Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast

In this bi-weekly podcast, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette senior editor Rex Nelson sits down with fellow civic-minded Arkansans to discuss ways to foster growth in the Natural State. Along the way, Rex and his guests chat about ...more

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November 05, 2021 00:33:00
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Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast: Economic growth in Little Rock

In this episode, Rex sits down with Jay Chesshir, president and CEO of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce. The two discuss recent...

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October 22, 2021 00:27:21
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Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast: Growing rural Arkansas

Skip Rutherford returns on this week’s episode. Rex and Skip discuss ways to promote growth in Arkansas’ rural communities -- including broadband, health care...

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October 08, 2021 00:28:24
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Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast: Technology and duck hunting with Brent Birch

In this episode of the Southern Fried Podcast, Rex sits down with Brent Birch, executive director of the Little Rock Technology Park, to discuss...

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September 24, 2021 00:27:35
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Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast: Bryan Day and the Port of Little Rock

In this edition of the Southern Fried podcast, host Rex Nelson sits down with Bryan Day, executive director of the Little Rock Port Authority,...

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September 10, 2021 00:29:17
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Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast: Growing Central Arkansas

In this episode, Rex sits down with Tab Townsell, executive director of Metroplan. They discuss how to grow and develop Central Arkansas to keep...

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August 28, 2021 00:32:29
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Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast: Hometown libraries

In this episode of Rex Nelson’s Southern Fried Podcast, Rex sits down with Nate Coulter, executive director of the Central Arkansas Library System. They...

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