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People of Northwest Arkansas
Catching up with the Danielles: Season 3 Preview
The Two Danielles are back and better than ever as they kick off Season 3 with a heartfelt catch-up episode that bridges the summer gap and sets the stage for exciting new stories from Northwest Arkansas for Season 3.
The podcast remains committed to capturing the voices shaping this evolution through authentic, meaningful conversations that celebrate both longtime residents and newcomers alike.
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Hey everyone. This is Danielle Keller, danielle Shom, and we're here with season three of the people of Northwest Arkansas. We're going to kick off this season with just a conversation between the two Danielle's. How are you doing today?
Speaker 2:Well, it's been a minute since we had an episode.
Speaker 1:Yeah, it's kind of like do I remember how to talk into this microphone? Do you know what I'm doing?
Speaker 2:I know, and it's like the whole summer happened and now it's the fall and so there's like a lot of things we got to reflect on, talk about. How was your summer?
Speaker 1:My summer was great, I love it. We're like how was your summer? My summer was great, I love that. We're like how was your summer? I saw you. My summer was so busy though because, for listeners out there, some of you may know husband and I we bought a magazine, a children's magazine, a children's family magazine called peekaboo. It was a magazine here in northwest arkansas from 2008 to 2020.
Speaker 2:I remember it too, because when I first moved here I remember seeing, but it was small right. Yes, it was okay, that's what I thought it used to be like a smaller little guide, like a digest, yeah yeah, and so I wrote for it a few times and then I also knew the founder and the editor-in-chief.
Speaker 1:Our kids went to school together and so I reached out to her at one point because I was looking to advertise in some magazines and asked her if she was ever going to bring peekaboo back, and she was like I don't know, maybe. And I was like, hmm, interesting, Well, maybe you should. And she said I don't know. And I was like do you want to sell it?
Speaker 2:Now I remember you were talking about it and the rest is history, and then I had to keep that secret for months, which, okay, I am not the town crier, but if you don't tell me, like, please do not repeat this, do not I'm at least telling my husband and my sister oh, you're always welcome to tell your husband and your sister, like, unless I specifically say do not tell your husband your husband or your sister. Oh, that's torturous, but yeah, I mean I can do that for you yeah, for sure.
Speaker 1:I feel like if anybody tells me anything that's like, oh, this thing that's coming up or whatever, like I know not to tell the world, but Jeff's gonna know well, yeah, I feel like I mean, they're your spouse, they are right, yeah, for sure.
Speaker 2:I feel like I tell you a lot of things, though, too no, I tell you too, yeah, like, yeah, we'll get into that, like I'll tell you my sister's drama, sometimes too, like with the Mahjong set, oh my gosh, I love your sister's drama.
Speaker 1:It's kind of like it's very entertaining. Yeah, yeah, so it's very entertaining. You know, Lexi, we got you.
Speaker 2:Yeah, don't worry, I don't tell her all your secrets.
Speaker 1:What's funny is I've never met her in person either. One day, lex, northwest Arkansas now, you bought Peekaboo, we bought Peekaboo and we just launched the new issue, a relaunch issue, august of 2025. So that's the first issue back. It is a traditional size magazine. It has a different kind of soft touch cover, different type of paper and just kind of elevated a little bit, went in and kind of refreshed the brand and added some kind of unique elements that are just kind of near and dear to like my heart and my family.
Speaker 1:And we created a mascot for the magazine named Ozzy the Ozark Fox that my daughter helped me create. And then we worked with an illustrator who's local Also. She's like kind of local, but then also like over in the East Coast as well, and she's worked for, like, disney and children's books and all sorts of things, and so she illustrated this cute little fox who's going to have a story in our magazine every single month. So it's been fun, yeah. So I think you know our goal is to continue to tell stories, something that we like to do here on the show. Here on the show, and we're just kind of extending it into a physical form of stories about families, kids, parents living here in Northwest Arkansas, you know, giving resources and all sorts of things. Yeah, my favorite thing about the first issue, though, is that we did this promotion about podcasts. Oh yeah, it's like podcasts, that peak boo mag we're number one, right, we're totally number one yeah.
