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President Jimmy Carter’s funeral will be this week, and NPR will provide live coverage on Thursday. In 1995, President Carter was on Ozarks at Large, reading an excerpt from his book “An Outdoor Journal,” published by the University of Arkansas Press— one of six books in the Press’ “Carter Collection.”

On today’s show, we continue our journey through the 2024 archives and bring you a few of our favorite stories: building affordable homes at the University of Arkansas, Olympic medalists who trained in Northwest Arkansas, the moons of Saturn and live music from Abby Pierce.

On today's show, the Fayetteville Public Library initiates conversations that otherwise might not happen. Our film critic, Courtney Lanning, delivers her ten favorite movies of 2024. Plus, the Walton Arts Center brings hip-hop and more to Fayetteville schools.

Procter & Gamble and Walmart are undeniably two of the most successful companies in America. For many years, the companies went along with their daily operations without thinking about each other as more than just another business: as an account for one or as a vendor. However, as Tom Muccio writes in his new book, "Collaborative Disruption," that changed in the early 1990s.

President-elect Donald Trump has floated the idea of dissolving the U.S. Department of Education. We ask a children's policy expert what consequences that could have for students in Arkansas.

Students in the Mena School District are participating in a unique challenge this November. During the No-Code Hackathon, students use the AI-driven platform Nyx No-Code to create promotional materials for the town’s new mountain bike trail system, Trails at Mena, without typing any code. Karen Kilroy is a software engineer and founded Nyx No-Code. She recently spoke to Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis.

On today's show, we investigate the possible implications of the federal Department of Education being dissolved. Also, an examination of what happened when two of America’s largest companies decided to work together. Plus, we hear more about an innovative AI tool that students are using in the Mena School District.

In this excerpt of the I Am Northwest Arkansas podcast, host Randy Wilburn sits down with Becci Sisson, CEO of Seven Hills Homeless Center, and Will Roth, board president, to discuss the pressing issue of homelessness in northwest Arkansas.

When you think of iconic city flags, perhaps you think of Chicago, St. Louis or Denver. But there are plenty of city flags that are worth discussing across Arkansas.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams. This week, they discuss the historically-themed Northwest Arkansas Radio Theatre. The two welcome Marshall Prettyman and Scott Anderson with the theatre, who explain radio theatre and why you'll want to keep your eyes and ears open during their upcoming production of "The Bishop's Wife".