Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast

In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Suzanne Peyton, executive director of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, about upcoming changes and improvements to the airport.

Peyton talks about how she became interested in engineering and the experiences that shaped her career and pushed her to make the move from Garver to the Little Rock airport.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Troy Campbell, founder of the House of Songs and a musician with more than 25 years of entertainment industry experience.

Campbell shares how he got into music and his journey from knowing little about the music industry to becoming the creator and executive producer of the PBS documentary series “City of Songs.”

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the Senior Center Manager for the Little Rock Audubon Center, Uta Meyer and Little Rock Sustainability Officer Lennie Massanelli about their efforts to make Fourche Creek and surrounding areas cleaner.

Meyer and Massanelli discuss Friends of Fourche Creek, an organization partnered with Keep Little Rock Beautiful to restore and revitalize Fourche Creek and the surrounding area.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Maria Craig, chair of the Keep Little Rock Beautiful nonprofit, and Little Rock Sustainability Officer Lennie Massanelli about Little Rock's environmental quality of life.

Craig and Massanelli discuss the nonprofit's events throughout the year and how the organization carries out its mission.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the dean of the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, Dr. Shane Speights.

Speights discusses the school’s 10th anniversary, its strides in serving medical students, and the struggles it faced in its early years.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the President of Hendrix College in Conway, Dr. Karen Petersen, about the shift in higher education and how that translates to postgraduate life.

Petersen shares her journey and how her unique lived experience prepared her for academia and leadership in higher education later in life.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Luminark Global’s co-founder, Mike Steely, about the rapidly evolving landscape of AI and how it factors into the workplace.

Steely talks about the opportunities that AI provides and the benefits it can bring to Arkansas.

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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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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with the Little Rock Convention and Visitor Bureau President and CEO, Gina Gemberling and Finance Committee Chair Nick Roye to talk about the development of the venues in downtown Little Rock that host events and visitor experiences.

Gemberling and Roye discuss the planning of priorities, goals, and objectives for the visitor experience in Little Rock and especially downtown.

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In this week’s episode, Rex Nelson talks with Little Rock Attorney Bryan Hosto about commercial real estate development in Central Arkansas.

Hosto talks about how he got into real estate and what motivates his continued investments in properties in the Little Rock area.

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In this week's episode, Rex Nelson sits down with Christina Munoz and Holly Judd to talk about the development of Wildwood Park in Little Rock.

They discuss upcoming shows and developments in Wildwood, and what patrons can expect this year.

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