The Natural State of Things

Jeremy Benson

The Natural State of Things is a narrative history of Arkansas hosted by two transplants from the Pacific Northwest. Join us as we get to know our new home by exploring the people, places, and events that shaped Arkansas.

Episodes

  1. May 27

    The De Soto Death March

    We begin our podcast by following the Spanish explorer Hernando de Soto on his ill-fated expedition to Arkansas in the 16th century. De Soto was the first European explorer to come to Arkansas. His band of violent conquistadors blazed a path of death and destruction through the Arkansas native cultures. But de Soto would never leave Arkansas alive.

    23 min
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The Natural State of Things is a narrative history of Arkansas hosted by two transplants from the Pacific Northwest. Join us as we get to know our new home by exploring the people, places, and events that shaped Arkansas.

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