The River Valley Adult Learning Alliance in Dardanelle is the first small town to partner with the Mexican Consolate to bring the Educational Window Program. Co-directors Meredith Martin Moats and Alejandra Reyes said the program will provide aid to Mexican Nationals in retrieving diplomas and provide much more.

In the latest episode of Natural Election, a bit of a study guide to help prepare you to vote. We talk about the titles you may be unfamiliar with and the importance of a civics lesson before you head to the polls.

The latest round of polling by Talk Business and Hendrix College assessed likely voters’ attitudes regarding several races in the Arkansas primary election. Roby Brock from Talk Business talked this week with Jay Barth, political science professor emeritus from Hendrix College, and Robert Coon a managing partner at Impact Management Group, to discuss some of those poll results.

The rise of digital music platforms means musicians and fans can connect all around the world. What this means for culture, the economy and representation will be examined in a class next fall at the University of Arkansas called Music and Globalization.

Walmart, the world’s largest retailer has partnered with international recycling leader TerraCycle to pilot several unrecyclables recycling hubs in our region. Marie-Agnès Daumas, Senior Vice President for Retail with TerraCycle, explains.

In the first quarterly earnings report of 2022 for Arkansas based electric vehicle company Canoo, talk of "substantial doubt" leads reporting from several media outlets. CEO Tony Aquila says much of the reporting missed important elements of the earnings report.

Earlier this year, four legendary Arkansas radio personalities gathered for a fundraiser event at the Central Arkansas Library System. This week, Randy Dixon with the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History brings us highlights from the event showcasing the hayday of radio in Little Rock.

The Flipoff Pirates have been a fixture in the local music scene for the better part of three decades. Two of the band's members, Jeff Kearney and Matt Smith, recently talked with us about their third album, Bones from the Past. The band will release the album with a concert Saturday May 21 at George's Majestic Lounge in Fayetteville.

Michael Tilley from our partner Talk Business & Politics catches us up on the pending demolition of St. Scholastica, a candidate for county judge being charged with abuse of public trust, and teacher pay raises in Fort Smith.

During the worst of the pandemic, Arkansas Division of Children and Family Services, as well as faith-based partners and nonprofits like Project Zero had to get creative to maintain their mission to help find secure homes for infants, children and teens in crisis.