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We're back, Ozarkers! The boys kick off the new season of Hey Hey NWA with an exploration of death omens and burial rituals from historical Ozark folklore. Zac shares some of the ominous signs he's encountered in the last week and Peyton offers some thoughtful commentary about funeral ceremonies. Other topics include: practices to avoid death, clipping babies' fingernails, and best times to die.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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In celebration of and preparation for Pride, Zac and Peyton talk to Hannah Withers and RIchard Gathright, two of the coordinators of the NWA Pride Parade and Festival. They discuss the history of Pride in Northwest Arkansas, the reasons why being involved is important, and the many events that will be going on at this year's celebration. Also included: Pride in the town of Harrison, the role of straight allies, and glitter beard competitions.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Peyton and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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This week on Hey Hey NWA, Zac and Peyton talk with the lead man of Brother Moses, James Lockhart. As the band packs up and heads toward NYC, James recounts the last several years of making music, touring, and performing in front of live audiences in NWA and beyond. Other topics include: free floating around, ten year-old rap songs about Chicago, music as embodiment, and Google image searching for a musician's songs.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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In this episode, Zac and Peyton talk to Lisa and Laura of the Lean Back Podcast, a show about utilizing a critical feminist lens to analyze and discuss important topics like work, pleasure, and shame. The boys try to keep up as Lisa and Laura explain the importance of imagination, the nuances of #MeToo, and why Batman is more problematic than you might think. Strap in and hold on tight; it's quite the ride.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Peyton and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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This week on the podcast, Peyton and Zac talk with the makers of the Dogpatch USA documentary film. Jeff Carter (Director), Heather Carter (Executive Producer), and Danielle Keller (Producer) share about the history of the Dogpatch USA and its characters, the people who brought these characters to life at the park, and the experience of making a documentary film about those people. The world premier of Dogpatch USA will be May 18, 2018 at the Durand Center in Harrison, Arkansas.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Peyton and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Peyton and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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In celebration of Earth Day 2018, the boys sit down with the girls of Zilch, Heather Machelle and Marci DeVenney, to discuss their restaurant-centric waste reduction campaign starting in May. They riffle through Peyton's recycling and explain what's right and wrong, while Zac asks the hard questions about composting. This episode's got everything: poop talk, political talk, practical applications, and the scrunching of plastic bags directly into the microphone (we're only a little sorry).

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Get ready for some long overdue Ozark Folklore as Zac and Peyton read and discuss Vance Randolph's book "Ozark Superstitions"--all while drinking some Arkansas-made moonshine. Topics include: love potion concoctions, gifting your warts to unsuspecting victims, spectral dogs, peeing on campfires, and more!

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Peyton and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog

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Saturday, April 7th, 2018 is the first ever Limelight Music Festival. It will feature eight bands and solo musicians from around NWA showcasing their work all in one place. It will feature Bentonville Brewing Company beer, food trucks, vendors, and (of course) your two favorite hosts, Zac and Peyton. In this episode, we sit with Ryan Woodland, the creator of the festival and also hear from some of the artists playing at the festival!

Go to limelightfestivaltickets.peatix.com for tickets and information.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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The boys head to Bentonville's 8th Street Market to talk with Lauren Blanco and Preston Stewart, co-founders of NWA's best chocolate shop and bar Markham & Fitz. They discuss the process of making high quality chocolate, the importance of sourcing chocolate responsibly and sustainably, and the imagination it takes to create some of the unique cocoa-centric dishes they offer.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Following the special election for the Bentonville City Council and a few recent conversations, Peyton and Zac sit down to discuss everyone's favorite topic: politics. Rather than arguing, however, the two talk about some of the psychology behind why people decide to vote or not, how tipping your favorite band is a political act, and other unconventional ways to participate. We promise. It's fun.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Christina and Amos Blackwood are skilled craftspeople practicing their work in Northwest Arkansas. They work in clay, stone, and wallpaper. Peyton and Zac join them in their home to discuss not only their art, but also hope, family, and devoting energy to the things that deserve it. Amos takes the reigns on this week's Ozark Superstitions and talks about the spirits that live in the chimneys of old homesteads.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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On this episode of Hey Hey NWA, Peyton and Zac talk with the guy who introduced them, Jerad Sears. Jerad is the director of the Narrative Network, a collection of microchurches in Northwest Arkansas focused on affecting tangible change in the communities here. The three talk about how individuals can better recognize and meet needs as well as how to stay connected to the conversations that matter in the area.

