
Ozarks At Large


In addition to bugs, our insect expert, Dr. Donald Steinkraus, likes music. We look at instances of insects in rock and roll.

We celebrate National Novel Writing Month with a "book and writer" montage of songs and film clips.
- "Paperback Writer" The Beatles
- Nicholas Cage in Adaptation
- "Everyday I Write the Book" Elvis Costello
- The Shining
- Deconstructing Harry
- "Book I Read" Talking Heads
- Romancing the Stone
- "Lady Writer" Dire Straits
- Capote
- "who Wrote the Book of Love" the Montones

Several stories from the past week, as with most weeks, centered around money. We look at some of those stories in this morning's week in review.



Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the National Veterans Golden Age Games are set to take over Fayetteville and the region this weekend; we speak with one 79-year-old Vietnam veteran who hopes to win in his competitions, and we speak with an Arkansas elder who decided to obtain his GED many, many years after his high school years had passed. Plus, while many eyes are on the happenings at the World Cup, we attend a sports match of a different nature, polo, in Bentonville.
Within the city limits of southwest Fayetteville lies a large parcel of urban wilderness that a group of landholders, planners and conservationists have organized to preserve. They call the place Mt. Kessler Greenways.
Becca Martin Brown from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers tells us a little about each of those today.
Retired Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was in Little Rock last night as part of the Clinton School of Public Service speaker series. Nathan Vandiver from our content partner KUAR, reports.
Ozarks at Large’s Christina Thomas visited with local foodies and community leaders to see if northwest Arkansas will become part of the food truck phenomenon.
Jodi Beznoska from Walton Arts Center tells us about the upcoming Art of Wine Festival, the Artosphere Chamber Music Series, the Artosphere Festival Orchestra performances and artists at the AMP.
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