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Spencer Tirey sits with Kent Eikenbery from the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank to discuss what a food bank even is, the issues Arkansans face when it comes to food insecurity, and how the NWA Food Bank is changing to combat the growing issue of food insecurity.

Multimedia Manager, Spencer Tirey, sits down with Vice President of Northwest Operations of the Arkansas Community Foundation to discuss how Arkansans can get involved with non-profits.

Multimedia Manager, Spencer Tirey, sits down with NWA Director of the Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families Laura Kellams to discuss recent legislation that has impacted children & families in the state of Arkansas, especially low-income and food insecure households.

Sit down with Dave Perozek and two members of the Northwest Arkansas Martin Luther King Jr. Council, President Lindsey Leverett-Higgins and Treasurer Chris Seawood, to discuss all things MLK.

To get more information about the upcoming events surrounding Martin Luther King Jr. Day, visit:

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Sit down with President CEO Kent Eikenberry from the Northwest Arkansas Food Bank to talk about the Christmas Card program in collaboration with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.

In this week’s Know the News, Becca Martin-Brown, Arts and Entertainment editor, chats with the “old guard” of the arts in Northwest Arkansas about the changes over the past 35 years.

Don't forget to check out Becca's farewell column that came out today at: nwaonline.com/news/2024/jul/12/the-other-way-becca-martin-brown-says-farewell

In this week’s Know the News, host Chris Swindle sits down with Fort Smith Film Festival Executive Director and Founder Brandon Chase Goldsmith to discuss the festival, which is entering its fourth year.

With the festival expanding from two days to three and from one location to two, there’s a lot to discuss about what’s new this year and what organizers have learned since starting the festival.

The Rogers Historical Museum is seeking stories and photos from the May 26 storm as it works to preserve a record of the event. On this week’s edition of the Know the News podcast, we talk to museum Director Serena Barnett about what the project entails, what types of material have been received and why making this kind of record is important.

Read more Sunday at nwaonline.com.

Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has led the efforts to make descendants of Cherokee Freedmen full and welcomed citizens of the Cherokee Nation.

He talks about those efforts and “We Are Cherokee: Cherokee Freedmen and the Right to Citizenship,” on exhibit through Jan. 19, 2025, at the U.S. Marshals Museum in Fort Smith with Becca Martin-Brown, Arts and Entertainment editor.

In this week’s Know the News podcast, host Chris Swindle and reporter Lydia Fletcher talk about trends in the local brewery scene in Northwest Arkansas.

In addition, Chris takes a tour of Orthodox Farmhouse Brewery in Elkins, talk to owner Ashlyn Gagnon and gives his honest reactions to some samples of their current beer selections.