Radio

Northwest Arkansas Audio Theater presents a live audio production of "Captain Blood" — the swashbuckling tale starring Errol Flynn in 1935 — at five venues across the region this week.

Here & Now host Peter O’Dowd discusses the rush of breaking news, the balance between hard reporting and lighter stories, and why sharing humanity with listeners matters in creating daily public radio.

'An Evening with Sherlock Holmes' takes classic styles of producing audio theater from radio's golden age and performs it in front of a live audience. Anderson and Woodliff discuss what makes their Sherlock Holmes special.

Becca Martin-Brown returns to discuss modern events with a deeper history with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

Arkansas is fully embracing mountain biking, but climbing is also becoming a big draw. On today's show, we consider the work to give climbers unique places to scale from Springdale to North Little Rock. Plus, a convergence of science, research, music and marimbason the University of Arkansas campus.

Last month, Republican Congressman Steve Womack from Rogers reintroduced a concurrent resolution called the “Local Radio Freedom Act.” KUAF is a local radio station, so this caught the attention of Ozarks at Large reporters.

Tontitown residents are keeping their attention focused on a proposed permit regarding air quality. On today's show, we hear from Ozarks at Large’s Daniel Caruth, who was at last week’s public hearing. Plus, Ed Larson will be at the University of Arkansas this week to talk about his Pulitzer Prize-winning book about the Scope Monkey Trial.

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".

The latest incarnation of the Local Color Radio Hour is tomorrow night at the Fort Smith Museum of History. Tomorrow’s show, from 6-8 p.m. at the museum, is a benefit show for a musician’s family facing medical costs and features live music from several musicians, including The Boss Tweeds. Kevin Jones is a professor at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith, a volunteer for the Fort Smith Museum of History, and a creator of the Local Color Radio Hour and spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams.

On today's show, a pilot training center in Fort Smith is marking another milestone. Also, with autumn’s arrival comes the need for vaccinations. Plus, we also get a start on a weekend of books,music and comedy with April Wallace from the "Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette."