Aug 13, 2026 · 40 min · 13 segments
In this episode, host Dagen Davis sits down with Megan Brown, Executive Director at Hope Found NEA, to discuss the critical reality of human trafficking in Northeast Arkansas and how community…
Megan BrownGuest
Dagan DavisHost
And it's kind of crazy when you see the local stories like that, with it happening here in your own hometown or the town that you're living in, especially when it's not a city like Nashville, like you were explaining.
And I was interested in talking to you today because I started seeing some of these shows pop up to obviously create awareness for this situation.
And so what, how, how would you respond to that with is that extremely accurate where, you know, a lot of this happens more, you know, in on the low key and smaller towns or, or outside of cities.
And of course, it's happening there probably more frequently because you have a higher population.
But it's just as prevalent in these small rural communities that you see, you know, in northeast Arkansas.
And if you look throughout our community, there's vulnerable populations everywhere.
So as long as there's going to be vulnerabilities for traffickers to prey upon, for them to exploit and make money from, there's always going to be trafficking, regardless of where you live and what size your town is, what size your town is.
My daughter's only two, so she hasn't gotten into the online gaming or, you know, any kind of really anything online yet.
But, you know, it's definitely a concern that me and my wife are already thinking about and preparing for.
And it's kind of crazy when you see the local stories like that, with it happening here in your own hometown or the town that you're living in, especially when it's not a city like Nashville, like you were explaining.
And I was interested in talking to you today because I started seeing some of these shows pop up to obviously create awareness for this situation.
And so what, how, how would you respond to that with is that extremely accurate where, you know, a lot of this happens more, you know, in on the low key and smaller towns or, or outside of cities.
And of course, it's happening there probably more frequently because you have a higher population.
But it's just as prevalent in these small rural communities that you see, you know, in northeast Arkansas.
And if you look throughout our community, there's vulnerable populations everywhere.
So as long as there's going to be vulnerabilities for traffickers to prey upon, for them to exploit and make money from, there's always going to be trafficking, regardless of where you live and what size your town is, what size your town is.
My daughter's only two, so she hasn't gotten into the online gaming or, you know, any kind of really anything online yet.
But, you know, it's definitely a concern that me and my wife are already thinking about and preparing for.
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