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Arkansas Times' Week in Review Podcast

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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).

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Episodes

The Democracy Under Threat Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news, the new abortion ban in Texas and what it might mean for Arkansas and the Little Rock sales tax election. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Sep 03, 202131 min

The Kooks and the Gang Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news, the downfall of Lyon College President Joey King and more We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Aug 27, 202122 min

The Utter BS From The AG Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest COVID-19 news and the politics of critical race theory. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Aug 20, 202123 min

The Bozos in the Ledge Vs. School Boards Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about all things coronavirus in Arkansas and the trial of lobbyist and former Arkansas Republican Party chairman Gilbert Baker. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Aug 12, 202133 min

The Saved By The Judge Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar discuss a judge's ruling against a state law that prohibited public mask mandates and the terrible special legislative session. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Aug 07, 202122 min

The Misery Loves Company Edition

Send us a text Come kvetch with us about Arkansas's legislative ban on protecting kids from COVID-19. Also on tap, the Little Rock sales tax, sleazebaggery inside Arkansas's nursing home empire and a silver medal Olympian from Wooster. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jul 30, 202128 min

The Legal Victory for Trans Kids Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about COVID-19 and the prohibition on mask mandates, a legal victory for transgender kids and teens and a new report that suggests a deeper reckoning is needed in the Arkansas Department of Transportation in the wake of the discovery of a crack in the Hernando DeSoto Bridge over Memphis. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...

Jul 23, 202122 min

The Looking for Republicans to Promote Vaccination Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk again about this third surge of the coronavirus in Arkansas; political news in Arkansas, including Jake Bequette's campaign to unseat U.S. Sen. John Boozman; and the continuing fallout related to Walter Hussman's relationship with the University of North Carolina Journalism School. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...

Jul 16, 202126 min

The Deja Vu All Over Again Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Timed editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Delta variant of the coronavirus raging in Arkansas, the release of the LRSD from state control, the Republican Party's obsession with race-baiting politics and the funeral of Hunter Brittain We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jul 09, 202129 min

The Get Your Shot, Dammit Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Delta variant of the coronavirus taking hold in Arkansas, Governor Hutchinson's deployment of National Guard troops to the border, the police killing of a Lonoke County teen, the LRSD poised to be released from state control and the Little Rock sales tax election. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...

Jul 02, 202134 min

The Summer Bummer Edition

Send us a text While Editor Lindsey Millar lounges seaside, Max Brantley and Austin Bailey chew on the news of the week: racism, justice, the delta variant and those perfect churros from Mercado San Jose. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jun 25, 202140 min

The Dems Get Strong Gov. Candidate Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the resignation of University of Arkansas Chancellor Joe Steinmetz, the candidacy of Chris Jones, running to be the Democratic nominee for the Arkansas governor's race; and the Little Rock sales tax election. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jun 18, 202128 min

The Hussman Throws His Weight Around Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publisher Walter Hussman and the controversy surrounding journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the University of North Carolina Journalism Department, the state of Arkansas's massive revenue surplus and a federal lawsuit filed by a lawyer who alleges his contract with the state was terminated after he criticized a lawmaker for supporting anti-transgender legislation. We welcome your feedback. ...

Jun 04, 202122 min

The Lawsuit Lineup Edition

Send us a text The federal courthouse in Little Rock is hopping with challenges to Arkansas’s worst new laws. Plus: the West Little Rock chopper and new old blood at the Pulaski County Election Commission. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

May 28, 202139 min

The Shots for Lottery Tickets Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the expiration of the COVID-19 emergency order in Arkansas, the continuing fallout related to damaged I-40 Mississippi River Bridge and other odds and ends. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

May 21, 202127 min

The Infrastructure Week Edition

Send us a text This week, Max and Austin talk about nightmares of plummeting off the I-40 bridge and into the Mississippi, unemployment misery, Little Rock sales tax drama and a surprise visit from 50 Cent. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

May 14, 202132 min

The Looking To Elections Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Little Rock sales tax proposal; the Arkansas Supreme Court, the state Plant Board and dicamba; new candidates for state office; and more. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

May 07, 202135 min

The Sorting Through The Destruction Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the end of the legislative session, vaccine hesitancy and COVID worries and Josh Duggar. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Apr 30, 202129 min

The Arkansas Taliban Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the final days of the Arkansas legislature and wrangling over the Little Rock sales tax. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Apr 23, 202144 min

The Legislature Needs To Go Home Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about this legislative session that just keeps getting worse, the latest on the vaccine front and the Little Rock tax plan. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Apr 03, 202133 min

The Bad and Getting Worse Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the no good very bad Arkansas General Assembly and a big development in COVID-19 vaccine deployment. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Mar 20, 202128 min

The One Year Later Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about COVID-19, one year later, and the status of Arkansas's vaccination effort; they also talk about the worst legislative session ever. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Mar 12, 202130 min

The Vaccine Showdown Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar discuss the latest from the legislature, a vaccine showdown between Governor Hutchinson and the Arkansas Supreme Court and Alice Walton's coming med school in Northwest Arkansas. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Mar 06, 202122 min

The Easing Up Too Early Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson's announcement that he's easing COVID-19 restrictions. They also talk about the the legislature and state testing and major looming decisions for the Little Rock School District. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Feb 26, 202132 min

The Talkin' Snow with Imp Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the historic snowfall, Sen. Jim Hendren's decision to leave the Republican Party, an elusive gun factory at the Little Rock Port and more. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Feb 19, 202121 min

The Dangerous Dumbasses of Arkansas Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the big news of the week from the state legislature, the future of Medicaid in Arkansas, Tim Griffin switching races and the latest on the COVID and vaccine front. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Feb 13, 202132 min

The Lousy Legislature Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest legislative happenings, including the defeat of a stand your ground bill in committee. They also talk about the latest in the Pope County casino saga, Arkansas's troubled pandemic unemployment assistance program and the state's commitment to standardized testing this spring. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...

Feb 05, 202130 min

The Trumpian Gubernatorial GOP Primary Ahead Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Sarah Huckabee Sanders's candidacy for Arkansas governor, the latest legislative happenings and COVID-19 and vaccine news. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jan 29, 202127 min

The Tears of Joy Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the inauguration Joe Biden, Arkansas political odds and ends and the latest COVID-19 news. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jan 22, 202122 min
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