Radio Cals

This week's broadcast of Radio CALS features information about and music by Charlie Rich, a country music legend from Colt, Arkansas; an interview with Butler Center Galleries featured artist Carmen Alexandria; an interview with Sgt. Allen L. "Sonny" Dunn, a veteran of the Korean War; a reading of an article about radio as a new source of family entertainment written by Arkansas utilities entrepreneur Harvey C. Couch and published in 1922; Bizarre Arkansas with a story about "Old Mike" a traveling salesman whose unidentified corpse was displayed for many years in Prescott, Arkansas; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson and Paul Austin with talk of train stations, pancake breakfasts, and much more; Chris Hancock's "CALS Story"; selections from Bagels & Books, a partnership between the CALS Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center and jUSt, a pending nonprofit that serves as the leadership for Global Kids Arkansas; information about and music by Iris DeMent and Tracy Lawrence; plus This Month in

This week's broadcast of Radio CALS features a reading by Rien Fertel from his book, The One True Barbecue, from the Arkansas Literary Festival 2016; selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Vivienne Lie Schiffer, who has written a book and produced a film about the experiences of Japanese Americans held in internment camps in Arkansas during WWII; an interview with Guy Lancaster, editor of the Encyclopedia of Arkansas (EOA), on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the EOA; Bizarre Arkansas with a story about Dr. John Richard Brinkley, a notorious quack who practiced "medicine" in the 1930's in Arkansas; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson and Paul Austin; information about and music by Bob Dorough, a composer, lyricist, and musician from Arkansas who is best known for his jazz compositions and 1970s Schoolhouse Rock! shorts on ABC Saturday morning television; selections from Bagels & Books, a partnership between the CALS Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center and jUSt, a pending nonpro

This week's episode of Radio CALS features an interview with Roger Glasgow, attorney and author of Down and Dirty Down South: Politics and the Art of Revenge; a reading from the Dave Wallis papers in the Butler Center Collections; information about and music by Al Green; Chewing the Fat with Rex Nelson and Paul Austin; Bagels & Books from the Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center in partnership with jUSt; selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Kay Goss with information about Wilbur Mills; plus announcements about upcoming events and segments from This Month in Arkansas History.

Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Vivienne Lie Schiffer, who has written a book and produced a film about the experiences of Japanese Americans who were held in internment camps in Arkansas during World War II; information about Arkansas musician Little Willie John, an R&B vocalist and songwriter who recorded several hit songs, including the original version of the popular song, "Fever," at age 18; information about the Butler Center's Genealogy Workshop on Saturday, July 23, from Rhonda Stewart, the Butler Center's local history expert, and Kate Chagnon, the Butler Center's programming and outreach coordinator; Selections from Books & Bagels, a partnership between the CALS Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center and Just Us, a pending nonprofit that serves as the leadership for Global Kids Arkansas; this week's segment features a multigenerational conversation about feminism, misogyny, and sexism; Bizarre Arkansas, with a story about H. L. Mencken, a Baltimore journalist who wrot

An interview with Angie Macri, a poet featured in the Arkansas Literary Festival 2016, conducted by Amy Bradley-Hole, moderator chair of the Arkansas Literary Festival; selections from an interview with Sgt. A. Keith Jernigan, who served in the Korean War, conducted by Brian Robertson, senior archivist and manager of Research Services at the Butler Center; selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Marvin Schwartz, author of "We Wanna Boogie", published by Butler Center Books; Information about CALS' audiobook service, OneClick Digital, from Jonathan Webb and Nathan Smith, CALS Information Services staff members; Bizarre Arkansas, with a story about the alligator farm that housed a mummified merman, the ostrich farm that was home to over 300 African ostriches, and more in Hot Springs during the early twentieth century; Chewing the Fat with Rex and Paul, who talk about Mount Magazine Lodge, the Paris Chamber of Commerce, Constitutional Amendment 75 and its effects on tourism in Arkansas, the transformation of

An interview with Kevin Brockmeier, an author featured in the Arkansas Literary Festival 2016, conducted by Amy Bradley-Hole, moderator chair of the Arkansas Literary Festival; 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; Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Vivienne Lie Schiffer, who has written a book and produced a film about the experiences of Japanese Americans who were held in internment camps in Arkansas during World War II; Chewing the Fat with Rex and Paul, who talk about Cherokee Village, the sales force at the Village and their sometimes-shady techniques involving Elvis and Jesus, an outstanding collection of shag carpet, the emergence of retirement communities, Paul's viewing of the moon landing in July 1969, John Cooper and his other developments at Bella Vista and Hot Springs Village, messing with salesmen, Horseshoe Bend, Holiday Island, the ferry at Norfork, the

