Radio Cals

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features a new Primary Sources podcast interview with Dr. John Kirk, historian of Civil Rights era American South; a discussion with Civil War scholar Mark Christ; supernatural phenomena in Arkansas; a new episode of Chewing the Fat; and more.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features an interview with journalist John Brummett; a Bizarre Arkansas conversation with poet and professor Mark Spitzer; a living history presentation about the German immigrant experience in Arkansas; a new episode of Chewing the Fat; and more.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features an interview with former LRSD superintendent Baker Kurrus; a Bizarre Arkansas conversation with poet and professor Mark Spitzer about the Ozark Hellbender; an excerpt from Arkansas Literary Festival 2016; a new episode of Chewing the Fat; and more.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features a conversation with "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette" columnist John Brummett; a Bizarre Arkansas conversation with poet and professor Mark Spitzer about the Ozark Hellbender; a preview of the Pulaski County Historical Society's upcoming lecture on Pulaski County "firsts"; and a new episode of Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features a conversation with "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette" columnist John Brummett; reflections on Sue Cowan Williams, the teacher in the Little Rock School District who requested equal pay for African American teachers; an interview with Bill Jones, author of "Petit Jean: A Wilderness Adventure"; a discussion of the White River by Chris Engholm; and a new episode of Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features selections from a panel discussion about the transformation of Arkansas politics in the 1970s; a conversation about Fiction & Fact: A War Dialogue with Veterans, a joint project of CALS and the NEH; an interview with Bill Jones, author of "Petit Jean: A Wilderness Adventure"; plus new episodes of Bizarre Arkansas, and Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features an interview with former LRSD superintendent Baker Kurrus; selections from a panel discussion about the transformation of Arkansas politics in the 1970s; a CALS Con panel discussion of Disney and feminism; plus new episodes of Relics of Arkansas History, Bizarre Arkansas, and Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features selections from a panel discussion about the transformation of Arkansas politics in the 1970s; an interview with former LRSD superintendent Baker Kurrus; a CALS Con panel discussion of Star Wars; plus new episodes of Relics of Arkansas History, Bizarre Arkansas, and Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features selections from a panel discussion about the transformation of Arkansas politics in the 1970s; an interview with National Archives specialist Ketina Taylor; a CALS Con panel discussion of Star Wars; Olympic story reviews by Ellen Bard; plus a new episode of Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features selections from a panel discussion about the transformation of Arkansas politics in the 1970s; a new feature called "Relics of Arkansas History"; selections from an interview with Philip McMath about Governor Sid McMath; plus a new episode of Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features selections from a panel discussion about the transformation of Arkansas politics in the 1970s; a new feature called "Relics of Arkansas History"; a reading a 19th century slave narrative; an interview with Cindy Beckman about her new book about Arkansas education and Arch Ford; plus a new episode of Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features selections from a CALS Con 2016 panel discussion of Studio Ghibli; a panel discussion of Star Wars from CALS Con 2016; a genealogy segment featuring an interview with Maria Hoskins; a conversation between Lisa Donovan, assistant director for youth services at CALS, and Bobby Roberts, former director of CALS, regarding the Child Nutrition Program created by Roberts prior to his retirement; selections from an interview with Dr. Ann Tice, a retired dermatologist who talks about growing up in a family of physicians and her non-traditional path to medical school; plus a new episode of Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features a discussion of Fiction & Fact: A War Dialogue for Veterans, a new project bringing veterans together to explore their experiences using literature; a panel discussion of Star Wars from CALS Con 2016; an interview with Arkansas musicians Brenda & Ellis; plus new episodes of Bizarre Arkansas and Chewing the Fat.

Today's broadcast of Radio CALS features a reading of a letter about the celebration of the 4th of July in 1840; selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Parker Westbrook, Craig O'Neill, Phillip Kaplan, and Robert McCord; information about the Butler Center's upcoming genealogy workshop; a living history presentation of a German immigrant; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson & Paul Austin; and information about upcoming events.

This week's broadcast of Radio CALS features selections from an interview with Geraldine Purcell Davidson, who shares her experiences at Fargo Agricultural School for African American Children in Brinkley, Arkansas; an interview with Ali Welky and Michael Keckhaver, editors of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music; quick reviews of books about the Olympics, provided by Ellen Bard, CALS staff member; selections from a discussion of Star Trek, held at CALS Con 2016; Bizarre Arkansas with unusual information about Hot Springs and its alligator farm, mummified merman, ostrich carriages, and more; and Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson & Paul Austin.

This week Radio CALS features selections from a 2016 interview with Bonnie Johnson about her time working for the Arkansas Coalition Against Domestic Violence; selections from a CALS Con 2016 panel discussion of Studio Ghibli; excerpts from an interview with Charlie Rich, Jr., who discusses growing up in Benton, his first piano, and getting a recording contract as a teenager; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson & Paul Austin; and more.

This week Radio CALS features selections from a lecture given by Dr. Ben Johnson about John Gould Fletcher at the Arkansas Literary Festival 2016; selections from a CALS Con 2016 panel discussion of Star Trek; excerpts from an interview with Ruth Shepherd; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson & Paul Austin; information about and music by Ben Nichols; and a genealogy segment featuring an interview with Maria Hoskins.

This week Radio CALS features selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Michael Dougan; information about and music by Roberta Martin and Lenny Williams; information about CALS' audiobook service, OneClick Digital; an interview with CALS staff member Angelic Saulsberry about her top five book recommendations; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson & Paul Austin; information about and music by Ben Nichols; selections from CALS Con 2016 focusing on Studio Ghibli; information about and music by Ronnie Hawkins and William Warfield; and Who You?, a segment about the Butler Center's genealogy resources.

This week's broadcast of Radio CALS features information about Summer Reading Club; selections from an interview with Willie Booker Jr.; information about Summer Seminar 2016 for state educators; Bizarre Arkansas with a story about Arkansas's "runaway beauty queen" Rhonda Lee Coullet; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson & Paul Austin; information about and music by Ben Nichols, who will perform for Arkansas Sounds in June; Authors on Air with Mark Christ; information about the Butler Center's Genealogy Workshop to be held this July; selections from CALS Con with a discussion on Star Trek; plus This Month in Arkansas History and announcements about upcoming events.

This week's broadcast of Radio CALS features a conversation between Lisa Donovan, assistant director for youth services at CALS, and Bobby Roberts, former director of CALS, regarding the Child Nutrition Program created by Roberts prior to his retirement; an interview with Carol-Ann Blow, who attended Catholic schools in Little Rock during desegregation and was the first African-American student to attend Mount St. Mary Academy; information about and music by Sonny Burgess, who will perform with his band, the Legendary Pacers, for the Arkansas Sounds monthly concert series tonight (Friday, May 20) at 7 p.m. at the CALS Ron Robinson Theater; Bizarre Arkansas, with a story about Gerald L.K. Smith; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson & Paul Austin; an interview of Bobby Crafford, drummer for Sonny Burgess & the Legendary Pacers, who talks about highlights of the band's history; an interview with Mike Polston, co-author of To Can the Kaiser: Arkansas and the Great War; and selections from a CALS Con discussion of Stud