Ep 0043 | 7-7-17

Kerry and her guest Michele Fincher talk traditional Chinese Medicine and more

Listen to this podcast to find out:

How to become certified in alternative medicine

Learn what cupping therapy is

Herbs, vitamins and minerals for various ailments

Michele Fincher is the owner of Healing Points Acupuncture clinic. Fincher is dedicated to bringing relief and healthy vitality to individuals, children, and families of all ages throughout the Natural State via traditional Chinese Medicine. Fincher is a licensed acupuncturist and herbalist in Arkansas and California, and is a nationally certified Diplomat of Oriental Medicine. She earned her Masters of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine from the American College of Traditional Chinese Medicine in San Francisco, CA, and received advanced clinical training in Hangzhou, China from the Zhejiang Medical University.

Bruno’s is a classic family business with brothers and sons working together to carry out the traditions created by their father and grandfather when they first immigrated to the United States in the early 1900s.

The Bruno family history itself is legendary in Italian American cuisine. Brothers Gennaro and Giovanni Bruno, introduced pizza as a commercial product in the United States by opening one of the first pizzerias in New York City shortly after their arrival on Ellis Island.

Vincent “Jimmy” Bruno, Giovanni’s son was considered an extraordinary chef and baker. Jimmy worked in the kitchen of his father’s restaurant and bakery as a child and later during World War II he joined the military and was stationed in North Little Rock at Camp Robinson, introducing him to Arkansas.

Ep 0040 | 6-16-17

Richard Deutsch, Owner of Piano Kraft is interviewed by FlagandBanner.com owner Kerry McCoy. Deutsch came to the Natural State after selling pianos for many years in Dallas, Texas. He and his family made the move and have been committed to the Little Rock community ever since. As a business owner, Deutsch uses Piano Kraft to not only serve customers but also the community at large by helping to improve lives through the art of music.

Ep 0039 | 6-9-17

John Cain Joins Kerry McCoy to discuss his more than 50 years in radio

Air Date: June 9, 2017 - John Cain, is a man who experienced the south go through Jim Crow to desegregation and has been a familiar radio voice for half a century in central Arkansas. He is also known for his efforts to preserve African-American culture in Arkansas. Cain is program director of community radio station KABF-FM 88.3 and host of KUAR's 52nd Street Jazz for more than three decades.

Ep 0038 | 6-2-17

Tommy Jameson of Jameson Architects P.A. is a native Arkansan who graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1977, and has lived in Little Rock since that time. After becoming interested in historic architecture during his senior year of college, Tommy purchased his first historic home shortly after graduation. Since that time, he and his wife have rehabilitated three more historic homes.

Ep 0037 | 5-26-17

Kerry’s guest last week was James “Skip” Rutherford. He is a long-standing figure in Arkansas politics, working as a key adviser on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign and later serving as president of the Clinton Foundation and as dean of the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service. Rutherford also led the effort to plan the William J. Clinton Presidential Center and Park, which would garner him several awards.

Listen to this week's podcast to find out:

The Clinton School's course offerings, degrees and how to apply

His favorite success story from the Clinton School of Public Service

His views on the future of downtown Little Rock

His opinion on why Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 election

Ep 0036 | 05-19-2017

Kerry talks with Riverfest organizers DeAnna Korte and Stephen Bentley

Ep 0035 | 5-12-17

Kerry talks with restaurateur Don Dugan of Dugan's Pub, Skye Bistro and Stratton’s Market in downtown Little Rock. Dugan discusses what it takes to run a restaurant and growing a business.

In 1974, Alan Leveritt and a few friends launched the Arkansas Times, an alternative monthly magazine that provided political and cultural news to the state. Leveritt had gotten his start in the media business during his college days in the early 1970s at Little Rock University, now the University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UALR). He founded and operated an independent student newspaper, Essence. On its editorial page, Essence supported Leveritt’s personal politics, which embraced the ideas of libertarianism and the Young Americans for Freedom party. Using a $200 donation from a local bookstore, Leveritt and his associates published the first edition of the Union Station Times on September 5, 1974, so named because it was headquartered near Union Station in Little Rock. In July 1975, the name of the monthly publication was changed to Arkansas Times.

Ep 0033 | 4-28-17

Kerry speaks with Larry Graham who helped facilitate the donation of paintings by artist Edwin Brewer to the Dreamland Ballroom. She also spoke with preservationist Ann Ballard Bryan about art and historic preservation. Find out more at www.upyourbusiness.org.