Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks: rugs made out of recycled sock loops, a free health clinic is expanding its reach, and University of Arkansas graduates take part in cable TV.Ozarks At Large
Ahead on this edition of weekend Ozarks: rugs made out of recycled sock loops, a free health clinic is expanding its reach, and University of Arkansas graduates take part in cable TV.Nic Pizzolatto and Tony Tost are both graduates of the University of Arkansas's creative writing and translation graduate program, but their ties to Arkansas are not the only thing they have in common. Both have broken into the world of screenwriting, specifically for television. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke with both Pizzolatto and Tost on how they ended up writing for the screen, how having an MFA in creative writing is beneficial to the writing process and more.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks . . . today is Fibonacci Day (here’s a hint, write down today’s date as a number), a preview of the top tech for the holiday season and the Fort Smith Symphony is already set for Christmas.Nic Pizzolatto and Tony Tost are both graduates of the University of Arkansas's creative writing and translation graduate program, but their ties to Arkansas are not the only thing they have in common. Both have broken into the world of screenwriting, specifically for television. Ozarks at Large's Katy Henriksen spoke with both Pizzolatto and Tost on how they ended up writing for the screen, how having an MFA in creative writing is beneficial to the writing process and more.
Later on this edition of Ozarks…a conversation with the author of the novel Y City and a discussion about listening from the man who helped start StoryCorps. Dave Isay talks to Kyle about the fifth annual National Day of Listening when family members are encouraged to conduct oral history interviews of relatives.Y City is a small town not far from the intersection of highways 71 and 270, it is also the title of a book by Wade Rivers, who came up with the story idea while driving, appropriately, down an Arkansas highway. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with the author about Y City , as well as his most recent book Text’d, also set in Arkansas.
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: excerpts from a conversation recorded at the Fayetteville Public Library last month when Pulitzer Prize winner David Shipler discussed his book “The Working Poor” in front of members of several of the regions book clubs. He was in Fayetteville as part of the annual One Book-One Community project.Ahead on this edition of Ozarks: the Northwest Arkansas Health center has seen the number of patient visits increase more than five-fold since 2000. Soon the staff and volunteers will be in a new, larger home. Plus a quiet alternative to the retail madness of the season’s busiest shopping weekend; Devil’s Den has hikes, not sales.
The Northwest Arkansas Center for Equality annual gala last weekend honored “Pride at Walmart,” the retailer’s LGBT corporate resource group. As Jacqueline Froelich reports, leaders took the opportunity to speak on the record for the first time about gay culture at the Home Office.(Photo: Walmart 2011 Diversity and Inclusion Report)
Devil's Den State Park will host the inaugural CCC Geocaching Challenge Saturday morning.
"Winter Songs" by The Head and The Heart
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a conversation with author An Na. Plus, we go behind-the-scenes at KNWA.
Roby Brock from our content partner www.talkbusiness.net visits possibly the most energy-efficient home in the state.
Dr. Rosilee Walker Russel of UA-Fort Smith Academy of the Arts has details on what’s coming up in the final few weeks of the fall.
Bird authority Joe Neal says a strange call heard in both neighborhoods and woods emanates from a tiny feathered thing. Photo: Screech Owl by Joe Neal
“Owls” by Leo Kottke
Our history expert Dr. Bill Smith talks about New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s repeated refusal to run for president in 2012, and flip-flop politics.
“Tequila” by The Champs
