On today's show, MTB Afghanistan uses bicycles to connect Afghanistan to the world and northwest Arkansas...and is working to help relocate women cyclists out of the country. Plus, this year’s winner of the Northwest Arkansas Technology Summit Pitch Contest is fusing technology and medicine, and much more.

Our show launches today with a plea for Arkansans to get flu shots, a reopening of Fort Smith National Historic Site visitors center, and a new Masters of Arts for arts education at the University of Arkansas.

Farid Noori, with MTB Afghanistan, talks to us about the work the nonprofit is conducting to evaucate cyclists, mostly women, from Afghanistan.

The winner of this month's Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit pitch contest, Ryan Shelton with PhotoniCare, is working to make it easier for doctors and medical professionals to diagnose ear infections.

The Fine Arts Center on the Univeristy of Arkansas is a work of art itself. Charlie Alison, the executive editor at University Relations at the U of A, covers the creation of the building for his latest tour through the school's first 150 years.

Think your school was tough? Pastor Clint Schnekloth's latest book suggestion is A Deadly Education by Naomi Novik where students can be eaten by their lunch.

On today's show, Arkansas 211 went statewide just before the pandemic and connects people with problems like food insecurity, medical appointments and more with help. Plus, New Beginnings for people without permanent shelter, and much more.

The show begins today with a significant rise in sales tax collections for northwest Arkansas, a drop in active COVID-19 cases in Arkansas, and a salute (and a check) for Cedarville Elementary School.

Arkansas 211 is a connection for people needing all kinds of assistance. Two recent partnerships, with UAMS and Lyft, extend the service even further.

Pedal It Forward is partnering with the New Beginnings housing community in Fayetteville to donate bicycles and equipment for each of the center's residents. The bridge community in south Fayetteville, which opened in September, provides temporary housing for people experiencing homelessness in the region.