Ozarks At Large

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Wednesday, May 21, 2014
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, Roby Brock talks with Speaker of the House Davy Carter about the issue of same-sex marriage. Also, we learn more about the weather phenomenon known as a land spout.
More of downtown Rogers may soon be put on the National Register of Historic Places, the U of A in Fayetteville gets good press, and the Northwest Arkansas Naturals slide through the end of the season.
“Mai Nozipo” by Kronos Quartet
The Ozark dialect is rooted in Appalachia and traces back to the British Isles, yet it can elicit a certain stigma. Susan Young with the Shiloh Museum of Ozark history, a fifth generation Arkansan, lectures widely on her culture and dialect. We bring her into the studio to talk Ozark.
Roby Brock talks to Steve Brauner about the possible (and confirmed) ballot measures Arkansas voters will see in November. For more information, visit talkbusiness.net
Becca Martin Brown, from Northwest Arkansas Newspapers, says tonight the music faculty at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith will dance, sing and more . . . for free!
Michael Hibblin talks to Dr. Ruth Hawkins about the progress made in Arkansas State University’s work on the iconic singer’s home in the Arkansas Delta.