Elena sat down with Hayley Evans, who now runs her own marketing agency in Northwest Arkansas to talk about why she left teaching in Arkansas. She shares with us her experiences in great depth. Definitely an episode worth listening if you'd like to know more about what some Arkansas teachers experience in their day to day work life.

On this first D3 Mini, we sit down with one of the top comedians in Arkansas and friend of the pod, The Frisco Kid! We talk about where his name, his recent bout with kidney stones and much more goofy stuff!

If you play this episode and turn your phone sideways, you can enjoy this episode in full video format. We hope that you enjoy and don't forget to drop us a follow and a 5 star rating if you're feeling extra gracious! :)

On this episode we sat down with licensed therapist Joi McGowan and talk mental health. Joi is also the creator of the Resilient Black Women podcast . The RBW Podcast seeks to reimagine mental health access for communities of color are committed to redefining what it means to have courage, resilience and a healthy sense of self. We loved this beautiful conversation of a topic that sometimes gets too stigmatized. Especially in communities of color.

This week we got to speak to the powerful folks from Circles NWA. Circles NWA is a community-driven program that works to increase upward mobility for individuals and families in poverty in Northwest Arkansas. Based on the national Circles®USA model, the Circles program builds intentional relationships (social capital) across socioeconomic lines that help open up long-term pathways for economic mobility and self sufficiency.

On this episode we sat down along our guest cohost, local journalist Rachell Sanchez-Smith and chatted about the storm that hit Northwest Arkansas this past Sunday and the effects it's had on our community the past few days. Our thoughts are with everyone going through it right now and we hope this conversation reminds you all that we're all together on this rebuilding journey of support for Benton County.

En este episodio completamente en español hablamos con Milton Antonio que es el anfitrión de el Cicatrices Podcast. Hablamos sobre nuestra identidad, nuestra historia en la iglesia Católica, su podcast Cicatrices y mucho mas! No te quedras perder este episodio donde hablamos como libro abiertos. No conocemos de otra manera!

On this no guest episode, the D3 crew catches up with things happening in their personal lives and community. We do episodes like this to take a breath here and there and re connect with ourselves on air :)