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Ornithologist Cliff Shackelford hosts another episode of Bird Calls, Special guest will be Tyler Wayland, with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute. The profile species is the Ruby-crowned Kinglet.

Stanford University has set a new record for college fundraising: more than $1 billion in a single year. How did the school do it and what does it do with the money?

Christine Fox was recently named acting deputy defense secretary, making her the highest-ranking woman in Pentagon history. She talks with NPR's Rachel Martin about the Pentagon's budget challenges, her long career in defense and about inspiring Kelly McGillis' character in the movie Top Gun.

Host Janice Bezanson is joined by Jim Thompson, chair of the North East Texas Regional Water Planning District and CFO of Ward Timber Company, and Jim Neal, wildlife biologist retired from US Fish and Wildlife Service and specialist in bottomland hardwood forests to discuss the Marvin Nichols Reservoir.

You have to give Louisville basketball player Kevin Ware credit. He's a really good sport. The sophomore who broke his leg last weekend delivered David Letterman's Top 10 list Thursday night. No. 1: "At least my bracket's not busted."

Mississippi is the most obese state in the nation. That's not something top-ranking state officials like to boast about, so they've decided to take matters into their own hands. A group of state lawmakers has begun an effort to shed hundreds of pounds. It's hoped their weight loss will spur others on.

Co-hosts Cliff Shackelford and Dr. Beverly Burden (of What's Bugging You) join forces to answer your questions about birds, and insects in this 6th annual episode. 6pm, April 11, 2023. They will take your calls at 318-798-0102 and 318-798-0105.

The year in television started with a bust — or to be more precise, a writer's strike — but Fresh Air's TV critic says there were plenty of TiVo-worthy programs in 2008. Prominent among them: AMC's Mad Men.

Consumer Reports ranked the Toyota Prius the 2010 Green Car of the Year despite a recall from the world's No. 1 automaker. David Champion, senior director for Consumer Reports' Auto Test Center, discusses the process behind the rankings.

NPR's Stephen Thompson reports on two new bands that are topping the Billboard charts despite being fictional K- pop groups from a new Netflix movie.