The New Play Festival, courtesy of TheatreSquared , begins this weeeknd. Martin Miller, the executive director of T2, gave us a small preview of the scripts included in the year's festival.

This weekend's musical options include punk, funk, folk, rock and more. Wednesday, June 6 Sad Palomino, Whoopsi and The Chads at Backspace (Fayetteville) - 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. Thursday, June 7 Greyhounds at Meteor Guitar Gallery (Bentonville) - $15 cover, 7 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, June 8 Sad Daddy at Stage 18 (Fayetteville) - $10, 7 to 10 p.m. Lesly Reynaga at Crystal Bridges (Bentonville) - Free, 6 to 8 p.m. Red Oak Ruse at Chelsea’s (Eureka Springs) - $5, 9:30 p.m. Saturday, June 9 he Funky

Global trade has been good for Arkansas farmers and manufacturers, says Farmers for Free Trade Deputy Director Angela Hofmann. But, she says those producers are now bearing the brunt of tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, first on China and later on Mexico, Canada and the European Union. Hofmann says newly imposed tariffs are also tied to ongoing negotiations of the North American Free Trade Agreement, and we hear how all of these negotiations are impacting Arkansas producers.

Officials gathered on the southeast section of The Jones Center campus yesterday to host a groundbreaking ceremony for the Runway Bike Park. The project is expected to be finished by Labor Day. The park will be the site of the Red Bull Pump Track World Championship Final Oct. 13.

What happens to migrant children once they reach the U.S. border has been a much discussed topic over the last month. There have been reports that the government has lost track of about 1,500 immigrant children, then there was the announcement that the Trump administration has instituted a policy of separating children from their parents at the border. To sort through some of the immigration law surrounding migrant children we reached out to Laura Ferner, a partner at Crouch, Harwell, Fryar and

John Brummett, political writer for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, talks with Roby Brock from our partner Talk Business and Politics . This week they discuss a Supreme Court ruling regarding a Colorado baker and civil rights...and a possible self-pardon for the president.

A Tuesday roundup includes a new bike race in Springdale, new fiscal numbers for Arkansas and the schedule for this weekend's baseball super regional.

This spring, journalism students at the University of Arkansas worked on a series of reports about low wage jobs and the people who work them. We hear from students and a professor about the process.

The Northwest Arkansas Food Bank is expanding its mobile pantry program to two new cities this week. The mobile pantry traveled to the Carroll County Senior Center in Berryville this morning and Friday it will make a stop at the Springdale Senior Center.

On today’s show, The NWA Food Bank is expanding its mobile pantry program to Berryville and Springdale this week. Plus, we expand our understanding of people working low-wage jobs. And John Brummett expands his consideration of national events.