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Rabbi Jacob Adler, an associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Arkansas, is offering a course on Jewish languages this fall semester. He's a founding member of the Jewish Studies Program, the only program like it in Arkansas, taught by an interdisciplinary team of instructors to an array of students with various aims.

Work continues on the Johnny Cash statue that will be one of two new statues representing the state of Arkansas in the U.S. Capitol. Michael Hibblen from our partner station KUAR speaks with the sculptor and a Johnny Cash admirer.

The president and CEO of the Annie E. Casey Foundation breaks down key indicators from this year's "Kid's Count" data and what it means for children in Arkansas.

The University of Arkansas fall semester begins this month, with its largest incoming freshman class in history.

This week we use archives from the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History to examine illegal gambling in Hots Springs in the 1960s.

Cheri Otaviano, our wonderful membership director at KUAF is retiring. Before she leaves, she's giving a few more listeners some KUAF loot.

The latest data from the Annie E. Casey Foundation's KIDS COUNT data book has been released, and Arkansas is worse than the national average in 11 of their 16 indicators.

On today's show, taking stock of how Arkansas is taking care of children. Plus, gambling in Hot Springs in the 1960s, getting Johnny Cash ready for the U.S. Capitol, and much more.

Plans to build a large-scale commercial glamping resort called “Contentment at Beaver Lake” to contain over a thousand campers in luxury accommodations have been tabled by Benton County planners, due to design deficits as well as sharp criticism from residents who live nearby.

A special session of the Arkansas Legislature begins today in Little Rock. John Brummett, a political columnist with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, says he doesn't expect fireworks this week. He also talks about last week's election results in Kansas with Roby Brock.