Asma Barlas is a professor of politics at Ithica College. She was recently in Fayetteville to deliver a lecture titled "Sex and Scripture: What Can the Qur’an Tell Us About Gender Equality?" While she was in town, she stopped by our studio to talk about her lecture topic, and to talk about how to approach conversations about such topics.

Walton Arts Center 's 2019-20 season includes five shows on their first national tours. The seven-show lineup includes "The Play That Goes Wrong," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Band's Visit."

Governor Asa Hutchinson entered the current legislative session with four major pieces of legislation he wanted passed. This week, Roby Brock with Talk Business and Politics talks with political writer John Brummett about the governor's remaining wish to streamline state government, as well as potential initiatives that could be placed on the ballot.

Our Militant Grammarian, Katherine Shurlds, returns to give us the meaning behind everyday phrases that have their roots in Latin.

Kwami and Clarice Abdul-Bey, based in Pulaski County, are coordinating the formation of the Arkansas Peace and Justice Memorial Movement to document and mark where racial terror, lynchings and riots have occurred across Arkansas.

The Springdale Chamber of Commerce commissioned research identifying which skilled careers will be in highest demand in the region in the coming decade as well as which training programs deserve more focus. Those careers include truck drivers, nurses and diesel technicians.

Documents relating to the proceedings in Judge Isaac Parker's federal courtroom in Fort Smith have been given to the Arkansas State Archives. We speak with Stacy Hurst, director of the Department of Arkansas Heritage, to learn about how the papers survived and what they contain.

Spring is around the corner, and Becca Martin Brown, the features editor at the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette , tells us about some attractions to the north that will be open during the next few months.

Michael Tilley, from Talk Business and Politics , tells us that the group behind the TempleLive event venue in Fort Smith has added a third location to its roster of Masonic temples in the U.S.. He also gets us up to speed on the formation of an ad-hoc public facilities board that will serve if the one-cent sales tax passes in Fort Smith.

Becca Martin Brown, features editor of Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette says Pippin has been announced as the season closer for Arkansas Public Theatre in Rogers, and she tells us about a cancellation for the weekend. We also get a list of other events happening for the next few days.