In Ozark Superstition this week, we discuss witches and how multiplication tables could turn you into one.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog

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Rafael Rios, the friendly face of Yeyo's Mexican Grill, joins the boys to talk about Peyton's favorite Mexican restaurant in all of Northwest Arkansas. (It's Yeyo's.) They talk about how the restaurant came to be, why food sustainability is crucial to their business, and what it's like to collaborate with other food producers in the area. Also discussed: composting with kids, fish tacos, and bugs in mezcal. This week in Ozark Superstitions, Zac explains what the Zodiac, human anatomy, and growing food all have in common.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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The season of Lent is upon us, so Zac and Peyton talked with the pastor of Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Fayetteville, Clint Schnekloth, about the meaning of the season. The conversation takes an interesting twist when pastor Clint begins to discuss the importance of faith as it affects our politics. We wrap up the episode with another Ozark Superstition about the arrival of spring and the controversy around Groundhog Day.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog

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Folk musicians Bryan and Bernice Hembree make up the duo Smokey & the Mirror and are the founders of the long-running Fayetteville Roots Festival. Zac and Peyton join them in their home for an incredible dive into folk music and the history of the festival, featuring music from the duo and a variety of other musicians throughout the show. Lastly, it wouldn’t be Hey Hey NWA without the boys making absolute fools of themselves, and of course they do with their inept knowledge of music history. Also, there’s a ghost story about sheep thieves.

Dolly Parton, "The Grass is Blue" Guy Clark, "Stuff that Works" Tim O'Brien, Darrell Scott, John Prine, "Paradise" The Sentimentals and Friends, "This Land is Your Land" Smokey & the Mirror, "Detroit Snow"

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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We start the season off with an incredible interview with the creator of Leisurlist and friend of the show, Jerra Nalley. She discusses the joys and struggles of creating the best new app for Northwest Arkansans as well as sharing some of her favorite spots in NWA with Peyton and Zac--essentially besting them at their own game.

And don't miss the new segment following the interview about Ozark superstitions told by the Ozarkers who used to live here!

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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The boys have a year of podcasting under their belts, so they sat down to talk about some of their favorite moments from the last year. They identify the themes that have shone through and discuss what they've learned about community, relationship, and themselves. Some of the best Local Lowdown moments show up as well. It's a dang good show.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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In the final interview episode of the year, Peyton and Zac talk with Monica Jordan, an artist and art educator in Rogers. She shares about the development of her collage work, discusses the experience of teaching high school students in the age of memes, and gives recommendations on how people can exercise their creative muscles. Also, Zac tells one too many stories of his college days and Peyton suggests that anyone can be a "math person."

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Laura Shatkus and company sit in a large circle around a few microphones with Peyton and Zac to discuss Arkansas Staged and explain why dramatic staged readings are way more interesting than they may sound. In fact, it's incredible and quite confrontational at times. WARNING: Don't eat the empanadas.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Zac and Peyton head down to the Fayetteville Town Center for a magical day at Cattywampus Coop's Wampus Wonderland. In this episode, the duo get the chance to interview a good amount of vendors, brag on their Wonderland purchases, and talk about what they want for Christmas this year.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Glitch artist Dillon Dooms hosts Peyton and Zac in his Fayetteville studio to answer the obvious question: What is glitch art? They also discuss the experience of being the new kid on the block, expanding one's toolbox of skills, embracing mistakes, and more.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Author Meg Meredith hosted a night of art and storytelling to celebrate her new book "The Nightingale Files: The Rook and the Queen." It featured a live podcast with Meg herself, stories of good work being done in NWA, and several artists from the area. This is the recording of that night.

