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When thinking of polo shirts and loafers, some probably have a specific kind of person in mind. But Avery Trufelman and her podcast Articles of Interest takes us on a globe-trotting adventure about the genesis of preppy clothes and why they have stuck around for nearly a century.

Software development firm Metova is moving its headquarters from Franklin, Tennessee, to Bentonville. Paul Gatling, contributing reporter for the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, spoke with Metova's CEO Josh Smith about the company, the move and hiring more employees. Plus, Scott Spradley, Tyson Food's Chief Technology Officer, left the company and more.

Michael Tilley, with our partner Talk Business and Politics, explains there is growing frustration over water leaks in Ft. Smith. We also cover Arkansas River traffic, a record year for building and more.

A proposed bill in the Arkansas legislature that would have classified drag performance as "adult entertainment" was amended last week to exclude the term "drag." On Saturday, a large crowd gathered in Basin Park in Eureka Springs to protest ongoing bias legislation by Arkansas lawmakers specifically targeting drag enthusiasts and trans Arkansans.

A complaint filed in Washington County Circuit Court by a former patient claims false imprisonment, battery and assault while being forcibly detained at Northwest Medical Center - Springdale Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit last year. Other patients have also come forward with stories of mistreatment. Former Chief of Psychiatry, Dr. Brian Hyatt, chair of the Arkansas Medical Board, along with a charge nurse and unit staff are named in the lawsuit filed Jan. 17. Hyatt is also under investigation by state authorities for Medicaid fraud.

Last week's winter weather altered our usual schedules, so we don't have a new visit with Randy Dixon to explore the archives of the David and Barbara Pryor Center for Arkansas Oral and Visual History. But we do have a previous segment from last August as we examine the history of the Razorback marching band.

Arkansas-native and international drag performer Symone, says recent threats to drag performance in the state comes from a place of fear.

On today's show, Arkansans speak out in light of the state legislature's recently amended bill that would have classified drag shows as "adult entertainment." Plus, marching through the Razorback Band's history, author Colson Whitehead is scheduled to speak at the University of Arkansas Fort Smith and more.

Two-time Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead will be on the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith campus tomorrow night. Members of the campus community and residents around the region having been reading his novel "The Nickel Boys." An Evening with Colson Whitehead is Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Stubblefield Center on the UAFS campus.

For our first new Sound Perimeter of 2023, U of A music professor Lia Uribe explores the motifs of absence and stereotypes, featuring music from Black Violin and Carolina Heredia.If you are having suicidal thoughts, contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 988, or seek support and assistance from a trained counselor. Their website is https://www.sprc.org/ for more resources