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Ozarks at LargeOzarks at LargeReviewing failed bills from the 2025 General Assembly — The news of April 1975You can’t win ‘em all in sports or the Arkansas Legislature. On today's show, Josie Lenora from Little Rock Public Radio talks us through some bills that didn’t make it and the pivots made by lawmakers. Also, Randy Dixon with the Pryor Center offers a guide to what we might have been talking about on our show 50 years ago today.2025-04-1454 minOzarks at LargeOzarks at LargeLawmkers continue in Little Rock — Living on the New Madrid FaultThe General Assembly is several weeks into its regular session. On today's show, we hear a review of the past week with Josie Lenora, a politics and government reporter for Little Rock Public Radio. Also, Randy Dixon with the Pryor Center tells us how the New Madrid Seismic Zone has fascinated, scared and intrigued us for two centuries.2025-03-1054 minOzarks at LargeOzarks at LargeAnother week at the 95th Arkansas General Assembly — Jim Guy TuckerLawmakers at the State Capitol are gathering momentum. On today's show, Josie Lenora, the politics and government reporter for Little Rock Public Radio, helps us digest the latest from the General Assembly. We’ll also track the life of former Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker, who died this month. Plus, Lia Uribe embraces France in her latest installment of Sound Perimeter.2025-02-2454 minOzarks at LargeOzarks at LargeUpdates from the legislature — Billy Bob ThorntonThe Arkansas Legislature is hitting high gear. On today's show, Josie Lenora, politics and government reporter for Little Rock Public Radio, gives us the latest from the Capitol. We’ll also spend time with Pryor Center archives surveying the career of Arkansas-born Billy Bob Thornton.2025-02-1754 minOzarks at LargeOzarks at LargeUpdates from Little Rock — Alzheimer's and Dementia Awareness DayThe Arkansas Legislature moves into a fifth week of the 95th General Assembly today. On today's show, we review last week at the Capitol with Josie Lenora from Little Rock Public Radio. Also, Ozarks at Large host Kyle Kellams speaks with the director of public policy at the Alzheimer's Association in Arkansas about efforts to obtain more support for Arkansans living with dementia and their caregivers. Plus, the Pryor Center explains how US AID has historic connections to Arkansas.2025-02-1054 minThe Pink StateThe Pink StateFraming Femininity - How the media cover women in politicsIn this third episode, we talk with two journalists who cover politics in their states to discuss media framing of women in politics. This episode’s guests include Holly McCall, a 37-year veteran journalist who is editor in chief of the Tennessee Lookout in Nashville, and Josie Lenora, a more recent j-school graduate who is currently working as a politics and government reporter with KUAR in Little Rock, Arkansas.  Copyright info: Music Pixabay License purchased. Licensor's user name: https://pixabay.com/users/lemonmusicstudio-14942887/ Sound effects under Creative Commons (Rewind: Marko Duca (end) and Cla...2023-08-3028 minOzarks at LargeOzarks at LargeCentral Arkansas counties brace for impacts of book regulation lawsOn today's show, KUAR's Josie Lenora ends a two-part series on how Arkansas libraries are preparing for a state law affecting access to certain books. Also, a conversation with John Colbert, Fayetteville Public Schools' first African American principal, special education teacher and superintendent. Plus, Women of Oz Sunset Summit scheduled for September and more.2023-06-2053 min