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Format: 2026-05-15
Salute to the Stars
Here is our out-of-this-world list of material that made up our space montage this morning. If you correctly identified them all, buy yourself a cold glass of Tang.




  1. "Major Tom," as performed by David Bowie
  2. Neil Armstrong lands on the moon.
  3. Charlton Heston just before his space ship crashes into future earth. Spoiler alert: there are APES. This is the opening scene from the original Planet of the Apes
  4. A commercial for Tang
  5. HAL takes over in 2001: A Space Odyssey
  6. The Shocking Blue with their biggest hit, "Venus"
  7. A piece of the trailer for the disaster movie Armageddon. That's nativa Arkansan Billy Bob Thornton explaining "It's a meteor shower."
  8. Pluto, the dog, barking in his 1952 cartoon, "Pluto's Party."
  9. The worst bit of dialogue ever in a movie ("Future events such as these will affect you in the future.") from Plan 9 From Outer Space"
  10. Holst's Mars from "The Planets"
Keeping Kids In Class
A report released Thursday by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families shows that Arkansas schools rely heavily on out of school suspensions, with many districts punishing minorities at a higher rate than white students, thus limiting their learning opportunities. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with Jerri Derlikowski, Director of Education Policy for AACF and author of the report.
Friday, February 15, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks: discussions at the state capitol about the future of the Arkansas Lottery Scholarships...live music with Still on the Hill, Emily Kaitz and Mike Shirkey inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio and more.




Keeping Kids in Class
A report released yesterday by Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families shows that Arkansas schools rely heavily on out of school suspensions, with many districts punishing minorities at a higher rate than white students, thus limiting their learning opportunities. Ozarks at Large's Christina Thomas spoke with Jerri Derlikowski, Director of Education Policy for AACF and author of the report.
Thursday, February 14, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks: how tens of thousands of strangers are making this a better day for patients at Arkansas Children's Hospital. And inside the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio we'll hear the four-part harmony of Melody Lane, a barbershop quartet. They made the trip to our studio from Bella Vista yesterday.


Love And Health Connected
Valentine's Day is a holiday, for some, that embraces attraction and love, but usually in the popular form of chocolates or a card, but as Katy Henriksen reports, a new book explores love on a much deeper level.




Segment A
Members of Arkansas' Congressional delegation react to President Obama's State of the Union Address earlier this week, as well as the President's pick to lead the Department of Defense. And, Fort Smith city and Sebastian County officials plan their next step inn moving forward with a regional aquatics center following public dissatisfaction with recently revised plans.
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, the results of the Walton Family Foundation's latest survey. Plus, a preview of TheatreSquared's latest production, “Sons of the Prophet,” which opens later this week. Also, we continue our series on OAL-inspired dishes with a new crepe.



Segment A
Arkansas legislators move forward with a bill that would cap annual growth of the state government, and the controversial bill that would allow some to carry concealed firearms on college campuses in the state moves forward as well. Plus, John Brown University in Siloam Springs gets a gift to help renovate the oldest dormitory on the school's campus.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
Ahead on Ozarks: the continuing evolution of charter schools in Arkansas. Plus, our monthly survey of visual arts in the area, including a visit with three architecture students at the University of Arkansas about their photographic studies of different places in Northwest Arkansas. And for Fat Tuesday, we go inside the kitchen of Maudie Schmidt to make a Cajun classic: the beignet.

Latest Edition of Ozarks at Large

Thursday, February 13, 2014
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Ahead on this edition of Ozarks, a movement in Fayetteville is encouraging residents to be kind to others, not just on Valentine's Day, but all year long. Plus, extremely cold temperatures and out of the ordinary snow storms have some wondering about climate change. We speak with one U of A researcher about global warming's effects on vegetation. And, two R&B divas perform in the region, Becca Martin Brown tells us what's up and more.
Shows at AMP and Walton Arts Center
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Chris Young and Rick Springfield perform at the AMP, and the Imagination Movers, the U2 of kids’ music, come to the Walton Arts Center. More information on www.waltonartscenter.org.
Demand for Electricity Peaking with Heat Wave
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Can electrical utility grids manage current peak demand? Plus--just in case--we lead you to your nearest “cooling station.”
Cooling Center
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To prepare for the high heat indexes predicted this week, Fort Smith has designated some public buildings as cooling centers. For more information: www.fortsmithar.gov
“Force Marker” by Brian Eno
Razorbacks Participate in Pan American Championships
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Kevin Lazas and Grace Heymsfield – members of the Arkansas Razorbacks track and field team -- will participate in the 2011 edition of the Pan American Junior Track and Field Championships being held this weekend in southern Florida.
Bikes and Songs Preview
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Becca looks ahead to BB&BBQ whose musical lineup now includes Jamey Johnson.
“Heat” by Eric Serra