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Last month, Friends of Palestine NWA protested outside the Momentary in Bentonville, where the Mid-America Aerospace and Defense Summit was taking place. Sophia Nourani interviewed members of Friends of Palestine NWA and key stakeholders about the aerospace and defense industries in Arkansas.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, Tom Meringer and his son, Woody, will join them to discuss Shire Post Mint, coin making and the mint's upcoming festival.

On today's show, state leaders are expanding the production of military and defense manufacturing in the state. Also, a goal of teach every third grader how to swim. Plus, the latest report shows that recycling is on the rise in northwest Arkansas.

The Arkansas Philharmonic Orchestra will perform at Crystal Bridges tomorrow night, a concert created with the museum’s new “Knowing the West” exhibition in mind. The program includes Sara Graef’s “Yokona,” a work commissioned by the Newport Symphony Orchestra and the founders of the Yokona Nature Preserve and Learning Center in Newport, Oregon.

The NWA Recycles recently published its 2024 recycling report, indicating that more than 48,000 tons of material were collected and processed across the region in the previous year. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke yesterday with Rob Smith, the policy director for the Northwest Arkansas Council.

Arkansas annually ranks high in the number of drowning deaths per 100,000 people. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention places Arkansas fifth in the most recent numbers available and the second-highest drowning rate among landlocked states. Yesterday, the Jones Center in Springdale began a program intending to make more Arkansans, especially young Arkansans, safer in the water.

The UP Summit Community Day will include cars, trucks, rockets, planes, drones and more. The day is a prelude to the UP Summit that brings some of the world’s most influential inventors and investors together to consider the future of moving people and things. Sunday’s Community Day is open to the public. Cyrus Sigari co-founded UP Partners and spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

Mountain biking and northwest Arkansas can feel a bit synonymous. But one organization aims to get kids on mountain bikes across the state.

A partnership between the Alice L. Walton Foundation, Mercy, Heartland Whole Health Institute and Cleveland Clinic will create a 30-year, $700 million affiliation to expand health care to the region. Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams asked Dr. Scotty Cooper, regional physician executive with Mercy Arkansas, about the initiative.

On today's show, a group encourages kids across Arkansas to ride a mountain bike, regardless of topography. Also, learning more about a significant investment in healthcare. Plus, battling fentanyl and methamphetamine addiction.