This week, University of Arkansas Music Professor Lia Uribe explores the lullaby, which is a song typically used to calm children to put them to sleep. We explore the style with selections from Amos Cochrane and Chucho Valdez. This segment originally aired on July 1, 2020.

The USDA has issued a waiver allowing schools to serve free meals to all children, not just students, through Dec. 31 or until funding runs out. Fayetteville Public Schools is one district that has opted in to the program. From the closure of schools in March to the beginning of August, the district has served more than 165,000 meals on 109 serving days.

At this week's coronavirus response briefing, Governor Asa Hutchinson offered strategies for battling the spread of COVID-19 during the winter months and encouraged Arkansans to get a flu shot. There were also updates about the state of the economy, prison system and education during the pandemic. To watch the full briefing, click here .

In early September, 18 Arkansas lawmakers and seven citizens filed a lawsuit against Arkansas Secretary of Health Jose Romero to take control of the COVID-19 public health emergency the governor declared in March. The declaration, which has been extended through the end of the year, resulted in a list of protective directives and mandates issued by the governor in collaboration with the Department of Health.

We continue our suggested reading series on "Reflections in Black" with selections from Toni Morrison's The Origin of Others . This segment originally aired on July 8, 2020.

In celebration of the autumnal equinox, the first day of fall this year on Sept. 22, we air a nocturne featuring an ensemble of native forest singers, conducted by University of Arkansas Professor of Entomology Don Steinkraus.

This fall semester, more parents with children enrolled in public schools are placing their kids into virtual small-group education pods, private off-campus classrooms facilitated by qualified instructors. Such learning pods for now remain unregulated by districts and the state.

Although the 20th annual Bikes, Blues and BBQ rally was cancelled back in June due to the COVID-19 pandemic, businesses in the region are hosting their own events for motorcycle enthusiasts who are coming to the area despite not having an official rally to go to.

John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , and Roby Brock, with our partner Talk Business and Politics , discuss the legacy of the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and what's next for both major political parties.

Our latest socially-distanced visit with the Militant Grammarian centers around a high-scoring letter in Scrabble.