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Airs Tue., Sept 1, 6 p.m. Join us Tuesday for the next episode of Bird Calls. Our guest will be Dr. Bruce Beehler, an ornithologist and research associate at the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of Natural History. We’ll discuss his books, travels, and field work in a remote jungle of Indonesia that led to the discovery of an undescribed species of bird. I’ll also profile the Blue Grosbeak. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

Airs Tue., Aug 11, 6 p.m. Join us Tuesday for the next episode of Bird Calls. We’ll listen to and discuss my all-time favorite bird songs as well as my least favorite bird songs and why. Call in and tell us your favorite bird song. I’ll also profile the Kentucky Warbler. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

In 2023, public schools identified over 1.5 million children experiencing homelessness, a number that grew 28% in three years. Because of the power of public schools and legislation like the McKinney-Vento Homeless Assistance Act of 1987, barriers are being removed, lives are being transformed, and homeless children are reaching their full potential. This episode of Teach Reach Inspire features McKinney-Vento programs in Bossier and Caddo Parish and discusses how they serve as a vital partner in teaching children, reaching families, and inspiring communities.Arcenia Anthony, Homeless & Foster Care Liaison for Bossier Parish SchoolsLisa Mason-Hollins, Supervisor of McKinney-Vento for Caddo Parish Schools.Kimberly Capers, Homeless Liaison for Caddo Parish Schools

Airs Mon., Aug. 31, 6:30 p.m. Hershey Krippendorf serves as Director of Development and Syringe Service Program Supervisor at The Philadelphia Center. The organization provides HIV education, prevention, testing, housing, case management, healthcare connections, and other support services throughout Northwest Louisiana, while its syringe service program focuses on harm reduction and connecting participants with medical and social resources.

Airs Tue., Oct 13, 6 p.m. Join us Tuesday for the next episode of Bird Calls. We’ll have a returning guest, David Newstead, with the Coastal Bend Bays and Estuaries Program in Corpus Christi, Texas. We’ll discuss his avian research and conservation activities along the Gulf Coast and beyond. I’ll also profile the Common Yellowthroat. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

Ammad Omar oversees coverage of the western United States for NPR and serves as the editorial lead at NPR West in Culver City, California.

Megan has been a journalist for 25 years and worked at business weeklies in San Antonio, New Orleans and Albuquerque. She first came to KUNM as a phone volunteer on the pledge drive in 2005. That led to volunteering on Women’s Focus, Weekend Edition and the Global Music Show. She was then hired as Morning Edition host in 2015, then the All Things Considered host in 2018. Megan was hired as News Director in 2021.

Marie Cusick is the WMHT/Capital Region reporter for the Innovation Trail and New York NOW.

Before joining NHPR in August 2014, Jack was a freelance writer and radio reporter. His work aired on NPR, BBC, Marketplace and 99% Invisible, and he wrote for the Christian Science Monitor and Northern Woodlands.