Ozarks At Large

On this edition of Ozarks: the still-evolving discussion over expanded Medicaid for Arkansas. Larry Teague, the co-chair of the Joint Budget Committee at the State Legislature, talks about medicaid and the entire budget process. Plus putting Go, Dog. Go! On stage in Springdale and why making a documentary film can be a challenging task that leaves the filmmaker depressed part of the time.

The show's new host Guy Raz, formerly the host of Weekends on All Things Considered, spoke to us about the show.

Here are the elements of our flower montage for Sunday’s show: 1. Nat King Cole singing Ramblin’ Rose. 2. A skunk named Flower, courtesy of Bambi (from the film of the same name). 3. The Statler Brothers singing Counting Flowers on the Wall. 4. Chris Cooper describes the beauty of nature to Meryl Streep in the film Adaptation. 5. The Foundations with their one big hit, Build Me Up Buttercup. 6. Poppies! From Wizard of Oz. 7. Tiny Tim sings Tiptoe Through the Tulips during his first appearance on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson in 1968. 8. The killer Venus flytrap threatens Rick Moranis in the 1986 version of Little Shop of Horrors. Yes, the Venus flytrap does produce flowers. 9. Secretariat wins the 1973 Kentucky Derby (the “run for the roses”) in record time, 1:59 2/5. 10. Lynn Anderson sings I Never Promised You a Rose Garden. Apologies to Charlie Rose, Neil Diamond and Barbara Streisand, Poison, and all the romantic comedies ever where a guy gives a gal some roses. Maybe next time.

Ahead on Ozarks, the longest zip line in Arkansas, the possible effects of sequestration on Arkansas, how small town advocates are getting a boost from the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation and a preview of this weekend's Gospel Fest in Fort Smith.