The Friends of James Beard Benefit dinner Sunday evening will feature food from local and guest chefs. We talked to three of the chefs about the meal: Matthew McClure with The Hive at 21c Museum Hotel, Luke Wetzel with Oven and Tap and Justus Molle with River Grille. The dinner is Sunday at Brightwater : A Center for the Study of Food.

The latest polling by Talk Business & Politics and Hendrix College suggests that Arkansas voters aren't as satisfied with President Trump. Those and other poll results regarding other elected officials are the topic of discussion for this week's conversation with Roby Brock and political columnist John Brummett.

KUAF is adding The Hidden Brain to the station's schedule. Pete Hartman, our operations manager, gets us up to date.

We love Halloween here, and Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette offers some advice on how to celebrate. She also lets us in on some changes at the newspaper.

A Monday roundup: Governor Hutchinson considers next scheduled Arkansas execution, new rankings of small cities includes some in Arkansas and a fearless discussion set for the University of Arkansas campus.

The 18 women in the Arkansas House of Representatives are collaborating on a new initiative called AR Girls Lead . Part of the initiative includes videos of each of the representatives in which they discuss the hardships and struggles in their personal lives to show girls and young women those experiences should not hold them back. Rep. Sarah Capp, R-Ozark, who is in her first term, spearheaded the campaign.

As soon as Arkansas's new enhanced concealed gun carry law went into effect on Sept. 1, the Arkansas State Police set about revising the state's conventional concealed handgun carry permit rules, first issued in 2009. The new guidelines are being drafted by the state police in accordance with new laws passed earlier this year allowing guns on public college campuses and other prohibited places. Arkansas is among an estimated ten states with such laws on the books. But when compared to getting a

ArkansasStaged presents Empanada Loca , a one-actor play that the company says is highly engaging and has just enough scares for Halloween weekend. New York-based playwright Aaron Mark is loosley inspired by Sweeney Todd and allows Delores to take us through the subway tunnels of Manhattan. Delores is on stage for the entire hour-and-a-half and will be played by Guadalupe Campos. The play is directed by Cole Wimpy. The performance will take place Sunday, Oct. 29, at the Hive inside the 21C

Becca Martin Brown from the Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette gives us a roundup of all things Halloween happening in the area over the course of the next few days.

In today's Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Report , Walmart wants to reduce its chemical footprint by 10% making it the first company to set a time and percentage goal, which means some of the retailer's suppliers will have to make some changes. Plus, Roby Brock speaks with Arkansas Department of Human Services Director Cindy Gillespie about Arkansas Works, which is still waiting for approval from the federal government.