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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 Sarah Sanders Is In Hiding Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the prime time Jan. 6 committee hearing, Governor Hutchinson floating a significant raise for teachers and the latest on Trent Garner's double dip. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jun 10, 202219 min

The Governor and Guns Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about guns and the governor, Trent Garner's unlikely career move and Searcy County political intrigue. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jun 03, 202220 min

The Post-Election Round-Up Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the Uvalde school massacre and the midterm elections We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

May 27, 202222 min

The Lightning Round Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the massive state surplus and likely tax cuts to come, Arkansas's college funding formula, Lyon College's plans for the Heifer campus, Arkansas Supreme Court intrigue and election odds and ends. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

May 20, 202218 min

The Attack of the Clones Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a range of stories related to election season, including campaign contributions, vote suppression and other odds and ends. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

May 14, 202224 min

The Church Ladies’ Revenge Edition

Send us a text Max Brantley and Austin Bailey commiserate on the end of reproductive freedom. Also this week, a gut punch at Henderson State and a shakeup at the LRPD. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

May 06, 202223 min

The Asa's Cloak of Geniality Tour Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Asa Hutchinson pre-presidential race appearance in New Hampshire, the latest on the mystery of the missing Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts sculpture and the Little Rock School District's new superintendent. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Apr 29, 202223 min

The Asa Wants To Be President Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Arkansas refusing rental aid, the state's massive surplus, and Gov. Hutchinson flirting with a presidential run. They also talk about delta-8 and Warren Stephens getting whatever he wants in Little Rock. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Apr 22, 202229 min

The How Rich Get Richer Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times talk editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about how the rich in Arkansas get richer, racist remarks from the Prairie County sheriff, a lawsuit targeting the Little Rock School District and a sweetheart deal for a former city of Little Rock insider to put on a new, city sponsored Little Rock festival. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...

Apr 15, 202222 min

The Justice Jackson Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk talk about the confirmation of new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson and Tom Cotton's poor showing, the latest in several federal court hearings, the departure of Health Secretary Jose Romero and more. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Apr 08, 202217 min

The Tom Cotton Acts Like A Jerk Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Hogs, Tom Cotton being a jerk during the Ketanji Brown Jackson confirmation hearing, the latest on lawsuits related to voting, the Dumas mass shooting and a COVID resurgence on the horizon. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Mar 25, 202218 min

The Remembering Brent Renaud Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the verdict in the case of a Lonoke County sheriff's deputy who fatally shot a teenager in a traffic stop, the legacy of Brent Renaud, an expensive tweak to the 30 Crossing plan and the controversy surrounding a potential downtown Little Rock parking deck.. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...

Mar 18, 202229 min

The Rotten Cotton Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a range of topics, including Tom Cotton's speech at the Reagan Presidential Library, a new federal lawsuit on racial gerrymandering, Jerry Jones, Thug Nasty and more. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Mar 11, 202222 min

The Worthless Fiscal Session Limps On Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Arkansas legislature and other odds and ends. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Mar 04, 202224 min

The Love for Ukraine Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk more about the Arkansas racial gerrymander case, the fiscal session and the big swill, Leslie Rutledge's trip to the border, the Russian invasion of Ukraine and more. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Feb 25, 202216 min

The Judicial Activism Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about a ruling in the gerrymander case, the fiscal session and highway department spending on the I-30 bridge expansion. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Feb 18, 202222 min

The Gerrymandered Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about Governor Hutchinson's push to expand the prison system, the Arkansas gerrymander trial in federal court and the GOP National Committee vote to declare the events of Jan. 6 "legitimate political discourse" and Arkansans reactions. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Feb 11, 202223 min

The Snow Day Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the coronavirus, Little Rock politics and crime and Leslie Rutledge's trip to the border. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Feb 04, 202230 min

The Fixing the Broken Health Care System Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news, two health care developments, mobile sports betting in Arkansas and Vino's Brew Pub. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jan 28, 202222 min

The Omicron and Odds and Ends Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the coronavirus and a range of odds and ends, including Tom Cotton and Greenland, a friend of court brief in the anti-trans legal case and Max's 50th year reporting in Little Rock. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jan 21, 202223 min

The Asa Falls Short Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest coronavirus news and Governor Hutchinson's leadership or lack thereof at this stage of the pandemic. They also talk about former Gov. Mike Huckabee's controversial upcoming speech at Arkansas Martin Luther King commission MLK Day event on Monday and an ethics complaint filed against state Supreme Court Justice Rhonda Wood. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com...

Jan 14, 202225 min

The Omicron Messes Everything Up

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk all about the omicron variant and all that its upending. They also discuss the Little Rock Police chief and the anniversary of Jan. 6. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Jan 07, 202228 min

The Rich Get Richer (Again) Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the special session of the Arkansas legislature, Republican gerrymandering and Little Rock Superintendent Mike Poore's impending retirement. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Dec 10, 202128 min

The Bridge Crack Opens Up Questions Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest political news, including Attorney General Leslie Rutledge bowing out of the governor's race and the state's congressional delegation opposing the bipartisan infrastructure bill. They also talk about recently released reports that confirm that the Arkansas Department of Transportation failed in all sorts of way in relation to the cracked I-40 bridge and a likely final decision on the Pope County casino. W...

Nov 12, 202118 min

The Max is Back Edition

Send us a text Refreshed after a hop across the pond, Max Brantley gets back into the Arkansas swing with his takes on legislative redistricting, a victory for LRSD and a list of must-read banned books. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Nov 05, 202122 min

The Jim Bob Returns Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Austin Bailey and Lindsey Millar talk about the latest election news, the various city of Little Rock controversy and Little Rock School District and Central Arkansas Library System millage elections. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Oct 29, 202133 min

The 'Misinformation, Disinformation and B.S.' Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the Arkansas legislature, including the anti-vax legislation it passed and didn't, a redistricting effort that splits Pulaski County in three and what's coming in a special session to cut taxes. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Oct 08, 202127 min

The Disastrous Return of the Ledge

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the legislature's disastrous return, the latest coronavirus news, the fallout at KATV over a racial incident and more. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Oct 01, 202130 min

The Little Rock's Cloudy Future Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about the big vote against a city sales tax increase and the political considerations surrounding that result, the decision of a special prosecutor to try a former deputy in the shooting death of Hunter Brittain in Lonoke County and the latest in COVID news. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Sep 18, 202131 min

The Massive Resistance Edition

Send us a text Arkansas Times editors Max Brantley and Lindsey Millar talk about local reaction to a coming federal vaccine mandate, rent relief and renters rights, the death of Little Rock City Director Erma Hendrix and various Republican politicians saying and doing awful things. We welcome your feedback. Write us at podcasts@arktimes.com

Sep 10, 202133 min
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