Podcast

The people behind the podcast "Doing Business in Bentonville" wanted to make operating a business less overwhelming. Andy Wilson, the podcast's executive director, was in the Anthony and Susan Hui News Studio recently and spoke about how the podcast addresses the sometimes whirlwind nature of doing business.

Matt Holden’s “what I did this summer” essay for 2025 should be interesting. On today's show, we hear that the Fayetteville teacher’s summer will include trips into the Pacific Ocean and to Africa. This summer also means the inaugural Ozark Music Festival all around northwest Arkansas, so we'll provide a glimpse of what's to come. Also, the city of Fayetteville named this year's Amazing Tree, but what makes it so special?

On today's show, we take another trip to the Ozarks at Large archives.

This week’s episode of “I Am Northwest Arkansas” features Kelsey Howard, the Executive Director of CACHE, and Brittany Johnson, Director of Communications there, talking with host Randy Wilburn about the work CACHE does.

Randy Wilburn is thinking outdoors in this week’s episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas. Randy talks with Rick Spicer, the owner of Fayetteville-based Pack Rat Outdoor Center. Their conversation includes discussing small business ownership and related topics, but Randy also wanted to know about Rick’s introduction to the outdoors.

This weekend, there will be a change— and addition— to one of NPR’s most popular programs. "It’s Been a Minute" is now combined with an expansion of NPR’s "Wild Card."

Zach Mack, a radio reporter and producer, chronicles how his father became deeply obsessed with conspiracy theories in his three-part podcast, "Alternate Realities." Zach and his father try to reason and convince each other they’re not grounded in reality.

A new podcast highlights a family member’s immersion into conspiracy rabbit holes. On today's show, we hear what lessons can be learned from watching such happen as Zach Mack discusses his podcast “Alternate Realities." Also, Dunia Elvir, a TV anchor in Los Angeles and president of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists, shares lessons from thirty years of journalism. Plus, Becca Martin Brown takes "The Other Way" to Cane Hill.

Athletics is the main focus of this week’s “I Am Northwest Arkansas” podcast. Host Randy Wilburn talks with one-time professional football player turned youth coach Brooks Ellis.

In this excerpt of the "I am Northwest Arkansas" podcast, host Randy Wilburn sits down with Brittany Johnson, the visionary behind Ambivert Books, an independent bookstore dedicated to Spanish language literature in Springdale.