titan. Plus, investigating a close relationship between community and philanthropy.