Short Talks From the Hill

Bob Cochran, professor of English and director of the Center for Arkansas and Regional Studies, discusses the life and art of Johnny Cash.

This excerpt of Short Talks from the Hill, a research and economic development podcast of the University of Arkansas, highlights Scott Lafontaine, an assistant professor of food chemistry in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Science.

On today's show, the city of Fayetteville is beginning to implement its climate action plan. Also, Points of Departure features a conversation with Muhammed Yunus, the man behind microloans who is now serving as an interim leader in Bangladesh. Plus, the Doula Alliance of Arkansas wants to have better maternal health outcomes in Arkansas.

Page Dobbs, associate professor of public health in the College of Education and Health Professions, describes how self-identified small business owners on TikTok are circumventing local, state and federal laws that restrict the individual sale of tobacco products, specifically targeting minors with promises of discreet shipping to get around parental oversight.

Lia Uribe, music professor and associate dean of the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses community partnerships through music.

Austin Jones, entomologist and instructor in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, discusses this summer's co-emergence of two broods of periodical cicadas.

Mitch Brown, psychology instructor in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, discusses his research on male formidability, or toughness, and how it informs stereotypes of personality and social functions.

Leading up to the total solar eclipse on April 8, Daniel Kennefick, professor of physics and a researcher at the Arkansas Center for Space and Planetary Sciences, discusses the science and history of eclipses.

William Schreckhise, professor of political science, discusses the strong relationship between civility and legislative productivity.

Mervin Jebaraj, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam Walton College of Business, discusses inflation, consumer sentiment and the economy of Northwest Arkansas.