On today's show, connecting athletes with disabilities to sports in the region. Plus, the process and importance of legislative redistricting in Arkansas, and much more.

SameSport , an online database, is helping to connect athletes with disabilities to adaptive sports programs in northwest Arkansas. The organization aims to make sports more inclusive and address widespread barriers to access in the region.

Last week's annual Hispanic Women's Organization of Arkansas conference included a discussion about legislative redistricting. Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston and Kymara Seals, the policy director for Arkansas Public Policy panel, had a conversation about the reasons for, and importance for, the every-ten-year process.

In the chaos and busyness of life, it's good to get away. Here is a short soundscape from Airship Coffee at Coler Mountain Bike Preserve.

The Arkansas Legislature last week approved a redrawing of Arkansas' congressional map and further discussed COVID-19 policies. Now, a special session might be called by the governor. John Brummett, a political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, and Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, discuss .

Southern feminist, queer, and anti-racist organizer and writer, Suzanne Pharr has chronicled her life’s work in a new book, titled Transformation: Towards A People’s Democracy ( Virginia Tech Publishing). The book is available for purchase, or free download through Creative Commons. Pharr is former director of the Women's Project in Little Rock which held a free virtual 40th Anniversary Reunion Oct 9th. Correction: We report that Suzanne Pharr was lead organizer for the National Gay and Lesbian

We start a new week with the latest virus numbers from the Arkansas Department of Health, continuing challenges for the supply chain, and win #11 in a rowfor Arkansas soccer.

Marty Matlock , a professor of ecological engineering at the University of Arkansas, is taking a leave of absence to serve as a senior advisor on food systems resiliency , under an initiative launched by U.S. Department of Agriculture.

TheatreSquared held a block party last night to kick off a new season, and to take note of the ambitious 15th season that took place during the pandemic.

October: big month for cycling in NWA or biggest month for cycling in NWA ?