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Sophia Nourani/KUAFTEA: the Transgender Experience in Arkansas, filmed in KUAF's Listening Lab, profiles the lives of trans youth, women, and men. In this seventh episode, host Taylor Johnson talks with 27-year-old Bentonville-area native Malachi Clement, a popular trans drag king performer. -
Chef Michael Robertshaw of Pizzeria Ruby grew up in Boston. He recently met with Randy Wilburn to talk with him for “I Am Northwest Arkansas.” The conversation is part of Randy’s series focusing on recent transplants to the area. In this edited excerpt from the episode, Chef Michael discusses what brought him to the region, the difficult nature of the restaurant business and why he opened a restaurant in Johnson.
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The podcast District 3 explores northwest Arkansas, and a recent episode allowed hosts Edavine and Miggs to talk with Shahid Sheikh, the President of the Bentonville Islamic Center, in our Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. The discussion covers Ramadan, Palestine and more. In this edited excerpt, Shahid Sheikh discusses the local Muslim community and common misconceptions regarding Islam. -
This week’s excerpt from the “I Am Northwest Arkansas” podcast with host Randy Wilburn focuses on moving. To observe five years of the podcast, Randy is devoting a few episodes to people who have moved to northwest Arkansas recently to find out why people transplant to the region. To start the series, Randy invited Meredith and Nick Castin to the Firmin-Garner Performance Studio. -
TEA: the Transgender Experience in Arkansas, filmed in KUAF's Listening Lab, profiles the lives of seven trans youth, women, and men. In this episode, host Taylor Johnson talks with 22-year-old Angel Renee, an award-winning professional trans drag queen artist who performs as "Angel Divinity." -
In this excerpt of "I am Northwest Arkansas," host Randy Wilburn speaks with Lacie Bray, a co-owner and visionary behind Ozark Beer Company. -
In the first episode of the new season of Points of Departure, hosts Laurence and Rogelio speak with Martin Wolf of eco-friendly cleaning product maker Seventh Generation. -
In this excerpt of "I am Northwest Arkansas," host Randy Wilburn speaks with Daniel Mitchell and Trent Sugg, co-founders of outdoor video production company BLK ELK Media, about their video documentary work, which is growing worldwide. -
A new season of Points of Departure launches this month with a focus on sustainable development at home and around the globe.
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"TEA: the Transgender Experience in Arkansas" filmed in KUAF's Listening Lab profiles the lives of seven trans youth, women, and men. In this episode, host Taylor Johnson talks with 26-year-old Fayetteville trans man Elliot Rogillio about adjusting to trans life, his LGBTQ+ volunteer work, as well as being optimistic despite pervasive trans bias. -
Earlier this month, the District 3 team sat down with Marcina Langrine. Marcina is the Program Manager of the Marshallese Educational Initiative and the manager of the popular band MARK Harmoney. During the conversation, there was a discussion about her birth state, her passion for her community, the effects of COVID-19 on the Marshallese Population, and much more. -
In this episode of "I am Northwest Arkansas," host Randy Wilburn is joined by Anthony Mirisciotta, leader of Spring Creek Food Hub in Springdale. The relatively new organization is a platform that works with farmers and wholesalers to boost local agriculture and address food insecurity.
