On today's show, the week’s news with Michael Tilley from Talk Business and Politics, a holiday weekend preview with Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, Courtney Lanning explains why a star-studded cast doesn’t necessarily make for a great movie and the essential service of Meals on Wheels.

The city of Fort Smith is engaged in another court discussion about the Freedom of Information Act. Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, gives us details.

Tomorrow, from 11:00-1:00, the annual fundraiser for Meals on Wheels takes place at the Fayetteville Senior Wellness and Activity Center.

Becca Martin Brown, the features editor with the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, says all this weekend has to offer is: parades (4 of them!), theater, food and more.

Don't Look Up features a cast of Oscar winners and stalwarts. Courtney Lanning says the movie's plot about trying to inform the public of an impending disaster is relevant for 2021...maybe too much so. Her full newspaper review can be found in the Friday edition of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.

We asked Lia Uribe, musician, educator and creator of Sound Perimeter, what she listens to and where she finds new music.

On today's show, the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability has partnered with the U of A Herbarium to inventory plants and collect seeds from an on-campus remnant native tallgrass prairie. Plus, music galore: upcoming shows and new favorites from Lia Uribe with Sound Perimeter.

Eric Boles, director of the University of Arkansas Office for Sustainability, has partnered with Jennifer Ogle, collections manager at the U of A Herbarium, to inventory plants and collect seeds from a 4.5 acre remnant native tall-grass prairie on campus. With volunteer help, they are grooming out invasives and plan to install native grass and flower starts, grown from collected seed.

Dr. Cam Patterson, the chancellor of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, discusses the efforts to learn more about the Omicron variant on the latest Northwest Arkansas Business Journal.

This week, as always, brings with plenty of live music across the listening area ranging from alternative country, jazz, metal, funk, and more.