Speaker 1:We're at the top of the list? Of course we are. I mean, why not? It's your magazine, why not? Of course it is. Yeah, it's so funny the founder, she's staying on the magazine and is doing an ongoing column as well as just kind of helping us and being an advisor to us as we kind of just get into publishing a magazine. And she was like, well, now you can advertise whatever you want. You know, like your things, you can advertise your podcast. And I was like, oh my gosh, that's right, yes, I can, that's convenient. So yeah, I mean, I didn't put a full page ad, but I put a half page ad and I put us on the top of the list of recommended local podcasts because, of course, yeah, so with publishing a magazine, how did you handle kids at home and summer?
Speaker 1:it was. I mean, it's just like anybody working.
Speaker 2:It was summer with kids at home it was.
Speaker 1:It was incredibly hard. I I think you know we had some upfront conversations with the kids and we are continuing to have them. Like we've had to make some sacrifices, you know, like we wanted to go on some trips this summer. We didn't go on any trips this summer, which is unheard of.
Speaker 1:You know, like we didn't. I mean we sometimes will just even go to, like Kansas City yeah, we didn't even do that. So it was just like we need to focus on this magazine. This is our top priority. And it was hard at times but the kids went to some camps and they loved it. They went to an overnight camp here in Arkansas for the first time. It was their second time doing overnight camp, just in general.
Speaker 2:You're lucky, mine will not do it. My oldest daughter will not stay anywhere. Yeah, it's my house. It's really difficult. It's difficult. She doesn't even like to stay at her grandparents' houses If she's not in her bed. She's calling me at 3 am like I want to come home.
Speaker 1:I mean, I kind of understand, I like being in my own bed.
Speaker 2:I get it, but it's also very frustrating for me.
Speaker 1:You're like go do a sleepover with Grandma and Grandpa. Now I know Ella get it together.
Speaker 2:So that's a pretty big change over the summer, very big.
Speaker 1:Yeah, very big change, but a good one. Yeah, we had. You had a big change over the summer too.
Speaker 2:I did what happened? Well, my knees started buckling and when I stand up I get dizzy because I turned 40. Oh, I was like wait, no, no no, that actually happens If I stand up too fast, I enter a different realm of reality it's like I see stars and like rocket ships and then my knee buckles. No, I do.
Speaker 1:I have arthritis in my left knee oh my god, I have arthritis in my left knee too. Yeah yeah. See.
Speaker 2:So I turned 40. And so, yeah, that's been something I've been dealing with.
Speaker 1:You're not looking forward to it were you.
Speaker 2:Well, I think the number's a hang up for me because mentally, I'm somewhere else. Yeah, yes, you are, aren't we all so? But you and our other friend, mallory, and my husband Ellie threw the best party. Oh, so fun, which is like out of this world. So what's funny is I didn't know the theme until you sent me the invitation to the party and so many of my other friends were like you came up with the best concept and like where did you come up with this dress code? I'm like I didn't, I, I didn't. And when, actually, I was just as shocked as you what cosmic chic was. Or there was like three options cosmic chic, space, nerd, yeah, which some people did and one of my friends?
Speaker 2:has he looked like a space? Is this britney's husband? Yeah, casey love you casey came and he looked like a space magician.
Speaker 1:That was like my favorite costume he did and then wait, that was your favorite, okay jeff's was.
Speaker 2:Okay, I was like hold on, jeff came in a space suit and we have a video because brock entertainment. D so we had like best DJ and they played rocket man for us, I think at least three or four times, oh for sure. And Jeff, my husband Jeff and Elliot and I had like a Romy and Michelle dance. Yes, you did Like Romy and Michelle's high school reunion. We, literally the three of us, had like a whole ensemble it was great.
Speaker 1:It looked like it was planned, but it wasn't so. Describe Jeff's costume, though. Oh, he was in one of those like inflatable.
Speaker 2:You know, like people had like inflatable dinosaur, he was an inflatable spaceman yeah, it was amazing yeah, I don't know how he was breathing and the best.
Speaker 1:I mean you can breathe in it. I don't know it looks stuffy. I mean I'm sure he was sweating in it. I don't know it looks stuffy. I mean, I'm sure he was sweating at that time. He took it off here and there. But my favorite part of it is the story that he told us about how, when he first got to, he came to the party a little bit late and he was outside practicing his slow motion spacewalk.
Speaker 2:Oh, I didn't know he did that did you hear this story.
Speaker 1:No, but he did a good job.
