Hey Hey Nwa

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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

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

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

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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

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. Looking for some more content like this?

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa

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

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. Looking for some more content like this? Read our blog at heyheynwa.com/blog Follow us on Facebook at facebook.com/heyheynwa Keep up with us on Instagram at @heyheynwapodcast Support us on Patreon at patreon.com/heyheynwa