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In today's show, we discuss a new public-private partnership in Fayetteville aimed at collecting food waste for composting. We also explore Steve Clark's career in Little Rock and Fayetteville. Additionally, the Bentonville Bulletin provides updates on a current issue facing the Bentonville School District.

Last week, Little Rock Public Radio hosted NPR political correspondent Danielle Kurtzleben as part of a live taping of the weekly program the Arkansas Newswrap. The panel also included Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore, KASU news director Brandon Tabor and Little Rock Public Radio news director Daniel Breen.

Steve Schlanger’s career takes him around the world. He’s a sportscaster who covers the Olympics, ESPN, and FIFA, the governing body of international soccer. This fall, he dropped by the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio.

On today's show, a years-long restoration process in the Ouachita National Forest produces unexpected results, like finding a remnant population of rare woodpeckers. Also, Steve Schlanger explains the multitasking required to broadcast sports. Plus, Two Friends Books in Bentonville begins a nonprofit venture.

Two Friends Books in Bentonville is a busy place. Now, owners Monica Diodati and Rachel Stuckey Slaton are launching a nonprofit arm of the bookstore at Casa Magnolia in Springdale.

On today's show, we hear how the University of Arkansas School of Social Work and the Fayetteville Police Department have paired up to handle mental health crises more effectively. Also, learning from a scholar at risk who works to promote the literature of women writers from Afghanistan. Plus, we have more about a report that states workers in Arkansas were owed more than $1.5 million in back wages from employers.

In 2021, the University of Arkansas School of Social Work partnered with the Fayetteville Police Department to create co-response teams, pairing officers with trained social workers to address mental health crises. Initially met with some skepticism, the program has since proven to enhance community support.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences was recently awarded more than $3 million in grant funding to study therapy treatments for incarcerated people diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. Content advisory: this story discusses traumatic events, like sexual assault and rape. Please be advised.

On today's show, we hear about grant funding that has been awarded to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to provide therapeutic care to incarcerated people diagnosed with PTSD. Also, the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation celebrates 50 years of work by honoring its past work by launching a new initiative to help Arkansas nonprofits work in the next half-century. Plus, an athlete takes a cold swim.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they discuss TheatreSquared's beloved "A Christmas Carol" production with its creative director, Bob Ford.