Speaker 2:He did a good job. That's what he did right when he walked in.
Speaker 1:He almost came as chewbacca yeah, he was gonna come as chewbacca. We're gonna do like star wars thing, but then we did the space suit I'm glad he did that. Yeah, so he was practicing outside, you can tell, and there a car drove by, stopped, backed up, oh, it was like a minivan. They opened the side door and they were like, hey, they started like cheering him on. So he's like, so I really gotta do it slow motion spaceman, walking in the middle of like nowhere.
Speaker 2:That party was so much fun it was so fun it went like the after party was at my house at like 3 30 yeah, or something like that it got to the, just got to the point where we're like look, we need to all put ourselves to bed now. Yes, we're 40. For god's sake, you know. You know, our kids are gonna be up in like four hours yeah, and they're gonna be hungry, it's true.
Speaker 2:No, it was super fun and then went to paris yes and champagne, france and or like the, the rames area, and then to alsis. It was super fun. Yeah, yeah, we had a great time. That was kind of like my bucket list trip was to. We spent most of the time in paris, so I thought what better way to spend my 40th than in Paris? So absolutely.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and you took your kids with you.
Speaker 2:No no, you know, I thought about it and once I had worked through all the details in my head, I thought you know, this one's going to just be for me, you know Good, yes, and I'm glad it was. It took me a good three or four days to like calm down about that, like not miss, you know, not miss them.
Speaker 1:Yeah, not checking them all the time. The guilt Without them, yeah, yes.
Speaker 2:But then once I chilled out, then it was really good. So, yeah, I can't think of anything else. We really didn't like do a whole lot else this summer, just chilled Right.
Speaker 1:I mean, you grew a garden. Also, your garden was pretty epic.
Speaker 2:I grew a garden and my kids did a Roblox grow a garden. That's no, I'm kidding. They helped me with the garden. Yeah, we had a really good garden this year. We always like to grow our own basil and rosemary and lavender stuff like that, but we grew all kinds of stuff like tomatoes, strawberries, okra, sunflowersflowers, peppers, carrots all kinds of things I did. Oh, and salad. My favorite is like, if you've ever grown your own salad, it's literally night and day from store salad like you wouldn't think, because it looks like fresh, right and it. I mean it's fine. It's good when I, most of the year, I have to buy the bag salad, but like clipping it fresh is just, it's like almost sweet and tender. It's the best. It's the best. It is. It's like a party in your mouth. Yeah, and heirloom tomatoes oh so, yeah, making like a caprese minus the cheese for me. Oh yeah, see, it was good. We had a good summer and now it's back to school and I can't keep track of anything already.
Speaker 1:Um, we're late to this, I know for the first time ever. I know I'm always like late for those of you listening. I am always like, hey guys, I'm running and I'm never, behind and brock's like we know and I'm never late, I'm late. Not only that, you just completely forgot that.
Speaker 2:No, yeah, You're like where is that? I like texting someone and being like where are you? And you're like where am I supposed to be? I'm sorry, I just stood up too fast and forgot what planet I was on.
Speaker 1:Welcome to your 40s. Yeah, oh my God, I know it just, oh, my god, I know it just gets better from here, danielle. Yeah, it's better and better and better. You know, I think it's funny, though, talking about staying up late and partying to like three in the morning for your oh, I got like one of those a year.
Speaker 2:I can do like that one time, yeah, but people say you can't do that in your 40s and you can.
Speaker 1:Clearly you'll pay for it once a year did you know that there's actually kind of this trend going on right now where there's like these parties for older people that end by like nine or ten o'clock? I've heard about this there's one that's happening in fayetteville. I don't know. I don't know if it already happened or it's going to happen, but my friends were like we need to do this.
Speaker 2:It's like a club for old people I wish they do one at like 9 am, that was they serve coffee and then you get to dance.
Speaker 1:Those are really popular, I think overseas Like they're called. I think they're called brunch Daytime raves. No, I think they're called like brunch raves or breakfast raves or something like that Breakfast raves. I want to go to a breakfast rave. We have our own I love breakfast.
Speaker 2:You take shots of espresso. Oh for sure, and then you have a DJ Brock. We need Brock to like to Brock Entertainment Breakfast rave.
Speaker 1:We could start a trend in North Arkansas.
