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Arkansas ranks last in maternal health in the U.S. This new report lays out recommendations to address access, quality and data transparency.

Music is a profound way to connect us with our essence and with one another. In today's Sound Perimeter, host Lia Uribe honors fellow immigrants and reminds us that borders are simply human constructs addressing our differences.

September is Sickle Cell Awareness Month. The National Institute of Health working on new treatments for the disease.

Between now and Sunday, September 15, an internationally-recognized 250-pound, 15-foot inflatable mobile sculpture work called the RedBall Project will be traveling across northwest Arkansas. Sophia Nourani speaks with artist Kurt Perschke to learn more about the piece.

In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal, Roby Brock speaks with Meredith Bergstrom, senior program officer for the Walton Family Foundation, about the intersection of housing and transportation in northwest Arkansas.

On today's show, we discuss a new report on the status of maternal health in Arkansas. Also, new treatments are being introduced as we recognize Sickle Cell Awareness Month. Plus, the Red Ball is rolling through northwest Arkansas.

Peter Pan is coming to Arkansas this month at the Robinson Center in Little Rock from Sept. 13 through Sept. 15 and then at Walton Arts Center from Sept. 24 through Sept. 29. This production has roots in the nearly 70-year-old Broadway hit, but it also features a newly adapted script from Larissa FastHorse. The tour’s director, Emmy winner Lonny Price, visited the Carver Center for Public Radio to discuss the production.

Ozarks at Large's Matthew Moore and Little Rock Public Radio's Josie Lenora offer a complete guide for Arkansas voter registration ahead of the Oct. 7 deadline.

Local independent concert and event organization HopOut DIY will be hosting “Sweat Fest” tomorrow at Spring Shop Studios in Fayetteville. Sweat Fest is an all-day punk concert and vendor market, presented in collaboration with local restaurant, Bottle Rocket Subs.

On today's show, Michael Tilley, with "Talk Business and Politics," talks about the latest Compass Report and offers an update on the economies of the metro areas in Arkansas. Also, an examination of Taylor Swift’s music in a University of Arkansas honors course. Plus, a checklist of things to do this weekend and more.