Podcast Excerpts from KUAF

This week’s episode of “I Am Northwest Arkansas” is about the past, present and future of electric vehicles in Northwest Arkansas. Host Randy Wilborn talks with founder and president of the Tesla Owners Club of Arkansas Gary Berger, policy director at the Northwest Arkansas Council Rob Smith, the director of energy services at Ozarks Electric Cooperative Kris Williams.

The KUAF Listening Lab continues to collect the voices of where we live. Recently, Listening Lab coordinator Emerson Alexander took the mobile lab to Good Shepherd Humane Society in Eureka Springs.

The latest episode of “The Beloved Community”, a podcast collaboration between the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Council and KUAF, examines the concept of speaking truth to power. This month’s guest is Monique Jones.

This week’s episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas offers an update on operations to narrow the gap between Northwest Arkansas’ population growth and the area’s healthcare options. Host Randy Wilburn talks with Ryan Cork, Vice-President of Healthcare and Education at the Northwest Arkansas Council and Walter Harris, CEO of the Art and Wellness Enterprise.

Familiar contributor Raven Cook returns with new episodes of “Reflections in Black.” Each edition focuses on a Black scientist, pioneer, artist, statesperson or community leader. She talks with Kyle Kellams about how she's doing something different this go around.

In this episode of the I am Northwest Arkansas podcast, Joseph Nguyen talks about how he combines two growing aspects of Northwest Arkansas, cycling and food, for his social media presence, Hangry Pedaler NWA.

Season three of the podcast Points of Departure comes out today. Ahead of today's release, the hosts Rogelio Garcia Contreras and Laurence Hare sat down with the show's producer, Daniel Caruth, to preview the upcoming season.

In this episode of the I am Northwest Arkansas podcast, is portion of the NWA Council Future is Now Speaker Series. Guests Kymone Freeman, Vaughn Perry, Scott Kratz and independent journalist Megan Kimble speak about the challenge of gentrification, intentional community development and the role of Community Land Trusts.

Noah Washington interviews University of Arkansas athletes from the comfort of his vehicle in his series, The Ridin Around Show.

Na'Tosha De'Von began working on her one-person play Ain't I a Woman while completing her MFA at the University of Arkansas. She talked about it with Randy Wilburn on a new episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas. The performances are August 10, 11 and 12 at the University of Arkansas Global campus theater on the Fayetteville Square.