Paragould Podcast

Beating Cancer and Making Wishes with Kendra Street

Kendra was diagnosed with cancer when she was in High School. She was granted a wish by the Make A Wish Foundation when she was a senior, and now she gives back by making wishes for other children. Her story is inspiring.

Student Pastor and Owner of Ohana Robert Piercy

Robert Piercy works on staff at The Crossing Church. He is also the owner of Ohana Hawaiian Snow. He joins us today to talk about how and why he started Ohana.

The Enneagram, Dead Animals, & A Story of Redemption w/ Adam Breckenridge

Adam was born and raised in Paragould. He has served as a Pastor at The Crossing Church for the last five years, but he recently took a job at Your Enneagram Coach. He joins us today to talk about his new job, anxiety, using humor to survive, taking pranks too far, and the importance of relational health.

Paragould Chief of Police Todd Stovall

Todd currently serves as our city's chief of police. He joins us today to talk about our police force, city crime and more.

Amazon's Sr. Manager of Global Learning & Ultra Marathon Runner Cody Brown

Cody grew up in Paragould. After touring the country with his band, he eventually settled into the business world. He now serves as a Senior Manager for Amazon, running global learning and development initiatives for World Wide Operations executives. He has competed in ultramarathons, is committed to investing in the city he grew up in, and today he joins us on the podcast.

Nurse Anesthetist and Owner of Scatter Creek Berries Frank Williams

Frank has two jobs that couldn't be much different. He owns Scatter Creek Berries and Produce. He also works as a Nurse Anesthetist at the Elvis Presley Trauma Center in Memphis. He comes on the podcast to talk about both. 

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Experiencing The OKC Bombing and 9/11 with Chow's Michael Tolson

Michael is the owner/manager/head chef at Chow.We talk about his experience in the food industry, along with his great work at Chow. But our conversation took a surprising turn when we learned that Michael was not only living in Oklahoma City when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was hit by Timothy McVay, but he was also in New York City on September 11, 2001.

Cyclist and Firefighter Lieutenant Greg Webb

Greg Webb discusses the life of a firefighter and his journey to earning a buckle at the Leadville Trail 100 Mountain Bike Race.

Greene County Tech Baseball Coach Bruce Hunt

Bruce Hunt has coached baseball at GCT for 36 years. He has learned a lot along the way, and today he joins on the podcast to share some of his story and insights.

Child Abuse Prevention with Jeremy Biggs & Amanda Frankenberger

April is Child Abuse Prevention Month. In light of this, we decided to sit down with the Executive Director of CASA, Jeremy Biggs, and the Executive Director of Children's Advocacy Center, Amanda Frankenberger, to talk about child abuse awareness and what we can do to help stop it.