Speaker 2:Yeah, I like this oh my god, he's, he's absolutely not gonna go for this okay so I want to I'm gonna talk about last season. Yes, we love all of our guests. Yes, but I want to know like which story stuck out the most to you?
Speaker 1:that's a really or just like kind of you think about the most, yeah I think that a lot of our stories were really impactful in ways that I didn't necessarily expect. You know, just hearing about the inner workings of people's lives and the things that they've walked through and coming out on the other end, I think kind of that, like you know, like we've learned lessons, we've grown from this, we have overcome that, like those lessons are always, and those stories are always very compelling. I think one of the guests that I was incredibly excited to have on the show, who's a friend of mine and I've known for a few years, and so kelly hansen, kelly stucky hansen. She had gone through so much and I had always been like, oh man, your story is just so compelling and I want to share it with people. And she finally said yes, and I think we were going to have her on this season before, but then like we couldn't figure it out schedule wise and so then we had her on last season and it was just amazing and the fact that she said this is the first time I've kind of shared my whole story at one time and it was.
Speaker 1:It was very encouraging and I think a lot of our listeners were really moved by her story and the things that she has walked through. You know just that real stuff, like hey, like life is hard, but like also I want to live my life the best that I can and enjoy it. Yes, and I think that that's really really valuable. I really also enjoyed kind of our last episode of the season with Jasmine. She was oh, I love Jasmine, so much energy.
Speaker 3:Yes.
Speaker 1:That was such a good episode and I really enjoyed talking with her and just all the things that she is doing just in her community and her world, just the things that she's bringing to to people that need that, need it. The things that she's bringing to people that need it the awareness, the attention with Black Paper Party and she's just kind of awesome, she's fun, totally Good energy. I have a friend crush on you.
Speaker 2:I'm famed, I know. I just messaging with her about an event that I'm working on outside the podcast and yeah, she's just so positive and wants to help. Yes, she wants to help.
Speaker 1:Yes, she wants to help, and I also think like one of the things that really stood out to me with her episode was when she was talking about being in the like.
Speaker 1:I belong in this room and I'm gonna go be in this room that I want to be in and I'm gonna be there you know and and I think that that was super just encouraging to hear and empowering to hear as a woman, a female in business, as an entrepreneur of like I'm going to just go be in the room, you know and that's been kind of cool. I've seen that. I love that perspective, just with us, and the things that are growing as we're continuing to nurture this community and build people up and build up their stories, like I love what we get to do Like suppress the imposter syndrome and just say I deserve to be here.
Speaker 1:And even if you don't, like feel it right in that moment, you just do it anyway, right? Yes, for sure, and I think that that's it's sometimes easier said than done. It is days that I'm like have a panic.
Speaker 2:You're like, oh my gosh, can I do this? What am I?
Speaker 1:doing. I mean definitely with the magazine too. I'm like what the?
Speaker 2:heck, but you just do it, yeah, you just do it, yeah, and we made a commitment to do it.
Speaker 1:So we're doing it and I think that sharing people's stories is so person knowing that there's so much out there that we can learn from others, be encouraged by them, rally around them and it's just it's. It's an honor to share people's stories. Yeah, on the podcast. Oh, yeah in the magazine.
Speaker 2:So yeah, my, so one that really you are probably already know my answer yes, I do so my, anyway, I I don't have a like favorite, right, I love all of our guests, I agree, but one that you know probably will stick with me because of the impact that sharing this story made was to Tony Lee.
Speaker 1:I was like it's either going to be to or Lori. Oh yeah, Lori's, I know both amazing stories.
Speaker 2:So after Tony came on the show, we never did like a followup on this and he sent Danielle and I a letter and I earned email and I'm not going to like read the whole thing here Cause it was a private email, but I did want to share that since that you know episode came out that it actually brought up. He had a lot of messages from people in his community, that community that had like a new understanding of what happened to him and I'll put it in like basically in quotations. He called it like moving the needle. He said that this is what moving the needle in community looks like. It was small but meaningful shift in perspective and he said that he felt like it rippled outward because a lot of younger people in his community didn't realize and he had never other than the book spoken on a podcast about it and so to to be.