Buy The Rook and the Queen here: https://www.amazon.com/Nightingale-Files-Rook-Queen/dp/0692925902

Other Contributors The Berry Farm: https://www.theberryfarmbentonville.com/ Narrative Network: http://narrativechurch.city 99 Balloons: http://99balloons.org/ Movement Mastering: http://movementmastering.com/ Serve NWA and Laundry Love: http://www.servenwa.org/ Sam Gray Art: http://www.samuelgrayart.com/ Arkansas Children's Hospital: http://www.archildrens.org/support-us/ Will Gunselman Music: https://willgunselman.bandcamp.com/

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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The guys wrap up their conversation with Dayton by talking about some of his previous work, including the following: a chopstick bridge, plaster muffins, and a colorful pipe bomb. Dayton also explains the way all people confront and deal with creativity.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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This is part two in our conversation with Dayton Castleman. In this episode we discuss the brain tumor that turned him into an astronaut, the importance of sacraments, and his involvement with the Rogers Experimental House (something that Zac really geeks out about).

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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This is the first part of a long conversation Peyton and Zac had with Dayton Castleman, a local artist and art community developer. In this first episode, the guys discuss Dayton's early impressions of NWA and Crystal Bridges, his foray into house galleries, and some of the work he's made since moving here 12 years ago.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Peyton and Zac discuss the creation and evolution of Bentonville Sessions with the creators of Sessions, JD and Julia Byrum. The four talk about why Sessions was started, the importance of developing a music-attending audience, the pros and cons of house shows, and more.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Emily Nance, dear friend and local musician, joins Peyton and Zac in the studio to discuss her new EP Let Go. They talk about the joys and struggles of being a musician and songwriter in Northwest Arkansas, and stay tuned for the end of the show for an exclusive live performance of Emily's new song Stay/Go!

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog

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The boys interview the creators of That's What She Said, a comedic adult storytelling group out of Fayetteville, at the KUAF studio. They discuss the trappings of good storytelling, sharing embarrassing stories in public, and TWSS's upcoming season.

For tickets and more, go to twshesaid.com

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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In the wake of events surrounding Charlottesville, VA and the subsequent conversations about the protection/removal of historic Confederate monuments in the nation, Peyton and Zac discuss Bentonville's own Confederate monument located in the downtown square. What ensues is an honest, humble conversation about how to thoughtfully approach this and similar topics.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown. Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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LIVE from the Botanical Garden of the Ozarks, Peyton gets the chance to party at the Down Syndrome Connection of NWA's fundraiser, Uniquely Crafted. With music bumpin' and craft beer in hand, Peyton sits down with everyone from leadership to attendees to discuss Down Syndrome, running a "Beer Mile," the sheer amount of fun of the party and Peyton's watermelon shirt.

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Zac gets the opportunity to gush about his experience with NWA's artist community at the Black Apple Awards hosted by the Idle Class Magazine. Zac takes his chance ridin' solo to brag on the artists recognized at the Black Apple Awards, rant about democracy, and confess the richness of NWA's artist community.

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After attending Fayetteville's 7th Annual Block Street Block Party, Peyton and Zac discuss the definition of the word "local." Is proximity a factor? What about size? Also, Zac might be a Libertarian, Peyton describes "popularity dollars," and the boys shamelessly ask for your support.

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Peyton and Zac sit down with Allison Williams and Willi Carlisle and talk about one of Hey Hey NWA's favorite events: the Fayetteville Square dance. They discuss how punk and old-time music are related and the power of communal dancing in an age of cell phones. The musicians even give the boys a sampling of some old-time music live on the show.

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Peyton kicks off our Hey Hey Event Series flyin' solo reminiscing about the Northwest Arkansas' very own Bentonville Film Festival. Digging into his top 5 films viewed, Peyton gives four-minute summaries and recommendations for your listening pleasure.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

Hey Hey NWA is a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.

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Kody Ford, the creator of the well-know Idle Class Magazine, talks with Zac and Peyton this week about the inception of the arts in Arkansas publication. He shares some of the struggles and successes he has experienced in developing the Idle Class and discusses the upcoming Black Apple Awards Showcase in Fayetteville. The three then take a stab at solving issues around patronage and the arts.

