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In this excerpt from the KUAF podcast Points of Departure, we listen back to a 2021 conversation the hosts had with Nobel Peace Prize winner Muhammad Yunus. This past week, the 84-year-old economist became the interim prime minister of Bangladesh after political protests rocked the south Asian nation.

On today's show, the city of Fayetteville is beginning to implement its climate action plan. Also, Points of Departure features a conversation with Muhammed Yunus, the man behind microloans who is now serving as an interim leader in Bangladesh. Plus, the Doula Alliance of Arkansas wants to have better maternal health outcomes in Arkansas.

The Doula Alliance of Arkansas is a newly formed collaborative of doulas and physicians geared toward improving maternal health outcomes in Arkansas, a state ranking at or near the bottom in many maternal health rankings. Founding board member and chair of the alliance, certified doula Nicolle Fletcher of Conway, spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the group.

The annual Chile Pepper Festival returns to Fayetteville this weekend for its 36th iteration. The enduring cross-country event will occur as normal. However, organizers have changed a few proceedings. This week, Matthew Downs, the executive director of the Chile Pepper Cross Country Festival, came to the Carver Center for Public Radio to talk about the Chile Pepper races with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

Fayetteville has developed a new strategy for municipal sustainability and community resilience in the face of a changing climate. The city council adopted the Climate Action Plan on July 16. Ozarks at Large's Jack Travis reached the City of Fayetteville’s sustainability director, Peter Neirengarten, to learn how the plan would affect city operations and residents.

This excerpt of Short Talks from the Hill, a research and economic development podcast of the University of Arkansas, highlights Scott Lafontaine, an assistant professor of food chemistry in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Science.

The latest incarnation of the Local Color Radio Hour is tomorrow night at the Fort Smith Museum of History. Tomorrow’s show, from 6-8 p.m. at the museum, is a benefit show for a musician’s family facing medical costs and features live music from several musicians, including The Boss Tweeds. Kevin Jones is a professor at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, a volunteer for the Fort Smith Museum of History, and a creator of the Local Color Radio Hour and spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

The Six Bridges Book Festival is underway this weekend in Little Rock. Tomorrow morning, there will be a discussion with Alice Driver, author of “Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company.” Driver recently talked with Ozarks at Large’s Daniel Caruth, but here is part of the conversation we didn’t have time for until today.

Eureka Springs public works crews are on emergency call this week, repairing a broken basin inside the city's wastewater treatment plant and responding around the clock to broken water pipes across the historic town. Consulting engineers say Restoring Eureka's aging water and sewer infrastructure will cost many millions of dollars.

On today's show, water lines across Eureka Springs are breaking, and officials have declared a state of emergency. Plus, John Oates and others talk about the songs they’ve written about the Natural State.