Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast
Hosted by Rex Nelson · Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
5.0from 36 ratings
- 131
- Episodes
- 10
- Transcribed
- 36
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 10M
- YouTube views
About Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast
In this bi-weekly podcast, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette senior editor Rex Nelson sits down with fellow civic-minded Arkansans to discuss ways to foster growth in the Natural State. Along the way, Rex and his guests chat about all things Arkansas — its people, places, food, music, history and more.
- Publisher
- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
- Category
- news · society & culture
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 13 Aug 2021
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
10 of 131 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Talking City of Songs, music and connection with Troy Campbell
2 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Restoration and revitalization with Friends of Fouche Creek
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Keeping Little Rock Beautiful with Maria Craig and Lennie Massanelli
Inside a recent episode
Talking City of Songs, music and connection with Troy Campbell
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Okay. And my mother worked in an electrical plant. My father was a truck driver. And music was my connection because I had no interest in school. My sister was the valedictorian, did all these things. Wow. But I had a limited attention span. Yeah. To put it nicely. And so music could keep my attention. And so I dived into dollar store, you know, sort of records and anything I could find. And I'd read whatever I could. And this isn't it. late 80s, mid 80s high school. And I got obsessed with the sound of Bruce Springsteen and The Clash and people that were talking work in class. And they were kind of angry like I was too. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast
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- Troy Campbell
- Uta Meyer
- Lennie Massanelli
- Maria Craig
- Dr Shane Speights
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 10,285,981
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 31 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.8 / 5
- 5 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- Quality
- 89
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 77
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Who hosts Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast?
Rex Nelson host the show. Published by Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes bi-weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does Rex Nelson's Southern Fried Podcast take guests?
Yes. Guests have been identified in episode analyses.
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