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Airs Tue., May 12, 6 p.m. Join us Tuesday for the next episode of Bird Calls. Our guest will be Grant Sizemore, Director of Invasive Species Programs with the American Bird Conservancy. Grant, the owner of an indoor cat named Amelia, runs the Cats Indoors program which is a topic we’ll discuss on the show. I’ll also profile a species of warbler called the Northern Parula. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

Kermit Poling speaks with Shreveport Symphony music director Michael Butterman and guest pianist Crystal Jiang about the weekend's concerts.

Dr. Tracey Burrell hosts a discussion about the job of school counselor, featuring 3 outstanding counselors: Lamesa Fleury, Elementary Counselor at Eden Gardens Magnet in ShreveportTaneka Fuller, 9th Grade Counselor at Bossier High School in Bossier CityAngelor Johnson, Professional Counselor at Caddo Virtual Academy in Shreveport

The U.S. Supreme Court could rule today on Texas’ 6 weeks’ abortion ban. Beto O'Rourke, the former Democratic congressman from El Paso, is hosting rallies across Texas to launch his run for governor. The Caddo Parish Commission is mulling over a possible ordinance that would require dogs and cats to get spayed. Researchers are calling on the public to report monarch butterfly sightings in eight southern and Gulf states.

Airs Tue., July 7, 6 p.m. Join us Tuesday for the next episode of Bird Calls. Our guest will be nature cinematographer, Tim Barksdale, with Birdman Productions in Missouri. We’ll talk about his extensive travels filming stories about nature that change people’s lives. I’ll also profile the Dickcissel. Questions will be taken at 1-800-552-8502.

The final score in Game 7 was Cubs 8, Indians 7. The Cubs came back from a 3-1 game deficit in the Series and became baseball's champions for the first time since 1908.

The pop charts this week are full of milestones, from a trio of K-pop acts crashing the top of the album chart to the year's biggest hit matching the longest-ever run atop the singles chart.

The panel investigating the Jan. 6 insurrection is holding two top Trump aides in contempt, and is seeking cooperation from Ginni Thomas, wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas.

Ina Jaffe is a veteran NPR correspondent covering the aging of America. Her stories on Morning Edition and All Things Considered have focused on older adults' involvement in politics and elections, dating and divorce, work and retirement, fashion and sports, as well as issues affecting long term care and end of life choices. In 2015, she was named one of the nation's top "Influencers in Aging" by PBS publication Next Avenue, which wrote "Jaffe has reinvented reporting on aging."

Kenji Lopez-Alt left a restaurant job to test and write about the mysteries of food science. His new book details findings from how best to sear a steak to how to get more golden pancakes.