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How Immigrants Shape NWA: Nathan Bogart Unpacks Myths, Law, and Stories
How Immigrants Shape NWA: Nathan Bogart Unpacks Myths, Law, and Stories

About the Show:"When people get here, as flawed as we are, they can find some degree of stability and hope for their future that they just don’t have at home."       – Nathan Bogart, AttorneyIn this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Randy Wil...

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Dec 01, 2025
Behind the Mic: What I Am Northwest Arkansas® Is Grateful For
Behind the Mic: What I Am Northwest Arkansas® Is Grateful For

About the Show:"I am amazed at the depth, the generosity, and the creativity that this region affords me."       – Randy WilburnFor this Thanksgiving 2025 episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, Randy Wilburn takes a different approach—no guest intervie...

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Nov 24, 2025
How AFIC@MCO Empowers Northwest Arkansas Food Startups: Kristen Phillips' Success Story
How AFIC@MCO Empowers Northwest Arkansas Food Startups: Kristen Phillips' Success Story

About the Show:"I swear every time I walk in and out of this building, I leave with more hope and more encouragement."       – Kristen Phillips, Grazing Robin RoadIn this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Randy Wilburn sits down with Kristen...

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Nov 17, 2025
Repair, Don’t Replace: Upkept.io’s Mission to Transform Fashion’s Environmental Footprint
Repair, Don’t Replace: Upkept.io’s Mission to Transform Fashion’s Environmental Footprint

About the Show:"The most sustainable garment is the one that's already in your closet, right?"       – Robin Wallis AtkinsonThis episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas® is part of a special series supported by the Walton Family Foundation. Through its Ho...

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Nov 10, 2025
Laughing and Learning with Francisco Valencia: The Frisco Kid Returns to I Am Northwest Arkansas®
Laughing and Learning with Francisco Valencia: The Frisco Kid Returns to I Am Northwest Arkansas®

About the Show:"Smile. A smile will break any entrance to any door. It doesn’t matter what’s going on—if you smile, you give someone the comfort zone to engage.”       – Francisco Valencia “The Frisco Kid”On this episode of I am Northwest Arkansas®,...

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Nov 03, 2025
Spicing Up Arkansas: Multicultural Entrepreneurial Journeys with Randy and Shauna Pulayya
Spicing Up Arkansas: Multicultural Entrepreneurial Journeys with Randy and Shauna Pulayya

About the Show:"When life gives you peppers, we make pepper sauce."       – Randy PulayyaIn this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Randy Wilburn sits down with Randy and Shauna Pulayya, the husband-and-wife founders of West Indies Peppa Sauce...

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Oct 27, 2025
From Refugee Roots to Culinary Pioneer The Story Behind House 1830 in Rogers
From Refugee Roots to Culinary Pioneer The Story Behind House 1830 in Rogers

About the Show:"I don't need to be the best for two reasons. One is, we want to first reset what the standard taste and flavors and experience should be for Southeast Asian cuisine."       – Binh HoangIn this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host...

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Oct 20, 2025
From Brazil to Springdale: Ismael Santos Builds Community Through Yosai Jiu Jitsu
From Brazil to Springdale: Ismael Santos Builds Community Through Yosai Jiu Jitsu

About the Show:"I want to change people's lives. My legacy is for people to look at me as a good person, a good teacher, and to say, ‘He transformed my life through Jiu Jitsu.’       – Ismael SantosIn this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Ra...

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Oct 13, 2025
Reflecting on TEDx Fayetteville: It’s Never Too Late to Do What You’re Called to Do
Reflecting on TEDx Fayetteville: It’s Never Too Late to Do What You’re Called to Do

About the Show:"Your calling doesn't expire. Your second act might be your greatest act. And the moment to begin is always the same. So let's count it down together right now for whatever you've been waiting to start. 3, 2, 1. Your time isn't running...

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Oct 06, 2025
Pursuing Purpose at Any Age: Matt Buell on Woodworking, Mentorship, and Living Fully
Pursuing Purpose at Any Age: Matt Buell on Woodworking, Mentorship, and Living Fully

About the Show:"If there's something that's calling you and it's not harming anybody, answer the call. Just do it."       – Matt BuellOn this episode of I Am Northwest Arkansas®, host Randy Wilburn sits down with Matt Buell, an award-winning furnitur...

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Sep 29, 2025
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