A New American Town - Bentonville, Arkansas

Our friend and neighbor, Jeremy McGhee, is back in the studio with an update on his latest adventures!  He recently moved to Bentonville, AR, and shares his goal of inspiring others to get off the pavement and how he's teaming up with TrailForks to provide better access to nature and wild places for adaptive mountain bikers. Through his work, riders will have access to detailed trail descriptions, photos, videos, and maps to navigate unfamiliar terrain confidently and safely.  Buckle up for this episode and enjoy the ride! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

The Walmart Museum has been a Bentonville visitor favorite for years! Think you've seen it all?  Tune in to this special New American Town episode as we sit down with Alan Dranow, Senior Director of the Walmart Heritage Group, and he shares all of the BIG PLANS already in motion. Alan is not only a great community leader, but a fun personality you will not want to miss! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Have you ever wondered what Oz Trails in Northwest Arkansas is all about? Get an inside peek with JT Geren from the Oz Trails team. He joins the New American Town podcast to talk about the impact of trails on the Bentonville community through economic development, how it positively impacts tourism, upcoming bike events in the region, and the OZ Trails investment in the next generation of cyclists. A must-listen for bike enthusiasts! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Bentonville & Beer! A perfect combination that = Mountain Biking Capital of the World.  Join Bradly Riggs (Bike Rack Brewing) and Katie Boykin (Bentonville Brewery) as they share how their breweries got started in Bentonville, fun events that everyone can enjoy when visiting their locations, and of course - their favorite beer! Pull up a stool and enjoy this latest episode of a New American Town podcast! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

This exciting new episode features Josh Brown, the creator of the Beachbilly Lifestyle TV show, and Nashville, TN songwriter, Kyle Coulahan. They both sit down with Aaron Mullins, Director of Communications and Marketing for Visit Bentonville, to talk about the reality TV show they're filming in Bentonville, how the Beachbilly Lifestyle got started, and why they love promoting our city as a premier destination for Beachbilly's around the world!   A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Visit Bentonville is excited to announce three new members to their team!Emilie graduated from the University of Arkansas in 2010 with a BA in Hospitality Management. In 2013, she was promoted to Event Services Manager where she took on the role of supervising the logistical event operations team at the Arkansas Union. For her dedication to campus events in 2019, she was awarded the Association of College Unions Region II Outstanding Professional Award. As Tourism Services Manager, she aims to promote Bentonville as the ideal destination for group tours, weddings, and reunions.Dax graduated from the University of Central Arkansas in 2019 with a BS in Business Management. He grew up in Bentonville, AR, and was active in football, baseball, and basketball throughout his time as a student at Bentonville High School. Sports remain his passion to this day. Dax enjoys finding new sports to play and compete in, including Spikeball, CrossFit, Volleyball. He wants you to know that his goal is to share his passion for sports and Bentonville with the entire world!Stevie joins Visit Bentonville with three years of marketing experience in tourism and economic development in Texas. She holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of North Texas. As the new Graphic Design & Digital Manager, Stevie will contribute to marketing and communications efforts including social media and blogs, photo and video production, e-newsletters, and website management.A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Jill Kintner joins us in the studio to share her story and why she's in Bentonville this week for the first-ever Red Bull First Ride!Jill is one of the most accomplished female athletes on two wheels. Paired with her work ethic and creativity, she has prevailed in 6 cycling disciplines. Starting with BMX and turning pro by age 14, Jill set herself apart at the highest level and then made a lateral shift at age 21 to try her hand at mountain biking. Competing in 4-Cross, Slalom, then Downhill, Pumptrack, and Enduro, her career highlights could stand alone in any one discipline. Still, Jill has risen to the top in all that she has entered. From a BMX Bronze medal at the 2008 Olympic games, three consecutive UCI 4X Mountain Bike World Championships, 15 World Cup wins, 5 Crankworx World titles, Downhill World Cup podiums, Slalom dominance, Pumptrack World titles, EWS Enduro stage wins, and an outstanding 25 Elite USA National Championships across them all.Jill is in Bentonville, AR this week for the first-ever Red Bull First Ride (Aug 7-8, 2021), a women's only EMTB clinic where Jill will personally share new techniques on and off the bike with two full days of EMTB focused clinics, including personal instruction on Bentonville's OZ Trail network.FIND TICKETS HERE! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

It's summertime, which means live music in Bentonville, AR! Check out this episode with Moira Anderson, Associate Director of Public Programs for Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, as she shares the latest and greatest for the July 2021 - Forest Concert Series! Moria is joined by Graham Weber, Program Director for the House of Songs, as well as House of Songs musician Dylan Earl, who will close out the Forest Concert Series season at the end of July 2021. A great conversation you won't want to miss! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

You won't want to miss this chat with Layne Hyatt and Lucie Patton from the Peel Compton Foundation, where you will hear inside tips on their properties Compton Gardens, Coler Mountain Bike Preserve, Osage Park, and so much more! A must listen before you plan your next trip! A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.

Recently, Rahsaan Bahati and Eliot Jackson visited Bentonville, Arkansas to ride our trails, visit with community leaders from Bike NWA and Bike POC on diversity and inclusion initiatives, and explore everything our city has to offer both on and off the trails.  While in town, they set down with Visit Bentonville's Aimee Ross, the Director of Bike Bentonville, for a high-energy chat you won't want to miss!  Rahsaan Bahati is a 10-time national champion, the social impact manager at Zwift, and the founder of the Bahati Foundation. The Bahati Foundation offers various outreach programs which engage students with the sport of cycling while exposing them to STEM and STREAM educational opportunities. Eliot Jackson is a former World Cup Downhill Mountain Bike Racer, Presenter for Red Bull TV, an entrepreneur, and Chairman of Grow Cycling Foundation. Grow Cycling Foundation focuses on promoting education, access, and opportunities that increase diversity and inclusion in cycling. A New American Town is here to help you plan your trip to Bentonville, Arkansas. From guides, events, and restaurant highlights. Find all this and more at visitbentonville.com and subscribe to our newsletter. Follow us on Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, X, and LinkedIn. You can listen to this podcast on Apple Podcasts, Overcast, Spotify, CastBox, Podcast Casts, Google Podcasts, iHeartRadio, and Podcast Addict.