Documentary

Singer-songwriter and filmmaker ISMAY explores Lucinda Williams’ Arkansas years and poetic lineage in "Finding Lucinda." The film, screening at the Fayetteville Folk School, connects Williams’ music to her father, poet Miller Williams, and the region’s creative legacy.

On today's show, we hear about new research from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences that could help explain why the Marshallese community faces higher rates of chronic health conditions. We also learn about the influence of Lucinda Williams' music. Plus, a different kind of Veterans Day celebration in Gentry this weekend.

Arkansas PBS and the University of Arkansas Humanities Center will host a free screening and discussion of Ken Burns’ "The American Revolution" at the Faulkner Performing Arts Center, featuring local scholars exploring the state’s ties to early American history.

On today's show, we hear that the Faulkner Performing Arts Center is screening a new Ken Burns documentary at the University of Arkansas campus. We also hear about a new technology center for Rogers Public School that opened last week. Plus, we revisit the Pryor Center Archives.

Executive Director Ken Jacobson previews this year’s 34th annual Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival, featuring 46 feature-length films, local stories from Arkansas filmmakers and special screenings from Oct. 10–18.

On today's show, we hear about a pilot program to offset major expenses for new parents who attend wellness visits. We also learn about new protections for firefighters in Fayetteville, both on and off the clock. Plus, a new batch of Pryor Center archives, a new Sound Perimeter and more.

Jared Cliff LaReau, writer and director of "West of Greatness: the story of the westwego muscle boys," and composer Mathew Mozzoni have been friends since middle school in Rogers. The film premieres on Friday, June 20, at the Bentonville Film Festival at The Momentary.

Gabe Mayhan is an Arkansan working in film. He grew up in Vilonia, a town of about 4,500 people, and was told, as the first in his family to attend college, that his passion—photography—was a hobby, not a career. But he pursued it.

Online sports gambling is becoming more popular and more normalized. How is that impacting young bettors? Additionally, one filmmaker shares their experience of working from Vilonia, Arkansas, to Hollywood. Plus, we hear more about an old-school, in-person speed dating event.

Troy Campbell's newest project, a television program called "City of Songs," is airing on PBS stations nationwide. Campbell is the executive producer of the series, which is part travelogue, part musical digest, and all about passion.