In this week's episode, Rex Nelson sits down with the Chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Dr. Lowry Barnes.

Barnes talks about his journey from starting medical school as a freshman to becoming the top executive for UAMS.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the President and CEO of Arkansas Community Foundation, Jessica Hughes Ford, about the foundation and its mission to protect, grow and direct charitable dollars in the state.

Ford discusses the challenges facing the non-profit sector in Arkansas and how the foundation helps non-profits accomplish their missions in the state.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson sits down with Doug Schoenrock, director of the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, to talk about some of the commission’s initiatives.

Schoenrock talks about his upbringing, the Boy Scouts and how that translated into his current role as the commission director.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Dr. Nirvana Manning, head of Obstetrics and Gynecology at UAMS, about maternal health in Arkansas.

Manning discusses recent statistics on maternal health in the state and the work needed to improve how Arkansas delivers maternal care.

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This week’s episode is the second half of a conversation between Rex Nelson and Marion School District Superintendent Glen Fenter about public education.

Fenter discusses the LEARNS act and how it has changed the landscape of public education in Arkansas.

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This week’s episode is the first of a two part series in which Rex Nelson talks with Marion School District Superintendent Glen Fenter about public education.

Fenter discusses the legislature's role in education and its effects on K-12 students' educational outcomes.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Saracen Casino’s Chief Marketing Officer, Carlton Saffa and Red Oak Steakhouse’s Maître D, Ken Lipsmeyer, about wine and food.

Lipsmeyer talks about his journey to becoming a premier wine connoisseur in Arkansas and, more specifically, at Saracen Casino’s Red Oak Steakhouse, where Saffa expresses the value Lipsmeyer brings to the casino.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Saracen Casino’s Chief Marketing Officer Carlton Saffa about his journey and how the casino came to be.

Saffa discusses the casino's inception and reminisces about the initial efforts to bring the idea to fruition following the approval of the Arkansas Casino Gaming Amendment of 2018.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with a psychiatrist at the UAMS women’s mental health clinic, Dr. Jessica Coker and the UAMS outpatient director of the women’s mental health program, Dr. Shona Ray-Griffith, about women’s mental health in Arkansas.

Coker and Ray-Griffith talk about pregnancy planning, maternal mental health and postpartum mental health and how it impacts women in Arkansas.

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On this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Co-Executive Director of Stage 13 Alyson Courtney. Stage 13 is a nonprofit in Little Rock that emphasizes the value of performing arts education.

Courtney talks about theater, arts and entertainment education in Little Rock and how it enriches Arkansas artists.

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