John Lomax III will be at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art with Michael Martin Murphey next week to discuss music of the west. His grandfather, father and uncle all spent years recording songs and stories across the United States. We asked him about that family history and more.

The University of Arkansas fall semester begins this month, with its largest incoming freshman class in history.

Last week we didn't have time to air our entire conversation with Laird Mackintosh, the actor who is Henry Higgins in the national touring production of My Fair Lady. But we wanted to make sure you heard why he loves singing the songs in the musical, why his resume is unique and how crosswalks can be part of this conversation. My Fair Lady is at Walton Arts Center this week.

This past weekend parents, guardians and students shopped for school supplies in the nation’s high inflation and Northwest Arkansas’ increased cost of living.

The president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation breaks down key indicators from this year's "Kid's Count" data and what it means for children in Arkansas.

Bipartisan legislation is in the works to regulate cryptocurrency in the United States, with Arkansas' senior senator John Boozman co-sponsoring the bill. We speak to Senator Boozman about the call to regulation, the importance of making the work bipartisan, and how to stay knowledgable about a rapidly moving industry.

A special session of the Arkansas Legislature begins today in Little Rock. John Brummett, a political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, says he doesn't expect fireworks this week. He also talks about last week's election results in Kansas with Roby Brock.

The latest data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT data book has been released, and Arkansas is worse than the national average in 11 of their 16 indicators.

This week we use archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History to examine illegal gambling in Hots Springs in the 1960s.

Rabbi Jacob Adler, an associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arkansas, is offering a course on Jewish languages this fall semester. He's a founding member of the Jewish Studies Program, the only program like it in Arkansas, taught by an interdisciplinary team of instructors to an array of students with various aims.