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.

]]>https://riverside.comRiverside.fm (https://riverside.com)Sat, 18 Jul 2026 00:25:29 GMTWed, 27 May 2026 18:57:11 GMT60Jeremy Benson<p>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.</p>episodicJeremy Bensonspokane1977@gmail.comnoWe 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.

]]>c55ad7f0-55b0-4f98-97eb-06e4ba1e45d2Wed, 27 May 2026 19:11:33 GMT<p>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.</p>no00:22:3511The De Soto Death Marchfull