Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast
Since 2011, the Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast has been the place to go for the straight dirt on state news, politics and more. Join us each week as Arkansas Times reporters and editors discuss the top stories of the week (and whatever else is on our minds).
Episodes
283 episodes
A threat to Arkansas Medicaid and updates on the Franklin County prison: The Week in Review, Dec. 14, 2024
Stories discussed this week:220K Arkansans will lose insurance if Republicans cut federal Medicaid expansion funds
•
39:25
Equestrian vouchers, Huckabee to Israel, the stinky lagoon and more: The Week in Review, Dec. 7, 2024
Stories discussed this weekCan you really use an Arkansas school voucher for horseback riding lessons? Yes.
•
35:20
Emu on the loose and a 2025 legislative preview: The Week in Review, Nov. 23, 2024
Prefiled bills have Republicans pushing discrimination, tooth decay and maternal healthht...
•
35:21
Franklin County pushes back on Sanders' prison plans: The Week in Review, Nov. 16, 2024
Franklin County residents question prison location during contentious town hallhttps://arktimes.c...
•
29:34
Arkansas Election Roundup: The Week in Review Monday Nov 09, 2024
Little Rock voters say no to new sales tax, yes to incumbent city directorshttps://arktimes.com/arkans...
•
26:57
Special election preview: Monday, Nov. 4, 2024
Vote yes: Little Rock’s 1-cent sales tax plan is the city’s chance to think bighttps://arktimes.com/...
•
33:45
A prison in Franklin County and an update on school vouchers: The Week in Review, Nov. 2, 2024
UPDATE: Franklin County selected as home of new 3,000-bed state prisonhttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/10/31/f...
•
36:50
Your medical marijuana vote will not count: The Week in Review, Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024
Stories discussed this week:Utility regulators say AG failed to meet deadlines in case to raise gas rates
•
38:52
Tyson under investigation, early voting in West Memphis and Issue 2: The Week in Review, Oct. 19, 2024
State Supreme Court requires 2 early voting sites in West Memphis, rejecting Republicans’ arguments
•
30:45
How Arkansas residential psych facilities make money on out-of-state kids: The Week in Review, Oct 12, 2024
Stories discussed this week:Judge sentences two former officers videotaped in infamous Mulberry beating
•
40:06
A breakthrough in the Morgan Nick Case: The Week in Review, Saturday, Oct. 05, 2024
Stories Discussed this weekBilly Jack Lincks named as sole suspect in 1995 Morgan Nick kidnapping (Updated)
•
29:01
TIF and the Downtown Little Rock Master Plan: The Week in Review Saturday Sept 28, 2024
Stories discussed this week:TIF tiff: Downtown Little Rock Master Plan calls for controversial funding tool
•
31:40
Immigrant scapegoats: The Week in Review, Sept. 21, 2024
Stories discussed this week:Sarah Sanders used a July traffic stop to demonize immigrants; the dashcam footage tells a different story
•
29:37
Tim Griffin's petition quagmire: The Week in Review, Sept. 14, 2024
Stories discussed this week:New animal waste rule would keep public in the dark on hog farm permits, environmental groups say
•
34:23
Alice Driver on "Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America’s Largest Meatpacking Company" (Sept. 5, 2024)
On this week's podcast, Arkansas author Alice Driver discusses her new book on Tyson Foods and the perils faced by its largely immigrant workforce. "Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Me...
•
15:36
The best (wo)man; Skip Rutherford on the 2024 presidential election: The Week In Review podcast
The Arkansas Times has been hosting a series of fundraisers in the form of a lecture series featuring Arkansas newsmakers, politicians and writers on current events and policies. The proceeds go to the
•
22:51
The Wright Stuff: The Week In Review for August 24th, 2024
Stories discussed this weekLRSD Superintendent Jermall Wright resignshttps://arktimes.com/arkansas-blog/2024/08/15/lr...
•
24:39
The Neverending Abortion Amendment Story: The Week In Review, Aug. 17, 2024
Stories discussed this week:AG confirms no Chinese or communist ties in land purchased by Walmart supplier
•
36:09
Red Scare in Fort Smith: The Week In Review, Aug. 9, 2024
Stories discussed this week:South Arkansas landowners, lithium extractors clash over royalty rates
•
13:16
Inviting Big Brother? The Week in Review, Aug. 3, 2024
Stories discussed this week:LRPD is asking for access to home security cameras to fight crimehttp...
•
41:19
Cult leader’s name to be removed from Riverfront Park art: The Week in Review, July 27, 2024
Stories discussed this week:Ark. Supreme Court orders secretary of state to count some abortion petition signatures
•
36:12
Direct democracy vs. bureaucracy: The Week in Review, July 19, 2024
Stories discussed this week:Abortion advocates sue secretary of state over rejection of amendmenthtt...
•
53:10
Why the abortion amendment still might be in play: The Week in Review for July 13, 2024
Stories discussed this week:Repro rights supporters cheer a milestone in push to put abortion on the ballot:
•
30:59