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Reduced staffing at National Parks — E-waste to public art

By Randy Dixon,
Kyle Kellams, Matthew Moore, Jack Travis, Lia Uribe
Published September 22, 2025 at 1:41 PM CDT
Jack Travis
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On today's show, we hear about how nearly a quarter of all permanent staff members with the National Park Service were cut in 2025. Also, a local artist is transforming old electronics from Cox into public art. Plus, cooking for seven different Arkansas governors.

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Ozarks at Large National Park ServicePublic ArtRecyclingPryor CenterSound Perimeter
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Randy Dixon
Randy Dixon is the Director of News Archives and Media for the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History.
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Kyle Kellams
Kyle Kellams is KUAF's news director and host of Ozarks at Large.
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Jack Travis
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