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Curious about what's going on at the Bentonville Film Festival this year? Gina, the Chief Engagement Officer of BFF, tells us about some of the films, panels, and events she's excited about in the upcoming week. We also discuss unconscious bias, championing minorities in media, and being confused for Geena Davis.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

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Greg, Kevin, and Ron, board members of the Friends of Little Sugar Creek, join us in the studio to talk about the failed Bella Vista Lake dam and the potential future of Little Sugar Creek. We discuss the science, politics, and economics of the city's proposed plan for a new dam and the FoLSC's plan to restore the creek.

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The Grove in Rogers is a burgeoning comedy club in Northwest Arkansas, and at the helm is Raj Suresh, a local comedian who has played shows in California, New York, and even India. We discuss some of his comedic influences, the culture of comedy in NWA, and his hopes for the young comedy club.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

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Grrlock Holmes, Alex the Great, Slay Gatsby, and Karma-lektrack sit down with Peyton and Zac to discuss what it really means to "hit like a girl." The NWA Roller Derby players answer the important questions about the sport while trying to convince the guys they need to join the league.

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This week on the show we talk to Steve Outain and Jeff Charlson, two of the founders of Bike Rack Brewing Co. in Bentonville, about the new Bike Rack location on the 8th Street Market. Other topics include: favorite mountain bike trails, starting a brewery, and whether or not NWA will be the next Austin.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

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Chad Maupin is a designer and illustrator out of Fayetteville who started the Cattywampus Co-Op and is personally responsible for Zac's first job in NWA. We talk with him about his childhood fascination with comic books and fantasy, facing anxiety in creativity and the future of the rapidly growing Cattywampus Co-Op. 

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Peyton and Zac interview Jay Amargos, mindfulness instructor and entrepreneur, who in February opened her own meditation studio. The three discuss exercising mindfulness in everyday tasks, creating entrepreneurial community and giving back to the city in which one finds themselves.

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Looking for things to do, places to go, or food to eat in Northwest Arkansas? Elyse, Peyton, and Zac sit down to discuss some of their NWA favorites in this week's Local Lowdown.

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We sit down with Adam Riley, Program Manager at Feed Communities in Fayetteville, to talk about food vulnerability in Northwest Arkansas. He shares some of his hopes for food accessibility in Benton and Washington counties, pro tips on starting your own garden, and what it really means to eat local.

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Ozark Beer Company’s marketing and event manager Marty Shutter talked with us about focusing on sustainability as the brewery has grown rapidly in the last 3 years. He shares details on Ozark Beer’s involvement with local charities, producing his 20th music album and bringing the alphabet to life by illustrating a children’s book.

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We had the opportunity to sit down with leadership at the Bentonville Islamic Center and speak with them about their experiences as Muslim immigrants in Northwest Arkansas. We discuss everything from faith practices to the founding of the mosque, from creating an interethnic faith community to the current presidential administration. We learned a ton and we hope you enjoy the episode.

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Bentonville Brewing Co’s Lee, Katie, and Beau brought the welcoming spirit of their brewery with them when they talked with us over both their standby and new beers. On this episode, you’ll hear the team discuss family treasures you can find in the brewery, cans verses bottles, and opening a new location.

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This week we talk with Air Force veteran and Crossfit NWA Co-Founder, Jennifer Kelly. She shares the story of how she and her husband came to open one of the first Crossfit gyms in Northwest Arkansas, how Crossfit is bringing people together for good and why Crossfit is intrinsically tied to military and police.

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This week we got to sit and talk with Mauricio Guerrero, Owner of 211 Café about being an immigrant, business owner and father amongst other things. On the episode, we discuss pursuing passions with integrity and heart as well as the joys of doing business in Northwest Arkansas.

During the month of February, 211 Café is offering a 10% discount to all listeners of this podcast.

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On this special Friday edition of Hey Hey NWA, the team shares their stories of arriving in Northwest Arkansas, how they dreamt up the idea that turned into Hey Hey NWA, and what they hope for the project to become.

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We are proud to bring you the pilot episode of Hey Hey NWA, a podcast that highlights the arts, businesses, initiatives, and culture of Northwest Arkansas through conversational interviews with locals.