Exploring the Ozarks

We have a special guest, John Farmer de la Torre on the show! raised in rural Missouri, educated in public schools, and graduated from Georgetown's School of Foreign Service with a bachelor's degree in international relations. This guy has seen lots of things in his life! John is also a Journalist, Documentary Photographer, and Radio Commentator in Springfield, Missouri. Enjoy this week&#3...

📣Exploring The Ozarks Podcast EP18🎙 We are so excited to have Ken Colman on the show with us! Ken has enjoyed a 40+ year career as a real estate agent and broker, closing over a billion and a half dollars in sales in Southwest Missouri. He learned at an early age how to build the strongest influencers in town to send him business on a regular basis, consequently Closing over 6000 properties in hi...

We checked in with Jeff and Kyaw of SATO48 to see how the filming weekend went! Check out the event website at sato48.com for upcoming events, such as the screenings at The Moxie and the Award Ceremony held at the Gillioz on June 3rd. Keep exploring the Ozarks!

Shayne Taylor is an experienced barber located at The Coven Collective on C-Street in Springfield MO. He is also an Ozarks native, was in MSU marching band, cast-iron restoration, restores classic cars, and is a fun guy to talk with! Definitely have to stick around for the secret of marshmellow pepsi. www.exploringtheozarks.net #exploringtheozarks #ozarkslife #explorewithus #beauty #roadtrip #Jour...

Brandon started at KY3 reporting weather on weekends just before he graduated from Evangel University (then college) in 1996. He holds a BS degree in Broadcasting and a Certificate of Broadcast Meteorology from Mississippi State University. Brandon reported weather on the weekends, and worked in the KY3 promotion department three days a week. In 2000, he moved to Ozarks Today Monday-Friday when we...

Cory Kays is a full-time, award-winning actor who has worked consistently in film for the last three years. During that time, he has held credit-worthy roles in 10 feature films, 20 short films, several commercials, and has appeared on a variety of television shows. He has received four ‘Best Lead Actor’ nominations, competing against Ray Liotta (Goodfellas, Blow, Field of Dreams), Judge Reinhold...

Jess Bowman is a local small business owner with Bowman Insurance group. Check out her story on how she ended up in the Ozarks, why she stayed, and what plans she has to help make this area better for everyone! www.bigmissouri.com/ www.exploringtheozarks.net ⁠#exploringtheozarks⁠ ⁠#ozarkslife⁠ ⁠#explorewithus⁠ ⁠#beauty⁠ ⁠#roadtrip⁠ ⁠#JourneywithUs⁠ ⁠#history⁠ ⁠#people⁠ ⁠#places⁠ ⁠#theozarks⁠ If yo...

Tim Ernst is Arkansas's Wilderness Photographer. He has been hiking, driving and crawling around the wonderful Ozark Mountains for most of his life, preserving the images he sees on film for everyone to enjoy. His photographs have appeared in hundreds of national, regional and local publications. Some of his credits include  National Geographic ,  Audubon, Backpacker, Outside, Outdoor Photogra...

Jeff Houghton is the Creative Director of The Writers’ Room, and heads up the original writers’ room for The Mystery Hour. Jeff also worked at the Late Show with David Letterman and has performed improv and standup around the nation.  Jeff has worked closely with brands to deliver countless commercials and has lived in the agency world as a copywriter for various agencies.   www.explorin...

Now in its 12th year, Queen City Shout is Springfield's largest showcase of music, film and art with its two-fold vision to Celebrate The Arts & Support Poverty Relief. Join us as we speak with founder Eddie Gumucio and learn more about how the festival came about, and what it is doing now. www.exploringtheozarks.net     #exploringtheozarks #ozarkslife #explorewithus #beauty #ro...

Join us this week as we talk Springfield and The Ozarks 48 hour film challenge (SATO48) with founders Jeff&Kyaw.  Learn what it is like to participate in a 48 hour film challenge to make a 5 min film, what it is like writing for a big hollywood tv show, and much more! www.exploringtheozarks.net   #exploringtheozarks #ozarkslife #explorewithus #beauty #roadtrip #JourneywithUs #history...

This week we have Chad Bay with Chasing the Ozarks! Matt and Chad swap hiking stories, and Chad tells us how he got into starting Chasing the Ozarks.  www.exploringtheozarks.net    #exploringtheozarks #ozarkslife #explorewithus #beauty #roadtrip #JourneywithUs #history #people #places #theozarks If you enjoy our videos you can help support our channel through our Patreon by followin...

Have you every spoken with someone who paddled the entire Missouri and Mississippi River? Our guest Amanda Hoenes is one of only 50 people to have completed that journey, and she discusses how that went, what lead her to do the trip, and what she is doing now. www.exploringtheozarks.net #exploringtheozarks #ozarkslife #explorewithus #beauty #roadtrip #JourneywithUs #history #people #places #theoza...

We had the pleasure of having David Romano and Rick Coffman of the River Access Coalition on the show! This group has been helping to protect Missouri's public ​access to streams and rivers! A few years ago you may have heard of the famous river spot, Lindenlure, being closed by government officials and deemed as private property. Well, the RAC stepped in and took Christian County to court, and WO...

It was an honor to speak with Rich and Leah Callahan with 14 Mill Market, the newest and most exciting development coming to the Ozarks and Nixa, Mo in the Spring of 2023. This will be Southwest Missouri's first Food Hall, which will offer a sprawling marketplace of foods, showcasing 10 unique restaurant concepts and sweet treats, a full-service bar, and an outdoor entertainment area. This History...

We had Greene County Commissioner, Bob Dixon with us at Springfield Studio 1! We had an excellent discussion about the history of the area and learned more about the things the commissioner's office is doing. We hope you enjoy this episode!    www.exploringtheozarks.net   #exploringtheozarks #ozarkslife #explorewithus #beauty #roadtrip #JourneywithUs #history #people #places #theoza...

In this week's podcast, you get to learn more about us here at Exploring the Ozarks and the people behind the scenes. We hope you enjoy this episode! We had fun making this episode! Be sure to share, like the page, and follow us for more content! If you enjoy our videos you can help support our channel through our Patreon by following this link: https://www.patreon.com/exploringtheozarks/posts?fbc...

Exploring The Ozarks Podcast EP3 is here! We had the pleasure of having Lowlan Breaux, the Executive Director of Ozarks Teen Challenge on the show!  Lowlan has worked with Adult & Teen Challenge since 2016. He has worked in the recovery field for the past 10 years. He obtained a Business Administration Bachelor’s degree in Management from Oklahoma State University. He is currently attendi...

We were excited to have Wayne Rader in the studio with us. Pappy's Place in Springfield, Mo is one of oldest operating restaurants in the Ozarks, and they have many new changes coming soon!  https://pappysplacebbq.com/about-us 

We all know where the Ozarks are right? Follow us as we go and find the boundaries of this area and discover what makes it so special. Is it the people, the history, the nature, the dining, the local and unique businesses? Or is it simply a line drawn on a map? Join us each week as we learn the answer to the questions: What are the Ozarks?  www.exploringtheozarks.net