On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: skydiving for charity, an odd windy phenomenon that is at home in the Ozarks, Dave Barry on writing and everything you wanted to know about the Wiener Mobile.
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On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: skydiving for charity, an odd windy phenomenon that is at home in the Ozarks, Dave Barry on writing and everything you wanted to know about the Wiener Mobile.
On this special edition of Ozarks at Large we listen again to some of our favorite stories from 2013, including: an afternoon making Gibson Baskets, hiking along Rock City, time spent in the kitchen of The Hive in Bentonville and visit with Tusk, Arkansas' official mascot.Ahead on this weekend edition of Ozarks, a conversation with one of the authors of the Mustasia series for young readers. Plus, Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers has plenty of suggestions for how to ring in the new year, and more.Here are out ten clips relating to Buffalo, New York and the War of 1812.
1) Ten Thousand Maniacs (from the Buffalo area) sing Because the Night,
2) Robert Redford and Wilford Brimley in The Natural (filmed in Buffalo).
3) Bruce Springsteen sings about Buffalo's Erie Canal.
4) A trailer, featuring Marilyn Monroe, for the movie Niagara…set in nearby Niagara Falls. 5) Buffalo native Rick James ponders a Super Freak.
6) A BBC documentary about the assassination of President McKinley. The shooting happened in Buffalo. (as did the subsequent swearing-n ceremony of Theodore Roosevelt).
7) The only electronic song we know of about Buffalo native Grover Cleveland.
8) Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow…written by Buffalo native Harold Arlen.
9) Amanda Blake, another Buffalo native, as Miss Kitty on an early episode of Gunsmoke.
10) Johnny Horton sings The Battle of New Orleans, about the final battle of the War of 1812. Arkansas connection: written by Jimmy Driftwood.
1) Ten Thousand Maniacs (from the Buffalo area) sing Because the Night,
2) Robert Redford and Wilford Brimley in The Natural (filmed in Buffalo).
3) Bruce Springsteen sings about Buffalo's Erie Canal.
4) A trailer, featuring Marilyn Monroe, for the movie Niagara…set in nearby Niagara Falls. 5) Buffalo native Rick James ponders a Super Freak.
6) A BBC documentary about the assassination of President McKinley. The shooting happened in Buffalo. (as did the subsequent swearing-n ceremony of Theodore Roosevelt).
7) The only electronic song we know of about Buffalo native Grover Cleveland.
8) Judy Garland sings Somewhere Over the Rainbow…written by Buffalo native Harold Arlen.
9) Amanda Blake, another Buffalo native, as Miss Kitty on an early episode of Gunsmoke.
10) Johnny Horton sings The Battle of New Orleans, about the final battle of the War of 1812. Arkansas connection: written by Jimmy Driftwood.
Justin Minkel, a Springdale elementary school teacher and 2007 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, has just written a new book aimed at young readers.
Becca discusses the top 5 entertainment stories of the year and gives us some ideas for how to celebrate New Years Eve.
Dr. Ellen Leen-Feldner, the director of the Arkansas Interdisciplinary Sciences Laboratory at the University of Arkansas, has a new study designed to find out how parents and adolescence cope with stress and post traumatic stress disorder.
On this special edition of Ozarks we hear again some of the voices we lost during 2013, including Bill Harrison, Curley Miller, Ivan Denton and Dick Renko.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, we take stock of some of the music made in 2013. Robert Ginsburg has his annual review of the year in jazz and Kevin Kinder joins Kyle in the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio for our annual comparison of our favorite music of 2013 lists.Kevin Kinder and Kyle Kellams compare their lists of favorite music for 2013.
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Sunday, April 20, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Weekend Ozarks, a conversation with author Joyce Carol Oates prior to her lecture in Fayetteville. Plus, a bit of tinkering before the Amazeum opens to children and the community next fall.
Here are the pieces used in today's pop culture montage dealing with asking questions.
The Moonglows with their hit "Who Wrote The Book of Love"
The ultimate question, "How many licks does it take to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop
Bob Dylan with his breakout 1963 hit "Blowin in the Wind"
Laurence Olivier asks Dustin Hoffman "Is it safe?" in the chilling thriller Marathon Man
The Big Bopper wonders "Who Put the Bop in the Bop-Shoo-Bob"
The question that many Verizon customers continually ask: "Can you hear me now?"
Dionne Warwick asks "Do You Know The Way To San Jose"
The famous scene from Dallas that left many asking who shot J.R.?
Robert De Niro nearly loses his wits when he asks his taxi-driving reflection "Are you talking to me?"
Rockapella asks "Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?"
During their visit to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio, Farmer & The Markets performed their cover of the classic Mungo Jerry tune "Summertime."
State Republicans gear up for an awareness campaign in the wake of their veto override of a controversial voter ID law, a NWA Council survey finds that the area is ripe for another low-cost air carrier, and state revenue collections for March come in below budget officials' forecasts.
"Four on Six" by Wes Montgomery
Aside from wanting the Razorbacks to avoid a nail-biting finish against the Crimson Tide, Michael Tilley of The City Wire says that the governor's race is just getting heated up, several hundred jobs are coming to Fort Smith and Walmart and other retailers are revamping inventory systems to make sure the shelves don't run out of peanut butter.
"Mayflower Rock" by Dizzy Gillespie
Senator Mark Pryor stops by the Carver Center for Public Radio to talk immigration reform, sequestration, proposed changes to the nation's gun control laws and the recent oil spill in Faulkner County.
"Army Corps of Architects" by Death Cab for Cutie
