There Ain't No More was the first touring production by Willi Carlisle and Joseph Fletcher. Together they are Breaker/Fixer Productions, and this weekend, they'll debut a new production, titled A Confederate Widow in Hell. We get a preview of the play, which will be on stage at 8 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Stage 18 in Fayetteville,

A growing number of impoverished pregnant Marshallese women in Arkansas are giving their children up through legal private adoptions. Adoption advocates are now working to protect the interests of Marshallese birth moms and parents seeking to adopt Marshallese children. You can read more on this story at Arkansas Public Media.

The current Washington County Detention Center opened in 2005, and population growth has outpaced predictions since then. That, combined with the potential closure of Springdale's city jail in a few years has county officials planning to ask voters to help pay for an expansion to the county's detention facility. We learn how county officials are currently dealing with overcrowding at the jail and how they plan to deal with the problem moving forward.

The family of musicians that is Route 358 will release a new CD with a few release shows this weekend. The band recently stopped by the Carver Center for Public Radio to talk about the new album, titled Lantern's Light.

Blues rock, electro-pop and a healthy helping of songwriter folk is on the live music schedule for this weekend. Thursday Oct 18 Ray Wylie Hubbard at George's Majestic Lounge (Fayetteville) - $20 adv, $25 day of, 8:30 p.m. to 12 a.m. Friday Oct 19 Birdtalker, Braison Cyrus, Ashtyn Barbaree at Smoke and Barrel Tavern (Fayetteville) - $7, 10 p.m. to 1 a.m. Monk is King at Nomad's Music Lounge (Fayetteville) - 8 to 11 p.m. Mudhawk at Kingfish (Fayetteville) - 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Makin' Loaf at Black

As part of our continuing series of conversations on diversity, Niketa Reed, clinical assistant professor in the U of A School of Journalism and Strategic Media, dicusses the difficulties of having to identify with a specific race or ethnicity when your are of mixed descent.

Roby Brock from Talk Business and Politics talks with Sen. Tom Cotton about the fallout from the confirmation hearings for Brett Kavanaugh, the departure of ambassador Nikki Haley from the U.N. and the upcoming midterm elections.

John Jeter, conductor and musical director for the Fort Smith Symphony , returns to give us a preview of this weekend's concert. "It's Time For Three" will feature the string trio Time For Three with performances of music from Hamilton, The Beatles, Mozart, Guns and Roses, Mahler and more.

Our Militant Grammarian Katherine Shurlds returns to help us understand the difference between "immigration" and "emigration."

Last week, a number of debates were held for statewide and federal candidates in Arkansas. John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, talks to Roby Brock of Talk Business and Politics about whether the debates had any impact on the 2nd Congressional District race and on the race for governor.