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*Correction:  This podcast mistakenly identifies a private school promoted by the Arkansas Department of Education as “Covenant Christian Academy.” In fact, the name of the school is “Cornerstone Christian Academy.”

Omaya Jones and Arkansas Times Managing Editor Benjamin Hardy talk about the news that ExxonMobil is going to begin drilling for lithium in south Arkansas.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/13/exxon-to-begin-producing-lithium-in-south-arkansas-by-2027-and-scale-up-rapidly

Benjamin Hardy and Editor-in-Chief Austin Bailey discuss more bad news for the Little Rock School District as  well as the state education department's promotion of a private Christian school.
https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/17/lrsd-board-presses-pause-on-budget-busting-price-tag-for-new-wlr-campus

https://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2023/11/16/voucher-mad-arkansas-department-of-education-uses-public-funds-to-promote-private-christian-school

Benji and city reporter Mary Henningan talk about the ongoing rebuilding after the devastation of the March 31st tornado that hit Central Arkansas.
https://arktimes.com/news/2023/11/03/seven-months-later-little-rocks-long-road-to-recovery-from-a-devastating-tornado

Music used in todays episode was composed and performed by Steinbruchel

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