Northwest Arkansas

The latest episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas includes a panel discussion about possible ways to increase affordable housing in Northwest Arkansas.

Northwest Arkansas continues to hold the state’s fastest-growing counties, and smaller cities such as Highfill and Tontitown continue to grow. Anna Pope, Ozarks at Large’s growth impact reporter, spoke with Alison Wright, head of the data center division for the Arkansas Economic Development Institute, about the population data trends and housing units added.

This spring we’re sharing the new podcast Inspirando el futuro on the show. Producer Wendy Echeverria explains what led her to make the series.

Today's show includes episode two of Ozarks at Large's Maternal Mortality Series. The story is in a collaboration with the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and KUAF. Plus, the umbrella arts event Assembly returns for another year, board members resign from the Walton Art Center, research examining young people diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and more.

This week's I Am Northwest Arkansas episode features two members of the Experience Fayetteville team. Sarah King and Chloe Bell talk with host Randy Wilburn about their work. You can hear the entire episode at iamnorthwestarkansas.com

With hundreds of school mariachi music programs across the nation, Rogers Heritage High School is credited as having the first mariachi music program in Arkansas. The band’s first annual banquet was this past week and Ozarks at Large’s Anna Pope attended one of its rehearsals.

Tricia Starks' latest book, "Cigarettes and Soviets: Smoking in the USSR," is one of six nominees for the 2023 Pushkin House Book Prize. Also on today's show, the Ozark Mountain Soul Festival is returning for its second year, Republican Congressman Steve Womack chimes in on debt ceiling negotiations and more.

At first, Dana Neely was a photographer in Seattle and now, she is pit mistress of Arkansas Delta-style barbeque. Neely and her restaurant, Girls Gone Barbecue, is the subject of latest episode of "I Am Northwest Arkansas."

The latest episode of "The BeLOVEd Community" includes a conversation with Rickey Booker about DEI initiatives, our changing world and seeking other experiences. The podcast is a joint production of the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King, Jr. Council and KUAF.

This week's "I Am Northwest Arkansas" podcast includes a conversation with Justin Macedo about his purchase of a decades-long established Fayetteville business, Uncle Sam's Safari Outfitters.