"_underscore" is a local storytelling show meant to *underscore* local writers’ and poets’ work while at the same time, putting this work into conversation with each other by creating an oral archive.

Alan Mantooth, Distinguished Professor of electrical engineering and computer science, on the new AIRES institute.

Hugh Churchill, professor of physics, on the new Arkansas Materials Institute that he directs.

James Lampinen, chair of the Department of Psychological Science, on the science of witness identification.

Thomas Adam, professor of political science, explains how soccer became a global game in the late 19th century.

Writer and translator Padma Viswanathan explores how language, limitation and creativity shape the art of translating fiction.

Joel Darling discusses his work at the Medium for the Creative Exchange fund, ambient music conceptualized during the COVID-19 pandemic under the moniker "Half Power".

Rosie Perez, a Ph.D. student in the Heat and Hydration Optimization Lab, discusses her research on tactical athletes and staying hydrated.

Chemical enginerr Will Richardson talks about the promise and pitfalls of artificial intelligence in health care.

In today's episode we hear from University of Arkansas graduate and a U.N. analyst with the International Crisis Group, Maya Ungar. She talks about her experience in global conflict resolution, working with diplomats and officials at the United Nations and how her foundation at the UofA helped propel a career on the global stage.