Speaker 2:He said that basically felt like we amplified the voice and that was literally like in our whole vision when we first wrote about the show and so the fact that you know, in his the Hmong community was able to create some understanding in his experience and him to feel acknowledged and heard I it made me feel really good that we're able to provide that platform. So, and his book is just so good. I've recommended it to so many people, absolutely, and I just, I think I'll never forget in his book where he said that like when you and I'm paraphrasing because I can't remember verbatim but he said, like when you look at somebody like you would have more kindness and compassion if you knew what it took for them to be in front of you in that moment. You don't know what they walked through, right like all the time, and now they're standing in front of you.
Speaker 2:You don't know what it took for them to get there and I just yeah, I just thought about the vision in my head in his book of him like showing up to America in the clothing that was provided to him and I mean just that was just such an impactful story for me. But, yeah, I love all of our guests Lori's amazing, kelly, I mean everyone that came on. I love hearing all the different stories and I feel like it just gives you a deeper understanding of the community?
Speaker 1:It really does, and I think it's been neat to meet more people in our community through this podcast, whether they've been a guest or whether they're listening to the podcast.
Speaker 2:Yeah, you thought it was a small town, but now it's like now really a small town, it's really small.
Speaker 1:It's really, really, really small and I'm just excited to continue to share more stories because we have so many good ones. Yes, we have so many good ones.
Speaker 2:I can't say but, we we have been in talks. Oh my god, yeah, we've got someone who produced jerry springer. We've got someone who is pioneering the food and beverage scene, the hospitality scene. Here we've got all kinds of we really do. I'm really excited about it. Yeah, there's more to come.
Speaker 1:I'm pumped about it I think we have some amazing guests and just continuing to just build community and introduce you to people that live here that are making a difference in Northwest Arkansas, or just whether they're making a difference on a grand scale or just even a small scale. I mean, everyone's story is so valuable and this is something I say a lot and it's funny. It's funny how people will say, oh well, my, my story is not really.
Speaker 2:It's not really great and it's like yeah, but we're gonna every time someone says that they follow it up with something really good, right?
Speaker 1:yes, I mean, I swear yeah, one of our guests that we're going to feature this season literally said that to us in a meeting yeah.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I don't have a really good story, but I have a really good story but I actually do have a really good story, yeah, and I think it's just trying to encourage that and I think it helps to make this a conversation for people. You know, I think when we we don't have a lot of uh bells and whistles around them, we're not doing video, we're only doing audio it kind of takes that intimidation factor down a couple notches and we try to do it more of just a conversation rather than like, hey, we're gonna ask you question upon question upon question, and because we really want to get to know people and we want you, our listeners, to get to know the people that we're bringing on the show. You know, like book, ending it with like how did you get to northwest arkansas, to what do you love about northwest arkansas? And then everything about their life in between or not everything, but just like parts of their story that that they want to share. Yeah, so it's really special. I'm really excited for season three.
Speaker 3:Yeah.
Speaker 1:And, and and, and. Maybe we'll win an award again this year hey, you never know. I think that was a really special. For those of you that don't know, which I think most of you know because we've talked about it on our it has a lot to do with our listeners and people following us and believing in what we're doing and wanting to be a part of it, and that's been incredibly special. And then winning that led us to some really great opportunities like working with students in the area and talking at their little podcast conferences. That was probably one of my favorite experiences.
Speaker 2:That's my favorite. I love it. Why don't you share about that, oh my gosh. So I think we're coming up on our third speaking engagement with children or students. My favorite is working with students and we worked with John Tyson Elementary. They do the podcast Tiger Talk and so we got to go and speak and kind of engage and interact with the kids over there. I mean, these children are young and they are already podcasting.
Speaker 1:Fourth, and fifth graders.
Speaker 2:They're using the same platform we are. Yes, they are, it's literally like.
Speaker 1:They're not as long winded as we are, but they're not. They have, they're much better at editing themselves and keep being concise.
Speaker 2:But no, I love talking with them and they're just so eager to learn and that gives me so much like joy to to share with them like real professional adult experience in that world and and we stay connected with them. And then we spoke with Bentonville West their writers, their writers seminar and that was really cool too, because even though we're podcasting, a lot of writing does go into what we do and even though, like AI, transcripts and things like that, you still have to double check everything and then you still have to write episodes, and just a lot of writing goes into producing anything in the media world and so you know, you have to know how to basically put your creativity down. So I love just just seeing students across the age range and just seeing what they're inspired to do and just really like letting them know there's a whole world of possibility. And now with podcasting and vlogging, I mean the world is your oyster. You don't have no one has to sponsor you. You can just go and just create your own image, your own whatever.