An interview with Amy Bradley-Hole, moderator chair of the Arkansas Literary Festival, conducted by Brad Mooy, CALS' coordinator of the Literary Festival; an interview with Stephanie Meincke, president & CEO of the Arkansas Nonprofit Alliance, conducted by Christine Gronwald, CALS' development coordinator; they discuss ArkansasGives, an upcoming online giving event sponsored by the Arkansas Community Foundation on Thursday, April 7, from 8 a.m. - 8 p.m.; visit bit.ly/calsargives at that time to donate to Central Arkansas Library System Foundation and help CALS earn bonus dollars in addition to your donation; an interview with Angelic Saulsberry, CALS' information technology staff member, conducted by Kristin Cooke, CALS' adult programming coordinator; they discuss Angelic's top five favorite books and the library services she uses the most; an interview with Laura Neale, teen programmer at CALS McMath Library and coordinator of CALS Con 2016, a free family-friendly celebration of pop culture fandom; interview

Selections from an interview with Bobby Roberts, who retired as director of the Central Arkansas Library System on March 4, 2016, after leading the system for almost 27 years; in this segment, Roberts discusses bond campaigns, the amount of funding approved by voters for public libraries, the growth and future of digital activity in the library system, changes in community use of library services, the increase in yearly income needed for the library to continue operating at its current levels, Roberts' plans for retirement, rural libraries in Arkansas, Roberts' work with prison systems, the positive and negative effects of term limits on the Arkansas General Assembly, and more; an interview with Laura Neale, teen programmer at CALS McMath Library and coordinator of CALS Con 2016, a free family-friendly celebration of pop culture fandom; interview conducted by Laura Hodo, manager of CALS McMath Library; they discuss this year's expansion of the event and what self-professed nerds and geeks can expect to enjoy

Selections from an interview with Bobby Roberts, who retired as director of the Central Arkansas Library System on March 4, 2016, after leading the system for almost 27 years; the interview was conducted at Legacies & Lunch on March 2, 2016, by Clinton School of Public Service Dean Skip Rutherford; in this segment, Roberts discusses the decision to build the Children's Library & Learning Center, his work with community developers, Ron Robinson, the reasoning behind the naming of branches, and millage elections he has conducted; an interview with Katie Campbell, director of School House Rock Live, a production by the Children's Theatre at the Arkansas Arts Center; interview conducted by Kate Chagnon, the Butler Center's programming & outreach coordinator; they discuss the Children's Theatre's partnership with CALS Hillary Rodham Clinton Children's Library & Learning Center and the Arkansas connections to School House Rock Live; an interview with Jeffrey Condran, author of Prague Summer, a novel that will be fe

Selections from an interview with Bobby Roberts, who retired as director of the Central Arkansas Library System on March 4, 2016, after leading the system for almost 27 years; the interview was conducted at Legacies & Lunch on March 2, 2016, by Clinton School of Public Service Dean Skip Rutherford; in this segment, Roberts discusses library funding in Arkansas, the evolution of CALS, the CALS Main Library campus, and the beginnings of the CALS Butler Center for Arkansas Studies; Information about CALS' digital resources from Information Services staff members; an interview with Tyrone Jaeger, author of So Many True Believers, a collection of short stories that will be featured at this year's Arkansas Literary Festival; interview conducted by Amy Bradley-Hole, Literary Festival moderator chair; Chewing the Fat with Rex and Paul, who talk about the St. Joe Mercantile and other general stores in Arkansas's past, including McLeod's and Matthews's at Imboden, Calahan's at Black Rock, Perry's at Ravenden, and Ernie

Selections from an interview with Bobby Roberts, retiring director of the Central Arkansas Library System, conducted in 2010; selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Bernadette Cahill, discussing women's fight for the right to vote in Arkansas, a topic she has researched thoroughly; information about CALS' digital resources from Information Services staff members; a reading of a letter from the Butler Center's collection of Civil War materials, written by George M. Blodgett, a Union sailor who spent part of the war in Arkansas; he describes an attack on the USS Mound City on the White River in Arkansas in 1862, sometimes called "the deadliest shot of the war"; Bizarre Arkansas, featuring information on Monte Ne, a partially completed, abandoned, and possibly haunted luxury resort built by failed presidential candidate William "Coin" Harvey; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; "Authors on Air" with Brad Mooy, coordinator of the Arkansas Literary Festival, and Amy Bradley-Hole, moderato

Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Bill Ward, a long-time photographer who archives photographs, has explored the history of Conway, and helped found the annual festival, Toad Suck Daze; a "Bizarre Arkansas" story; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; "Authors on Air" with Arkansas Literary Festival Coordinator Brad Mooy; an interview with Carol-Ann Blow, who was the first African-American student to attend Mount St. Mary Academy in Little Rock; and recordings of music composed by William Grant Still, an African American classical composer raised in Little Rock who broke race barriers with his highly acclaimed work.

Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Dr. Brian Mitchell discussing the expulsion of free blacks from Arkansas in 1859; a reading of an interview with a former slave, Railroad Dockery, part of the WPA Slave Narratives; an interview with Cpl. Charles O. Hilburn, from the Korean War Project; a pre-birthday celebration of Johnny Cash; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; information about the Butler Center's resources for teachers, including its Summer Seminar, a two-day workshop focused this year on Pulitzer Prize-winning authors with connections to Arkansas; "Authors on Air" with Arkansas Literary Festival Coordinator Brad Mooy; "The Council for the Liberation of Blacks", a reading from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture; and recordings of music composed by William Grant Still, an African American classical composer raised in Little Rock who broke race barriers with his highly acclaimed work.

Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring David Pryor, talking about Pryor's relationship with former governor, Orval Faubus; his relationship with former Representative John Paul Hammerschmidt; and his thoughts on the current state of Arkansas politics; an interview with Sgt. Allen L. Dunn, from the Korean War Project; Who You?, a segment about the Butler Center's genealogy resources, narrated by Rhonda Stewart, CALS' local history and genealogy expert; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; Rod Lorenzen, manager of Butler Center Books, interviews Mike Polston, staff historian for the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture, who co-edited (with Guy Lancaster, editor of the EOA) "To Can the Kaiser: Arkansas and the Great War", published by Butler Center Books in 2015; "Pharoah Sanders", a reading from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas History & Culture.

Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring David Pryor, talking about his love of the Old State House, his early legislative involvement with the Young Turks, his inability to pass a memorial bill for Winston Churchill, and a kind note he received from Orval Faubus; Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Aretha Dodson discussing one room schoolhouses, split sessions, segregation during her childhood, and her book, "That's the Way it Wuz Back Then"; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; #CALSStories with Chris Hancock of the Historic Arkansas Museum; Community organizer Freeman McKindra discusses the two years he spent in Pakistan with the peace corps, his world travels, and his work developing communities in Arkansas; and an interview with Eric Meincke, a 17 year old high school senior who will conduct the classical music performance at our next Arkansas Sounds concert, a tribute to Florence Price and William Grant Still.

Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring David Pryor, talking about his rise in Arkansas politics and love of the state's history (continued from last week); selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Jimmy Lou Fisher, Skip Rutherford, Alan Leveritt, Phyllis Brandon, and Milton Crenchaw; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; Kate Chagnon interviews David Ware, author of "It's Official! The Real Stories Behind Arkansas's State Symbols", published by Butler Center Books in 2015; Willie Booker Jr. describes growing up in the delta and his experience in the segregated education system.

Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring David Pryor, talking about his rise in Arkansas politics and love of the state's history; selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Jimmy Lou Fisher, Skip Rutherford, Alan Leveritt, Phyllis Brandon, and Milton Crenchaw; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; Lee Ann Hoskyn talks with Jay Grelen, author of "Sweet Tea Times", a collection of his columns from his years as a writer for the "Arkansas Democrat-Gazette"; an interview with Bill Carter, an attorney/musician's consultant who got two of the Rolling Stones out of jail in Fordyce, AR.

Selections from Legacies & Lunch featuring Bill Valentine, former professional baseball umpire and general manager of the Arkansas Travelers baseball team, and Little Rock civic leader Mollie Worthen; Arkansas musicians with birthdays in January: Ronnie Hawkins and William Warfield; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; "Authors on Air", featuring the editors of the "Encyclopedia of Arkansas Music", Ali Welky and Michael Keckhaver; a portion of an oral history interview with Bob Boyd, noted local musician and former owner of Boyd's Music; and an interview with Tav Falco, Arkansas-born musician, performance artist, actor, filmmaker, and photographer, who will premier his film Urania Descending at CALS in January.

On this, the 201st anniversary of the Battle of New Orleans, hear a new version of the classic "Battle of New Orleans", written by Stone County native Jimmy Driftwood; selections from the October 2015 Legacies & Lunch concert featuring Stephanie Smittle and Kit and Kaboodle; we remember the life of the late Senator Dale Bumpers with a reading from the Encyclopedia of Arkansas and an excerpt from a 2004 interview by Jack Hill; another installment of "Chewing the Fat with Rex & Paul"; Marvin Schwartz discusses his book "We Wanna Boogie: The Rockabilly Roots of Sonny Burgess and the Pacers", a history of both the legendary Arkansas band and the Newport community in which they grew up and were influenced; a portion of an oral history interview with Bob Boyd, noted local musician and former owner of Boyd's Music.