Ozarks at Large
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This locally produced news magazine has covered news, sports, politics, arts & culture and the quirky and unusual happenings in the Ozarks for more than three decades.
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On today's show, Jim Harter is a volunteer for FindAGrave.com and so far, he has captured at least 9,000 images. Also, Arkansas unemployment number dips, the Arkansas Department of Health reveals an infectious disease dashboard, the history of Bessie Moore and more. -
Jim Harter is a former Navy pilot, an FBI agent and has taken over 9,000 photos for the website FindAGrave.com. We take a trip with him down memory lane and to the Fayetteville National Cemetery.
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News today includes a slight reduction in joblessness in Arkansas, a new infectious disease dashboard from the Arkansas Department of Health and the end of the Arkansas Razorback women's basketball season.
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Next fall the University of Arkansas Honors College will host a seminar titled "Teeth." Kyle Kellams, KUAF's news director, talked with Peter Ungar, distinguished professor of anthropology and director of the University of Arkansas’ Environmental Dynamics Program, about the seminar.
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Bessie Moore was born in the early years of the 20th century in Stone County. She became a champion of education and Kyle Kellams, KUAF's news director, learns more with archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.
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On today's show, the importance of establishing a rapport before embarking on an intense theater experience. Plus, a true crime podcast with a goal of being more than salacious, tourism numbers in Arkansas continue to rise, and much more.
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New Hampshire Public Radio's Jason Moon is the host of the podcast Bear Brook. Season two discusses a new case and hopes to dispel some tropes and mischaracterizations of true crime media through their journalistic endeavors.
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Post-shutdown tourism numbers in Arkansas continue to improve. Michael Tilley, from Talk Business and Politics, goes over those numbers. He also discusses an attempt to bring a major retailer to Fort Smith and the next arrival in the Bakery District.
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The first weekend of spring offers us theater, music, kites and more. Becca Martin Brown, the features editor with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, tells us about many of the options, including a the world premiere of "Survival of the Unfit" by Oren Safdie.
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The fifth year of the NPR Student Podcast Challenge is now open. Middle school and high school podcasters can enter their work now through April 28th.