Speaker 2:And so that's what I loved is when, when I, when we were little, this was not an option no, you could not just go be on the internet or tv. I mean, it wasn't even invented. So you know like, oh yeah, the tv was, but I mean like you couldn't just go on the internet you?
Speaker 1:couldn't just go. Yeah, it was invented, we weren't that old.
Speaker 2:No, we're not that old although I did have a tv that was like furniture on the floor. Oh yeah, like three or four times we had a black and white tv.
Speaker 1:Yeah, that's just that's mind-boggling to me sometimes my kids are like what black and white. Yeah, that was like a real thing. I was like, yeah, sure was I can't remember.
Speaker 2:What did my kids ask me the other day? They didn't know, like, what a vhs tape was, which I'm not surprised by that. Yeah, they don't know. Oh, they didn't know, like, what a vhs tape was, which I'm not surprised by that. They don't know.
Speaker 1:Oh, they didn't know who buddy holly was I would bet that there's some college age kids out there that have no idea who buddy holly is.
Speaker 2:There are actually people like adults in the workforce in their 20s that haven't known like some things that I thought they would know, like that they would for sure like, like Pearl.
Speaker 1:Jam.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah Right, they're like who's Pearl Jam?
Speaker 1:You're like are you serious? You're like Nirvana. They're like oh wait, yeah, I know Nirvana.
Speaker 2:I've seen those shirts.
Speaker 1:Name one song yeah, who's? The lead singer Come on come on up and we'd probably like we're rolling stones yeah like that, I know, do we actually know who these people?
Speaker 2:led zeppelin. Oh my gosh, oh, I think it's hilarious so, yeah, I love working with kids and I love talking to them about this type of career and business, or just for fun, as like a hobby, if they want to like, podcast them. The tiger talk, though, is more is like about their school great podcasts yeah, I love it.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and they do a theme every year. I'm excited to hear what their theme is going to be for this year their teacher is amazing.
Speaker 1:There's just some really neat things happening over in springdale, which kind of leads into the next speaking engagement that we get to be a part of, which is omaf, which is ozark media arts festival. Yeah, and we get to talk to a lot more high schoolers about podcasting, and I think that there's a lot of trends going on right now about podcasting. Everybody wants to do a podcast, everyone does, and not everyone should.
Speaker 2:But Well, and the average. I think the average podcast lasts about 12 episodes. Yeah, it's a commitment, it is a commitment, it is a commitment, it is a commitment. It is a commitment, but I think that it's completely possible, and if it's not, you know, try it out. It's not your thing.
Speaker 1:Then it's not your thing and that's fine. I think the biggest thing is, like I guess advice that we might give to people is like be consistent, you know, be consistent in and I think we picked up a really good rhythm and when we release episodes and kind of trying to stay within a similar format where it's like it's still a new and unique episode every single time because the guest is different, but our listeners have kind of an idea of what to expect.
Speaker 2:Yeah.
Speaker 1:And I think that that makes it special. But if you have a story to tell, like this is a great medium to do it. And if you're like intimidated by the video aspect or there's just all these different elements that you can add to podcasting, just start simple, you know, just start, like record your voice on your phone. You know, just start recording your stories. Or start with writing your stories. And and I think that there's opportunities out there and if you need a good producer, we know one, so let us know, yeah, his opportunities out there, and if you need a good producer, we know one, so let us know.
Speaker 1:Yeah, his name is Brian Fenton at Go Rogue Studios. I'm just kidding, brian Fenton is great. No, probably a little bit more in the business sector.
Speaker 3:So if you have a business, and you want to do some video, video and podcasting, brian is totally your guy.
Speaker 1:If you want to just do some just old school, I'm getting daggers thrown at me now. Sorry, I'll stop being funny. Brock is an amazing producer. If you're interested in having someone produce a podcast for you.
Speaker 2:I think he's doing like six or seven.
Speaker 1:Yeah, how many podcasts are you producing right now? One less now.
Speaker 3:I'm kidding, I got three or four in the works right now that are continual. And then you have the one offs that they'll do a few episodes and come back later. So but you're my main pride and joy right here. You're my baby, you're my baby right here. Baby D's right here. Baby're my baby, you're my baby right here. Little baby D's right here, baby D's, baby D's the most fun for sure.
Speaker 2:Oh, yes, okay, but we're going to have.
Speaker 3:Dr Nick on. He's one of the podcasts I do Super smart. His podcast is really good if you like to learn about health and wellness and all that stuff, no, listen, I love his show's really good, but he's not cracking jokes like you girls are.
Speaker 1:Yeah, yeah, oh, he's gonna be, though when he comes on our show.
Speaker 3:We're gonna get him to on our show. Hopefully, yeah, oh, definitely I mean, I've tried to get him to crack some jokes. He's not a jokester, so he's.
Speaker 2:He's super smart. Oh yeah, he is.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I know we're gonna have him on, though now I'm like determined yeah, we're gonna make him crack, we're cracking him crack-a-lacking. Okay, dr nick, it's on.
Speaker 2:Oh yeah, he's coming on so what are you looking forward to most this next season? Because we're kind of we're gonna have some, like you know, new things coming up that's a really that's a good question.
Speaker 1:A hard question because I don't. I don't know how to answer that. Do you have an answer to that?
Speaker 2:maybe you can kick us off with an answer yeah, I mean, well, I'm excited because we're gonna kind of, you know, maybe like change things up a little bit and you'll just have to listen and see, and are we doing the after dark now? That's tbd, but no, I'm excited because we, you know, we have new people in the area that are coming on the show, but we also have people that have been here, and so, yeah, I just have to keep listening and find out. I think so.
Speaker 2:But, there's a lot happening in this town right now Like it's crazy.
Speaker 2:A lot Crazier than it ever was. It really is, and so that's what I'm most excited about is because there's so much has happened over the summer, and so we're going to be, you know, we're going to be talking about subjects that really matter to a lot of parents out there, like I want to talk about detoxing, like your cleaning at home, which Dr Nick and I talked about, like going toxin free with your cleaning, teen skin care, and then also like the virgining hospitality scene, and I mean it's like getting crazy here.
Speaker 2:The new like campus, the new health center, I mean there's so many things happening and I feel like a lot of it is focused on living like healthier and then also changing the like healthy lifestyle, and then it's like a whole re-engineering of sorts, if you really do. Yeah, I think so. It's like a transformation happening and so I'm looking forward to the guests that we've kind of hand selected and also people that have come to us and then some that we've approached. We're cultivating a whole you know interview list of people that I feel like will really reflect what's happening I do too.
Speaker 1:Yeah, I think that's great. I think that there's really great things happening from bella vista all the way down to fayetteville and springdale too, and springdale and siloam springs. There's just so much happening, growth. I mean even springdale like downtown springdale.
Speaker 2:You've seen just I'm excited for the food scene there. The foodie scene is coming to downtown. It really is. It's kind of exciting I may have someone to bring on to talk about that.
Speaker 1:I mean we have so many people, I know one of the things that I really want to set a goal for us is I'm saying this on air, so we have to you're setting a goal right now I'm setting a goal for us. We we have to have a danielle fest yeah, and actually we've talked about this one.
Speaker 2:There's a at least three or four daniels that we know of that have been that. People have told us about that have been like need to come on the show. Yes, yes, so we'll all talk at the same time and accidentally finish each other's like sentences?
Speaker 1:yeah, I think so I think so, of course. I think that is a goal that I have for this season is to make that happen. We've talked about it a couple of times, and I think this is the season for it yeah it really is.
Speaker 1:And then, and it's fun, you know, we're both named danielle, and now you know people have kind of really caught on to okay, oh, the two danielles. Oh, oh, oh, you're both named danielle. Oh, all right, sweet, and so I think that that would be fun to yes we literally just got an email today about another, danielle we did yeah this is true, this is true.
Speaker 1:So if you know a danielle in northwest arkansas, oh my gosh, you must email. Send us a direct message on instagram. Send us an email, whatever. Communicate with us in some way who that danielle is and why we should have her on our podcast. So it's gonna be a great year, it's gonna be great, great season.
Speaker 2:I'm really excited too.
Speaker 1:Yeah, and we really, we really. Oh yeah, fist bump, boom All right.
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